2018 Amesbury poisonings, Fate of flat
In June 2020 it was announced that the flat the poisonings happened in, together with the one below it, would be demolished. Both Dawn Sturgess’ family and partner supported the demolition and liked the idea of it being turned into a green space. Dawn's father, Stan Sturgess, said "It’s a shame that it is being lost but I can imagine that people wouldn’t want to live there." Rowley said "I think it's for the best. There would always be a stigma around it."


2018 Amex-Istanbul Challenger
The 2018 Amex-Istanbul Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 31st edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey between 10 and 16 September 2018.


2018 Amex-Istanbul Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Amex-Istanbul Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:


2018 Amex-Istanbul Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2018 Amex-Istanbul Challenger – Doubles
Andre Begemann and Jonathan Eysseric were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2018 Amex-Istanbul Challenger – Doubles
Rameez Junaid and Purav Raja won the title after defeating Timur Khabibulin and Vladyslav Manafov 7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–7] in the final.


2018 Amex-Istanbul Challenger – Singles
Malek Jaziri was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2018 Amex-Istanbul Challenger – Singles
Corentin Moutet won the title after defeating Quentin Halys 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2018 Amstel Gold Race
The 2018 Amstel Gold Race was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 15 April 2018 in the Netherlands. It was the 53rd edition of the Amstel Gold Race and the sixteenth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour. The race started in Maastricht and finished in Berg en Terblijt, containing 35 categorised climbs, covering a total distance of 263 kilometres (163 miles).


2018 Amstel Gold Race
The race was won by Michael Valgren (Astana) in a two-up sprint with Mitchelton–Scott's Roman Kreuziger. Bahrain–Merida's Enrico Gasparotto finished third, two seconds behind the front pair.


2018 Amstel Gold Race, Route
The race started on Maastricht's Markt, the city's central market square, and finished in Berg en Terblijt, totaling 263 kilometres (163 miles). The route, similar to the 2017 edition, was made up of four sinuous loops centering around Valkenburg in the south of Limburg. Only the final loop, 16 kilometres (9.9 miles) long, was modified in order to search for more narrow roads. Organisers intended to make the race finale harder for a peloton to control. Maastricht and Valkenburg have been the start and finish locations of the Amstel Gold Race since 1998 and 2003, respectively, and engaged themselves to host the race until 2022.


2018 Amstel Gold Race, Route
The route contained 35 categorised hills, usually short but with a varying gradient and coming in quick succession throughout the race. Since 2017, the uphill finish on the Cauberg was abandoned, after it had been the last climb of the race for 14 years. Nonetheless, the Cauberg, the difficult and most iconic passage, was addressed three times during the race. The third crossing of the Cauberg came at 18 kilometres (11 miles) to go and was followed only by the Geulhemmerberg at 13 kilometres (8.1 miles) and Bemelerberg at 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) from the finish.


2018 Amstel Gold Race, Teams
As the Amstel Gold Race was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Seven UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 25-team peloton.


2018 Amstel Gold Race (women's race)
The fifth edition of the Amstel Gold Race for Women was a road cycling one-day race held on 15 April 2018 in the Netherlands. It was the seventh event of the 2018 UCI Women's World Tour. The race started in Maastricht and finished in Berg en Terblijt, containing 17 categorized climbs and covering a total distance of 116.9 km.


2018 Amstel Gold Race (women's race)
Dutch rider Chantal Blaak, wearing the rainbow jersey, won the race in a three-up sprint with Lucinda Brand and Amanda Spratt.


2018 Amstel Gold Race (women's race), Route
The race started on Maastricht's Markt, the city's central market square, and finished in Berg en Terblijt, covering 116.9 km. The route was made up of one bigger loop in the south of Limburg, followed by three 18 km loops centering around Valkenburg which featured the Geulhemmerberg, Bemelerberg and Cauberg climbs. In total, the route contained 17 categorized hills, usually short but with a varying gradient and coming in quick succession throughout the race. The Cauberg, the most difficult and iconic passage, was addressed four times; once more than during the men's race. The fourth crossing of the Cauberg was also the last climb of the day. From the top, there was a 1.7 km run-in to the finish line in Berg en Terblijt.


2018 Amstel Gold Race (women's race), Teams
Twenty-two teams participated in the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders:


2018 Amsterdam stabbing attack
The 2018 Amsterdam stabbing attack was an attack on 31 August 2018, in Amsterdam Centraal station. A 19-year-old man from Afghanistan stabbed and injured two American tourists. The attacker was shot and injured by the police. Amsterdam Police confirmed that they believe he had a terrorist motive.


2018 Amsterdam stabbing attack, Incident
At around 12:10 local time (CET) on 31 August 2018 a man who had recently arrived by train was observed by security staff in the west side tunnel of Amsterdam Centraal Station. While they were discussing how to approach him, the man pulled out a knife and stabbed one tourist in the back, then attacked a second tourist.


2018 Amsterdam stabbing attack, Incident
Police officers were 20 m away drew their weapons, and when the perpetrator ran towards another potential victim one of the officers opened fire and brought him down.


2018 Amsterdam stabbing attack, Incident
The attack lasted nine seconds until the attacker was shot by police. Witnesses reported hearing two gunshots. Policemen ordered the suspect to "stay down" in English. The victims, who were "very badly injured" according to a police spokesman, and the suspect were taken to hospital.


2018 Amsterdam stabbing attack, Impact
Train services were interrupted and the station, which was very busy on a Friday with many travellers from Amsterdam Schiphol airport, was temporarily closed.


2018 Amsterdam stabbing attack, Impact
As a result of this attack, on 28 September 2018, the United States Department of State raised its travel advisory for the Netherlands from Level 1 to Level 2.


2018 Amsterdam stabbing attack, Suspect
The attacker was identified as 19-year-old Jawed (Jawad) Sultani from Afghanistan, who had a German residency permit.


2018 Amsterdam stabbing attack, Suspect
German authorities had rejected his application for asylum, which he had appealed.


2018 Amsterdam stabbing attack, Suspect
Dutch police were in close contact with their German counterparts in regards to the suspect's background. A police spokesman initially stated that Amsterdam police were "seriously taking into account" "a terrorist motive", and this motive was later confirmed by the authorities. Dutch authorities said that he was aggrieved against Netherlands and believed that "the Prophet Muhammad, the Quran, Islam and Allah are repeatedly insulted" in the country, specifically referring to Geert Wilders.


2018 Amsterdam stabbing attack, Victims
The victims were Americans with an Eritrean background who were in the country for a few days with their wives. They released a message of thanks via the US Embassy in Amsterdam. They thanked the Dutch police at the scene for their quick actions and for saving their lives as well as later support they received from police units and hospital staff. The US Embassy asked that the privacy of the victims be respected.


2018 Amsterdam stabbing attack, Trial
The public prosecutor demanded 25 years imprisonment for two attempted murders with terrorist intent. Describing the attacks as ‘shocking’, the public prosecutor said that the impact had been enormous. ‘The random choice of victims is especially frightening,’ he said. ‘He has not shown any remorse and would even appear to be a little proud of what he did.' ' But I assure you', he continued, 'the Dutch government will never give in to terrorism. In this country, discussions are conducted with words, not with knives.’


2018 Amsterdam stabbing attack, Trial
The Amsterdam District Court found S. guilty of two attempted murders with terrorist intent and threatening three police officers, and sentenced him to 26 years and 8 months imprisonment.


2018 Anaheim mayoral election
The 2018 Anaheim mayoral election was held on November 6, 2018 to elect the mayor of Anaheim, California. It saw the election of Harry Sidhu. Sidhu is the first person of color to serve as mayor of Anaheim and the first Sikh to serve as the city's mayor.


2018 Anchorage earthquake
On November 30, 2018, at 8:29 a.m. AKST (17:29 UTC), a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Anchorage in South Central Alaska. The earthquake's epicenter was near Point Mackenzie, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Anchorage, and occurred at a depth of 29 miles (47 km). It was followed six minutes later by a magnitude 5.7 aftershock centered 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north-northwest of the municipality. The earthquake could be felt as far away as Fairbanks.


2018 Anchorage earthquake
The National Tsunami Warning Center—itself located inside the quake zone, in Palmer, Alaska, 42 miles (68 km) northeast of Anchorage—issued tsunami warnings for nearby coastal areas, including Cook Inlet and the Kenai Peninsula, but they were lifted shortly after.


2018 Anchorage earthquake, Tectonic setting
Southern Alaska lies at the eastern end of the Aleutian Trench, where the Pacific Plate is subducting beneath the North American Plate. Near Anchorage, the plates are converging at a rate of 57 mm per year. The region has experienced severe earthquakes in the past, including several megathrust earthquakes. The 1964 earthquake, with a magnitude of 9.2, was the largest earthquake in American history and the second largest to ever be recorded anywhere in the world. Though earthquakes are common in Alaska, they often occur out at sea. This earthquake is more similar to the 2001 Nisqually earthquake located near Tacoma, Washington, than to the 1964 megathrust earthquake.


