2017 North Indian cold wave
North India was devastated by a cold wave during the month of January 2017. This occurrence had a severe effect on several North Indian states, including Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Harayana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. The lowest temperature in Gulmarg due to the cold wave was recorded at −12.4 °C (9.7 °F). The banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar froze. Keylong of Himachal Pradesh and Kargil of Jammu and Kashmir witnessed low temperatures of −13.9 °C (7.0 °F).


2017 North Indian cold wave
Several army camps in Kashmir bound sectors were damaged and many people died in avalanches in Kashmir districts near the Line of Control during the last few days of January 2017.


2017 North Indian cold wave, Effect
The minimum temperatures in some parts of North Indian states fell below freezing, with rainfall and snowfall. Parts of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh were affected by the cold wave, with a fall in temperatures at night. Due to intense fog and lack of visibility, several trains running through North India were delayed and rescheduled. Seven people in Shimla lost their lives due to the cold wave. Nine people died in parts of Uttar Pradesh, capital Lucknow where the temperature fell to 0.1 °C (32.2 °F). Three people died due to fog related accidents in North India.


2017 North Indian cold wave, Effect
India's capital New Delhi witnessed minimum temperatures of 3.4 °C (38.1 °F). Several schools of Noida and Delhi were closed, due to the severity of the cold wave. The western disturbances which creates an upper air cyclonic circulation over Jammu and Kashmir caused rainfall in Chandigarh, which was recorded by India Meteorological Department as the heaviest rainfall in Chandigarh in the last 22 years.


2017 North Indian cold wave, Effect, Kashmir avalanches
Five people including an army officer, died in an avalanche in Kashmir. Four members of a family were killed in avalanches in the Ganderbal and Bandipora districts of Kashmir. One army officer died due to an avalanche on an army camp at Sonamarg. Fifteen Indian soldiers died and several soldiers went missing due to three avalanches that hit the Gurez and Kupwara Sectors of Kashmir, Bandipora district near the Line of Control on 26 January 2017.


2017 North Indian cold wave, Effect, Kashmir avalanches
A rescue team operated immediately to search for missing soldiers and helped the civilians evacuate from snowfall and avalanche-prone villages of Gurez to safer areas. The rescue operations by Indian Army, saved five army personnel trapped under snow by the avalanche that had hit the Army post in Kupwara district. All five later succumbed to their injuries while recuperating in hospitals. Three corpses of victims were retrieved during the rescue operations in the Gurez sector.


2017 North Korean missile tests
Throughout 2017, 17 missile tests were conducted by North Korea. These tests ranged in success, and included first tests of the DPRK's new missile, the Hwasong-12, which was the most-tested missile type over the course of the year. 2017's missile tests are especially notable due to the several instances of North Korean missiles passing over Japan, provoking a response from the Japanese government, as well as the test of an ICBM, the range of which prompted an Emergency Debate of the UN Security Council.


2017 North Korean missile tests, April
On April 4, 2017, North Korea launched a Hwasong-12 ballistic missile which reached the Sea of Japan. The test came after a day of celebration for North Korea's Eternal President Kim Il-sung. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson responded by saying the United States had not changed its stance on North Korea and would not comment further.


2017 North Korean missile tests, April
On April 15, 2017, a Hwasong-12 missile was launched and failed almost immediately, according to the United States Military and the South Korean Armed Forces. The US National Security Advisor, H.R. McMaster, said "all options are on the table" as possible reactions.


2017 North Korean missile tests, April
On April 28, 2017, another Hwasong-12 missile was launched from Bukchang in the South Pyeongan province, and failed shortly after liftoff. The missile hit the ground in an industrial area around near the city of Tokchon, causing damage to multiple buildings. This launch occurred only hours after a meeting of the UN Security Council condemned North Korean missile and nuclear testing activities again. US President Donald Trump called this action disrespectful to China.


2017 North Korean missile tests, May
On May 14, 2017, a ballistic missile test was carried out. The Hwasong-12 missile flew for 30 minutes, covering a distance of 700 km (430 mi) and reaching an altitude upwards of 2,000 km (1,200 mi).


2017 North Korean missile tests, June
On June 8, 2017 North Korea fired four anti-ship missiles off its east coast, near the port city of Wonsan.


2017 North Korean missile tests, July
On July 4, 2017 North Korea tested an ICBM. The missile flew for approximately 40 minutes, falling 930 km (580 mi) away from the launch site in the Sea of Japan. The missile, named the Hwasong-14, reached an altitude of 2,802 km (1,741 mi). It is estimated that the missile has the capability of reaching 6,700 km (4,200 mi) on a standard trajectory, meaning that although it would not be capable of reaching the Contiguous United States, it would be able to hit anywhere in Alaska. The test prompted an Emergency Debate of the United Nations Security Council.


2017 North Korean missile tests, July
On July 28, 2017, North Korea launched an additional ballistic missile from Chagang Province, reaching an altitude of 3,000 ft ending up in the Sea of Japan narrowly missing an Air France Flight from Tokyo to Paris. km (1,865 mi). Jeffrey Lewis, researcher at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, estimated that the missile could have a range of approximately 10,000 km based on its 45-minute flight time. With this range, the missile could potentially reach major U.S. cities such as Denver and Chicago. This is the fourteenth missile test conducted by North Korea in the year 2017. As with the missile launched on July 4, this missile has also been estimated to be of type Hwasong-14.


2017 North Korean missile tests, August
On August 26, 2017, three short-range missiles were launched around early morning from a site in Gangwon Province, with the second one appearing to have blown up almost immediately while another two flew about 250 km (155 miles) in a north-eastern direction, before crashing in the Sea of Japan.


2017 North Korean missile tests, August, Mid-range launch over Japan
On August 29, 2017, at 5:57 am KST, North Korea launched a Hwasong-12 ballistic missile that passed over Hokkaido, the second largest island of Japan. The missile travelled 2,700 kilometres (1,700 mi) and reached a maximum height of 550 kilometres (340 mi). This was the second successful test flight of the Hwasong-12 missile, following three failed tests.


2017 North Korean missile tests, August, Mid-range launch over Japan
Japanese citizens living beneath the missile's flight path received a J-Alert message on their cellphones at 6:02 a.m., just four minutes after the projectile was launched, rousing some from sleep.


2017 North Korean missile tests, August, Mid-range launch over Japan
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called this test "a reckless act of launching a missile that flies over our country is an unprecedented, serious and important threat." North Korea had previously carefully avoided sending test missiles over Japan by using highly lofted trajectories, and had sent more recent satellite launches to the south avoiding Japan. The missile was at an altitude of about 500 kilometres (310 mi) over Japan, well into space, and the Japanese military did not attempt to shoot down the missile.


2017 North Korean missile tests, August, Mid-range launch over Japan
The missile was launched from Pyongyang Sunan International Airport, presumably using a mobile launcher. It reportedly broke into three parts before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean; it is unclear if this was intentional. Given North Korea's geographical position, for a non-lofted test flight at this range there was no other practical alternative to passing over Japan.


2017 North Korean missile tests, August, Mid-range launch over Japan
This was the fifth time North Korea fired a rocket over the Japanese archipelago, although this launch was the first missile launch, as the previous four were satellite launches or attempts.


2017 North Korean missile tests, September
On September 15 at about 6:30am KST, North Korea fired a Hwasong-12 missile from the Pyongyang International Airport, which, for a second time, overflew  Hokkaido, Japan. The missile traveled 3,700 kilometres (2,300 mi) and reached a maximum height of 770 kilometres (480 mi); this is the furthest distance any North Korean IRBM missile has ever reached.


2017 North Korean missile tests, November
On November 28, North Korea launched another ballistic missile, a Hwasong-15, the first in over two months. The missile was said to have reached an altitude of 4,500 km and landed near Japan's exclusive economic zone. According to Yonhap News, Korean Air flights KE026 and KE012 witnessed lights presumably from separated portions of the missile.


2017 North Korean nuclear test
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) conducted its sixth (and most recent to date) nuclear test on 3 September 2017, stating it had tested a thermonuclear weapon (hydrogen bomb). The United States Geological Survey reported an earthquake of 6.3-magnitude not far from North Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear test site. South Korean authorities said the earthquake seemed to be artificial, consistent with an underground nuclear test. The USGS, as well as China Earthquake Networks Center, reported that the initial event was followed by a second, smaller, earthquake at the site, several minutes later, which was characterized as a collapse of the cavity formed by the initial detonation.


2017 North Korean nuclear test, Nuclear device
The North Korean government announced that it had detonated a hydrogen (thermonuclear) bomb that could be loaded onto an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The announcement stated the warhead had a variable yield "the explosive power of which is adjustable from tens kiloton to hundreds kiloton (sic) ... [ and] which can be detonated even at high altitudes for super-powerful EMP attack". A later technical announcement called the device a "two-stage thermo-nuclear weapon" and stated experimental measurements were fully compatible with the design specification, and there had been no leakage of radioactive materials from the underground nuclear test.


2017 North Korean nuclear test, Nuclear device
Photographs of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspecting a device resembling a thermonuclear weapon warhead were released a few hours before the test.


2017 North Korean nuclear test, Nuclear device
Analysts have tended to give credence to North Korea's claim that it was a hydrogen bomb. 38 North made a revised estimate for the test yield at 250 kT, making it near the maximum-containable yield for the Punggye-ri test site. Tom Plant, director of proliferation and nuclear policy at the Royal United Services Institute said, "The North Koreans do bluff sometimes, but when they make a concrete claim about their nuclear programme, more often than not it turns out to be true. ... I think the balance is in favour of it being a thermonuclear bomb rather than a conventional atom bomb."


