Sports in 2017
MLB: World Series
- Houston Astros win 4-3 against the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Game 1: Houston 1 at Los Angeles 3
- Game 2: Houston 7 at Los Angeles 6
- Game 3: Los Angeles 5 at Houston 3
- Game 4: Los Angeles 6 at Houston 2
- Game 5: Los Angeles 12 at Houston 13
- Game 6: Houston 1 at Los Angeles 3
- Game 7: Houston 5 at Los Angeles 1
NFL: Super Bowl LI
- New England Patriots win 34-28 against the Atlanta Falcons
- Super Bowl Box Score: New England.....0 3 6 19 6 - 34 Atlanta...............0 21 7 0 0 - 28
(Note: Similar breakdowns can be added for other sports)
Popular Songs
- "Shape of You" - Ed Sheeran
- "Despacito" - Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber
- "That's What I Like" - Bruno Mars
- "Humble." - Kendrick Lamar
- "Something Just Like This" - The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
Popular Movies
- Get Out
- Wonder Woman
- The Shape of Water
- Dunkirk
- Blade Runner 2049
- It
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi
89th Academy Awards
- Best Picture: Moonlight
- Best Director: Damien Chazelle for La La Land
- Best Actor: Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea
- Best Actress: Emma Stone - La La Land
- Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
- Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis - Fences
Grammy Awards
- Record of the Year: "24K Magic" - Bruno Mars
- Song of the Year: "That's What I Like" - Bruno Mars
- Album of the Year: 24K Magic - Bruno Mars
- Best New Artist: Alessia Cara
Nobel Prizes
- Peace: International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
- Physiology or Medicine: Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael W. Young for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm
- Physics: Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish, and Kip S. Thorne for their decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves
- Chemistry: Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank, and Richard Henderson for developing cryo-electron microscopy for the high-resolution structure determination of biomolecules in solution
- Literature: Kazuo Ishiguro for novels of great emotional force
- Economic Sciences: Richard H. Thaler for his contributions to behavioral economics
Pulitzer Prizes
- Public Service: The New York Times and The Washington Post for their coverage of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.
- Breaking News Reporting: The staff of The Santa Rosa Press Democrat for coverage of the wildfires in California.
- Investigative Reporting: Eric Eyre of The Charleston Gazette-Mail for reporting on the opioid crisis.
- Explanatory Reporting: The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, McClatchy, and The Miami Herald for the Panama Papers investigation.
- Local Reporting: The staff of The Salt Lake Tribune for reporting on the mistreatment of sexual assault victims at Brigham Young University.
- National Reporting: David A. Fahrenthold of The Washington Post for his reporting on President Trump's philanthropy.
- International Reporting: The staff of The New York Times for reporting on the Philippines' war on drugs.
- Feature Writing: C.J. Chivers of The New York Times for a feature on a Marine's postwar descent into violence.
- Commentary: Peggy Noonan of The Wall Street Journal for columns during the 2016 presidential campaign.
- Criticism: Hilton Als of The New Yorker for theatre reviews.
- Editorial Writing: Art Cullen of The Storm Lake Times for editorials on corporate agricultural interests.
- Editorial Cartooning: Jim Morin of the Miami Herald.
- Breaking News Photography: Daniel Berehulak, freelance photographer, for photos of the Philippines' drug war.
- Feature Photography: E. Jason Wambsgans of the Chicago Tribune for a photo essay on a child who survived a shooting.