2017 National League speedway season, National League Knockout Cup
The 2017 National League Knockout Cup was the 20th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners for the third successive year.


2017 National League speedway season, National League Knockout Cup, Final Stages
Replay was required in the Quarter Final due to tieMildenhall Fen Tigers 50 Stoke Potters 40Stoke Potters 50 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 40Mildenhall Fen Tigers 90 Stoke Potters 90


2017 National League speedway season, National League Knockout Cup, Final Stages
Home team scores are in boldOverall aggregate scores are in red


2017 National Liberation Party presidential primary
Costa Rica's National Liberation Party presidential primary (or Convención Nacional “National Convention”) was a primary election programmed for April 2, 2017 in order to choose the party's presidential nominee for the 2018 Costa Rican general election. PLN was then the main opposition party to Luis Guillermo Solís' government.


2017 National Liberation Party presidential primary
After rumors of former president and Nobel Prize laureate Oscar Arias running for re-election, Arias made public during a television chain on September 19, 2016, that he would not run for the presidency again expecting to promote new and younger leaderships. Former president José María Figueres, on the other hand, made official his intentions to be nominated. This despite ethical questionings about the ICE-Alcatel corruption scandal he was involved in during his previous presidency.


2017 National Liberation Party presidential primary
President of Congress and former minister Antonio Alvarez Desanti quickly followed him announcing his candidacy on November 10. Desanti was endorsed by Arias himself, his brother Rodrigo and for San José Mayor and previous PLN nominee Johnny Araya. Desanti's presidential aspirations are not new, as he already tried to be candidate in the 2001 presidential primary, losing to Rolando Araya, and also was candidate by his self-made party Union for Change in the 2006 general election.


2017 National Liberation Party presidential primary
Other minor candidates also appeared, including former deputy for Limon Clinton Cruickshank and private lawyer Enrique Franco, but both of them withdraw from the race arguing lack of funds. Other candidates like then deputy and radio host Rodolfo Gonzalez and former deputy and physician Sigifredo Aiza did continue their campaign.


2017 National Liberation Party presidential primary, Results
Voter's turnout was 431 438, a considerably lesser amount than in the last primary (550.000). The first results showed Desanti ahead with 45% of votes, followed by Figueres. González and Aiza acknowledge the results immediately. Surprisingly the Party's Electoral Tribunal suspended the airing of results at midnight claiming that the counting will continue in the morning. At the same time Figueres and Desanti had a heated discussion on national television as Figueres claimed that data from his campaign show him as the winner and that such result will be "cleared in the morning". Desanti then warned that Figueres' campaign could attempt voters' fraud. The next morning around noon Figueres did recognize defeat and congratulates Desanti who claimed victory.


2017 National Liberation Party presidential primary, Controversies
During one of the debates organized by the State's network Channel 13 the candidates, unaware that the microphones were already open, discuss the subjects of the debate. Desanti suggest attacking PAC (governing party and PLN’s main rival) to what Figueres agrees, whilst Aiza admits that the government “is not that bad”.


2017 National People's Congress
The 2017 National People's Congress, or the Fifth Plenary Session of the 12th National People's Congress, was held in March 2017 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. It was the last plenary session of the 13th NPC held before elections the next year for the 13th National People's Congress.


2017 National People's Congress
At the NPC, Premier Li Keqiang announced an economic growth target of 6.5 percent for next year, the lowest growth target in two decades. Some observers argued that the target was too high yet due to China's growing debt problem, industrial overcapacity and economic maturing.


2017 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong
The election for the Hong Kong deputies to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) was held on 19 December 2017. 36 Hong Kong deputies were elected by an electoral college composed of 1,989 members.


2017 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong, Electoral method
Chinese citizens who are residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be entitled to participate in the management of state affairs according to law. In accordance with the assigned number of seats and the selection method specified by the National People's Congress, the Chinese citizens among the residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall locally elect deputies of the Region to the National People's Congress to participate in the work of the highest organ of state power.


2017 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong, Electoral method
The number of the membership of the electoral college increased 369, from 1,620 to 1,989. All members were eligible to nominate, stand and vote in the election. To see the full list of the membership of the electoral college .


2017 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong, Candidates
Six incumbents were expected not to run for re-election, including the member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai, convenor of the Hong Kong NPC delegations Maria Tam Wai-chu, Sophie Leung Lau Yau-fun of the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA), Miriam Lau Kin-yee of the Liberal Party, scholar Priscilla Lau Puk-king and businessman Peter Wong Man-kong, except for Wong whose name later appear on the nomination. Two members of Chief Executive Carrie Lam's Executive Council Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun and Laura Cha Shih May-lung also decided to step down. Other incumbents stepping down including former Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong, Zhang Tiefu and Yeung Yiu-chung of the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers.


2017 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong, Candidates
Many second generation politicians and businessmen announced their candidacies, including Rita Fan's son Andrew Fan Chun-wah, Sophie Leung's daughter Nisa Leung Wing-yu, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) member Timothy Fok Tsun-ting's son Kenneth Fok Kai-kong, former president of the Hong Kong Chiu Chow Chamber of Commerce Cheung Sing-hung's son Thomas Cheung Tsun-yung, former CPPCC Standing Committee member Jose Sun-Say Yu's son Jonny Yu Wah-yung, Legislative Council President Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen's son Clarence Leung Wang-ching, Executive Councillor Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung's son Victor Lam Hoi-cheung. However it was rumoured that the central government did not approve of the hereditary tendency of the NPC. The second generation politicians and businessmen eventually did not appear on the nomination list.


2017 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong, Candidates
In November, a "recommendation list" was reported to direct the electoral college whom to elect in the election. Former president of the Law Society of Hong Kong Ambrose Lam San-keung, anti-Occupy lawyer Maggie Chan Man-ki and lawyer Nicholas Chan Hiu-fung who were included on the list were all from legal sector. Former chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) Tam Yiu-chung who was expected to succeed Rita Fan to be the NPCSC member and former Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Raymond Tam Chi-yuen were also included on the list. However the names of other second generation politicians and businessmen did not appear on the list.


2017 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong, Candidates
A total number of the 49 candidacies were validated. Seven pro-Occupy activists of the Gau Wu group, localist activist Ke-cheong and Civic Party legislator Kwok Ka-ki were banned from the election by the presidium of the electoral college for their public remarks and acts contravening the new declaration form under which candidates must uphold the Constitution of the People's Republic of China and the Basic Law of Hong Kong. Kwok refused to sign as he called the new requirement as unacceptable that would restrict people from participating in the election. Roger Wong Hoi-fung of the Election Committee Higher Education Subsector and Henry Lam were the few pro-democracy figures who could entered the election.


2017 National Premier Leagues
The 2017 National Premier Leagues was the fifth season of the Australian National Premier Leagues football competition. The league competition was played amongst eight separate divisions, divided by FFA state and territory member federations. The divisions are ACT, NSW, Northern NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.


2017 National Premier Leagues
The winners of each respective divisional league competed in a finals playoff tournament at season end, with Heidelberg United crowned as Champions, which gave them direct qualification for the 2018 FFA Cup Round of 32.


2017 National Premier Leagues, Final Series
The winner of each league competition (top of the table) in the NPL competed in a single match knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2017. The quarter final match-ups were decided by an open draw. Home advantage for the semi-finals and final was based on a formula relating to time of winning (normal time, extra time or penalties), goals scored and allowed, and yellow/red cards. The winner also qualified for the 2018 FFA Cup Round of 32.


2017 National Premier Leagues, Individual honours
Sean Ellis from Heidelberg United won the John Kosmina Medal for the best player in the NPL Grand Final.


2017 National Premier Leagues Grand Final
The 2017 National Premier Leagues Grand Final was the fifth National Premier Leagues Grand Final. It was played on 30 September 2017 at Perry Park in Brisbane between Brisbane Strikers and Heidelberg United. Heidelberg won 2–0 to secure their inaugural National Premier Leagues title.


2017 National Premier Leagues NSW Grand Final
The 2017 National Premier Leagues NSW Grand Final was played on 10 September 2017, at Leichhardt Oval in Sydney. The match was contested between APIA Leichhardt Tigers and Manly United.


2017 National Premier Leagues NSW Grand Final
Manly United won the match, defeating APIA Leichhardt Tigers 3–4 on penalties after the match finished 0–0 after extra time.


2017 National Pro Fastpitch season
The 2017 National Pro Fastpitch season was the 14th season of professional softball under the name National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) for the only professional women's softball league in the United States. From 1997 to 2002, NPF operated under the names Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL). Each year, the playoff teams battle for the Cowles Cup.


2017 National Pro Fastpitch season, Milestones and events
The Dallas Charge announced that they would be relocating to San Marcos, Texas and changing their name to the Texas Charge.


2017 National Pro Fastpitch season, Milestones and events
On January 16, 2017, the NPF announced that the ownership of the Pennsylvania Rebellion would be dissolving the team, effective immediately. All Rebellion players under contract were granted free agency.


2017 National Pro Fastpitch season, Milestones and events
On February 1, the Village of Rosemont announced it would be assuming ownership of the Bandits from previous owner Bill Sokolis. The transaction included a $50,000 licensing fee paid to the NPF. Rosemont employee Toni Calmeyn will take over as general manager and will hire a new head coach.


2017 National Pro Fastpitch season, Milestones and events
Later in February Softball Australia and NPF announced an agreement that will allow at least eight players from the Australia women's national softball team to play for the Bandits. This will increase the NPF's international profile, and allow the Australian players to compete against top-level talent.


