Best Sports Pictures of 2017.


Draymond Green takes a "selfie" with fans during the 2017 Warriors Championship Parade in downtown Oakland, June 15, 2017.



Taeao Tauanuu, center, prepares to catch the ball while working on a lineout during a Solano Rugby practice at Solano Community College in Fairfield, Calif., April 27, 2017. The SCC men's rugby team qualified for the 2017 National Small College Rugby Organization Men’s 7s Championship in Philadelphia.



Armijo's Nixon McKenzie runs in the boys varsity Monticello Empire League Cross Country Championships at Lagoon Valley Park in Vacaville, Calif., Oct. 25, 2017. McKenzie placed first in the race and automatically qualified for the regional meet.



Vanden's Kaelee Campbell, center, drives to the basket against Bear Creek's Deyliana Lewis, left, and Maya Price, right, during the girls SJS Division II quarterfinals playoff basketball game at Vanden High School in Fairfield, Calif., Feb. 23, 2017.


Cesar "El Tenebroso" Lomeli, left, cools down with help from his coach, Jesse Lopez, at the JL Tepito Boxing Club in Fairfield, Calif., Jan. 6, 2017. Lomeli made his boxing debut on Jan. 21 against Luis "La Perla" Casillas of Oakland at the Alameda County Fairgrounds.



Vanden's Dari Orne pitches during a softball game against Rodriguez at the Vanden Softball Complex, March 4, 2017.


Warriors are showered with confetti during the 2017 Warriors Championship Parade in downtown Oakland, June 15, 2017.



Vanden's Lauryn Zabat is tagged out diving into third base during a softball game against Benicia at the Vanden Softball Complex, May 10, 2017.


Cesar "El Tenebroso" Lomeli, right, spars with Juan Ramirez, at the JL Tepito Boxing Club in Fairfield, Calif., Jan. 6, 2017. Lomeli made his boxing debut on Jan. 21 against Luis "La Perla" Casillas of Oakland at the Alameda County Fairgrounds.


Juan Coria, second from right, watches as the ball passes through a fence for a goal at the tennis courts at Allan Witt Park in Fairfield, Calif., Dec. 29, 2017. The group said they have not had a chance to play soccer in a long time because of their busy work schedules but found time over the winter holiday.


Eamon Lacey, 8, center, charges toward a teammate in a drill with the 8-U team during a Fairfield Falcons Youth Football practice at Hall Park in Suisun City, Calif, Aug. 23, 2017. The Fairfield Falcons Youth Football team will move to the Snoop Youth Football League this fall. The new league offers less restrictions for certain players. “There’s more competition and unlimited football is the way now,” coach Brandon Jackson said. “This league teaches more kids. You get kids playing the right position.”


Ramiro Mora as Payaso Del Rodeo, left, and Espectro Segundo lay on the ground after taking their bout outside the ring during a Lucha Libre match at the SuperSports Academy in Fairfield, Calif., Nov. 18, 2017. Mora's persona is The Clown Royal. He is a painter by day and fell in love with the sport as a youth in Mexico City. He started to train at 14 in Guadalajara and his first match was at 16. The married father of four hopes to open his own school to train future luchadores.

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