2017 North Korean nuclear test, Nuclear device
Others have been skeptical that it was a completely successful test of a true hydrogen bomb as North Korea claimed. Determining whether it is a two-stage thermonuclear bomb or a fusion-boosted fission weapon may not be possible without radionucleide emission data.


2017 North Korean nuclear test, Nuclear device
The yield estimates of less than 300 kT would be lower than any other nation's first test of a fusion-primary thermonuclear device, which would typically be in the 1000 kT range, while boosted fission weapons and variable-yield nuclear devices can be as low as hundreds of tons, but are not considered true hydrogen bombs; meanwhile the largest pure-fission bomb tested was Ivy King at 500 kT. An October 2 Scientific American article said the test was "estimated to have been a 160-kiloton detonation — far below an H-bomb's capabilities." Martin Navias of the Centre for Defence Studies at King's College London noted that the breakthroughs needed to get from a fission to a fusion device would have to be done by the North Koreans on their own – China, Russia, Pakistan, and Iran would not or could not help.


2017 North Korean nuclear test, Nuclear device
Jane's Information Group estimates a North Korean thermonuclear Teller-Ulam type bomb would weigh between 250–360 kilograms (550–790 lb).


2017 North Korean nuclear test, Nuclear device
As of January 2018 there have been no official announcements from the United States confirming or contradicting the detonation of a hydrogen bomb. However, on 15 September 2017 John E. Hyten, head of U.S. Strategic Command, said, "When I look at a thing this size, I as a military officer assume that it's a hydrogen bomb."


2017 North Korean nuclear test, Yield estimates
On the day of the test the chief of the South Korean parliament's defense committee, Kim Young-Woo, stated the nuclear yield was equivalent to about 100 kilotons of TNT (100 kt): "The North's latest test is estimated to have a yield of up to 100 kilotons, though it is a provisional report." The independent seismic monitoring agency NORSAR estimated that the blast had a yield of about 120 kilotons, based on a seismic magnitude of 5.8.


2017 North Korean nuclear test, Yield estimates
On 4 September, the academics from the University of Science and Technology of China released their findings based on seismic results and concluded that the nuclear test occurred at  at 03:30 UTC, only a few hundred meters from the four previous tests (2009, 2013, January 2016 and September 2016) with the estimated yield at 108.1 ± 48.1 kt.


2017 North Korean nuclear test, Yield estimates
On 5 September, the Japanese government gave a yield estimate of about 160 kilotons, based on analysing Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization seismic data, replacing an early estimate of 70 kilotons.


2017 North Korean nuclear test, Yield estimates
On 6 September, an early assessment by U.S. Intelligence that the yield was 140 kilotons, with an undisclosed margin of error, was reported. On 13 September, U.S. Intelligence was reported referring to an early yield estimate range of 70 to 280 kilotons made by the Air Force Technical Applications Center.


2017 North Korean nuclear test, Yield estimates
On 12 September, NORSAR revised its estimate of the earthquake magnitude upward to 6.1, matching that of the CTBTO, but less powerful than the USGS estimate of 6.3. Its yield estimate was revised to 250 kilotons, while noting the estimate had some uncertainty and an undisclosed margin of error.


2017 North Korean nuclear test, Yield estimates
On 13 September, an analysis of before and after synthetic-aperture radar satellite imagery of the test site was published suggesting the test occurred under 900 metres (3,000 ft) of rock and the yield "could have been in excess of 300 kilotons".


2017 North Korean nuclear test, Yield estimates
In October 2019 a paper by the Indian Space Research Organization was published using satellite interferometric synthetic-aperture radar data to analyse surface deformations using Bayesian modelling to reduce uncertainties. It found that the explosion depth was 542 ± 30 metres below Mount Mantap, and the yield was 245–271 kilotons.


2017 North Korean nuclear test, Reactions
The United Nations Security Council met in an open emergency meeting on 4 September 2017, at the request of the US, South Korea, Japan, France and the UK.


2017 North Korean nuclear test, Reactions
Canada, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, and the United States voiced strong criticism of the nuclear test.


2017 North Korean nuclear test, Reactions
US President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter: "North Korea has conducted a major nuclear test. Their words and actions continue to be very hostile and dangerous to the United States". Trump was asked whether the U.S. would attack North Korea and replied: "We'll see." Defense Secretary James Mattis warned North Korea that it would be met with a "massive military response" if it threatened the United States or its allies.


2017 North Lanarkshire Council election
Elections to North Lanarkshire Council were held on Thursday 4 May 2017, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election utilised the twenty-one wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 77 Councillors being elected. This represented an increase of 7 seats and 1 additional ward when compared to 2012. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.


2017 North Lanarkshire Council election
The election saw the Scottish National Party overtake Labour as the largest party on the council. Despite The SNP winning the most seats and most votes, North Lanarkshire is run by a minority Labour administration. Labour leader Jim Logue was appointed Leader of the Council with the support of Conservative and Independent councillors.


2017 North Lanarkshire Council election, Election result
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2012. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.


2017 North Las Vegas mayoral election
The 2017 North Las Vegas mayoral election was held on April 4, 2017 to elect the mayor of North Las Vegas, Nevada. It saw the re-election of John Jay Lee.


2017 North Melbourne Football Club season
The 2017 AFL season was the 92nd season in the Australian Football League (AFL) contested by the North Melbourne Football Club. The club finished in 15th place on the ladder after winning only six games.


2017 North Miami mayoral election
The 2017 North Miami mayoral election took place on May 9, 2017, to elect the mayor of North Miami, Florida. The election was officially nonpartisan. Smith Joseph was elected with a majority of the vote and thus avoided a runoff.


2017 North Queensland Cowboys season
The 2017 North Queensland Cowboys season was the 23rd in the club's history. Coached by Paul Green and co-captained by Johnathan Thurston and Matthew Scott, they competed in the NRL's 2017 Telstra Premiership. The club became just the second 8th-placed side to make the Grand Final, ultimately losing to the Melbourne Storm.


2017 North Queensland Cowboys season, Fixtures, NRL Auckland Nines
The NRL Auckland Nines is a pre-season rugby league nines competition featuring all 16 NRL clubs.


2017 North Queensland Cowboys season, Representatives
The following players have played a representative match in 2017.


2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election
The 2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election was held on 14 May 2017 to elect the members of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Hannelore Kraft was defeated. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) became the largest party and formed a coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP). CDU leader Armin Laschet was subsequently elected Minister-President.


2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election, Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia.


2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election, Results
The CDU became the largest party with 33% of the vote. The governing SPD and Greens suffered a 13-point swing between them, the latter losing half their seats. The FDP achieved their best ever result in the state at 12.6%, and AfD debuted at 7.4%. The Pirates collapsed to just 1% of the vote and were ousted from the Landtag. The Left doubled their vote share to 4.9%, but fell just short of the threshold.


2017 North Shore state by-election
A by-election was held in the state electoral district of North Shore on 8 April 2017. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Jillian Skinner (Liberal) after a cabinet reshuffle. It was held on the same day as the Gosford and Manly state by-elections.


2017 North Texas Mean Green football team
The 2017 North Texas Mean Green football team represented University of North Texas in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mean Green played their home games at the Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas, as members of the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by second-year head coach Seth Littrell. The Mean Green finished the season 9–5, 7–1 in C-USA play to win the West Division. They lost the C-USA Championship Game to Florida Atlantic. They received an invite to the New Orleans Bowl where they lost to Troy.


2017 North Texas Mean Green football team, Schedule
North Texas announced its 2017 football schedule on January 26, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Mean Green will host CUSA foes Old Dominion, UAB, UTEP, and UTSA, and will travel to Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Rice, and Southern Miss.


2017 North Texas Mean Green football team, Schedule
The Mean Green will host two of the four non-conference opponents, Army, which is independent from any conference, and Lamar from the Southland Conference and travel to Iowa from the Big Ten Conference and SMU from the American Athletic Conference.


2017 North Texas Mean Green football team, Game summaries, UAB
The win over UAB is the 500th overall victory in program history for the Mean Green.


2017 North Texas Mean Green football team, Game summaries, UTEP
With the victory, the Mean Green won the C-USA West division and will play in the conference championship game.


2017 North Texas Mean Green football team, Game summaries, Army
The Mean Green outlasted the Black Knights with a 52–49 victory, with Trevor Moore kicking a game winning 39-yard field goal for North Texas. With the win, the Mean Green finished the 2017 season with a home record of 6–0, their first undefeated record at home since the 2003 season. Army only completed one pass during the entire game, with Ahmad Bradshaw throwing a 27-yard pass to John Trainor in the 3rd quarter.


2017 North Yorkshire County Council election
The 2017 North Yorkshire County Council election was held on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 72 councillors were elected from 68 electoral divisions which each returned either one or two county councillors by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.


2017 North Yorkshire County Council election, Divisional results, Harrogate district (18 seats)
Andrew Goss was originally elected as a member of the Liberal Democrats in the 2013 North Yorkshire County Council election, however he left the party and proceeded to stand as an independent. The reflected change in the vote for Goss is taken from his vote share as a Liberal Democrat candidate in 2013.


2017 North Yorkshire County Council election, Divisional results, Ryedale district (6 seats)
Lindsay Burr was originally elected as a member of the Liberal Democrats in the 2013 North Yorkshire County Council election, however she left the party and proceeded to stand as an independent. The reflected change in the vote for Burr is taken from her vote share as a Liberal Democrat candidate in 2013.


