2017 DFB-Pokal Final, Pre-match, Ticketing
With a stadium capacity of nearly 74,500, the two finalist teams received 21,000 tickets each. The remaining tickets available to the general public were available for sale via the DFB ticket portal from 2 to 16 March 2017 in four price categories: €130, €95, €70, and €45. A computer-generated draw determined the ticket allocation.


2017 DFB-Pokal Final, Pre-match, Seating
On 28 April 2017, the finalists met in Berlin with the DFB to set out the framework for the final. Eintracht Frankfurt were allocated the guest dressing room, with the Frankfurt fans in the Ostkurve of the stadium. The Alexanderplatz is connected to the Ostkurve for the "Fanfest". Borussia Dortmund got the home dressing room, and the Dortmund fans located at the Marathontor. The Breitscheidplatz is connected to the Marathontor for the "Fanfest".


2017 DFB-Pokal Final, Pre-match, Trophy
For the first time, the DFB, in partner with ERGO Group, hosted the "DFB-Pokal-Tour" of the competition trophy from 21 April to 4 May 2017. The trophy visited nine cities, with visitors getting to experience the history of the trophy. The tour also included the women's competition trophy on display while in Cologne, the venue for the women's final. Due to the positive response, the trophy also will make two additional stops in Berlin in the days before the final.


2017 DFB-Pokal Final, Pre-match, Trophy
On 5 May 2017, Berlin mayor Michael Müller received the trophy at the traditional "Cup Handover" at the Wappensaal of the Rotes Rathaus in Berlin. The trophy will remain on display at the city hall until the final. DFB president Reinhard Grindel, DFB vice-president Peter Frymuth, and Berlin senator Andreas Geisel all attended the event. Hasan Salihamidžić symbolically gave the trophy to Grindel, on behalf of the current titleholders, Bayern Munich. The two finalists were represented at the event by Fredi Bobic and Alexander Meier for Eintracht Frankfurt, as well as CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke and Nuri Şahin for Borussia Dortmund.


2017 DFB-Pokal Final, Pre-match, Trophy
At the "Cup Handover", the DFB announced that retired German figure skater and East German Olympic gold medalist Katarina Witt would be the trophy bearer for the final.


2017 DFB-Pokal Final, Pre-match, Kits
On 28 April 2017, Eintracht Frankfurt announced a special kit featuring the club's traditional colours would be worn for the final. The kit was unveiled on 8 May, featuring a white shirt with a black collar, a black stripe running along the top of the sleeve and upper back, and black sleeve cuffs. Eintracht Frankfurt's four previous cup-winning years are printed on the back of the collar. The kit also features black shorts and white socks in addition to the white kit.


2017 DFB-Pokal Final, Pre-match, Kits
On 18 May, Borussia Dortmund unveiled their new home kit for the 2017–18 season, which will also be worn during the DFB-Pokal final. The kit features a gradient hoop pattern on the front, with the back and sleeves monochrome. This will be accompanied by yellow shorts, and yellow and black socks.


2017 DFB-Pokal Final, Pre-match, Half-time performance
On 23 May, it was announced that German singer Helene Fischer would perform a specially made melody during the half-time interval of the DFB-Pokal final.


2017 DFB-Pokal Final, Pre-match, Related events
On 24 and 25 May, the finals of the 2016–17 Verbandspokal took place, determining the regional teams which will enter next season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The 2017 DFB-Pokal der Frauen Final was held on 27 May at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne. The 2017 DFB-Junioren-Vereinspokal Final was also held on 27 May at the Stadion auf dem Wurfplatz in Berlin.


2017 DFB-Pokal Final, Match, Summary
Ousmane Dembélé opened the scoring for Borussia Dortmund in the 8th minute when he cut in past defender Jesús Vallejo on the right to fire left footed high into the net. Ante Rebić equalised in the 29th minute for Eintracht Frankfurt with a low shot to the right of the goalkeeper from ten yards out after receiving the ball out on the left from Mijat Gaćinović.


2017 DFB-Pokal Final, Match, Summary
Borussia Dortmund were awarded a penalty in the 67th minute when goalkeeper Lukáš Hrádecký tripped Christian Pulisic. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored from the penalty, chipping the ball to the center of the goal with his right foot.


2017 DFL-Supercup
The 2017 DFL-Supercup was the eighth edition of the German super cup under the name DFL-Supercup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal competitions. The match was played on 5 August 2017.


2017 DFL-Supercup
The DFL-Supercup featured Borussia Dortmund, the winners of the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal, and Bayern Munich, the winners of the 2016–17 Bundesliga and holders of the competition.


2017 DFL-Supercup
Bayern Munich won the DFL-Supercup 5–4 on penalties following a 2–2 draw after 90 minutes for their sixth title.


2017 DFL-Supercup, Teams
In the following table, matches until 1996 were in the DFB-Supercup era, since 2010 were in the DFL-Supercup era.


2017 DFL-Supercup, Background
Bayern Munich were the reigning champions, having beaten Borussia Dortmund 2–0 in the 2016 edition.


2017 DFL-Supercup, Background
Both teams have won the competition five times, a joint record. The match was Dortmund's second consecutive and ninth overall appearance, with a record of five wins and three losses prior. The match was Bayern's record sixth consecutive and record eleventh overall appearance, with a record of five wins and five losses prior. This was the record sixth super cup between Dortmund and Bayern, having previously met in 1989, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016. Of these, Dortmund have won three (in 1989, 2013, and 2014), while Bayern have won twice (in 2012 and 2016).


2017 DFL-Supercup, Background
This was the first competitive match for Peter Bosz as head coach of Borussia Dortmund, moving from Ajax in the summer to replace Thomas Tuchel.


2017 DFL-Supercup, Match, Summary
Christian Pulisic opened the scoring for Borussia Dortmund in the 12th minute when he ran in on goal and shot low with his right foot past the advancing Sven Ulreich. Robert Lewandowski made it 1–1 in the 18th minute when he finished with his right foot from close range after a low cross from the right by Joshua Kimmich. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made it 2–1 in the 71st minute when he clipped the ball over the advancing Sven Ulreich from the right of the penalty area with his right foot.


2017 DFL-Supercup, Match, Summary
With two minutes to go the ball deflected into the net off Roman Bürki from close range after an initial shot from Joshua Kimmich hit Marc Bartra and came back to hit Bürki before going into the net. In the penalty shoot-out, Joshua Kimmich missed for Bayern Munich and Sebastian Rode missed for Borussia Dortmund. Marc Bartra the took the sixth penalty for Borussia Dortmund where his shot was saved to his right by Sven Ulreich which allowed Bayern Munich to win 5–4 on penalties for their sixth Supercup.


2017 DFL-Supercup, Match, Details
Assistant referees:Thorsten Schiffner (Konstanz)Christian Gittelmann (Gauersheim)Fourth official:Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)Video assistant referee:Tobias Stieler (Hamburg)


2017 DPMM FC season
The 2017 season is DPMM FC's 6th consecutive season in the top flight of Singapore football and in the S.League. Along with the S.League, the club will also compete in the Singapore Cup and the Singapore League Cup.


2017 DPR Korea Football League
Statistics of DPR Korea Football League in the 2017 season.


2017 DPR Korea Football League, Overview
2017 was the last season in which the Highest Class Football League was played; April 25 became national champions, and Hwaebul were runners-up.


2017 DPR Korea Football League, Cup competitions, Hwaebul Cup
The 2017 instalment of the Hwaebul Cup was the first time that April 25 was not the winner. In the final played on 28 August, Sobaeksu defeated Ryŏmyŏng 2–1 in extra time to win the cup for the first time. Hwaebul finished third, and Kigwanch'a finished fourth.


2017 DPR Korea Football League, Cup competitions, Man'gyŏngdae Prize
April 25 won the 2017 edition of the Man'gyŏngdae Prize after defeating February 8 in the final by a score of 2–0, whilst Hwaebul secured third place with a 1–0 victory over Sŏnbong in the bronze medal match.


2017 DPR Korea Football League, Cup competitions, Paektusan Prize
The 2017 edition of the Paektusan Prize was won by April 25. February 8 were runners up, and Hwaebul finished in third place, out of fifteen participating teams – two more than in the previous year. Sobaeksu striker Cho Kwang led the tournament in scoring, with seven goals.


2017 DPR Korea Football League, Cup competitions, Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize
Hwaebul won the 2017 edition of the Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize defeating Sobaeksu by a score of 2–1 in a match played at Kim Il-sung Stadium in P'yŏngyang.


2017 DPR Korea Football League, Representatives at AFC club competitions
The following teams would represent North Korea in the 2018 AFC Cup


2017 DR Congo landslide
On 16 August 2017, severe flooding caused a mountainside to collapse, triggering a landslide which affected a fishing village in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DR Congo) Ituri province. The disaster killed at least 200 people. Much of the damage is attributed to poorly regulated housing in vulnerable mountainous regions and heavy deforestation.


2017 DR Congo landslide, Events
Heavy rainfall impacted the Ituri province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) on the night of 15 August 2017. West African countries, including the DR Congo, are susceptible to devastating landslides as a growing demand for residential properties force communities to crowd hillsides. Large scale deforestation, occurring in regions throughout the country, incurs significant adverse soil erosion, heightening the threat of slope failure.


