2017 Categoría Primera A season, Teams, Stadia and locations
d: Junior used the Estadio Jaime Morón León in Cartagena for its home games until late March due to works on the pitch at Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez. e: La Equidad used the Estadio El Campín for its home games against América de Cali and Atlético Nacional. f: Tigres used the Estadio El Campín for its home game against Atlético Nacional.


2017 Categoría Primera A season, Torneo Apertura, First stage
The First stage began on 3 February and consisted of twenty rounds including a series of regional rivalries in the tenth round. It ended on 29 May with the top eight teams at the end of this stage advancing to the knockout phase.


2017 Categoría Primera A season, Torneo Finalización, First stage
The First stage began on 7 July and featured the same format used in the Torneo Apertura, with reversed fixtures. It concluded on 19 November with the top eight teams at the end of this stage advancing to the knockout stage.


2017 Categoría Primera A season, Relegation
A separate table is kept to determine the teams that get relegated to the Categoría Primera B for the next season. The table includes an average of all first stage games played for the current season and the previous two seasons. For purposes of elaborating the table, promoted teams are given the same point and goal tallies as the team in the 18th position at the start of the season.


2017 Categoría Primera A season, Relegation
Source: Rules for classification: 1st average; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored; 4th away goals scored.


2017 Categoría Primera B season
The 2017 Categoría Primera B season (officially known as the 2017 Torneo Águila season for sponsorship reasons) was the 28th season since its founding as Colombia's second division football league.


2017 Categoría Primera B season, Format
For this season, the league switched from the 'one tournament per year' format used in the two most recent seasons to a 'two tournaments per year' one. The season will consist of two tournaments: the 'Torneo Apertura' and the 'Torneo Finalización'. Both were divided into three stages. The First Stage was contested on a home-and-away basis, with each team playing the other teams once and playing a regional rival once more.


2017 Categoría Primera B season, Format
The top eight teams after the sixteen rounds advanced to a knockout round, where they were pitted into four ties to be played on a home-and-away basis, with the four winners advancing to the semifinals and the winner of each semifinal advancing to the final of the tournament, which was played on a home-and-away basis as well.


2017 Categoría Primera B season, Format
The winners of both finals qualified for the season final which was played after the conclusion of the Torneo Finalización and also consisted of two legs, with its winner being promoted to the Categoría Primera A for the 2018 season. The season runner-up would have to play the best team in the aggregate table (other than the champion) on a home-and-away basis for the second promotion berth.


2017 Categoría Primera B season, Format
In case a team won both the Apertura and Finalización tournaments, it would be promoted and the second promoted team would have been the winner of the double-legged series between the next two best teams in the aggregate table, however, if the season runner-up ended up as the best team in the aggregate table, it would also be promoted and the promotion play-off would not be played.


2017 Categoría Primera B season, Teams
16 teams took part, fourteen of them returning from last season plus Boyacá Chicó and Fortaleza, who were relegated from the 2016 Primera A. The former played in the second tier after 13 years while the latter returned after one season in the top flight. Both teams replaced América de Cali and Tigres who earned promotion at the end of the last season.


2017 Categoría Primera B season, Teams
a: Cúcuta Deportivo used the Estadio Municipal Héctor El Zipa González in Zipaquirá as home stadium between February and August. b: Unión Magdalena used the Estadio Diego de Carvajal in Magangué instead of the Estadio Municipal de Ciénaga as home stadium for the 2017 season.


2017 Categoría Primera B season, Promotion play-off
Since the season runners-up Leones also ended up as the best team in the aggregate table, they earned automatic promotion to the Categoría Primera A and the promotion play-off was not played.


2017 Cavan Senior Football Championship
The 2017 Cavan Senior Football Championship is the 109th edition of Cavan GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 14 teams, with the winner representing Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.


2017 Cavan Senior Football Championship
Ramor United were the defending champions after they defeated neighbours Castlerahan in the previous years final, however Castlerahan exacted their revenge when dethroning them at the semi final stage.


2017 Cavan Senior Football Championship
This was Arva's return the senior grade for the first time since 1990 after claiming the 2016 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship title.


2017 Cavan Senior Football Championship
The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 10 April 2017.


2017 Cavan Senior Football Championship
Cavan Gaels regained their throne as Cavan kingpins, defeating Castlerahan 0-13 to 0-8 in the final. This was their 14th win, and also their 10th in 20 years.


2017 Cavan Senior Football Championship, Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2016 championship season.


2017 Cavan Senior Football Championship, League Stage
All 14 teams enter the competition at this stage. A random draw determines which teams face each other in each of the four rounds. No team can meet each other twice in the group stage. The top 8 teams go into a random unseeded draw for the Quarter-Finals while the bottom 6 teams will enter a Relegation Playoff. If teams are level on points and a place in the Quarter-Final is at stake, a Playoff will be conducted to determine who goes through.


2017 Cavan Senior Football Championship, Relegation Play-Offs
The 6 bottom placed teams the league phase will play off against each other. The 3 winners will maintain their senior status for 2018 while the 3 losers will be relegated to the 2018 I.F.C.


2017 Caymanian general election
General elections were held in the Cayman Islands on 24 May 2017. They were the first elections held after electoral reforms approved in a 2012 referendum, which introduced single member constituencies.


2017 Caymanian general election
The People's Progressive Movement remained the largest party, winning seven of the 19 seats. However, independents emerged as the largest group in the Legislative Assembly with nine seats.


2017 Caymanian general election, Government formation
Initially, a coalition government between the Progressives, Cayman Democratic Party members and independents was announced. Under the arrangement, Alden McLaughlin would have remained as premier and McKeeva Bush would have become speaker. However, an agreement was later reached between the Cayman Democratic Party and all independent members apart from one to form a “government of national unity” in which McKeeva Bush will take office as Premier. In response, Alden McLaughlin suggested the incoming government would be a "train wreck" and that he did not "expect this government to last very long".


2017 Caymanian general election, Government formation
It was then revealed that the deal between the CDP and independent members had failed, and that discussions on government formation were ongoing by all parties.


2017 Caymanian general election, Government formation
Eventually, the coalition government originally proposed between the Progressives, Cayman Democratic Party members and independent members was agreed upon, and took office with Alden McLaughlin as Premier on 31 May.


2017 Cedar Rapids Titans season
The 2017 Cedar Rapids Titans season was the team's sixth season as a professional indoor football franchise and sixth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that compete in the IFL for the 2017 season, the Titans were members of the United Conference.


2017 Cedar Rapids Titans season
Led by head coach Marvin McNutt, the Titans played their home games at the U.S. Cellular Center in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa.


2017 Celebration Bowl
The 2017 Celebration Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game that was played on December 16, 2017 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. This third Celebration Bowl game matched the champion of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, against the champion of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, the two historically black division I conferences. The event was the finale of the 2017 FCS football season for both conferences as neither had teams earn an at large selections into the NCAA Division I FCS football playoffs and their champions abstain from the tournament.


2017 Celebration Bowl
The game kicked off at 12:00 PM (EST) and was televised live on ABC, as the kickoff game to the 2017 Bowl season. ESPN Events was the organizer of the game, while the 100 Black Men of Atlanta managed the game's ancillary events. The #7th ranked North Carolina A&T Aggies won the game, beating #13th ranked Grambling State Tigers by the score of 21–14, claiming the 2017 Black college football national championship


2017 Celebration Bowl, Teams
The participants for the game are based upon the final regular season standings which determine the MEAC football champion and the SWAC football championship Game determining the SWAC representative. The MEAC representative was announced on November 13, 2017, after the North Carolina A&T Aggies clenched the MEAC Championship after defeating the Savannah State Tigers. The SWAC representative will be announced at the conclusion of the SWAC Football Championship Game which matched the top teams from the conferences' eastern and western divisions.


2017 Celebration Bowl, Teams, North Carolina A&T Aggies
The North Carolina A&T Aggies officially accepted their Celebration Bowl invitation after defeating their arch-rival North Carolina Central at the conclusion of their 2017 regular season. A&T earned their bowl invitation by going on an 11–0 undefeated regular season campaign, with key victories over in-state FBS Charlotte; perennial conference contenders Bethune–Cookman and arch rival North Carolina Central. This will be the second Celebration Bowl for North Carolina A&T, following the Aggies victory over the Alcorn State Braves in the 2015 Celebration Bowl 41–34.


2017 Celebration Bowl, Teams, Grambling State Tigers
The Grambling State Tigers accepted their Celebration Bowl invitation at the conclusion of the 2017 SWAC Championship game, where they defeated Alcorn State 40–32. The Tigers went 11–1 and 8–0 in conference with key victories over in-state FCS opponent Northwestern State and arch rival Southern in the 2017 Bayou Classic. Grambling's lone regular season loss came at the hands of In-state FBS Tulane. This will be the second Celebration Bowl for Grambling, following their victory over the North Carolina Central in the 2016 Celebration Bowl.


2017 Celebration Bowl, Pregame buildup
Pregame media coverage of the game focused the similarities between Grambling and North Carolina A&T, and the shared history between the two programs. Both the A&T and Grambling are previous Celebration Bowl champions and the last two HBCU national champions, with A&T winning the inaugural game in 2015 and Grambling winning in 2016. Head Coach Broadway left Grambling for A&T in 2011 after coaching the Tigers to a 35–12 record with 3 division titles and a SWAC championship over the course of 4 seasons. Fobbs' ties to A&T are through his father Lee Fobbs, who coached the Aggies from 2006–2008.