2017 Northamptonshire County Council election
The 2017 Northamptonshire County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 57 councillors were elected from electoral divisions which return one county councillor each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.


2017 Northcote state by-election
A by-election for the seat of Northcote in the Victorian Legislative Assembly was held on 18 November 2017. The by-election was triggered by the death of Labor Party MP Fiona Richardson on 23 August 2017. While the seat historically has firmly been in the Labor Party's hands since its inception in 1927, environmental issues, rising house prices and demographic trends have resulted in a stronger Greens vote at recent elections. The Liberal Party elected not to field a candidate.


2017 Northcote state by-election
The seat was won by the Greens on a swing of more than 11.5%. ABC election expert Antony Green called the seat for the Greens at 8.30 pm on the night of the count. Greens candidate Lidia Thorpe became the first female Aboriginal MP in the Victorian Parliament as a result of the victory and the Greens increased their representation in the Legislative Assembly to three MPs.


2017 Northcote state by-election, Background
The by-election was called following the death of former Labor member for the district and Minister for Women, Fiona Richardson. Having taken medical leave from Parliament on 7 August 2017, she passed away in office on 23 August. This triggered a vacancy in the seat, with writs for election being issued by the Assembly Speaker, Colin Brooks.


2017 Northcote state by-election, Candidates
A total of 12 candidates were declared nominated by the VEC. The Liberal Party decided against fielding a candidate.


2017 Northcote state by-election, Results
The VEC stops distributing preferences when a candidate reaches over 50 per cent of the vote. An indicative two-candidate-preferred count had Lidia Thorpe (Greens) on 20,137 votes (55.6%) to Clare Burns (Labor) on 16,080 votes (44.4%)—a swing of 11.6 percentage points to the Greens.


2017 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2017 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 25 and ended on May 28, 2017 at Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. The league's top four teams finishers competed in the double elimination tournament. Central Connecticut won their fifth championship and claimed the Northeast Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2017 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament
Entering the event, Central Connecticut and Sacred Heart had won the most tournament championships among current members, while Fairleigh Dickinson and LIU Brooklyn had never won a championship.


2017 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular season winning percentage. They then played a double-elimination tournament.


2017 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Valuable Player
TT Bowens was named Tournament Most Valuable Players. Bowens was a freshman first baseman for Central Connecticut who batted .636 and slugged 1.363 for the Tournament.


2017 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2017 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Northeast Conference. The tournament is being held from March 1–7, 2017. All games of the tournament took place on campus sites hosted by the higher-seeded school. The winner, Mount St. Mary's, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Tournament with a 71-61 win over St. Francis (PA) in the finals.


2017 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
For the 13th straight year, the NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament consists of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. After the quarterfinals, the teams will be reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.


2017 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
The teams were seeded by record in conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.


2017 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Bracket
Teams will be reseeded after each round with highest remaining seeds receiving home court advantage.


2017 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Bracket
All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed


2017 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2017 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was held from March 5–8, 2017. The tournament featured  the league's top eight seeds, with the higher seed hosting games. Robert Morris won their second consecutive NEC Tournament Championship and seventh overall.


2017 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Format
For the thirteenth straight year, the NEC Women’s Basketball Tournament consists of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. LIU Brooklyn and Wagner were the bottom two teams left out of the Tournament. After the quarterfinals, the teams will be reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.


2017 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Bracket
All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed


2017 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2017 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Northeast Conference held on November 3 and 5, 2017. The three-match tournament took place at University Stadium in Teaneck, New Jersey, home of the regular season co-champions and tournament #1 seed Fairleigh Dickinson Knights. The four-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Saint Francis Red Flash and they successfully defended their title, winning the penalty shoot-out tiebreaking procedure following a tie with Fairleigh Dickinson in the final. This was the fourth Northeast Conference tournament title for the Saint Francis women's soccer program, all of which have come under the direction of head coach Brenda van Stralen.


2017 Northeast Conference men's soccer season
The 2017 Northeast Conference men's soccer season was the 37th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.


2017 Northeast Conference men's soccer season
The St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers are the defending regular season and tournament champions. For 2017, St. Francis Brooklyn repeated as Regular Season Championship by going 6-0-1 in conference play. Dating back to last year, St. Francis Brooklyn has gone undefeated in two seasons of conference play recording a 12-0-2 record.


2017 Northeast Conference men's soccer season, Preseason
After winning its third Northeast Conference (NEC) men’s soccer championship in the last four seasons, St. Francis Brooklyn was unanimously picked by the league’s head coaches to win again in 2017. Saint Francis (PA) was tabbed second in the preseason poll.


2017 Northeast Conference men's soccer season, Regular season
After starting the season undefeated, Fairleigh Dickinson, received 2 votes to be ranked in the week 2 NSCAA Division I poll. For the week 3 and 4 polls, FDU was nationally ranked at 21.


2017 Northeast Conference men's soccer season, Regular season
The Saint Francis Red Flash defeated 20th ranked Old Dominion, 5–3. It was SFU's first win over a nationally-ranked opponent since defeating No. 7 Monmouth 2-0 on Oct. 25, 2009.


2017 Northeast Conference men's soccer season, Regular season
Collectively, NEC teams finished 28–43–8 against non-conference opponents for 2017.


2017 Northeastern Midget Association
The 2017 Northeastern Midget Association  is the 65th season of the Northeastern Midget Association. The series began at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on April 1, and ends with the 55th World Series of Speedway Racing at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on October 14. John Zych Jr. is the defending champion.


2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
The 2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team represented Northern Arizona University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 20th-year head coach Jerome Souers and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 6–2 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS Playoffs where they were lost to San Diego in the first round.


2017 Northern Colorado Bears football team
The 2017 Northern Colorado Bears football team represented the University of Northern Colorado in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Earnest Collins Jr. and played their home games at Nottingham Field. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 3–7, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place.