2017 DR Congo landslide, Events
A mountainside situated on the western banks of Lake Albert collapsed on 16 August, triggering a landslide which impacted the fishing village of Tora. Initial estimates reported about 40 people were killed by the disaster with as many as 200 others missing. The following day, the province's deputy governor Pacifique Keta announced the death toll had risen to 200 and 50 properties were completely submerged. Four other victims were treated for injuries at Tshomia Hospital.


2017 DR Congo landslide, Events
Deputy governor Keta declared a state of emergency and appealed to the international community for support with relief efforts. Following the landslide in Tora, search and rescue teams from the Red Cross of the DR Congo recovered 44 bodies from the disaster area in the first day. Persistent rainfall disrupted recovery missions, as did the region's topography. The United Nations (UN) sent a humanitarian team to evacuate survivors and assess the damage.


2017 DR109
2017 DR109, is a micro-asteroid, classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group and Aten group, respectively. It is currently trapped in a 1:1 mean motion resonance with the Earth of the horseshoe type. The object was first observed on 27 February 2017, by astronomers of the Catalina Sky Survey conducted at Mount Lemmon Observatory, Arizona, United States.


2017 DR109, Discovery
2017 DR109 was first observed by astronomer D. C. Fuls on 27 February 2017, using the 0.68-meter Schmidt camera of the Catalina Sky Survey at a visual apparent magnitude of 19.6.


2017 DR109, Orbit and physical properties
The asteroid's orbit has still a high uncertainty; with a very short observation arc of just 5 days. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.76–1.24 AU once every 366 days (semi-major axis of 1.00 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.24 and an inclination of 3° with respect to the ecliptic. With a semi-major axis of that of Earth, the object is both classified as a member of Apollo and Aten in the JPL Small-Body Database and by the Minor Planet Center, respectively. Both Apollo and Aten asteroids are Earth-crossing asteroids.


2017 DR109, Orbit and physical properties, Earth co-orbital
2017 DR109 is currently trapped in a 1:1 mean motion resonance with the Earth of the horseshoe type and follows an orbit similar to those of 54509 YORP, 2017 FZ2 and several other near-Earth asteroids.


2017 DR109, Physical characteristics
2017 DR109 has an absolute magnitude of 27.6 which gives a calculated mean diameter between 9 and 20 meters for an assumed geometric albedo of 0.20 and 0.04, respectively, which are typical values for stony S-type and carbonaceous C-type asteroids.


2017 DStv Mzansi Viewers' Choice Awards
The 2017 DStv Mzansi Viewers' Choice Awards ceremony was held on August 26, 2017 at Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg. The awards honoured the year's achievements in television, music, sports, and comedy voted by viewers in South Africa.


2017 Dagon season
Dagon Football Club is a Burmese football club. Dagon FC currently plays in MNL-2.


2017 Dagon season, 2017 Players Squad
The squad for the 2016 Myanmar National League. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Dahsyatnya Awards
The 2017 Dahsyatnya Awards, honoring the best in music and entertainment (or popular culture) for 2017, was held on January 25, 2017, at the Ecopark Ocean Ecovention Ancol in Pademangan, North Jakarta. It was broadcast live on RCTI. It's the ninth annual show and was hosted by Raffi Ahmad, Ayu Dewi, Denny Cagur, Syahnaz Sadiqah, Anwar Sanjaya and Felycia Angelistya. The ceremonies awards were held the theme for "We Are Dahsyat" and presenting 14 categories award, including special award and a new category to Outstanding EDM.


2017 Dahsyatnya Awards
Tulus led the nominations with six categories, followed Isyana Sarasvati and Raisa Andriana, both of earned four nominations. Afgan has become biggest winner for taking home two awards, including Outstanding Song for "Kunci Hati".


2017 Dahsyatnya Awards, Winners and nominees
The nominees were announced on January 2, 2017. Winners are listed first and highlighted.


2017 Dakar Rally
The 2017 Dakar Rally was the 39th edition of the event and the ninth successive year that the event was held in South America. The event started in Asunción, Paraguay on January 2, then ran through Argentina and Bolivia, before returning to Buenos Aires on January 14 after 12 stages of competition. This year saw the introduction of the new UTV category.


2017 Dalian Transcendence F.C. season
The 2017 Dalian Transcendence F.C. season is the 3rd season in club history.


2017 Dalian Transcendence F.C. season, Background
After struggling in the relegation zone last season, many valuable players decided to leave. Goal keeper Guo Wei announced on his social media that the team defaulted his salary, and he gained a chance to end his contract through a CFA arbitration. They renewed their contract with their caretaker, Rusmir Cviko.


2017 Dalian Transcendence F.C. season, Background
Jaílton Paraíba, the best scorer last season, had been absent since May. It was believed that he flew to the United States to take care of his wife, who recently gave birth to a child. However, Paraíba released a video clip later, accusing the team for providing poor accommodation, as well as defaulting his salary for more than 3 months, that he will seek to end the contract.


2017 Dalian Transcendence F.C. season, Background
On 10 August, it's been reported that Rusmir resigned due to family concern, and the team decided to promote their reserve team manager, Li Guoxu.


2017 Dalian Transcendence F.C. season, Background
Dalian Transcendence struggled throughout the 2017 season to prevent from relegation. The position was fixed until the last round, as Transcendence shared same points with Baoding Yingli ETS, but won a head-to-head match.


2017 Dalian Transcendence F.C. season, Player information, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Dalian Transcendence F.C. season, Player information, Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Dalian Women's Tennis Open
The 2017 Dalian Women's Tennis Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2017 WTA 125K series and took place in Dalian, China, from 5 to 10 September 2017.


2017 Dalian Women's Tennis Open, Singles draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Dalian Women's Tennis Open – Doubles
Lee Ya-hsuan and Kotomi Takahata were the defending champions, but Lee chose not to participate. Takahata partnered Erika Sema, but lost in the first round to Han Xinyun and Jessica Moore.


2017 Dalian Women's Tennis Open – Doubles
Lu Jingjing and You Xiaodi won the title after defeating Guo Hanyu and Ye Qiuyu 7–6(7–2), 4–6, [10–5] in the final.


2017 Dalian Women's Tennis Open – Singles
Kristýna Plíšková was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2017 Dalian Women's Tennis Open – Singles
Kateryna Kozlova won the title after defeating Vera Zvonareva 6–4, 6–2 in the final.


2017 Dalian Yifang F.C. season
The 2017 Dalian Yifang F.C. season is the eighth season in club history.


2017 Dalian Yifang F.C. season
Dalian Yifang won the League One title, and will be able to compete again in the Chinese top-tier league next season, after a 3-year-absence.


2017 Dalian Yifang F.C. season, Squad, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Dalian Yifang F.C. season, Squad, Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Dalian Yifang F.C. season, Transfers
It's been reported that they have met with Samuel Eto'o, but finally signed Yannick Boli from Anzhi Makhachkala. For domestic players, Sun Guowen, who claimed his contract with Aerbin was illegal and refused to renew it, has returned after the local court judged the contract to be valid.


2017 Dalian Yifang F.C. season, China League One, Review
Dalian Yifang signed Spanish manager Juan Ramón López Caro before the season. The team will aim to gain promotion back to the Super League.


2017 Dalian Yifang F.C. season, China League One, Review
Juan Caro brought an effective strategy based on high pressing, long pass and quick counterattack, while the team significantly improved defence tactics by signing Jonathan Ferrari and Zhou Ting. Dalian Yifang achieved four consecutive winnings at the beginning of the season, and won 8 matches out of the first 10. By May, they were the team with the best defense, with only 5 goals conceded.


2017 Dalian Yifang F.C. season, China League One, Review
After beating Shenzhen F.C. on 7 May, Dalian Yifang went top for the first time within 708 days, since they led the league at the beginning of 2015 season. During the match, Shenzhen F.C. player Wang Dalong committed a rude foul to Nyasha Mushekwi, causing considerable damage to his right leg. After a 4–0 victory against Yunnan Lijiang F.C. on 18 June, Yifang ensured its position as the Summer Champion, with two matches yet to compete.


2017 Dalian Yifang F.C. season, China League One, Review
During the match with Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard, Mushekwi scored the 100th goal since the team was occupied by Dalian Yifang. The gap between them and Beijing Renhe came to 9 points after the match, but was reduced to 2 points after losing the second-leg match with Beijing Renhe, and their record of remain undefeated for 18 matches in a row was also terminated.


2017 Dalian Yifang F.C. season, China League One, Review
Yannick Boli scored the first hat trick in squad this season against Shanghai Shenxin on 23 September.


2017 Dalian Yifang F.C. season, China League One, Review
After winning the derby against Dalian Transcendence on 15 October, Yifang ensured a promotion back to the Chinese top-tier league, after competing 3 seasons (1078 days approximately) in China League One. Congratulatory messages were sent by both Dalian municipal government and Sun Xishaung, owner of the team. On 21 October, as Beijing Renhe was beaten by Hohhot Zhongyou, Dalian Yifang was led to the league title.


2017 Dalian Yifang F.C. season, China League One, Review
Dalian Yifang U17 Team claimed the title of 2017 China League One elite reserve team league on 21 November(Chinese: 2017中甲俱乐部精英梯队联赛).