2017 Celebration Bowl, Pregame buildup
During Lee Fobbs' tenure, the team endured a 2–28 record, including a 27-game losing streak. Before the arrival of both Broadway and Fobbs to their respective teams, both programs experienced poor performances. Before Rod Broadway became the head coach of North Carolina A&T, the Aggies had come off of a 1–10 season. Since his first season, A&T have won 57 games including owning at least a share of 3 MEAC championships. Brodrick Fobbs became the head coach of Grambling following a 1–11 2013 which saw a players boycott that garnered national media attention. In the last 4 seasons, Fobbs has coached the Tigers to 39 victories, including 2 SWAC championships and 3 SWAC western division titles.


2017 Celebration Bowl, Pregame buildup
Media outlets also noted how statistically similar both teams are. Both the Aggies and Tigers are led by quarterbacks who won their conference's Offensive Player of the Year awards. A&T's Lamar Raynard has recorded a season total 2,875 yards with  29 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, while Grambling's DeVante Kincade has similar statistics with 2,697 total yards with 23 touchdowns and only 3 interceptions. On offense, the Aggies average 36.4 points and 429 yards per game, while the Tigers record 32.7 points and 374 yards per game.


2017 Celebration Bowl, Pregame buildup
Defensively, A&T is 4th in Division I FCS only giving up an average of 251.4 yards a game, while Grambling gives up 331 yards per game. Grambling ranks at the top of the FCS with 47 team sacks and are 2nd in FCS with a plus 21 turnover margin. A&T's stats are similar with 35 team sacks and are immediately following Grambling with a plus-16 turnover margin. In regards to defensive touchdowns, Grambling have a total 4 on the season, with A&T recording 5.


2017 Celebration Bowl, Pregame buildup
The two teams most significant difference is in the number of offensive touchdowns allowed by their opponents. A&T's defensive corp, which is ranked 3rd in all of FCS, gives up an average 12.3 points per game, and only given up 15 touchdowns in the 11 games played this season. For Grambling, they have allowed 20.4 points per game and 30 offensive touchdowns this season.


2017 Celebration Bowl, Game summary, Statistics
A&T's Running Back Marquell Cartwright and Cornerback Franklin "Mac" McCain III were named offensive and defensive most valuable players. Cartwright recorded 110 yards rushing on 20 attempts and 54 receiving yards on 3 catches. Cartwright's efforts resulted in 2 Touchdowns for the Aggies. McCain recorded 4 tackles and a second-half interception at the Grambling goal line.


2017 Census of Pakistan
The 2017 Census of Pakistan was a detailed enumeration of the Pakistani population which began on 15 March 2017 and ended on 25 May 2017. The census was conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics for the first time in 21st century, after 23 years. Initial estimates estimated the population at 210–220 million. The provisional results were finally presented to the Council of Common Interests on 25 August 2017, and then approved and released to the public. The results showed a total population of Pakistan at 207,774,520 people. It did not include the population of Pakistan's dependent territories Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.


2017 Census of Pakistan
As of December 2020, the complete and final results of the census had still not been published. On 22 December 2020, Pakistan government  finally approved the 6th National Census-2017. On 19 May 2021, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics published the final results of the 6th Population and Housing Census 2017 on its website, according to which the Pakistan’s total population (excluding territories Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan) stands at 207.68 million (with -0.043% difference with provisional results).


2017 Census of Pakistan
The 2018 Pakistani general election was held under a new delimitation of constituencies, based on the provisional results of the 2017 census.


2017 Census of Pakistan, Details
The census was conducted by 91,000 enumerators from various government sectors, of which the Pakistan Army provided security with 200,000 personnel. The census recorded a total of 9 languages out of an estimated of 80 languages spoken in the country, and officially recognized transgender people as a third gender.


2017 Census of Pakistan, Details, Phases
The census was conducted in 2 phases. The first phase lasted from 15 March 2017 to 13 April 2017 and covered 63 districts of the country. The second phase began on 25 April 2017 and lasted until 24 May 2017 covering the remaining 88 districts. However, the census in the Islamabad Capital Territory and neighbouring districts of Attock and Rawalpindi, although included in the second phase, began on 30 March 2017 and concluded on 23 May 2017. Furthermore, for administrative purposes, the census in the Kech District of Balochistan was spread over both phases.


2017 Census of Pakistan, Results
The provisional results of the 2017 Census were presented to the Council of Common Interests on 25 August 2017. According to the results, the total population in Pakistan was 207,774,520, representing a 57% increase in 19 years. The provisional results exclude data from Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir, which was to be included in the final report in 2018. The urban population in Pakistan stood at 75,580,000 or 36.4% of the total population. The final results were published on 19 May 2021.


2017 Census of Pakistan, Results, City
The population of 10 major cities of the country has increased by 74.4 percent since 1998, when the last census was conducted, according to the data of recently concluded 6th Population and Housing Census 2017.


2017 Census of Pakistan, Results, City
The total population of the 10 cities surged to 40,956,232 individuals as per the 2017 census from 23,475,067 registered during the 1998 census, the data revealed.


2017 Census of Pakistan, Results, Population Pyramids
Population Pyramids of each Pakistani province and nationwide as of the 2017 Pakistan Census.


2017 Census of Pakistan, Controversies, Religion Census
The Religion census data was due to be released in March 2018 but it has still not been made public. Mangla Sharma, provincial lawmaker from Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) said “The government must end its discriminatory policies and focus on releasing the results.”


2017 Census of Pakistan, Controversies, Transgender population
Transgender rights campaigners have claimed the count of 10,418 transgender people nationally in the 2017 census significantly underestimates the size of Pakistan's transgender population. Mona Ali, who is a leader of a Lahore-based transgender rights group known as the Khawaja Sira Society, estimates there are 400,000 to 500,000 transgender people in the Punjab province alone. Bindya Rana, leader of the Karachi-based transgender rights group Jiya, estimates that there are 300,000 transgender people across Pakistan. The census identified transgender people according to their national identity cards, not accounting for those whose cards do not disclose their transgender status in order to avoid discrimination.


2017 Census of Pakistan, Controversies, Sindh population
The Sindh Assembly refused to accept the results of the 2017 census, stating that millions of people were shown with double addresses and counted in their home provinces despite living and working in Sindh. In April 2018, Mustafa Kamal, chairman of the Pak Sarzameen Party and former Mayor of Karachi, challenged the results of the 2017 census in the Supreme Court, seeking a third-party audit of the national census. Kamal pleaded that records from the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) showed the population  of Karachi to be 20.15 million, rather than 16 million as shown in the census.


2017 Census of Pakistan, Controversies, FATA population
Shahab Uddin Khan, a Member of the National Assembly (MNA) from Bajaur Agency, has stated he believes that a large number of people displaced from the Mamund and Nawagai regions due to security operations have not been counted by the census. He has stated he intends to challenge the census in court. Bismillah Khan, an MNA from Bajaur Agency, has stated he believes the population of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas is double of what is reflected in the census. He added that he will take up the issue with the federal government along with other lawmakers. Sajid Hussain Turi, an MNA from Khyber Agency, claimed that more than three million people from FATA are living in other cities in the country due to military operations, and expressed concern that developmental work in the region could be underfunded if the population is underestimated by the census.


2017 Census of Pakistan, Controversies, Political opposition
Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Former Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, questioned the provisional census results. He issued a statement demanding that data collected by the statistics division should be compared to data from the Pakistan Army. PPP leader Nawab Muhammad Yousuf accused authorities of doctoring the results, alleging that the population of Sindh had been intentionally underestimated by at least 10 million and the population of Punjab had been overestimated by 10 million. He described the results as an attempt to usurp the rights of Sindh. PPP Senator Mukhtiar Ahmed Dhamrah disputed the population of Karachi and Lahore reported in the preliminary results.


2017 Census of Pakistan, Controversies, Political opposition
Bushra Gohar, leader of Awami National Party (ANP), pointed out in a  that the reported population of around 5 million for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas seems contradictory to the fact that there have been nearly 2 million internally displaced persons registered from North Waziristan alone.


2017 Census of Pakistan, Controversies, Political opposition
Chief Census Commissioner Asif Bajwa rejected allegations that the census results had been manipulated and that the population of Karachi had been intentionally understated. He stated that the populations of Karachi and Lahore were counted as per the record of national identity cards and voter lists and that the census data had already been verified with statistics recorded by the army.


2017 Census of Pakistan, Religious demographics
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics released religious data of Pakistan Census 2017 on 19 May 2021. 96.47% are Muslims, followed by 2.14% Hindus, 1.27% Christians, 0.09% Ahmadis and 0.02% others.


2017 Census of Pakistan, Religious demographics
These are some maps of religious minority groups. The 2017 census showed an increasing share in Hinduism, mainly caused by a higher birth rate among the impoverished Hindus of Sindh province. This census also recorded Pakistan's first Hindu-majority district, called Umerkot District, where Muslims were previously the majority.


2017 Census of Pakistan, Religious demographics
On the other hand, Christianity in Pakistan, while increasing in raw numbers, has fallen significantly in percentage terms since the last census. This is due to Pakistani Christians having a significantly lower fertility rate than Pakistani Muslims and Pakistani Hindus as well as them being concentrated in the most developed parts of Pakistan, Lahore District (over 5% Christian), Islamabad Capital Territory (over 4% Christian), and Northern Punjab.


2017 Census of Pakistan, Religious demographics
The Ahmadiyya movement shrunk in size (both raw numbers and percentage) between 1998 and 2017, while remaining concentrated in Lalian Tehsil, Chiniot District, where approximately 13% of the population is Ahmadiyya.


2017 Census of Pakistan, Religious demographics
Here are some maps of Pakistan's religious minority groups as of the 2017 census by district:


2017 Census of Pakistan, Religious demographics
Virtually all people not belonging to one of these minority groups were Sunni or Shia Muslim, with the most religiously homogeneous areas found in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.