2017 Northern European Gymnastics Championships
The 2017 Northern European Gymnastics Championships was an artistic gymnastics competition held in the town of Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. The event was held between 21 and 22 October.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
The 2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies were led by fifth-year head coach Rod Carey. They competed in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference and played their home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois. The Huskies finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. The Huskies received an invitation to the Quick Lane Bowl, their 11th bowl game in the previous 14 years. There they lost to Duke 36–14.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Previous season
The Huskies finished the 2016 season 5–7, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in third place in the West Division.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Preseason
For the third consecutive year, the Huskies were picked to finish in third place in the MAC's West division.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Postseason awards, All-MAC
Sophomore defensive end Sutton Smith was named the Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Smith led the nation in both sacks (14) and tackles for loss (28.5) as he started all 12 games for NIU. He set the single-season Huskie record for sacks.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Postseason awards, All-MAC
Quarterback Marcus Childers was named the MAC Freshman of the Year. Childers completed 137 of 239 passes for 1,440 yards and 15 touchdowns while appearing in 11 games for the Huskies. He added 454 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Boston College
The Huskies opened the season on September 1 at home against Boston College at Huskie Stadium. Northern Illinois took the early lead on a Christian Hagan 32-yard field goal in the first quarter. However, the Eagles responded with their own field goal shortly before the end of the first quarter to tie the game at three. Following a 60-yard run by NIU quarterback Ryan Graham, Graham hit D.J. Brown on a 15-yard pass for the first touchdown of the game and put the Huskies up 10–3.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Boston College
BC kicked their second field goal of the game a few possessions later to cut the NIU lead to 10–6. Following a quick three-and-out possession for the Huskies, the Eagles moved down the field and converted on a five-yard touchdown pass with 30 seconds left in the half. The TD gave the Eagles the 13–10 edge at halftime. Boston College extended their lead on their second possession of the second half, scoring on a four-yard touchdown pass to move the score to 20–10.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Boston College
The Huskies responded on a 13 play, 75-yard drive that ended with a Graham touchdown pass to Shane Wimann from seven yards out to narrow the lead to 20–10. The Huskie defense forced the Eagles to punt on the following possession and the Huskie offense tied the score with a 21-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter. Neither offense could muster anything further until BC took over with a little over seven minutes remaining in regulation.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Boston College
The Eagles moved into field goal position with a 13 play, 46-yard drive and hit a 37-yard field goal to give them the lead with 2:13 seconds remaining. NIU moved the ball quickly downfield as time was running out, but the drive stalled at the BC 22-yard line. On fourth down, Christian Hagan attempted a 39-yard game-tying field goal that hit the cross bar and fell short with 21 seconds remaining. BC ran out the clock to win the game 23–20. The loss moved the Huskies to 0–1 on the season.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Eastern Illinois
Looking to rebound from their opening season loss, the Huskies welcomed FCS Eastern Illinois to Huskie Stadium for their second straight home game. Starting NIU quarterback Ryan Graham missed the game with a shoulder injury and was expected to miss a few more games. The Huskies jumped to an early 7–0 lead on backup QB Daniel Santacaterina's pass to Spencer Tears from 29 yards out. Eastern answered with a field goal to cut the lead to 7–3.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Eastern Illinois
The Huskie defense intercepted the Panthers on their next possession and scored on a Marcus Jones four-yard run to increase the lead to 14–3 early in the second quarter. Following a missed field goal, the Huskies scored another touchdown on a 19-yard pass from Santacaterina to Christian Blake. The Huskies added another touchdown, following another NIU interception, on another Marcus Jones run, this one from one yard out to take a 28–3 lead as the rout was on. The Huskies added a field goal with 52 seconds remaining to push the rout to 31–7 at the half.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Eastern Illinois
The Huskies added another with 1:34 remaining in the third quarter as Santacaterina hit Shane Wimann for a one-yard score. With the Huskies up 38–3 in the fourth quarter, the Panthers finally scored a touchdown on Scotty Gilkey one-yard touchdown run. The 38–10 win moved the Huskies to 1–1 on the season. The NIU defense played well, allowing 60 yards rushing and 187 yards overall. The NIU offense put up 230 yards passing and 269 yard rushing in the easy win over the Panthers.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, at Nebraska
In their first road game of the season, the Huskies traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska to take on the Cornhuskers. Nebraska got the ball first and moved down the field to reach the NIU 13-yard line. Looking to take the early lead, Husker quarterback Tanner Lee threw the ball to the right, but Huskie defensive back read the play beautifully and picked off the pass, returning it 87 yards to give the Huskies an early 7–0 lead.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, at Nebraska
After each team punted on their next two possessions, Lee was intercepted again, this time by Jawuan Johnson who returned the pick 25 yards for a touchdown and a 14–0 lead. The NIU defense further held the Huskers in check in the first half, holding Nebraska scoreless as they missed a field goal to end the half giving NIU the 14–0 lead at halftime.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, at Nebraska
In the second half, neither team was able to manage anything on their first two possessions, but Nebraska was finally able to put points on the board after forcing NIU returner Jalen Embry to fumble a punt which the Huskers recovered. Two plays later, Lee scored for Nebraska, cutting the lead to 14–7. NIU was forced punt on their ensuing possession and the Huskers converted a 36-yard field goal with 15 seconds remaining in the third quarter. NIU's offense again managed nothing and was forced to punt.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, at Nebraska
The Huskers went 63 yards on their next possession before Lee scored on a one-yard run as the Huskie dream story appeared to be over with Nebraska taking the lead 17–14. However, NIU answered on their next possession, going 75 yards in six plays before Jordan Huff scored from two yards out to retake the lead 21–17. Nebraska's next possession ended on fourth down as Mycial Allen broke up a fourth down pass from Lee. Following yet another NIU punt, Josh Corcoran intercepted Lee yet again in Nebraska territory and the Huskies were able to run out the clock clinching the 21–17 win. The win moved the Huskies to 2–1 on the season.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, at Nebraska
The NIU offense only mustered 213 yards in the game, but forced three key Nebraska turnovers. Jordan Huff rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown as the NIU defense held the Cornhuskers to 384 yards of offense.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, at Nebraska
The Huskies became the first team not in a Power 5 conference or major independent to win in Lincoln since Southern Miss knocked off the Cornhuskers in 2004. Northern Illinois moved to 4–1 against Big Ten teams under fifth-year coach Rod Carey.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, at San Diego State
In their second straight road game, NIU traveled to the West Coast to face the Aztecs in San Diego, California. The game did not start well for the Huskies as the Aztecs returned the opening kick for a touchdown to put NIU in an early hole 7–0. NIU answered on their first possession as Daniel Santacaterina hit Christian Blake for a 34-yard  touchdown to tie the game.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, at San Diego State
Special teams would let the Huskies down as the Huskies fumbled on the ensuing punt by the Aztecs which set them up at the NIU 33 for 33-yard touchdown run as SDSU regained the lead 14–7. Santacaterina answered again for the Huskies, hitting Christian Blake for 10-yard touchdown pass. However, in the second quarter, Santacaterina would make a mistake throwing a pick-six to SDSU's Tariq Thompson which again gave the Aztecs the lead at 21–14. The Aztecs would add another touchdown via a touchdown pass and a field goal near the end of the first half to take a commanding 31–14 lead.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, at San Diego State
NIU, however, was not ready to give in. Santacaterina hit Spencer Tears on an 81-yard touchdown pass on the second play of the third quarter to bring the Huskies within 10 at 31–21. Following a 50-yard pass to set up the Huskies at the Aztec 10, Marcus Childers ran the ball in to close the lead to 31–28. A SDSU field goal in the first minute of the fourth quarter pushed the lead to six as the Huskies looked to defeat the No. 19-ranked Aztecs. The NIU offense could not garner another point as they turned the ball over on three of their last four possession (two interceptions and one turnover on downs) as the Huskies fell 34–28.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, at San Diego State
The loss dropped the Huskies to 2–2 on the season as they got read for MAC play.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Kent State
NIU returned home to open MAC play against the Golden Flashes at Huskie Stadium. The game also marked Homecoming for the Huskies. Starting quarterback Daniel Santacaterina was ineffective early for the Huskies and was replaced by Marcus Childers in the first quarter. Childers threw three touchdown passes for the Huskies, two in the first half to give NIU a 14–3 lead at halftime. The NIU defense held the Flashes to 131 total yards as the majority of the game was played in a rain storm. Shawun Lurry, Jawuan Johnson, and Bobby Jones IV intercepted passes in the game for the Huskies as they forced four Kent State turnovers.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Kent State
Childers threw for 114 yards while rushing for 65 in the easy 24–3 win over Kent State. The win was NIU's 21st in the last 22 games against MAC Eastern Division teams. The win moved the Huskies to 3–2 on the season and 1–0 in MAC play.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, at Buffalo
In their first road MAC game, NIU traveled to face Buffalo. Marcus Childers kept up his strong play at quarterback for the Huskies as he passed for 224 yards and ran for 79 in first career start. Childers ran for one touchdown and threw for another to give NIU a 14–3 lead early in the second quarter. Buffalo drew within one point at 14–13 before the half ended. In the second half, neither team could score any points as both defenses stepped up. NIU did miss two field goals in the half as Buffalo also missed one.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, at Buffalo
With less than 10 minutes remaining in the game, Buffalo moved to midfield, but had their ensuing pass intercepted by Jawuan Johnson. An NIU field goal attempt was no good and the Bulls were forced to punt with just over four minutes remaining in the game. The NIU offense took over and was able to run out the clock, giving the Huskies a 14–13 win. The win moved NIU to 4–2 on the season and 2–0 in MAC play.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, at Bowling Green
The Huskies again went on the road, this time to Ohio to face Bowling Green in their third MAC game of the season. Marcus Childers, making his second consecutive start at quarterback for the Huskies, again performed well. He threw for 239 yards and three touchdowns and added 73 yards on the ground as NIU jumped up early on Bowling Green. However, BGSU kept the game close as the first quarter ended with the NIU leading 14–7. The Huskies blew the game open in the second quarter.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, at Bowling Green
Two touchdown passes from Childers, including a 73-yard catch by Chad Beebe, son of former NFL wide receiver Don Beebe, put NIU up 31–7 at the half. A 16-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown by Sutton Smith early in the third quarter followed by Christian Hagan's second field goal of the game moved the lead to 41–7 with just over six minutes remaining in the third quarter.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, at Bowling Green
BGSU added 10 points to pull within 41–17 with just under five minutes remaining in the game, but Jauan Wesley scored from nine yards out with 50 seconds left in the game to give the Huskies a 48–17 blowout win. NIU running back Tommy Mister carried the ball 17 times for 115 yards and a touchdown in the game. Beebe added six catches for 124 yards in the big game of the NIU offense. The win moved NIU to 5–2 on the season and 3–0 in MAC play.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Eastern Michigan
For their first Thursday night game of the season, the Huskies welcomed Eastern Michigan to Huskie Stadium. Neither team was able to score any points in the first quarter, however on their first possession of the second quarter, NIU took the lead as Marcus Childer hit D.J. Brown on a 69-yard touchdown pass. Eastern Michigan answered the touchdown on their next play as Sergio Bailey caught a 68-yard touchdown pass from Brogan Roback to the game at seven. Both teams punted on their next possessions and the NIU offense again sputtered. However, the ensuing NIU punt was blocked into the end zone and recovered by EMU to give the Eagles a 14–7 lead at the half.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Eastern Michigan
In the second half, NIU's offense drove deep into EMU territory, but was forced to settle for a Christian Hagan 25-yard field goal to narrow the lead to 14–10. After a missed EMU field goal, Christian Blake fumbled, giving EMU the ball in NIU territory. The NIU defense held the Eagles to another field goal attempt, this time good, to return the Eagle lead to seven at 17–10.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Eastern Michigan
Neither team's offense could manage anything further in the third quarter, but after a bad punt set EMU up at the NIU 45-yard line early in the fourth quarter, the Eagles extend the lead on an Isaac Holder 45-yard touchdown pass. Trailing by 14, to the two-win Eagles, NIU's Marcus Childers hit Shane Wimann for a five-yard touchdown pass to close the lead to seven. After punts by both sides, NIU blocked an EMU punt to set up the Huskie offense at the Eagle 10 yard line with just over three minutes left in the game. Two plays later, Childers scored from 10 yard out to tie the game at 24. With time running out, EMU drove into Huskie territory, but missed a 42-yard field as time expired to force overtime.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Eastern Michigan
In overtime, EMU settled for a field goal to go ahead 27–24. NIU would need only two plays to score as Marcus Jones ran the ball in from nine yards out to give the Huskies the 30–24 win. The win, the sixth on the season for the Huskies, made NIU bowl-eligible for the ninth time in the previous 10 years. MSU remained tied atop the West Division of the MAC at 4–0 in conference and 6–2 overall.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, at Toledo
Northern Illinois traveled to Toledo to take on the Rockets with first place in the West Division on the line. The Rockets took an early lead on their first possession as Terry Swanson scored from four yards out to give the Rockets a 7–0 lead. NIU answered late in the first quarter as Tre Harbison scored from one yard out to tie the game. Toledo added a field goal near the end of the first half to take a 10–7 lead at half time.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, at Toledo
The Huskies took the lead on their first drive on the second half as Marcus Childers ran the ball in from one yard out to give the Huskes their only lead of the game 14–10. Toledo quickly answered, scoring on their next possession to retake the lead, 17–14. Another touchdown by Terry Swanson, his third of the game gave Toledo a 24–14 lead heading into the fourth quarter.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, at Toledo
Following a blocked punt deep in Toledo territory, the Huskie offense could not score and was forced to settled for a 25-yard field goal from Christian Hagan to narrow the lead to 24–17. The Rockets quickly answered with a 35-yard field goal to return the lead to 10 with just under nine minutes remaining in the game. Marcus Childers was intercepted on the next Huskie possession while in Rocket territory and the Huskies missed a 47-yard field goal with 3:46 remaining in the game. Neither team could manage anything further as the Rockets pulled out the 27–17 win. The loss moved NIU to 6–3 on the season and 4–1 in MAC play.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Ball State
In the battle for the Bronze Stalk Trophy, the Cardinals of Ball State visited the Huskies in NIU's  third straight Thursday night game. NIU blew out Ball State easily 63–17. NIU scored three times in the first quarter to take a 21–7 lead and added two more touchdowns in the second quarter including a return of a blocked punt to take 35–7 halftime lead. QB Marcus Childers threw three touchdown passes in the first half and would add another in the third quarter as NIU's lead grew to 49–14.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Ball State
Another blocked punt sealed the scoring as NIU cruised to a 46-point win. The Huskies rushed for 222 yards while no one rusher gained more than 57 yards against the beleaguered Ball State defense. Former starting QB, Daniel Santacataerina, in mop-up duty, threw a 70-yard touchdown pass, his only completion on the night. NIU out-gained the Cardinals 433–255 in the win.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Ball State
LB Sutton Smith, who came in leading the FBS with 20 tackles for losses on the season, had two in the game to set the Northern Illinois single-season record as NIU finished the game with 18 tackles for loss, the most in FBS to this point in the season. The win moved the Huskies to 7–3 on the season and 5–1 in MAC play.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Western Michigan
On Senior Day at Huskie Stadium, NIU welcomed defending MAC champion Western Michigan to DeKalb. The winds played a factor at Huskie Stadium and, after being forced to punt on their first possession, the Broncos managed only a 22-yard punt giving NIU the ball at the WMU 31 yard line. On the first play from scrimmage, Jordan Huff scored on a 31-yard run to give NIU the early 7–0 lead. After exchanging punts, WMU tied the game on a seven-yard touchdown pass. NIU answered immediately on their next possession with Marcus Childers scoring from one yard out.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Western Michigan
As the second quarter began, the Broncos tied the game again on a two-yard touchdown run. Neither team managed much on their next possession and the wind knocked down an NIU punt resulting in a seven-yard punt. WMU took over at the NIU 38, but on the first play of the drive, Bronco quarterback Reece Goddard fumbled the ball and NIU linebacker Sutton Smith picked up the fumble and returned it 58 yards for a touchdown. The half ended with NIU on top 21–14.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Western Michigan
In the second half, after a failed long drive by the Huskies, WMU answered with their own long drive as Goddard scored on a seven-yard run to tie the game at 21. Disaster struck on NIU's next possession as Marcus Jones fumbled the ball on the first play giving WMU the ball at the NIU 24 yard line. Three plays later, the Broncos took the lead on a Goddard touchdown pass. Trailing 28–21, NIU running back Jordan Huff took over, rushing for 52 yards on the next drive including a 14-yard touchdown run to tie the game.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Western Michigan
WMU retook the lead with a field goal with a little over 10 minutes remaining in the game. NIU answered, led by Huff and Childers and moved to the WMU 26 yard line before Childers hit Mich Brinkman for a 26-yard touchdown pass to give NIU the lead 35–31. NIU forced the Broncos to punt on their next possession and with a little over five minutes left in the game successfully ran out the clock to secure the win.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Western Michigan
Jordan Huff rushed for 190 yards on 25 attempts and scored two touchdowns. The Huskie running game totaled 272 yard on the day. The NIU defense, along with the Sutton Smith touchdown, held WMU to only 110 yards in the game. The win moved NIU to 8–3 on the season and 6–1 in MAC play with a chance to still play for the MAC Championship if Toledo lost another game.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Central Michigan
In the final regular season game of the season, the Huskies traveled to face Central Michigan. Things started well for the Huskies as Shane Morris intercepted CMU's Tyler Conklin on the third play of the game and returned it 37 yards for a touchdown and a 7–0 lead. With just under two minutes remaining in the first quarter, Marcus Childers hit D.J. Brown from four yards out to increase the lead to 14–0. A second quarter field goal gave the Huskies a 17–0 lead as they appeared to be on their way to a relatively easy win.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Central Michigan
However, Central Michigan roared out of the half to score the next 24 points to an take a 24–17 lead into the fourth quarter. With just over three minutes remaining in the game, NIU notched the tie with a 12-yard touchdown run by Tre Harbison, marking the first points of the half for the Huskies. However, the Chippewas immediately answered, driving 75 yards on five plays and scoring on a 29-yard touchdown pass with 1:32 left to retake the lead.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Central Michigan
NIU, with a chance to tie, quickly moved the ball down the field with time running out, but Marcus Childers was intercepted at the CMU goalline with 1:10 remaining. The Chippewas were able to run the clock out to secure the 31–24 win. The loss ended the Huskie regular season with an 8–4 overall record and 6–2 in conference play.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Quick Lane Bowl
Northern Illinois was invited to the Quick Lane Bowl at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan where they faced Duke for the first time in school history on December 26, 2017. The bowl appearance marked the Huskies 11th bowl appearance in the previous 14 years.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Quick Lane Bowl
Following punts on NIU's first two possessions, the Blue Devils took the lead on their second possession, scoring from one yard out to take go ahead 7–0. On their ensuing possession, NIU attempted from a fake punt from their own 11-yard line which failed. Duke quickly took advantage, scoring three plays later to take the 14–0 lead. NIU answered in the second as Tre Harbison rushed 25 yards for a touchdown to halve the lead. Following a Duke punt, Macus Childers hit Jauan Wesley on a 67-yard touchdown pass to tie the game.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Quick Lane Bowl
Both teams were forced to punt on their next possessions and Duke took the lead on a 33-yard touchdown pass with just over six minutes remaining in the half. The extra point failed, leaving the score 20–14. Following another NIU punt, Duke moved the lead to 26–14 following an 11-yard touchdown pass and a failed two-point conversion attempt. NIU could not muster any offense on its final possession of the half to trail 26–14 going into the third quarter.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Quick Lane Bowl
NIU was held scoreless in the second half as Duke added a field goal and another touchdown to give the Blue Devils a 36–14 win. The NIU offense was held in check, only managing 299 yards in the game while the Blue Devils amassed 465 yards.