2017 National Pro Fastpitch season, Milestones and events
On May 2, 2017, NPF announced the addition of an expansion team, Beijing Shougang Eagles. Its roster is to be populated with members of China women's national softball team and selected American players. For 2017, the home half Beijing's schedule will be played in the home venues of the other NPF teams. Beijing is expected to announce an permanent US home location in the future.


2017 National Pro Fastpitch season, Milestones and events
At the Pride's first home game at Space Coast Stadium, they announced that legendary pitcher Cat Osterman's jersey number 8 had been retired, commemorating it with a banner on the outfield fence.


2017 National Pro Fastpitch season, Milestones and events
On July 26, Brittany Mack-Oakes threw a no-hitter, beating the Eagles 6-1.


2017 National Pro Fastpitch season, Milestones and events
Monica Abbott threw the first no-hitter in Scrap Yard Dawgs' history on August 2, striking out 18. It was her fourth professional no-hitter.


2017 National Pro Fastpitch season, Milestones and events, Rule changes
NPF held its annual winter meetings in Nashville from January 18–20, 2016. The following announcements were released after the meetings:


2017 National Pro Fastpitch season, Player acquisition, College draft
The 2017 NPF College Draft will be the 14th annual collegiate draft for NPF.


2017 National Pro Fastpitch season, Player acquisition, Notable transactions
The Dallas Charge hired Scott Smith as their general manager. Smith is the founder of the Texas Bombers, a softball organization with hundreds of players nationwide.


2017 National Pro Fastpitch season, Player acquisition, Notable transactions
USSSA purchased Space Coast Stadium and announced renovations to make it a center for amateur softball and baseball with 15 fields. The Pride announced it would be their new home stadium, beginning in 2017.


2017 National Pro Fastpitch season, Player acquisition, Notable transactions
The Pride announced that former player and assistant coach Megan Willis was promoted to assistant general manager.


2017 National Pro Fastpitch season, NPF Championship
The 2017 NPF Championship was held at Tiger Park in Baton Rouge, La. on the LSU campus from August 17–20. This was the first time this venue has been selected for the NPF Championship.


2017 National Pro Fastpitch season, NPF Championship
The Pride and Dawgs both swept their semifinal series 2 games to 0, against the Bandits and Racers, respectively. USSSA was able to beat Monica Abbott in game one of the final series. However, on the second day, Abbott pitched two complete games to clinch the championship for the Dawgs. Abbott was named MVP of the championship.


2017 National Pro Fastpitch season, Players of the Week
5 in era, opp avg, strikeouts, wins and total runs allowed.


2017 National Pro Fastpitch season, Annual awards
The NPF's annual awards and All-NPF Team were announced at its league banquet, held August 16 at the Crowne Plaza in Baton Rouge, LA. Kelly Kretschman won her third consecutive Player of the Year award, hitting a league-record .500. Monica Abbott won her sixth overall Pitcher of the Year award. A new award, Umpire of the Year, was presented for the first time.


2017 National Ringette League playoffs
The 2017 National Ringette League Playoffs are the postseason tournament of 2016-17 National Ringette League season. Cambridge Turbos wins the sixth titles.


2017 National Ringette League playoffs, Format
In the past, 8 teams from East played, but West became 5 teams, three teams which are 2nd place to 4th place team from West will compete in knockout stage.


2017 National Ringette League playoffs, Format
The draws are E3 vs E8, E4 vs E7, E5 vs E6 and the three teams from the West will play double elimination playoff and top two teams will advance.


2017 National Ringette League playoffs, Elite Eight
All games will play at Leduc Recreation Centre which located at Leduc, Alberta and Ken Nichol Regional Recreation Centre which located at Beaumont, Alberta from March 27 to March 31.


2017 National Ringette League playoffs, Elite Eight, Tiebreaker
"Mini-game" The match is played until one team leads in the period. In each period the time is 10 minutes and both teams need to play for full 10 minutes.


2017 National Rugby Championship
The 2017 National Rugby Championship was the fourth season of Australia's National Rugby Championship. It involved nine professional rugby union teams, one more than the previous year, with eight teams from Australia and one team from Fiji.


2017 National Rugby Championship
The two leading teams in the regular season,  Canberra Vikings and  Queensland Country, went on to play in the championship final. The deciding match, played at Viking Park in Canberra, was won 42–28 by Queensland Country to claim their first NRC title.


2017 National Rugby Championship, Teams
A major change made for the 2017 season was the inclusion of the Fijian Drua in the competition. Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama met with the Australian Rugby Union, and World Rugby earlier in the year about establishing a pathway for developing Fijian rugby players. World Rugby financed the Fijian Drua.


2017 National Rugby Championship, Teams
The nine teams for the season included three from New South Wales, two from Queensland, and one each from Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Western Australia, and Fiji:


2017 National Rugby Championship, Television coverage and streaming
Two of the NRC matches each weekend were broadcast live via Fox Sports, with the remaining matches shown on the Fox Sports streaming platform. Discussion of the NRC competition was included on Fox Sports' review show NRC Extra Time on Monday nights, and the Kick & Chase program on Tuesday evenings.


2017 National Rugby Championship, Experimental Law Variations
The trialed changes to the point scoring system adopted in previous years were not continued for the 2017 NRC season, and scoring reverted to the standard values of five points for a try, two for a conversion and three for a penalty or drop goal.


2017 National Rugby Championship, Experimental Law Variations
The remaining law variations used in 2016 were retained for the 2017 season. Also adopted were World Rugby's six amendments to the program of trial laws for 2017, relating to the tackle/ruck (Law 15.4 (c), 16, and 16.4 variations) and scrum (Law 20, 20.5 (d), and  20.9 (b) variations).


2017 National Rugby Championship, Experimental Law Variations
Players are rucking when they are in a ruck and using their feet to try to win or keep possession of the ball, without being guilty of foul play.


2017 National Rugby Championship, Regular season
The nine teams played in a round-robin for the regular season, each team having four matches at home and four away. The top four teams qualified for the semi-finals with the respective winner meeting in the final.


2017 National Rugby Championship, Regular season
During this section of the competition, teams also played for the Horan-Little Shield, a challenge trophy put on the line when a challenge is accepted by the holders or mandated by the terms of competition for the shield.


2017 National Rugby Championship, Regular season
oints for the regular season standings were accumulated by the same method as for The Rugby Championship and Super Rugby. A slightly modified version of the standard competition points system was used, with a bonus point awarded to a winning team scoring at least 3 tries more than their opponent; and a bonus point awarded to a losing team defeated by a margin of 7 points or under. Four points were awarded for a win and none for a loss; two points were awarded to each team if a match was drawn.


2017 National Rugby Championship, Regular season
Each team's placement was based on its cumulative points total, including any bonus points earned. For teams level on table points, tiebreakers apply in the following order:


2017 National Rugby Championship, Regular season
The top four teams at the end of the regular season qualified for the title play-offs in the form of semi-finals followed by a final to determine the champion team.


2017 National Rugby Championship, Regular season, Standings
Source:  • Teams 1 to 4 (Green background) at the end of the preliminary competition rounds qualify for the Title play-offs. HL denotes the holder of the Horan-Little Shield.


2017 National Rugby Championship, Finals
The top four sides in the regular season advanced to the semifinals of the knock-out stage, which was followed by the final to decide the National Rugby Championship title.


2017 National Rugby Championship, Finals, Final
Assistant Referees:Damon Murphy (Australia)Jordan Way (Australia)Television match official:Ian Smith (Australia)


2017 National Scout Jamboree
The 2017 National Scout Jamboree was the 19th national Scout jamboree held by the Boy Scouts of America, from July 19, 2017 to July 28, 2017. It was the second National Scout Jamboree held at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia. The theme of the jamboree was "Live Scouting's Adventure".


2017 National Scout Jamboree
The Summit was also the venue of the 24th World Scout Jamboree in 2019. It was decided at the 2013 National Jamboree that the Summit Bechtel Reserve would be the permanent location of each National Jamboree.


2017 National Scout Jamboree, Changes from 2013
After the most recent jamboree in 2013, BSA leadership underwent a feedback process to determine how they could improve on the Summit jamboree experience, and made changes as a result.


2017 National Scout Jamboree, Changes from 2013, Communication
Seeing communication with staff and participants as one of the program's biggest hurdles, the jamboree leadership consolidated former forms of media, such as Jamboree Today and Leader's Update, into a single organization, known as JamboLink. JamboLink covered mass email communication leading up to and during the event, social media, live video streaming, and all exclusive content created for the jamboree.


2017 National Scout Jamboree, Changes from 2013, Communication
Wait times for popular program areas, such as ziplining and mountain biking, was available online  as well as in the jamboree app, powered by AT&T in real time. To accommodate a greater need and ability to stay connected, the number of charging stations at the Summit was doubled.


2017 National Scout Jamboree, Changes from 2013, Staff experience
Some staff members at the 2013 jamboree complained about unpleasant facets of the volunteer experience. In a Reddit AMA, an Order of the Arrow trek guide recalled very long workdays with no break time, very long walks to program locations, and general understaffing. In response, the BSA announced changes to make staffing the jamboree more enjoyable. Eleven bus routes carried staff members around the reserve, stopping at the staff base camp, various program areas, and participant base camps. To address complaints about uncomfortably cold ambient showers, staff members had access to solar-heated showers in their base camp. Staff members received the equivalent of a full day off in their work schedules, and have the ability to visit other program areas on a day-to-day basis.


2017 National Scout Jamboree, Changes from 2013, Service expansion
During the 2013 jamboree, the first at the Summit, participating contingents were given the opportunity to complete a "Messengers of Peace Day of Service," taking them outside the Summit to one of nine West Virginia counties to work on a community service project. In conjunction with the Citizens Conservation Corps and the Boy Scouts of America, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced an expansion of the initiative, titled "West Virginia Arrow to the Summit." Service projects during the Jamboree were expanded to all 55 counties within the state. The initiative was expected to create over 500 projects with an estimated economic impact of $7 million.