2018 Anchorage earthquake, Earthquake
The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1 on the moment magnitude scale using a centroid moment tensor inversion of the W-phase. The focal mechanism shows that the earthquake was a result of normal faulting. A fault dipping at 29° towards the east gives the best match to the observed seismic waveforms. The depth and mechanism are consistent with faulting within the down-going Pacific Plate. This implies that the earthquake was an intraslab earthquake within that plate, rather than at the plate boundary between the Pacific and North American Plates beneath the Anchorage area. This is a different mechanism than megathrust faults in the region, which do occur on the plate boundary itself. This faulting in the Pacific Plate is caused by downward bending while the plate is being forced under Alaska.


2018 Anchorage earthquake, Aftershocks
Over 80 aftershocks of various magnitudes were recorded throughout the day, with at least three having magnitudes greater than 5.0. By December 3, 170 aftershocks with a magnitude over 3.0 had been noted. Two more aftershocks hit on February 6, the first with a magnitude of 4.1, and the second coming 23 minutes later with a magnitude of 3.7. Aftershocks were expected to continue for around 300 days after the mainshock.


2018 Anchorage earthquake, Damage
Severe damage to several buildings and a highway overpass near Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport was reported. There were no fatalities, but at least 117 people were injured, mostly for minor injuries such as cuts, bruises or anxiety. Some suffered broken bones, and one resident suffered serious smoke inhalation while trying to put out a post-quake fire at his home. The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District reported that all students were safe.


2018 Anchorage earthquake, Damage
Landings at three airports were temporarily affected by the earthquake: the Ted Stevens International Airport, Merrill Field Airport and Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson. The Anchorage Police Department reported major infrastructure damage across the city. Liquefaction was reported. Several traffic lights were knocked down, bringing traffic to a halt. Many roads were also damaged. The Glenn Highway was damaged to the point where officials stated it would likely take a long time to repair. A ramp connecting Minnesota Drive to area streets collapsed, as well as the surrounding hillside.


2018 Anchorage earthquake, Damage
A driver in an SUV who was on the section of destroyed highway was stranded, but uninjured. The Alaska Railroad had to suspend all operations due to severe damage at their operations center and unknown condition of tracks. The operators of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline shut the system down as a precaution; however, they reported that there is no known damage to the pipeline and it later resumed service.


2018 Anchorage earthquake, Damage
The newsroom studio of KTVA in Anchorage (then affiliated with CBS) was heavily damaged, but the channel remained on the air. The Alaska Airlines Center, a large sports complex on the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) campus, flooded due to broken fire sprinkler pipes. Several trophy cases were also damaged. UAA's older Wells Fargo Sports Complex suffered similar damage. In South Anchorage, Dimond High School had ceiling tiles and other debris littering the floor throughout the campus. Most schools in the Anchorage School District suffered damage.


2018 Anchorage earthquake, Damage
Along with Dimond High, Colony Middle, Colony High and Bartlett High School were also heavily damaged. Colony Middle School suffered damage to ceiling tiles, water pipes, and lights and was being evaluated for structural damage. During the earthquake, a student suffered a broken wrist, and a custodian was injured by breaking glass at area schools. Several branches in the Anchorage Public Library system sustained damage. Numerous books were knocked off the shelves, which took days to clean up. Structural damage was noted in some locations. In the Anchorage community of Eagle River, at least one home collapsed during the earthquake. One man in the home, whose spouse was at work, was able to escape with several pets.


2018 Anchorage earthquake, Damage
There was also heavy damage in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley (Mat-Su), north of Anchorage. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District reported that Houston Middle School, located in the town of Houston, was severely damaged, and students were forced to merge with their high school for the remainder of the year. Five other Mat-Su schools took over a week to reopen. Colony Middle School students were the last to return to learning.


2018 Anchorage earthquake, Damage
Significant damage was also done to roads in the Mat-Su. Among the most heavily damaged roads were the Palmer-Wasilla Highway, Pittman Road, Point MacKenzie Road and Vine Road. Suffering the worst damage was Vine Road, a section of which buckled and became impassable. In addition, Matanuska Electric Association reported that 46,000 customers were left without electricity immediately after the earthquake.


2018 Anchorage earthquake, Damage
Overall, damage in Anchorage was estimated to be at least US$30 million, including $10 million to repair pipes, and $10 million in public facilities. Damage estimates to the Anchorage School District ranged from $25 to $50 million.


2018 Anchorage earthquake, Response
A federal disaster was declared shortly after the earthquake and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) deployed personnel from the state emergency operations center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to conduct relief operations.


2018 Anchorage earthquake, Response
Alaska Governor Bill Walker said "It's been a 7.2 earthquake, but our response was a 10."


2018 Anchorage earthquake, Response
Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz likewise declared a state of emergency for his city, and requested both state and federal assistance. The local public bus system, People Mover, ended service for the day following the earthquake. The city announced that regular bus service would resume the following day, and would be free of charge for the two days following the earthquake to help city residents get around on damaged roads.


2018 Anchorage earthquake, Response
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities moved quickly to inspect bridges and begin road repairs. Despite not normally paving during winter, area asphalt plants were restarted and within days sufficient repairs were made to reopen several heavily damaged roads.


2018 Anchorage earthquake, Response
President Donald Trump stated on Twitter, "To the Great people of Alaska. You have been hit hard by a 'big one.' Please follow the directions of the highly trained professionals who are there to help you. Your Federal Government will spare no expense. God Bless you ALL!"


2018 Anchorage mayoral election
The 2018 Anchorage mayoral election was held on April 3, 2018, to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. It saw reelection of incumbent mayor Ethan Berkowitz.


2018 Anchorage mayoral election
Since Berkowitz obtained 55% in the initial round, more than the 45% plurality required, no runoff was necessitated.


2018 Andalusian regional election
The 2018 Andalusian regional election was held on Sunday, 2 December 2018, to elect the 11th Parliament of the autonomous community of Andalusia. All 109 seats in the Parliament were up for election.


2018 Andalusian regional election
As a result of the previous election, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A) was able to retain power after obtaining confidence and supply support from Citizens (Cs), with such alliance enduring President Susana Díaz's defeat in the 2017 PSOE leadership election. The PSOE–Cs agreement broke up in September 2018 after Cs withdrew their support from Díaz's government, prompting Díaz to announce the Parliament's dissolution on 8 October and call a snap election for 2 December 2018.


2018 Andalusian regional election
Registered turnout was the second lowest in any Andalusian regional election, only behind that of 1990. The PSOE–A remained the most voted party but suffered an unforeseen setback, dropping from 47 to 33 seats. A far-right party, Vox, gained parliamentary representation in a regional parliament in Spain for the first time since the country's return to democracy, benefiting from a collapse in the People's Party (PP) vote which saw it nearly tied in votes with Cs.


2018 Andalusian regional election
For the first time in the electoral history of Andalusia, right-of-centre parties commanded an absolute majority of seats in the Parliament of Andalusia, allowing a non-Socialist government to take power in the region after 36 years of uninterrupted PSOE rule. Subsequently, PP and Cs formed a coalition government with Vox support, electing Juan Manuel Moreno as its president.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The Parliament of Andalusia was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Andalusia, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution of 1978 and the regional Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Andalusia and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Additionally, Andalusians abroad were required to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado). The 109 members of the Parliament of Andalusia were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Seville, with each being allocated an initial minimum of eight seats and the remaining 45 being distributed in proportion to their populations (provided that the number of seats in each province did not exceed two times that of any other).