2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Game summaries, Quick Lane Bowl
The loss dropped the Huskies to 8–5 on the season as their season came to an end.


2017 Northern India riots
On 25 August 2017, widespread rioting in northern India broke out after Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the religious leader of Dera Sacha Sauda, was convicted of rape. The riots began in Panchkula and later spread to other parts of the northern Indian states of Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and the capital, New Delhi. At least 41 people were killed, the majority of them in Panchkula, where 32 people were allegedly killed by police gunfire. More than 300 others were injured.


2017 Northern India riots, Background
Beginning 23 August 2017, parts of Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh were put under a security lockdown as 200,000 supporters of Ram Rahim amassed in Panchkula ahead of the verdict. A heavy contingent of security was deployed for the verdict including 97 Central Reserve Police Force companies; 16 Rapid Action Force; 37 Sashastra Seema Bal; 12 Indo-Tibetan Border Police and 21 Border Security Force companies. Another 10 companies were kept on standby.


2017 Northern India riots, Background
The authorities had suspended internet services for 48 hours and Section 144 of the Indian penal code (prohibiting an assembly of more than four people) was imposed in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan (Ram Rahim's birth-village) in advance of the verdict announcement. Electricity was cut in a few residential areas in Panchkula as a precautionary measure.


2017 Northern India riots, Background
On 25 August 2017, around 15:00 (IST), a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Panchkula, Haryana, delivered its verdict in a 2002 sexual assault case of two sadhvis (female followers) of Dera Sacha Sauda. The court found Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the Dera Sacha Sauda chief — known as "the guru of bling"  — guilty of rape. The sentence was scheduled to be pronounced on 28 August 2017. He faced a minimum of seven years' imprisonment. Before the verdict, Ram Rahim appealed to his followers to remain calm, after having made the 250 km (156 mi) journey from the sect's headquarters in Sirsa to Panchkula in a 100-vehicle convoy.


2017 Northern India riots, Background
Soon afterwards, Ram Rahim's 'Z+ security cover' was withdrawn. He was one of only 36 people in India under that level of government-provided security cover. Ram Rahim was later taken into judicial custody and was reportedly moved to the Western Command Headquarters in Chandimandir Cantonment. Later, he was flown by helicopter to a jail in the nearby town of Rohtak. After the verdict, Ram Rahim supporters were evicted from Panchkula and Chandigarh. Police and paramilitary forces used tear gas shelling in Sector 3, Panchkula, to control Dera supporters which led to clashes.


2017 Northern India riots, Violence
Following the conviction, his supporters went on a rampage setting fire to vehicles, government buildings, petrol stations, media vans and railway stations. Ram Rahim's followers took to streets brandishing sticks and throwing rocks upon hearing news of his conviction.


