2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Ten of the fifteen teams of the 2017 Brier were in the top 30 of the men's 2016–17 CTRS standings. Newfoundland and Labrador's Brad Gushue, skip of one of the consistent top three rinks in Canada, attempted to win his first Brier (in 14 appearances) in front of a hometown crowd. Brothers Kevin Koe – representing Team Canada, and Jamie Koe – representing the Northwest Territories, again competed against each other. 2016 PEI Champion Adam Casey and his third David Mathers moved west to join rinks that then won the championships of Saskatchewan and Ontario, respectively.


2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Glenn Howard won the Ontario Championship for the 17th time as either third or skip. By contrast, a team not skipped by either Kevin Martin, Randy Ferbey or Kevin Koe won the Alberta Championship for the first time since 1999 (although Kevin Martin coached Alberta's Brendan Bottcher).


2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Kevin KoeThird: Marc KennedySecond: Brent LaingLead: Ben HebertAlternate: Scott Pfeifer


2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Brendan BottcherThird: Darren MouldingSecond: Brad ThiessenLead: Karrick MartinAlternate: Evan Asmussen


2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Fourth: Jim CotterSkip: John MorrisSecond: Tyrel GriffithLead: Rick SawatskyAlternate: David Harper


2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Mike KennedyThird: Scott JonesSecond: Marc LeCocqLead: Jamie BrannenAlternate: Spencer Mawhinney


2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Brad JacobsThird: Ryan FrySecond: E.J. HarndenLead: Ryan HarndenAlternate: Lee Toner


2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Jamie MurphyThird: Jordan PinderSecond: Scott SaccaryLead: Phil CrowellAlternate: Alan Darragh


2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Glenn HowardThird: Richard HartSecond: David MathersLead: Scott HowardAlternate: Adam Spencer


2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Eddie MacKenzieThird: Sean LedgerwoodSecond: Matt NabuursLead: Robbie DohertyAlternate: Philip Gorveatt


2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Jean-Michel MénardThird: Martin CrêteSecond: Éric SylvainLead: Philippe MénardAlternate: Pierre Charette


2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Adam CaseyThird: Catlin SchneiderSecond: Shaun MeachemLead: Dustin KidbyAlternate: Jamie Schneider


2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Jamie KoeThird: Chris SchilleSecond: Brad ChorostkowskiLead: Robert BordenAlternate: Greg Skauge


2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Jim NixThird: Edmund MacDonaldSecond: Greg HowardLead: Darryl McGrathAlternate: Howard Fick


2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Fourth: Jon SolbergSkip: Craig KochanSecond: Ray MikkelsenLead: Darrin FredricksonAlternate: Wade Scoffin


2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Pre-Qualifying Tournament, Results
All draw times are listed in Newfoundland Standard Time (UTC−03:30).


2017 Tim Hortons Brier, Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Newfoundland Standard Time (UTC−03:30).


2017 Times Square car crash
On May 18, 2017, a car was crashed in Times Square, New York City, United States. One person was killed and 20 were injured. Navy veteran Richard Rojas was charged with two counts of second degree murder, 18 attempted murders and 38 assaults, to which he pled not guilty.


2017 Times Square car crash
After being detained, Rojas was found to have ingested phencyclidine before the crash. When interviewed by the NYPD, Rojas said he wanted to die in a "suicide by cop", and that he had been hearing voices. In a jailhouse news interview three days later, he said he did not remember the incident or any statements he made afterward.


2017 Times Square car crash
A year later, multiple liability lawsuits were filed between Rojas, victims, and the city.


2017 Times Square car crash, Incident
Richard Rojas, the driver of a maroon 2009 Honda Accord, sped into pedestrians in Times Square after having jumped the sidewalk on the west side of Seventh Avenue at 42nd Street, outside the Reuters Building. He continued for three blocks before crashing into traffic bollards at the northwest corner of 45th Street and Seventh Avenue, at Broadway. As Rojas was trying to leave his car, a traffic agent tackled him and took him into custody. After having exited the car Rojas said: "I wanted to kill them," according to prosecutors.


2017 Times Square car crash, Victims
Alyssa Elsman, an 18-year-old tourist from Portage, Michigan, was killed and 20 people were injured, four critically.


2017 Times Square car crash, Suspect
Richard Rojas (born 1991), a 26-year-old resident of the Bronx and a military veteran, was arrested and charged after the crash. He previously served in the United States Navy and had two prior arrests for driving under the influence. These arrests came in 2008 and 2015. He enlisted in the Navy in 2011 and was an electrician's mate fireman apprentice. In 2012, he served aboard the destroyer USS Carney. He was most recently based at Naval Air Station Jacksonville and was discharged in 2014.


2017 Times Square car crash, Suspect
Rojas was arrested in September 2012 after assaulting a cab driver and yelling at an officer, "My life is over", and threatening to kill police officers after his release. He also spent two months in military prison in 2013. A neighbor said his family was Dominican. One of his friends said Rojas had developed a drinking problem after his military service, using it as medication for his "dark thoughts and moods", and posted what the friend described as "demonic" content on social media. According to authorities and his friends, his mental health issues dated back to his childhood though he never sought psychiatric care, becoming more paranoid and increasing his intake of marijuana and alcohol.


2017 Times Square car crash, Suspect
Rojas was obsessed with Scientology and had accumulated literature on the religion. He recently got back his car after it was repossessed a short time before the incident. A week before the incident, he was arrested and charged with pointing a knife at a notary, whom he accused of stealing his identity.


2017 Times Square car crash, Suspect
Investigators looked into his psychological history. In an interview for the New York Post on May 21, he said he had no recollection of the incident or any statements he made when arrested and sought help in the prior week, including speaking to a mental health counselor at a veteran's affairs center, who promised to call him on Monday (May 22).


2017 Times Square car crash, Aftermath
Bill de Blasio, the Mayor of New York City, and other officials have said there is no indication the incident was an act of terrorism. Several law enforcement officials said the suspect thought he was hearing voices and expected to die. Rojas tested negative for alcohol, but additional testing was done to determine whether he was taking any drugs. The drug test came back as positive while blood tests were conducted for whether he had taken synthetic marijuana or PCP. Rojas has since offered alternative explanations to the investigators who said they hadn't come to any conclusions.


2017 Times Square car crash, Aftermath
According to a criminal complaint, Rojas admitted smoking marijuana laced with PCP before driving the car. Prosectors said he told the police he wanted to die by suicide by cop. He also rambled that he had been hearing voices and it was the last day on Earth. According to other sources, he said he claimed to hear voices telling him the police were going to kill him. Later, they said he had tested positive for PCP and told police God made him do it. His interview was said to be abnormal and rambling.


2017 Times Square car crash, Legal proceedings
Rojas was later charged with second-degree murder, 20 counts of attempted murder, and five counts of aggravated vehicular homicide.


2017 Times Square car crash, Legal proceedings
On July 13, Rojas, through his lawyer, Enrico DeMarco, pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree murder, 18 attempted murders and 38 assaults.


2017 Times Square car crash, Legal proceedings
On October 24, DeMarco declined to reveal whether he would attempt an insanity defense, saying he needed "another month or so" to examine Rojas' possessions, such as notebooks, which the district attorney possesses. Justice Melissa Jackson urged him to hurry before adjourning till December 18. On December 17, he filed notice of his intent to pursue an insanity defense. Rojas will be examined by psychiatrists hired by both sides.


2017 Times Square car crash, Legal proceedings, Civil action
In July 2018, Elsman's father and sister sued New York City for unspecified damages, alleging it failed to provide adequate protection from civilian attacks. Rojas was also named as a defendant. The next month, victims Jessica Williams and William Nelson Sr. filed a similar joint suit for $75 million.


2017 Times Square car crash, Legal proceedings, Civil action
Rojas countersued the plaintiffs, blaming their injuries on their own culpable conduct, and holding their respective insurance companies solely responsible for paying their expenses. He agreed with their claim that the city was recklessly negligent, and sued it accordingly.


2017 Tipperary Senior Football Championship
The 2017 Tipperary Senior Football Championship was the 127th edition of the Tipperary GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Tipperary, Ireland. The tournament consisted of 16 teams with the winner going on to represent Tipperary in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship began with a Group stage before proceeding to a knock-out format.


2017 Tipperary Senior Football Championship
Loughmore-Castleiney were the defending champions after they defeated Moyle Rovers in the previous years final.


2017 Tipperary Senior Football Championship
This was Fethard's first ever year in the senior grade after claiming the 2016 Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship title, however they will drop back to the I.F.C. for 2018 after losing the Relegation final. They will be replaced by I.F.C. champions Kiladangan.


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


2017 Tipperary Senior Football Championship, Format
The 16 teams are drawn into random groups of four. The top two teams automatically enter the knock-out stages. Should a team finish third or fourth in their group but win their regional championship (West Tipperary S.F.C./Mid Tipperary S.F.C./South Tipperary S.F.C. ), they will be re-instated into the county series in a Preliminary Quarter-Final in a random draw against any of the second placed teams.


2017 Tipperary Senior Football Championship, Group stage
All 16 teams enter the competition at this stage. The top 2 teams in each group go into the Quarter-Finals while the bottom team of each group will enter a Relegation Playoff.


2017 Tipperary Senior Football Championship, Knockout stage, Preliminary Quarter Final
Arravale Rovers won the West Tipperary S.F.C. in 2017, and thus qualified for the Knock-out stage despite finishing third in Group B.


2017 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
The 2017 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 127th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 23 January 2017. The championship began on 28 April 2017 and ended on 8 October 2017.


2017 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Thurles Sarsfields were the defending champions and entered the championship in search of a fourth successive title. Ballina and Burgess were relegated after finishing bottom of the relegation group.


2017 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
The final was played on 8 October 2017 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between Thurles Sarsfields and Borris-Ileigh, in what was their first meeting in a final in 62 years. Thurles Sarsfields won the match by 1-24 to 0-11 to claim their 36th championship title overall and a fourth title in succession.