2018 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The use of the D'Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Election date
The term of the Parliament of Andalusia expired four years after the date of its previous election, unless it was dissolved earlier. The election decree was required to be issued no later than the twenty-fifth day prior to the date of expiry of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of the Regional Government of Andalusia (BOJA), with election day taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication barring any date within from 1 July to 31 August.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Election date
The previous election was held on 22 March 2015, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 22 March 2019. The election decree was required to be published in the BOJA no later than 26 February 2019, with the election taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication, setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Sunday, 21 April 2019.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Election date
The president had the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of Andalusia and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process and that dissolution did not occur before one year had elapsed since the previous one. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Election date
Throughout the first half of 2018, opinion settled among opposition parties that Díaz would call a snap election by October–November 2018, several months ahead of schedule.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Election date
On 3 July, ABC hypothesized on the actual chances of an early election taking place, dubbing it as a real possibility after considering that Díaz would seek to capitalize on the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)'s growing popularity in opinion polls, hoping to benefit from the disarray within the People's Party (PP) ranks—resulting from its national leadership contest—and Citizens (Cs)'s inability to react after the motion of no confidence which ousted Mariano Rajoy's government from power. During the summer of 2018, it transpired that Susana Díaz was considering to call an autumn election for 28 October.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Election date
In early September it was commented that the date would be delayed until either 18 or 25 November, After Cs officially withdrew its confidence and supply support from the government on 7 September, leaving the PSOE in minority, 2 or 16 December became the more likely dates for the election to be held. On 8 October, Susana Díaz announced the Parliament's dissolution and confirmed 2 December as the regional election date.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Parliamentary composition
The Parliament of Andalusia was officially dissolved on 9 October 2018, after the publication of the dissolution decree in the Official Gazette of the Regional Government of Andalusia. The tables below show the composition of the parliamentary groups in the chamber at the time of dissolution.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Parties and candidates
The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Parties and candidates
Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:


2018 Andalusian regional election, Timetable
The key dates are listed below (all times are CET) instead):


2018 Andalusian regional election, Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 55 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Andalusia.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Aftermath, Results analysis
As a result of the election, the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A) suffered a severe setback, plummeting in traditional strongholds where abstention rates skyrocketed and underperforming all opinion polls published throughout the campaign. Together with the left-wing Forward Andalusia (AA) alliance, which failed to garner the combined support of Podemos and United Left (IULV–CA) at the 2015 election, it commanded just 50 seats, five short of a majority, bringing the Socialists on the verge of losing the Regional Government after 36 years of uninterrupted rule.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Aftermath, Results analysis
On the other hand, Citizens (Cs) and Vox capitalized on the People's Party (PP)'s decay, with Vox winning an outstanding—and unexpected—12 seats in the Parliament of Andalusia, making it the fifth largest party in the region (the third in the constituency of Almería, where it far exceeded the most optimistic of expectations). Together, right-of-centre parties commanded 59 out of the 109 seats in parliament. Concurrently, Vox's result signalled the first time a far-right party had won seats in a regional parliament in Spain since the country's return to democracy, following the death of longtime dictator Francisco Franco in 1975.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Aftermath, Results analysis
The election was also notable for the negative electoral performances of PSOE and PP, the worst for both of them in the Spanish democratic period: the PSOE–A lost 400,000 votes, 7.4 points of the share and 14 seats compared to 2015, whereas the PP lost a further 300,000, 6 points and 7 seats over their already dwindling results.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Aftermath, Results analysis
Comparisons to previous elections were even bleaker: since 2008, each party had lost around 1 million votes, 20 points and over 20 seats, with PSOE and PP at barely half of the share they had commanded in the 2004 and 2012 elections, respectively. Together, the two previously dominant parties in Andalusia garnered around 49% of the share and 54% of seats.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Aftermath, Results analysis
Analysts and journalists were divided on the causes behind the PSOE's downfall. Some attributed it to discontent with the Sánchez government and his policy of seeking the parliamentary support of pro-Catalan independence parties in the Congress of Deputies after the vote of no confidence which ousted Mariano Rajoy from the central government, which would have prompted a high turnout from right-wing voters.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Aftermath, Results analysis
Others, on the other hand, attributed it mostly to Susana Díaz's ruling style in Andalusia: high unemployment and rampant corruption, discontent with her government's management of the education and health services in the region, her role in the ousting of Pedro Sánchez in 2016, the subsequent PSOE's abstention to allow for Rajoy's investiture and her foiled attempt to become PSOE leader in 2017 were also said to have played a major role in the low PSOE voter turnout, together with a deep disenchantment and fatigue with the PSOE's 36-year spell in the Regional Government of Andalusia. Concurrently, the fragmentation within the centre-right to right-wing electorate was also noted as a remarkable event, as the PP's decades-long, unquestioned dominance over such spectrum came to an end.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Aftermath, Reactions
After results were known, regional and national PP leaders Juan Manuel Moreno and Pablo Casado hinted to an alliance of right-wing forces—including Vox—in order to expel the PSOE from the Regional Government. Concurrently, Cs leaders showed reticence to allying themselves with Vox, instead claiming their right to attempt to form a government of their own with PP and PSOE support "without ruling out any other options".


2018 Andalusian regional election, Aftermath, Reactions
Still incumbent President Susana Díaz urged for an alliance of democratic forces to form around her party in order to "build a firewall against the extreme right", but her chances of retaining power were regarded as slim. The PSOE leadership—headed by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Díaz's long-time party rival—was not expected to support Díaz's continuity at the helm of the party in Andalusia if she was not able to maintain the Regional Government, while concurrently ruling out giving support to any hypothetical Cs government. Díaz ruled out a resignation as she "had won [the election]", reasserting her will to continue leading the PSOE–A and attempt forming a government with the support of any of the other parties but Vox.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Aftermath, Reactions
Pedro Sánchez's first public reaction to the results was to assert that his government "will continue to promote a regenerative and pro-EU project for Spain. The results in Andalusia reinforce our commitment to defend the Constitution and democracy against fear". On 3 December, the day after the election, thousands gathered throughout the streets of several Andalusian capitals to protest "against fascist policies", after Vox's entry into parliament and its prospective influence in a new Andalusian government.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Aftermath, Reactions
Within a few days from the election, both PP and Cs candidates, Juan Manuel Moreno and Juan Marín clashed on the issue of who should lead the Regional Government. The PP warned Marín that failing to support Moreno would mean a new regional election, anticipating that it would lead to a massive mobilization of PSOE–A voters who had abstained.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Aftermath, Reactions
The Cs leadership showed a willingness to enter negotiations with PP if it was to elect Marín as president, but the party was weary of having to rely on the support of far-right Vox and instead kept their offer for an—unlikely—support or abstention from the PSOE. The possibility that Vox could have an influence in any future government divided Podemos: the national leadership did not rule out easening a Cs government with PSOE support, whereas regional leader Teresa Rodríguez voiced her explicit opposition to such scenario.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Aftermath, Government formation
Throughout December 2018, PP and Cs started negotiations for a prospective centre-right coalition government between the two parties, which would depend on Vox's external support. Cs ultimately agreed to support Moreno as regional president in exchange for 50% of the regional ministries and the leadership of the Parliament of Andalusia, which on 27 December resulted in Cs's Marta Bosquet becoming only the second non-PSOE speaker of the Parliament of Andalusia.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Aftermath, Government formation
While Vox supported Bosquet, the party announced such a support did not imply they would automatically support a PP–Cs government without them being called into a formal negotiation with the two parties, which Cs refused to concede. Both PP and Cs had been negotiating a formal agreement made of 90 core proposals, some of which—such as their promise to fully apply gender equality laws or the approval of various measures aimed at violence against women-prevention—went against Vox's own electoral manifesto. Cs warned that such a document was not negotiable and that it would constitute the basis for any prospective agreement with Vox, whereas PP's Pablo Casado showed a willingness to make some concessions to Vox in exchange for support and agreed to bring the far-right party into the negotiations.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Aftermath, Government formation
On 8 January 2019, Vox published a list of 19 demands in exchange for supporting a centre-right government, including cuts in the regional self-government, a repeal of regional legislation affording special protection to women and LGTBI groups, and the creation of new laws to protect bullfighting, hunting and "popular culture and traditions", as well as the deportation of 52,000 undocumented migrants and the elimination of public subsidies for "supremacist feminism" and for "Islamic associations". Both Cs and leading PP figures were reportedly shocked at the party's demands, which they saw as "unnaceptable" and "unnegotiable".


2018 Andalusian regional election, Aftermath, Government formation
Such demands, but also Casado's attempts to sympathize with Vox's stances, caused a particular outcry within the PP's most moderate ranks—which regarded Vox's positions as outrageous— but Casado's leadership sought to keep on the negotiation with Vox nonetheless and called for the critics to not intervene. This advice went unheeded as an increasing number of PP regional leaders joined in their open criticism of Vox's demands.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Aftermath, Government formation
The Government of France of Emmanuel Macron, European ally of Cs leader Albert Rivera, was reported to be closely following the government formation process in Andalusia and warned, ahead of the 2019 European Parliament election, that allying with far-right parties could not be a choice. Amid mounting criticism, it was reported throughout the afternoon of 9 January that PP and Cs, on the one hand, and PP and Vox, on the other, had reached separate agreements to elect Juan Manuel Moreno as new regional president.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Aftermath, Government formation
Vox was reported to have renounced their most controversial demands, specially those on gender equality, in order to reach an agreement. The PSOE–A initially announced that Susana Díaz would run for investiture and called for Cs to join "a democratic bloc" against the far-right, whereas Adelante Andalucía showed a willingness to support any alternative candidate to prevent a Vox-influenced government. However, after the PP–Cs and PP–Vox agreements were formally confirmed, Díaz declined to attempt investiture and announced that she would lead the opposition to the new regional government. As a result, the date for Moreno's investiture was set for 15 and 16 January.