2017 National Scout Jamboree, Changes from 2013, Food markets
The Jamboree switched from a fixed menu to a grocery store concept, which gave troops choices on what to eat. Scouts used a mobile app to download recipes, build shopping lists, and check out of the store.


2017 National Scout Jamboree, Presidential visit
On July 24, 2017, President Donald Trump visited the National Jamboree, making him the eighth sitting president to do so. During his speech, though he did address the Boy Scouts, Trump also boasted about his 2016 electoral victory, criticized former U.S. President Barack Obama, former opponent Hillary Clinton, and the media, and he related an anecdote about real estate developer William Levitt, a yacht, and a cocktail party.


2017 National Scout Jamboree, Presidential visit
Trump's partisan speech marked a sharp break from past tradition; every other president to speak at the Scout Jamboree in its 80 years of existence addressed purely nonpartisan themes, such as citizenship, public service, and civic engagement. Trump's speech was met with criticism that the Jamboree was an inappropriate venue for campaigning. The backlash prompted multiple scouts from around the country to make statements to various media groups (including BBC and The Washington Post) such as Jarren Cook, a scout from West Virginia, and David Wolfe Bender, a scout from Indiana. On July 27, Chief Scout Executive Michael B. Surbaugh released a statement apologizing for politics being "inserted into the Scouting program".


2017 National Scout Jamboree, Presidential visit
Referring to the speech, Trump stated in a July 25, 2017 interview in The Wall Street Journal that "I got a call from the head of the Boy Scouts saying it was the greatest speech that was ever made to them, and they were very thankful". However, the Scouts stated to the Associated Press on August 2, 2017, that "[they were] unaware of any such call".


2017 National Scout Jamboree, Entertainment
Since both planned headline musical acts in 2013, Train and Carly Rae Jepsen, pulled out of their commitments in advance due to public criticism for supporting the BSA, jamboree leadership had elected not to announce its 2017 headliners before they stepped onstage. Saturday's opening "Celebration of Scouting Show" featured rock band X Ambassadors, whose lead singer Sam Harris made pointed comments about the President's upcoming visit. Country musician Jessie Chris, of Disney fame, performed after Trump's speech on Monday, and the Plain White T's played Thursday's closing show.


2017 National Society of Film Critics Awards
The 52nd National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 6 January 2018, honored the best in film for 2017.


2017 National Society of Film Critics Awards, Winners
Winners are listed in boldface along with the runner-up positions and counts from the final round:


2017 National Women's League (New Zealand)
The 2017 National Women's League was the fifteenth season of the NWL since its establishment in 2002. Seven teams were again involved in this season representing the different regions in New Zealand. The final was played between Canterbury United Pride and Auckland, it finished 1–1 at full time before Auckland won it in extra time 3–2. It was Aucklands sixth title and first since 2009. Eleanor Isaac from Southern United was voted the 2017 National Women's League MVP for the season.


2017 National Women's League (New Zealand), 2017 National Women's League, Matches
New Zealand women's football league matches took take place over October and November 2017


2017 National Women's League (New Zealand), 2017 National Women's League, Finals series
For the final series, the team that finishes second played off at home against the team that finishes third, while the team that finishes first has the week off before playing the winner of 2nd v 3rd. Southern qualified for the final series over Northern even though they ended up on equal points and Northern had the better goal difference due to head-to-head record, with Southern beating Northern 2–1 in the regular season. This meant they would face Auckland in Auckland, while Canterbury United Pride had the week off.


2017 National Women's Soccer League season
The 2017 National Women's Soccer League season was the fifth season of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Including the NWSL's two professional predecessors, Women's Professional Soccer (2009–2011) and the Women's United Soccer Association (2001–2003), it was the eleventh overall season of FIFA- and USSF-sanctioned top-division women's soccer in the United States. The league is operated by the United States Soccer Federation and receives major financial backing from that body. Further financial backing is provided by the Canadian Soccer Association; both national federations pay the league salaries of many of their respective national team members in an effort to nurture talent in those nations.


2017 National Women's Soccer League season
The reigning champions Western New York Flash did not play under that name; the franchise was sold, relocated to Cary, North Carolina and rebranded as the North Carolina Courage.


2017 National Women's Soccer League season
After schedule disruptions in the previous two years caused by the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics, NWSL teams in 2017 once again played 24 games, a schedule last played during the 2014 season. The Courage won the NWSL Shield (the regular season), topping the Portland Thorns by two points.


2017 National Women's Soccer League season
The NWSL Playoff semifinals were held October 7–8, 2017, and were won by the Thorns and the Courage. The NWSL Championship Game was held on October 14, 2017 at Orlando City Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The Thorns won 1–0, becoming NWSL Champions, their second championship.


2017 National Women's Soccer League season, Teams, stadiums, and personnel, Stadiums and locations
Two teams, the Dash and Reign, do not make their stadiums' entire capacity available for home games, instead restricting ticket sales at a lower level. The full capacities of their venues are included in parentheses and italics.


2017 National Women's Soccer League season, Teams, stadiums, and personnel, Personnel and sponsorship
Note: All of the teams use Nike as their kit manufacturer.


2017 National Women's Soccer League season, League standings, Tiebreakers
The initial determining factor for a team's position in the standings is most points earned, with three points earned for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. If two or more teams tie in point total, when determining rank and playoff qualification and seeding, the NWSL uses the following tiebreaker rules, going down the list until all teams are ranked.


2017 National Women's Soccer League season, League standings, Tiebreakers
NOTE: If two clubs remain tied after another club with the same number of points advances during any step, the tie breaker reverts to step 1 of the two-club format.


2017 National Women's Soccer League season, League standings, Weekly live standings
Washington Spirit and Boston Breakers were eliminated from playoff contention in Week 18 on August 26, 2017 after losing their respective games. FC Kansas City and Houston Dash were both eliminated in Week 20 on September 9, after the Chicago Red Stars gained one more point in a tie against FC Kansas City. Sky Blue FC was eliminated later that weekend after a loss against the Washington Spirit. Seattle Reign was the last team to lose a playoff spot after a defeat in Week 21.


2017 National Women's Soccer League season, League standings, Weekly live standings
In Week 19, North Carolina Courage was the first team to clinch a playoff spot. Later that week, Portland Thorns clinched the second playoff spot. Both Chicago Red Stars and Orlando Pride clinched the remaining two spots in Week 21.


2017 National Women's Soccer League season, NWSL Playoffs
The top four teams from the regular season competed for the NWSL Championship. In one semifinal, the North Carolina Courage defeated the Chicago Red Stars 1–0 on a dramatic 89th-minute goal. In the other, Portland Thorns FC defeated the Orlando Pride 4–1. One week later, in the final on October 14, Portland defeated North Carolina 1–0 to claim the NWSL Championship.


2017 Navy Midshipmen football team
The 2017 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Midshipmen were led by tenth-year head coach Ken Niumatalolo and played their home games at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Midshipmen competed as a member of the West Division of the American Athletic Conference and were third-year members of the conference. They finished the season 7–6 overall and 4–4 in AAC play to tie for third place in the West Division. They were invited to the Military Bowl, where they defeated Virginia, 49–7.


2017 Navy Midshipmen football team, Before the season, Previous season
The Navy Midshipmen began the 2016 season with three straight wins, but lost to military rival Air Force. However, the Midshipmen had victories over fellow American Conference teams #6 ranked Houston and Memphis. After beating long-time rival Notre Dame, winning the Rip Miller Trophy, the Midshipmen went on a three game winning streak. However, Navy ended their season with a loss over military rival Army in the 117th Army–Navy Game, ending Navy's 14th consecutive victories over Army. The Midshipmen finished the regular season with a 9–4 record. Despite this slide, it earned them an invitation to the Armed Force Bowl, their 13th bowl game in a row, but they lost to the 8–5 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 45–48.


2017 Navy Midshipmen football team, During the season, On television
The 2017 Navy Midshipmen football team is featured in the miniseries, A Season With Navy Football on Showtime, which premiered on Tuesday September 5, 2017. It depicts daily life of Midshipmen football players and coaches at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Each episode reviews highlights of every football game played during the current season of Navy football, as the series narrator boasts, is "one of the most accomplished football programs in the country".


2017 Navy Midshipmen football team, Game summaries, at Florida Atlantic
After a lightning delay, Navy ended the long night with a total of 345 yards. Also, Midshipmen quarterback Zack Abey, making his third start, rushed for 200 yards and passed for 100. This achievement made it the first time in Naval Academy history that a quarter has done so in a single game.


2017 Navy Midshipmen football team, Game summaries, Tulane
With this victory, Navy has won their 15th straight regular season win playing at their home stadium. In addition to head coach Ken Niumatalolo's 79th career win at Navy, the most in Naval Academy history.


2017 Navy Midshipmen football team, Game summaries, Cincinnati
With this victory, Navy Midshipmen set a Naval Academy record for 16 consecutive wins at home, making it the longest active regular season streak in the FBS. They also set a new record in Navy football history for the most rushing yards in a single game with 573. (This beat their previous record set on November 10, 2007 at North Texas with 572 yards.)


2017 Navy Midshipmen football team, Game summaries, Air Force
With a stadium-record crowd, this victory earned the Midshipmen their best start since they went 5-0 in 2004. Game highlights include, Midshipmen slotback Malcolm Perry had two touchdowns; a 40 yard catch and a 91 yard touchdown run, the second longest TD run in Navy history. While quarterback Zach Abey ran for 214 yards and two touchdowns, rushing for 75 yards on one. Also the Midshipmen rushed for 400-plus yards in three straight games. The last team to do so was Rice with four straight games (1996).


