2017–18 Super League Greece, Results, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.


2017–18 Super League Greece, Ticket sales
Average ticket sales (not total attendances) counted officially without games played behind closed doors from Super League.


2017–18 Super League Greece, Ticket sales
Updated to games played on 7 May 2018Source: Notes:1: Team played last season in Football League2:Games played behind closed doors:PAOK 8 games, Olympiacos 4 games, AEK Athens 3 games and Panathinaikos 1 game


2017–18 Super Smash
The 2017–18 Burger King Super Smash (named after the competition's sponsor Burger King) was the thirteenth season of the Super Smash Twenty20 cricket tournament in New Zealand. The competition was run from 13 December 2017 to 20 January 2018. The Wellington Firebirds were the defending champions.


2017–18 Super Smash
Following the completion of the round-robin fixtures, Northern Knights, Auckland Aces and Central Stags had qualified for the finals of the competition. Northern Knights  won the tournament after they beat Central Stags by 9 wickets in the final.


2017–18 SuperLiga season
The 2017–18 SuperLiga (also known as the CEC Bank SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons) is the 104th season of premier club rugby in Romania. The current champions are Timișoara Saracens who managed to defend their title by defeating Știința Baia Mare. Since Politehnica Iași have faced financial issues, they will relegate to Divizia Națională de Seniori which means that both Tomitanii Constanța and Gloria Buzău will replace them next season. Also Timișoara Saracens, the winners of the CEC Bank SuperLiga will participate in the European Rugby Continental Shield.


2017–18 SuperLiga season, Knock-out Stage
Both finals were held on 26 May 2018, one week after the semi-finals.


2017–18 Svenska Cupen
The 2017–18 Svenska Cupen was the 62nd season of the Svenska Cupen and the sixth season with the current format. The winners of the competition earned a place in the second qualifying round of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, unless they had already qualified for European competition in the 2018–19 season, in which case the qualification spot went to fourth-placed team of the 2017 Allsvenskan. A total of 96 clubs entered the competition.


2017–18 Svenska Cupen
The first two rounds were played between 7 June and 10 October 2017 respectively. The first round draw was announced on 20 March 2017, and the draw for the second round was announced on 3 August 2017. The group stage was played on the last two weekends in February 2018, and the last group stage round was played on 3 and 4 March 2018. The following quarter-finals and semi-finals were played on the weekends of 10 March and 17 March 2018 respectively, before the tournament ended with the final on 10 May 2018. Times up to 28 October 2017 and from 25 March 2018 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 29 October 2017 to 24 March 2018 are CET (UTC+1).


2017–18 Svenska Cupen
Djurgårdens IF won their fifth Svenska Cupen title on 10 May 2018 after defeating Malmö FF 3–0.


2017–18 Svenska Cupen, Round 1
64 teams from the third tier or lower of the Swedish league system competed in this round. The matches were played on 2 August 2017 at the latest.


2017–18 Svenska Cupen, Round 2
64 teams from all levels the Swedish league system competed in this round. The 32 match winners from Round 1 were joined by the 16 teams of the 2017 Superettan and the 16 teams of the top-flight 2017 Allsvenskan. The draw was held on August 3, 2017  and the matches were played on August 23 and 24, 2017.


2017–18 Svenska Cupen, Group stage
The 32 winners from round 2 were divided into eight groups of four teams. The 16 highest ranked winners from the previous rounds were seeded to the top two positions in each groups and the 16 remaining winners were unseeded in the draw. The ranking of the 16 seeded teams were decided by league position in the 2017 season. All teams in the group stage played each other once, the highest ranked teams from the previous rounds and teams from tier three or lower had the right to play two home matches.


2017–18 Svenska Cupen, Knock-out stage, Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals consisted of the eight teams that won their respective group in the previous round. The four best group winners were seeded and drawn against the other four group winners, with the seeded teams entitled to play the match at their home venue. GAIS was the lowest ranked team in the quarter-finals as they are playing in the second tier, Superettan, for the 2018 season, while the other teams are playing in the top tier, Allsvenskan.


2017–18 Svenska Cupen, Knock-out stage, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals was held on 4 March 2018.


2017–18 Svenska Cupen, Knock-out stage, Semi-finals
The semi-finals consisted of the four teams that won their respective quarter-finals in the previous round. All teams that qualified to this round are playing in the top tier, Allsvenskan, for the 2018 season.


2017–18 Svenska Cupen, Knock-out stage, Semi-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals was held on 4 March 2018.


2017–18 Swansea City A.F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Swansea City's 98th season in the English football league system, and their seventh consecutive season in the Premier League. Along with competing in the Premier League, the club competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Swansea City A.F.C. season
Swansea's relegation to the Championship was confirmed on 13 May 2018, the final day of the Premier League season, by virtue of them losing 2–1 at home to already relegated Stoke City, where only a win and a ten-goal difference swing over Southampton would have ensured survival.


2017–18 Swansea City A.F.C. season, Squad information, First team squad
Updated to match played 8 September 2017Source: Swansea City Official Website Ordered by 2017–18 squad numbers.


2017–18 Swansea City A.F.C. season, Pre-season friendlies, Friendlies
As of 2 June 2017, Swansea City have confirmed six pre-season friendlies against Philadelphia Union, Richmond Kickers, North Carolina in the United States, Birmingham City, Barnet and Sampdoria.


2017–18 Swansea City A.F.C. season, Competitions, Premier League, Matches
On 14 June 2017, Swansea City's Premier League fixtures were announced.


2017–18 Swansea City A.F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
Swansea City joined the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Wolverhampton Wanderers.


2017–18 Swansea City A.F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
Swansea City were given another away trip in the third round against Reading.


2017–18 Swazi Premier League
The 2017–18 Swazi Premier League season was the 2017–18 season of the top level of football competition in Swaziland. It began on 8 September 2017 and ended on 13 May 2018.


2017–18 Swindon Town F.C. season
The 2017–18 season is Swindon Town's 139th season in their existence, and first season back in EFL League Two following relegation from EFL League One. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 through to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Swindon Town F.C. season, Pre-season
As of 20 July 2017, Swindon Town have announced six pre-season fixtures against Melksham Town, Swindon Supermarine, Oldham Athletic, Woking, Salisbury and Chippenham Town. On Tuesday 18 July 2017 Swindon Town travelled to Faro, Portugal for a week long pre-season training camp. The warm weather pre-season tour included a behind closed doors training ground friendly against Bristol Rovers which ended 0–0.


2017–18 Swindon Town F.C. season, Competitions, League Two, Matches
The fixtures for the 2017–18 season were announced on 21 June 2017 at 9am.


2017–18 Swindon Town F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, Swindon Town were drawn away to Norwich City in the first round.


2017–18 Swindon Town F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy, Group stage
On 12 July 2017, Swindon Town were drawn alongside Bristol Rovers, West Ham United and Wycombe Wanderers in Southern Group C.


2017–18 Swindon Town F.C. season, Statistics, Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2017–18 Swindon Town F.C. season, Statistics, Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.


2017–18 Swiss Basketball League
The 2017–18 Swiss Basketball League (SBL) season was the 87th season of the top tier basketball league in Switzerland.


2017–18 Swiss Basketball League, Competition format
All teams will play two times against each other for completing 22 games per team.


2017–18 Swiss Basketball League, Competition format
The six first qualified teams will join the group for places 1 to 6 while the other six teams will play the group for places 7 to 12. These two groups will be played with a one-legged round-robin format, where all teams from group 1 to 6 and the two first qualified teams from the group for the seventh position will be qualified for the playoffs. In this intermediate stage, teams start with the points accumulated by the winnings achieved in the first stage.


2017–18 Swiss Basketball League, Competition format
The quarterfinals and the semifinals will be played as a best-of-five series while the final in a best-of-seven series.


2017–18 Swiss Basketball League, Teams
BBC Lausanne did not continue playing in the SBL and was replaced by Pully and Vevey Riviera.


2017–18 Swiss Basketball League, Play-offs
Seeded teams played at home games 1, 2, 5 and, in the finals, 7.


2017–18 Swiss Challenge League
The 2017–18 Swiss Challenge League (referred to as the Brack.ch Challenge League for sponsoring reasons) is the 15th season of the Swiss Challenge League, the second tier of competitive football in Switzerland, under its current name. The season started on 21 July 2017 and is scheduled to end on 21 May 2018. The winter break began on 11 December 2017 and the league resumed on 2 February 2018.


2017–18 Swiss Challenge League, Participating teams
A total of 10 teams participate in the league. 2016–17 Swiss Challenge League champions Zürich were promoted to the 2017–18 Swiss Super League. They were replaced by FC Vaduz, who got relegated after finishing last-placed in the 2016–17 Swiss Super League. Le Mont was relegated after failing to renew their licence. They were replaced by Rapperswil-Jona, who won promotion from the 2016–17 Swiss Promotion League.