2017 Northern India riots, Violence
According to an Indian Railways spokesman, two railway stations were burnt in (Malout and Balluanna) Punjab and two empty train coaches of Rewa Express were set on fire in Delhi's Anand Vihar station. The arsonists also attempted to set fire to Dagru railway station. PTC News reporters were attacked and a video journalist went missing since the assault. The rioters attacked the NDTV channel's OB Van and injured an engineer. An India Today TV crew was attacked and its cameraman injured in Sirsa. Its OB van was also attacked by rioters in Panchkula.


2017 Northern India riots, Violence
An Income Tax Department's building and two police vehicles were set on fire in Mansa, Punjab. Twenty-eight vehicles were burnt in Panchkula, including some belonging to the government. A telephone exchange was torched by the protesters in Chananwal in Punjab's Barnala district. A sewa kendra was set ablaze near Faridkot. A Vita milk plant and a power substation were damaged in Sirsa.


2017 Northern India riots, Violence
According to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, 7 people from Punjab died in the clashes. He further stated that in Punjab, 52 minor incidents took place barring the incident when a railway station was burnt. At least 32 people were killed in Panchkula and six others were killed in Sirsa in India's northern Haryana state. More than 300 people were injured in the violence after police and paramilitary forces fired on charged mobs. Police fired tear gas, water cannons and live ammunition while trying to disperse the mobs in Panchkula and near DSS ashram in Sirsa.


2017 Northern India riots, Violence
By 7:00 pm (local time), the violence subsided in Panchkula. According to Haryana's Director General of Police, some 10,000 followers of Ram Rahim remained holed up in the DSS headquarters, where security forces were kept on "standby".


2017 Northern India riots, Response
Curfews were imposed in several areas of Chandigarh city and across the state of Punjab. A number of towns were placed under curfew including; Panchkula, Sirsa, Kaithal, Faridpur and Malout. The border between the states of Haryana and Punjab was sealed. By around 9:55 pm (local time), curfew had been imposed in 8 districts of Punjab namely — Mansa, Bathinda, Firozpur, Faridkot, Fazilka, Patiala, Barnala and Sangrur.


2017 Northern India riots, Response
The Indian army was called in and about 600 soldiers were deployed in the city of Panchkula to help restore order. According to the Indian army sources, six columns of army personnel were deployed in Panchkula and two columns in Sirsa in Haryana. While, one column of army personnel was deployed in Punjab's Mansa and another column in Mukhtsar.


2017 Northern India riots, Response
Section 144 was imposed in parts of Delhi, and in towns of Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Noida and Ghaziabad. By around 8:00 pm (local time), Section 144 was also imposed in Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh districts of northern Rajasthan. Until 10:00 pm (local time), Section 144 had been imposed in 9 districts of Uttar Pradesh — Meerut, Saharanpur, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad, Noida, Bulandshahar, Bagpat and Hapur. It was also imposed in eleven districts of Delhi including in New Delhi till 8 September 2017 and in Uttarakhand's Nainital.


2017 Northern India riots, Response
Following the violence in Panchkula, almost 250 trains to Rohtak Junction were cancelled. Mobile internet and data services remained suspended in Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh for the next 72 hours. The deputy commissioner in Panchkula requested the district Red Cross Society to send in their trained volunteers. All Delhi Metro stations were kept on alert. The Delhi Petrol Pump Association announced closure of at least 12 fuel stations near the Haryana border in Delhi as a preemptive measure. Delhi Transport Corporation suspended its bus services to the National Capital Region due to incidents of arson. The Delhi–Lahore Bus service was suspended as well. Bagpat district Magistrate directed all schools in the region to remain closed on 26 August.


2017 Northern India riots, Response
On 26 August 2017, police sealed the nine congregation centres of the Dera Sacha Sauda in the Kurukshetra district and recovered 2,500 wooden sticks, some sharp-edged weapons and 2.5 litres (0.55 imp gal; 0.66 US gal) of kerosene during the search operation.


2017 Northern India riots, Aftermath
Three people were arrested in connection with arson in Delhi. According to the Advocate General of Punjab 19 rioters had been arrested including Gurdev Singh, a state-level office bearer of Dera Sacha Sauda. According to a Haryana administrator, more than 500 people had been arrested. According to a Haryana police official, more than 1,000 of the guru's supporters had been detained in Panchkula on charges of arson and destruction of public property. After the rioting spread, a court ordered the seizure of the DSS ashram and other properties in compensation for the widespread destruction of public and private property.


2017 Northern India riots, Aftermath
According to Haryana's Chief Secretary, D. S. Dhesi, Haryana Police registered two sedition cases when "one AK 47, one mouser, five pistols and two rifles" were recovered from two vehicles that were part of the convoy accompanying Ram Rahim. According to the Haryana Advocate General, twenty-four vehicles were seized and ten petrol bombs were also recovered. A special hearing was held in the Punjab and Haryana High Court for monitoring the law and order situation in the region and other related issues following the riots.


2017 Northern India riots, Aftermath
According to Secretary Dhesi, all the 36 people killed on 25 August were Dera Sacha Sauda followers, who were killed by police gunfire and stampedes. Some lawyers objected to use of lethal bullets by police and filed a petition to request use of pellets to disperse the protesting mobs. But the High Court bench rejected the plea because mobs armed with petrol bombs and other weapons had created a war-like situation.


2017 Northern India riots, Aftermath
Police recovered 85 cartons of explosives that used to make fireworks during a raid on an illegal fireworks factory owned by the DSS.


2017 Northern India riots, Reaction
The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind tweeted, "Violence and damage to public property after court verdict is highly condemnable; appeal to all citizens to maintain peace". Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi condemned the violence and urged "everyone to maintain peace". While reviewing the situation with the National Security Advisor and the Home Secretary, he asked officials to "work round the clock to restore normalcy and provide all possible assistance that is required".


2017 Northern India riots, Reaction
Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar (BJP) admitted that there were lapses but asserted appropriate action was being taken. According to Chief Minister of Punjab Amarinder Singh, the fault in this mayhem lay with allowing people to gather, adding that "this sort of reaction was anticipated".


2017 Northern India riots, Reaction
The following month after the riots, the Hindu secret society Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, had denounced Ram Rahim Singh as a fake baba.


2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
The 2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was coached by Mark Farley in his 17th season and played their home games in the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for second place. The Panthers received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Monmouth in the first round before losing in the second round to South Dakota State.


2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football team, Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2016 season 5–6, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election
The 2017 election to the Northern Ireland Assembly was held on 2 March 2017. The election was held to elect members (MLAs) following the resignation of deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness in protest over the Renewable Heat Incentive scandal. McGuinness' position was not filled, and thus by law his resignation triggered an election. It was the sixth election since the Assembly was re-established in 1998, and the first to implement a reduction in size to 90 MLAs (versus the previous 108).


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election
1,254,709 people were registered to vote in the election (26,886 fewer, or a 2.1% decrease, compared to the 2016 Assembly election). 64.78% of registered voters turned out to vote in the 2017 Assembly election, up 9.8 percentage points from the previous Assembly election held in 2016, but 5 percentage points less than in the first election to the Assembly held in 1998.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election
Eight parties had MLAs in the fifth assembly: the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Sinn Féin, the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, the Greens, People Before Profit (PBP), and Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV). There was also one Independent Unionist MLA.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Background
Theresa Villiers, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, announced in 2013 that the next Assembly election would be postponed to May 2016, and would be held at fixed intervals of five years thereafter. Section 7 of the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 specifies that elections will be held on the first Thursday in May in the fifth calendar year following that in which its predecessor was elected, which after 2016 was to be 6 May 2021. However, by virtue of section 31(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, there are several circumstances in which the Assembly can be dissolved before the date scheduled.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Background
Martin McGuinness (Sinn Féin), the deputy First Minister, resigned on 9 January 2017 in protest at the Renewable Heat Incentive scandal (RHI) and other issues, such as the DUP's failure to support funding for inquests into killings during The Troubles and for an Irish language project. The First Minister, Arlene Foster (DUP), had been in charge of the RHI scheme in her previous ministerial position, but had refused to temporarily stand down as First Minister while an enquiry took place. Under the power-sharing arrangement, McGuinness' resignation as deputy First Minister meant that Foster automatically lost office as First Minister. The DUP condemned his resignation.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Background
Sinn Féin had seven days, until 5 pm on 16 January 2017, in which to nominate a new deputy First Minister, but refused to do so in the Assembly plenary on 16 January. As a result, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, James Brokenshire, confirmed the same day that a snap election would be held on 2 March.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Background
McGuinness subsequently announced that, owing to ill-health, he would not be seeking re-election to the Assembly; he then stepped down from leading the Sinn Féin group. He was replaced by Michelle O'Neill as leader of Sinn Féin in the Northern Ireland Assembly. Nineteen days after the election, McGuinness died.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Candidates
Nominations opened on 27 January 2017 for the assembly election and closed on 8 February 2017.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Candidates
A total of 228 candidates contested the 90 available seats in the Assembly, a reduction from the 276 who contested the 108 seats available in 2016.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Candidates
The table below lists all of the nominated candidates. Candidates for the same party in a constituency are listed in alphabetical order, which is the order they appeared on the ballot paper.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Candidates
Gerry Mullan, who was an MLA for the SDLP before the dissolution, stood as an independent after having been deselected by the party. Jonathan Bell, who was suspended from the DUP, was also standing as an independent. Both failed to get elected.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Campaign
The Renewable Heat Incentive scandal remained central in the campaign. Sinn Féin said they would not return to government with the DUP while questions over RHI remain over the DUP's leader, Foster. There were concerns about deteriorating cross-community relationships. If the two parties emerged as the largest in their communities and could not resolve the issue, direct rule by the UK government could be imposed.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Campaign
The UUP leader, Mike Nesbitt, promoted the possibility of a UUP/SDLP administration. He said he would give his voting preference after the UUP candidates to the SDLP, although he said he would not tell UUP voters what to do with their later preferences. Other UUP candidates opposed the action, saying they will give later preferences to other unionist candidates over the SDLP, and one UUP councillor resigned from the party in protest.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Campaign
The DUP criticised Nesbitt's position and campaigned arguing that splitting the unionist vote could help Sinn Féin come out as the largest party.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Campaign
Brexit was also an issue. In the UK-wide referendum on EU membership on 23 June 2016, 56% of voters in Northern Ireland voted to "Remain" a member of the European Union while 44% voted to "Leave". The DUP supported the UK leaving the EU, while nationalist parties and most others opposed, fearing among other things the possibility of a hard border resulting with the Republic of Ireland. It became known during the campaign that the DUP spent £282,000 on a pro-Brexit advert in a newspaper that did not appear in Northern Ireland. The money came from the Constitutional Research Council, a minor pro-union group chaired by the former vice-chair of the Scottish Conservative Party Richard Cook.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Campaign
The Alliance Party campaigned on their opposition to sectarianism. People Before Profit focused on their opposition to austerity.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Results, Seat changes compared to a notional result from 2016 with a 90-seat Assembly
Psephologist Nicholas Whyte estimated the likely result in the 2016 election had it been fought with 5-seat constituencies rather than six-seat constituencies. This table shows the different result, and compares the actual result in 2017 to this notional result.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Results, Distribution of seats by constituency
Party affiliation of the five Assembly members returned by each constituency. The first column indicates the party of the Member of the House of Commons (MP) returned by the corresponding parliamentary constituency in the general election of 7 May 2015 (under the "first past the post" method).