2017 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Thurles Sarsfields' Pa Bourke was the championship's top scorer with 3-43.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season
The 2017 season was Michael Ryan's second year as manager of the Tipperary senior hurling team.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season
On 28 November 2016, Pádraic Maher was named as the new captain of the Tipperary Senior hurling team for 2017 with Séamus Callanan named as vice-captain.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season
Intersport/Elverys continued as sponsors of Tipperary GAA for a third year. Tipperary wore a New Jersey design for the first time on 23 April in the League final against Galway. The new design has Intersport with Elverys underneath with Elverys.ie on the back shoulders.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season
The Tipperary players and management team traveled to Miami in December 2016 for a team holiday where they rang in the new year. Tipperary again chose not to compete in the Munster Senior Hurling League which was held in January.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season
Tipperary were going for a three in a row of Munster titles and were also defending their All-Ireland title. They were looking to win back-to-back All-Ireland's for the first time since 1965.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 senior hurling management team, 2017 squad
On 28 November 2016, a pre-season training squad of 40 players was announced by Michael Ryan for winter training.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 senior hurling management team, 2017 squad
The following players made their competitive senior debut in 2017.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 senior hurling management team, 2017 squad
Squad as per 2017 National Hurling League Final v Galway on 23 April 2017


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 senior hurling management team, 2017 squad
Squad as per 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Final v Galway on 6 August 2017


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, Challenge Games
A challenge match against St. Thomas of Galway which was due to be played on 22 January was called off as St. Thomas's withdrew. Tipperary played their first game of the year against Antrim in a challenge match on 29 January in Corrigan Park, Belfast. The match against Antrim was as part of a weekend to remember the late Fr. Alec Reid, Redemptorist Priest, originally from Nenagh and who played a pivotal role in the Peace Process. He was also a member of the Tipperary minor hurling panel which won the All-Ireland title in 1949. Antrim had a 2–8 to 0–8 lead at half-time but Tipperary went on to win by 4–22 to 2–15.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, Challenge Games
Brian Hogan  Joe O’Dwyer, Ronan Maher, Alan Flynn  Willie Ryan, Séamus Kennedy, Barry Heffernan, Stephen Cahill Michael Breen  Sean Ryan, Steven O’Brien, Jason Forde  Andrew Coffey, Seamus Callanan (c), John McGrath


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Summary
Tipperary started their league campaign on 11 February against Dublin, 22 weeks after winning the All-Ireland title. The match was played in Croke Park with a 5pm throw-in, and was televised live by Eir Sport. Steven O’Brien and Aidan McCormack made their league debuts for Tipperary in the match with Pádraic Maher being named as the man of the match. Tipperary had a 0–11 to 0–6 lead at half-time and went on to win by 16 points on a 1–24 to 1-8 scoreline where there was strong wind with heavy rain during the game. The Tipperary goal was scored by Jason Forde in the 55th minute when he read the break of the ball and ran through unopposed before hitting a low shot past Dublin goalkeeper Gary Maguire.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Summary
A week later on 19 February Tipperary defeated Waterford in wet conditions on a heavy pitch at Walsh Park by 1–18 to 0–15. Tipperary had a 0–11 to 0–10 lead at half time. The Tipperary goal was scored by John McGrath in the 58th minute when he batted the ball to the net after an initial shot from Noel McGrath was saved by Waterford goalkeeper Ian O’Regan. The match was shown live by TG4. Séamus Kennedy was the man of the match. After two games Tipperary were on top of Division 1A of the National Hurling League with four points and the only team to win both of their opening games.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Summary
On 5 March Tipperary played Clare in round 3 of the National Hurling League at Semple Stadium, deferred coverage of the game was shown by TG4. The Tipperary v Longford National Football League match that was due to take place before it was postponed due to the weather. James Barry was named to start but was ruled out of the match due to a heavy cold which prevented him from training all week, with Padraic Maher starting instead. Seamus Callanan was also ruled out with a bug. Barry Heffernan made his first start of the year at midfield.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Summary
Tipperary had a 0–5 to no score lead after 12 minutes and also lead by 0–7 to 0-2 before Clare playing with the breeze got into the game and had a 0–11 to 0–10 lead at half time. In the second half Tipperary pulled clear before Clare reduced the lead back to three points with Tipperary once again going on to win by seven points.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Summary
Brendan Maher went off with a shoulder injury just before half-time with Niall O’Meara and Donagh Maher also leaving the game with injuries, the latter went off deep in stoppage time with concussion with Tipperary finishing the match with 14 men. Tomás Hamill who was switched to full-back was named as the man of the match. With this victory Tipperary maintained their 100% record in the league and are also now unbeaten in 11 months.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Summary
On 11 March Tipperary played Kilkenny under the lights in round 4 of the National Hurling League at Semple Stadium. The match was televised live by Eir Sport. This was the 31st league and championship clash between the counties since Brian Cody took over as manager of Kilkenny in 1999. There were 41 players training with the Tipperary hurling panel for the league and the starting side included ten of the starting fifteen which started the 2016 All Ireland Final against Kilkenny.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Summary
Tipperary went on to maintain their unbeaten record when substitute Steven O’Brien scored a 70th minute point to earn a draw. On a warm dry night Tipperary led by four points at half-time on a 2–11 to 2-7 scoreline. John McGrath got the opening goal for Tipperary in the third minute with a low shot along the ground from close range after confusion in the Kilkenny full-back after a high ball into the square. Kilkenny replied with a goal from TJ Reid when he shot powerfully to the net which left Darragh Mooney rooted to the spot after five minutes.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Summary
Niall O’Meara got the second goal for Tipperary when he fired low to the right of the net across the goalkeeper after a short run at goal and an initial pass from John O’Dwyer, this put Tipperary in a 2–7 to 1–2 lead. O’Meara's goal was later voted at the end of 2017 as the GAA hurling goal of the year. TJ Reid scored from a penalty after thirty minutes, after a Michael Cahill foul on Alan Murphy.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Summary
In the second half Padraic Maher brought down Liam Blanchfield in the 56th minute with TJ Reid scoring his third goal of the game and his second penalty. It was revealed that Brendan Maher may miss the remainder of the league after he damaged his AC joint in round 3 against Clare. It was also revealed that Cathal Barrett is close to returning to action after an operation on an ankle injury before Christmas.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Summary
On 26 March Tipperary, already assured of finishing on top, played Cork in round 5 of the National Hurling League at Páirc Uí Rinn. Highlights of the match were shown that night on League Sunday. Tipperary and Cork had previously met on 60 occasions in the National Hurling League with Cork leading with 29 wins to Tipperary's 26, while there have been 5 draws. John Meagher and Willie Ryan made their first starts in the league while Tommy Heffernan made his league debut, goalkeeper Darren Gleeson started his first league game of the year.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Summary
In a match played in warm sunny conditions, Cork had a 0–14 to 2–6 lead at half-time. The first half Tipperary goals came from Seamus Callanan with a close range finish after a rebound came back to him from a John McGrath shot and a minute later from John McGrath this time the finisher after a pass from Seamus Callanan. In the second half with time almost up Séamus Callanan got his second goal of the game when he kicked to the net to level the match.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Summary
Patrick Horgan then put Cork back in front with a point before Ronan Maher equalized with a sideline cut. There was still time for Patrick Horgan to put Cork in front again with a long range point in the 74th minute which turned out to be the winning score. It was the first defeat of the season for Tipperary.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Summary
On 2 April, Tipperary went on to play Offaly in the Quarter-final at O'Connor Park in Tullamore after the draw for home advantage was made on 27 March. Tipperary won the game easily by 18 points on a 4–28 to 3-13 scoreline. Cathal Barrett returned after having a scheduled operation on an ankle for his first game of the year, while defender Alan Flynn made his League debut starting at corner back.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Summary
Playing against the breeze in the opening half, they had a 1–14 to 0–7 lead at half-time with the first goal coming from Seamus Callanan in the 17th minute after an assist by Niall O’Meara. Tipperary led by 25 points at one stage in the second half before a late rally by Offaly brought the score down.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Summary
Tipperary went on to play Wexford at Nowlan Park in the semi-finals on Easter Sunday 16 April, with the winners playing Galway who beat Limerick earlier in the final. The match was shown live by TG4. Brendan Maher was expected to return from a shoulder injury he sustained against Clare in March. Patrick Maher returned to the panel after returning from a six-month Army peacekeeping trip to Syria. Tipperary had a two-day get-together at the Abbottstown's Centre of Excellence over the weekend of 8 and 9 April.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Summary
Six players were cut from the squad, Andrew Coffey, Tommy Heffernan, Padraig Greene, Stephen Cahill, Dylan Fitzell and Willie Ryan. Brendan Maher returned to the team for the semi-final alongside Jason Forde who replaced Michael Breen in midfield. John O’Dwyer didn't start the game and was replaced in attack by Steven O’Brien. Donagh Maher picked up a hamstring injury in training the week before the game and will be out for a number of weeks. In dry and warm conditions, Tipperary won the game on a 5–18 to 1-19 scoreline.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Summary
With ten minutes to go in the game, Tipperary were two points in front but they then went on a run of scoring 2-4 without reply in a five-minute spell to go on and win the game with ease in the end. Tipperary had a 2–6 to 0–8 lead at half time with the first half goals coming form John McGrath in the 6th minute and the second from Noel McGrath in the 18th minute after a pass from Niall O’Meara.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Summary
Wexford manager Davy Fitzgerald then entered the field to challenge referee Diarmuid Kirwan thinking that it should have been a free to Wexford before the second goal. He confronted Tipperary's Niall O’Meara and shoved Jason Forde before leaving the field of play. John McGrath was named as the man of the match.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Summary
The league final against Galway was played at the Gaelic Grounds on 23 April with a 3:30 throw in. The match was shown live by TG4. Tipperary were aiming for their first league title win since 2008. It was confirmed the day after the semi-final victory that Séamus Callanan had broke his thumb during that game and would miss the final. On 20 April, Jason Forde was handed a proposed two-game suspension for his reaction to Davy Fitzgerald coming on the field of play in the semi-final win. Tipperary have already indicated that they will appeal the decision.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Summary
Forde was named in the starting line-up alongside the returning Michael Breen and John O'Dwyer instead of Niall O'Meara and the injured Seamus Callanan. In the final, Galway won by 3–21 to 0–14. Galway were dominate throughout the match and had a 0–11 to 0–5 lead at half-time with several other scoring opportunities missed. In the first minutes of the second half Jason Flynn scored the first goal of the game when he cut in from the left before firing to the roof of the net.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Summary
He got his second in the 57th minute when he again managed to cut in from the left before firing past the advancing Darren Gleeson. Patrick Maher came on in the second half to make his first appearance of the year and hit one shot against the bar, but Galway had complete control of the match and got a third goal late on from  Cathal Mannion when he fired low to the left. Tipperary manager Michael Ryan speaking after the match said "I can’t explain where it all went wrong, that was a complete non-show from us."