2017–18 Swiss Challenge League, Season statistics, Top goalscorers
1Chagas played 17 games for Rapperswil-Jona then signed for Servette.


2017–18 Swiss Cup
The 2017–18 Swiss Cup is the 93rd season of Switzerland's annual football cup competition. The competition started on 12 August 2017 with the first games of Round 1 and ended on 27 May 2018 with the final. FC Basel were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semi-finals by BSC Young Boys.


2017–18 Swiss Cup, Participating clubs
All teams from 2015–16 Super League and 2015–16 Challenge League as well as the top 4 teams from 2016–17 Promotion League automatically entered this year's competition. The remaining 41 teams had to qualify through separate qualifying rounds within their leagues. Reserve teams and teams from Liechtenstein are not allowed in the competition, the latter only enter the 2017–18 Liechtenstein Cup.


2017–18 Swiss Cup, Round 1
Teams from Super League and Challenge League were seeded in this round. In a match, the home advantage was granted to the team from the lower league, if applicable. Teams in bold continue to the next round of the competition.


2017–18 Swiss Cup, Quarter-finals
The matches were played on 29 and 30 November 2017.


2017–18 Swiss Cup, Semi-finals
The winners of Quarter finals play in the Semi finals, there is no home advantage granted in the draw. Matches will be played on 27 and 28 February 2018.


2017–18 Swiss Cup, Final
The winners of the semifinals play in the Final. The match will be played on 27 May 2018 at the Stade de Suisse in Bern.


2017–18 Swiss League season
The 2017–18 Swiss League season is the 71st ice hockey season of Switzerland's second tier hockey league. It was the first season completed as the rebranded Swiss League.


2017–18 Swiss League season, Regular season
The regular season started on 9 September 2017 and ended on 12 February 2018.


2017–18 Swiss Promotion League
The 2017–18 Promotion League season is the 6th edition (the 4th since its name change) of the 3rd division of Swiss Football and is the third level of the football hierarchy in Switzerland, behind the Super League and the Challenge League. The Championship has 16 teams and each team plays 30 games.


2017–18 Swiss Promotion League
FC Le Mont LS, which he had not received the license III in the1st instance, has decided not to appeal. The club also decides that the team will also not play in Promotion League. FC United Zurich, 15th in the 2016-2017 season, is maintained in Promotion League. The 2017-2018 season started on 2 August 2017 and will finish on 26 May 2018.


2017–18 Swiss Promotion League, Teams
The 2017–18 season saw two new clubs in the league, Yverdon Sport FC and FC Stade Lausanne-Ouchy which were all promoted from the 1. Liga Classic. No club was relegated from the Challenge League as FC Le Mont didn't get their league licence by the Swiss Football Association and subsequently relegated.


2017–18 Swiss Super League
The 2017–18 Swiss Super League (referred to as the Raiffeisen Super League for sponsoring reasons) was the 121st season of top-tier competitive football in Switzerland and the 15th under its current name and format. Basel were the defending champions. Young Boys won the title on 28 April 2018 after a 2–1 win against Luzern, with four games to spare. It was their first league title in 32 years, having last won the league in the 1985–1986 season, and their 12th league title overall. They also ended Basel's run of eight consecutive titles.


2017–18 Swiss Super League
A total of 10 teams competed in the league: the 9 best teams from the 2016–17 season and the 2016–17 Swiss Challenge League champion Zürich. The season started on the weekend of 22–23 July 2017 and ended on 19 May 2018 with a break between 17 December 2017 and 2 February 2018.


2017–18 Swiss Super League
This season saw the introduction of changes in the way Swiss clubs may qualify for European competition; per new UEFA rules, the champions of the Swiss Super League now qualifies for the Champions League play-off round (previously directly to the Champions League group stage) and the runners-up now qualifies for the Champions League second qualifying round (previously to the third qualifying round). Qualification to Europa League spots for the third- and fourth-placed team remain unchanged.


2017–18 Swiss Super League, Season statistics, Top goalscorers
1Ajeti played 7 games for St. Gallen then signed for Basel. 2Rapp played 18 games for Thun then signed for Lausanne.


2017–18 Sydney Blue Sox season
The 2017–18 Sydney Blue Sox season will be the team's seventh season. The Blue Sox will compete in the Australian Baseball League (ABL) with five other teams, playing its home games at Blacktown International Sportspark Sydney.


2017–18 Sydney FC W-League season
The 2017–18 Sydney FC W-League season was the club's tenth season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia. The team played home games at Allianz Stadium. The club was managed by Ante Juric.


2017–18 Sydney FC W-League season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Sydney FC season
The 2017–18 Sydney FC season was the club's 13th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 13th time, the FFA Cup for the fourth time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the fourth time.


2017–18 Sydney FC season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Sydney FC season, End-of-season awards
On 19 May, 2018, Sydney FC hosted their annual Sky Blue Ball and presented eight awards on the night.


2017–18 Sydney Sixers WBBL season
The 2017–18 Sydney Sixers Women's season was the third in the team's history. Coached by Ben Sawyer and captained by Ellyse Perry, the Sixers entered WBBL|03 as the defending champions. They finished the regular season on top of the points table for the second season in a row and proceeded to reach a third-consecutive championship decider.


2017–18 Sydney Sixers WBBL season
In the final, the Sixers claimed back-to-back titles with a comfortable nine-wicket defeat of the Perth Scorchers at Adelaide Oval, during which Sarah Coyte punctuated an emphatic return to top-level domestic cricket by claiming figures of 4/17 and earning Player of the Match honours.


2017–18 Sydney Sixers WBBL season, Squad
Each WBBL|03 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees were defined as players who made at least ten limited-overs appearances for the national team in the three years prior to the cut-off date (24 April 2017).


2017–18 Sydney Sixers WBBL season, Squad
Personnel changes for the Sixers ahead of the season included:


2017–18 Sydney Sixers WBBL season, Squad
The backend of the tournament was notable for the comeback of medium-pace bowler Sarah Coyte, who had previously played for the Adelaide Strikers until retiring at the conclusion of WBBL|02. With South African marquee players Marizanne Kapp and Dane van Niekerk unavailable for the climax of the competition, coach Ben Sawyer approached Coyte—who had been playing cricket for her local club Penrith occasionally during the summer—about signing for the Sixers as a replacement player. Upon returning to the league, she delivered "exemplary bowling" performances to claim ten wickets at an average of 8.10 in four matches.


2017–18 Sydney Sixers WBBL season, Squad
England marquee Amy Jones also signed as a replacement player for the Sixers, having performed a similar role for the team during WBBL|02.


2017–18 Sydney Sixers WBBL season, Squad
The table below lists the Sixers players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.


2017–18 Sydney Thunder WBBL season
The 2017–18 Sydney Thunder Women's season was the third in the team's history. Coached by Joanne Broadbent and captained by Alex Blackwell, the Thunder finished the regular season of WBBL|03 in second place. They were subsequently knocked out of the tournament via a 27-run semi-final loss to the Perth Scorchers at Optus Stadium.


2017–18 Sydney Thunder WBBL season, Squad
Each WBBL|03 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees were defined as players who made at least ten limited-overs appearances for the national team in the three years prior to the cut-off date (24 April 2017).


2017–18 Sydney Thunder WBBL season, Squad
Changes made during the season included the signing of England marquee Fran Wilson as a replacement player.


2017–18 Sydney Thunder WBBL season, Squad
The table below lists the Sixers players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.


2017–18 Sydney Thunder WBBL season, Fixtures, Regular season
The Scorchers were well poised to chase down their target of 146 until a catch on the boundary by Thunder fielder Lisa Griffith dismissed Nicole Bolton for 71 in the 18th over, leaving the hosts needing 20 runs from the final 14 deliveries. On the last ball of the match, Scorchers batter Mathilda Carmichael was run out by a metre while attempting a game-tying run, therefore securing victory for the Thunder by the narrowest of margins.


2017–18 Sydney Thunder season
The 2017–18 Sydney Thunder season will be the 7th season in the club's history. Coached by Paddy Upton and captained by Shane Watson, the Thunder will compete in the 2017–18 Big Bash League.


2017–18 Sydney Uni Flames season
The 2017–18 Sydney Uni Flames season is the 38th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).


2017–18 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
2017–18 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the ninth edition of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy competition, an Indian domestic team only Twenty20 cricket tournament in India. It was held from 21 to 26 January 2018.


2017–18 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by 42nd-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York as fifth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 23–14, 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They defeated Wake Forest in the first round of the 2018 ACC Tournament before losing in the second round to North Carolina.


