Biggest Sports Stories of 2017

From Mayweather vs. McGregor to Colin Kaepernick, these are the biggest sports stories in 2017.
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1. Serena Williams

-Wins the Australian Open while eight-weeks pregnant

-Marries Reddit co-founder Alex Ohanian

-Gives birth to daughter Alexis Olympia

2. NFL Protests VS. Trump

- To protest racial inequality in the U.S., multiple NFL players took a knee during the national anthem. As a result President Trump tweeted that if they continue to kneel they should be fired or suspended from the NFL.

3. J.J. Watt

-Raises $37 million for Hurricane Harvey relief

4. Colin Kaepernick

-He was recognized as GQ's Citizen of the Year

5. LiAngelo Ball and three other UCLA players

-They were held in China for stealing.

6. Floyd Mayweather

-Mayweather beat Connor McGregor in the final boxing match of his career.

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