2017 Census of Pakistan, Language demographics
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics released language data of Pakistan Census 2017 on 19 May 2021. 7.08% of the Pakistani people mentioned Urdu as their mother language, 38.78%Punjabi, 14.57% Sindhi, 18.24% Pashto, 3.02% Balochi, 0.17% Kashmiri, 12.19% Seraiki, 2.44% Hindko, 1.24% Brahui and 2.26% others.


2017 Central American Games
The 2017 Central American Games, the XI edition of the Central American Games, were hosted in Managua, Nicaragua during 3–17 December 2017.


2017 Central American Games, Sports
In addition, four sports that are not part of the Olympic schedule will be included:


2017 Central Arkansas Bears football team
The 2017 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by fourth-year head coach Steve Campbell and played their home games at Estes Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 10–2, 9–0 in Southland play to be crowned Southland Conference champions. They received the Southland's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to New Hampshire in the Second Round.


2017 Central Arkansas Bears football team
On December 7, head coach Steve Campbell resigned to become the head coach at South Alabama. He finished at Central Arkansas with a four-year record of 33–15.


2017 Central Arkansas Bears football team, Previous season
They finished the season 10–3 overall and 8–1 in Southland play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Illinois State in the first round, before losing in the second round to Eastern Washington.


2017 Central Coast Pro Tennis Open
The 2017 Central Coast Pro Tennis Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament and was part of the 2017 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Templeton, United States, on 25 September–1 October 2017.


2017 Central Coast Pro Tennis Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2017 Central Coast Pro Tennis Open – Doubles
Kaitlyn Christian and Giuliana Olmos won the title after defeating Viktorija Golubic and Amra Sadiković 7–5, 6–3 in the final.


2017 Central Coast Pro Tennis Open – Singles
Sachia Vickery won the title after defeating Jamie Loeb 6–1, 6–2 in the final.


2017 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team
The 2017 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team represented Central Connecticut State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Pete Rossomando and played their home games at Arute Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 6–0 in NEC play to win the conference title. They received the NEC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, their first FCS playoff appearance in school history, where they were defeated by New Hampshire in the First Round.


2017 Central League Climax Series
The 2017 Central League Climax Series (CLCS) was a post-season playoff consisting of two consecutive series that determined who would represent the Central League in the Japan Series. The First Stage was a best-of-three series and the Final Stage was a best-of-six with the top seed being awarded a one-win advantage. The winner of the series advanced to the 2017 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2017 Pacific League Climax Series winner. The top three regular-season finishers played in the two series. The CLCS began with the first game of the First Stage on October 14 and ended with the final game of the Final Stage on October 24.


2017 Central Luzon H5N6 outbreak
From April to September 2017 in the Philippines, an outbreak of H5N6 avian influenza or bird flu affected poultry in at least three towns in Central Luzon; San Luis in Pampanga and Jaen and San Isidro in Nueva Ecija.


2017 Central Luzon H5N6 outbreak
The occurrence is the first avian flu outbreak recorded in the Philippines. While the occurrence of the disease was reported as early as April 2017, it was only on August 11, 2017, that the avian flu was confirmed. The outbreak was officially declared over in September 2017.


2017 Central Luzon H5N6 outbreak, Outbreak
Occurrence of avian influenza in Pampanga was first reported by farms in the last week of April 2017. The first farm to be affected by the disease was reportedly a quail farm. The Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed the avian influenza outbreak on August 11, 2017, and a state of calamity was declared by the provincial government of Pampanga on the same day. By that time a total of 116,000 birds in farms has been identified to have the virus with 37,000 birds already dead due to the disease.


2017 Central Luzon H5N6 outbreak, Outbreak
On August 18, 2017, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol confirmed occurrence of bird flu in the towns of Jaen and San Isidro in Nueva Ecija.


2017 Central Luzon H5N6 outbreak, Outbreak
After the strain of the bird flu was confirmed to be H5N6 which can be transmitted to humans, it was reported on August 25, that Department of Health is monitoring 34 farm workers in Nueva Ecija and Pampanga as suspected human cases of the disease.


2017 Central Luzon H5N6 outbreak, Outbreak
Agriculture Secretary Piñol declared the outbreak officially over on September 2, 2017, and eased quarantine measures.


2017 Central Luzon H5N6 outbreak, Cause
The strain of the avian influenza virus is not of the H5N1 strain according to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine which conducted testings on samples of the virus from infected birds. The samples were sent to Australia where the Australian Animal Health Laboratory determined the exact strain of the virus. In the latter part of August 2017, the samples tested positive for H5N6 subtype. H5N6 can be transmitted to humans although it is less infectious and less fatal compared to the deadlier H5N1 strain.


2017 Central Luzon H5N6 outbreak, Prevention
The Philippines government has prepared a manual dating back as early as 2004 which tackles on dealing with an avian influenza (AI) outbreak in the country. Under the manual there are four possible stages of occurrence of bird flu in the country.


2017 Central Luzon H5N6 outbreak, Prevention
The Philippines has been under stage 1 until the bird flu situation in the country was raised to stage 2 following the confirmation of the outbreak which started in Pampanga.


2017 Central Luzon H5N6 outbreak, Prevention, Quarantine and culling
A quarantine zone was imposed centering Barangay San Carlos of San Luis which covered an area 1 kilometer (0.62 mi). The quarantine radius covers five barangays in San Luis, Mexico and Santa Ana towns. Within the quarantine zone a total of 200 thousand birds wild or domesticated will be culled during a three-day period. The corpses will be buried in a highly elevated place. Animals within the designated area will be quarantined for 90 days while those in the surrounding area will be quarantined for 21 days. The quarantine zone was extended as far as 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) and was also imposed in Jaen and San Isidro, Nueva Ecija. This zone was reduced back to 1 kilometer on August 31, 2017.


2017 Central Luzon H5N6 outbreak, Prevention, Quarantine and culling
500 soldiers has been mobilized to aid the culling efforts. By August 25, more than 470 thousand chickens, ducks, and quails has been culled. By September 2017, more than 600 thousand birds have been culled.


2017 Central Luzon H5N6 outbreak, Prevention, Trade ban
Through a circular dated on August 11, 2017, the Department of Agriculture imposed a temporary ban against transporting birds and poultry products from Pampanga to other parts of Luzon as well as banned the transfer of live poultry and poultry products from Luzon to Visayas and Mindanao to prevent the spread of the disease.


2017 Central Luzon H5N6 outbreak, Prevention, Trade ban
After consulting with biosecurity experts, the  ban was partially lifted by August 23 but the transport of poultry from within the quarantine areas centered on affected towns in Pampanga and Nueva Ecija remains.


2017 Central Luzon H5N6 outbreak, Epidemiology
It is yet to be determined how avian influenza was successfully transmitted to the Philippines. The Department of Agriculture either suspects that the virus was transmitted by migratory birds or through the smuggling of Peking Ducks through Subic Port. The farm where the avian flu originated had a practice of setting up quails above ducks.


2017 Central Luzon H5N6 outbreak, Impact
The outbreak caused a drop of the farm gate prices of poultry. The prices dropped to ₱10 to ₱15 per kilogram (₱4.5 to ₱6.8 per pound) from the average price of ₱70 per kilogram (₱31.75 per pound). The poultry industry has estimated that it suffered a ₱179 million loss per day. As of August 23, 2017, the outbreak already costed the country's poultry industry ₱2.3 billion.


2017 Central Luzon H5N6 outbreak, Reactions, Poultry industry
Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG), an agriculture group, called for the Department of Agriculture's response to the incident to be more discreet saying that their handling of the outbreak has "over reaction" from the public. With the outbreak still officially limited to a single municipality at the time SINAG issued the statement, the group said that the outbreak is not "in magnitude, value, and volume" and the DA could have just said that the occurrence is an isolated case.


2017 Central Luzon H5N6 outbreak, Reactions, Poultry industry
SINAG suspected that the DA may intend to "wantonly" import poultry abroad which the group says is a response to a "common chorus of an impending shortage". It called for a ban import of poultry from other countries which it deems to have worse or longer bird flu occurrences. It alleged that there is leniency to import poultry abroad and laments that the local poultry industry "always" had to suffer. It called for the lifting of the ban of transporting poultry from Luzon to the rest of the country. They welcomed the easing of the quarantine measures on August 31, 2017.


2017 Central Luzon H5N6 outbreak, Reactions, Other commercial establishments
The Jollibee Foods Corporation and McDonald's Philippines had issued statements that their product are safe to eat amidst the outbreak.


2017 Central Luzon H5N6 outbreak, Reactions, Foreign governments
The governments of Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Singapore has imposed a ban on importing poultry from the Philippines to their country as countermeasures against the disease.


2017 Central Luzon H5N6 outbreak, Aftermath
The Department of Agriculture declared that they were able to "effectively contain" the outbreak. The government body will conduct a post-crisis analysis with poultry stakeholders where the DA will suggest greater bio-security measure in farms in the country. Agriculture Secretary Piñol said that many of the farms he visited in Pampanga lacked "basic bio-security facilities, like a simple footbath and vehicle disinfection facility" and a "disposal area for dead fowls or wastes within the farm area".


2017 Central Luzon H5N6 outbreak, Aftermath
The incident is also cited as one of the major reason to loan a pair of Philippine eagles to Singapore as part of a conservation effort for the species. The move was to ensure that the Philippine eagle won't be rendered extinct in case of a similar incident to the 2017 outbreak would wipe out the eagle's population of the Philippines.


2017 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
The 2017 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach John Bonamego and played their home games at Kelly/Shorts Stadium as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They received an invitation to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they lost to Wyoming.


2017 Central Michigan Chippewas football team, Previous season
The Chippewas finished the 2016 season 6–7, 3–5 to finish in fifth place in the MAC West. They received an invitation to the Miami Beach Bowl where they were blown out by Tulsa 55–10.


2017 Central Michigan Chippewas football team, Preseason
Central Michigan was picked to finish in fifth place in the MAC West Division in a preseason poll of league media.