2017–18 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
They received one of the final four at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament where, as a No. 11 seed, they defeated Arizona State in the First Four, and upset No. 6 seed TCU in the First Round and No. 3 seed Michigan State in the Second Round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to fellow ACC member and No. 2 seed Duke.


2017–18 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team, Previous season
The Orange finished the 2016–17 season 19–15, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the ACC Tournament to Miami. They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA Tournament and thus received a No. 1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament. There, they defeated UNC Greensboro in the first round before losing in the second round to Ole Miss.


2017–18 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represents Syracuse University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange, led by eleventh year head coach Quentin Hillsman. The Orange were fifth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the Carrier Dome. They finished the season 22–9, 10–6 in ACC play to finish in a 3 way tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC Women's Tournament to Virginia Tech. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost to Oklahoma State in the first round.


2017–18 Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey season
The Syracuse Orange women represented Syracuse University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2017-18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2017–18 Syrian Premier League
The 2017–18 Syrian Premier League season is the 47th since its establishment. This season's league featured one stage. It pitted one group of 14 teams and kicked off on 20 October 2017. Al-Jaish are the defending champions, having won the previous season championship.


2017–18 Szombathelyi Haladás season
The 2017–18 season was Szombathelyi Haladás's 62nd competitive football season, 10th consecutive season in the OTP Bank Liga and 98th year in existence as a football club.


2017–18 Szombathelyi Haladás season, Players
As of 7 June 2017. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Szombathelyi Haladás season, Players
Players transferred during the seasonNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Szombathelyi Haladás season, Players, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Szombathelyi Haladás season, Players, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Szombathelyi Haladás season, Players, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Szombathelyi Haladás season, Players, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Süper Lig
The 2017–18 Süper Lig, officially called the Spor Toto Süper Lig İlhan Cavcav season, was the 60th season of the Süper Lig, the highest tier football league of Turkey. The season was named after İlhan Cavcav, the longtime chairman of Gençlerbirliği S.K..


2017–18 Süper Lig, Positions by round
The following table represents the teams' positions after each round in the competition.


2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team
The 2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team represented Texas Christian University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, led by head coach Jamie Dixon in his second season at TCU. The Horned Frogs competed as members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. They finished the season 21–12, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament to Kansas State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, their first appearance in 20 years. Seeded No. 6 in the Midwest region, TCU lost in the first round to Syracuse.


2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team, Previous season
In 2016, the Horned Frogs introduced Jamie Dixon, a former TCU letterman, as the new head men's basketball coach. In his first season after leaving Pitt for his alma mater, Dixon led the Frogs to a 24–15, 6–12 Big 12 record. The Frogs' 6–12 record and eighth-place finish was their best league mark since joining the Big 12 in 2012. In the postseason, TCU defeated Oklahoma and No. 1 Kansas in the Big 12 Tournament before losing in their first-ever Big 12 semifinal berth to Iowa State. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Fresno State, Iowa, and Richmond to advance to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden. At MSG, they defeated UCF to advance to the NIT finals where they routed Georgia Tech to claim the 2017 NIT championship.


2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team, Preseason, Exhibition games in Australia
The Frogs traveled to Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, from August 5–16, 2017, and played five exhibition games under International Basketball Federation (FIBA) rules. TCU's starting sophomore guard Jaylen Fisher missed the trip due to a knee injury, and incoming freshmen Lat Mayen, an Australia native, and Kevin Samuel were unable to travel pending NCAA eligibility clearance. All three players were expected to be healthy and cleared prior to the season opener on November 10; however, the Frogs ultimately elected to redshirt Mayen and Samuel. The Horned Frogs defeated the Savannah Pride 108–54, Australia's Centre of Excellence 105–71, the Melbourne All-Stars 96–70, the Australia Longhorns 107–81, and the Knox Raiders 107–63.


2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team, Preseason, Season projections
The Big 12 Conference coaches picked the Horned Frogs to finish third in regular season league play in the preseason coaches' poll, the highest-ever projection for the Frogs since joining the league in 2012 and being picked to finish ninth or tenth in each of their first five seasons. At Big 12 Media Day in Kansas City, Kansas head coach Bill Self suggested TCU would compete with the Jayhawks for the regular season crown. Senior Vladimir Brodziansky was one of five Big 12 players selected to the Preseason All-Big 12 team, and represents TCU's first selection since joining the league.


2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team, Preseason, Season projections
TCU received votes in the preseason Associated Press Poll and USA Today Coaches Poll, equivalent to 29th and 30th place, respectively.


2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team, Rankings
TCU received votes in the preseason polls after their 2017 NIT Championship season. On December 25, 2017, the Horned Frogs received the program's first top-10 ranking from the Associated Press poll, surpassed the following day by a top-8 ranking from the USA Today Coaches Poll.


2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team, Rankings
^Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll at the same time AP did. *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.


2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team
The 2017–18 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team represented Texas Christian University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 2017–18 season was head coach Raegan Pebley's fourth season at TCU. The Horned Frogs were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games in Schollmaier Arena. This season TCU got back in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2010. They finished the season 23–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Lamar, Missouri State and New Mexico in the first, second and third rounds, and then South Dakota in the quarterfinals before losing to Indiana in the semifinals.


2017–18 TFF First League
The 2017–18 TFF First League is the 17th season since the league was established in 2001 and 55th season of the second-level football league of Turkey since its establishment in 1963–64.


2017–18 TNT KaTropa season
The 2017–18 TNT KaTropa season was the 28th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2017–18 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season
The 2017–18 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season is the 119th season in the football club's history and 10th consecutive and overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2008. In addition to the domestic league, 1899 Hoffenheim also is participating in this season's editions of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal, and the first-tier continental cup, the UEFA Champions League. This is the 10th season for Hoffenheim in the Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena, located in Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Tahiti Cup
The 2017–18 Tahiti Cup (also known as Coupe Tahiti Nui) was the 79th edition of the national cup in Tahitian football. AS Dragon won the title beating AS Vénus in the final, earning the right to represent Tahiti in the 2018–19 Coupe de France, entering the seventh round.


2017–18 Tahiti Ligue 1
The 2017–18 Tahiti Ligue 1 is the 71st season of top-flight football in Tahiti. Tefana are the defending champions having won their fifth title last season. The season started on 15 September 2017 and finished on 19 May 2018.


2017–18 Talleres de Córdoba season
The 2017–18 season is Talleres de Córdoba's 2nd consecutive season in the top-flight of Argentine football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Talleres de Córdoba season, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Talleres de Córdoba season, Current squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season
The 2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 26th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on December 16, 1991.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, April
On April 9, 2017, the Lightning's 2016–17 season came to an end when they defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 at Amalie Arena. The Lightning were eliminated from playoff contention the night before when the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, April
On April 23, 2017, the Lightning signed Boris Katchouk to a three-year, entry-level contract. Katchouk posted career highs in goals (35), assists (29) and points (64). Katchouk said he had "dreamed of this for a long time" after signing the contract. Katchouk joined the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL) after the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds were eliminated from the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) playoffs.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, April
On April 25, 2017, Tanner Richard left the Syracuse Crunch to join the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team to try to earn a spot for the 2017 IIHF World Championship. It was unknown at the time whether Richard would rejoin the Crunch if the team remained in the playoffs.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, April
On April 28, 2017, Richard agreed to a two-year contract with Genève-Servette HC of the Swiss National League A (NLA).