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Summary
The loss was Tipperary's biggest ever defeat in an All-Ireland or National League final and the defeat means that Kilkenny remain the only county to win the League title as reigning All-Ireland champions since Galway in 1989. Two days after the defeat to Galway, Kieran Bergin informed manager Michael Ryan that he was departing the panel due to work commitments, he subsequently joined the Tipperary Senior football panel a week later.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Results
Daragh Mooney  Donagh Maher, James Barry, John O’Keeffe  Tomas Hamill, Ronan Maher, Padraic Maher (c)  Brendan Maher, Kieran Bergin  Steven O’Brien, Jason Forde, Noel McGrath  John O’Dwyer, Seamus Callanan, Aidan McCormack


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Results
D Mooney  D Maher, J Barry, J O’Dwyer  S Kennedy, T Hamill, P Maher (c)  B Maher, K Bergin  D McCormack, J Forde, S O’Brien  A McCormack, J McGrath, N O’Meara.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Results
D Mooney  D. Maher, J. O’Dwyer, T. Hamill  S. Kennedy, R. Maher, P. Maher (c)   B. Maher, B. Heffernan  S. O’Brien, N. O’Meara, N. McGrath  J. O’Dwyer, J. McGrath, A. McCormack


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Results
D Mooney  John O’Keeffe, James Barry, Michael Cahill   Tomás Hamill, Ronan Maher, Pádraic Maher (c)   Sean Curran, Michael Breen   Dan McCormack, Niall O’Meara, Noel McGrath  John O’Dwyer, Seamus Callanan, John McGrath.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 National Hurling League, Results
Darren Gleeson  Michael Cahill, James Barry, John Meagher   Willie Ryan, Tomás Hamill, Pádraic Maher   Seán Curran, Kieran Bergin   Dan McCormack, Niall O’Meara, Jason Forde   Séamus Callanan, John McGrath, Tommy Heffernan.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster Quarter-final
The draw for the championship was held on 13 October 2016 and was broadcast live on RTÉ2. Tipperary were drawn to take on Cork in the Munster Quarter final on 21 May with the winners playing Waterford in the Munster Semi-Final.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster Quarter-final
On 4 May, Jason Forde was handed a one-match ban for his scuffle with Davy Fitzgerald in the League semi-final and missed the Munster Championship game against Cork. Tipperary confirmed that they would appeal against the one-match suspension. On 16 May it was confirmed that the appeal had failed and that the one-match suspension was upheld.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster Quarter-final
The match was shown live on RTÉ Two as part of the Sunday Game live, presented by Michael Lyster with analysis by Ger Loughnane, Henry Shefflin, and Cyril Farrell. Commentary on the game was provided by Ger Canning alongside Michael Duignan. This was the 85th championship match between Tipperary and Cork, with Tipperary ahead on 38 wins to Cork's 37 with 7 draws. Seamus Callanan returned to the Tipperary team at corner-forward with Patrick Maher only named as a substitute after injury while a hamstring injury ruled out Michael Cahill. Tipperary started with 13 of their All-Ireland winning team.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster Quarter-final
Playing into the town end in the first half, Brendan Maher had a goal chance for Tipperary when running thru on goals in the fourth minute but his shot went over the bar for a point. The teams were level at 0–15 to 0–15 at half-time but Cork went on to win the game by four points on a 2–27 to 1-26 scoreline. Cork got the first goal in the game eight minutes into the second half when Shane Kingston scored with a low shot after he was initially hooked.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster Quarter-final
John McGrath got a goal for Tipperary in the 57th minute when he shot powerfully to the right corner of the net from the left after a pass from Seamus Callanan. With Cork leading by a point, they went on to get their second goal in the 68th minute when the ball broke to Michael Cahalane behind the Tipperary defense where he went on to shoot low to the net. Conor Lehane of Cork was named by RTE as the man of the match.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster Quarter-final
Tipperary manager Michael Ryan speaking after the game felt that Tipperary have plenty to work on after this defeat saying "We were beaten by a better team today, I thought Cork were excellent in almost every facet of the game, there was a lot about our game that we will reflect on when we get time." The match had been described as one of the greatest Munster championship encounters of all-time with Henry Shefflin saying "Its a game we'll talk about for years to come. It ebbed and flowed from one side of the field to the other. It was just magnificent." The concession of 2-27 was the biggest by Tipperary in Munster Senior hurling history. Tipperary defender Cathal Barrett will be out of action for six weeks after injuring his left knee in the second half of the match.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
After the defeat to Cork, Tipperary went on to play in the qualifiers of the All-Ireland Championship which started in July, the draw was held on the morning of 26 June. Tipperary were now the third favorites to win the All-Ireland title, priced at 4/1 with Paddy Power after the defeat to Cork. On 30 May it emerged that defender Cathal Barrett has been dropped from the Tipperary senior hurling panel for an internal issue. Barrett was due to be out of action for up to eight weeks with ligament damage. It later emerged that Barrett had been arrested on 27 May 2017 and charged with assaulting a barman at Hayes' Hotel in Thurles. He was found guilty in October 2018 of the charge.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2017 All Ireland Qualifiers Round 1
Tipperary were drawn to meet Westmeath in round 1 of the qualifiers, which was played at Semple Stadium on 1 July, it was the first time that the two teams had played each other in the championship. The team to play Westmeath was named on 29 June and showed six changes to the team that started the previous match against Cork. Darragh Mooney made his first championship start in goal in place of Darren Gleeson with Tomás Hamill and Joe O'Dwyer also coming into the starting team to make their first starts.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2017 All Ireland Qualifiers Round 1
Tipperary did not produce the performance that they wanted and struggled to beat Westmeath on the day. They had a 1–10 to 0–9 lead at half time and with seventeen minutes remaining, Westmeath were just three points behind, 0–12 to 1–12, when Cormac Boyle forced a save from Daragh Mooney which would have tied up the game. Tipperary had sixteen wides during the game. John O’Dwyer got Tipperary's first goal after 14 minutes when he scored from an acute angle after rounding the goalkeeper with John McGrath getting the second late in the match.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2017 All Ireland Qualifiers Round 1
Niall O'Meara received an ankle injury in the second half and was stretchered off which may end his season. Tipperary manager Michael Ryan was disappointed with some of the performances saying "some of the performances were below par and when performances are below par, you open the door to competition, a healthy thing, as far as I'm concerned."