2017 Central Michigan Chippewas football team, Game summaries, at Western Michigan
In an increasingly heavy downpour in Kalamazoo, the Chips avenged their 49-10 loss to the Broncos the year before. During the battle between the two bitter in-state rivals, the Chippewas fell behind 28-14 in the 3rd quarter. The Chips then staged a dramatic comeback in the 4th quarter, scoring 21 unanswered points, capped off by Shane Morris’ 77 yard touchdown pass to Corey Willis with 2:37 left in the game to defeat the Broncos for the first time since 2013 by a score of 35-28.


2017 Ceredigion County Council election
An election to Ceredigion County Council were held on 4 May 2017 when local elections took place across Wales. It was preceded by the 2012 election and the next election is scheduled to take place in 2022.


2017 Ceredigion County Council election, Summary of results
Plaid Cymru remained the largest party on 5 May 2017, but fell short of an overall majority with 19 councillors. However, James Wyn Reynolds Thomas (Plaid Cymru) was elected unopposed on 11 May 2017 for the Llandyfriog ward, bringing the number of Plaid councillors on the Council up to 20. Eight seats, out of the 42 available, had candidates elected unopposed.


2017 Ceredigion County Council election, Background
The 2012 elections saw Plaid Cymru win 19 seats, independents 15 seats, Liberal Democrats 7 seats and the Labour Party one seat, leaving the council in no overall control, with Plaid Cymru three seats short of a majority. After the election the Independents agreed to work with Plaid Cymru, as did the sole Labour councillor, creating a coalition.


2017 Ceredigion County Council election, Background
During the term Gethin James (Ind, Aberporth) joined UKIP but said that he would still sit in the Cabinet. This was strongly opposed by both the leader of the council Ellen ap Gwynn (Plaid, Ceulanamaesmawr) and by the leader of Plaid Cymru, Leanne Wood. He eventually resigned from his cabinet post and sat on the opposition benches with the Liberal Democrats; and lost his Aberporth seat in the 2017 election.


2017 Ceredigion County Council election, Background
At the close of nominations on 4 April 2017, the numbers of candidates nominated were as follows: Plaid Cymru 35, Independents 27, Liberal Democrats 22, Labour Party 9, Green Party 5, Conservatives 3, National Health Action Party 1.


2017 Ceredigion County Council election, Ward Results
Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election. Vote share changes compared with corresponding 2012 election.


2017 Ceredigion County Council election, Ward Results, Aberystwyth, Penparcau ward
Cllr. Jones-Southgate was elected as a Plaid Cymru councillor for this ward in 2012 but subsequently became an Independent. She stood for the Liberal Democrats in the Llanfarian ward in 2008.


2017 Ceredigion County Council election, Ward Results, Llandyfriog ward
Two candidates were nominated for this ward, Neil Flower (Liberal Democrat) and James Wyn Reynolds Thomas (Plaid Cymru). On 28 April 2017 it was announced that Neil Flower had died. Following normal convention the election in this ward was cancelled and a new election was due to be held on 8 June 2017. However, James Wyn Reynolds Thomas was elected County Councillor for the ward without a contest.


2017 Ceredigion County Council election, Ward Results, Llandysul Town ward
Here, Keith Evans regained the seat he lost four year previously.


2017 Ceredigion County Council election, By-elections 2017-2021, Llanbadarn Fawr, Sulien ward (2019)
A by-election was held in this ward on 18 July 2019 following the death of Cllr. James in a cycling accident. The result of the by-election was:


2017 Ceres–Negros F.C. season
The 2017 season is Ceres–Negros' 1st season in the Philippines Football League (PFL), the top flight of Philippines football. They finished second in the PFL regular season though they became the league's first champions after they won over Global Cebu in the Final Series.


2017 Ceres–Negros F.C. season
They also participated in the 2017 AFC Cup where they become the ASEAN zonal champions though they were eliminated by Tajik club Istiklol in the inter-zone Play-off semifinal.


2017 Cerezo Osaka season
The 2017 Cerezo Osaka season was the club's 17th in the J.League 1 and its first following promotion from the 2016 J.League Division 2. The 2017 season would be the most successful season in the club's history to date, as they tied their highest league position, scored the highest number of points in the first division in their history, and won both the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup.


2017 Cerezo Osaka season, Squad
As of 25 January 2017. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Cerezo Osaka season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017 Challenge Cup
The 2017 Challenge Cup, (also known as the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 116th staging of the Challenge Cup the main rugby league knockout tournament for teams in the Super League, the British National Leagues and a number of invited amateur clubs.


2017 Challenge Cup
The defending champions were Hull F.C. who beat Warrington Wolves 12–10 in the 2016 final at Wembley Stadium. Hull F.C. retained the trophy beating Wigan Warriors 18–14 at Wembley on 26 August 2017.


2017 Challenge Cup
The format of the competition was eight knock-out rounds followed by a final. The first two rounds were composed entirely of 32 amateur teams. The eight winners of the second round ties were joined in round 3 by the 16 League 1 teams including for the first time a Canadian team, the Toronto Wolfpack. For the fourth round the 12 Championship teams were included in the draw. Round 5 saw four Super League teams entering the competition. These are the four teams that finished in the top four positions of the 2016 Qualifiers and are Huddersfield Giants, Leeds Rhinos, Leigh Centurions and Salford Red Devils. The remaining eight Super League teams joined in round 6.


2017 Challenge Cup, First round
The draw for the first round of the 2017 Challenge Cup was held on 5 January 2017 at the Deep to celebrate the city being named 2017 UK City of Culture and Hull's efforts in 2016 and featured 32 amateur teams from around the United Kingdom including one student team, all three armed services and the police. Home teams were drawn by Lee Radford and the away teams drawn by Dean Andrew, President of the RFL and The RAF.


2017 Challenge Cup, First round
Fixtures for the first round were played over the weekend of the 28–29 January 2017.


2017 Challenge Cup, Second round
The second round draw was made on 31 January from the home of amateur team Siddal, who qualified for the second round by defeating Milford Martins 16–14, and was streamed live on BBC Sport's website. The draw was made by former players, Johnny Lawless and Luke Robinson both of whom played for Siddal before turning professional. Ties were played over the weekend of 11–12 February 2017 with the exception of the game between West Hull and Thatto Heath which was postponed for a week due to a waterlogged pitch.


2017 Challenge Cup, Third round
The draw for the third round as made on 14 February 2017. The draw was conducted by Super League players Stefan Ratchford and Ryan Brierley. Ties were played 25–26 February 2017.


2017 Challenge Cup, Fourth round
The winners of the 12 third-round ties were joined in the fourth round by the 12 teams in the Championship. The draw was made on board HMS Bulwark on Tuesday 28 February. The draw was made by former St Helens player, Paul Sculthorpe and the chairman of the Royal Marine Rugby League Association, Major Jack Duckitt. Ties were played over the weekend of 17–19 March with the exception of the Whitehaven v Oxford fixture which was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.


2017 Challenge Cup, Fifth round
The fifth round draw sees the entry of four Super League clubs, these being those that finished the top of the 2016 Qualifiers. The draw was made live on the BBC Radio 5 Live breakfast show on Tuesday 21 March at 7-45 am. The draw was made by show host, Rachel Burden, and former international player, at both codes, Jason Robinson.


2017 Challenge Cup, Sixth round
The draw for the sixth round was made on Tuesday 25 April live on the BBC News channel during the 6-30pm Sportsday programme. The draw was made by former players Chris Joynt and Keith Senior.


2017 Challenge Cup, Quarter finals
The draw for the quarter finals was made immediately after the conclusion of the last sixth round match. Home teams were drawn by former Welsh international Iestyn Harris and away teams by Leigh captain Micky Higham.


2017 Challenge Cup, Semi-Final
The semi-final draw was conducted on BBC 2 immediately after Hull's 32–24 victory over Castleford Tigers. Conducting the draw were two Challenge Cup winning team members; Danny Brough (2005) and  Barry Johnson (1986). The ties were played at neutral venues; after the draw these were announced as Doncaster and Warrington.


2017 Challenge Cup, Final
Hull: Jamie Shaul, Mahe Fonua, Josh Griffin, Carlos Tuimavave, Fetuli Talanoa, Albert Kelly, Marc Sneyd, Liam Watts, Danny Houghton, Scott Taylor, Sika Manu, Mark Minichiello, Gareth Ellis (captain).


2017 Challenge Cup, Final
Substitutes (all used): Chris Green, Danny Washbrook, Josh Bowden, Jake Connor. Tries: Talanoa (1), Fonua (2). Goals: Sneyd (3/3).


2017 Challenge Cup, Final
Wigan Warriors: Sam Tomkins, Liam Marshall, Anthony Gelling, Oliver Gildart, Joe Burgess, George Williams, Thomas Leuluai, Frank Paul Nuuausala, Michael McIlorum, Tony Clubb, John Bateman, Liam Farrell, Sean O'Loughlin (captain).


2017 Challenge Cup, Final
Substitutes (all used): Willie Isa, Ryan Sutton, Sam Powell, Taulima Tautai. Tries: Bateman (1), Gildart (1), Burgess (1). Goals: Williams (1/3).


2017 Challenge Cup, Broadcasts
The primary broadcast organisation for the competition was BBC Sport. On 24 January the RFL announced that the BBC would be streaming one tie from each of the first five rounds live on the BBC Sport website with two games from the 6th, 7th and 8th rounds being broadcast live on BBC TV. The fifth-round game between Salford and Toronto was streamed live on Facebook (excluding the United Kingdom and Ireland) after the RFL and both clubs agreed a deal over global broadcast rights.


2017 Challenge Cup, Broadcasts
Sky Sports also have broadcasting rights after the fifth round and showed two games from the sixth round live.