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, May
On May 15, 2017, the Lightning announced it had signed Taylor Raddysh to a three-year, entry-level contract. Raddysh led the OHL's Erie Otters offense the past season with 109 points in 58 games.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, May
On May 29, 2017, the NHL announced the Lightning would host the 2018 NHL All-Star Game at Amalie Arena. The Lightning had previously served as host of the NHL All-Star game back in 1999, which notably featured Wayne Gretzky's final appearance in an NHL All-Star Game.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, May
On May 31, 2017, the Lightning announced it had traded Bokondji Imama to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. For the condition to be satisfied, the Kings had to sign Imama to an NHL contract before the June 1, 2pm deadline. The Kings satisfied the requirements of the conditional seventh-round pick when it signed Imama to a three-year, entry-level contract.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
On June 15, 2017, the Lightning announced a blockbuster trade that sent forward Jonathan Drouin to the Montreal Canadiens and a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for defenseman Mikhail Sergachev and a conditional second-round pick in the 2018 Draft. In 2016–17, Sergachev played in 50 games with the OHL's Windsor Spitfires, recording 10 goals and 43 points. Sergachev also helped Windsor capture the 2017 Memorial Cup as Canadian Hockey League (CHL) champions.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
On June 18, 2017, the Lightning announced its list of protected players for the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft. The Lightning chose to protect forwards Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov, Ryan Callahan, Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat, Alex Killorn, Vladislav Namestnikov; defensemen Victor Hedman, Anton Stralman and Braydon Coburn; and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vegas was permitted to negotiate with any unprotected players until June 21. If a player was signed, then it counted as Vegas' expansion draft pick. Barring any trades, Vegas would create its inaugural roster by selecting one player from every NHL club.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
On June 19, 2017, Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) announced it had signed Lightning forward prospect Henri Ikonen to a two-year contract.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
On June 20, 2017, Lausanne HC of the NLA announced it had signed Lightning prospect Joel Vermin to a five-year contract that contains an NHL clause for a one-way deal. The deal had been previously reported in January, however the terms of the deal and which club had signed him was unknown. Vermin has played in 24 NHL games and recorded four assists. He has primarily played in the AHL, where he has made 185 appearances, scoring 44 goals and 55 assists.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
On June 21, 2017, the Vegas Golden Knights selected Lightning defensemen Jason Garrison in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft. In order to facilitate Vegas selecting Garrison, the Lightning traded prospect Nikita Gusev, a second-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2018 Draft. In so doing, the Lightning were also able to protect defensive prospects Jake Dotchin and Slater Koekkoek. The selection of Garrison also freed up $4.6 million in salary cap for the 2017–18 season.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
On June 22, 2017, it was leaked by the media that the Lightning were re-signing goaltender Peter Budaj to a two-year contract extension. Budaj joined the Lightning as part of the trade that sent Lightning starting goaltender Ben Bishop to the Los Angeles Kings (along with a fifth-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft) in exchange for prospect Erik Cernak, a seventh-round pick in 2017 and a conditional pick in 2017.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
On June 25, 2017, the Lightning announced the schedule and tentative roster for their annual developmental cap at The Ice Sports Forum. The camp will feature some of the Lightning's top prospects, along with the 2017 Draftees and invitees. Notable prospects attending this year includes Mikhail Sergachev, Brett Howden, Anthony Cirelli, Mathieu Joseph, Taylor Raddysh and Conner Ingram. Also in attendance will be all six players selected at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, including first round pick Callan Foote.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
On June 26, 2017, the Lightning announced it had re-signed defenseman Andrej Sustr to a one-year, $1.95 million contract. Sustr skated in 80 games last season, recording 14 points.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
Shortly after Sustr's extension was announced by the Lightning, the team announced it had re-signed forward Yanni Gourde to a two-year, $1 million contract extension. Gourde made 20 appearances in 2016–17, scoring six goals.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
Later in the afternoon, the Lightning announced it had issued qualifying offers to nine players: Michael Bournival, Jake Dotchin, Kristers Gudlevskis, Tyler Johnson, Tye McGinn, Ondrej Palat, Matthew Peca and Tanner Richard. In so doing, the Lightning retained the rights to these players. Notable players not being issued qualifying offers by the Lightning were prospects Dylan Blujus, Jonathan Racine and Henri Ikonen. Any player not tenured a qualifying offer became an unrestricted free agent.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
On June 28, 2017, the Lightning announced it had re-signed forward Cory Conacher to a two-year, $1.3 million contract extension. Conacher appeared in 11 games in 2016–17 with the Lightning, recording a goal and three assists. Conacher predominately played for the Crunch this past season. In his stint with the Crunch, Conacher recorded 17 goals and 43 assists. Additionally, Conacher led all players in scoring in the 2017 Calder Cup playoffs with 12 goals and 28 points.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
A short time after the announcement of Conacher being re-signed, the Lightning announced it had re-signed Gabriel Dumont to a two-year, $1.3 million contract extension. Dumont appeared in 39 games with the Lightning in 2016–17, recording two goals and two assists. In the AHL, Dumont played in 20 games with the Crunch, scoring five goals and five assists. Additionally, Dumont appeared in all 22 playoffs games with the Crunch, where he recorded 5 goals and 11 points.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
On June 29, 2017, the Lightning announced a massive $6 million renovation to The Ice Sports Forum. The Ice Sports Forum owner Tom Bradley will also be contributing $500,000 to the project. As part of the expansion, the Lightning extended their lease for another ten years. The renovation will increase the size of the facility from roughly 14,500 square feet to 18,000 square feet.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, June
Later that afternoon, the Lightning announced the signing of forward prospect Alexander Volkov to a three-year, entry-level contract. Volkov played for SKA-1946 St. Petersburg the past four seasons. During that time, he played in 128 games and recorded 35 goals and 26 assists. Volkov is expected to play for the Syracuse Crunch in upcoming 2017–18 season.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, July
On July 1, 2017, the Lightning announced it had signed prospect Oleg Sosunov to a three-year, entry-level contract. Sosunov was recently selected 39th overall in the 2017 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft by the Western Hockey League (WHL)'s Moose Jaw Warriors. Sosunov will be playing for the Warriors in the upcoming 2017–18 season.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, July
The Lightning acquired forward Carter Verhaeghe from the New York Islanders in exchange for goaltender Kristers Gudlevskis. Verhaeghe is a former third-round pick of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Verhaeghe appeared in 45 games with the AHL's Bridgeport Sound Tigers, where he scored 16 goals and 13 assists.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, July
The Lightning announced the signing of goaltender Michael Leighton to a one-year, two-way contract. Leighton played in four games with the Carolina Hurricanes this past season. Leighton also spent time with the Hurricanes' AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, where he played in 23 games. He had a record of 11–7–3 in those games, along with a 2.17 goals-against average (GAA) and a .921 save percentage. Leighton is expected to start the season as the Syracuse Crunch's starting goaltender.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, July
The Lightning announced the signing of defenseman Mat Bodie to a one-year, two-way contract. In 2016–17, Bodie played for both the AHL's Rochester Americans and Hartford Wolf Pack. His season totals were 10 goals and 39 points, both career highs.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, July
The Lightning announced the signing of left wing Alex Gallant to a one-year, two-way contract. Gallant played in 29 games with the AHL's San Jose Barracuda in 2016–17, recording two assists. Gallant has also skated in 56 career AHL games, scoring one goal and two assists.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, July
The Lightning announced it had signed defenseman Jamie McBain to a one-year, two-way contract. McBain spent the duration of the 2016–17 season with the Tucson Roadrunners. McBain is expected to provide Syracuse with a veteran presence, having played in 348 career NHL games.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, July
The Lightning announced the free agent signing of defenseman Dan Girardi to a two-year contract valued at $3 million per season. Girardi had spent his entire career with the New York Rangers before signing with the Lightning. Girardi is a veteran of 788 career NHL games. During that span Girardi has scored 46 goals and 230 points.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, July
The final signing announced by the Lightning was free agent left wing Chris Kunitz to a one-year contract was worth $2 million. Kunitz brings a plethora of playoff experience, having won four Stanley Cups. Kunitz's career has spanned 884 career NHL games where he has 250 goals and 580 points.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, July
On July 10, 2017, the Lightning announced it had re-signed restricted free agent forward Tyler Johnson to a seven-year, $35 million contract extension. Johnson has spent his entire NHL career with the Lightning since signing with them as  undrafted free agent. Over five season Johnson has recorded 89 goals and 122 assists.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, July
On July 14, 2017, the Lightning announced the re-signing of restricted free agent forward Ondrej Palat to a five-year, $26.5 million contract extension. Since being selected in the seventh round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Palat has scored 74 goals and 144 assists over 307 games.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, July
On July 18, 2017, the Lightning announced it had re-signed forward Michael Bournival to a one-year contract extension. In 2016–17, Bournival played in 19 games with the Lightning last season and 38 with the Crunch. In his career, Bournival has played in 108 career NHL games where he has recorded 12 goals and 22 points.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, August
On August 17, 2017, the Lightning announced it had re-signed forward Tye McGinn to a one-year, two-way contract. McGinn was limited to just 21 games in 2016–17 due to an injury. He recorded 10 goals and 19 points.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Off-season, August
On August 29, 2017, the Lightning announced its annual prospect tournament roster. Prospects of note in attendance are Brett Howden, Callan Foote, Mikhail Sergachev, Taylor Raddysh, and Anthony Cirelli. Also of note, the younger brother of Lightning forward Cory Conacher, Shane Conacher, is attending as an invitee. The prospect tournament will take place at Germain Arena, which is located in Estero, Florida. The other teams participating in the tournament are the Florida Panthers, the Nashville Predators and Washington Capitals. The tournament is set to run from September 9 to 12, inclusive.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, September
On September 6, 2017, the Lightning announced the annual prospect tournament had been canceled due to Hurricane Irma. The Lightning opted to play the Nashville Predators' prospects in a series of scrimmages over three days at Ford Ice Center in Antioch, Tennessee.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, September
On September 13, 2017, the Lightning announced its 63-man roster for training camp. There were six training camp invitees this year, which were Shane Conacher, Kevin Hancock, Kevin Lynch, Reid McNeill, Joseph Raaymakers and Nicola Riopel. The roster also features all the prospects that participated in the scrimmages with the Predators the prior weekend.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, September
On September 18, 2017, Brian Hart and Cameron Darcy both cleared unconditional waivers. This terminated the remaining year on both players contract, which frees up two contracts as part of the team's 50-contract limit. On September 20, 2017, the Lightning announced the first round of players cut from their training camp roster. Kevin Hancock and Joseph Raaymakers were released from their tryout agreements. Alexey Lipanov, Christopher Paquette, Taylor Raddysh, Christopher Paquette and Oleg Sosunov were reassigned to their respective junior clubs.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, September
On September 21, 2017, the Lightning announced that it had trimmed down its training camp roster by three players. Boris Katchouk, Callan Foote and Libor Hajek were assigned to their junior clubs for the upcoming season.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, September
On September 23, 2017, the Lightning made another round of roster cuts, which reduced the training camp roster to 44 players. Shane Conacher, Kevin Lynch, Reid McNeill were released from their tryout agreements. Otto Somppi was assigned to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)'s Halifax Mooseheads. Alex Gallant, Carter Verhaghe, Mat Bodie, Matthew Spencer, Connor Ingram and Michael Leighton were assigned to the Syracuse Crunch.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, September
On September 25, 2017, the Lightning announced it was retiring Vincent Lecavalier's number 4 jersey on February 10, 2018. The retirement ceremony will take place before the game against the Los Angeles Kings, the club Lecavalier finished his career with. That same day, the Lightning announced it had reduced its training camp roster down to 30 players. Former first round pick Brett Howden was assigned to his junior club in the WHL, while Anthony Cirelli, Adam Erne, Mathieu Joseph, Tye McGinn, Matthew Peca, Mitchell Stephens, Dennis Yan, Erik Cernak, Jamie McBain, Ben Thomas and Daniel Walcott were reassigned to Syracuse.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, September
On September 28, 2017, the Lightning announced it had signed forward prospect Alexy Lipanov to a three-year, entry-level contract.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, September
On September 29, 2017, the Lightning announced it had reduced its training camp roster by one player: Alexander Volkov, the Lightning's 2017 second-round draft pick, was reassigned to Syracuse.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, October
On October 1, 2017, the Lightning announced that it had reassigned goaltender Nicola Riopel to the Adirondack Thunder of the ECHL.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Training camp, October
On October 2, 2017, the Lightning placed on Cory Conacher on waivers for the purpose of reassigning him to the Crunch. Conacher was the final roster cut of training camp. The Lightning will started the season with thirteen forwards and eight defensemen. The forward group consisted of J. T. Brown, Ryan Callahan, Gabriel Dumont, Yanni Gourde, Tyler Johnson, Alex Killorn, Nikita Kucherov, Chris Kunitz, Vladislav Namestnikov, Ondrej Palat, Cedric Paquette, Brayden Point and Steven Stamkos. The defensemen on the opening night roster were Braydon Coburn, Jake Dotchin, Dan Girardi, Victor Hedman, Slater Koekkoek, Mikhail Sergachev, Anton Stralman and Andrej Sustr. Forwards Michael Bournival, Erik Condra, Jonne Tammela, Carter Verhaeghe and defenseman Dominik Masin remained with the team on injured reserve.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Player stats, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Tampa Bay. Stats reflect time with Tampa Bay only. ‡Traded from Tampa Bay mid-season. Bold/italics denotes franchise record