2017 Dalian Yifang F.C. season, China League One, League fixtures and results
Fixtures as of 24 February 2017. Some fixtures may be adjusted if necessary.


2017 Dalian Yifang F.C. season, Squad statistics, Suspensions
Zhu Ting received a severe 7-match suspension because he spitted at the referee and misbehaved during the handshake, after the match against Shijiazhuang Ever Bright on 30 April. Zhou Ting and Boli both received a Red Card during the match against Meizhou Hakka on 2 July. Jin Qiang was the first player in squad to be suspended twice for accumulating four Yellow Cards. During the match with Beijing Renhe, Sun Bo committed a rude tackle, causing an ankle fracture for Ayub Masika, and received a 2-match suspension consequently.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season
The 2017 Dallas Cowboys season was the franchise's 58th season in the National Football League, the ninth playing their home games at AT&T Stadium and the seventh full season under head coach Jason Garrett. It was also the 29th season under owner Jerry Jones. For the first time since 2002, quarterback Tony Romo was not on the opening day roster, as he announced his retirement on April 4, 2017. They were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention after a Week 16 loss at home to the Seattle Seahawks.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Preseason
† The game was originally scheduled for August 31, and to be moved from its original venue, NRG Stadium, to the Cowboys' AT&T Stadium, due to public safety concerns regarding flooding in the Houston area from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey. However, the game was later cancelled in order to allow Texans' players and coaches to return to Houston after the storm. Instead, the Cowboys held a public practice session as well as a telethon to raise money for the relief efforts.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. New York Giants
Dallas opened its third straight season at home against NFC East division rival New York. Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. sat out the game still nursing a preseason injury. Dallas' solid and workmanlike performance was punctuated early in the fourth quarter when Cole Beasley made a spectacular one-handed circus catch for a key first down.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. New York Giants
Dallas tight end Jason Witten surpassed Michael Irvin as the all-time receiving-yards leader in franchise history and also scored the lone touchdown of the game on a second-quarter 12-yard pass from quarterback Dak Prescott, who had some passes sail high early but settled down to turn in another solid and turnover-free performance. The Dallas win snapped its three-game losing streak against New York.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at Denver Broncos
In a stunning reversal of the previous week's performance, the Dallas Cowboys struggled in almost every aspect of the game, getting blown out by an inspired Denver Broncos team in Denver. The Broncos defense stuffed the Dallas run game and pressured quarterback Dak Prescott, who threw two interceptions – one returned late in the game for a pick-six. Defensively Dallas had no answers for the Broncos attack, plagued with poor tackling and bad pursuit angles, giving up yards after pass catches and rushing yards in chunks. Dallas fell to 1–1, looking to be in total disarray – nursing several key injuries to its secondary – heading into its Monday night meeting at Arizona against the Cardinals.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Arizona Cardinals
After a precarious start which saw Arizona take its opening possession straight down the field for a touchdown, and then Dallas following up with a prompt three-and-out, the Dallas Cowboys adjusted their defensive schemes and got their running game going and slowly but surely overcame the Cardinals on Monday Night Football.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Arizona Cardinals
Despite Carson Palmer's 325 yards passing, Dallas was able to limit scoring damage with key pressures and sacks, and run stoppages to keep the Cardinals neutralized. Dak Prescott turned in a turnover-free performance for the Cowboys with 183 yards passing and two touchdown tosses, while running for Dallas' first score – a second quarter 10-yard scamper on a read-option play. Ezekiel Elliott rebounded from last week's dismal performance to accumulate 80 yards on 22 carries and scored one touchdown. Dallas found itself with a 2–1 record heading into a short week to prepare for the visiting Los Angeles Rams October 1.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Los Angeles Rams
The "tale of two halves" sports cliché was never more true to life as it was Sunday October 1 in AT&T Stadium, as the Dallas Cowboys lost to the visiting Los Angeles Rams 35–30 after dominating the first half of play.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Los Angeles Rams
Dallas was in the driver's seat and looked ready to demolish the young Rams and their rookie head coach after a workmanlike, dominating first half that saw Dallas post three touchdowns after long-distance drives and hold a 24–16 halftime lead.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Los Angeles Rams
The second half saw Dallas' offense virtually grind to a halt while Los Angeles slowly chipped away at the lead, finally finding themselves ahead to stay after Todd Gurley's 53-yard catch-and-run put Los Angeles up 26–24 late in the third quarter. After Dallas posted a 4th-quarter touchdown on a pass to tight end James Hanna, Los Angeles was able to answer with its 7th field goal of the game. With the score 35–30, a late Dallas rally failed, and the Cowboys found themselves 2–2 with a looming meeting at home versus the Green Bay Packers October 8.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Green Bay Packers
With Dallas posting a 21–12 halftime lead, they looked in prime form for revenge in this rematch of their Divisional round playoff the previous season. Green Bay kept chipping away and Aaron Rodgers led the Packers on a late nine-play 75-yard scoring drive that culminated in a 12-yard touchdown pass to Davante Adams with 11 seconds remaining in the game. Damarious Randall earlier added a pick-six to the scoring with a 21-yard return of a Dak Prescott interception to give Green Bay a 28–24 lead at 9:56 of the fourth quarter.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Green Bay Packers
Dallas had answered that, regaining the lead on an 11-yard Dak Prescott touchdown run after a grueling 17-play, eight-minute 79-yard scoring drive which left 1:13 on the game clock for Green Bay to work with. Dallas dropped to 2–3 with the loss, heading into its bye week, while Green Bay improved to 4–1 moving forward with a visit against division rival Minnesota Vikings October 15.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at San Francisco 49ers
Bouncing back from a two-game losing streak, Dallas dominated a winless San Francisco 49ers team 40–10. Ezekiel Elliott led the attack with 147 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries, with 219 total yards from scrimmage. Quarterback Dak Prescott completed 64 percent of his passes for 234 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions and wasn't sacked, completing passes to eight different receivers and finishing with a 134.0 passer rating. The Dallas offense racked up 501 total yards with Dez Bryant posting 74 receiving yards on a game-leading 7 catches and scored one touchdown. The defense dominated throughout, with constant pressure on the quarterback including five sacks and aggressive pass coverage and run defense which held the 49ers to only 103 rushing yards. Dallas improved to 3–3 with the victory and a looming division match-up at Washington October 29.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at Washington Redskins
On a windy, chilly, rainy Sunday afternoon at FedEx Field in Washington, Dallas earned its second consecutive road victory with a somewhat sloppy and penalty-ridden 33–19 result over NFC East rival Washington. Ezekiel Elliott carried the ball a career-high 31 times for 150 rushing yards and two touchdowns, to lead Dallas' 307 yards of total offense.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at Washington Redskins
Dallas' defense limited the Redskins to only 49 yards rushing and 285 yards of total offense while recording 4 sacks for minus 27 yards, recovering two fumbles and grabbing one interception by cornerback Byron Jones – Dallas' first interception since week two versus Denver. On special teams, Dallas recovered a fumbled kickoff and Cowboys cornerback Orlando Scandrick returned a blocked field goal attempt 86 yards to the Washington 2-yard line, setting up an Ezekiel Elliott rushing touchdown, which put Dallas ahead 14–13 with 2:20 left to play in the first half.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: at Washington Redskins
Dallas improved its record to 4–3 and captured sole possession of second place in the NFC East, with a looming visit from the Kansas City Chiefs at AT&T Stadium November 5.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
With Ezekiel Elliott playing on a last-minute stay of his looming suspension and carrying the ball 27 times for 93 yards and one touchdown, and Dak Prescott throwing two touchdown passes to Cole Beasley, running for another score and finding receiver Terrance Williams nine times for a game high 141 yards, the Cowboys notched their third straight victory by a score of 28–17 and improved their record to 5–3 at AT&T Stadium against the AFC West division leading Kansas City Chiefs.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Two long touchdown drives in the second half lifted Dallas to the win after Kansas City had taken command on an unexpected 56-yard Tyreek Hill touchdown catch and run with no time left on the 2nd quarter game clock, then Kansas City following that up with a Travis Kelce 2-yard touchdown grab from Alex Smith at 9:11 of the third quarter to take its first lead of the game, 17–14. Dallas' two long touchdown drives were 12 and 13 plays respectively, eating up over 12 minutes of second-half game clock.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
This was also Tony Romo's first return to AT&T Stadium, this time, as an announcer. Romo played for the Dallas Cowboys form 2003 to 2016.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Atlanta Falcons
Already without Ezekiel Elliott, whose suspension had finally taken effect, the Cowboys lost key players Tyron Smith and Sean Lee to injuries. Dak Prescott had a miserable day, being sacked an astounding eight times. Six of those sacks came from an unknown Adrian Clayborn, who set the Falcons record for most sacks in one game. The Cowboys lost the game 27–7, dropping to 5–4.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
The game immediately began with Ryan Switzer running a kickoff for 61 yards to Eagles' territory. The Cowboys would open the scoring with a field goal from Mike Nugent, who was filling in for injured Dan Bailey. The Cowboys closed the half leading 9–7. Afterwards, the Cowboys would allow 30 unanswered points to make the game 37–9. Dak Prescott was harassed all game by the Eagles' defense, losing a fumble and getting intercepted three times. This loss dropped them to 5–5 on the season and 0–2 without Elliott. The 28-point loss margin is the worst at AT&T Stadium and would not be matched until 2020, where they lost to the Arizona Cardinals 38–10.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
The Chargers dominated the Cowboys all game and only surrendered 6 points. With the loss, the Cowboys dropped to 5–6 on the season and 0–3 without Elliott. This would be their last loss without Elliott, as the Cowboys turned things around the next week.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Washington Redskins
The Cowboys led the entire game. The biggest highlight was an 83-yard punt return by Ryan Switzer. With the win, they snapped a 3-game losing streak and improved to 1-3 without Elliott.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at New York Giants
For the first time in franchise history, the Cowboys wore white pants and navy jerseys. The jerseys are usually paired with silver pants. The white pants were the Color Rush pants with a navy/silver/navy stripe down the side, and the navy jersey is the regular alternate navy jersey, usually worn on Thanksgiving.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at New York Giants
The Cowboys defeated the Giants 30-10 and improve to 7-6 and 2-3 without Elliott. They also swept the Giants for the first time since 2014.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Oakland Raiders
The game was close all the way. The game was clinched when Derek Carr fumbled the ball out of the end zone with less than a minute left in the game, allowing the Cowboys to improve to 8–6 on the season and finish the last game without Elliott at 3–3. Elliott returned the next week.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Elliott returned from his six-game suspension. However, the Cowboys were eliminated from playoff contention with this loss.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Philadelphia Eagles
The Cowboys won an monotonous game versus the Eagles 6-0, with the only score coming on a late touchdown by Brice Butler. With the narrow win, the Cowboys finished a difficult season with a 9–7 record. Despite this, it was the first time they had recorded back-to-back winning seasons since the 2008 and 2009 seasons. They also recorded their first shutout since the 2009 season which was, coincidentally, also during a Week 17 game against the Eagles. This was Dez Bryant's last game with Dallas, as the Cowboys released him on April 13, 2018.


