Look back at the biggest sports moments of 2017

"There's always next year."

Sports fans are used to this mantra. After each championship your team doesn't win, you're able to find comfort in the everlasting hope of "next year."

For some teams and athletes, the dream of "next year" finally came in 2017.

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Several of the year's greatest moments came from the historic championships we witnessed, from a record-setting Super Bowl in February to a Grand Slam semifinal comprised exclusively of American women in the fall, all the way to a World Series in November that helped to heal a reeling Houston.

We saw sisters defeat sisters, legends defeat legends and previously unknown athletes become household names. No matter the sport, 2017 was a year for the record books.

Click through the slideshow below to relive all of the greatest sports moments of 2017.