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2017 All Ireland Qualifiers Round 2
In the draw which was held on 3 July, Tipperary were drawn to meet Dublin in round 2 of the qualifiers, which was played at Semple Stadium on 8 July as part of a double header with Kilkenny against Waterford being played after it. Dublin were unhappy with the match being fixed for Thurles. The team to play Dublin was named on 6 July and showed two changes to the team that started the previous match against Westmeath. Jason Forde and John McGrath come into the team in place of Noel McGrath and the injured Niall O'Meara. Darren Gleeson was recalled in place of the injured Daragh Mooney who was initially named on the team. In a match played in warm conditions, Tipperary had a 4–11 to 1–10 lead at half-time and went on to win comfortably by 6–26 to 1–19 with Seamus Callanan scoring 3–11.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2017 All Ireland Qualifiers Round 2
Seamus Callanan scored his first goal in the eight minute when he collected a Michael Breen pass and finished low and hard to the bottom left-hand corner. John McGrath got the next goal for Tipperary when he bundled the ball to the net after a high ball in from Pauric Maher. McGrath got his second when he lobbed the ball first-time over the advancing goalkeeper after a Seamus Callanan pass. Callanan got the fourth goal when he pulled from a tight angle on the right after a pass from Bonner Maher.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2017 All Ireland Qualifiers Round 2
19 seconds into the second half Michael Breen ran from half way before scoring with a shot to the roof of the net. Seamus Callanan got the sixth goal and his third when he fired home in injury-time after being set up by John O’Dwyer. The 6–26 score was Tipperary's highest total in 92 years of championship hurling, one point short of the 12-9 (45 points) hit against Antrim in 1925.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2017 All Ireland Quarter-final
In the draw which was held on 10 July, Tipperary were drawn to meet Clare in quarter-finals, which was to be played at the re-developed Páirc Uí Chaoimh on 22 July. The match was to be the first All-Ireland championship game at the venue since 1983.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2017 All Ireland Quarter-final
The match was the first major fixture to be played at the venue. Tickets for the match were priced at €35 for the stand and €20 for the terrace with the game expected to be a sell-out. Tipperary declined the opportunity for a run-out at the re-developed Páirc Uí Chaoimh prior to the match. The team to play Clare was named on 20 July and showed three changes to the team that started the previous match against Dublin. Daragh Mooney returns as goalkeeper, with Séamus Kennedy, and Noel McGrath also coming into the team. The match was shown live on RTÉ Two as part of the Sunday Game live, presented by Michael Lyster with analysis by Ger Loughnane, Liam Sheedy, and Eddie Brennan. Commentary on the game was provided by Ger Canning alongside Michael Duignan.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2017 All Ireland Quarter-final
Tipperary won the game on a 0–28 to 3-16 scoreline with John McGrath named as the man of the match after scoring six points from play. Playing into the city end in the first-half, Tipperary had led by 0–16 to 2–5 at half-time after out-scoring Clare by 0–7 to 0–2 in the closing ten minutes of the first half.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2017 All Ireland Quarter-final
Clare had scored two first half goals in a minute from Aaron Cunningham, the first in the nineteenth minute, a low shot past the advancing Daragh Mooney and the second when he rounded Mooney before shooting into the empty net after twenty minutes which tied the game at 2–3 to 0–9. Five minutes into the second half Seamus Callanan scored a point when a goal was on. Tipperary opened up a seven-point lead before Clare replied with five points and with five minutes to go Conor McGrath scored a point for Clare to cut Tipperary's lead to one point.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2017 All Ireland Quarter-final
Tipperary finished well and scored five points without replay from John O’Dwyer, Ronan Maher, John McGrath, and substitutes  Steven O’Brien and Jason Forde before a late scrambled goal from Shane O’Donnell in the fifth minute of injury time cut the gap to three points with the final whistle going soon afterwards. Clare shot 18 wides to Tipperary's 13. Sean O'Brien made his championship debut for Tipperary with Mark Kehoe also on the bench for the first time.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2017 All Ireland Semi-final
Due to Tipperary and Waterford winning in the quarter-finals and both having already played Waterford, a draw was held on 24 July to decide who would play either Galway or Cork in the semi-finals. Tipperary were drawn to meet Galway in semi-finals in a match which will be played at Croke Park on 6 August. This will be the fourth year in a row that Tipperary met Galway in the Championship. It was also confirmed that Cathal Barrett would not be returning to the panel for the remainder of the season despite returning to club hurling after his injury. On 27 July, manager Michael Ryan speaking at a media event ahead of the semi-final said that "There will be no more changes to the panel in 2017." Before the match Tipperary were priced by Paddy Power at 2/1 to retain the All-Ireland title with Galway slight favorites at 15/8.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2017 All Ireland Semi-final
Tickets for the match were priced at €45 for the stands and €30 for the hill 16 terrace. The team to play Galway was announced on 4 August with two changes made, Goalkeeper Darren Gleeson returned ahead of Darragh Mooney with Michael Cahill also coming into the team instead of Tomás Hamill, James Barry was also named at full-back. The starting team contains 14 of the team that won the 2016 All Ireland final.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2017 All Ireland Semi-final
The match was shown live on RTÉ Two as part of the Sunday Game live, presented by Michael Lyster with analysis by Henry Shefflin, Liam Sheedy, and Cyril Farrell. Commentary on the game was provided by Ger Canning alongside Michael Duignan. The match was also live on Sky Sports presented by Rachel Wyse and Brian Carney with commentary by Nicky English and Mike Finnerty.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2017 All Ireland Semi-final
Playing into the hill 16 end in the first-half, Tipperary opened the scoring with a free from Seamus Callanan after three minutes, and after seven minutes they had a 4–2 lead after a point by John O’Dwyer. After 23 minutes, Tipperary scored a goal when John McGrath shot the ball from the ground to the net after a mishit by Seamus Callanan caused confusion for goalkeeper Colm Callanan who failed to deal with the ball with McGrath flicking the ball away from the goalkeeper and Daithi Burke before shooting low to the net.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2017 All Ireland Semi-final
Two minutes later Seamus Callanan should have got a second goal but his flick was saved by Colm Callanan. Tipperary had led by 1–10 to 0–12 at half-time. With ten minutes to go Galway had a one-point lead on 0–19 to 1-15 before John McGrath leveled the score two minutes later with a point. With three minutes to go Galway went back in front with a long range point from Joe Canning. Brendan Maher then scored with a free two minutes into injury time to level the scores again.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2017 All Ireland Semi-final
A long range free from Joe Canning a minute later was parried away by Darren Gleeson and cleared by James Barry, the ball was worked out to Joe Canning by Johnny Coen with Canning scoring the winning point for Galway in the fourth minute of added time from the right sideline, it was the fifth consecutive point that he scored for Galway. John O'Dwyer had a late chance to level the scores but hit his shot from the right touchline to the left and wide, as Galway held on to win by 0–22 to 1–18.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2017 All Ireland Semi-final
The teams were level on 12 occasions and this was the third year in succession that one point separated the teams at the end. The free count was 17 to 8 in Galway's favour, 9 to 3 for Galway in the second half. Gearóid McInerney was named as the man of the match ahead of Conor Whelan and Pádraic Maher.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, 2017 All Ireland Semi-final
Tipperary manager Michael Ryan speaking after the game said that Tipperary has given there very best and saluted Joe Canning's winning point saying "Needless to say we have a very disappointed bunch in our dressing-room, that is what you do, you put your best out there and you do your absolute best, it is harsh on any team to lose that kind of a match, this is the exact reverse of what happened last year". Tipperary captain Pádraic Maher was devastated by the defeat saying "I’m absolutely devastated, the lads gave it everything, i think we did the Tipperary jersey proud."


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, Awards
The Sunday Game team of the year was picked on 3 September, which was the night of the final. The panel consisted of Brendan Cummins, Michael Duignan, Tomás Mulcahy, Jackie Tyrrell, Anthony Daly, Eddie Brennan and Cyril Farrell. Padraic Maher was the only Tipperary player named in the team at right half-back.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, Awards
The nominations for the PwC All-Stars were announced on 20 September with Tipperary receiving 5 nominations – Padraic Maher, Brendan Maher, John McGrath, Noel McGrath, and Seamus Callanan. The award winners were presented at a gala black tie banquet in Dublin's Convention Centre on 3 November. Padraic Maher was the only Tipperary player named on the All-Star team. Maher was named at right half back to win his fifth award.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, Fenway Hurling Classic
On 19 November, Tipperary were in Boston to play Clare, competing for the Players Champions Cup in the semi-final of the 2017 Fenway Hurling Classic at Fenway Park. The winners would play the winners of the other semi-final between Galway and Dublin. Tipperary lost their semi-final to eventual winners Clare by 50–45. Clare had an 18-point lead with eight minutes to go but Tipperary, despite Patrick Maher having picked up a second yellow card, came back to within five points in the last minute. Clare had a 24–17 lead at half-time.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, Fenway Hurling Classic
Panel: Paul Maher, Patrick Maher, John O’Dwyer, Dan McCormack, Donagh Maher, Mark Kehoe, Michael Breen, Sean Curran, Tomas Hamill, Tom Fox, Conor Kenny. Subs: Daragh Mooney, Alan Flynn, Paul Shanahan, Brendan Maher, Ger Browne, John McGrath, Noel McGrath, Seamus Callanan, Brian Hogan, Paul Maher, Sean O’Brien, Cian Darcy.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, 2018 Season
On 26 September 2017, it was confirmed that Michael Ryan would continue as Tipperary manager on a new three-year term alongside coach Declan Fanning and selectors John Madden and Conor Stakelum. In October 2017, kit man John ‘Hotpoint’ Hayes left his position after 30 years when he was informed that he would not be required. Also goalkeeping coach Brian Horgan left after being involved for the previous two years.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, Retirements
On 21 October 2017, goalkeeper Darren Gleeson announced his retirement from inter-county hurling after ten years and 20 championship appearances, citing work and family commitments as the reasons.


2017 Tipperary county hurling team season, Retirements
Also in October, defender John O'Keeffe announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.


2017 Tipsport liga
2017 Tipsport liga is the nineteen edition of annual football tournament in Czech Republic.


2017 Tirreno–Adriatico
The 2017 Tirreno–Adriatico was a road cycling stage race that took place between 8 and 14 March. It was the 52nd edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico and was the seventh event of the 2017 UCI World Tour.


2017 Tirreno–Adriatico
The race was won for the second time in three years by Colombian rider Nairo Quintana, riding for the Movistar Team. Quintana took the race lead after winning the queen stage of the race to Monte Terminillo, and maintained it to the end of the race, ultimately winning by 25 seconds over BMC Racing Team rider Rohan Dennis, who won the final individual time trial stage as well as being part of the opening stage-winning team time trial. The podium was completed by FDJ's Thibaut Pinot, a further 11 seconds in arrears of Dennis.


2017 Tirreno–Adriatico
In the race's other classifications, Bora–Hansgrohe's Peter Sagan won the points classification after two stage victories, a second-place stage finish and a third place; Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia rider Davide Ballerini won the mountains classification, while Bob Jungels (Quick-Step Floors) overtook Egan Bernal for the victory in the young rider classification, overhauling him in the final time trial. Quintana's Movistar Team won the teams classification with Jonathan Castroviejo also placing in the top ten overall.


2017 Tirreno–Adriatico, Teams
As Tirreno–Adriatico is a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Four UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 22-team peloton.


2017 Tirreno–Adriatico, Route
The route of the 2017 Tirreno–Adriatico was announced on 15 December 2016. The sixth stage, initially due to be held over 159 kilometres (99 miles) was extended to 168 kilometres (104 miles), as a result of sub-standard road conditions.


2017 Tirreno–Adriatico, Stages, Stage 1
For the second year in succession, BMC Racing Team sealed victory on the opening day, as the American team recorded a time some 16 seconds faster than their closest rivals, Quick-Step Floors. Leading the team over the line was Italian rider Damiano Caruso, which enabled him to receive the first blue jersey for the general classification leader. The team's overall contenders Tejay van Garderen and Rohan Dennis were amongst the sextet at the finish, taking an early advantage over their rivals.