2017 Dallas Cowboys season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Philadelphia Eagles
This was Jason Witten's last game in the NFL until Week 1 of the 2019 season, as he retired on May 3, 2018 and joined the Monday Night Football booth. He later came out of retirement and rejoined the Cowboys in 2019. It would also be the final game in a Cowboys uniform for kicker Dan Bailey, who missed the extra point on Butler's touchdown, as well as a late field goal attempt. Bailey was released on September 1, 2018 and signed with the Minnesota Vikings on September 17, 2018.


2017 Dallas Cup
The 2017 Dallas Cup, known as the Dr Pepper Dallas Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the thirty-eighth edition of a youth football competition held in the United States. Competitions were held at every age from U-13 to U-19. The U-19 level also had an additional competition for elite teams, known as the Gordon Jago Supergroup.


2017 Dallas Wings season
The 2017 WNBA season will be the 20th season for the Dallas Wings franchise of the WNBA. This will be the franchise's 2nd season in Dallas. The season tips off on May 14. Dallas started the season steadily posting an 8–8 record in May and June. It was a rocky July (3–6) but the team recovered in August by going 5–3. Despite losing their lone September game, the team qualified for the playoffs as the 7th seed with a 16–18 record. Dallas lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Washington Mystics, ending their season.


2017 Dally M Awards
The 2017 Dally M Awards was presented on Wednesday 27 September 2017. They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger.


2017 Dally M Awards, Dally M Medal
† Taumalolo was given a 6 point penalty for being suspended for two games.


2017 Dally M Awards, Dally M Awards
The Dally M Awards are, as usual, conducted at the close of the regular season and hence do not take games played in the finals series into account. The Dally M Medal is for the official player of the year while the Provan-Summons Medal is for the fans' of "people's choice" player of the year.


2017 Damallsvenskan
The 2017 Damallsvenskan was the 29th season of the Swedish women's association football top division, Damallsvenskan. It began on 16 April 2017, and ended on 12 November. Linköpings FC were the defending champions, having won the competition in 2016.


2017 Damallsvenskan
On 29 October, the winner of Damallsvenskan was settled, when Linköpings FC, in a goalless game against Kvarnsvedens IK, netted one point in the league table and gained an impregnable lead with two remaining rounds against main rival and closest competitor FC Rosengård. Thus Linköping successfully defended their title from last year.


2017 Damallsvenskan, Teams
Note: 1 According to each club information page at the Swedish Football Association website for Damallsvenskan.


2017 Danish Individual Speedway Championship
The 2017 Danish Individual Speedway Championship was the 2017 edition of the Danish Individual Speedway Championship. As in 2016, the final was staged over a single round. For the sixth year in a row, the title was won by Niels Kristian Iversen, who beat Michael Jepsen Jensen, Mikkel Bech and Kenneth Bjerre. It was the first time the title had been won by the same rider for six successive years since 1972, when Ole Olsen managed the feat.


2017 Danish Individual Speedway Championship, Event format
Each rider competed in five rides, with the four top scorers racing in an additional heat. The points from the additional heat were then added to the previous score from the five riders. The winner was the rider who accumulated the most points in all of their rides, and not the rider who won the additional heat.


2017 Danish local elections
The Danish local elections of 2017 were held on 21 November 2017 for Denmark's 98 municipal councils and five regional councils. All 2,432 seats were contested for the 2018–21 term of office, together with 205 seats (a fixed number of 41 seats in each council) in five regional councils. In the previous election, there were 2,444 seats in the municipal councils.


2017 Danish local elections, Results, Results of regional elections
The Danish ministry of economy and interior informed that voter turnout was 70.6%. 3,074,840 cast their votes. They voted for 205 seats in the five regional councils. This number remains unchanged since the first elections for the regional councils in the newly created regions, which were set up 1 January 2007 after the 13 counties were abolished. The regions are not municipalities but are financed only through block grants paid by the central government and their constituent municipalities.


2017 Danish local elections, Results, Results of municipal elections
The Danish ministry of economy and interior informed that voter turnout was 70.8%. 3,226,558 cast their votes. They voted for 2432 seats in the 98 municipal councils, a reduction by 12 seats from 2444 after the previous election. The total countrywide number of seats in the municipal councils can be seen here and on the pages of the previous elections. They can be accessed from the template at the bottom of the pages.


2017 Danish local elections, Results, Results of municipal elections, The new municipal councils
Each municipal council consists of 9-55 seats, distributed over twelve established parties and a number of local parties.


2017 Danish local elections, Results, Results of municipal elections, Mayors in the municipalities
The mayors (Danish:Borgmester; plural:Borgmestre) of the 98 municipalities heads the council meetings and is the chairman of the finance committee in each of their respective municipalities. Only in Copenhagen, this mayor - the head of the finance committee and council meetings - is called the Lord Mayor (Danish:Overborgmester). The final decision on who would be mayor had to be made by the municipal councils no later than Friday 15 December 2017.


2017 Danish local elections, Results, Old and new mayors in the municipalities
The term of office for the mayors elected by the majority of councillors among its members in each municipal council is the same as for the councils elected, namely 1 January 2018 until 31 December 2021. The correct name for the municipality on the somewhat remote island of Bornholm is Regional Municipality, because the municipality also handles several tasks not carried out by the other Danish municipalities but by the regions.


2017 Dartmouth Big Green football team
The 2017 Dartmouth Big Green football team represented Dartmouth College in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Big Green were led by head coach Buddy Teevens in his 13th straight year and 18th overall. They played their home games at Memorial Field. They were a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 8–2 overall and 5–2 in Ivy League play to a tie for second place.


2017 Dartmouth Big Green football team, Schedule
The 2017 schedule consisted of five home games, four away games, and one game against Brown at Fenway Park in Boston. The Big Green hosted Ivy League foes Yale, Columbia, Cornell, and Princeton, and traveled to Penn and Harvard.


2017 Dartmouth Big Green football team, Schedule
Dartmouth's non-conference opponents were Stetson of the Pioneer Football League, Holy Cross of the Patriot League, and Sacred Heart of the Northeast Conference. Homecoming coincided with the game against Yale on October 7.


2017 Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah madrasa fire
At around 5:10 am on 14 September 2017, a fire occurred at the Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah madrasa in Kampung Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur which resulted in 23 of the madrasa residents (comprising 21 students and two teachers) killed, while five others reportedly injured.


2017 Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah madrasa fire, Background
The fire started on the second and upper floors of the madrasa building, which quickly spread throughout most of the building, preventing the only entrance which trapped the occupants from escaping. Many windows were also fitted with bolted grills that made it difficult for occupants to save themselves.


2017 Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah madrasa fire, Background
Neighbouring witnesses reported that they were awaken at dawn by the cries of the students who were trapped inside the building and tried to save them but could not do so because the fire spread very quickly with many of them still trapped behind the metal window grills, adding that those who survived managed to escape by jumping directly to the ground while others through the building water pipelines. The fire was finally contained by the fire department at around 6:40 am.


2017 Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah madrasa fire, Victims
Twenty three of the madrasa residents were killed in the incident, twenty one were students and two were teachers. Their names and ages are as follow:


2017 Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah madrasa fire, Investigations and arrests
Investigations were then conducted by police and firefighters to find the cause of fire. Initially, the firefighters thought it may be due to short circuit but after a full investigation and through CCTVs outside the building, several suspects were identified to have infiltrated the area at around 3:10 am. Through other CCTVs footage retrieved from five nearest petrol stations, the intruding suspects had earlier seen buying petrol at one of the station at 1:30 am in a Yamaha Lagenda motorcycle.