2017 Challenge Cup Final
The 2017 Challenge Cup Final was the 116th cup-deciding game of the rugby league 2017 Challenge Cup Season. It was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 26 August 2017, kick off 15:00. The final was contested by Hull F.C. and Wigan Warriors. The game saw Hull F.C. beat Wigan by 18 points to 14.


2017 Challenge Cup Final, Background
The 2017 Challenge Cup Final marks Wigan Warriors's fifth final of the Super League era and Hull F.C. 's third. In addition it is the fourth time the two sides had met in the competition, having met  previously in the 1958–59 Challenge Cup Final, 1984–85 Challenge Cup Final, and 2013 Challenge Cup Final, with the Warriors winning 16–0 in their most recent meeting in addition to winning both finals in the pre-Super League era. Wigan had previously won a record 19 challenge cup finals compared to Hull's four.


2017 Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Hull F.C.
Hull's sixth round draw saw them nil Catalans Dragons scoring 62 points. The quarter finals saw them beat eventual Super League Champions Castleford Tigers 32 points to 24. In the semis they beat eventual Super League runners up Leeds Rhinos 43 points to 24.


2017 Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Wigan Warriors
Wigan's sixth round draw saw a comfortable win over Championship side Swinton Lions before a tight win by a single point against local rivals Warrington Wolves. The semi-finals saw a 27 point to 14 victory over fellow Greater Manchester side Salford Red Devils.


2017 Challenge Cup Final, Pre-match, Fan zone
The 2017 Challenge Cup Final was the first Challenge Cup Final to have a fan zone before and during the match. The 2,000 capacity fan zone was located outside of Wembley Arena and contained ale and larger bars as well as street food vendors. House music band Conquer Rio performed at the event in addition to a small number of players making an appearance before the match.


2017 Challenge Cup Final, Pre-match, Ticketing
Over 20,000 seats in Wembley were priced at under £30 with children's tickets starting at £5. Families of four could attend for £50. All in all, this made the event a relatively cheap sporting fixture in the UK.


2017 Challenge Cup Final, Post-match
Unfortunately for the development of rugby league in the British Isles, the 2017 Challenge Cup Final saw the lowest attendance of the new Wembley era, beginning with the 2007 Final, of only 68,525.


2017 Challenge Tour
The 2017 Challenge Tour is a series of professional golf tournaments collectively known as the Challenge Tour.


2017 Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour is Europe's official developmental tour and is organised by the PGA European Tour. It was introduced in 1986 and was originally called the Satellite Tour, before being renamed with its present title in 1990.


2017 Challenge Tour, Tournament schedule
The 2017 schedule is set out below. The numbers in brackets after winners' names show the player's total number of wins on the Challenge Tour including that event. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour because success at this level soon leads to promotion to the European Tour.


2017 Challenge Tour graduates
This is a list of players who graduated from the Challenge Tour in 2017. The top 15 players on the Challenge Tour rankings in 2017 earned European Tour cards for 2018.


2017 Challenge Tour graduates
* European Tour rookie in 2018T = Tied  The player retained his European Tour card for 2019 (finished inside the top 116). The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2019, but retained conditional status (finished between 117 and 155, inclusive). The player did not retain his European Tour card for 2019 (finished outside the top 155).


2017 Challenge Tour graduates
Rai earned promotion to the European Tour in July after his third Challenge Tour win of the season.


2017 Challenge Trophy
The 2017 Challenge Trophy (part of the Toyota National Championships for sponsorship reasons) is the national championship for men's soccer clubs competing at division 4 and below in the Canadian soccer pyramid. It was held in Surrey, British Columbia from October 4–9, 2017.


2017 Challenge Trophy, Teams
Ten teams were granted entry into the competition; one from each Canadian province. Teams are selected by their provincial soccer associations; most often qualifying by winning provincial leagues or cup championships such as the Ontario Cup.


2017 Challenge Trophy, Venues
Newton Athletic Fields in Surrey will serve as the tournament's main venue.


2017 Challenge Trophy, Group stage
The ten teams in the competition are divided into two groups of five teams each, which then play a single-game round-robin format. At the end of the group stage, each team faces the equal-ranked team from the other group to determine a final seeding for the tournament.


2017 Challenge Trophy, Final round
The final round consists of one game for each club, where they are paired with their equal-ranked opponent from the opposite group to determine a final ranking for the tournament.


2017 Challenger ATP Cachantún Cup
The 2017 Challenger ATP Cachantún Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on red clay courts. It was the 10th edition of the tournament which will be part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Santiago, Chile between 6 and 11 March 2017.


2017 Challenger ATP Cachantún Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Challenger ATP Cachantún Cup – Doubles
Julio Peralta and Hans Podlipnik-Castillo were the defending champions but chose to defend their title with different partners. Peralta partnered Íñigo Cervantes but lost in the first round to Fabiano de Paula and Fabrício Neis. Podlipnik-Castillo partnered Max Schnur but lost in the first round to Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera and Nicolás Jarry.


2017 Challenger ATP Cachantún Cup – Doubles
Barrios Vera and Jarry won the title after defeating Máximo González and Andrés Molteni 6–4, 6–3 in the final.


2017 Challenger ATP Cachantún Cup – Singles
Facundo Bagnis was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2017 Challenger ATP Cachantún Cup – Singles
Rogério Dutra Silva won the title after defeating Nicolás Jarry 7–5, 6–3 in the final.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville
The 2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour, offering a total of $75,000 in prize money. It took place in Drummondville, Canada between March 14 and March 19, 2017.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville – Doubles
James Cerretani and Max Schnur were the defending champions, but decided not to participate this year.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville – Doubles
Sam Groth and Adil Shamasdin won the title, defeating Matt Reid and John-Patrick Smith 6–3, 2–6, [10–8] in the final.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville – Singles
Dan Evans was the defending champion, but decided not to participate this year.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville – Singles
Denis Shapovalov won the title, defeating Ruben Bemelmans 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau
The 2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the tournament for men and the 4th for women, and it was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2017 ITF Women's Circuit, offering totals of $75,000 for men and $25,000 for women in prize money. It took place in Gatineau, Canada between July 17 and 23, 2017.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates:


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau, Women's singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau, Women's singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player entered the singles main draw with a protected ranking:


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau – Men's Doubles
Tristan Lamasine and Franko Škugor were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau – Men's Doubles
Bradley Klahn and Jackson Withrow won the title after defeating Hans Hach Verdugo and Vincent Millot 6–2, 6–3 in the final.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau – Men's Singles
Peter Polansky was the defending champion but lost in the final to Denis Shapovalov.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau – Men's Singles
Shapovalov won the title after defeating Polansky 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 in the final.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau – Women's Doubles
Bianca Andreescu and Charlotte Robillard-Millette were the defending champions, but decided not to participate this year.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau – Women's Doubles
Hiroko Kuwata and Valeria Savinykh won the title, defeating Kimberly Birrell and Emily Webley-Smith 4–6, 6–3, [10–5] in the final.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau – Women's Singles
Bianca Andreescu was the defending champion, but decided not to participate this year.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau – Women's Singles
Aleksandra Wozniak won the title, defeating Ellen Perez 7–6(7–4), 6–4 in the final.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby
The 2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 24th edition, for men, and 7th edition, for women, of the tournament and part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2017 ITF Women's Circuit, offering totals of $100,000, for men, and $60,000, for women, in prize money. It took take place in Granby, Quebec, Canada between July 24 and 30, 2017.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw with a protected ranking:


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby, Men's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby, Women's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby, Women's singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player entered the singles main draw with a protected ranking:


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Men's Doubles
Guilherme Clezar and Alejandro González were the defending champions but only González chose to defend his title, partnering Luis David Martínez. González lost in the first round to Chen Ti and Bradley Mousley.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Men's Doubles
Joe Salisbury and Jackson Withrow won the title after defeating Marcel Felder and Go Soeda 4–6, 6–3, [10–6] in the final.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Men's Singles
Frances Tiafoe was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Men's Singles
Blaž Kavčič won the title after defeating Peter Polansky 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 in the final.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Women's Doubles
Jamie Loeb and An-Sophie Mestach were the defending champions, but Loeb chose to participate in Sacramento instead. Mestach partnered Cristiana Ferrando, but they withdrew before their quarterfinal match.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Women's Doubles
Ellen Perez and Carol Zhao won the title, defeating Alexa Guarachi and Olivia Tjandramulia in the final, 6–2, 6–2.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Women's Singles
Jennifer Brady was the defending champion, but she chose to compete in Sacramento instead.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby – Women's Singles
Cristiana Ferrando won the title, defeating Katherine Sebov in the final, 6–2, 6–3.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay
The 2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and part of the 2017 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $60,000 in prize money. It took place in Saguenay, Quebec, Canada between October 23 and October 29, 2017.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player entered the singles main draw with a protected ranking:


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay – Doubles
Elena Bogdan and Mihaela Buzărnescu were the defending champions, but decided not to participate this year.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay – Doubles
Bianca Andreescu and Carol Zhao won the title after Francesca Di Lorenzo and Erin Routliffe gave them a walkover in the final because of an injury.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay – Singles
Catherine Bellis was the defending champion, but decided not to participate this year.


2017 Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay – Singles
Gréta Arn won the title, defeating  Bibiane Schoofs 6–1, 6–2 in the final.


2017 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil
The 2017 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the thirteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Guayaquil, Ecuador between October 30 and November 4, 2017.


2017 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil – Doubles
Ariel Behar and Fabiano de Paula were the defending champions but chose to defend their title with different partners. Behar partnered Attila Balázs but lost in the semifinals to Marcelo Arévalo and Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela. De Paula partnered Sergio Galdós but lost in the first round to Hugo Dellien and Federico Zeballos.