2017 Navy Midshipmen football team, Game summaries, SMU
Navy slotback/quarterback Malcolm Perry had a breakout performance in for the injured but active quarterback Zach Abey. Perry rushed for 282 yards with 4 touchdowns in his first start at quarterback (third most in Naval Academy history). Also, fullback Anthony Gargiulo ran for a career-high 145 yards with a touchdown. Backup kicker J.R. Osborn kicked an 18-yard, game-winning field goal as time expired to give the Midshipmen the win in dramatic fashion. With this victory, Navy becomes bowl eligible for the 15th time in the last 16 seasons. It's also Navy's 35th win on Senior Day in the last four years, a milestone few schools have reached.


2017 Navy Midshipmen football team, Game summaries, vs. Virginia (Military Bowl)
With their fourth bowl game victory in five seasons, Navy ran the ball 76 times for 452 rushing yards and scored seven rushing touchdowns. All TD's came from quarterbacks Malcolm Perry and Zach Abey. Getting his third start at QB, Perry rushed for two touchdowns and led the Midshipmen with 114 rushing yards. Abey came into the game after Perry suffered a foot injury in the third quarter and scored five rushing touchdowns with 88 total yards. Abey became the 5th player in FBS and Military Bowl history to rush for five touchdowns in a FBS bowl game, joining Barry Sanders and Kareem Hunt.


2017 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election
An election to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council was held on 4 May 2017 as part of wider local elections across Wales. The election was preceded by the 2012 election. Four candidates (from the sixty four seats available) were elected unopposed.


2017 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, Ward results
The following results were announced following the elections. In the case of wards electing more than one councillor the percentage figures reflect the number of ballot papers issues rather than the total number of votes.


2017 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, Ward results, Aberavon (three seats)
Ceri Golding and Mark Jones were elected as Labour candidates in 2012


2017 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, Ward results, Briton Ferry East (one seat)
Colin Morgan was elected as a Labour candidate in 2012.


2017 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, Ward results, Cwmllynfell (one seat)
Kris Lloyd had held the seat for Labour at a by-election following the death of the previous councilor.


2017 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, Ward results, Cymmer (one seat)
Scott Jones stood down from the Labour Party in 2018


2017 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, Ward results, Sandfields West (three seats)
Chaves and Evans were deselected as Labour candidates and stood as Independents.


2017 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, By-Elections 2017-2022, Bryncoch South by-election 2017
A by-election was held in Bryncoch South on 23 November 2017 following the death of Plaid Cymru councillor, Janice Dudley.


2017 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, By-Elections 2017-2022, Gwynfi by-election 2018
A by-election was held in Gwynfi on 16 August 2018 following the resignation of Labour Councillor, Ralph Thomas, after a secondary school was closed by the Council


2017 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, By-Elections 2017-2022, Resolven by-election 2019
A by-election was held in Resolven on 23 May 2019 following the death of Labour Councillor, Des Davies, a member of the Council since its formation in 1995.


2017 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, By-Elections 2017-2022, Pelenna by-election 2019
A by-election was held in Pelenna on 20 June 2019 following the death of Independent Councillor, Martin Ellis.


2017 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, By-Elections 2017-2022, Rhos by-election 2019
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Labour councillor Alex Thomas.


2017 Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council election, By-Elections 2017-2022, Aberavon by-election 2021
A by-election was held in Aberavon on 6 May 2021 following the death of Labour Councillor, Steffan ap Dafydd.


2017 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
The 2017 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by third-year head coach Mike Riley and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. They competed as members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.


2017 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
At the conclusion of the regular season, head coach Mike Riley was fired. On December 2, the school hired UCF head coach and Nebraska alumnus Scott Frost as head coach.


2017 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Previous season
The Cornhuskers finished the 2016 season 9–4, 6–3 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. The Cornhuskers received an invite to the Music City Bowl where they lost to Tennessee.


2017 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Recruiting, Recruits
As of National Signing Day (February 7, 2017), Nebraska's 2017 recruiting class consisted of 20 commits, 8 walk-ons, and 1 JUCO walk-on transfer. On, February 16, 2017, Kade Warner, son of NFL Hall of Famer Kurt Warner, joined the team as a preferred walk-on. 5 non-recruited walk-ons joined the team via tryout on March 29, 2017. One additional preferred walk-on was added in late April.


2017 Nebraska Danger season
The 2017 Nebraska Danger season was the seventh season for the Nebraska Danger as a professional indoor football franchise and their seventh in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2017 season, the Nebraska Danger were members of the Intense Conference. For the first time ever, the team played their home games under head coach Hurtis Chinn who took over for Mike Davis. The Danger played in the Eihusen Arena at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island, Nebraska.


2017 Nepalese general election
General elections were held in Nepal in two phases on 26 November and 7 December 2017 to elect the 275 members of the fifth House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament of Nepal. The election was held alongside the first provincial elections for the seven provincial assemblies. A political deadlock between the governing Nepali Congress and the winning left-wing coalition over the system used to elect the upper house led to delay in forming the new government.


2017 Nepalese general election
Following the announcement of final result by the Election Commission, K.P. Oli of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) was sworn in as Prime Minister on 15 February 2018 by the President according to Article 76 (2) of the constitution. He passed a Motion of Confidence on 11 March 2018 with 208 votes.


2017 Nepalese general election, Background
The previous House of Representatives, elected in May 1999, was dissolved by Gyanendra on advice of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba in May 2002 in order to hold new elections. Elections could not take place due to the ongoing civil war which eventually led King Gyanendra to stage a royal coup in February 2005 after dismissing four Prime Ministers. Following the democracy movement of 2006, the King reinstated the earlier legislature. On 15 January 2007, the House of Representatives was replaced by an Interim Legislature. The Interim Legislature consisted both of members appointed by an agreement between the Seven Party Alliance and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).


2017 Nepalese general election, Background
The Interim Legislature was followed by the first Constituent Assembly whose task was to form a new constitution. The failure of the assembly to write a constitution within the stipulated time led to the formation of the second Constituent Assembly which approved the Constitution of Nepal on 20 September 2015. After the promulgation of constitution, the second Constituent Assembly was converted into a unitary Legislature Parliament. The constitution set the tenure of the Legislature Parliament until 21 January 2018 or the date of filing of nomination for the House of Representatives, whichever is earlier. Per this provision, the tenure of the Legislature Parliament ended on 14 October 2017.


2017 Nepalese general election, Background
A five-member Constituency Delineation Commission was formed under the chairmanship of former Supreme Court Justice Kamal Narayan Das to redraw the constituency boundaries to 165, a reduction from the 240 used in the 2013 elections. It submitted its report to the government on 30 August 2017. The boundaries set by this commission will remain unchanged for the next 20 years as per Article 286 (12).


2017 Nepalese general election, Electoral system
The 275 members of the legislature were elected by two methods; 165 were elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting and 110 seats were elected by closed list proportional representation from a single nationwide constituency. Each voter received separate ballot papers for the two methods. A party or electoral alliance had to pass the election threshold of 3% of the overall valid vote to be allocated a seat under the proportional method.


2017 Nepalese general election, Electoral system
Nepal uses the Sainte-Laguë method to allocate proportional seats. Typically, the divisors under this system include all odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7...). But in Nepal, the first divisor is 1.4, rather than 1. This is intended to make it difficult for smaller parties to get a single seat "too cheaply" as the system benefits smaller parties at the expense of larger ones.


2017 Nepalese general election, Parties and alliances
A total of 88 parties were granted ballot access under the proportional system. However, only 49 parties submitted list of proportional candidates.


2017 Nepalese general election, Parties and alliances, left alliance
A left alliance comprising the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) and the Naya Shakti Party was announced with party unification to follow after the elections. However, Naya Shakti Party left the alliance after its coordinator Baburam Bhattarai was not guaranteed an election ticket from his preferred constituency of Gorkha. He subsequently switched alliances in Gorkha. Other leftist parties like Rastriya Janamorcha and Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist–Leninist) had also joined this alliance in some constituencies.


2017 Nepalese general election, Parties and alliances, Democratic alliance
An alliance consisting of the center-left Nepali Congress, the Rastriya Prajatanra Party, the Rastriya Prajatanra Party (Democratic), Naya Shakti Party, Nepal and two Madhesh based parties, Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal, was formed as a response to this left alliance. Rastriya Prajatantra Party allied with the left parties to defeat Nepali Congress candidate former Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula in Jhapa-3. Later two Madhesh based parties, Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal left the alliance due to differences on seat sharing.


2017 Nepalese general election, Parties and alliances, Madhesh alliance
After two Madhesh based parties, Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal left the alliance due to differences on seat sharing, they formed an alliance n their own and fielded in elections.


2017 Nepalese general election, Conduct
Before the final phase of the election, starting 5 December, the border with India was closed at 22 points. There have been over a hundred minor and major explosions in the run up to the elections targeting election assemblies and leaders. A temporary police was killed in Dang from an explosion at an event attended by the Prime Minister. Nepali Congress candidate Narayan Karki was injured in a targeted explosion to his vehicle in Udayapur while 11 people including former Health Minister Gagan Thapa were injured from an explosion in Kathmandu.


2017 Nepalese general election, Results
Five parties, CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninst), Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Centre), Rastriya Janata Party and Federal Socialist Forum, won at least one seat in first-past-the-post voting and crossed the three percent in proportional voting and were represented in the parliament. Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Naya Shakti Party, Rastriya Janamorcha and Nepal Workers Peasants Party did not reach the three percent threshold in proportional voting and were represented as independents in the parliament.


