Roger Arrieta
The 13th annual LA Sports Awards took place last night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The Los Angeles Sports Council asked fans to help select the greatest moments in sports for 2017 in the Los Angeles/Orange County area. Voting took place from January 3 through 26. Winners were revealed on February 6 during a gala dinner and show. All winners received special Tiffany & Co. awards. The awards show was taped for multiple airings on Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket.
The Los Angeles Dodgers had two moments rank among the top 10 moments for 2017. Moment No. 4 was Justin Turner‘s walk-off home run in Game 2 of the NLCS vs the Chicago Cubs. The other Dodgers moment came in tied at No. 1 and was the Dodgers winning the NL pennant for the first time in 29 years.
The awards did not end there for the Dodgers as NL Rookie of the Year Cody Bellinger was named the 2017 Sportsman of the year. All in all it was a great night celebrating the great sports moments of 2017.
Here is a list of the Top 10 sports moments of 2017
10. Paul Kariya and Teemu Selänne being inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame
9. Allyson Felix winning her 16th medal (11 are gold) at the track and field World Championships.
8. Team USA winning WBC Championship at Dodger Stadium.
7. USC winning the Pac12 Championship.
6. Chargers moving to Los Angeles.
5. Los Angeles Rams turnaround 2017 season.
4. Justin Turner’s NLCS walk-off home run.
3. USC wins the 2017 Rose Bowl
1. The Dodgers win the NL Pennant and Los Angeles wins the right to host the 2028 Olympic Games.