2017 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil – Doubles
Arévalo and Reyes-Varela won the title after defeating Dellien and Zeballos 6–1, 6–7(7–9), [10–6] in the final.


2017 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil – Singles
Nicolás Kicker was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Facundo Bagnis.


2017 Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil – Singles
Gerald Melzer won the title after defeating Bagnis 6–3, 6–1 in the final.


2017 Challenger La Manche
The 2017 Challenger La Manche was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 24th edition of the tournament which is part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Cherbourg, France between 13 and 19 February.


2017 Challenger La Manche, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Challenger La Manche, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exemption:


2017 Challenger La Manche – Doubles
Ken and Neal Skupski were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2017 Challenger La Manche – Doubles
Roman Jebavý and Igor Zelenay won the title after defeating Dino Marcan and Tristan-Samuel Weissborn 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), [10–6] in the final.


2017 Challenger La Manche – Singles
Jordan Thompson was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2017 Challenger La Manche – Singles
Mathias Bourgue won the title after defeating Maximilian Marterer 6–3, 7–6(7–3) in the final.


2017 Chaman suicide bombing
On 10 July 2017, a suicide bombing occurred at Bogra Chowk in Chaman, Chaman District, Balochistan, Pakistan. Four people were killed and 20 others were wounded. The deceased were two police officers, the bomber and a passerby. Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack.


2017 Chaman suicide bombing, Bombing
According to police sources, a suicide bomber on a motorcycle rode into District Police Officer of Killa Abdullah, Sajid Khan Mohammad's vehicle killing both of them, his guard and a passerby as well as wounding 20 others. At the time of the explosion, the DPO was at Bogra Chowk. The head and legs of the bomber were found. Initial reports suggested that the explosion was caused by an improvised explosive device; police sources later said that a suicide bomber blew himself up. Reports also stated that gunfire was heard after the explosion. Assistant Commissioner of Chaman Kashif confirmed the attack. Using a helicopter, the bodies of the injured were brought to hospitals where an emergency had been declared. Law enforcement agencies reached the site and started a search operation.


2017 Chaman suicide bombing, Reactions
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the attack and expressed grief over the loss of lives. Chief Minister of Balochistan Sanaullah Zehri denounced the attack and said that Sajid Mohammad Khan was a brave police officer. Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar condemned the attack and asked the authorities to present a report of explosion.


2017 Champion Hurdle
The 2017 Champion Hurdle was a horse race held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Tuesday 14 March 2017. It was the 87th running of the Champion Hurdle.


2017 Champion Hurdle
Eleven horses started the race. The winner of the race was Buveur d'Air, a six year old French-bred British-trained racehorse ridden by Noel Fehily and trained by Nicky Henderson. The 5/1 winner was the 50th winner at Cheltenham for owner JP McManus.


2017 Champion Hurdle, The Runners
Yanworth was sent off as the 2/1 favourite after displaying the best form over 2 miles of the British contenders throughout the season, winning the Christmas Hurdle by over 3 lengths from The New One (10/1) who in turn was having his 4th consecutive attempt of winning the race.


2017 Champion Hurdle, The Runners
Petit Mouchoir (6/1) was representative of the Irish best hope coming on the back of two Grade 1s including the Irish Champion Hurdle in which Footpad (14/1) finished only 1 length in second and was the choice of Ruby Walsh in this race from the Willie Mullins yard who had left home with injuries both of the previous Champion Hurdle winners in Annie Power (2016) and Faugheen (2015).


2017 Champion Hurdle, The Runners
Trainer Nicky Henderson took advantage of the situation at the head of the market and changed the plans of his horse Buveur D'Air (5/1) at the end of January which started the season over fences but had good credentials over hurdles after placing third in a very competitive renewal of last season's Supreme Novices' Hurdle.


2017 Champion Hurdle, The Runners
The rest of the contenders included Brain Power (13/2) who was coming on back of two handicap wins but hadn't had a prep race during the current calendar year, same as My Tent Or Yours (16/1) who last ran in December a distant fourth to Yanworth in the Christmas Hurdle and was also beaten by The New One in his previous outing for the Bula Hurdle but had a good record in the Champion Hurdle coming 2nd the previous two times he ran in it. Sceau Royal (25/1), Wicklow Brave (22/1) and Cyrus Darius (50/1) represented the outsiders of the field.


2017 Champion Hurdle, The Race
Buveur d'Air settled in mid-division as Petit Mouchoir set the early pace, and moved into contention after the fifth flight. He overtook Petit Mouchoir approaching the final obstacle and drew away on the run-in to win by four and a half lengths. My Tent Or Yours stayed on to take second ahead of Petit Mouchoir, Footpad and The New One. Yanworth started as the 2/1 favourite but never settled and finished seventh.


2017 Champion of Champions
The 2017 188BET Champion of Champions was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6 and 12 November 2017 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England.


2017 Champion of Champions
John Higgins was the defending champion, but was whitewashed 0–6 by Ronnie O'Sullivan in the second round.


2017 Champion of Champions
Ronnie O'Sullivan made his 900th century in the semi-final against Anthony Hamilton.


2017 Champion of Champions
Shaun Murphy won the tournament, defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–8 in the final.


2017 Champion of Champions, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for 2017 is shown below:


2017 Champion of Champions, Players
Qualification for the 2017 188BET Champion of Champions tournament is determined by the winners of 24 tournaments over a one-year period, from the 2016 Champion of Champions to the 2017 International Championship, thereby including tournaments from both the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 snooker seasons. The tournaments have been split into groups to determine the order of qualification, with the winners of the first sixteen listed tournaments guaranteed a place.


2017 Champions Indoor Football season
The 2017 Champions Indoor Football season was the third season of the CIF. It started on February 25, when the Omaha Beef traveled to Iowa, losing to the Sioux City Bandits 63–44. The regular season concluded on Saturday, June 3. This was the first season in which four teams per conference advanced to the Champions Bowl playoffs, with the top seed in each conference hosting their conference's fourth seed, and second seeds hosting third seeds in the first round.


2017 Champions Indoor Football season
The league champion was the Texas Revolution, who defeated the Beef 59–49 in Champions Bowl III. The season MVP was Duke City Gladiators quarterback Donovan Porterie, and the Champions Bowl MVP was Revolution wide receiver Clinton Solomon.


2017 Champions Indoor Football season, Standings, Dodge City Law video controversy
On June 2, 2017, the league stripped the Dodge City Law of two victories without awarding them to any other team. Reports from other teams and a subsequent investigation found that the Law were in violation of the league's operations manual and guidelines on uploading video. As their final game of the season did not start at the time, the Law's record went from 9–2 to 7–4.


2017 Champions Indoor Football season, Standings, Dodge City Law video controversy
When asked about the decision, commissioner Ricky Bertz stated, "While this situation was unfortunate and no one in the CIF including the Dodge City Law wanted this to be the final outcome, the board of directors decided that this was what was best for the league given the circumstances and how they related to all team members involved."


2017 Champions Indoor Football season, Awards, Players of the week
The following were named the top performers during the 2017 season:


2017 Champions League of Darts
The 2017 Champions League of Darts, also known as the Unibet Champions League of Darts for sponsorship purposes, was the 2nd annual staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It took place from 16–17 September 2017 at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Wales.


2017 Champions League of Darts
Phil Taylor was the defending champion after winning the first edition of the tournament against Michael van Gerwen 11–5, but lost in the semi-finals to Gary Anderson.


2017 Champions League of Darts
Mensur Suljović won his first major title, beating Anderson 11–9 in the final after already defeating him in the group stage.


2017 Champions League of Darts, Format
The eight qualifiers were be split in two groups, playing each other one time in a best of 19-legs match. The top two of each group proceeded to the semi-finals. Both semi-finals and the final were a best of 21-legs match.


2017 Champions League of Darts, Qualifiers
The top 7 players on the PDC Order of Merit following the 2017 World Matchplay qualified. Reigning champion Phil Taylor was given a guaranteed place in the tournament, as will each future winner of the tournament. As Taylor was also one of the Top 7 players, the eighth ranked player also qualified.


2017 Champions League of Darts, Results, Group Stage
NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs For; LA = Legs Against; +/− = Plus/Minus Record, in relation to legs; Avg – 3-dart average; Pts = Points


2017 Championship League
The 2017 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 2 January to 2 March 2017 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England.


2017 Championship League
Judd Trump was the defending champion, and he made it to the semi-finals, where he lost 2–3 to John Higgins.


2017 Championship League
The Scotsman then won the final, clinching his first Championship League title with a 3–0 win over Ryan Day. The Welshman took the largest share of the prize money thanks to a lucrative campaign through six groups before qualifying for the winners' group.


2017 Championship League
Mark Davis made the 127th official maximum break in the deciding 5th frame of his group 3 final against Neil Robertson. This was Davis' first official 147 break and the ninth of the 2016/2017 season. Davis also became the oldest player to make an official 147, at the age of 44. He surpassed the record set by Fergal O'Brien, who scored the first maximum of his career at the age of 43 in a Championship League round robin match against Davis in the previous season.


2017 Championship League
Later on, Davis made the 129th official maximum break in the deciding 5th frame of his Winners' Group round robin match against John Higgins. It was Davis' second official 147 break and the eleventh of the 2016/2017 season. With that, Davis became the first player to make two maximum breaks in a tournament. It was the fourth consecutive year that a maximum was made in the Championship League.


2017 Championship League, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below.


2017 Championship League, Group 1
Group 1 was played on 2 and 3 January 2017. David Gilbert was the first player to qualify for the winners group.


2017 Championship League, Group 2
Group 2 was played on 4 and 5 January 2017. Anthony McGill was the second player to qualify for the winners group.