2017 Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah madrasa fire, Investigations and arrests
Around seven suspects were identified by police to be involved and most of them were apprehended on 16 September and detained at Jinjang Police Station lock-up. Survivors were detained at the Ministry of Defence tent set outside the madrasa before being placed in secret premises around Keramat earlier on 15 September. The number of survivors were also kept confidential. Only the closest relatives are allowed to enter the premises to protect them from being approached by the public.


2017 Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah madrasa fire, Investigations and arrests
Kuala Lumpur police chief Amar Singh concluded in a special press conference that the suspects were believed to have committed the crime out of revenge due to incidents of taunts among the students of the madrasa and the suspects. According to him, six out of seven suspects were tested positive for drugs and two of them had previous criminal records relating to the offence of rioting and stealing vehicles. All suspects are aged between 11 and 18 years old.


2017 Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah madrasa fire, Reactions
The tragedy has gained considerable attentions among the government, the public as well as from media abroad. Al Jazeera described the incident as "the most devastating fire in Malaysia since the beginning of the year".


2017 Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah madrasa fire, Reactions, Government
The tragedy has been widely covered by leaders from both sides of the parties. Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Muhammad V and Prime Minister Najib Razak had visited the scene. Najib has sent condolences to all victims involved and urged all madrasa to comply with safety standards and regulations to ensure similar incidents do not recur in the future. Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was the first to arrive at the scene in the afternoon after the incident.


2017 Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah madrasa fire, Reactions, Government
He mentioned the lack of control and training of madrasas that led to various incidents such as fires, torture and the opening of illegal madrasas as well the appointment of an ustaz without any legal certification or qualification. Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad expressed his disappointment as the incident seemed to indicate that no lesson was taken from a similar incident in 1989.


2017 Darwin Triple Crown
The 2017 CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 16 to 18 June 2017. The event was held at Hidden Valley Raceway near Darwin in the Northern Territory and consisted of two races, 120 and 200 kilometres in length. It is the sixth event of fourteen in the 2017 Supercars Championship and hosted Races 11 and 12 of the season.


2017 Darwin Triple Crown, Background, Driver changes
Taz Douglas was replaced at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport with Cameron McConville.


2017 Darwin Triple Crown, Background, Driver changes
This was the third round in which Super2 Series wildcards were allowed to compete in the main class. Jack Le Brocq and Macauley Jones were the two drivers to step up for this round.


2017 Davao Aguilas F.C. season
The 2017 season was Davao Aguilas' 1st season in the top flight of Philippine football. The club is the sole Mindanao-based club in the inaugural season of the PFL.


2017 Davao Aguilas F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Davao Aguilas F.C. season, Players, Foreign players
In the Philippines Football League, there can be at least four non-Filipino nationals in a team as long as they are registered. Foreign players who have acquired permanent residency can be registered as locals.


2017 Davao City mall fire
On December 23, 2017, a fire started at the New City Commercial Center (NCCC) shopping mall in Davao City, Philippines. At least 38 people were trapped inside the mall, mostly employees of the market research firm Survey Sampling International (SSI). The probable cause of the fire was faulty electrical wiring due to malpractice of the renovation of the mall's third floor. One body was found a day later, whilst 37 others were found on Christmas day. On December 27, the remains of a security guard who rescued 783 people from the mall was also found.


2017 Davao City mall fire
The mall was nearly burnt down and the remaining structure was demolished due to safety concerns.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Background
The New City Commercial Center Mall Davao was a shopping mall located on the corner of MacArthur Highway and Ma-a Road in Davao City, Philippines. It was operated by the New City Commercial Corporation, which was owned by Chinese businessman Lim Tian Siu and his family. The mall opened in December 2003 as the largest project of the corporation. It was the corporation's second mall, after opening one in Tagum, Davao del Norte. The incident was not the first time a fire struck the corporation's projects. In September 2013, a fire burned an NCCC mall in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Furthermore, it was not the first time the Lim family was affected by a fire incident. In 1952, the family established a textile business after relocating to Davao City, but was destroyed by fire.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Fire
The fire started on the morning of Saturday, December 23, 2017. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported that the fire started at around 9:30 a.m. PST (UTC+8). NCCC marketing manager Janna Abdullah Mutalib said that the fire started at the mall's third floor where the textiles (which were the materials that are flammable and cause the fire to get worse), school supplies and furniture were sold. At that time, the establishments were still closed to the public, except for the grocery store and the SSI office (located at the fourth floor, above where the fire started).


2017 Davao City mall fire, Fire
The BFP's regional office in Davao received a radio call at 10:05 a.m. PST with the first units arriving at the scene six minutes later and at the same time, some parts of the mall began to fall apart (eventually, the logo of mall was burned as well) due to the intense heat of the fire. At least six people rescued were treated at the Southern Philippines Medical Center for unspecified injuries. By 5 p.m. PST, the fire disseminated to other parts of the mall. About two hours later, parts of the floor began to collapse due to the severity of the fire.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Fire
BFP director for Southern Mindanao, Wilberto Kwan Tiu, who was the ground commander for the fire incident, said that 31 fire engines in total were deployed. He said that firefighters could not destroy parts of the building as it would have agitated the flames due to oxygen combustion. Instead, a fire protection engineering process called horizontal ventilation was used to allow the smoke to escape horizontally without extremely damaging the building. This allowed firefighters and other responders to slowly enter the building. Firefighters who had attempted to enter the building were forced to retreat as temperatures reached between 500 and 700 °C, which was enough to liquefy equipment and gears.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Fire
The relatives of occupants trapped inside the mall were situated at a restaurant across the mall. At this time, it was reported that 37 people were still trapped inside the building (later clarified to be 38), all of whom except for one were employees of the market research firm Survey Sampling International. At around 9:30 p.m. PST, approximately 12 hours after the fire started, President Rodrigo Duterte, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte, Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles, and other officials arrived at the scene and met with the relatives as firefighting continued. By the end of the day, the fire was still out of control.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Fire
On the morning of Christmas Eve, December 24, after receiving updates from members of the rescue units on the condition of the fire, President Duterte announced that those trapped inside the mall had a "zero chance of survival." At 5:15 p.m. PST, about 32 hours since the fire started, the BFP declared "fire out".