2017 Tirreno–Adriatico, Stages, Stage 1
The team time trial was marred by a crash suffered by Team Sky rider Gianni Moscon, when his front wheel disintegrated at high speed. Moscon fell to the tarmac, suffering abrasions, but was able to remount. After the stage, Geraint Thomas stated to the media that two other team members suffered broken wheels during the stage; Team Sky ultimately finished 1 minute, 41 seconds down on the time of the BMC Racing Team.


2017 Tirreno–Adriatico, Stages, Stage 2
The day's breakaway consisted of Davide Ballerini and Raffaello Bonusi from Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia, Hugo Houle (AG2R La Mondiale), Nippo–Vini Fantini's Alan Marangoni, Mirco Maestri for Bardiani–CSF, and Charles Planet (Team Novo Nordisk). This sextet managed to gain around four minutes on the peloton, but after the climb to Volterra their advantage had been cut in half; with 41 km (25 mi) to go, a crash in the peloton took down several riders including Caleb Ewan (Orica–Scott) and Jurgen Van den Broeck (LottoNL–Jumbo). Ewan was later forced to abandon, and joined teammate Roger Kluge on the sidelines after he had earlier abandoned earlier in the day.


2017 Tirreno–Adriatico, Stages, Stage 2
With 27 km (17 mi) to go the leaders were in sight of the peloton with BMC Racing Team, Trek–Segafredo, Bora–Hansgrohe and Orica–Scott carrying out the tempo at the front of the group; this started a wave of counter-attacks from the main field, with attacks from Iuri Filosi (Nippo–Vini Fantini), and Team Sky pairing Gianni Moscon and Michał Kwiatkowski.


2017 Tirreno–Adriatico, Stages, Stage 2
Inside of 5.5 km (3 mi) remaining, Quick-Step Floors's Bob Jungels and Geraint Thomas (Team Sky attacked on the 16% steep climb towards Pomarance, pulling Tim Wellens (Lotto–Soudal), and BMC Racing Team duo Tejay van Garderen and Damiano Caruso – in the leader's blue jersey – away with them. With Thomas pulling clear of Jungels, Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) countered to the group of pursuers; Thomas was able to stay clear until the end, winning the stage by nine seconds from Tom Dumoulin of Team Sunweb.


2017 Tirreno–Adriatico, Stages, Stage 3
A group of riders that included Andriy Hrivko (Astana), Alexis Gougeard (AG2R La Mondiale), Mattia Frapporti (Androni–Sidermec–Bottecchia), Mirco Maestri and Luca Wackermann (Bardiani–CSF), Iuri Filosi and Kohei Uchima (Nippo–Vini Fantini) broke clear of the peloton in the early kilometres, with a gap of over three minutes ahead of the day's only categorised climb, at Scansano. Just as he had done the previous day, Maestri took maximum points at the pair of intermediate sprint points on the route, but the peloton was still pulling the breakaway back, and the field was as one again, with around 20 km (12 mi) remaining.


2017 Tirreno–Adriatico, Stages, Stage 3
There was a crash in the final kilometres of the stage that took down Quick-Step Floors's main sprinter, Fernando Gaviria, and delaying numerous other riders as well – with the crash coming within the final 3 km (2 mi), all riders in the group were given the same time as the stage winner. At the finish, the world champion Peter Sagan (Bora–Hansgrohe) took his first victory of the season, edging out Elia Viviani (Team Sky) and Jürgen Roelandts (Lotto–Soudal) in a sprint to the line. With race leader Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team) among those that were delayed by the Gaviria crash, he ceded the race lead – for the third leader in as many days – to teammate Rohan Dennis.


2017 Tirreno–Adriatico, Classification leadership table
In the 2017 Tirreno–Adriatico, four jerseys were awarded. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. Time bonuses were awarded to the first three finishers on all stages except for the individual time trial: the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively. Bonus seconds were also awarded to the first three riders at intermediate sprints; three seconds for the winner of the sprint, two seconds for the rider in second and one second for the rider in third. The leader of the general classification received a blue jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2017 Tirreno–Adriatico, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.


2017 Tirreno–Adriatico, Classification leadership table
The second classification was the points classification. Riders were awarded points for finishing in the top ten in a stage. Unlike in the points classification in the Tour de France, the winners of all stages – with the exception of the team time trial, which awarded no points towards the classification – were awarded the same number of points. Points were also won in intermediate sprints; five points for crossing the sprint line first, three points for second place, two for third and one for fourth. The leader of the points classification was awarded a red jersey.


2017 Tirreno–Adriatico, Classification leadership table
There was also a mountains classification, for which points were awarded for reaching the top of a climb before other riders. Each climb was categorised as either Superior-, or single-category, with more points available for the more difficult, Superior-category climb, Monte Terminillo. For Monte Terminillo, the top seven riders earned points; on the other climbs, only the top four riders earned points. The leadership of the mountains classification was marked by a green jersey.


2017 Tirreno–Adriatico, Classification leadership table
The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. Only riders born after 1 January 1992 were eligible; the young rider best placed in the general classification was the leader of the young rider classification. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists in a team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest cumulative time.


2017 Tobago House of Assembly election
House of Assembly elections were held in Tobago on 23 January 2017. The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won ten of the twelve seats in the Tobago House of Assembly.


2017 Tokelauan general election
General elections were held in Tokelau between 23 and 31 January 2017.


2017 Tokelauan general election, Electoral system
The 21 members of Parliament were elected from three seven-seat constituencies corresponding to the three villages on the island, Atafu, Fakaofo and Nukunonu.


2017 Tokelauan general election, Electoral system
Within each constituency, there are five separate positions; the Faipule (atoll leader) designate, the Pulenuku (village mayor) designate, the Fatupaepae (Council of Women) representative, the Taulelea/Aumaga (Men's Group) representative and three Taupulega (village elder) representatives.


2017 Tokyo Marathon
The 2017 Tokyo Marathon (Japanese: 東京マラソン 2017) was the eleventh edition of the annual marathon race in Tokyo, Japan and was held on Sunday, 28 February. An IAAF Gold Label Road Race, it was the first World Marathon Majors event to be held that year. The men's race was won by Wilson Kipsang in a New Course Record of 2:03:58. The women's race was won by Sarah Chepchirchir.


2017 Tokyo prefectural election
Prefectural elections for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly (平成29年/2017年東京都議会議員選挙, Heisei 29-nen/2017-nen Tōkyō togikai giin senkyo, "Heisei 29/2017 election of members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly") were held on 2 July 2017. The 127 members were elected in forty-two electoral districts, seven returning single members elected by first-past-the-post, and thirty-five returning multiple members under single non-transferable vote. Four districts had their magnitude adjusted in this election to match population changes.


2017 Tokyo prefectural election
The results of the election persuaded Shinzo Abe to call a snap election, and led to the resignation of Renho as Democratic Party leader.


2017 Tokyo prefectural election, Background
LDP leader Shinzo Abe took office as Prime Minister following the 2012 general election and strengthened his position in the 2014 general election. However, Abe's government was subsequently struck by criticism for its handling of the Moritomo Gakuen scandal and controversial remarks by Defense Minister Tomomi Inada. In the meantime, Yuriko Koike won the 2016 Tokyo gubernatorial election as an independent candidate, and left the LDP in June 2017 to found a new local political party, Tomin First, to challenge the LDP in the prefectural election. At the time of the election, Koike was widely believed to be eyeing a future bid to replace Abe as prime minister.


2017 Tokyo prefectural election, Results
With counting almost complete, the seat distribution was as follows:


2017 Tokyo prefectural election, Results
Months after the Tokyo prefectural election, Abe called a snap general election for October 2017, and Koike established the new Kibo no To party to challenge the LDP nationally.


2017 Tokyo prefectural election, Results, By district
Most districts are coterminous with a municipality (-ku/-shi/-chō/-son) of the same name. The following districts comprise multiple municipalities:


2017 Tokyo prefectural election, Same-day elections
On the same day, the mayoral election in Kokubunji, Tokyo returned incumbent Kunio Izawa, backed by LDP and Komeito, against center-left supported (DP, JCP, LP, SDP, Net) former deputy mayor Michio Higuchi. Another prefectural election on July 2 was the gubernatorial election in Hyōgo.


2017 Toledo Rockets football team
The 2017 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Jason Candle and played their home games at the Glass Bowl as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in MAC play to win the West Division. They defeated Akron in the MAC Championship game to become champions of the MAC. They received an invitation to the Dollar General Bowl where they lost to Appalachian State for the second consecutive year in a bowl game.


2017 Toledo Rockets football team, Previous season
The Rockets finished the 2016 season 9–4, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Camellia Bowl where they lost to Appalachian State.


2017 Toledo, Ohio mayoral election
The 2017 Toledo mayoral election took place on November 7, 2017, to elect the Mayor of Toledo, Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan, with the top two candidates from the September 12 primary election advancing to the general election, regardless of party. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson lost reelection to Lucas County Treasurer Wade Kapszukiewicz.


2017 Tommy & More
2017 Tommy & More was a United Kingdom 7-date concert tour by British band The Who. The first two nights saw the band performing live in its entirety their 1969 studio album Tommy along with a few classics, with the rest of the tour featuring an extended Tommy set as a centerpiece to an otherwise greatest hits show.


2017 Tommy & More, Set list, Show on 30 March 2017 at the Royal Albert Hall
This set list is representative of the Teenage Cancer Trust Benefit performance on 30 March 2017 at the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.


2017 Tommy & More, Set list, Show on 1 April 2017 at the Royal Albert Hall
This set list is representative of the Teenage Cancer Trust Benefit performance on 1 April 2017 at the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour. This show was officially released on 13 October 2017 as Tommy - Live At The Royal Albert Hall on various formats (2 CD Digipack / 3 Vinyls Gatefold / 1 DVD / 1 Blu-ray).


2017 Tomsk Oblast gubernatorial election
Gubernatorial Election in Tomsk Oblast were held on 10 September 2017.


2017 Tonga Major League
The 2017 season of the Tonga Major League is the 38th season of top flight association football competition in Tonga. A total of seven teams compete in the league. The winner qualifies for the 2018 OFC Champions League Qualifying stage. Because the Tonga Major League is the only men's senior competition on Tonga there is no relegation.