2017 Nepalese general election, Major losses
These losses were mainly the result of formation of left alliance between CPN(UML) and CPN(Maoist Centre) which led to set back of Democratic alliance in hilly region. Similarly, FSF-N and RJP-N formed a pro-Madhesh alliance which led to its set back in Province no 2 which had remained fertile and for Congress in last decades ever since 1940's. The communist alliance later formed Nepal Communist Party while the Madhesh alliance changed to People's Socialist Party, Nepal. Both of these parties faced spit in 2021 as before due to difference in vision and ideologies.


2017 Nepalese general election, Major losses
Still, these alliances resulted loss to Nepali Congress which obtained highest number of votes in FPTP with gaining nearly 36% votes cast. In spite of this, the result went against Nepali Congress and it could not win any more than 23 seats making it third largest party per FPTP results. Therefore, many sitting ministers had to lose their seats.


2017 Nepalese general election, Major losses
Surprisingly, Bam Dev Gautam and Narayan Kaji Shrestha lost the election even the Communist alliance obtained nearly majority.


2017 Nepalese general election, Aftermath
The governing Nepali Congress preferred the upper house to be elected by Single Transferable Voting System while the left parties preferred majority vote. Lack of consensus meant the Legislature Parliament disbanded on 14 October, as required by the constitution, without approving National Assembly Election Bill which included provisions to elect members of the upper house.


2017 Nepalese general election, Aftermath
According to Article 84 (8) of the Constitution of Nepal, at least one third of the total number of members elected to the Federal Parliament from each party must be women. Citing this provision, the Election Commission withheld announcing final results as the number of women each party needs to submit from their respective party lists could not be determined until the number of women in the upper house from each party was confirmed.


2017 Nepalese general election, Aftermath
The government sent the National Assembly Election Ordinance to the President on 23 October 2017 with the provision that the upper house be elected using Single Transferable Voting System. The ordinance was held by the president for two months citing lack of consensus, but was ultimately approved on 29 December 2017. Another delay occurred because the electoral college for the election of the upper house includes members of the State Assemblies who, due to the absence of Chiefs of State, had not been able to take the oath of office until late January.


2017 Nepalese local elections
The 2017 Nepalese local elections were held in Nepal in three phases on 14 May, 28 June and 18 September in 6 metropolitan cities, 11 sub-metropolitan cities, 276 municipalities and 460 rural municipalities. It was the first local level election to be held since the promulgation of the 2015 constitution.


2017 Nepalese local elections, Background
Local elections were held in 53 municipalities in February 2006 under regime of King Gyanendra but were boycotted by the major political parties and saw low voter turnout. Prior to 2006, the previous elections was held in 1997 with a mandate of five years. Elections were supposed to be held on 2002 but were delayed due to the then ongoing Nepal Civil War.


2017 Nepalese local elections, Background
With the promulgation of the new constitution in 2015, a three-tier governance system was introduced, with national, provincial and local levels of governance. A Local Body Restructuring Commission was established as required by the constitution under the chairmanship of Balananda Paudel. The commission proposed 719 local structures which was revised to 753 by the government. The new local levels were formed by changing the existing cities and village development council and came into existence on 10 March 2017.


2017 Nepalese local elections, Electoral system
Local levels will have a Chairperson/Mayor and a Deputy chairperson/mayor. Local levels are further subdivided into wards which will have a ward chairperson and 4 members. Out of the 4 members 2 must be female. All terms are for a total of 5 years. The elections are direct in nature and with the one getting the most ballots is declared the winner.


2017 Nepalese local elections, Incidents
The first phase of election was largely peaceful but there were sporadic instances of violence. A CPN-UML activist was killed in Gaurisankar Village Council, Dolakha on the eve of election. Another person was killed in Namobuddha municipality, Kavre on the day of election, the incident is still under investigation. One person died after security personnel opened fire during a clash between the cadres of Nepali Congress and CPN-UML in Melung Rural Municipality of Dolakha district on election day. A candidate from Rastriya Prajantantra Party died in Naraharinath Village Council, Kalikot after police opened fire when cadres of Netra Bikram Chand led CPN tried to capture the ballot boxes.


2017 Nepalese local elections, Incidents
A reelection took place in one ward of Bharatpur after a CPN-Maoist Centre vote count representative tore 90 ballot papers when the count was in progress.


2017 Nepalese local elections, Incidents
In the second phase, a UML cadre died after being hit by a stone in his testicles during a clash with Nepali Congress cadres at Chededaha Village council Bajura. A cadre of Netra Bikram Chand-led CPN Maoist died in Dhangadi, Kailali after a bomb carried by him exploded prematurely on June 26.


2017 Nepalese provincial elections
Provincial assembly elections were held in Nepal on 26 November and 7 December 2017 along with the legislative elections. 330 seats in the seven newly created provincial assemblies were elected by first-past-the-post voting and 220 by proportional representation. The election was part of Nepal's transformation to a federal republic. Next Election will be held in 2022 unless dissolved earlier without completing the five years term. 2022 Nepalese provincial election will be the second election for provinces after completion of tenure of five years.


2017 Nepalese provincial elections, Electoral system
The 550 members of the provincial assemblies will be elected by two methods; 330 will be elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting and 220 seats will be elected by closed list proportional representation for parties gathering more than 1.5% of the votes. Each voter will get separate ballot papers for the two methods.


2017 Nepalese provincial elections, Electoral system, Timetable
The first phase of the election was carried out on 26 November 2017 in 32 mountainous and hilly districts. The counting of the votes of the first phase will also only begin once the second phase is conducted.


2017 Netball Quad Series (August/September)
The 2017 Netball Quad Series was the third Netball Quad Series of test matches, contested by four of the five highest ranked nations in netball. Australia were the defending series champion, having won the series held earlier in the year.


2017 Netball Quad Series (January/February)
The 2017 Netball Quad Series was the second Netball Quad Series of test matches, contested by four of the five highest ranked nations in netball. Australia were the winners of the series.


2017 Netball Superleague Grand Final
The 2017 Netball Superleague Grand Final featured Wasps and Loughborough Lightning. Wasps won the Netball Superleague title in their debut season, beating Lightning 55–51 in the grand final. Wasps led by one goal at the start of the final quarter, having dominated Lightning in the mid-court. Wasps centre, Bongiwe Msomi, was subsequently named player of the match. Wasps attacking combination of Rachel Dunn and Natalie Haythornthwaite proved too strong for Lightning.


2017 Netball Superleague Grand Final, Teams
Starting 7:GS Rachel DunnGA Natalie HaythornthwaiteWA Tamsin Greenway  C Bongiwe MsomiWD Amy FlanaganGD Hannah Reid (c)GK Josie Huckle


2017 Netball Superleague Grand Final, Teams
Squad:GS, GA George FisherC, GA, WA Lucy Harris GA, GS Lucy ParizeGD, WD Fran Williams


2017 Netball Superleague Grand Final, Teams
Starting 7:GS Peace ProscoviaGA Vanessa WalkerWA Hannah JosephC Natalie PanagarryWD Beth CobdenGD Vicky OyesolaGK Joanna Trip


2017 Netball Superleague Grand Final, Teams
Squad:GA, GS Chloe EssamGD, GK Ella GibbonsC, GA, WD Rosie HarrisGS Olivia MasonC, WD Caroline Tarnowski


2017 Netball Superleague season
The 2017 Vitality Netball Superleague season saw a new franchise, Wasps, win the title in their inaugural season. In the grand final they defeated regular season winners, Loughborough Lightning.


2017 Netball Superleague season, Teams
The 2017 season saw the number of teams expand from eight to ten. In June 2016 England Netball announced that Yorkshire Jets had lost their place in the league. At the same time, they also announced that three new franchises, Severn Stars, Scottish Sirens and Wasps would be joining.


2017 Netball Superleague season, Regular season, Final table
Loughborough Lightning finished top of the table after winning seventeen of their eighteen matches. Wasps were the only team to beat Lightning in the regular season.


2017 Netball Superleague season, Final Four
The two play-off semi-finals, the 3rd/4th place play-off and the grand final were all played at Barclaycard Arena on the Final Four weekend. The Final Four was originally due to be hosted at Manchester Arena but was switched to the Barclaycard Arena following the Manchester Arena bombing.


2017 Netball World Youth Cup
The Netball World Youth Cup Gaborone 2017 (NWYC2017) was the eighth staging of the tournament previously (until 2013) known as the World Youth Netball Championships, the premier competition in  international netball, contested every four years. The 2017 tournament, to be held from 8–16 July, held in Gaborone, Botswana, which is first African region country to host the tournament. Matches are to be played at University of Botswana Indoor Stadium and Ditshupo Hall. Twenty nations competed at the championships.


2017 Netball World Youth Cup, Teams, Qualification
Twenty teams contested the 2017 tournament. The home nation automatically qualified, along with the next four highest-ranked teams from the 2013 World Youth Netball Championships:


2017 Netball World Youth Cup, Teams, Qualification
Qualification TournamentsThe remaining fifteen teams were determined by regional qualifying tournaments, with three teams selected from each of the five international netball regions; Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania.


2017 Netball World Youth Cup, Teams, Draw
The draw for the tournament was held on 20 October 2016 at Botswana. The pools for the tournament's finals is as below:


2017 Netball World Youth Cup playoff and placement
The 2017 Netball World Youth Cup playoff and placement matches will begin on 13 July 2017 and will be concluded on 16 July 2017.