2018 Andalusian regional election, Aftermath, Government formation
As a result of the investiture vote, Moreno was elected as new president of Andalusia, being sworn in on 18 January 2019. On 21 January, Moreno unveiled the composition of his new government, formed by 6 PP regional ministers—aside from himself—and 5 Cs members, with Cs leader Juan Marín being appointed as vice president.


2018 Angelique Kerber tennis season
The 2018 Angelique Kerber tennis season officially began on 30 December 2017 with the start of the 2018 Hopman Cup. Angelique Kerber entered the season as the No. 21 ranked player in the world.


2018 Angelique Kerber tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Hopman Cup
Kerber began her season at the Hopman Cup paired with Alexander Zverev. At the group stage she defeated Elise Mertens, Genie Bouchard and Daria Gavrilova all in straight sets, helping Germany to reach the final at this tournament. At the final stage she defeated Belinda Bencic, but they lost at the doubles match in straight sets.


2018 Angelique Kerber tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Sydney Open
Next tournament was the Sydney Open. She defeated Lucie Šafářová, despite being two match points in the second set, the no. 2 seed Venus Williams,Dominika Cibulková, qualifier Camila Giorgi and Daria Gavrilova. In the final match she faced Ashleigh Barty and went to win the title, defeating her 6–4, 6–4, claiming her first title since 2016 US Open.


2018 Angelique Kerber tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Australian Open
Her next tournament was the Australian Open. She was 21st seed. She defeated Anna-Lena Friedsam in straight sets. She then beat Donna Vekic, the former Australian Open champion and the world no.1 Maria Sharapova in straight sets. She went on to defeat Hsieh Su-Wei in the 4th round in three sets and former world No. 7 Madison Keys in the quarter-finals, in straight sets. She faced the world No. 1 Simona Halep in the semi-finals. In the 3rd set she saved 3 match points. However, she felt down at the 9–7. After Australian Open, she returned to top ten.


2018 Angelique Kerber tennis season, Year in detail, Early hard court season and Australian Open, Qatar Total Open
Kerber then played the Qatar Open, where she received a bye in the opening round. At the second and third round she defeated Samantha Stosur and Johanna Konta respectively. In quarterfinals, she faced the no. 1 seed Caroline Wozniacki, whom she lost in three sets.


2018 Angola Handball Super Cup
The 2018 Angola Handball Super Cup (12th edition) was contested by Primeiro de Agosto, as the 2017 league champion and Interclube, the 2017 cup winner. Interclube won its 6th title.


2018 Angola Handball Super Cup
The 2018 Women's Super Cup (12th edition) was contested by Primeiro de Agosto, the 2017 women's league champion and Petro de Luanda, the 2016 cup winner. Petro Atlético was the winner, making it is's 10th title.


2018 Antalya Open
The 2018 Antalya Open (also known as the Turkish Airlines Open Antalya for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on grass courts. It was the 2nd edition of the event, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Kaya Palazzo Resort in Belek, Antalya Province, Turkey, from June 24–30.


2018 Antalya Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Antalya Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2018 Antalya Open – Doubles
Robert Lindstedt and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi were the defending champions, but Lindstedt chose to compete in Eastbourne instead. Qureshi played alongside Jean-Julien Rojer, but lost in the first round to Roman Jebavý and Julio Peralta.


2018 Antalya Open – Doubles
Marcelo Demoliner and Santiago González won the title, defeating Sander Arends and Matwé Middelkoop in the final, 7–5, 6–7(6–8), [10–8].


2018 Antalya Open – Singles
Yūichi Sugita was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Pierre-Hugues Herbert.


2018 Antalya Open – Singles
Damir Džumhur won the title after defeating Adrian Mannarino 6–1, 1–6, 6–1 in the final.


2018 Antalya Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2018 Antiguan constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Antigua and Barbuda on 6 November 2018, the first referendum in the country's history. The proposed constitutional amendment, which ultimately failed to pass, would have made the Caribbean Court of Justice the final court of appeal, replacing the London-based Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. A quorum of 66.6 % of the valid votes in favour was required for the amendment to be approved.


2018 Antiguan constitutional referendum
Grenada also held a referendum on joining the CCJ on the same day; that vote also failed to pass.


2018 Antiguan constitutional referendum, Question
Voters were asked to respond YES or NO to the following question:


2018 Antiguan constitutional referendum, Results
The final vote tally gave totals of 8,509 for the amendment and 9,234 against. Turnout was 33.6% of the electorate.


2018 Antiguan general election
General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 21 March 2018 to elect members to House of Representatives of the 16th Antigua and Barbuda Parliament. Each of the 17 constituencies elected one Member of Parliament (MP).


2018 Antiguan general election
The governing Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party led by Gaston Browne was returned to power, winning 15 of the 17 seats, increasing their majority by one seat. The United Progressive Party, the official opposition, led by Harold Lovell, was reduced to a single seat and Lovell failed to be elected.


2018 Antiguan general election, Electoral system
The 17 elected members of the House of Representatives were elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting; 16 of the seats were allocated for the island of Antigua and one for the island of Barbuda. Barbudan electors were required to travel to Antigua to vote as a result of the aftermath of hurricane Irma.


2018 Antiguan general election, Campaign
A total of 53 candidates contested the elections, representing seven parties. The Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party nominated a full slate of 17 candidates. The United Progressive Party nominated candidates only on the island of Antugua due to an electoral pact with the Barbuda People's Movement which stood only on the island of Barbuda. Together they fielded a candidate in every seat. The Democratic National Alliance (13) were the only other party to contest more than half the seats. The Antigua Barbuda True Labour Party and Go Green for Life both had two candidates, while the Barbuda People's Movement (affiliated to the United Progressive Party) and Missing Link VOP had a single candidate. A single independent candidate, Attorney-at-law Ralph Francis, contested the seat of Barbuda.


2018 Antiguan general election, Campaign
Prime Minister Gaston Browne dissolved parliament fifteen months early. The main issues were the re-building and response to the 2017 Hurricane season, the Barbudan communal land ownership law, tourism resorts notably the Sandals Resorts, and a bribery scandal involving Browne.


2018 Antrim Senior Football Championship
The 2018 Antrim Senior Football Championship is the 117th official edition of Antrim GAA's premier club gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Antrim. 12 teams compete with the winners receiving the Padraig McNamee Cup and representing Antrim in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The Antrim championship has a straight knock-out format.


2018 Antrim Senior Football Championship
St. Brigid's returned to the senior championship in 2018 after a one year exodus.


2018 Antrim Senior Football Championship
Lámh Dhearg were the defending champions after they defeated St. John's in the 2017 final.


2018 Antrim Senior Football Championship
St. Joseph's Glenavy were relegated after finishing 12th respectively in the S.F.L.


2018 Antrim Senior Football Championship
On 21 October 2018, Erin's Own Cargin claimed their 8th S.F.C. when defeating Creggan Kickhams 0-5 to 0-4 in the final at Ahoghill.


2018 Antrim Senior Football Championship, Round 1
8 of the 12 senior clubs play in this round. The 4 winners and the 4 teams who received byes compete in the Quarter-Finals. The 4 losing teams exit the championship.


2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
The 2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers were led by sixth-year head coach Scott Satterfield and played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium. They competed as a member of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to be co-champions of the East Division with Troy.


2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
Due to their head-to-head win over Troy, they represented the East Division in the inaugural Sun Belt Championship Game where they defeated West Division champion Louisiana to become Sun Belt Champions for the third consecutive year and first time outright. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they defeated Middle Tennessee.


2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
On December 3, head coach Scott Satterfield resigned to become the head coach at Louisville. He finished at Appalachian State with a six year record of 51–24. Defensive line coach Mark Ivey led the Mountaineers in the New Orleans Bowl.


2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
On December 13, Appalachian State hired North Carolina State offensive coordinator Eliah Drinkwitz as their new head coach.


2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team, Previous season
The Mountaineers finished the 2017 season 9–4, 7–1 in Sun Belt play to earn a share of the Sun Belt championship for the second consecutive year. They received an invite to the Dollar General Bowl where they defeated Toledo for the second consecutive year in a bowl game.


2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team, Preseason, Sun Belt coaches poll
On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Mountaineers predicted to finish as champions of the East Division.


2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team, Preseason, Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams
The Mountaineers had seven players selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams. Defensive back Clifton Duck was selected as the preseason defensive player of the year.


2018 Arab Junior Athletics Championships
The 2018 Arab Junior Athletics Championships was the eighteenth edition of the international athletics competition for under-20 athletes from Arab countries. It took place between 19–22 April at the Baccalaureat School in Amman, Jordan. It was the second time that Jordan hosted the event after Amman in 2012. A total of 44 athletics events were contested, 22 for men and 22 for women.