2017 Championship League, Group 3
Group 3 was played on 9 and 10 January 2017. Mark Davis was the third player to qualify for the winners group, finishing with a maximum break in the fifth frame decider against Neil Robertson in the group play-off final.


2017 Championship League, Group 4
Group 4 was played on 11 and 12 January 2017. Barry Hawkins was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.


2017 Championship League, Group 5
Group 5 was played on 20 and 21 February 2017. Judd Trump was the fifth player to qualify for the winners group.


2017 Championship League, Group 6
Group 6 was played on 22 and 23 February 2017. Ryan Day was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group. It was also his sixth try, as he had been part of the tournament since the first group was played out.


2017 Championship League, Group 7
Group 7 was played on 27 and 28 February 2017. John Higgins was the seventh and final player to qualify for the winners group.


2017 Championship League, Winners' Group
The Winners' Group was played on 1 and 2 March 2017. In the final, John Higgins defeated Ryan Day 3–0 to win the Championship League title for the first time in his career.


2017 Championship League, Winnings
Green: won the group. Bold: highest break in the group. All prize money in GBP.


2017 Channel One Cup
The 2017 Channel One Cup was the 50th edition of the tournament. It was played between 13–17 December 2017. The Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Russia with the new teams of Canada (composed of European-contracted players and dubbed the "Z team") and South Korea were involved in the tournament.


2017 Channel One Cup, Games
All times are local. Moscow – (Moscow Time – UTC+3) Prague – (Central European Time – UTC+1)


2017 Charles University Rector election
The Charles University Rector election, 2017 was held on 20 October 2017. The incumbent Rector Tomáš Zima defeated Jan Černý and was elected for his second term.


2017 Charles University Rector election, Voting
68 members of academic senate voted. Zima received 51 votes to Černý's 17 votes and thus was reelected.


2017 Charles University Rector election, Voting
Czech President Miloš Zeman confirmed the election on 21 January 2018 and reappointed Zima the Rector. He will remain in the position until 2022 when is second term expires. He won't be eligible to run for another term.


2017 Charleston Battery season
The 2017 Charleston Battery season was the club's 25th year of existence, their 14th season in the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid, and their first in the second tier since 2009. It was their seventh season in the United Soccer League as part of the Eastern Conference.


2017 Charleston Battery season
The Battery finished the season 3rd overall in the league, and 2nd in the East. They lost in the first round of the 2017 USL Playoffs.


2017 Charleston Battery season, Background
The Battery are coming off a season where they finished the USL with 13–9–8 record, good enough to finish sixth in the Eastern Conference and 10th in the USL. They earned a berth into the 2016 USL Playoffs as the number six seed in the Eastern Bracket. There, they beat FC Cincinnati in the first round, 2–1, before losing to Louisville City FC in the Conference Semifinals, 1–0. The Battery reached the third round of the 2016 U.S. Open Cup after beating The Villages SC, 3–0 on a forfeit.


2017 Charleston Battery season, Background
The original second round proper fixture was tied 2–2 after extra time, and the Villages won 4–2 in penalties. However, the Battery protested their use of a player cup-tied to Boca Raton FC. The appeal was approved, and the Battery reached the third round where they lost in extra-time to Jacksonville Armada FC in the third round.


2017 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team
The 2017 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team represented Charleston Southern University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Mark Tucker and played their home games at Buccaneer Field. They played as a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 3–2 in Big South play to finish in third place.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team
The 2017 Charlotte 49ers football team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (also called Charlotte or UNC Charlotte) in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the school's fifth season of NCAA football, their third season of NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) play, and their third season as a member of Conference USA's East Division. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Brad Lambert and played its home games on campus at Jerry Richardson Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 49ers finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in C-USA play to finish in last place in the East Division.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Previous season
The 49ers finished the 2016 season 4–8, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Coaching staff
Tight Ends and Assistant Head Coach Dean Hood left the program in February to take over coaching Special Teams and Outside Linebackers for the Kentucky Wildcats. Recruiting Coordinator and Wide Receivers Coach Joe Tereshinski also resigned in February to pursue a non-football related career. Recruiting Coordinator responsibilities were transferred to Outside Linebackers Coach Ulrich Edmonds. Former Oklahoma State Offensive Line Coach Greg Adkins joined the staff in the same position in February. Previous Offensive Line Coach Johnson Richardson moved back to his former position as Tight Ends Coach.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Coaching staff
Catawba College Defensive Coordinator and Assistant Head Coach Keith Henry joined the staff as Running Backs Coach. Previous Running Backs Coach Damien Gray moved to take over Wide Receivers. Defensive Line Coach Aaron Curry left the program in June to pursue a non-football related career. Charlie Skalaski, former Assistant Head Coach at Eastern Kentucky, was promoted to Special Teams Coordinator after having served on the Analytics Staff the previous season. Head Coach Brad Lambert will now directly coach the Defensive linemen.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Recruiting, Recruiting class
The following recruits and transfers have signed letters of intent or verbally committed to the Charlotte 49ers football program for the 2017 recruiting year.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Television
Charlotte 49ers home games and conference road games will be broadcast through Conference USA's television partners ESPN, CBS Sports, Stadium, beIN, and Facebook Watch. Additional games will be available locally in the Charlotte TV market on WCCB.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Radio
Radio coverage for all games is broadcast by IMG College through the Charlotte 49ers Radio Network flagship station WZGV ESPN Radio 730 AM The Game, and the TuneIn Charlotte 49ers IMG Sports Network app. The radio announcers are "Voice of the 49ers" Matt Swierad with play-by-play, former Carolina Panther Kevin Donnalley with color commentary, and Bobby Rosinski with sideline reports. Swierad and Donnalley also host the "Gold Mine Live" Coaches Show each Monday during the season at noon from Norm's in the UNC Charlotte Student Union. "Gold Mine Live" can be heard on Mondays.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Preseason media poll
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 19, 2017, with the 49ers predicted to finish in last place in the East Division.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Eastern Michigan Eagles
The 49ers were looking to avenge a home loss from the previous season as they visited the State of Michigan for the first time, but eleven costly penalties and three turnovers doomed the 49ers' efforts.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Eastern Michigan Eagles
Top performers for the game were Eastern Michigan quarterback Brogan Roback, who passed for 267 yards and an interception. Charlotte quarterback Hasaan Klugh also was the top rusher of the game, with 14 carries for 101 yards in addition to passing for 114 yards, with a touchdown and an interception. Charlotte's Trent Bostick had 3 receptions for 34 yards and a touchdown.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Kansas State Wildcats
Brad Lambert brought his 49ers into the State of Kansas for the first time to take on his Alma Mater. It would prove to be a long afternoon for the 49ers as the #19 team in the country put on a scoring clinic in front of the home crowd.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Kansas State Wildcats
Top performers for the game were Kansas State quarterback Jesse Ertz, who passed for 178 yards. Kansas State rusher Alex Barnes had 16 carries for 99 yards and a touchdown. Kansas State's Isaiah Zuber had 7 receptions for 73 yards.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, North Carolina A&T Aggies
The 49ers opened the home slate with a game against in-state opponent N.C. A&T. The 49ers were favored to win but the Aggies got up on them early and held off a 4th quarter rally to win the game.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, North Carolina A&T Aggies
Top performers for the game were Charlotte quarterback Hassan Klugh, who passed for 170 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. A&T rusher Marquell Cartwright had 17 carries for 66 yards and 2 touchdowns. Charlotte's Workpeh Kofa had 6 receptions for 110 yards and a touchdown.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Georgia State Panthers
In 2015, the 49ers played their first ever FBS game against the Panthers in the Georgia Dome, holding off a late Panthers' rally to mark the first FBS win in program history. The Panthers were looking to avenge that loss while the 49ers were looking to recover from a disappointing loss the previous week. The 49ers never found an offensive rhythm and failed to score during the game, recording the first team shutout in program history.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Georgia State Panthers
Georgia State also dominated the top performances of the game. Quarterback Conner Manning threw for 250 yards and a touchdown. Glenn Smith rushed for 90 yards on 31 carries, resulting in 2 touchdowns. Penny Hart had 11 receptions for 141 yards and a touchdown.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, FIU Panthers
The Panthers ruined the 49ers' chance for their first ever Homecoming win when a late score gave them a one point victory. In their conference opener, the 49ers were looking for payback and would dominate the scoring into the second half, but would find the endzone elusive after that. FIU Would get within 2 points and take the go ahead field goal to make it a 1 point game and hold on to win.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, FIU Panthers
Top performers of the game were Charlotte Quarterback Hasaan Klugh, who passed for 155 yards and a touchdown. Charlotte's Benny LeMay had 22 carries for 178 yards. Florida International's Trent Owens had 7 receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Marshall Thundering Herd
The 49ers stunned the Thundering Herd in 2016 by winning their first game ever played inside Joan C. Edwards Stadium. Marshall came into town looking for revenge and would find it in a defense struggle which saw the 49ers avoid a second program shutout on a fourth quarter field goal.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Marshall Thundering Herd
Top performances were all from Marshall in this game. Quarterback Chase Litton, who threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns. Rusher Keion Davis had 23 carries for 122 yards. Tyre Brady had 6 receptions for 88 yards and two touchdowns.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, WKU Hilltoppers
Despite being in the same conference and same division for the two previous years, these two teams had yet to play each other before this game. Charlotte visited Bowling Green, Kentucky for the first time to face the two time defending Conference USA Football Champions on their home field. The game was competitive going into the 2nd quarter, but WKU would add two more touchdowns and a field goal before halftime. A final WKU touchdown early in the fourth quarter would be the final score of a resounding victory for the Hilltoppers.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, WKU Hilltoppers
Top performers of the game were Western Kentucky Quarterback Mike White, who passed for 398 yards and an impressive five touchdowns. Charlotte's Aaron McAllister had 22 carries for 157 yards and two touchdowns. The Hilltopper's Kylen Towner had 6 receptions for 111 yards and a touchdown.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, UAB Blazers
After the drama that resulted in a two year hiatus from playing football, UAB was back on the gridiron and facing the 49ers for the first time. After a scoreless first quarter the Blazers took a two touchdown lead into the half. After the Blazers added a field goal early in the third quarter, they would not score again in regulation. Charlotte would do all the scoring left in regulation and tie the Blazers, forcing the 49ers' first overtime of the year. In the overtime period the Blazers would find the endzone first but the 49ers would match them.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, UAB Blazers
Seeking to get the program's first win of a frustrating year, Coach Lambert would go for two for the win; and after running in the matching touchdown Quarterback Hasaan Klugh would get the call again as he hauled in the game winning pass from Chris Montgomery to give the Niners' program its only win of the season and first ever Homecoming victory.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, UAB Blazers
Top performers of the game were UAB Quarterback A. J. Erdely, who passed for 182 yards and a touchdown. Charlotte Quarterback Hasaan Klugh would be the team's top rusher with 25 carries for 1449ers yards and two touchdowns. The 49ers' Trent Bostick hauled in just 2 receptions which yielded an impressive 70 yards and a touchdown.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Old Dominion Monarchs
The Monarchs rolled over the 49ers in Charlotte the previous season. Charlotte was looking to return the favor at Foreman Field, but both teams offenses struggled with neither ever finding the endzone. Unlike the 49ers, the Monarchs did find the goal posts, twice; to preserve the low score victory.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Old Dominion Monarchs
Top performers of the game were Old Dominion Quarterback Steven Williams, who passed for 153 yards. ODU's Ray Lawry had 25 carries for 98 yards. Charlotte's Mark Quattlebaum and ODU's Travis Fulgham had virtually identical stats with 4 receptions each with Fulgham having 1 yard more for 47 yards.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
In 2016 Middle Tennessee pulled off a close win at Jerry Richardson Stadium. They had to return to Jerry Richardson Stadium for a second year in a row, but the 49ers couldn't get revenge or their first win against the Blue Raiders.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Top performers of the game were Middle Tennessee Quarterback Brent Stockstil, who passed for 255 yards and three touchdowns. The Blue Raiders' Tavares Thomas had 29 carries for 195 yards and two touchdowns. Charlotte's Mark Quattlebaum had 7 receptions for 94 yards and a touchdown.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Southern Miss Golden Eagles
The 49ers pulled off a shocking drubbing of the Golden Eagles on the road the previous season. Charlotte had to return to Hattiesburg for the second year in a row and it was clear by the midway point that the game's outcome wasn't in doubt, and that the Golden Eagles were looking to make a statement. Turnovers also proved detrimental to any 49er comeback attempt.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Southern Miss dominated the top performances. Quarterback Kwadra Griggs passed for 221 yards and a touchdown. Rusher Ito Smith had 15 carries for 153 yards and three touchdowns. The Golden Eagles Korey Robertson had 6 receptions for 91 yards and a touchdown. Charlotte quarterback Hasaan Klugh again was the 49ers' top rusher with 7 carries for 56 yards and a touchdown. He also had 96 passing yards for another touchdown and two interceptions.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Florida Atlantic Owls
Charlotte garnered their first ever C-USA win after a dramatic last second endzone catch was waved off for the Owls in Boca Raton the previous season. The Owls easily erased that mark on their record on their way to the 2018 C-USA Championship Game and their first C-USA title.