2017 Netball World Youth Cup preliminary rounds
The 2017 Netball World Youth Cup preliminary rounds featured 20 teams. The teams were drawn into four groups of five, and played each other once in a round-robin format. The top two teams in each group advanced to the 1/8th placement playoff. Teams ranked 3rd and 4th in each group will advanced to the 9/16th placement playoff, and the lowest ranked team in each group battle for 17/20th place.


2017 Neva Cup
The 2017 Neva Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was part of the 2017 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on 18–24 September 2017.


2017 Neva Cup, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2017 Neva Cup – Doubles
Maria Marfutina and Anna Morgina were the defending champions, but Morgina chose to participate at the 2017 Korea Open instead. Marfutina partners Ekaterina Yashina, but they lost in the quarterfinals to Vera Lapko and Valeria Savinykh.


2017 Neva Cup – Doubles
Anna Blinkova and Veronika Kudermetova won the title, defeating Belinda Bencic and Michaela Hončová in the final, 6–3, 6–1.


2017 Neva Cup – Singles
Natalia Vikhlyantseva was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2017 Neva Cup – Singles
Belinda Bencic won the title, defeating Dayana Yastremska in the final, 6–2, 6–3.


2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
The 2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by first–year head coach Jay Norvell and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 3–9 and 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place in the West Division.


2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Previous season
The Wolf Pack finished the 2016 season 5–7 and 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in a three–way tie for third place in the West Division and did not qualify for a bowl game. Head coach Brian Polian was replaced by Jay Norvell.


2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Preseason, Mountain West media days
The Mountain West media days were held on July 24–26, 2017, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.


2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Preseason, Media poll
The preseason poll was released on July 25, 2017. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in fourth place in the MW West Division.


2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Preseason, Preseason All–Mountain West Team
The Wolf Pack had two players selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; one from the offense and one from the defense.


2017 New Brunswick New Democratic Party leadership election
The New Democratic Party of New Brunswick leadership election of 2017 was called due to the resignation of New Brunswick New Democratic Party leader Dominic Cardy on January 1, 2017. The leadership election was scheduled for October 27, 2017. However, as the only candidate, Jennifer McKenzie registered at the close of nominations on August 4, 2017, the party executive confirmed McKenzie as party leader effective August 10, 2017.


2017 New Brunswick New Democratic Party leadership election
After almost six years as leader, Cardy resigned both as leader and as a member of the party, complaining of infighting as well as his disagreements with the policies of the party's federal counterpart, the New Democratic Party.


2017 New Brunswick New Democratic Party leadership election, Rules
The leader shall be elected by a preferential ballot on which members rank their order of preference for the contestants on the ballot. All members in good standing as of September 27, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. shall receive a ballot by mail.


2017 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2017 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship of New Brunswick was held January 25 to 29 at the Miramichi Curling Club in Miramichi, New Brunswick. The winning Melissa Adams team represented New Brunswick at the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in St. Catharines, Ontario.


2017 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Melissa Adams of Fredericton would win her first ever provincial Scotties title. She had previously won the 1998 World Junior Curling Championships. Adams had scored four points in the sixth end to defeat Saint John's Sarah Mallais rink in the final by a score of 9-6. The Adams rink represented New Brunswick at the national Scotties, where they had to compete in a pre-qualifying tournament against the Yukon, Nunavut and Northwest Territories to enter the main event. After going 3-0 in the round robin portion, they lost the final to the Northwest Territories and didn't enter the main draw.


2017 New Caledonia Super Ligue
The New Caledonia Super Ligue 2017 is the 44th season of top-tier Caledonian football. It started on 18 March 2017. Twelve teams take part in the championship.


2017 New Caledonia Super Ligue
The top two teams of the league, Hienghène Sport and AS Magenta, qualified for the 2019 OFC Champions League.


2017 New Caledonia Super Ligue, Standings
Note: 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw, 1 point for a defeat.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election
The 2017 New Democratic Party leadership election was won by Jagmeet Singh. The election was triggered by Tom Mulcair having lost a vote on leadership review at the party's federal convention held in Edmonton, Alberta, on April 10, 2016, which resulted in a majority of delegates voting in favor of holding a new leadership election. Mulcair declined to partake in the subsequent leadership election and stated that he would remain leader until the party chose a replacement.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election
Four candidates were on the leadership ballot: Charlie Angus, Niki Ashton, Guy Caron, and Jagmeet Singh. The voting process occurred on Sunday, October 1, 2017. Every party member was entitled to cast a secret vote using a preferential ranked ballot and exhaustive voting for the leadership election, allowing each member to choose one format or the other for their vote. Had no candidate received a majority during the first round of voting, subsequent rounds, occurring once a week, would have taken place until October 15, 2017, or until a candidate received a majority of votes.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election
Singh, the only non-MP in the race, formally announced his candidacy for the leadership on May 15, 2017. Singh received the support of 11 MPs, the most of any candidate, including former leadership candidates Nathan Cullen and Peter Julian, in addition to the support of major labour unions such as the United Food and Commercial Workers. Media attention surrounding his campaign noted the fact that, if elected, Singh would be the first visible minority person to lead a major federal party, as well as the first of the Sikh faith.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election
Singh was elected in the first round, with 53.8% of the votes, thus rendering the need for subsequent rounds of voting unnecessary. Following his election as Leader, Singh appointed former leadership rival Guy Caron to serve as the New Democratic Party's Parliamentary Leader.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, Background
The result at the 2016 convention was the first time a leader of any Canadian federal political party has failed to receive at least 50% in a leadership review vote. In the months since the 2015 federal election, Mulcair's leadership had been a point of conflict within the party because of the election campaign, in which the NDP fell to third place from the Official Opposition status it gained in the 2011 election. The New Democrats had led public opinion polls since May 2015 and appeared to be poised to win their first federal election in history. However, they fell back behind the Liberals and Conservatives in the last month. The election thus resulted in a Liberal majority government.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, Background
The party lost more than half of its seats and fell to third place. Mulcair's leadership faced criticism following the election, particularly due to his moderate platform that the party was running on. In contrast, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau had promised to run a budget deficit to fund stimulus programs and higher social spending, a position which was perceived as the Liberals outflanking the NDP on the left.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, Election rules
Under rules set out in the party's constitution, every member is entitled to cast a secret ballot for the selection of the Leader.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, Election rules
The new leader was chosen on October 1, 2017, on the first round of voting through a preferential, ranked choice ballot that would have taken place once a week until a candidate hit the 50 per cent plus one mark to be declared leader had a leader not been chosen in the first round (with eligible voters choosing to vote with an internet ballot being allowed to change their vote at any time before the closure of the polls, including between each round ofballoting).


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, Election rules
Candidates were required to pay an entry fee of $30,000 and spend no more than $1.5 million. 25% of all donations to candidates were paid to the party. To be nominated, candidates required at least 500 signatures from party members, at least half of which must be from female-identified members and at least 100 from "other equity-seeking groups" including indigenous people, LGBT people, persons with disabilities and visible minorities. At least 50 signatures were required from each of five regions: the Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, the Prairies and B.C., and the North.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, Official candidates, Charlie Angus
BackgroundCharlie Angus, 58, has been the MP for Timmins—James Bay since 2004 and was elected NDP Caucus Chair in January 2016. He is the author of seven books and worked as a journalist, a roofer and a dishwasher earlier in life. Before entering politics, Angus was a member of the Toronto punk band L'Étranger with Andrew Cash and Peter Duffin, from 1980 to circa 1984, and subsequently formed the country band Grievous Angels in 1986.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, Official candidates, Charlie Angus
From 1985 to 1990, Angus and his partner Brit Griffin lived in Angelus House, a Catholic Worker house they founded, where they invited the homeless to live with them. They also established a separate homeless shelter in 1986. In 1990, they moved to northern Ontario, where Angus owned and ran a magazine and eventually entered politics. Angus stepped down as Caucus Chair and Indigenous Affairs Critic on November 23, 2016, to consider a leadership bid. He formally registered his campaign with Elections Canada on February 20, 2017, and publicly launched it on February 26.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, Official candidates, Charlie Angus
Other information: Has emphasized job security, the high cost of post-secondary education and Indigenous issues. Angus is not as fluent in French as some of the other candidates but is said to have a good basis in the language.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, Official candidates, Niki Ashton
BackgroundNiki Ashton, 39, has been the MP for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski since 2015 and was previously the MP for Churchill (2008–2015). She served as NDP Critic for Jobs, Employment & Workforce Development Critic (2015–2017), Shadow Minister for Status of Women (2012–2015) and Aboriginal Affairs (2015). She placed seventh in the 2012 leadership race. She is the daughter of former Manitoba NDP MLA Steve Ashton, who served as a minister in the cabinets of Gary Doer and Greg Selinger.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, Official candidates, Guy Caron
Guy Caron, 53, has been the MP for Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques since 2011, NDP Finance Critic (2015–2017), Quebec caucus chair (2011–2017), Shadow Minister for Natural Resources, and Shadow Minister for Industry (2011–2012). Caron resigned as NDP Finance Critic and Quebec caucus chair on February 12, 2017, to prepare to enter the leadership contest. He announced his candidacy on February 27, 2017.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, Official candidates, Jagmeet Singh
BackgroundJagmeet Singh, 38, was the Ontario MPP for Bramalea—Gore—Malton (2011–2017) and was Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party from 2015 until entering the federal leadership contest on May 15, 2017. He was previously the federal NDP candidate in Bramalea—Gore—Malton in 2011.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, Withdrawn candidates, Cheri DiNovo
BackgroundCheri DiNovo, 65, is the Ontario MPP for Parkdale—High Park (2006–present) and since 2014 has served as the Ontario NDP critic for Urban Transportation, Greater Toronto Area Issues, and LGBTQ Issues.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, Withdrawn candidates, Cheri DiNovo
Other information: DiNovo originally was running as an "unofficial candidate" in protest of the party's $30,000 entry fee, but on June 13, 2016, she announced that her candidacy would be moving from unofficial status to official status, stating that her campaign will begin fundraising when the leadership election rules are finalized in July 2016. She was running to support democratic socialist principles and "to fight for principles rather than for a position".