2018 Arab League summit
The 2018 Arab League Summit (also known as the Dhahran Summit or Dammam Summit or Jerusalem summit) was the Arab League's 29th summit held in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, 15 April 2018. The Summit was initially expected to be held in Riyadh. A preparatory meeting was held in Riyadh on Thursday, 12 April 2018 which was presided over by the Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir. Foreign Ministers of the 22 countries attended the meeting.


2018 Arab League summit, Venue
The summit was announced to be held at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture which was constructed by Saudi Aramco and was opened in 2016.


2018 Arab League summit, Security Measures
As a security measure a number of roads were closed for traffic in the Dammam-Dhahran-Khobar region. It was also declared that all educational institutions would remain closed on Sunday.


2018 Arab League summit, Invitation to Qatar
Despite the blockade imposed on Qatar by Saudi Arabia and a number of other countries, an official invitation was sent to Qatar to attend the Summit. The Foreign Ministry of Qatar issued a statement that Qatar had accepted the invitation and would be attending the Summit. The Saudi Foreign Minister al-Jubeir announced that the Qatar diplomatic crisis would not be discussed at the Summit.


2018 Arab Swimming Championships
The 4th Arab Swimming Championships were held from 12 to 15 July 2018 in Radès, Tunisia at the Radès Olympic Pool.


2018 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2018 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourteenth round of the 2018 MotoGP season. It was held at the Ciudad del Motor de Aragón in Alcañiz on 23 September 2018.


2018 Archery World Cup
The 2018 Archery World Cup, also known as the Hyundai Archery World Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 13th edition of the international archery circuit organised annually by World Archery. The 2018 World Cup consisted of five events, and ran from 23 April to 30 September 2018.


2018 Archery World Cup, Calendar
The calendar for the 2018 World Cup, announced by World Archery.


2018 Arctic Race of Norway
The 2018 Arctic Race of Norway was a four-stage cycling stage race that took place in Norway between 16 and 19 August. It was the sixth edition of the Arctic Race of Norway and is rated as a 2.HC event as part of the UCI Europe Tour.


2018 Arctic Race of Norway, Teams
19 teams were invited to take part in the race. Five of these were UCI WorldTeams; 12 were UCI Professional Continental teams; four were UCI Continental teams. Each team was allowed to enter six riders, three teams only entered five, therefore the peloton at the start of the race was made up of 123 riders.


2018 Arctic Race of Norway, Stages, Stage 1
16 August 2018 – Vadsø to Kirkenes, 184 km (114 mi)


2018 Arctic Race of Norway, Stages, Stage 2
17 August 2018 – Tana to Kjøllefjord, 195 km (121 mi)


2018 Arctic Race of Norway, Stages, Stage 3
18 August 2018 – Honningsvåg to Hammerfest, 194 km (121 mi)


2018 Arctic Race of Norway, Stages, Stage 4
19 August 2018 – Kvalsund to Alta, 145.5 km (90.4 mi)


2018 Arctic Race of Norway, Classifications
The race included four main classifications: the general classification, the points classification, the mountains classification and the youth classification. There was also an award for the most aggressive rider on each stage and a team classification.


2018 Arctic Winter Games
The 2018 Arctic Winter Games, officially known with the slogan "Find Your Power!!! ", is a winter multi-sport event which took place in  the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, between  18–24 March 2018.


2018 Arctic Winter Games
The Arctic Winter Games is the world's largest multisport and cultural event for young people of the Arctic. The Games is an international biennial celebration of circumpolar sports and culture held for a week, each time with a different nation or region as the host. AWG celebrates sports, social interaction and culture. The Games contributes to creating an awareness on cultural diversity, and develops athletes to participate in the competitions with the focus on fair play. The Games binds the Arctic countries together and includes traditional games such as Arctic sports and Dené games.


2018 Arctic Winter Games
Around 1,400 athletes from nine teams participated in the games. Around 4,000 people in total took part in the Arctic Winter Games, including all competitors and participants in sports and cultural events.


2018 Arctic Winter Games, Organization
The 2018 Arctic Winter Games were set in Hay River and Fort Smith. Todd Shafer was chosen as general manager of the host society and Greg Rowe as president.


2018 Arctic Winter Games, Organization, Marketing
2018's mascot was a Snowy owl named "Kechi". Out of 80 different suggestions for the design of the mascot competition, the snowy owl won and was appointed by the steering committee.


2018 Arctic Winter Games, Organization, Participants
Nine contingents participated in the 2018 Arctic Winter Games. The amount of athletes sent by each contingent is shown in parenthesis in the list below.


2018 Arctic Winter Games, Venues
The 2018 games were held at various sports venues, schools and facilities in Fort Smith, Hay River and the K'atl'odeeche First Nation.


2018 Arctic Winter Games, The Games, Sports
251 events in 19 sport disciplines were scheduled in the 2018 Arctic Winter Games program. Curling, dog mushing, figure skating, gymnastics and short track speed skating all returned to the programme after their absence in 2016. 3 skiing sports were held, with biathlon, cross-country skiing and snowboarding. 2 snowshoe events were held, with snowshoe biathlon and snowshoeing. 2 racquet sports were held, with badminton and table tennis. 2 skating events were held, those being figure skating and short track speed skating. Team sports held were basketball, futsal, ice hockey, volleyball and curling. Traditional Inuit sports were also held, with Arctic sports, Dene games, dog mushing and wrestling, the latter also including events for traditional wrestling. Also held was gymnastics.


2018 Arctic Winter Games, The Games, Sports
Alpine skiing was removed from the sports programme due to a lack of facilities.


2018 Arctic Winter Games, Culture
The Arctic Winter Games celebrates culture and creates in the participants an awareness of cultural similarities and dissimilarities. Cultural exchange and social interaction are important parts of the Games. Each participating contingent contributes with performances in dance, song, music, plays or art. These cultural events reflect the traditional as well as the modern cultures of the Arctic. Several shows, exhibitions and workshops were available throughout the games.


2018 Arctic Winter Games, Hodgson Trophy
At each Arctic Winter Games, the AWG International Committee presents the Hodgson Trophy to the contingent whose athletes best exemplify the ideals of fair play and team spirit. Team members also receive a distinctive pin in recognition of their accomplishment. The Alaskan team and delegation won the Hodgson Trophy at the 2018 Arctic Winter Games.


2018 Arema F.C. season
The 2018 Arema F.C. season is Arema's 31st competitive season. The club will compete in Indonesia League 1, Piala Indonesia and Indonesia President's Cup. Arema Football Club a professional football club based in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. The season covers the period from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.


2018 Arema F.C. season
On 14 May 2018, with just one wins in the first 8 league games, manager Joko Susilo was sacked. His last game, one days earlier, ended in a 1–1 draw to PSM Makassar. The following day, assistant coach Milan Petrović was appointed as manager until the end of the season.


2018 Arema F.C. season, Squad information, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Arema F.C. season, Statistics, Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2018 Arena Football League season
The 2018 Arena Football League season was the 31st season in the history of the Arena Football League (AFL). Prior to the start of the season, the league contracted from five to four teams with one team folding, one going on hiatus, and one added expansion team. The 12-game regular season began on April 13 and ended on July 7.


2018 Arena Football League season, League business, League organization changes
The offseason was marked by uncertainty until the AFL and Arena Football League Players' Union reached a new deal on a four-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA), nearly doubling player compensation and expanding health insurance benefits, replacing the previous CBA, which had expired after the 2017 season. The deal was finally reached amid rumors that the season and league's existence were in jeopardy when the two sides were failing to negotiate through several proposals and supposed ultimatums.


2018 Arena Football League season, League business, League organization changes
On March 27, 2018, the AFL announced commissioner Scott Butera would be replaced by Randall Boe. During Butera's three seasons as commissioner, the league had decreased from 14 members in the 2014 season to four for the 2018 season.


2018 Arena Football League season, League business, Teams
On August 23, 2017, the week of ArenaBowl XXX, multiple sources revealed that the AFL planned to expand to Albany, New York, and Newark, New Jersey, for 2018. The Albany Empire was confirmed October 24, with the team owned by Hearst Communications executive George Randolph Hearst III and sharing non-football management with the Philadelphia Soul.


2018 Arena Football League season, League business, Teams
On November 28, the Cleveland Gladiators announced that they would have to take a two-year leave of absence while their arena, shared with its primary tenant the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, undergoes construction during the basketball offseason. The next month, the longest-tenured AFL team, with franchise roots to the inaugural AFL season, the Tampa Bay Storm, also suspended operations citing higher operating costs combined with lower revenues, but did not rule out returning in the future.