2017 Charlotte 49ers football team, Game summaries, Florida Atlantic Owls
The eventual conference champions dominated the offensive stats. Quarterback Jason Driskel passed for 245 yards and two touchdowns. Rusher Devin Singletary had 108 yards and two touchdowns. Willie Wright had 9 receptions for 103 yards and a touchdown.


2017 Charlotte Hounds season
The 2017 Charlotte Hounds season was the sixth season for the Charlotte Hounds of Major League Lacrosse. The Hounds came in trying to improve upon their 8-6 record in 2016, when they earned their second playoff berth in franchise history but lost to the Ohio Machine in the semifinals, 16-10. This was head coach's Jim Stagnitta's second season in charge, after leading the Hounds to their first ever winning season in 2016.


2017 Charlotte Hounds season
The Hounds remaining in the playoff hunt entering the final week of the regular season needing a win and a loss by Rochester. The Hounds got neither, as they finished the season 6-8 and seventh in the standings.


2017 Charlotte Independence season
The 2017 Charlotte Independence season is the club's third season of existence, and their third in the United Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer.


2017 Charlotte mayoral election
The 2017 Charlotte mayoral election took place on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Party primary elections were held on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Second-round primaries would have been held on Tuesday, October 10, 2017, if they had been necessary, but both primary winners received more than the minimum 40 percent of the vote needed to avoid a runoff. The incumbent, Democrat Jennifer Roberts, was eligible to run for a second two-year term. She ran but lost the Democratic nomination in the primary. Two members of the City Council, Democrat Vi Lyles and Republican Kenny Smith, won the primaries and advanced to face each other in the general election. Vi Lyles defeated Kenny Smith in the general election, and became the 59th mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina.


2017 Charlotte mayoral election, Background
Jennifer Roberts, a former Mecklenburg County commissioner, was elected to her first term in 2015 when she defeated Republican Edwin Peacock III, a former Charlotte City Councilman.


2017 Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger
The 2017 Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour, taking place in Charlottesville, United States from October 30 to November 5, 2017.


2017 Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger – Doubles
Brian Baker and Sam Groth were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2017 Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger – Doubles
Denis Kudla and Danny Thomas won the title after Jarryd Chaplin and Miķelis Lībietis retired leading 7–6(7–4), 4–1 in the final.


2017 Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger – Singles
Reilly Opelka was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Tennys Sandgren.


2017 Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger – Singles
Tim Smyczek won the title after defeating Tennys Sandgren 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–2 in the final.


2017 Charlottetown-Parkdale provincial by-election
The 2017 Charlottetown-Parkdale provincial by-election took place on November 27, 2017. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the district's incumbent MLA Doug Currie on October 19.


2017 Charlottetown-Parkdale provincial by-election
Green Party candidate Hannah Bell won the election, becoming the second member of the party to be elected to the Legislative Assembly after Peter Bevan-Baker successfully contested the district of Kellys Cross-Cumberland in the 2015 general election.


2017 Charlottetown-Parkdale provincial by-election, Background, District profile
Charlottetown-Parkdale was established ahead of the 2007 provincial election. The Charlottetown district covered the entirety of the neighbourhoods of Belvedere and St. Avard's as well as most of Parkdale.


2017 Charlottetown-Parkdale provincial by-election, Background, District profile
The district had voted reliably Liberal since its inception, sending Doug Currie to the Legislative Assembly in the 2007 election and re-electing him in 2011 and 2015.


2017 Charlottetown-Parkdale provincial by-election, Background, Resignation of Doug Currie
On October 17, 2017, incumbent MLA Doug Currie announced his resignation from the Legislative Assembly effective immediately. In an interview with CBC News, Currie stated "My decision really is about what's in the best for Doug Currie and my two girls — I don't think there's any perfect time to leave public office, but I feel excited about leaving. I feel excited about what I've accomplished." Currie was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2007 election and had served in various ministerial roles under three successive Liberal governments. At the time of his resignation, Currie was Minister of Education, Early Learning and Culture.


2017 Charlottetown-Parkdale provincial by-election, Candidates
Bob Dorion won the Liberal nomination, defeating challenger Marcia Carroll at the party's nomination meeting on October 30. Dorion has been a member of the University of Prince Edward Island Security Police Department since 1987 and has  represented the ward of Mount Edward on the Charlottetown City Council since 2014.


2017 Charlottetown-Parkdale provincial by-election, Candidates
The Progressive Conservatives nominated Melissa Hilton at a meeting on November 1. Hilton has represented the ward of Stonepark on the Charlottetown City Council since 2005.


2017 Charlottetown-Parkdale provincial by-election, Candidates
Hannah Bell won the Green nomination against Karla Bernard by a vote of 72 to 22 at the party's nomination meeting on October 30. Bell was the party's shadow finance critic and was the executive director of the PEI Business Women's Association.


2017 Charlottetown-Parkdale provincial by-election, Candidates
The New Democratic Party nominated their leader Michael Redmond. Redmond had been leader of the NDP PEI since October 2012.


2017 Charlottetown-Parkdale provincial by-election, Campaign
Candidates Hannah Bell and Michael Redmond caused controversy when they campaigned on November 11, Remembrance Day in Canada. While all four candidates attended ceremonies that day, Bob Dorion and Melissa Hilton chose not to campaign. Bell defended her decision to campaign, stating "The reason veterans fought for us was to secure our democracy."


2017 Charlottetown-Parkdale provincial by-election, Results, Reactions and aftermath
In an email statement, Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May said the outcome of the by-election showed that "voters are increasingly looking to Greens when it comes to strengthening democracy, fighting for those less fortunate, and leading the way to a sustainable future." Andrew Weaver, leader of the Green Party of British Columbia, released a statement congratulating Hannah Bell and characterizing her victory as a "tidal shift."


2017 Charlottetown-Parkdale provincial by-election, Results, Reactions and aftermath
Speaking to reporters on election night, Progressive Conservative leader James Aylward stated "Clearly, the MacLauchlan government, the tired Liberal government that we all know has been sent a message. Was it the message that I was necessarily hoping for tonight? Certainly not, but clearly they've been sent a message."


2017 Charlottetown-Parkdale provincial by-election, Results, Reactions and aftermath
Liberal Premier Wade MacLauchlan did not view the result as significant, saying "I think you really have to look at a by-election as a by-election, with local context and what people have to take into account as they're making their choices. And of course the turnout. That's the nature of by-elections."