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Transactions
The Lightning have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.


2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season, Draft picks
Below are the Tampa Bay Lightning' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.


2017–18 Tanzania FA Cup
The 2017–18 Tanzania FA Cup (also called the Azam Sports Federation Cup) is the 3rd edition of the Tanzania FA Cup, the knockout football competition of Tanzania.


2017–18 Tanzania FA Cup
The tournament began with the first round on 31 October 2017.


2017–18 Tanzania FA Cup
In the final on 2 June 2018, Mtibwa Sugar defeated Singida United.


2017–18 Tanzanian Premier League
The 2017–18 Tanzanian Premier League is the 53rd season of top-tier football in Tanzania. The season started on 26 August 2017 and ended on 28 May 2018.


2017–18 Taça da Liga
The 2017–18 Taça da Liga was the eleventh edition of the Taça da Liga (also known as Taça CTT for sponsorship reasons), a football cup competition organised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) and contested exclusively by clubs competing in the top two professional tiers of Portuguese football. It began on 23 July 2017 and concluded on 27 January 2018 with the final at Estádio Municipal de Braga in Braga.


2017–18 Taça da Liga
A total of 33 teams entered this tournament, including 18 teams from the 2017–18 Primeira Liga and 15 non-reserve teams from the 2017–18 LigaPro. The competition format suffered changes for a third consecutive season to accommodate a reduction in the number of participating teams, particularly from the LigaPro.


2017–18 Taça da Liga
Moreirense were the title holders, beating 2012–13 winners Braga 1–0 in the previous final to win their first-ever title in a national competition, but were eliminated in the third round. In a repeat of the competition's first final held 10 years previously, Sporting defeated Vitória de Setúbal 5–4 on penalties (1–1 after ninety minutes) in the final to win the title for the first time in the club's history.


2017–18 Taça da Liga, Format
Fifteen teams competing in the 2017–18 LigaPro (reserve teams from Primeira Liga clubs are excluded) took part in the first round; one-legged ties were played between fourteen teams, with the fifteenth team receiving a bye to the next round.


2017–18 Taça da Liga, Format
In the second round, the eight teams advancing from the previous round (seven winners plus the team with a bye) were joined by the twelve teams placed 5th–16th in the 2016–17 Primeira Liga and by the two teams promoted to 2017–18 Primeira Liga. Again, one-legged ties were played between 20 teams, with two teams receiving a bye to the next round.


2017–18 Taça da Liga, Format
The third round featured the twelve teams advancing from the previous round (ten winners plus the two teams with a bye) and the four best-placed teams in the 2016–17 Primeira Liga. The sixteen teams are drawn into four groups that will be contested in a single round-robin format, with each team playing at least one game at home. The four group winners qualified for the semi-finals, which were played as single-legged ties. The semi-finals and final were played at a neutral venue.


2017–18 Taça da Liga, Format, Tiebreakers
In the third round, teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are tied on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:


2017–18 Taça da Liga, Format, Tiebreakers
In all other rounds, teams tied at the end of regular time contest a penalty shootout to determine the winner.


2017–18 Taça da Liga, Teams
Thirty-three teams competing in the two professional tiers of Portuguese football for the 2017–18 season are eligible to participate in this competition. For Primeira Liga teams, the final position in the previous league season determined in which round they enter the competition.


2017–18 Taça da Liga, Schedule
All draws were held at the LPFP headquarters in Porto.


2017–18 Taça da Liga, First round
The 15 non-reserve teams competing in the 2017–18 LigaPro entered the competition in this round. Fourteen teams were paired against each other for seven single-legged ties, while the fifteenth team (Real) was given a bye to the next round. The draw took place on 7 July 2017, and matches were played on 23 July 2017.


2017–18 Taça da Liga, Second round
In the second round, the seven first-round winners and Real, who were given a bye to this round, joined the 12 teams ranked 5th–16th in the 2016–17 Primeira Liga and the two teams promoted from the 2015–16 LigaPro. Twenty teams were paired against each other for ten single-legged ties, while Feirense and Leixões were given a bye to the next round. The draw took place on 7 July 2017, and matches were played between 29 July 2017 and 3 September 2017.


2017–18 Taça da Liga, Third round
In the third round, the 10 second-round winners plus Feirense and Leixões, who were given a bye to this round, joined the four top-ranked teams from the 2016–17 Primeira Liga: Benfica (1st), Porto (2nd), Sporting CP (3rd) and Vitória de Guimarães (4th). These 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four, each group containing one of the four top-ranked Primeira Liga teams who each hosted their first two group matches. Group matches were played in a single round-robin format, ensuring that each team plays at least one match at home. The draw took place on 7 September 2017, and matches were played between 19 September and 30 December 2017.


2017–18 Taça da Liga, Third round
Real, who had eliminated Belenenses in the previous round, were disqualified after it was determined that they fielded irregularly a punished player during their second-round match. As a result, Belenenses were repechaged and allocated into Group B, with Portimonense reallocated into Group A to occupy Real's vacancy.