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, Withdrawn candidates, Cheri DiNovo
Four main policy planks were: An "aggressive and realistic response to the climate crisis" including the banning of nuclear power and opposition to pipelines; "social justice and human rights" including a ban on conversion therapy and a plan to increase unionization rates; "an end to systemic racism" around indigenous issues, support for Black Lives Matter; "truly universal and free" post-secondary education, dental care and pharmacare and "livable" social assistance rates. DiNovo announced on August 2, 2016, that she would no longer be a candidate due to health reasons, having recently suffered two small strokes.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, Withdrawn candidates, Peter Julian
Peter Julian, 59, is the MP for New Westminster—Burnaby (2015–present) and was previously the MP for Burnaby—New Westminster (2004–2015). From 2014 to 2016, Julian was the NDP's house leader. He is the NDP's former Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Energy (2012–2014), Finance (2011–2012) and Industry (2011) and has also served as NDP Caucus Chair (2011–2014). Before entering politics he was the executive director of the Council of Canadians. He resigned as NDP House Leader on October 19, 2016, to consider his candidacy. He officially registered his candidacy on December 21, 2016, and formally launched his campaign on February 12, 2017.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, Withdrawn candidates, Pat Stogran
Pat Stogran, 63, is the former Veteran's Ombudsman (2007–2010) and a retired Colonel of the Canadian Forces (Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry). Stogran studied engineering at Royal Roads Military College in Colwood, British Columbia, and holds a master's degree in strategic studies from the United States Army War College. He served with the military in both Bosnia and Afghanistan.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, Withdrawn candidates, Pat Stogran
Other information: Withdrew after complaining the party had put "major obstacles" in place making it difficult for candidates to grow the party's base.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, Failed to qualify
Candidates who declared their candidacies but were unable to complete the process of submitting their nomination forms and deposits to the party by the deadline of July 3, 2017:


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, Failed to qualify, David Berlin
David Berlin, 66, is the former editor and owner of the Literary Review of Canada and was the co-founder of the general interest magazine, The Walrus, as well as its editor from 2003 to 2004. He was the federal NDP's candidate in Toronto Centre in the 2000 federal election and was founder and leader of The Bridge Party of Canada, running as its candidate in University—Rosedale in the 2015 federal election. Declared candidacy and passed vetting by party but failed to submit deposit and/or sufficient nomination signatures by deadline.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, Failed to qualify, Ibrahim Bruno El-Khoury
El-Khoury was born in Beirut, Lebanon but moved to Kingston, Ontario in 1991. He is a former Montreal municipal candidate (2013) who is the founder of a consulting firm in Montreal. He ran for the NDP nomination in Papineau in the 2015 election, losing to Anne Lagacé Dowson, and was a city council candidate for centrist municipal party Vrai changement pour Montréal in 2013. Registered with Elections Canada but failed to submit deposit and/or sufficient nomination signatures by deadline.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, Failed to qualify, Brian Graff
Graff is a 58-year-old former Toronto municipal candidate (2014), community activist, and semi-retired financial analyst. Graff's application to run was rejected twice by NDP officials. He claimed it was because of his policy to cut immigration, while the party said it was on the grounds that he does not support party policy, as well as due to a 1993 charge for watching and besetting, which resulted in a conditional discharge.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, Failed to qualify, Brian Graff
Graff took the NDP to court in March through a "judicial review" on the grounds that the party had violated natural justice, and this resulted in a settlement allowing him to apply a second time. After the party's second rejection, Graff returned to court with a second judicial review in an attempt to require the NDP to permit him to run. The party argued it was not subject to judicial review. On June 9, 2017, the court ruled that the NDP and other political parties are subject to judicial review, but that the party's actions were not unreasonable in rejecting Graff's application to stand for leader.


2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, Opinion polling
Some earlier polls include candidates who ultimately did not enter the race.


2017 New England Black Wolves season
The New England Black Wolves are a lacrosse team based in Uncasville, Connecticut playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2017 season will be the team's 3rd season in the league.


2017 New England Black Wolves season, Regular season, Current standings
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game


2017 New England Black Wolves season, Roster, Entry Draft
The 2016 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 26, 2016. The Black Wolves made the following selections:


2017 New England Patriots season
The 2017 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 48th season in the National Football League, the 58th overall and the 18th under head coach Bill Belichick. The New England Patriots entered the season as the defending champions of Super Bowl LI. They failed to match their 14–2 record from last season with their Week 14 loss to the Miami Dolphins. Despite that, in Week 15, the Patriots secured their 9th consecutive AFC East title, their 15th of the last 17 seasons, with their victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.


2017 New England Patriots season
With their win over the Buffalo Bills in week 16, the Patriots obtained their 8th consecutive 12-or-more win season stretching all the way from 2010, an NFL record. Their Week 17 victory over the New York Jets clinched their top seed in the AFC for the second straight year, thus giving the Patriots home-field advantage throughout the entire AFC playoffs for the second year in a row.


2017 New England Patriots season
The Patriots defeated the Tennessee Titans in the Divisional Round 35–14, and the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC Championship Game 24–20, claiming their second consecutive AFC title. This was their seventh consecutive AFC Championship appearance, adding onto their record from the previous year. The win also made Tom Brady the oldest quarterback (40 years, 163 days) to win a playoff game, surpassing Brett Favre for the record. It was also the second time they advanced to the Super Bowl two consecutive seasons, the first being 2004. They faced the Philadelphia Eagles in a rematch of Super Bowl XXXIX.


2017 New England Patriots season
This also made the Patriots the only team in NFL history to appear in ten Super Bowls, and gave the Patriots a chance to repeat as Super Bowl Champions for the second time in franchise history, and for the first time since 2004. In addition, they had the chance to tie the Pittsburgh Steelers for the record of most Super Bowl wins by a team in NFL history with 6.


2017 New England Patriots season
However, due to a late strip-sack of Brady by Brandon Graham and a failed Hail Mary pass, the Eagles defeated the Patriots in Super Bowl LII by 41–33, ending the Patriots chance at a sixth Super Bowl title and resulting in their first Super Bowl loss since 2011. The loss prevented the Patriots from repeating their three-in-four Super Bowl run that they managed from 2001 to 2004.


2017 New England Patriots season
Also with the loss, the Patriots tied the NFL record for most Super Bowl losses with five, and made them the fifth defending Super Bowl champion to lose the next year's game, after the 1978 Dallas Cowboys, the 1983 Washington Redskins, the 1997 Green Bay Packers and the 2014 Seattle Seahawks.


2017 New England Patriots season, Coaching changes, Departures
February 20: Long time Patriots coach, Brian Daboll, was named as the offensive coordinator for the University of Alabama football team after serving as the Patriots tight ends coach for three years.


2017 New England Patriots season, Coaching changes, Promotions
February 27: After serving as a Patriots coaching assistant for 2 years, Nick Caley was named as the Patriots tight ends coach, replacing former Patriots tight ends coach Brian Daboll for the job.


2017 New England Patriots season, Rosters, Opening training camp
As of the Patriots' first training camp practice at Gillette Stadium on July 27, they had the NFL maximum of 90 players signed.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
The Patriots started their season at home on Thursday, September 7 as the defending Super Bowl champion. They would strike first in the first quarter when Mike Gillislee ran for a 2-yard touchdown for a 7–0 lead. The Chiefs however tied it later on in the quarter at 7–7 when Alex Smith found Demetrius Harris on a 7-yard pass. In the second quarter, the Pats moved ahead by double digits as Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 25-yard field goal followed up by Gillislee running for another 2-yard touchdown to make the score 10–7 and increased it to 17–7. The Chiefs came within 3 before halftime when Smith found Kareem Hunt on a 3-yard pass for a 17–14 game.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
In the third quarter, the Chiefs took the lead as Smith found Tyreek Hill on a 75-yard pass to make it 21–17. Though the Pats moved back into the lead when Gillislee ran for a 1-yard touchdown to make it 24–21. They then closed out the quarter with a 27–21 lead when Gostowski kicked a 32-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, it was all Chiefs. It all started with Smith finding Hunt again this time on a 78-yard pass to retake the lead 28–27. This was followed by Hunt's 4-yard run for a touchdown to make it 35–27. Finally, they closed the scoring of the game with Charcandrick West's 21-yard run for a touchdown for the final score of 42–27.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
This game was the Chiefs' first win in Foxborough since 1990. Additionally, the Patriots defense allowed 537 total yards which is the most yardage ever given up by a Bill Belichick team during a single game as the Patriots began 0–1 for the first time since 2014.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at New Orleans Saints
The Patriots rebounded from their opening week loss by establishing an early insurmountable lead against the New Orleans Saints in their week 2 matchup for their first visit to Mercedes-Benz Superdome since the Saints' Super Bowl winning 2009 season. Brandin Cooks returned to the Bayou while the controversy for the Saints was around backs Adrian Peterson and Mark Ingram competing for touches. (Alvin Kamara, who would go on to win 2017 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, was not yet getting significant playing time in week 2.)