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Results, Distribution of seats by constituency
(The constituencies are arranged here in rough geographical order around Lough Neagh from Antrim to Londonderry. To see them in alphabetical order, click the small square icon after "Constituency"; to restore this geographical order, click the icon at the left.)


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Results, Share of first-preference votes
Percentage of each constituency's first-preference votes. Four highest percentages in each constituency shaded; absolute majorities underlined. The constituencies are arranged in the geographic order described for the table above; click the icon next to "Constituency" to see them in alphabetical order.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Aftermath
The election marked a significant shift in Northern Ireland's politics, being the first election since Ireland's partition in 1921 in which unionist parties did not win a majority of seats, and the first time that unionist and nationalist parties received equal representation in the Assembly (39 members between Sinn Féin and the SDLP, 39 members between the DUP, UUP, and TUV). However, a plurality of MLAs were unionists, as Independent MLA Claire Sugden designates as such, leaving 40 unionist MLAs and 39 nationalist MLAs. The DUP's loss of seats also prevents it from unilaterally using the petition of concern mechanism, which the party had controversially used to block measures such as the introduction of same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Aftermath
UUP leader Mike Nesbitt announced his resignation, following the party's failure to make any breakthrough.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Aftermath
Sinn Féin reiterated that it would not return to a power-sharing arrangement with the DUP without significant changes in the DUP's approach, including Foster not becoming First Minister until the RHI investigation is complete. The parties had three weeks to form an administration; failing that, new elections would likely be called.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Aftermath
While unionism lost its overall majority in the Assembly, the result was characterised by political analyst Matthew Whiting as being more about voters seeking competent local leadership, and about the DUP having less success than Sinn Féin in motivating its traditional voter base to turn out, than about a significant move towards a united Ireland.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Aftermath
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland James Brokenshire gave the political parties more time to reach a coalition agreement after the 27 March deadline passed. Sinn Féin called for fresh elections if agreement could not be reached. Negotiations were paused over Easter, but Brokenshire threatened a new election or direct rule if no agreement could be reached by early May. On 18 April, the Conservative Party Prime Minister, Theresa May, then called a snap general election for 8 June 2017. A new deadline of 29 June was then set for power-sharing talks.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Aftermath
The 2017 UK general election saw both the DUP and Sinn Féin advance, with the UUP and SDLP losing all their MPs. The overall result saw the Conservatives losing seats, resulting in a hung parliament. May sought to continue as Prime Minister running a minority administration through seeking the support of the DUP. Various commentators suggested this raised problems for the UK government's role as a neutral arbiter in Northern Ireland, as is required under the Good Friday Agreement. Talks restarted on 12 June 2017, while a Conservative–DUP agreement was announced and published on 26 June.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Aftermath
A new deadline was set for 29 June, but it appeared that no agreement would be reached in time, with the main sticking point over Sinn Féin's desire for an Irish Language Act, rejected by the DUP, while Sinn Féin rejected a hybrid act that also covers Ulster Scots. The deadline passed with no resolution. Brokenshire extended the time for talks, but Sinn Féin and the DUP remained pessimistic about any quick resolution.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Aftermath
Negotiations resumed in the autumn but failed, leaving it in the hands of the UK Parliament to pass a budget for the ongoing financial year of 2017–18. The bill, which began its passage on 13 November, would if enacted release the final 5% of Northern Ireland's block grant. Talks between the DUP and Sinn Féin recommenced on 6 February 2018, only days before the mid-February deadline where, in the absence of an agreement, a regional budget would have to be imposed by Westminster.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Aftermath
Despite being attended by Theresa May and Leo Varadkar, the talks collapsed and DUP negotiator Simon Hamilton stated "significant and serious gaps remain between ourselves and Sinn Féin". The stalemate continued into September, at which point Northern Ireland reached 590 days without a fully functioning administration, eclipsing the record set in Belgium between April 2010 and December 2011.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Aftermath
On 18 October the Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley introduced the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill, removing the time frame of an Assembly election until 26 March 2019, which could be replaced by a later date by the Northern Ireland Secretary for once only, and during which the Northern Ireland Executive could be formed at any time, enabling civil servants to take a certain degree of departmental decisions that would be in public interest, and also allowing Ministers of the Crown to have several Northern Ireland appointments.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Aftermath
The Bill's third reading was passed in the House of Commons and in the House of Lords on 24 and 30 October respectively. The Bill became the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Act 2018 and came into effect after it received Royal Assent and was passed on 1 November.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Aftermath
During a question period to the Northern Ireland Secretary on 31 October Karen Bradley announced that she would hold a meeting in Belfast the following day with the main parties regarding the implementation of the Bill (which was not an Act yet on that day) and next steps towards the restoration of the devolution and that she would fly to Dublin alongside Theresa May's de facto deputy David Lidington to hold an inter-governmental conference with the Irish Government. No deal was reached at that time.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Aftermath
On 24 July 2019, the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 further extended the deadline for formation of an executive to 13 January 2020. It also introduced measures requiring the Secretary of State to liberalize abortion law and provisionally legalize same-sex marriage. (Both marriage and health are devolved matters, but legislating on these contentious issues was hampered by the lack of a functioning legislature. In relation to abortion, Westminster had a responsibility to act as NI law had been ruled by the European Court of Human Rights to be in breach of human rights, which are a reserved matter.)


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Aftermath
Unionist MPs attempted to reconvene the Assembly on 21 October to pass legislation to defeat the measures, but no business could be conducted due to a boycott by Sinn Féin. The Act additionally formed part of the 2019 prorogation controversy by requiring the Secretary of State to make regular reports to Parliament, thus preventing prorogation.


2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Aftermath
In early January 2020, the British and Irish governments announced the text of a deal to restore power sharing in Northern Ireland, and to restore devolution. The Northern Ireland Executive was finally restored on 11 January 2020, with Foster returning as First Minister and Michelle O'Neill of Sinn Féin as deputy First Minister.


2017 Northern Ireland Open
The 2017 Dafabet Northern Ireland Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20 and 26 November 2017 in the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was the tenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season and a part of the Home Nations Series. It was the second edition of the Northern Ireland Open.


2017 Northern Ireland Open
Mark King was the defending champion, but he was beaten 1–4 in the third round (last 32) by Yan Bingtao. By reaching the final Yan became the youngest ever finalist of a ranking event.


2017 Northern Ireland Open
Mark Williams won the 19th ranking title of his career, beating Yan Bingtao 9–8 in the final. Williams had to come from 7–8 behind to win and denied Yan becoming the youngest ever winner of a ranking event. Ronnie O'Sullivan still holds that record for the 1993 UK Championship.


2017 Northern Ireland Open, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2017 Northern Ireland Open, Prize fund
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000


2017 Northern Kyushu floods
The 2017 Northern Kyushu floods (Japanese: 平成29年7月九州北部豪雨) was a disaster caused by a cloudburst that occurred in northern Kyushu in July 2017. On July 5, a heavy torrential rain, followed by a debris flow, hit Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture and Hita, Oita Prefecture. According to an official of the Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency, 36 people died, with 21 injured.


2017 Northern Kyushu floods, Overview
Tropical Storm Nanmadol dropped torrential rainfall across Kyushu, resulting in landslides, although the Fukuoka and Ōita Prefectures were the hardest hit. The city of Asakura, Fukuoka experienced a one-day rainfall surpassing the city's average total for July by 50%, with a rainfall of 500 mm (20 in) recorded within a 12-hour period on July 5. Landslides were recorded in 44 different locations and flooding in 38 locations, and from this, more than 2,600 homes were destroyed. In total, 42 people died from Nanmadol due to drowning from flash flooding or due to landslides. Total damages was estimated to have toppled to ¥190 billion (US$1.68 billion).


