Floyd Mayweather retired with a perfect 50-0 record after defeating Conor McGregor by technical knockout in the 10th round at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on August 26, 2017.
Tennis superstars Roger Federer and Venus Williams joined performers Sofia Carson and Jack & Jack for the 2017 Arthur Ashe Kids' Day in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on August 26.
Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt lost during his last individual race before his retirement during the IAAF World Championships in London on Aug. 5
Kenny Easley, Morten Andersen, Terrell Davis, Jerry Jones, Jason Taylor, LaDainian Tomlinson and Kurt Warner were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio on August 5.
A fourth-quarter field goal by Sam Irwin-Hill helped seal the Dallas Cowboys' 20-18 win over the Arizona Cardinals in the Hall of Fame Game at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio on Aug. 3, 2017.
Kasey Kahne broke a 102-race losing streak to take home his first Brickyard 400 win at the Brantley Gilbert Big Machine Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana on July 23, 2017.
With a solo home run at the top of the 10th inning, Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano and the American League team defeated the National League, 2-1, in the 2017 All-Star Game at Marlins Park in Miami on July 11.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported about 650,000 people were in downtown Pittsburgh to see the Pittsburgh Penguins bring back their second straight Stanley Cup trophy.