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: at New Orleans Saints
Peterson would later be shipped to the Cardinals in an ironic turn of events for Chris Johnson. Tom Brady completed three first-quarter touchdown passes to Rex Burkhead, Rob Gronkowski, and Chris Hogan. The three touchdowns marked a personal record for Brady, who had never in his career had so many scores in the first quarter of any game. Mike Gillislee added a running touchdown in the second quarter, and the Patriots played a conservative second half to seal the 36–20 victory. This would be the only home loss the Saints would have this season. Grownkowski injured his groin in the third quarter, causing him to leave the game.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Houston Texans
The week 3 matchup vs. the Texans proved to be a greater challenge for the Patriots than the Saints had been in week 2. The Patriots scored first on a 7-play drive ending with a Tom Brady 5-yard throw to Rob Gronkowski, who was playing with a groin injury that took him out of the previous week's game. The game would progress through seven lead changes, as Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson would go drive-for-drive against Brady. Watson threw two touchdowns, one of which to his tight end Ryan Griffin, who attended college in New England at UConn. Two field goals late in the game would give the Texans their final lead at 33–28. With less than 2:25 remaining in the game, Brady led the Patriots on a frantic 8-play 71-yard drive that culminated in a 25-yard reception by Brandin Cooks to give the Patriots the 36–33 win.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Carolina Panthers
The Patriots' third game at home this season was their second loss of the season. Tom Brady's attempted comeback in the fourth quarter was not enough to beat Cam Newton and the Panthers as Carolina upset New England 33–30 with a last second 48-yard field goal courtesy of Graham Gano. At the end of Week 4, the Patriots' defense was ranked last in the entire NFL. In this rematch of Super Bowl XXXVIII, this was the second consecutive time, after the 2013 season, that the Pats lost a heartbreaker to Cam Newton. This was the last time the Patriots lost a home game until Week 14 of 2019.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Carolina Panthers
With the loss, the Pats fell to 2–2. Brady's record against the Panthers overall also fell to 2–3.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
For the first time since 2009, the Patriots wore an all-white ensemble for this game, against the Buccaneers. For the first time this season, the Patriots were held to just a single touchdown on offense. Buccaneers place kicker Nick Folk missed all three field goal attempts in this game, which proved fatal to any chance they had at a comeback. After the conclusion of Week 5, the Patriots claimed a share in a three-way tie for the division lead. Star tight-end Rob Gronkowski did not play in the game, after being listed on the injury report for suffering from a thigh injury suffered at practice the previous day.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at New York Jets
Another interesting chapter was added to the Patriots-Jets rivalry at MetLife. With this victory over the Jets, quarterback Tom Brady earned his 187th regular season win. Brady surpassed Brett Favre and Peyton Manning as the NFL's sole all-time leader in regular season wins. While missing two key components of their defensive secondary, the Patriots were able to overcome a two touchdown deficit in the first half and were able to hold on to secure the victory on a final drive surge from the Jets. Star tight end Rob Gronkowski made his return to the lineup, and contributed two touchdowns as well as several other key catches in the victory. This game also marked the first time since Week 1 that Brady did not throw for 300 yards.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at New York Jets
During this game, in the 4th quarter, a controversial play caused a Jets touchdown to be reversed by official review when it was found that Jets tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins juggled the ball after being hit, resulting in a fumble, and didn't regain control until he was out of bounds which, by rule, is enforced as a turnover and a touchback.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. Atlanta Falcons
For the first time since Week 3 of last season, the Patriots wore their all-blue Color Rush uniforms, for this Super Bowl LI rematch. The Patriots defense, for the first time this season, were able to hold an opposing quarterback under 300 passing yards, with Matt Ryan only logging 233. The defense also made key stops, including blocking a field goal, stopping the Falcons in the red zone resulting in a missed field goal, and stopping Atlanta on a 4th down attempt from the 1-yard line.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: vs. Atlanta Falcons
During the game, an extremely dense fog covered the stadium for most of the contest, resulting in the television broadcast being forced to use their on-field cameras much more than normal. As the Chiefs had lost to Oakland on Thursday Night Football, the Patriots' win against the Falcons moved them into a three-way tie for the best record in the AFC with the Chiefs and Steelers.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
In their last game before the bye week, the Patriots took on the Los Angeles Chargers at home. The teams traded punts on the opening two possessions. The Chargers scored first on an 87-yard run by Melvin Gordon, matching a 56-year old Chargers record. With the next drive, the Patriots scored on a 2-yard pass to Rob Gronkowski at the start of the second quarter.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Later in the second quarter, the Chargers returner Travis Benjamin caught a Ryan Allen punt at his own 8-yard line and ran backwards into his own endzone in an attempt to evade the Patriots coverage team. The resulting safety by Brandon King gave the Patriots their first lead at 9–7, and the Patriots would never trail again, kicking four field goals, and holding off a late-game surge by the Chargers to preserve a 21–13 win.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
The game was notable for the performances by Patriots running backs. Heavy rain slowed down the long passing game, so short passes to the running backs dominated the Patriots offensive game plan. Running backs James White and Rex Burkhead led the Patriots in receiving with 85 yards and 68 yards respectively, mostly on yards after catch. Fellow running back Dion Lewis led the Patriots in ground yardage for the fourth straight week, with Mike Gillislee also contributing to key short-yardage situations. The Patriots entered the bye week at 6–2, a position almost nobody expected before or after week four.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
A few days after this, the Patriots sent backup QB Jimmy Garoppolo to the San Francisco 49ers for a second-round draft pick. Garoppolo led the 49ers to five consecutive wins after replacing C. J. Beathard.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Denver Broncos
The Patriots usually play very well coming off of a bye week and 2017 was no exception. The Patriots opened the game with a 3-and-out, but on the ensuing punt, Denver returner Isaiah McKenzie muffed the return, and it was recovered by the Patriots. Brady capitalized quickly, as two quick completions to Rex Burkhead gave the Pats the lead at 12:43 in the first quarter, a lead they would not relinquish. The Broncos answered with a field goal, and on the ensuing kickoff, Pats special teams came through again with a Dion Lewis kick return for a touchdown.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Denver Broncos
The Broncos added a second field goal in the first quarter, while the Patriots responded with one of their own at the start of the second quarter. The Broncos next drive stalled out short of midfield, and Burkhead found a hole in the line to block the Riley Dixon punt, once again giving the Patriots good field position. The Patriots and Broncos traded field goals, and the Patriots closed out the first half with a Brady-to-Dwayne Allen touchdown, his first reception of the season.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Denver Broncos
The Broncos only sustained touchdown drive came at the start of the second half, ending in a Brock Osweiler-to-Demaryius Thomas seven-yard pass. Two more touchdowns by the Patriots (a run by Lewis and a reception by James White) would seal the deal, with Brady taking a rest at the end of the game to give new acquisition Brian Hoyer some game-time reps.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: at Denver Broncos
For his performance, Brady was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week, his third this season and the 30th of his career. In addition, running back Dion Lewis also earned honors, receiving the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week award.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Oakland Raiders
Tom Brady became the first player to pass for 300 yards in three different countries: USA, Mexico, and the United Kingdom.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Buffalo Bills
Rob Gronkowski was suspended for one game after a late hit on Bills defensive back Tre'Davious White.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Miami Dolphins
The Pats' 14-game road win streak ended in Miami, the same place where they suffered their last regular season road loss on January 3, 2016. Rob Gronkowski missed this game due to suspension.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Pittsburgh Steelers
The return of Rob Gronkowski, and a late-game interception resulted in the Patriots defeating the Steelers. The Pats won the AFC East for the 9th straight year. The Patriots trailed 24–16 at the end of the third quarter. They scored on a 46-yard field goal with 4:00 left in the game to pull within 24–19. Then, with 56 seconds remaining, Dion Lewis scored on an 8-yard run and the Patriots added a two-point conversion to go ahead 27–24.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Pittsburgh Steelers
JuJu Smith-Schuster set the Steelers up deep in Patriots territory with a 69-yard reception from Ben Roethlisberger. It looked like Pittsburgh regained the lead on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Roethlisberger to tight end Jesse James. However, the play was overturned and the Steelers couldn't find the end zone. The game ended on a Roethlisberger interception. With this win, the Patriots improved to 11–3 and clinched the AFC East division title for the 9th consecutive season.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown left in the first half with a bruised calf. He was taken to the hospital and didn't return.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Buffalo Bills
Tom Brady passed for a pair of touchdowns and the New England Patriots stayed on track to claim home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs with a 37–16 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday and also with the Jacksonville Jaguars losing late in the day, the Patriots clinched a first round bye for the 8th consecutive season.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Buffalo Bills
Dion Lewis caught a touchdown pass and rushed for a 4-yard score. He carried 24 times for career-high 129 yards. It was just his second-career 100-yard game. Mike Gillislee (former Bill himself), active for the first time in six games, added a 1-yard rushing touchdown.


2017 New England Patriots season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. New York Jets
With the win, the New England Patriots gained the #1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the entire AFC playoffs for the second year in a row.


2017 New England Patriots season, Postseason, AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (5) Tennessee Titans
The Patriots set a club playoff record by sacking Marcus Mariota eight times for their second win in three career playoff matches with the Titans franchise. The Patriots held Titans RB Derrick Henry to only 28 yards on 12 carries the week after he went for 156 yds against the Chiefs. This marked the third playoff meeting between the two clubs, the first since 2003, with the Patriots now holding a 2–1 advantage. They split the first two meetings, both in the Divisional round, including the first game against the Titans' predecessor, the Houston Oilers.


2017 New England Patriots season, Postseason, AFC Championship: vs. (3) Jacksonville Jaguars
This marked the fifth playoff meeting between the two clubs with the Patriots now holding a 4–1 advantage. This was their second meeting in the AFC Championship Game, the Patriots winning in 1996 as well.