2017 Tonga Major League
The league was won by Veitongo and they qualified for the 2018 OFC Champions League.


2017 Tongan general election
General elections were held in Tonga on 16 November 2017 to elect 17 of the 26 seats to the Legislative Assembly. King Tupou VI dissolved the Assembly on 25 August 2017 on the advice of its Speaker, Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō, who claimed that Prime Minister ʻAkilisi Pohiva was attempting to claim powers held by the King and Privy Council within Cabinet.


2017 Tongan general election
Nominations closed on 27 September, with 86 candidates contesting the 17 people's seats. The election resulted in a victory for the DPFI, with ʻAkilisi Pōhiva remaining as Prime Minister.


2017 Tongan general election, Electoral system
The Legislative Assembly of Tonga has up to 30 members, of which 17 are directly elected by first-past-the-post voting from single-member constituencies. The island of Tongatapu has ten constituencies, Vavaʻu three, Haʻapai two and ʻEua and Niuatoputapu/Niuafoʻou one each. Nine seats are held by members of the nobility who elect representatives amongst themselves. The Cabinet formed by a Prime Minister may include up to four members not elected to the Assembly, who then automatically become members of the legislature.


2017 Tongan general election, Results
The Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands won 14 seats, enough to allow them to form a government without needing the support of nobles or independents.


2017 Top Challenge League
The 2017 Top Challenge League was the inaugural season of Japan's second-tier domestic rugby union competition, the Top Challenge League.


2017 Top Challenge League
It was played from 9 September to 23 December 2017, with eight participating teams. Honda Heat won the competition for the second time – having previously won in 2014–15 – and won promotion to the 2018–19 Top League. Hino Red Dolphins, Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars and Kyuden Voltex finished second, third and fourth respectively to qualify for the promotion play-offs, while Kamaishi Seawaves finished seventh to qualify for the relegation play-offs. Chubu Electric Power finished eighth to be relegated to the third tier regional leagues for 2018.


2017 Top Challenge League, Competition rules
In January 2017, the JRFU announced the format of the Top Challenge League competition. The competition was played in two stages. The First Stage was a round-robin format, where all eight teams played each other once.


2017 Top Challenge League, Competition rules
The top four teams in the First Stage progressed to Group A of the Second Stage, while the bottom four teams progressed to Group B. Each of these groups was another round-robin, with all four teams playing each other once.


2017 Top Challenge League, Competition rules
The team that finished top of Group A won automatic promotion to the 2018–19 Top League, while the other three teams in Group A progressed to promotion play-offs against the teams placed 13th, 14th and 15th in the 2017–18 Top League.


2017 Top Challenge League, Competition rules
The team that finished bottom of Group B were relegated to the regional leagues for 2018. The winners of the Top East League, Top West League and Top Kyūshū League competed in a Regional Challenge, with the winner replacing the relegated team in the 2018 Top Challenge League. The second-bottom team in Group B progressed to a promotion / relegation play-off match against the runner-up of the Regional Challenge.


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


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


2017 Top Challenge League, Second Stage Group A, Standings
The standings for the 2017 Top Challenge League Second Stage Group A are:


2017 Top Challenge League, Second Stage Group B, Standings
The standings for the 2017 Top Challenge League Second Stage Group B are:


2017 Top Challenge League, Promotion and relegation, Relegation play-offs
At the end of the season, the team placed seventh will play against the regional team placed second for a place in the 2018 Top Challenge League.


2017 Toppserien
The 2017 Toppserien is the 31st season of the highest women's football league in Norway. LSK Kvinner entered the season as the defending champions, and claimed their fourth consecutive title, securing the crown with two rounds to spare.


2017 Toray Pan Pacific Open
The 2017 Toray Pan Pacific Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 34th edition of the Pan Pacific Open, and part of the Premier Series of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, on 18–24 September 2017.


2017 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:


2017 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:


2017 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2017 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Doubles
Sania Mirza and Barbora Strýcová were the defending champions, but chose not to participate this year.


2017 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Doubles
Andreja Klepač and María José Martínez Sánchez won the title, defeating Daria Gavrilova and Daria Kasatkina in the final, 6–3, 6–2.


2017 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Singles
Caroline Wozniacki was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final, 6–0, 7–5. This marked Wozniacki's first title of 2017 and snapped a six-match losing streak in tournament finals.


2017 Torneo Clausura (Chile)
The 2017 Campeonato Nacional Clausura Scotiabank  was the 100th Chilean League top flight, in which Universidad de Chile won its 18th league title.


2017 Torneo Descentralizado
The 2017 Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional (known as the 2017 Copa Movistar for sponsorship reasons) was the 101st season of the highest division of Peruvian football. A total of 16 teams competed in the season. Alianza Lima were the champions.


2017 Torneo Descentralizado, Competition modus
The season was divided into four phases, Torneo de Verano, Torneo Apertura, Torneo Clausura, and the Play-offs final.


2017 Torneo Descentralizado, Competition modus
The first phase was the Torneo de Verano where all the teams were divided into two groups and played each team in their group twice at home and away. The winner of each group qualified to a double-legged, home-and-away final. The group winner with the most points in the aggregate table chose which leg they played as the home team. The winner of this tournament earned access to the second round of the 2018 Copa Libertadores as long as it was not relegated at the end of the season. If the Torneo de Verano champion was to also win either the Apertura or Clausura tournaments then the runner-up would take their Copa Libertadores berth.


2017 Torneo Descentralizado, Competition modus
The second and third stages were two smaller Apertura and Clausura tournaments of 15 games each. Each team played all other teams once during the Apertura tournament and once during the Clausura tournament in reversed order for a total of 30 matches. Points earned during the Apertura did not carry over during the Clausura. The winners of the Apertura and Clausura stages were to qualify to the Playoff final and to the 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage as long as they were not relegated at the end of the season.


2017 Torneo Descentralizado, Competition modus
The playoffs were to be contested by the Apertura and Clausura champions. The team with the most points on the aggregate table would choose which leg they would play as the home team. If teams were tied in points, a third match on neutral ground would be played to decide the national champion. If a team won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, then it would be automatically declared the tournament champion and the runners-up from the Apertura and Clausura tournaments would play two play-off matches to decide which team would enter the 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage.


2017 Torneo Descentralizado, Competition modus
The two teams with the fewest points at the end of the third stage were relegated. The berth to the Copa Libertadores first stage and the four 2018 Copa Sudamericana berths were awarded to the teams with the best record in the aggregate table that had not qualified for the Copa Libertadores.


2017 Torneo Descentralizado, Teams
A total of 16 teams played in the 2017 Torneo Descentralizado. Fourteen teams from the previous season, plus the 2016 Segunda División champion (Cantolao) and the 2016 Copa Perú champion (Sport Rosario).


2017 Torneo Descentralizado, Torneo de Verano, Finals
The champion will be the one with the most points after the two legs are played. In case they are tie on points, the team with the best goal different over the two legs will be declared the champion. The away goal rule will not apply. In case both teams score the same number of goals, there will be 30 minutes of extra time and penalties.


2017 Torneo Descentralizado, Torneo de Verano, Finals
Melgar defeated UTC 4–3 on penalties after being tied on aggregate and secured a spot in the 2018 Copa Libertadores second stage.


2017 Torneo Descentralizado, Playoffs
As Alianza Lima and Real Garcilaso finished both as champions and runners-up of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, no playoff games were played. Alianza Lima were the overall champions and Real Garcilaso were the overall runners-up, and both teams qualified for the 2018 Copa Libertadores group stage.


2017 Torneo Descentralizado, Aggregate table
All stages (Torneo de Verano, Torneo Apertura, and Torneo Clausura) of the 2017 season were aggregated into a single league table throughout the season to determine the teams that would qualify for the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana, as well as those to be relegated at the end of the season.


2017 Torneo Internacional Challenger León
The 2017 Torneo Internacional Challenger León will be a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It will be the fifteenth edition of the tournament which will be part of the 2017 ATP Challenger Tour. It will take place in León, Mexico between 28 March and 2 April 2017.


2017 Torneo Internacional Challenger León, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2017 Torneo Internacional Challenger León, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:


2017 Torneo Internacional Challenger León, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates:


2017 Torneo Internacional Challenger León – Doubles
Santiago González and Mate Pavić were the defending champions but only González chose to defend his title, partnering Artem Sitak. González lost in the first round to Marcelo Arévalo and Fabrício Neis.


2017 Torneo Internacional Challenger León – Doubles
Leander Paes and Adil Shamasdin won the title after defeating Luca Margaroli and Caio Zampieri 6–1, 6–4 in the final.


2017 Torneo Internacional Challenger León – Singles
Michael Berrer was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2017 Torneo Internacional Challenger León – Singles
Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras won the title after defeating Roberto Quiroz 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 in the final.


2017 Torneo Internazionale Femminile Antico Tiro a Volo
The 2017 Torneo Internazionale Femminile Antico Tiro a Volo was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was part of the 2017 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Rome, Italy, on 3–9 July 2017.


2017 Torneo Internazionale Femminile Antico Tiro a Volo, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2017 Torneo Internazionale Femminile Antico Tiro a Volo – Doubles
İpek Soylu and Xu Shilin were the defending champions, but both players chose not to participate.


2017 Torneo Internazionale Femminile Antico Tiro a Volo – Doubles
Anastasiya Komardina and Nadia Podoroska won the title, defeating Quirine Lemoine and Eva Wacanno in the final, 7–6(7–3), 6–3.


2017 Torneo Internazionale Femminile Antico Tiro a Volo – Singles
Sílvia Soler Espinosa was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Jessica Pieri.


2017 Torneo Internazionale Femminile Antico Tiro a Volo – Singles
Kateryna Kozlova won the title, defeating Mariana Duque in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–4.