2017–18 Taça da Liga, Knockout phase
The knockout phase is contested as a final-four tournament by the four third-round group winners. The winners of Groups A and B play the winners of Groups C and D, respectively, in one-legged semi-finals, to determine the two finalist teams. All matches are being played at Estádio Municipal de Braga, in Braga, with the semi-finals played on 23 and 24 January, and the final scheduled for 27 January 2018.


2017–18 Taça de Portugal
The 2017–18 Taça de Portugal (also known as Taça de Portugal Placard for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier knockout competition in Portuguese football.


2017–18 Taça de Portugal
The competition was contested by 153 clubs, including teams from the top-three tiers of the Portuguese football league system and representatives of the fourth-tier District leagues and cups. It began with the first-round matches in September 2017 and was concluded in May 2018 with the final at the Estádio Nacional.


2017–18 Taça de Portugal
Desportivo das Aves defeated Sporting CP 2–1 and won their first Taça de Portugal, succeeding Benfica as trophy holders, but did not qualify for  the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage since they failed to obtain a license for European competitions.


2017–18 Taça de Portugal, Schedule
All draws are held at the FPF headquarters at Cidade do Futebol, in Oeiras. Match kick-off times are in WET (UTC±0) from the fourth round to the semi-finals, and in WEST (UTC+1) during the rest of the competition.


2017–18 Taça de Portugal, First round
A total of 120 teams from the Campeonato de Portugal (CP) and the District Football Associations (D) entered the first round. The draw took place on Wednesday, 9 August 2017, at 15:00 WEST. Teams were divided into eight series of 14 or 16 teams according to geographic criteria. Matches were played on 3 and 4 September 2017.


2017–18 Taça de Portugal, Second round
The following 17 first-round losing teams were selected to compete in the second round:


2017–18 Taça de Portugal, Third round
A total of 64 teams participated in the third round, which included the 46 winners of the previous round and the 18 teams competing in the 2017–18 Primeira Liga (I). The draw took place on Thursday, 28 September 2017, at 15:00 WEST,  and matches were played between 12 and 15 October 2017.


2017–18 Taça de Portugal, Fourth round
A total of 32 teams participated in the fourth round, all of which advanced from the previous round. The draw took place on Thursday, 19 October 2017, at 12:30 WEST, and unlike previous rounds, was free of restrictions. Matches were played between 16 and 19 November 2017.


2017–18 Taça de Portugal, Fifth round
A total of 16 teams participated in the fifth round, all of which advanced from the previous round. The draw took place on Wednesday, 22 November 2017, at 12:30 WET, and matches were played between 6 and 30 December 2017.


2017–18 Taça de Portugal, Quarter-finals
Eight teams participated in the quarter-finals, all having advanced from the previous round. The draw took place on Monday, 18 December 2017, at 12:00 WET, and matches were played on 10 and 11 January 2018.


2017–18 Taça de Portugal, Semi-finals
The semi-final pairings were determined after the draw for the quarter-finals on Monday, 18 December 2017, at 12:00 WET. This round will be contested over two legs in a home-and-away system, with the first leg played on 7 and 28 February and the second leg played on 18 April 2018.


2017–18 Telekom Baskets Bonn season
The 2017–18 Telekom Baskets Bonn season was the 26th season of the German basketball club. The team will play in the Basketball Bundesliga and in the Basketball Champions League this season. Bonn reached the quarter-finals of the BBL Playoffs where it was eliminated 0–3 by Brose Bamberg.


2017–18 Temple Owls men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Temple Owls basketball team represented Temple University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by 12th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 8–10 in AAC play to finish in seventh place. In the AAC Tournament, they defeated Tulane before losing to Wichita State in the quarterfinals. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Penn State in the first round.


2017–18 Temple Owls men's basketball team, Previous season
The Owls finished the 2016–17 season 16–16, 7–11 in AAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the AAC Tournament to East Carolina.


2017–18 Temple Owls women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Temple Owls women's basketball team will represent Temple University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the fifth for the Owls as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Owls, led by tenth year head coach Tonya Cardoza, play their home games at McGonigle Hall and the Liacouras Center. They finished the season 12–19, 3–13 in AAC play to finish a tie for last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament where they lost to UCF.


2017–18 Temple Owls women's basketball team, Media
All Owls home games will have video streaming on , ESPN3, or . Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. There are no radio broadcasts for Owls women's basketball games.


2017–18 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team
The 2017–18 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2017–18 college basketball season. The Lady Vols, led by sixth-year head coach Holly Warlick, played their games at Thompson–Boling Arena and are members of the Southeastern Conference.


2017–18 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team
In the November 24 Cancún Challenge game against Oklahoma State, Jaime Nared scored her 1,000th point. She is the 45th Lady Vol to do so in her career.


2017–18 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team
The Lady Vols finished the season 25–8, 11–5 for a third-place tie in SEC play. They lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to South Carolina. Nationally ranked twelfth at the end of the season, they received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Liberty in the first round before losing to Oregon State in the second round.


2017–18 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team, Previous season
The 2016–17 team finished the season 20–12, 10–6 for fifth place in SEC play. They lost in the second round of the 2017 SEC Tournament to Alabama. They received an at-large bid to the 2017 NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Dayton in the first round before losing to Louisville in the second round.


2017–18 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team, Rankings
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.


2017–18 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team
The 2017–18 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth-year head coach Dana Ford, played their home games at the Gentry Complex in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 10–8 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the OVC Tournament to Eastern Illinois.


2017–18 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team
On March 21, 2018, head coach Dana Ford left Tennessee State for the head coaching job at Missouri State. He finished at Tennessee State with a four-year record of 57–65. On March 26, the school announced that former Illinois State assistant coach Brian Collins had been hired as head coach.


2017–18 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2016–17 season 17–13, 8–8 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division. As the No. 8 seed in the OVC Tournament, they lost to Southeast Missouri State in the first round.


2017–18 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team, Preseason
In a vote of conference coaches and sports information directors, Tennessee State was picked to finish in 7th place in the OVC.


2017–18 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team, Preseason
After five years of divisional play in the OVC, the conference eliminated divisions for the 2017–18 season. Additionally, for the first time, each conference team will play 18 conference games.


2017–18 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by seventh-year head coach Steve Payne, played their home games at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 10–8 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated SIU Edwardsville in the first round of the OVC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Jacksonville State.


2017–18 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team, Previous season
The Eagles finished the season 12–20, 8–8 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division. As the No. 6 seed in the OVC Tournament, they lost in the first round to  Murray State.


2017–18 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team, Preseason
In a vote of conference coaches and sports information directors, Tennessee Tech was picked to finish in 5th place in the OVC. Aleksa Jugovic was named to the 2017–18 Preseason All-OVC Men's Basketball Team.


2017–18 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team, Preseason
After five years of divisional play in the OVC, the conference eliminated divisions for the 2017–18 season. Additionally, for the first time, each conference team will play 18 conference games.


2017–18 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team
The 2017–18 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Volunteers were led by third-year head coach Rick Barnes. The team played its home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 13–5 in SEC play to earn a share of the SEC regular season championship. As the No. 2 seed in the SEC Tournament, they defeated Mississippi State and Arkansas before losing to Kentucky in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the South region. There the Volunteers defeated Wright State before being upset by Loyola–Chicago in the Second Round.


2017–18 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team, Previous season
The Vols finished the 2016–17 season 16–16, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to Georgia.


2017–18 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team, Rankings
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings


2017–18 Tercera División
The 2017–18 Tercera División was the fourth tier in Spanish football. It began play in August 2017 and ended in late June 2018 with the promotion play-off finals.


2017–18 Tercera División de México season
The 2017–18 Tercera División season is the fourth-tier football league of Mexico. The tournament began on 1 September 2017 and finished on 10 June 2018.


2017–18 Tercera División de México season, Competition format
The Tercera División (Third Division) is divided into 13 groups. For the 2009/2010 season, the format of the tournament has been reorganized to a home and away format, which all teams will play in their respective group. The 13 groups consist of teams who are eligible to play in the liguilla de ascenso for one promotion spot, teams who are affiliated with teams in the Liga MX, Ascenso MX and Liga Premier, which are not eligible for promotion but will play that who the better filial team in an eight team filial playoff tournament for the entire season.


2017–18 Tercera División de México season, Competition format
The league format allows participating franchises to rent their place to another team, so some clubs compete with a different name than the one registered with the FMF.


2017–18 Tercera División de México season, Group 1
Group with 14 teams from Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco and Yucatán.


2017–18 Tercera División de México season, Group 2
Group with 18 teams from Hidalgo, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, Tlaxcala and Veracruz.


2017–18 Tercera División de México season, Group 5
Group with 17 teams from Mexico City and State of Mexico.