2017 Davao City mall fire, Fire
Survivors of the incident have detailed their experiences on social media, which were collected by the Business Process Outsourcing Industry Employees Network (BIEN), a labor union representing business process outsourcing (BPO) workers in the Philippines. One survivor claimed that the emergency exits were impassable, while several others said that safety drills were never conducted. Some survivors also claimed that the mall's fire alarm system was not activated.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Victims
At around 8 a.m. PST, responders were able to recover the remains of the first victim at a restroom near the SSI office. His body was so severely charred that forensic investigators had difficulty identifying him.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Victims
On Christmas Day, December 25, the bodies of the 37 remaining victims were recovered. The bodies were recovered from the lobby near the stairwell and the elevator. According to Kwan Tiu, the victims were located a few meters away from the stairwell. One of the victims, Melvin Gaa, was a security guard at the mall and a member of the mall's incident response team. During the fire, Gaa helped evacuate an estimated 783 mall goers, including 83 SSI employees. He, at several times, had already exited the building, but re-entered attempting to rescue more people until his death.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Impact
The NCCC management reported that the mall's 660 employees were left unemployed due to the fire. The management assured their employees that they would continue to receive their salaries and other benefits. The management added that their 192 employees deployed under a contractual agreement called the Bmirck Cooperative may be deployed to other establishments in the city.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Impact, Government response
On December 24, 2017, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte announced that the city's Christmas celebrations would be canceled. On December 25, the Davao City Council decided that the city's remaining peace and order funds will be used to assist the families of the victims. The city had been declared under a state of calamity due to Typhoon Tembin (Vinta). The Davao City government organized a help desk to assist the families of the victims.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Impact, Government response
On December 28, 2017, Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III announced that the government would provide ₱30 million worth of assistance to those affected by the incident. Bello detailed that the relatives of the victims would receive ₱20,000 from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), along with the Occupational Safety and Health Center and the Employees' Compensation Commission (ECC). In addition, the ECC would provide the relatives with ₱30,000 for burial assistance and at least ₱3,700 per month as survivorship pension.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Investigation
On December 26, 2017, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II ordered the DOLE and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to conduct separate investigations into the incident. Aguirre instructed the NBI to determine possible criminal liabilities on those responsible. Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III tasked the DOLE's regional office to determine whether the mall management violated any occupational safety and health standards.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Investigation
BFP director Wilberto Kwan Tiu said that all 38 victims trapped inside the mall died of suffocation due to the release of toxic chemicals such as hydrogen cyanide (which was produced by the carpets and plastics) and carbon monoxide by the fire. Kwan Tiu said that the BFP will investigate the cause of the fire. Davao City fire marshal Honeyfritz Alagano said that the mall had insufficient ventilation and that all the emergency exits in the mall were operational, except for the one in the fourth floor where the SSI office was located.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Investigation
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte said that a third party investigator would represent the families of the victims, which was supported by the city government. She added that a multiagency task force led by the Department of the Interior and Local Government called the Interagency Anti- Arson Task Force (IAATF) would investigate the incident.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Investigation
On December 28, 2017, Duterte declared that the NCCC mall was "fire safety compliant". Alagano confirmed that the mall contained the necessary fire safety requirements, such as a fire alarm system, a fire sprinkler system, and emergency exits. However, she could not confirm whether these systems were inoperative at the time of the incident, as reported by some survivors. NCCC's spokesperson Thea Padua said that the mall was inspected by fire officials annually in order to renew its business permit. Padua added that safety drills were conducted in the mall quarterly, the last one occurring on July 14, 2017.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Investigation
On December 29, 2017, the IAATF deduced that the mall's emergency exits, which were inside the building, failed to meet certain requirements. IAATF investigator Jerry Candido said that the law requires interior emergency exits to be enclosed in order to prevent the entry of smoke. However, the IAATF discovered that the mall's interior emergency exits contained openings which allowed smoke to enter. The IAATF also discovered that the fire alarm system at the SSI office was defective, compatible to allegations made by some survivors which the NCCC management had denied.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Investigation
In addition, the fire alarm system at the SSI office was not connected to the NCCC's system. The IAATF later discovered that the mall's automatic fire suppression system did not function in the third and fourth floors as the valves of the fire sprinkler system were closed. The IAATF cited these loopholes as the reason for the failure of the victims to escape the building.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Investigation
On January 10, 2018, charges were filed against eight BFP personnel from the Davao City Fire District for issuing a fire safety inspection certificate for the NCCC mall despite it failing to meet certain requirements of the Philippine fire code.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Investigation
On December 19, 2018, almost a year later after the incident, charges against NCCC management and SSI were dropped; the IAATF has found insufficient evidence to file charges against any executives of the AC Rockport Construction and Development that handled the renovation of the mall's third floor. The task force has found that there was no malpractice in the installation of electrical wirings during the renovation at the third floor, which probably hasn't caused an electrical fire. Moreover, there was absence of appropriate license of some workers performing electrical works; and absence of building permit during renovation. The charges against the said executives were withdrawn after families of the victims filed "affidavits of desistance," which was received later that year.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Reactions, Domestic
On the evening of December 23, 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte paid an unannounced visit to the families of the victims trapped inside the mall. He consoled them upon the announcement that the victims may have a "zero chance of survival." Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque assured the families that the government would extend assistance.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Reactions, Domestic
Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III offered his condolences to the victims. Pimentel urged the BFP to thoroughly investigate the incident.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Reactions, Domestic
Several labor unions criticized the government, particularly the DOLE, for their negligence in maintaining safe workplaces. The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) called on the DOLE, as well as the BFP and local government officials, to explain the fire. The FFW offered to send their safety officers to investigate the incident. BIEN labeled the incident as a "massacre of working people who strive hard to earn a living." BIEN claimed that safety drills are not conducted in BPO companies due to the unwanted suspension of operations.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Reactions, Domestic
The Institute for Occupational Health and Safety Development (IOHSD) demanded the immediate release of investigation results. The IOHSD also advocated for the creation of new laws that would penalize companies that violate occupational safety and health standards, which BIEN expressed support for. The Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) believed that a "routine and objective" inspection of the mall by the DOLE could have reduced the impact of such fire to property. The ALU-TUCP also criticized the management of SSI, the firm that employed 37 of the 38 victims, for failing to comply with the labor inspection standards on fire protection.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Reactions, International
SSI issued a statement confirming that 37 victims were employees of the firm. SSI CEO Gary Laben announced that the firm will arrange counseling for its employees and will assist in the funeral arrangements for the victims. Laben added that a fund will be created to assist the families of the victims.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Reactions, International
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe offered his condolences to the victims. Abe added that Japan is willing to provide assistance.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Reactions, International
On December 27, 2017, Mayor Duterte announced that representatives from the Chinese government would visit Davao City to provide assistance to the families of the victims. These representatives visited Davao City on January 10, 2018 and met with Mayor Duterte. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua announced that the Chinese government offered ₱5 million to the families of the victims.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Aftermath
The Bureau of Fire Protection assessed the entire building of the NCCC Mall Davao was totally damaged, except for the ground floor. The upper floors collapsed on top of each other, which made it difficult for firefighters to conduct their search and retrieval operations. As such, it was recommended that the 14-year old mall to be demolished since the building may potentially collapse entirely.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Aftermath
NCCC management applied for demolition on February 2, 2018, and commenced on May 19 of the same year after the building had been vacated and all utility lines such as electric, gas, telephone and water installations had been disconnected. As of November 2018, the mall complex has been totally torn down, including the building which housed a McDonald's branch, which was torn down later.


2017 Davao City mall fire, Aftermath
The NCCC has stated that there are plans to build a new mall at the site. A high-rise condominium and a newer version of NCCC Mall will take its place. Construction of the replacement NCCC Mall will commence on July 2021, with target completion in early- to mid-2023.


2017 Davidson Wildcats football team
The 2017 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson College in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Paul Nichols and played their home games at Richardson Stadium. They were members of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 2–9, 0–8 in PFL play to finish in last place.


2017 Davidson Wildcats football team
On November 27, head coach Paul Nichols was fired. He finished at Davidson with a five-year record of 7–43.


2017 Davis Cup
The 2017 Davis Cup was the 106th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored by BNP Paribas. France won their tenth title (their first since 2001), with Lucas Pouille defeating Steve Darcis of Belgium on indoor hard in the final match held at Stade Pierre-Mauroy located in Villeneuve-d'Ascq on 26 November.


2017 Davis Cup, World Group Play-offs
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Play-offs for spots in the 2018 World Group.


2017 Davis Cup, Americas Zone, Group I
Seeds: All seeds received a bye into the second round.


2017 Davis Cup, Americas Zone, Group III
Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Americas Zone Group II in 2018.


2017 Davis Cup, Americas Zone, Group III
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 10 April 2017 (shown in parentheses below).


2017 Davis Cup, Americas Zone, Group III, Playoffs
Uruguay and  Puerto Rico promoted to Group II in 2018.


2017 Davis Cup, Asia/Oceania Zone, Group I
Seeds: The first seed received a bye into the second round.


2017 Davis Cup, Asia/Oceania Zone, Group III
Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2018.


2017 Davis Cup, Asia/Oceania Zone, Group III
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 10 April 2017 (shown in parentheses below).


2017 Davis Cup, Asia/Oceania Zone, Group IV
Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of five and six teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2018.


2017 Davis Cup, Asia/Oceania Zone, Group IV
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 20 February 2017 (shown in parentheses below).


2017 Davis Cup, Asia/Oceania Zone, Group IV, Play-Offs
Cambodia and  Saudi Arabia promoted to Group III in 2018.


2017 Davis Cup, Europe/Africa Zone, Group I
Seeds: All seeds and  Hungary received a bye into the second round.


2017 Davis Cup, Europe/Africa Zone, Group III Europe
Format: Round-robin basis. One pool of three teams (Pool A) and three pools of four teams (Pools B, C and D). The winners of each pool played-off against each other to determine which two nations were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2018.


2017 Davis Cup, Europe/Africa Zone, Group III Europe
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 20 February 2017 (shown in parentheses below).


2017 Davis Cup, Europe/Africa Zone, Group III Africa
Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2018.


2017 Davis Cup, Europe/Africa Zone, Group III Africa
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 10 April 2017 (shown in parentheses below).


2017 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III
The Africa Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2017. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Cairo, Egypt, from 17 July to 22 July 2017. The two winning nations won promotion to Group II, Europe/Africa Zone, for 2018.


2017 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III, Draw
Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2018.


2017 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III, Draw
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 10 April 2017 (shown in parentheses below).


2017 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III, Draw, Pool A
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings


2017 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III, Draw, Pool B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings


2017 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I
The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2017.


2017 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I
In the Americas Zone there were three different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Play-offs, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group II in 2018.


2017 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I, Participating nations
Seeds: All seeds received a bye into the second round.


2017 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II
The Americas Zone is one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2017.


2017 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II
In the Americas Zone there are three different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advance to the Americas Zone Group I. Teams who lose their respective ties will compete in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lose their play-offs will be relegated to the Americas Zone Group III in 2018.


2017 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III
The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2017.


2017 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III
In the Americas Zone there were three different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group III advanced to the Americas Zone Group II in 2018. All other teams remained in Group III.


2017 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III, Participating nations, Inactive nations
These nations decided not to compete in the 2017 Davis Cup.


2017 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III, Draw
Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Americas Zone Group II in 2018.


2017 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III, Draw
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 10 April 2017 (shown in parentheses below).


2017 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III, Draw, Pool B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) If two teams have the same number of wins, head-to-head record; 3) If three teams have the same number of wins, (a) number of matches won in the group, then (b) percentage of sets won in the group, then (c) percentage of games won in the group, then (d) Davis Cup rankings


2017 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III, Draw, Playoffs
Uruguay and  Puerto Rico promoted to Group II in 2018.


2017 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2017.


2017 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I
In the Asia/Oceania Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Play-offs, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2018.


2017 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I, Participating nations
Seeds: The first seed received a bye into the second round.


2017 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2017.


2017 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II
In the Asia/Oceania Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2018.