2017 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva
The Torneo de Promoción y Reserva is a football tournament in Peru. There are currently 16 clubs in the league. Each team will have a roster of twelve 21-year-old players, three 19-year-olds, and three older reinforcements; whenever they be recorded in the club. The tournament will offer the champion two bonus points and the runner-up one bonus point to the respective regular teams in the 2017 Torneo Descentralizado.


2017 Torneo di Viareggio
This is the 69th edition of Torneo di Viareggio, the annual youth football tournament held in Viareggio, Tuscany.


2017 Torneo di Viareggio, Format
The 40 teams are seeded in 10 groups, 5 groups in pool A and 5 groups in pool B. Each team from a group meets the others in a single tie. The winning club from each group and six best runners-up progress to the knockout stage. All matches in the final rounds are single tie. During the round of 16 no extra time will be played in case of a draw, with the match proceeding immediately to penalty kicks. From the quarterfinals on, matches include 30 minutes extra time and penalties to be played if the draw between teams still holds.


2017 Torneo di Viareggio, Participating teams
40 teams participate in the tournament. The list of the teams are below.


2017 Toronto Argonauts season
The 2017 Toronto Argonauts season was the 60th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 145th season overall. The Argonauts finished the season in first place in the East Division and finished with a 9–9 record.


2017 Toronto Argonauts season
The Argonauts improved upon their 5–13 record from 2016 with their sixth win after 13 games and clinched a playoff spot following a Hamilton Tiger-Cats loss on October 13, 2017. The team hosted their first playoff game since 2013, in which they defeated the crossover Saskatchewan Roughriders in the East Final by a score of 25–21. The Argonauts made their 23rd appearance in the Grey Cup championship game and won for the 17th time in the 105th Grey Cup game in Ottawa against the league-leading Calgary Stampeders by a score of 27–24. It was the third largest fourth-quarter comeback in Grey Cup history (eight-point deficit) and the Argos became the first team in Grey Cup history with two touchdowns of 100-plus yards.


2017 Toronto Argonauts season
With the 2018 Toronto Argonauts team failing to qualify for the playoffs, the 2017 Argonauts became the first championship team since the 1970 Montreal Alouettes to miss the playoffs in both the preceding and following years.


2017 Toronto Argonauts season
Going back to the beginning of the year, it was announced on February 28, 2017 that Jim Popp would assume the duties of general manager and Marc Trestman would take on head coaching duties. The end result, as noted above, was a stark contrast to their 2016 season, with people calling for the dismissal for Jim Barker and Scott Milanovich toward the latter portions of the 2016 Toronto Argonauts season.


2017 Toronto Argonauts season, Offseason, CFL Draft
The 2017 CFL Draft took place on May 7, 2017. The Argonauts had six selections in the eight-round draft after trading the first overall pick for Drew Willy and their sixth-round pick for S. J. Green.


2017 Toronto Argonauts season, Preseason
The Toronto Argonauts won their first preseason game with a dominant defensive performance, returning two Montreal interceptions for touchdowns in the game. In the second preseason game, this time on the road, the Argos came back to win against their hated rivals Hamilton – while notably not giving any game reps to Grey Cup-winning quarterbacks Ricky Ray or Drew Willy.


2017 Toronto Argonauts season, Team, Roster
Italics indicate international player updated 2017-11-2646 Active, 16 Injured, 2 Six-game7 Practice Roster