2017–18 Tercera División de México season, Group 7
Group with 16 teams from Hidalgo, Mexico City and Puebla.


2017–18 Tercera División de México season, Group 8
Group with 19 teams from Guanajuato, Guerrero, Michoacán and Querétaro. San Juan del Río retired after the Week 19.


2017–18 Tercera División de México season, Group 9
Group with 20 teams from Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Jalisco, San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas.


2017–18 Tercera División de México season, Group 10
Group with 20 teams from Colima and Jalisco. Nuevos Valores de Ocotlán have dissolved in December 2017.


2017–18 Tercera División de México season, Group 12
Group with 18 teams from Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas. Cinco Estrellas was dissafilliated in December 2017.


2017–18 Tercera División de México season, Group 13
Group with 13 teams from Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango and Sonora.


2017–18 Tercera División de México season, Promotion playoffs
The Promotion Playoffs consisted of seven phases. Classify 64 teams, the number varies according to the number of teams in each group, being between three and six clubs per sector. The country will be divided into two zones: South Zone (Groups I to VII) and North Zone (Groups VIII to XIII). Eliminations were held according to the average obtained by each group, being ordered from best to worst by their percentage throughout the season.


2017–18 Tercera División de México season, Reserve Teams, Table
Last updated: April 21, 2018 Source: P = Position; G = Games played; Pts = Points; Pts/G = Ratio of points to games played; GD = Goal difference


2017–18 Tercera División de México season, Regular Season statistics, Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.


2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach Billy Kennedy was in his seventh season at Texas A&M. The Aggies played their home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas in their sixth season as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to Alabama. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Providence and defending champion North Carolina to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Michigan.


2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team, Previous season
The Aggies finished the 2016–17 season 16–15, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to Vanderbilt.


2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team, Ranking movement
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings


2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach is Gary Blair, who was in his fifteenth season at Texas A&M. The team plays their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and plays in its sixth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 26–10, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a 4 way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Women's Tournament where they lost to Mississippi State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Drake and DePaul in the first and second rounds before losing to Notre Dame in the sweet sixteen.


2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team, Rankings
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.


2017–18 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Islanders were led by head coach Willis Wilson, in his seventh season at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi as members of the Southland Conference. They played their home games at the American Bank Center and the Dugan Wellness Center. They finished the season 11–18, 8–10 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. Due to tiebreakers, they received the No. 8 seed in the Southland Tournament where they lost to New Orleans in the first round.


2017–18 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team, Previous season
The Islanders finished the 2016–17 season 24–12, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated Stephen F. Austin to advance to the championship game of the Southland Tournament where they lost to New Orleans. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Georgia State, Weber State, Fort Wayne, and UMBC to advance to the championship game where they lost to Saint Peter's.


2017–18 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Islanders were led by sixth year head coach Royce Chadwick. They played their home games at the American Bank Center and the Dugan Wellness Center and were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 11–7 in Southland play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Southland Women's Tournament where they lost to Nicholls State.


2017–18 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team, Previous season
The Islanders finished the season 14–18 overall and 8–10 in Southland play to finish tied for sixth place. They were 2-1 as fifth seed in the Southland Women's Tournament. Their season ended losing to tournament champion Central Arkansas in the Semifinal round.


2017–18 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team, Media
Video streaming of all non-televised home games and audio for all road games is available at GoIslanders.com.


2017–18 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third-year head coach Shaka Smart and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 8–10 in Big 12 play play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Iowa State in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament before losing to Texas Tech in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 10 seed in the South region where they lost to Nevada in the First Round 87-83 in OT.


2017–18 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team, Previous season
The Longhorns finished the 2016–17 season 11–22, 4–14 in Big 12 play play to finish in last place. They defeated Texas Tech in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to West Virginia.


2017–18 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Karen Aston's sixth season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. They finished the season 28–7, 15–3 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they defeated Maine and Arizona State in the first and second rounds before losing to UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen.


2017–18 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team, Previous season
They are coming off a season in which they finished the season 25–9, 15–3 in Big 12 play to finish in second place and advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to West Virginia. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they defeated Central Arkansas and NC State in the first and second rounds before losing to Stanford in the Sweet Sixteen.


2017–18 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team, Off-season, Departures
Joyner Holmes not on roster unil 23 December 2017 due to undisclosed violation.


2017–18 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team, 2017–18 media, Television and radio information
Most University of Texas home games were shown on the Longhorn Network, with national telecasts on the Big 12 Conference's television partners. On the radio, women's basketball games aired on KTXX-HD4 "105.3 The Bat", with select games on KTXX-FM 104.9.


2017–18 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team
The 2017–18 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by sixth-year head coach Mike Davis, played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena in Houston, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 16–20, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place.


2017–18 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team
Due to Grambling State's Academic Progress Rate violations and subsequent postseason ineligibility, they received the No. 3 seed in the SWAC Tournament where they defeated Alabama State, Prairie View A&M and Arkansas–Pine Bluff to become SWAC Tournament champions. They received the SWAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated North Carolina Central in the First Four before losing in the First Round to Xavier.


2017–18 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team
On June 5, 2018, head coach Mike Davis announced he would step down as head coach to become the head coach at Detroit, which was made official on June 13. On June 25, the school hired Nevada associate head coach and former North Texas and LSU head coach Johnny Jones for the job.


2017–18 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2016–17 season 23–12, 16–2 in SWAC play to win the regular season SWAC championship. They defeated Alabama State, Grambling State, and Alcorn State to win the SWAC Tournament. As a result, they received the SWAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 16 seed in the East region. There they lost in the First Round to North Carolina.


2017–18 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Texas State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fifth-year head coach Danny Kaspar, played their home games at Strahan Coliseum in San Marcos, Texas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament, they defeated Coastal Carolina before losing to Louisiana in the quarterfinals.


2017–18 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bobcats finished the 2016–17 season 22–14, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. At the Sun Belt Tournament they defeated Louisiana–Monroe and UT Arlington before losing in the championship game to Troy. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Lamar and Idaho before losing in the Quarterfinals to Saint Peter's.


2017–18 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team represents Texas State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by sixth year head coach Zenarae Antoine, play their home games at Strahan Coliseum and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Little Rock. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Rice in the first round.


2017–18 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 16–15, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament to Louisiana–Lafayette. They were invited to the WBI where they lost to Eastern Washington in the first round.


2017–18 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team
The 2017–18 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represents Texas Tech University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders were led by fifth year head coach Candi Whitaker until she was replaced by interim head coach Shimmy Gray-Miller on January 1, 2018. They play their homes games at United Supermarkets Arena and are members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 1–17 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Women's Tournament to Iowa State.


2017–18 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 14–17, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Baylor.


2017–18 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team, Media, Television & Radio information
Select Lady Raiders games will be shown on FSN affiliates throughout the season, including FSSW, FSSW+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific. All games will be broadcast on the Lady Raiders Radio Network on either KLZK or KJTV.


2017–18 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team
The 2017–18 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Red Raiders were led by second-year coach Chris Beard. They played their home games at the United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas. They finished the season 27–10, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament before losing in the semifinals to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Stephen F. Austin, Florida, and Purdue to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time in school history. In the Elite Eight, they were eliminated by Villanova.


2017–18 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team, Previous season
The Red Raiders finished the 2016–17 season 18–14, 6–12 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to Texas.


2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team
The 2017–18 UTRGV Vaqueros men's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vaqueros, led by second-year head coach Lew Hill, played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 6–8 in WAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to Seattle. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to New Orleans.


2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team, Previous season
The Vaqueros finished the 2016–17 season 10–22, 2–12 in WAC play to finish in seventh place. Due to Grand Canyon's ineligibility for postseason play, they received the No. 6 seed in the WAC Tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to UMKC.


2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This was head coach Larry Tidwell's fifth season along with the third under the UTRGV label. The Vaqueros played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. The team finished seventh in the WAC after going 4–10 while finishing 14–16 overall.


2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team
On April 21 Tidwell resigned from his position to accept the job for the Chief of Staff for the women's basketball program at Texas Tech. He finished at UTRGV with a 5 year record of 85–75


2017–18 Thai FA Futsal Cup
The 2017–18 Thai FA Futsal Cup was the sixth season of Thailand's knockout futsal competition. It was sponsored by Advanced Info Service (AIS), and was known as the AIS FA Futsal Cup (Thai: เอไอเอส เอฟเอฟุตซอลคัพ) for sponsorship purposes. The tournament was organized by the Football Association of Thailand. 61 clubs were accepted into the tournament. It began with a qualification round from 6 October to 17 October 2017, and concluded with the final round from 25 November 2017 to 7 January 2018.