2018 Arena Football League season, League business, Teams
In February 2018, the 2018 season schedule was finalized with only the returning Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Washington teams and the expansion Albany team, but no Newark team, matching the size of the league in the original "demonstration season" in 1987.


2018 Arena Football League season, League business, Schedule and playoff changes
The 2018 season consisted of a 13-week schedule during which each team played 12 games and had one bye week. With only four participating members for the season, the schedule for each team decreased by two games, continuing the trend of shortened seasons since the 2015 season. All teams played each opponent four times. Expansion Albany played seven home games, Baltimore and Washington six, and defending champion Philadelphia had only five.


2018 Arena Football League season, League business, Schedule and playoff changes
At the end of the regular season, all teams participated in the ArenaBowl playoffs, in which the top seed faced the 4th seed while the 2nd seed faced the 3rd seed in a home and home series. The team in each series with the highest aggregate score advanced to the ArenaBowl. If the aggregate score in either series had been tied after the second game in the home-and-home semifinals, the game would have continued in the AFL's standard overtime format; this was not necessitated. While the semifinals consisted of two games in each pairing, ArenaBowl XXXI was still only one game.


2018 Arena Football League season, League business, Schedule and playoff changes
With one week remaining in the 2018 regular season and a then three-way tie for first, the league announced the ArenaBowl would be hosted by the semifinal winner with the higher average attendance through the season instead of using any tiebreakers or home field advantage based on records. However, once the semifinals were completed, the higher-seeded Baltimore Brigade, not the higher-attended Washington Valor, would host ArenaBowl XXXI as the Valor's home field, Capital One Arena, had already scheduled summer renovations to begin at that time.


2018 Argentina Open
The 2018 Argentina Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 21st edition of the ATP Buenos Aires event, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from February 12 through 18, 2018.


2018 Argentina Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Argentina Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2018 Argentina Open – Doubles
Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah were the two-time defending champions, but lost in the final to Andrés Molteni and Horacio Zeballos, 3–6, 7–5, [3–10].


2018 Argentina Open – Singles
Alexandr Dolgopolov was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began.


2018 Argentina Open – Singles
Dominic Thiem won the title, defeating Aljaž Bedene in the final, 6–2, 6–4.


2018 Argentina Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2018 Argentina Women's Hockey National Tournament
The 2018 Argentina Women's Hockey National Tournament was the 10th edition of the women's national tournament. It was held from 10 to 13 May 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.


2018 Argentina Women's Hockey National Tournament
Buenos Aires won the tournament for the fifth time after defeating Tucumán 2–0 in the final.


2018 Argentina Women's Hockey National Tournament, Squads
Players followed with a country flag are those involved in its senior national team.


2018 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2018 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 2018 MotoGP season. It was held at the Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo in Santiago del Estero on 8 April 2018. In the MotoGP class, Jack Miller scored his first MotoGP pole position. The race started on wet tyres, and drivers were obliged to swap bikes to slick tyres mid-race in the flag-to-flag rule.


2018 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix
Cal Crutchlow took Honda's 750th victory and became the first non-factory rider to lead the championship since Sete Gibernau in the 2004 Catalan Grand Prix, as well as the first British rider to lead the championship since Barry Sheene in 1979. Repsol Honda failed to score for the first time since the previous year's event. Marc Márquez and Valentino Rossi collided in the closing stages, with Márquez receiving a 30-second time penalty for his incident with Rossi after the race.


2018 Ariel stabbing
On 5 February 2018, 29-year-old Rabbi Itamar Ben Gal from Har Brakha, was stabbed to death at the Ariel Junction, near the West Bank Israeli settlement and city of Ariel. The assailant had escaped from the scene, but was arrested following a six-week manhunt. A protester was killed during a violent demonstration against searching for the suspect.


2018 Ariel stabbing, Incident
The attack occurred at a bus stop at the Ariel Junction, on Highway no. 5. An Israeli civilian was attacked by a man who stabbed him multiple times in the upper body.


2018 Ariel stabbing, Incident
The perpetrator is said to have decided to kill a Jew during an argument with a policeman at a road junction near Ariel. He purchased two knives, each 27-centimeters-long, at a store in Nablus, and returned to the junction. There, he identified Rabbi Ben Gal as a Jew due to the fact that he was wearing a kippah. He attacked Ben Gal, and gave chase when Ben Gal ran away. The perpetrator was stopped from pursuing his victim when he was struck by a passing car.


2018 Ariel stabbing, Perpetrator
Abed al-Karim Adel Assi (alt. Abd al-Hakim Asi), a 19 year-old Israeli Arab resident of Jaffa, was behind the attack. His parents are separated. Assis' father lives in Nablus; his mother lives in Haifa. Assis is known to have resided at one time in a home for at-risk youth and to have received social services aid over the years.


2018 Ariel stabbing, Manhunt
During the manhunt for Assi, there were clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian rioters in the city of Nablus, and the Palestinian Health Ministry reported that a Palestinian man, Khaled Tayeh, died.


2018 Ariel stabbing, Legal proceedings
Assi was indicted for murder and charged with selecting his victim because he was a Jew.


2018 Arizona Attorney General election
The 2018 Arizona Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Arizona.


2018 Arizona Attorney General election
Incumbent Attorney General Mark Brnovich won re-election to a second term, defeating former Arizona Department of Health Services Director January Contreras Primaries took place on August 28, 2018.


2018 Arizona Attorney General election, Democratic primary
January Contreras, former director of Arizona Department of Health Services and senior advisor to former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, won the Democratic primary unopposed.


2018 Arizona Attorney General election, Libertarian primary
Michael Kielsky, former Chair of the Arizona Libertarian Party, won the Libertarian nomination as a write-in candidate.


2018 Arizona Attorney General election, General election, Debate
One debate was hosted by Arizona PBS on October 10.


2018 Arizona Attorney General election, General election, Results
Brnovich won the general election by a 3.47% margin of victory.


2018 Arizona Bowl
The 2018 Arizona Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2018. It was the fourth edition of the Arizona Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Nova Home Loans mortgage broker company, the game was officially known as the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl.


2018 Arizona Bowl, Teams
The game was played between Nevada from the Mountain West Conference and Arkansas State from the Sun Belt Conference. In prior games between the two programs, Nevada held a 3–2 lead in the series.


2018 Arizona Bowl, Teams, Arkansas State Red Wolves
On November 27, bowl organizers announced that Arkansas State would represent the Sun Belt Conference in the Arizona Bowl. The Red Wolves compiled an 8–4 record during the regular season, and were co-champion of the Sun Belt West Division along with the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, both of whom had 5–3 conference records.


2018 Arizona Bowl, Teams, Nevada Wolf Pack
Nevada received and accepted a bid to the Arizona Bowl on November 29. The Wolf Pack entered the bowl with a 7–5 record (5–3 in conference).


2018 Arizona Cardinals season
The 2018 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 99th in the National Football League, their 31st in Arizona, and their only season under head coach Steve Wilks. During the off-season, State Farm purchased the naming rights to the Cardinals' home stadium and it was renamed from University of Phoenix Stadium to State Farm Stadium. Although former head coach Bruce Arians retired before the season began, he came out of retirement on January 8, 2019 to become the new coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.


2018 Arizona Cardinals season
With a Week 14 loss to the Detroit Lions, the Cardinals had their first double digit loss season since 2012 and were eliminated from playoff contention for the third consecutive season. One highlight of the Cardinals' 2018 season was their first ever victory against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, which also resulted in the firing of Packers head coach Mike McCarthy after a nearly 13-year tenure. They finished the season 3–13, their worst record since 2000. The Cardinals also went 1–7 at home. Head coach Steve Wilks was fired the day after the season ended.


2018 Arizona Cardinals season
This was also the last full season under the ownership of Bill Bidwill, who died during the 2019 season.


2018 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Rosen's first start was a loss as the Seahawks kicked a game-winning field goal. The Cardinals started 0–4 for the first time since 1986 when they were in St. Louis. Coupled with wins by the Raiders and Texans, the Cardinals became the only winless team in the NFL.


2018 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. San Francisco 49ers
The Cardinals swept the 49ers for the fourth consecutive season.


2018 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Green Bay Packers
This was the first time the Cardinals defeated the Packers on the road since 1949 when the team was based in Chicago. It was also the first time they did so at Lambeau Field. After 12 years as head coach, Packers head coach Mike McCarthy was fired following this game.


2018 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: vs. Detroit Lions
Larry Fitzgerald passed Jerry Rice for most receptions with a single team in NFL history with 1,282 receptions.


2018 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: vs. Los Angeles Rams
With the loss, the Cardinals fell to 3-12 and finished 1-7 at home, their worst in franchise history


2018 Arizona Cardinals season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Seattle Seahawks
With the loss, the Cardinals ended their season at 3–13 and were swept by the Seahawks for the first time since 2014.