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season
The 2017 Toronto Blue Jays season was the 41st season of the franchise in the American League East division of Major League Baseball, and the 27th full season of play (28th overall) at Rogers Centre. For the first time since the 2014 season, the Blue Jays failed to make it to the postseason, finishing fourth in the AL East with a 76–86 record.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Offseason
The Blue Jays offseason began on October 19, 2016, when they were eliminated by the Cleveland Indians in the American League Championship Series. On October 24, general manager Ross Atkins held a press conference at the Rogers Centre to discuss the team's offseason plans. Atkins stated that the club would likely extend qualifying offers to pending free agents José Bautista and Edwin Encarnación, and pick up Jason Grilli's $3 million contract option for the 2017 season.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Offseason
He also told reporters that the team could explore stretching out Joe Biagini and using him as a starting pitcher, and that Roberto Osuna would remain a relief pitcher indefinitely. With regards to the coaching staff, Atkins stated that the coaches from 2016, with the exception of assistant hitting coach Eric Owens, would return for the 2017 season.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Offseason
Center fielder Kevin Pillar underwent surgery in late October to repair a thumb ligament he tore in August, and was expected to be ready for 2017 spring training. Jason Grilli's option for the 2017 season was picked up by the team on November 5. On November 7, Bautista and Encarnación were each issued a $17.2 million qualifying offer for the 2017 season. R. A. Dickey signed with the Atlanta Braves on November 10. Lourdes Gurriel Jr., a Cuban player who defected in February 2016, signed a seven-year, $22 million contract with the Blue Jays on November 12.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Offseason
Encarnación and Bautista each declined their qualifying offers on November 14. Kendrys Morales signed a three-year, $33 million contract with the Blue Jays on November 18. The Blue Jays also claimed Dominic Leone and Leonel Campos on November 18, and added Anthony Alford, Ryan Borucki, and Richard Ureña to the 40-man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 draft. The St. Louis Cardinals and Brett Cecil finalized a four-year, $30.5 million contract on November 21. Steve Pearce signed a two-year, $12.5 million contract with Toronto on December 5. The Blue Jays selected Glenn Sparkman in the Rule 5 draft on December 8, and lost minor leaguers Jorge Flores, Jorge Saez, and Matt Smoral in the Triple-A phase of the draft.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Offseason
Edwin Encarnación agreed to a three-year, $60 million contract with the Cleveland Indians on December 22, 2016. The contract was officially signed on January 5, 2017. The Blue Jays gained a compensatory first round draft selection in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft after the signing of Encarnación became official. On January 12, Darwin Barney and Ezequiel Carrera agreed to one-year contracts worth $2.8875 million and $1.1625 million respectively, avoiding salary arbitration. Aaron Loup agreed to a one-year, $1.125 million contract for the 2017 season the following day, leaving Marcus Stroman as the lone remaining Blue Jay eligible for arbitration.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Offseason
After several days of negotiations, José Bautista signed a one-year, $18 million contract with the Blue Jays on January 18. His contract also includes a mutual option for the 2018 season valued at $17 million, and a $20 million vesting option for 2019. Michael Saunders signed with the Philadelphia Phillies on January 19. Four Blue Jays players were featured to MLB's Top 100 prospects list when it was revealed on January 28. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was rated the top prospect for Toronto, ranked 34th. Sean Reid-Foley, Anthony Alford, and Richard Ureña were ranked 64th, 70th, and 94th respectively.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Offseason
Entering February, the Blue Jays were still in search of relief pitching and catching depth. Jarrod Saltalamacchia was signed to a minor league contract on February 6. Three days later, the Jays signed J. P. Howell and Joe Smith to a one-year contracts worth $3 million each. Chad Girodo and A. J. Jiménez were designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Howell and Smith. Marcus Stroman won his arbitration case against the Blue Jays on February 14, and was awarded a $3.4 million salary for the season.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Spring training
Blue Jays pitchers and catchers reported to spring training on February 14 in Dunedin, Florida. Position players reported on February 17. Josh Donaldson suffered a right calf strain while working out on February 20, and was ruled out for 2–3 weeks. On February 23, the team announced that non-roster invitee Casey Lawrence would start the first game of the Grapefruit League season, and be followed in the rotation by Joe Biagini and Mat Latos. On March 10, in a game against the Detroit Tigers, non-roster invitee TJ House was stuck in the head by a line drive.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Spring training
He remained on the ground for many minutes being attended to by medical staff, and left the field in an ambulance. Early in camp, concerns were raised about the health of second baseman Devon Travis and his availability for Opening Day. On March 13, it was announced that Travis, as well as Josh Donaldson, would take part in a minor league game the following day. On March 16, the Blue Jays renewed Aaron Sanchez's contract at the MLB-minimum of $535,000. The team had reportedly attempted to negotiate a raise in payment with Sanchez and his agent, Scott Boras, however the offer was refused by Sanchez and Boras.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Spring training
On March 26, manager John Gibbons announced that Marco Estrada would be the starting pitcher on Opening Day, and be followed in the rotation by J. A. Happ, Marcus Stroman, Francisco Liriano, and Aaron Sanchez. Reliever Bo Schultz, who had been competing for a spot in the bullpen, underwent Tommy John surgery on March 29, and was ruled out for the entire season. On April 1, Gibbons signed a two-year extension with the Blue Jays, that also included an option for the 2020 season. The Opening Day roster was announced on April 2. Mike Bolsinger was designated for assignment, while Melvin Upton Jr. was released. Pitchers Roberto Osuna, Glenn Sparkman, and Bo Schultz opened the year on the disabled list, along with outfielder Dalton Pompey.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Spring training
The Blue Jays ended spring training with a 12–18 win–loss record, excluding three tie games that did not count toward the standings. Their .400 winning percentage was the joint-worst (along with Detroit) among American League teams in pre-season.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, 2017 draft
The 2017 Major League Baseball draft began on June 12.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
For the fourth consecutive year, the Blue Jays opened their season on the road. Taking on Baltimore in a brief two-game series, Toronto sent Marco Estrada to the mound on Opening Day, while Baltimore countered with Kevin Gausman. The game went into extra-innings tied 2–2, before Jason Grilli allowed a walk-off solo home run to the 2016 American League leader in home runs, Mark Trumbo. After an off-day, the Blue Jays would drop to 0–2 on the year, losing to the Orioles 3–1.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
Toronto earned their first win of the year in the first game of their four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg. Kendrys Morales hit a grand slam, and Marcus Stroman held Tampa to a single run in his 61⁄3 innings in the 5–2 victory. The Blue Jays would then drop the following three games to Tampa, by scores of 10–8, 3–2, and 7–2. The losses moved the Jays to a dismal 1–5 record, matching their worst start in franchise history. To make matters worse, reliever J. P. Howell was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a left shoulder injury, and Josh Donaldson was forced to leave the final game of the road trip with a calf injury.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
Playing at home for the first time in 2017, the Blue Jays opened their nine-game home stand with a short two-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers. Toronto was narrowly defeated in the first game, 4–3, which extended their home opener losing streak to six. The Blue Jays were swept by the Brewers in the final game of the series, 2–0. Marcus Stroman threw the second complete game of his career in the loss. Baltimore then began a four-game series against the Jays with a 2–1 victory.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
Josh Donaldson, who had reaggravated his calf injury in Tampa, was forced to leave the first game against Baltimore with the same calf injury. He was placed on the 10-day disabled list the following day. The Blue Jays dropped the next game in the series, 6–4, which lowered their record to 1–9 and furthered the 2017 team's hold on the record for the worst start in franchise history.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
Their seven-game losing streak came to an end on April 15, when Kendrys Morales hit a walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Jays a 2–1 victory. Toronto was unable to earn a series-split with Baltimore, dropping the final game by a score of 11–4. Aaron Sanchez was placed on the disabled list prior to the game with a blister on his pitching hand, and J. A. Happ was forced to leave the game with left elbow soreness. Happ would also go on the disabled list the following day.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
In the first game of a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox, the Blue Jays were unable to complete a late-game comeback, taking an 8–7 loss. Francisco Liriano and the Toronto bullpen held the Red Sox to six hits and no runs in a 3–0 win the following day. In the final game of the home stand, the Blue Jays were denied their first series-win of the year, as the offence was stymied by Red Sox ace Chris Sale. Despite some late heroics by Kendrys Morales to send the game into extra innings, the Blue Jays would lose 4–1 in ten innings. The loss moved the team to a 3–12 record, which was the worst in all of Major League Baseball.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
Hoping to rebound from their woeful first 15 games, the Blue Jays began a seven-game road trip in Los Angeles, taking on the Angels for four. Ryan Tepera earned the first win of his career in the first game of the series, as Toronto barely held on to a slim 8–7 win in 13 innings. The second game saw the Jays fall just short of coming back from a 5–0 deficit, losing 5–4 and levelling the series at a game apiece.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
Marcus Stroman threw his second complete game in 12 days, allowing two runs on seven hits in the Blue Jays' 6–2 victory the following day. Controversy arose before, during, and after the final game of the series, as the umpiring crew from the previous game was replaced for undisclosed reasons. The replacement home plate umpire, Toby Basner, had previously drawn the ire of Toronto fans for ejecting Josh Donaldson in the first inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins the previous year.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
In the final game of the Angels series, Basner made several questionable calls against both teams, and ejected Blue Jays manager John Gibbons. The Angels would take the game, 2–1, and split the four game series with Toronto. Toronto closed their road play for April in St. Louis, taking on the Cardinals. The first game of the series went into extra-innings tied 5–5. Chris Coghlan submitted a play-of-the-year candidate late in the game, leaping over Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina to score.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
In the top of the eleventh inning, Marcus Stroman was called upon to pinch-hit and delivered the first hit and double of his career, and later scored the go-ahead run to take a 6–5 lead that the team would not surrender. The second game of the series was rained-out, and rescheduled for the following day as a day-night doubleheader. The Cardinals would take both games, by scores of 8–4 and 6–4, and send the Blue Jays home with a losing record on their road trip.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
To cap a disappointing April, the Jays returned home for a three-game series against Tampa Bay. The Rays hit four home runs in the first game of the series, defeating Toronto 7–4. The Jays held the Rays to a single run in the second game, and Roberto Osuna bounced back from a few rough outings with a 1-2-3 ninth inning to earn his second save of the season, closing the 4–1 win.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, April
In the final game of April, the Blue Jays scored three runs in the eighth inning to win 3–1, taking both their first series of the year and winning back-to-back games for the first time in 2017. The game was not without disappointment however, as Aaron Sanchez returned from the disabled list to start, but lasted only a single inning before leaving with a split fingernail on his pitching hand.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
Looking to rebound from a disastrous April, the Blue Jays opened the month of May in New York, taking on the Yankees for three games. Ryan Goins led the way offensively in the first game, recording the first two-run sacrifice fly in franchise history in Toronto's 7–1 victory. New York would end the Blue Jays three-game winning streak with an 11–5 victory the following day. The Yankees would take the series with an 8–6 win in the finale, and drop the Blue Jays back to 10 games below .500.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
Marcus Stroman left the game in the third inning with a minor arm injury. Following a day-off, the Jays began their third series of the season against Tampa Bay. Kendrys Morales hit two home runs to lead Toronto to an 8–4 win in the series opener. Rays starter Jake Odorizzi held the Blue Jays to a single run over seven innings, as the Rays took the second game by a score of 6–1. Joe Biagini made his first Major League start in the final game of the series, pitching four strong innings and aiding the Blue Jays to a 2–1 win and just their second series-victory of the year.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
The Blue Jays returned home from their 3–3 road trip and opened a nine-game home stand with a rematch of last year's American League Championship Series against the Cleveland Indians. The series marked Edwin Encarnación's return to Toronto, after departing in the offseason. Prior to the game, Russell Martin was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a left arm injury. Toronto emerged victorious in the first game, 4–2, led by a strong outing by Marcus Stroman. The Indians shutout the Jays in the second game, 6–0.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
Kendrys Morales left the game with a hamstring injury, adding to the growing list of injured Toronto players. The third and final game of the series went into the ninth inning tied 7–7, before the Jays managed to load the bases for Ryan Goins, who singled in the winning run. The Seattle Mariners then arrived in Toronto for a four-game series. Before the first game began, Toronto placed Francisco Liriano on the disabled list with left shoulder inflammation. Former Mariner Justin Smoak drove in four runs in the Blue Jays 7–2 victory in the opener.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
Joe Biagini and the Blue Jays bullpen held the Mariners scoreless in game two, earning a 4–0 victory. In the third game of the series, Kevin Pillar recorded three hits to give him the American League lead in hits with 47. The Blue Jays took the game by a score of 7–2, setting up an opportunity for their first sweep of the season.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
Kevin Pillar hit the first walk-off home run of his career in the final game of the series, giving the Blue Jays a 3–2 victory, their first four-game sweep since the 2015 season, and a five-game winning streak. Aaron Sanchez returned from the disabled list and made his first start since departing with a torn fingernail on April 30. To close their home stand, the Jays began a home-and-home series against the Atlanta Braves. Atlanta would take both games in Toronto, by scores of 10–6 and 9–6 respectively.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
Continuing the series in Atlanta, the Blue Jays were defeated 8–4 by the Braves in a game that was rife with controversy. Freddie Freeman was hit on the wrist by an Aaron Loup pitch in the fifth inning, and left the game. In the seventh inning, Kevin Pillar struck out on a quick pitch from Braves pitcher Jason Motte. Immediately after striking out, Pillar called Motte a homophobic slur, which caused both Motte and Braves catcher Kurt Suzuki to confront him and led both dugouts to rush onto the field in defense of their teammates.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
In the eighth inning, José Bautista enraged the Braves by flipping his bat after hitting a solo home run. Following the game, Pillar publicly apologized to Motte. Prior to the game on May 18, the Blue Jays held a press conference with Pillar to apologize for the incident again, and announced that Pillar would be suspended for two games. It was also announced that Freeman would miss 10–12 weeks with a broken wrist. Toronto would avoid being swept by Atlanta, winning the final game of the four-game series 9–0.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
Marcus Stroman hit just the second home run by a Blue Jay pitcher in franchise history in the win. The Jays then returned to Baltimore for their first series at Camden Yards since the start of the season. Much like the game on Opening Day, the first game of the series went into extra innings before Jason Grilli allowed a walk-off home run. In the second game, Danny Barnes allowed a three-run home run to Welington Castillo, handing the Orioles a 7–5 win.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
The Blue Jays salvaged the final game of the series, defeating the Orioles by a score of 3–1. Marco Estrada struck out 12 Baltimore batters, matching his career-high for strikeouts in a single game. To close their road play for the month, the Jays swept the Milwaukee Brewers by scores of 4–3 and 8–4 in a brief, two-game series. Danny Barnes earned his first career win in the first game, and Ryan Goins hit his first grand slam in the second game, giving the Blue Jays a successful 4–3 road trip.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
Heading home to close May, the Blue Jays faced the Texas Rangers for the first time since sweeping them out of the playoffs in the 2016 American League Division Series. Devon Travis hit a grand slam in the first game of the three-game series, and Justin Smoak and Kendrys Morales each homered in the 7–6 win. José Bautista provided all the offence the Jays would need in the second game, hitting a three-run home run to lead Toronto to a 3–1 win. Texas would take the final game, 3–1, and snap Toronto's five-game winning streak.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, May
The Blue Jays would close May with a home interleague matchup against the Cincinnati Reds. The Blue Jays racked up 23 hits in the first game, crushing the Reds 17–2. Kendrys Morales broke a 4–4 tie in the eighth inning of the second game with a two-run home run and sealed a 6–4 victory for Toronto. The Jays completed the sweep with a 5–4 victory to end May, led by home runs from Devon Travis and Luke Maile.


2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, June
June began with a four-game series against the Yankees at the Rogers Centre. Marco Estrada allowed four earned runs in the first inning of the first game, as the Yankees defeated the Jays 12–2. Francisco Liriano returned from the disabled list to start the second game, and led Toronto to a 7–5 victory with assistance from Josh Donaldson, who hit two home runs. In the third game, Jason Grilli became the first Blue Jay reliever to allow four home runs in a single relief inning, as New York shut out the Jays 7–0. The Blue Jays would earn the series-split in the final game, winning 3–2. Devon Travis was hit on the wrist by a pitch from Yankees starter Luis Severino, and left the game after the inning.