2017 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III
The Asia/Oceania Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2017. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 17 July to 22 July 2017. The two winning nations won promotion to Group II, Asia/Oceania Zone, for 2018.


2017 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III, Draw
Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2018.


2017 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III, Draw
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 10 April 2017 (shown in parentheses below).


2017 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III, Draw, Pool A
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings


2017 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III, Draw, Pool B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings


2017 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV
The Asia/Oceania Zone was the unique zone within Group 4 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2017. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Isa Town, Bahrain, from 3 April to 8 April 2017. The two winning nations won promotion to Group III, Asia/Oceania Zone, for 2018.


2017 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV, Draw
Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of five and six teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2018.


2017 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV, Draw
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 20 February 2017 (shown in parentheses below).


2017 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV, Draw, Pool A
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings


2017 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV, Draw, Pool B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings


2017 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV, Draw, Playoffs
Cambodia and  Saudi Arabia promoted to Group III in 2018.


2017 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III
The Europe Zone was one of the four zones within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2017. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Sozopol, Bulgaria, in April 2017. The two winning groups advanced to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2018.


2017 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III, Draw
Format: Round-robin basis. One pool of three teams (Pool A) and three pools of four teams (Pools B, C and D). The winners of each pool play-off against each other to determine which two nations are promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2018.


2017 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III, Draw
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 20 February 2017 (shown in parentheses below).


2017 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2016.


2017 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were three different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group Play-offs, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2018.


2017 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I, Participating nations
Seeds: All seeds and  Hungary received a bye into the second round.


2017 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2017.


2017 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were three different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas European and African teams who lost their play-offs were relegated respectively to the Europe and Africa Zone Group III in 2018.


2017 Davis Cup World Group
The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2017. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and the World Group stage of the competition in 2018.


2017 Davis Cup World Group, First round, Canada vs. Great Britain
Shapovalov defaulted the rubber and the tie after accidentally hitting a ball into the face of the chair umpire.


2017 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs
The 2017 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs were held from September 15 to 17. They were the main play-offs of the 2017 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 2018 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.


2017 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, Teams
Bold indicates team had qualified for the 2018 Davis Cup World Group.


2017 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, Results summary
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group Play-offs for spots in the 2018 World Group. The draw took place on April 11 in London.


2017 Dayton Flyers football team
The 2017 Dayton Flyers football team represented the University of Dayton in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 10th-year head coach Rick Chamberlin and played their home games at Welcome Stadium. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in PFL play to finish in a tie for sixth place.


2017 Daytona 500
The 2017 Daytona 500, the 59th running of the event, was held on February 26, 2017, and was won by Kurt Busch of Stewart-Haas Racing. This was Busch's first Daytona 500 win. Ryan Blaney finished second, and A. J. Allmendinger finished third. This race was contested for 200 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt superspeedway. It was the first race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, and also marked the first race for Monster Energy as the new title sponsor for NASCAR's top series, replacing Sprint. Jeffrey Earnhardt made NASCAR history when he became the first ever fourth generation driver to compete in the Daytona 500.


2017 Daytona 500
This was the final Daytona 500 start for Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Elliott Sadler, Cole Whitt, and Michael Waltrip.


2017 Daytona 500, Background
Daytona International Speedway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.


2017 Daytona 500, Background
All three of NASCAR's main national series adopted a new race format and points system for the 2017 season. Under the new format, each race was divided into three stages. A competition caution is held at the end of the first and second stage, and bonus championship points are awarded to the top 10 drivers. For the 500, the first and second stages each comprised 60 laps of the scheduled distance, with the remainder comprising the third. The leader at the end of each stage, including the overall winner, also receives points that are carried over into their total if they qualify for the season-ending playoffs (renamed from the Chase for the Championship).


2017 Daytona 500, Background
The race also introduced stricter rules in regards to vehicle repair after on-track accidents; teams are only allowed to repair their cars on pit road in five-minute windows with six crew members, starting once the car crosses the pit road commitment line, and ending when it reaches minimum speed after exiting pit road. Repairs are restricted to repairing sheet metal, and re-attaching or reinforcing body panels; body panels may not be replaced. If the vehicle cannot be repaired on pit road and must be taken to the garage, more than six crew members work on the vehicle, or the five-minute clock expires, the vehicle will be removed from the race and can not return.


2017 Daytona 500, Background
Other technical changes took place for the 2017 season and Daytona 500, including having one fewer set of tires available for the race, teams being required to start the race with the same tires used in qualifying, restrictor plate size openings reduced from 57⁄64 inch (23 mm) to 7⁄8 inch (22 mm), and new structural safety features—some of which are specifically mandated at Daytona and Talladega.


2017 Daytona 500, Practice, First practice (February 18)
Joey Logano was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 46.604 seconds and a speed of 193.116 mph (310.790 km/h).


2017 Daytona 500, Qualifying
Qualifying for the Daytona 500 is different from any other race weekend because the starting lineup for the race, except for the two drivers that post the two fastest timed laps in the final round of qualifying, isn't set on qualifying day. It sets the lineup for the two Duel races the following Thursday.


2017 Daytona 500, Qualifying
Unlike qualifying at non-restrictor plate races, qualifying at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway consists of two rounds of cars being sent out one at a time to make a single timed lap. The fastest 12 advance to the final round to run for the pole position.


2017 Daytona 500, Qualifying
Chase Elliott scored the pole for the Daytona 500 with a time of 46.663 and a speed of 192.872 mph (310.397 km/h). He said afterwards that everyone at Hendrick Motorsports did "a lot of work this off-season. This team definitely has a knack for these plate tracks, as they showed with Jeff Gordon and then last year with here and Talladega." He also mentioned how these accomplishments don't "just happen by staying the same, as everybody knows. Everyone is always trying to get better and make their cars better and faster, and the engine shop is always finding new things. So I think that's just proof that they're improving with everybody else and taking that next step, which is really impressive." He ended by saying he was "happy to be a part of it, and hopefully we can run good next Sunday."


2017 Daytona 500, Qualifying, Qualifying results
(1) and (2) represent which duel a driver goes in. Odd numbered positions go to Duel 1, and even numbered positions go to Duel 2.


2017 Daytona 500, Practice (post–qualifying)
Both practice sessions scheduled for Thursday following qualifying was cancelled due to rain.


2017 Daytona 500, Can-Am Duels
The Can-Am Duels are a pair of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races held in conjunction with the Daytona 500 annually in February at Daytona International Speedway. They consist of two races 60 laps and 150 miles (240 km) in length, which serve as heat races that set the lineup for the Daytona 500. The first race sets the lineup for cars that qualified in odd-numbered positions on pole qualifying day, while the second race sets the lineup for cars that qualified in even-numbered positions. The Duels set the lineup for positions 3–38, while positions 39 and 40 are filled by the two "Open" (teams without a charter) cars that set the fastest times in qualifying, but did not lock in a spot in the Duels.


2017 Daytona 500, Can-Am Duels, Duel 1
Chase Elliott held off late charges in the closing laps to win the first Can-Am Duel race.


2017 Daytona 500, Can-Am Duels, Duel 1
Restarting with eight laps to go, the Fords of Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski formed a line on the top side to make a charge at him. The line started stalling out with five to go and was no match for Elliott, only challenged by Harvick and Jamie McMurray.


2017 Daytona 500, Can-Am Duels, Duel 1
He said in victory lane that he certainly thought he had a chance of winning on Sunday and that if he "didn't feel that way...I'd stay home. I feel like we have a shot on Sunday. I feel like we had a shot before we got down here. Tonight's result hasn't changed my opinion on that. I'm looking forward to it, obviously. You love to get that qualifying spot on Sunday, but we really earned it tonight, to start on the front row, which is even better. It was definitely a great way to start the season."


2017 Daytona 500, Can-Am Duels, Duel 1
The eight-lap run to the finish was set up by a two-car wreck with 12 laps to go. Coming through the tri-oval heading towards Turn 1, Corey LaJoie rear-ended Reed Sorenson, who checked up, turning Sorenson down into Paul Menard, sending Sorenson down the track and into the inside retaining wall. Sorenson, who missed the race as a result of this wreck, said he guessed LaJoie "felt like he did what he had to do to make the race. I hope he's proud of that part of it. There's a lot of pressure going in to making this race. It's a very big deal for a small team like ours."


2017 Daytona 500, Can-Am Duels, Duel 2
Dale Earnhardt Jr. dominated the second Duel race leading 53 of 60 laps. That total, however, didn't include the final lap as he lost the lead for the victory on the final lap to Denny Hamlin.


2017 Daytona 500, Can-Am Duels, Duel 2
Hamlin received a push from Austin Dillon and faked Earnhardt out on the backstretch to pass him going into Turn 3 to win the second Duel race. He credited Dillon for the "great push there.... We worked really well together that entire race. I'll keep that in mind in the 500....I can't thank this team enough for a great job by Wheels (Mike Wheeler, crew chief). FedEx announced their renewal today so that's a great sign of a great year hopefully to come."


2017 Daytona 500, Can-Am Duels, Duel 2
With 18 laps remaining, Ryan Blaney and Jimmie Johnson made contact on the backstretch. Five laps later, Johnson blows a right-side tire and slams the wall in Turn 3, setting up the final nine laps.