2017–18 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team
The 2017–18 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by third-year head coach Duggar Baucom and played their home games at McAlister Field House as members of the Southern Conference, as they have since 1936–37. They finished the season 11–21, 5–13 in SoCon play to finish in eighth place. They defeated VMI in the first round of the SoCon Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to UNC Greensboro.


2017–18 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team, Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2016–17 season 12–21, 4–14 in SoCon play to finish tied  for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinal d of the SoCon Tournament to top-seeded UNC Greensboro after defeating Western Carolina.


2017–18 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team, Preseason, Departures
The Bulldogs saw four players complete their eligibility in 2016–17, three of whom graduated while the fourth was completing a graduate season. Warren Sledge, Tom Koopman and Brian White graduated, while Bobby Duncan completed his final year of eligibility as a graduate student. Four other players from the 2016–17 roster are not on the 2017–18 team: Ezekiel Balogun transferred to Eastern Florida State College, Aaron Washington transferred to Labette Community College, while Griffin Peevey and Chris Ross also are not on the roster.


2017–18 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team, Preseason, Recruiting
Duggar Baucom and his staff signed six players to enter in 2017.


2017–18 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team, Roster
The Bulldogs roster will have no seniors and six freshmen.


2017–18 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team, Schedule and results
The Bulldogs played three games during a 10 day trip to Dominican Republic. For the first time in many years, The Citadel and crosstown rival College of Charleston will not meet.


2017–18 Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria)
The 2017–18 Third Amateur Football League season is the 68th season of the Bulgarian Third Amateur Football League. The group is equivalent to the third level of the Bulgarian football pyramid with four divisions existing in it. The divisions themselves are geographically separated into North-West, North-East, South-East, and South-West, covering the football clubs of their respective zones. This is the second season after the reorganization of the Bulgarian football system, which saw the emergence of new competition formats, such as First and Second Professional Football Leagues.


2017–18 Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria), Team changes, From Third League
a. CSKA Sofia II officially declined to participate in the South-West Third League and was dissolved.


2017–18 Third Amateur Football League (Bulgaria), Team changes, Club movements between Third League and Second League
The champions of three Third League divisions gained promotion to the 2017–18 Second League: Chernomorets Balchik from North-East, Litex from North-West and Strumska Slava Radomir from South-West. Maritsa Plovdiv joined the promoted teams as runners-up of the South-East group because champions Zagorets refused to participate for financial reasons. In return, four teams were relegated to the Third League: CSKA Sofia II, Spartak Pleven, Bansko and Levski Karlovo. CSKA Sofia II was dissolved; as a result, Svoboda Peshtera (16th in 2016–17 South-West Third League) was spared from relegation to regional divisions.


2017–18 Tigres UANL (women) season
The 2017–18 season was UANL's first competitive season and first season in the Liga MX Femenil, the top flight of Mexican women's football.


2017–18 Tigres UANL (women) season
UANL qualified for the Apertura 2017 playoffs after finishing second during the regular phase of the tournament, but were eliminated in semifinals by Pachuca.


2017–18 Tigres UANL (women) season
For the next tournament, Tigres finished third and this time managed to win the Clausura 2018 after defeating Monterrey in penalties in the women's version of the Clásico Regiomontano.


2017–18 Togolese Championnat National
The 2017–18 Togolese Championnat National season is the 48th edition (since independence) of the top level of football competition in Togo. It began on 18 November 2017 and ended on 30 June 2018.


2017–18 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represented the University of Toledo during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by eighth-year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, played their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. With win over Northern Illinois on February 27, 2018, the Rockets clinched the MAC West division championship. They finished the season 23–11, 13–5 in MAC play to win the MAC West division championship. As the No. 2 seed in the MAC Tournament, they defeated Miami and Eastern Michigan before losing to Buffalo in the tournament championship. Despite winning 23 games, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2017–18 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team, Previous season
The Rockets finished the 2016–17 season 17–17, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in third place in the West Division. As the No. 7 seed in the MAC Tournament. they defeated Bowling Green in the first round to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Ohio. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to George Washington.


2017–18 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team represents University of Toledo during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rockets, led by tenth year head coach Tricia Cullop, play their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Women's Tournament to Kent State. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Wright State in the first round before losing to Michigan State in the second round.


2017–18 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 25–9, 12–6 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They defeated Kent State, Buffalo and Northern Illinois to win the MAC Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time since 2001. They lost to Creighton in the first round.


2017–18 Top 14 season
The 2017–18 Top 14 competition is the 119th French domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR). Two new teams from the 2016–17 Pro D2 season were promoted to Top 14 (Oyonnax and Agen) in place of the two relegated teams, Grenoble and Bayonne. It marks the second time in a row that both promoted teams had returned on their first opportunity after relegation (Oyonnax and Agen were both relegated during the 2015–16 Top 14 season).


2017–18 Top 14 season, Competition format
The top six teams at the end of the regular season (after all the teams played one another twice, once at home, once away) enter a knockout stage to decide the Champions of France. This consists of three rounds: the teams finishing third to sixth in the table play quarter-finals (hosted by the third and fourth placed teams). The winners then face the top two teams in the semi-finals, with the winners meeting in the final at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.


2017–18 Top 14 season, Competition format
The LNR uses a slightly different bonus points system from that used in most other rugby competitions. It trialled a new system in 2007–08 explicitly designed to prevent a losing team from earning more than one bonus point in a match, a system that also made it impossible for either team to earn a bonus point in a drawn match. LNR chose to continue with this system for subsequent seasons.


2017–18 Top 14 season, Table
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:


2017–18 Top 14 season, Table
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists. (QF) Losing quarter-finalists.


2017–18 Top 14 season, Relegation
Starting from the 2017–18 season forward, only the 14th placed team will be automatically relegated to Pro D2. The 13th placed team will face the runner-up of the Pro D2 play-off, with the winner of that play-off taking up the final place in Top 14 for the following season.


2017–18 Top 14 season, Relegation playoff
The team finishing in 13th place faces the runner-up of the Pro D2, with the winner of this match playing in Top 14 in 2018–19 and the loser in Pro D2.


2017–18 Top 14 season, Leading scorers
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.


2017–18 Top League
The 2017–18 Top League was the 15th season of Japan's top-tier domestic rugby union competition, the Top League.


2017–18 Top League
The tournament was won by Suntory Sungoliath for the fifth time, beating Panasonic Wild Knights 12–8 in the final played on 13 January 2018. Kintetsu Liners were automatically relegated to the second-tier Top Challenge League competition for 2018 and NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes were also relegated after losing in their relegation play-off match.


2017–18 Top League, Competition rules
In January 2017, the JRFU announced that the Top League competition would be held earlier in the year, in order to aid the Japanese Super Rugby franchise the Sunwolves' preparations for the following season. The sixteen Top League teams would be divided into two conferences for the first stage of the competition; each team would play the seven other teams in their conferences once, plus an extra six matches against teams in the opposite conferences for a total of thirteen matches.


2017–18 Top League, Competition rules
All sixteen teams will then progress to a play-off stage; the top two teams in each conference will advance to the title play-offs, the next two teams in each conference to the 5th-place play-offs, the next two teams in each conference to the 9th-place play-offs and the bottom two teams in each conference to the 13th-place play-offs, which will determine the final positions for the season. The title play-offs will also double as the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship, which would no longer include university teams. The team that finishes 16th will be automatically relegated to the 2018 Top Challenge League, while the other three teams in the 13th-place play-off will all play in relegation play-off matches.


2017–18 Top League, Teams
The following teams took part in the 2017–18 Top League competition:


2017–18 Top League, First Stage, Standings
The final standings for the 2017–18 Top League First Stage were:


2017–18 Top League, Second Stage, Title Play-offs
The title play-offs also double up as the 55th All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.


2017–18 Top League, Promotion and relegation
Honda Heat was promoted to the 2018–19 Top League as champions of the 2017 Top Challenge League, replacing the 16th-placed Kintetsu Liners.


2017–18 Top League, Promotion and relegation
In addition, there were three promotion/relegation play-offs for three places in the 2018–19 Top League. The teams ranked 13th, 14th and 15th in the Top League played off against the teams ranked 4th, 3rd and 2nd in the 2017 Top Challenge League respectively.


2017–18 Top League, Promotion and relegation
Hino Red Dolphins beat NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes 20–17 to replace them in the Top League for 2018–19, with latter being relegated to the Top Challenge League. Coca-Cola Red Sparks and Munakata Sanix Blues retained their places in the Top League for 2018–19, with the former drawing against Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars and the latter beating Kyuden Voltex.


2017–18 Torino F.C. season
The 2017–18 season was Torino Football Club's 107th season of competitive football, 90th season in the top division of Italian football and 73rd season in Serie A. The club competed in Serie A and in the Coppa Italia.