2017 Northern Kyushu floods, Tropical Storm Nanmadol
The JMA issued a heavy rain warning for Shimane Prefecture and neighboring areas, in which the government had urged 20,000 residents to evacuate. On July 3, the Sasebo City Emergency Management Bureau activated a total of 30 emergency shelters. The government dispatched a total of 12,000 rescuers, including police officers, firefighters and the Self-Defense Forces troops, in preparation for post-storm relief.


2017 Northern Kyushu floods, Tropical Storm Nanmadol
On July 10, the Kyushu Railway Company began a bus service to aid residents trapped in some areas along the currently suspended Kyudai Main Line; this included areas between Ukiha Station in Fukuoka Prefecture and Hita Station, Ōita Prefecture, where an iron bridge spanning a river was washed away by floodwaters. Due to the threat of further landslides, the West Nippon Expressway Company extended a closure of the Ōita Expressway. Trees with trunks of 50–60 cm (19.7–23.6 in) were washed away, blocking the water stream further and exacerbating floods. Therefore, on July 11, Forestry Minister Yuji Yamamoto pledged to set up a task force to remove driftwood. Meanwhile, an official at the University of Hyogo warned other municipalities of potential damage caused by fallen trees.


2017 Northern Kyushu floods, Tropical Storm Nanmadol
Peak windspeeds of 150 km/h (93 mph) were recorded in Nagasaki upon landfall, including a 162 km/h (101 mph) wind gust in the Shikoku town of Muroto just after 05:30 UTC. Strong winds overturned vehicles, collapsed scaffolding, and left 68,500 homes without power in Nagasaki and Kumamoto prefectures; other blackouts occurred in the prefectures of Ōita, Miyazaki and Kagoshima. Around 3,000 airline passengers were affected by the grounding and cancellation of at least 47 flights. Heavy rains and strong winds disrupted numerous train services including the iconic Shinkansen, between Hakata and Kagoshima-Chuo in Kyushu.


2017 Northern Kyushu floods, Tropical Storm Nanmadol
Evacuation advisories were issued to at least 20,000 residents due to fears of possible flooding and landslides, especially in the Niigata, Toyama and Nagano prefectures that had experienced rainfall accumulations of up to 300 mm (12 in) in the preceding hours. In Hamada, Shimane, over 80 mm (3.1 in) fell in an hour.


2017 Northern Kyushu floods, Tropical Storm Nanmadol
At least three people were injured during the storm—a young boy's hand was injured when a school window broke in the city of Kumamoto, and two adults in Ōita prefecture sustained injuries from falls as a result of the strong winds. About 180 people took shelter at a junior high school gymnasium in Asakura. Within the prefecture, 130 mm (5.1 in) of rain fell in an hour, greatly contributing to a 24-hour rainfall total of 545 mm (21.5 in). A later report showed that the prefecture experienced a total accumulated rainfall of 632.5 mm (24.90 in).


2017 Northern Kyushu floods, Tropical Storm Nanmadol
The city of Hita, Ōita also experienced extreme rainfall, with accumulations of 400 mm (16 in). However the prefecture of Fukuoka experienced an incredible amount of 774 mm (30.5 in) of rain within the course of nine hours on July 5. Due to the risk of landslides, an evacuation order which covered 316 people from 115 households was issued in the Haki District of Asakura, due to high risk of landslides. Throughout the Fukuoka and Ōita Prefectures, 1,724 people evacuated.


2017 Northern Kyushu floods, Tropical Storm Nanmadol
More than 2,600 homes were destroyed by Nanmadol around the Fukuoka, Oita, and the Hiroshima prefectures, but a later report showed a total of 4,458 buildings damaged. Nearly a week after the flooding had begun, some roads were already reopened over in some communities in the Fukuoka Prefecture. During July 12, the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe canceled a trip to Estonia for a European tour and instead visited devastated places over in the Kyushu region to view the damage and console residents. He also promised that the government would take action and do everything possible to help rebuild.


2017 Northern Kyushu floods, Tropical Storm Nanmadol
A total of 42 people have been confirmed dead due to torrential rains which caused landslides and flooding, particularly in Kyushu, where two still remained missing and leaving 39 people injured. Total damages in Japan were amounted to be ¥190 billion (US$1.68 billion).


2017 Northern NSW Football season
The 2017 Northern NSW Football season was the fourth season under the new competition format in northern New South Wales.


2017 Northern NSW Football season, League tables, 2017 NEWFM Northern League One
The NEWFM Northern League One (formerly Northern NSW State League Division 1) season was the fourth season of the new Northern NSW State League Division 1 as the second level domestic association football competition in the district of Northern NSW. The top team at the end of the year can be promoted to the 2017 National Premier Leagues Northern NSW, subject to meeting criteria.


2017 Northern NSW Football season, League tables, 2017 Zone Premier League
The 2017 Zone Premier League season was the fourth edition of the Newcastle Zone Premier League as the third level domestic football competition in the district of Northern NSW.


2017 Northern NSW Football season, League tables, 2017 Zone League 1
The 2017 Zone League 1 season was the fourth edition of the Zone League 1 as the fourth level domestic football competition in the district of Northern NSW.


2017 Northern NSW Football season, League tables, 2017 Zone League 2
The 2017 Zone League 2 season was the fourth edition of the Zone League 2 as the fifth level domestic football competition in the district of Northern NSW.


2017 Northern NSW Football season, League tables, 2017 Zone League 3
The 2017 Zone League 3 season was the fourth edition of the Zone League 3 as the sixth level domestic football competition in the district of Northern NSW.


2017 Northern NSW Football season, League tables, 2017 Women's Premier League
The highest tier domestic football competition in Northern NSW for women is known for sponsorship reasons as the Herald Women's Premier League.


2017 Northern NSW Football season, Cup Competitions, FFA Cup Preliminary Rounds
Northern NSW soccer clubs competed in 2017 within the Northern NSW Preliminary Rounds for the 2017 FFA Cup. In addition to the A-League club Newcastle Jets, the two Round 7 winners - Broadmeadow Magic and Edgeworth FC - qualified for the final rounds of the FFA Cup, entering at the Round of 32, where they were both eliminated.


2017 Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2017 Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Northern Ontario women's curling championship, was held January 18–24 at the Nipigon Curling and Event Centre in Nipigon, Ontario. The winning Krista McCarville rink represented Northern Ontario at the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in St. Catharines, Ontario. The win sent McCarville to her sixth national Scotties Tournament of Hearts.


2017 Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
For the third straight year, the final featured the McCarville rink from Thunder Bay against the Tracy Fleury rink from Sudbury. McCarville had won the Northern Ontario in 2016 as well, and went all the way to the finals of the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Despite this, the Fleury team were the higher ranked rink going into the tournament. In the final, Team McCarville stole single points in the 4th and 5th points and then two points in the sixth end en route to winning the Northern Ontario championship.


2017 Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The event was a double-round robin, from which the top two teams played in a final match for the championship.


2017 Northumberland County Council election
The 2017 Northumberland County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 67 councillors were elected from 66 electoral divisions which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.


2017 Northumberland County Council election
The results saw the Conservative Party win 33 seats, one short of a majority. In South Blyth there was a tie between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats who decided the results by drawing straws, which the Liberal Democrats won. The Conservatives made significant gains in medium-sized towns, gaining seats in Prudhoe, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Alnwick, Morpeth and Cramlington.


2017 Northumberland County Council election, Result
There was a total of 100,765 valid votes cast, and a total of 354 ballots were rejected.


2017 Northumberland County Council election, Council Composition
Following the previous election in 2013, the composition of the council was:


2017 Northumberland County Council election, Ward Results
Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election. Councillors seeking re-election were elected in 2013, and results are compared to that year's polls on that basis. All results are listed below:


2017 Northwest Iran floods
The 2017 Northwest Iran floods were flash floods caused by heavy rains in northwest Iran on April 14, 2017. Flooding was observed in East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan, Kordestan, and Zanjan Provinces. The flood claimed the lives of more than 40 people, and it was deadliest in East Azerbaijan province, where it left 37 dead.


2017 Northwest Iran floods, Cause
The flood followed after a heavy rain fell for about a day. The rainfall had a maximum total of 47.1 mm in Azarshahr, which was accompanied by 90 km/h wind.


2017 Northwest Iran floods, Casualties
More than 40 people lost their lives in this flood. The majority of casualties were reported from East Azerbaijan province including 17 people who trapped in the flash flood while commuting under a bridge over Seil Chaii in the entrance of Ghallehzar village. While normal traffic to the road was not blocked, cars were commuting through the road next to the flooded river. In a sudden flash flood, 5 cars were driven away by the floodwaters and all 17 passengers inside the cars were killed. The highest casualty incident occurred in Chenar, Ajab Shir where 21 residents were swept away in a flash flood. In the days after the flood, the bodies of 17 victims were recovered. The survivors in Chenar village claimed that there was no flood warning issued.


2017 Northwest Territories Men's Curling Championship
The 2017 Northwest Territories Men's Curling Championship was held from January 19 to 22 at the Yellowknife Curling Centre in Yellowknife. The winning Jamie Koe team will represent the Northwest Territories at the 2017 Tim Hortons Brier in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.


2017 Northwestern State Demons football team
The 2017 Northwestern State Demons football team represented Northwestern State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Demons were led by fifth-year head coach Jay Thomas and played their home games at Harry Turpin Stadium. They played as a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 4–5 in Southland play to finish in a tie for sixth place.


2017 Northwestern State Demons football team
On November 17thit was announced that the contract of head coach Jay Thomas would not be renewed after the season. He finished at Northwestern State with a five-year record of 21–36.