2017 Daytona 500, Practice (post–Duels), Second practice
David Ragan was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 46.178 seconds and a speed of 194.898 mph (313.658 km/h).


2017 Daytona 500, Practice (post–Duels), Third practice
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the third practice session with a time of 45.624 seconds and a speed of 197.265 mph (317.467 km/h).


2017 Daytona 500, Practice (post–Duels), Final practice
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 45.351 seconds and a speed of 198.452 mph (319.378 km/h).


2017 Daytona 500, Race, Stage 1
Chase Elliott led the field to the green flag at 2:40 p.m. He jumped ahead of teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. to lead the first lap. Earnhardt was caught in the middle of the inside and outside lines with no draft help, also known as the "sucker hole," and fell back through the pack on the fourth lap. Jamie McMurray used the bottom line to take the lead on the eighth lap. Joey Logano made an unscheduled stop for a loose wheel on lap 14. A group of cars, all Toyota's, hit pit road on lap 17. Erik Jones overshot his pit box and Daniel Suárez was hit with a pass through penalty for speeding. Matt Kenseth came down pit road a second time for a loose wheel; a result of flat-spotting his tires on his first stop.


2017 Daytona 500, Race, Stage 1
During the Toyota pit cycle, Kevin Harvick took the lead from McMurray on lap 18. The lapped car of Logano blocked his advanced and allowed Elliott to power by on the outside line on lap 23. The top line started losing steam, however, and Harvick took back the lead on lap 26. Another group of cars hit pit road on lap 31. Corey LaJoie mistimed his pit entry and aborted right before the entrance of pit road. When he did, he almost slammed into the rear of Clint Bowyer. Then, his car continued up the track, slammed the outside wall in the tri-oval and left debris up against the wall, bringing out the first caution of the race. Kurt Busch restarted the race from the tail end of the field for speeding on pit road.


2017 Daytona 500, Race, Stage 1
The race restarted on lap 34. Kyle Busch lead the outside line charge past Harvick on the backstretch to take the lead on lap 43. Truex followed likewise the next lap, powering by Busch on the top line going into Turn 1 to take the lead. Busch took it back on lap 45. Ryan Blaney dove under him on the backstretch to take the lead on lap 49. David Ragan hit the wall on the frontstretch the following lap, but the race continued under green. Busch retook the lead on lap 52.


2017 Daytona 500, Race, Stage 1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. cut down a tire in Turn 3, but the race remained green. Busch came to the line the leader at the conclusion of stage 1 and the second caution flew on lap 61 for the end of the stage. Harvick exited pit road first. Austin Dillon restarted the race from the tail end of the field for speeding.


2017 Daytona 500, Race, Stage 2
The race restarted on lap 68. For most of the second stage, the racing was more calm and collected. The outside line was the strongest line and the inside started dissipating by lap 78. The Toyota cars repeated their stage 1 move of short-pitting the segment on lap 81. Jimmie Johnson took the lead as a number of cars, mostly Ford's, came to pit road on lap 90. Earnhardt took the lead for the first time on lap 97.


2017 Daytona 500, Race, Stage 2
Rounding Turn 3 on lap 105, Busch's car suffered either a left or right-rear tire blowout, then spun towards the wall and into Jones, Kenseth and Ty Dillon, causing a 6-car pileup. Race leader Earnhardt was clipped by Busch and slammed the wall. He said he didn't "know what happened there with the No. 18 (Busch) he just got turned around. I tried to get the wheel turned and get down the race track but I lifted off the gas to miss it, and got on the splitter a little bit and the car went straight.


2017 Daytona 500, Race, Stage 2
We jumped him, and got in the wall a little bit. Wasn't too hard of a hit. We thought we could get the car fixed, and get back out there and see what we could do with the rest of the day and make up some spots maybe. But, there is just too much damage. The radiator is pushed back. The toe is all messed up. The front suspension is knocked around pretty bad so the upper A-frame is laid over on the motor. We just can't drive it like that."


2017 Daytona 500, Race, Stage 2
He checked out of the infield care center with no health complications. Earnhardt, who missed 18 races last season due to a concussion, credited his new headrest for walking away without another one, saying "the (older) headrest, when you fly into the wall, it's like getting hit with a baseball bat. That car will take a few (G-forces) and if you have a lot of distance there, you can double the G's. We talked to NASCAR over the winter and they helped me understand how to better withstand those wrecks. We have (the headrest) tight on both sides."


2017 Daytona 500, Race, Stage 2
Busch took his frustration out on Goodyear. "Nothing that we did wrong," Busch said to FOX. "Obviously Goodyear tires just aren't very good at holding air. It's very frustrating when we have that every single year we've been here. Last year we had it as well too. It wrecked us in practice and tore up a car." Kenseth finished the race in 40th, his third career last-place finish. This brought out the third caution and cleanup necessitated a 17-minute red flag period. Elliott Sadler was the leader when the race resumed under caution, but surrendered the lead to Harvick when he hit pit road.


2017 Daytona 500, Race, Stage 2
The race restarted on lap 113 and Harvick led all the way to the end of stage 2 as the fourth caution flew for the stage conclusion. All but the first eight cars opted to pit under the caution.


2017 Daytona 500, Race, Stage 3
The race restarted on lap 125. Kyle Larson took the position for a brief moment, but Elliott powered by on the outside line and retook the lead on lap 126. Kasey Kahne on the inside line edged his teammate at the line to take the lead for the first time on lap 127. On the same lap, McMurray shoved Johnson down the backstretch when Johnson got loose, turned down into Trevor Bayne and pin-balled through the middle of the pack in Turn 3, collecting 14 cars. This brought out the fifth caution. Johnson said afterwards that the whole wreck was avoidable, "and it wasn't called for. From the minute I got off of Turn 2 on the entire back straightaway, I kept getting hit, and the rear tires are off the ground."


2017 Daytona 500, Race, Stage 3
The race restarted with 67 laps to go. With 65 to go, Blaney signaled on the backstretch that he was coming to pit road this lap, believing he had a tire going down. Exiting Turn 4, he started decelerating to dive onto pit road when Sadler swerved up the track to avoid him. This clipped both Bayne and Stenhouse, sent them down the track and into the inside wall, bringing out the sixth caution. Kahne took the lead prior to the caution


2017 Daytona 500, Race, Stage 3
The race restarted with 59 to go. Heading down the backstretch, McMurray, in the top line, tried passing to the inside of Elliott, but his advance was blocked. He checked up and got hooked into the outside wall by Brendan Gaughan. Suárez swerved to the left to avoid a t-bone collision with McMurray, only to collide with Ryan Newman. The accordion effect resulted in an 11-car wreck that brought out the seventh caution. "I haven't seen the replay yet," Keselowski said after being caught up in the wreck, "but everybody wrecked in front of me. We had just pitted and were running really good, right up at the front where we needed to be in contention for a solid finish and hopefully a win. … That is unfortunate." Austin Dillon took the lead prior to the caution.


2017 Daytona 500, Race, Stage 3
The race restarted with 52 to go. Logano took the lead with 51 to go. On the backstretch with 50 to go, Elliott shunted Joey Gase, which sent him into the outside wall and down the track, bringing out the eighth caution. Cole Whitt opted not to pit under the caution and assumed the lead.


2017 Daytona 500, Race, Stage 3
The race restarted with 47 to go. Whitt lead the first lap after the restart, thanks to a push from Logano on the inside line, but Aric Almirola powered by Whitt on the outside to take the lead with 45 to go. Suddenly, Almirola slowed up and fell back, handing the lead to Larson with 43 to go. After battling side-by-side for a few laps, Logano took the lead with 37 to go. The top-five raced single-file with 31 to go. Kurt Busch led the outside line charge before Elliott took it over with 27 to go.


2017 Daytona 500, Race, Stage 3
The next lap, he cleared Logano for the race lead on the backstretch. With 20 to go, the bottom line disappeared and the top-12 cars formed a breakaway draft running up against the wall. Blaney broke out of line to lead the inside line's charge with 10 to go, but they made no progress and rejoined the top line with seven to go. With four to go, Elliott ran out of gas and Martin Truex Jr. took the lead in Turn 4. With two to go, the same fate befell Truex. Larson took command of the race with one lap to go. He also ran out of gas; Busch passed him exiting Turn 2 and won the 59th running of the Daytona 500.


2017 Daytona 500, Race, Post-race, Driver comments
"There is nothing predictable about this race anymore and the more years that have gone by that I didn't win I kept trying to go back to patterns that I had seen in the past," Busch said in victory lane. "My mirror fell off with 30 laps to go and I couldn't even see out the back. And I thought that was an omen. Throw caution to the wind. The more unpredictability that keeps unfolding at the Daytona 500, I predicted it. It just got crazy and wild and I am so proud of all the drivers at the end.


2017 Daytona 500, Race, Post-race, Driver comments
We put on a show for a full fuel run and nobody took each other out and it was one of the smartest chess games I have seen out there. All the hard work that Ford and SHR put into this -- this Ford Fusion is in Daytona's victory lane." Team owner Tony Stewart, who failed to win the Daytona 500 in 17 attempts, said if he knew he "would retire and win the next race, I would have retired 17 years ago and got it that way. It's a pretty cool deal. This is one that we've waited for for a long, long time."