Comebacks and surprises

2017 was the year of the never-say-die attitude in sport, although it also threw up its fair share of shocks

It began as The Year of the Comeback.

In college football, where Clemson got the last laugh in a wild fourth quarter in which the lead changed hands three times. And in pro football, where the New England Patriots rallied from 25 points down to send the Super Bowl to overtime for the first time in its history, then cruised to a quick touchdown for the franchise's fifth title.