2018 Arizona Diamondbacks season
The 2018 Arizona Diamondbacks season was the franchise's 21st season in Major League Baseball and their 21st season at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona as members of the National League West Division. They were managed by Torey Lovullo in his second season with the Diamondbacks.


2018 Arizona Diamondbacks season
The Diamondbacks began the regular season on March 29 against the Colorado Rockies and finished the season on September 30 against the San Diego Padres. The D-backs were in first place in the NL West on April 1, May 1, July 1, August 1 and September 1, but missed the playoffs after a September collapse.


2018 Arizona Diamondbacks season
The Diamondbacks started the season with nine consecutive series wins, the first National League team to do so since the 1907 Cubs. On July 7, the D-backs broke the franchise record for runs scored in a single game when they beat the Padres 20-5.


2018 Arizona Diamondbacks season, Regular season
In 2018, the Diamondbacks introduced a bullpen car, making them the first MLB team to use one since the Milwaukee Brewers in 1995.


2018 Arizona Diamondbacks season, Regular season, Record vs. opponents
The October 1 tiebreaker games were regular-season games that are included here.


2018 Arizona Rattlers season
The 2018 Arizona Rattlers season is the twenty-sixth season for the professional indoor football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). Led by head coach Kevin Guy, the Rattlers play their home games at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.


2018 Arizona Secretary of State election
The 2018 Arizona Secretary of State election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Secretary of State of Arizona, concurrently with the election of Arizona's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.


2018 Arizona Secretary of State election
Incumbent Michele Reagan was first elected in 2014 and ran for re-election. She was defeated in the Republican primary by Steve Gaynor. State senator Katie Hobbs defeated Gaynor in the general election by a small margin, becoming the first Democratic Secretary of State since Richard Mahoney was elected in 1990.


2018 Arizona State Legislature election
The 2018 Arizona State Legislature elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. A primary election took place on August 28, 2018. Voters in all 30 legislative districts of the Arizona Legislature elected one state senator and two state representatives. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices, including for governor and the United States Senate.


2018 Arizona State Legislature election
Members to the State Senate are elected from the same legislative districts as members of the State House of Representatives; however, one Senator represents the constituency, while for the House there are two Representatives per district. In this election, each of the party leaders from both chambers retired, and were elected to different offices.


2018 Arizona State Legislature election, Close Races
State Senate Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:


2018 Arizona State Legislature election, Close Races
State House Seats where the margin of victory was under 5%:


2018 Arizona State Legislature election, Close Races, Early campaign
In June, a judge ruled that former state senator Don Shooter, who'd been removed from the chamber earlier in 2018, could remain on the ballot for the Yuma district even though Shooter briefly registered to vote in Phoenix.


2018 Arizona State Legislature election, Close Races, Early campaign
Independent district 28 senate candidate Mark Syms, husband of representative Maria Syms, was removed from the ballot after a Superior Court judge determined that his petitions contained over 900 forged voter signatures. This followed reports that incumbent district 28 state senator Kate Brophy McGee was supporting house candidate Kathy Petsas.


2018 Arizona State Legislature election, Close Races, Early campaign
The most competitive districts in the state included district 28, district 6, and district 18.


2018 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
The 2018 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first year head coach Herm Edwards and played their home games at Sun Devil Stadium. They were a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. The Sun Devils finished the season 7–6, 5–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place in the South Division. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they lost to Fresno State.


2018 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Previous season
The Sun Devils finished second in the Pac 12 South Division with a record of 7–6 overall and 6–3 in conference played. They were invited to the Sun Bowl, where they lost to NC State, 52–31. The Sun Devils also replaced head coach Todd Graham with new head coach Herm Edwards


2018 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Previous season, Offseason departures
ASU had 18 Graduates, 2 transfers, 1 left the team, 1 retired medically.


2018 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Preseason
On December 20, 2017, NCAA Football had its first ever early signing period, during which Arizona State signed nine recruits. On national signing day the Sun Devils received eight more high school recruits tipping off the signing period with a total of 17 high school recruits, four JUCO transfers and one transfer which totals 22 total recruits in the 2018 offseason.


2018 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Preseason, Incoming Transfers
Arizona State had four junior college transfers and one college transfer.


2018 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Preseason, Pac-12 Media Days
The 2018 Pac-12 media days started on July 25, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Herm Edwards (HC), N'Keal Harry (WR) & Manny Wilkins (QB) at Pac-12 Media Days. The Pac-12 media poll was released with the Sun Devils predicted to finish in last place at Pac-12 South division.


2018 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election
The 2018 Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, concurrently with the election of Arizona's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.


2018 Arizona Wildcats baseball team
The 2018 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games for the 7th season at Hi Corbett Field. The team was coached by Jay Johnson in his 3rd season at Arizona.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team
The 2018 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season marked the Wildcats's 119th season. They played their home games at the Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona (for the 90th year) and competed members of the South Division (8th season) in the Pac-12 Conference (41st overall season). They were led by first-year head coach Kevin Sumlin. The Wildcats finished the season 5–7 and did not qualify for a bowl game. They went 4–5 in Pac-12 play, tying USC for third place in the South Division.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Previous season
The 2017 Arizona Wildcats football team finished the regular season with a 7–5, 5–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place in the South Division. They were invited to the Foster Farms Bowl where they fell to Purdue, 35–38. Following the conclusion of his sixth season with the Wildcats, head coach Rich Rodriguez was fired.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Offseason, Offseason departures
The Wildcats have 17 senior graduates only graduated players noted until spring practice. As well as one junior who would choose to forgo their senior season in pursuit of an earlier NFL career. The Wildcats would lose four more players from the 2017 team due to various reasons. Notable departures from the 2017 squad included.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Offseason, Recruiting
On December 20, 2017, NCAA Football started the first ever early signing period which they signed 15 recruits. On the national signing day the Wildcats received 2 more high school recruits tipping off the signing period with a total of 20 high school recruits, 1 walk-on HS recruit, 2 JUCO transfers and 4 college transfers which totals 28 total recruits in the 2018 offseason.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Offseason, Incoming transfers
In addition to the 2018 recruiting class, Arizona add two JC transfer players from junior college and six transfer players from college, which includes eligible for the current season, to the 2018 roster:


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Offseason, Returning starters
Arizona returns 30 starters in 2018, including 15 on offense, 9 on defense, and 5 on special teams.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Offseason, Returning starters
† Indicates player was a starter in 2017 but missed all of 2018 due to injury.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Preseason, Pac-12 media poll
The 2018 Pac-12 media days are set for July 25, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Kevin Sumlin (Head coach), Khalil Tate (QB) & Colin Schooler (ILB) at Pac-12 media days. The Pac-12 media poll was released with the Wildcats predicted to finish in third place at Pac-12 South division.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Spring game
The 2018 Wildcats had spring practice on March 19, 2018. The 2018 Arizona football spring game will take place in Tucson, AZ on April 14, 2018 and time to be determined.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Schedule
Arizona announced its 2018 football schedule on November 16, 2017. The 2018 Wildcats' schedule consists of 7 home and 4 away games for the regular season. Arizona will host nine Pac-12 conference opponents California, Colorado, Oregon, USC and arch-rival Arizona State for the 91st annual Territorial Cup to close out the regular season and will travel to UCLA, Utah, Oregon State and Washington State. Arizona is not scheduled to play Pac-12 North opponents Stanford and Washington in the 2018 regular season. The Wildcats bye week comes during week 11 on November 10.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Schedule
Arizona's out of conference opponents represent the American and Big Sky conferences. The Wildcats will host two non–conference games which are against Southern Utah (first ever meeting) from the Big Sky and BYU (NCAA Division I FBS independent) and travel to Houston from the American.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Personnel, Coaching staff
Arizona's coaching staff has finalized as of February 22, 2018.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Personnel, Game summaries, BYU
To open up the 2018 season, Arizona hosted the BYU Cougars for the non-conference home opener in Tucson. Arizona lost the previous meeting in Glendale to BYU, 16–18. Arizona leads the all-time series with 12–10.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Personnel, Game summaries, at Houston
After losing to BYU to begin the season. Arizona traveled to Houston to face the Cougars. It was the second straight game that the Wildcats played an opponent that was nicknamed the Cougars. Arizona lost the previous meeting to Houston, 16–19 in Tucson last season. Arizona trails the all-time series by Houston with 1–2.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Personnel, Game summaries, Southern Utah
After playing Houston, Arizona hosted the Southern Utah Thunderbirds for third and final non-conference game of the season. This was the first ever meeting between the two schools. Arizona won to give Sumlin his first win as a Wildcat coach.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Personnel, Game summaries, at Oregon State
After defeating Southern Utah at home for Sumlin’s first win as coach, Arizona opened the Pac-12 regular season on the road at Corvallis against Oregon State. Arizona won the previous meeting over Oregon State 49–28 at Tucson last season. Arizona leads the all-time series over Oregon State at 23–15–1.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Personnel, Game summaries, USC
After winning its first Pac-12 game of the season against Oregon State on the road, Arizona faced USC in Arizona's family weekend game in Tucson. The Wildcats have lost four games in a row to the Trojans. UA lost 38–31 in 2013, 38–30 in 2015, and last previous meeting 49–35 at Los Angeles in 2017, and 28–26 at Tucson in 2014 in a close games. Arizona's last win in the series came in 2012 in Tucson. Arizona trails the all-time series by USC with 8–32.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Personnel, Game summaries, California
After losing against USC at home, Arizona played again at home facing California in Tucson. In the previous meeting, Arizona won over California 45–44 in double overtime in Berkeley and captured a 49–45 crazy comeback win in Tucson in 2014. Arizona leads the all-time series lead over California with 17–14–2. The Golden Bears have not defeated the Wildcats since 2009 and has not won in Tucson since 2004.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Personnel, Game summaries, California
The first half was a low-scoring affair. Arizona would score a pair of defensive touchdowns to get the win.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Personnel, Game summaries, at Utah
After defeating the California Golden Bears at home, Arizona traveled to Salt Lake City and faced the Utah Utes. The Wildcats lost the previous meeting to Utah 24–30 in last season at Tucson. Arizona last defeated the Utes in 2015 in Tucson and trails the all-time series by Utah, 19–22–2.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Personnel, Game summaries, at UCLA
After losing to Utah on the road, Arizona faced UCLA on the road at Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Arizona defeated the Bruins in the previous meeting 47–30 last season in Tucson. Arizona trails the all-time series by UCLA, 16–24–2.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Personnel, Game summaries, Oregon
Following its close loss to UCLA on the road, Arizona returned home against 19th-ranked Oregon in the homecoming game. The Ducks defeated the Wildcats 48–28 in the previous meeting on the road at Eugene. Arizona trails the all-time series to Oregon, 26–16.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Personnel, Game summaries, Colorado
After dominating Oregon in an upset win, the Wildcats remained at home against the Colorado Buffaloes in Tucson, AZ. In previous season, Arizona defeated Colorado 45–42 in Boulder in a game where quarterback Khalil Tate broke the NCAA single-game record for most rushing yards. Colorado won the previous meeting in Tucson, 49–24, in 2016. Arizona trails the all-time series to Colorado at 5–14.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Personnel, Game summaries, at Washington State
After their win over Colorado, the Wildcats traveled to Pullman to face eighth-ranked Washington State in their final road game of the season. Arizona defeated Washington State in Tucson in the previous year. After a 21–7 start, the Cougars’ powerful offense exploded for 34 second quarter points, leading 55–14 at halftime, and cruising to a 41-point victory.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Personnel, Game summaries, at Washington State
It was the second straight time that the Wildcats went to Washington State and lost by giving up 69 points (they were destroyed by a 69-7 score in 2016) and the third loss of the season to a team named the Cougars (they lost to BYU and Houston to start the year). Arizona leads the all-time series lead over Washington State at 27–17.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Personnel, Game summaries, Arizona State (Territorial Cup)
After after being blown out by Washington State on the road, Arizona closed out the season and faced its arch-rivals, the Arizona State Sun Devils, in the 92nd meeting of the "Territorial Cup" in Tucson. Arizona lost to ASU in the previous meeting in Tempe, 42–30. The Wildcats defeated the Sun Devils 56–35 in Tucson in 2016. Arizona leads the all-time series over ASU at 49–41–1.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Personnel, Game summaries, Arizona State (Territorial Cup)
This game featured one of the most biggest comebacks/collapses in Arizona football history. The Wildcats, needing a win to become bowl-eligible, dominated ASU for the first three quarters to lead 40–21 going into the fourth. However, Arizona, feeling like the game was over due to their 19-point lead, began to play conservatively by draining the clock, which led to being prone to turnovers, which seemed to motivate Arizona State. The Devils capitalized on the Wildcats’ errors and scored 20 points to take the lead with over three minutes left. The Wildcats drove down the field in the final minute to possibly regain but missed a field goal attempt and the Territorial Cup remained in the Phoenix area for another year. The Wildcats ended the season with a record of 5–7 (4–5 in Pac-12 play).


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Personnel, Game summaries, Arizona State (Territorial Cup)
Many fans blamed Sumlin and the coaching staff for the loss by calling more running plays than passing ones in the final quarter. Sumlin said that the team wanted to run the ball more to drain more time to keep the lead, but that doing so would lead to mistakes. He also believed that the loss affected the program, particularly in recruiting, which led to mixed results on the field and a period of futility, in which it became a factor in Sumlin’s firing after the 2020 season.


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Statistics, Offense
Note: G = Games played; ATT = Attempts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per carry; LG = Longest run; TD = Rushing touchdowns


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Statistics, Offense
Note: G = Games played; COMP = Completions; ATT = Attempts; COMP % = Completion percentage; YDS = Passing yards; TD = Passing touchdowns; INT = Interceptions; EFF = Passing efficiency


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Statistics, Offense
Note: G = Games played; REC = Receptions; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per catch; LG = Longest catch; TD = Receiving touchdowns


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Statistics, Defense
Note: G = Games played; Solo = Solo tackles; Ast = Assisted tackles; Total = Total tackles; TFL-Yds = Tackles for loss-yards lost; Sack = Sacks; INT = Interceptions; PD = Passes defended; FF = Forced fumbles; FR = Forced recoveries


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Statistics, Special teams
Note: G = Games played; PR = Punt returns; PYDS = Punt return yards; PLG = Punt return long; KR = Kick returns; KYDS = Kick return yards; KLG = Kick return long; TD = Total return touchdowns


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Statistics, Special teams
Note: G = Games played; FGM = Field goals made; FGA = Field goals attempted; LG = Field goal long; XPT = Extra points made; XPT ATT = XPT attempted; In20 = Kicking inside the 20; 20-29 = Kicking inside the 20-29; 30-39 = Kicking inside the 30-39; 40-49 = Kicking inside the 40-49; 50 = Kicking inside the 50; TP = Total points


2018 Arizona Wildcats football team, Statistics, Special teams
Note: G = Games played; P = Punts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average per punt; LG = Punt long; In20 = Punts inside the 20; TB = Touchbacks


2018 Arizona elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arizona on November 6, 2018. All of Arizona's executive offices were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and all of Arizona's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives. The Republican Party won the majority of statewide offices, albeit by much narrower margins than in previous elections (except for the governorship, which they won easily), while the Democratic Party picked up three statewide offices.


2018 Arizona elections, U.S. Senate
Incumbent Republican Jeff Flake was eligible to run for re-election to a second term. As a strong critic of President Donald Trump and remaining unpopular in the state, Flake announced in October 2017 that he will not seek re election.


2018 Arizona elections, U.S. Senate
President Trump and Republicans backed Martha McSally to succeed Flake. Kelli Ward, former State Senator and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016 also ran for the Republican nomination for the open seat.


2018 Arizona elections, U.S. Senate, Results
On the evening of Monday, November 12, 2018 McSally posted on her Twitter that she had spoken with Sinema and conceded. Sinema celebrated with supporters later that evening.


2018 Arizona elections, U.S. House of Representatives
Seven of nine incumbents in the United States House of Representatives ran for re-election in 2018, and all won. The primary elections took place on August 28, 2018. The general elections took place on November 6, 2018, and the open 2nd district flipped from Republican to Democratic.


2018 Arizona elections, Governor
Incumbent Republican Governor Doug Ducey won re-election to a second term.


2018 Arizona elections, Secretary of State
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Michele Reagan lost the nomination for a second term to Steve Gaynor, who lost the general election to Democratic state senator Katie Hobbs.


2018 Arizona elections, Attorney General
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich won re-election to a second term.


2018 Arizona elections, State Treasurer
Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Jeff DeWit announced on April 6, 2016 that he would not run for re-election to a second term as State Treasurer. DeWit resigned in April 2018 to become CFO of NASA and his replacement, Eileen Klein, announced that she would not be running for re-election.


2018 Arizona elections, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas ran for re-election to a second term and lost to Frank Riggs in a close five-way primary. Riggs lost to Democratic teacher Kathy Hoffman in the general election


2018 Arizona elections, Mine Inspector
Incumbent Republican Mine Inspector Joe Hart won re-election to a fourth term.


2018 Arizona elections, Corporation Commission
"Corporation Commissioners must only satisfy the standard requirements for all Arizona state officers, who must be at least 18 years old, a citizen of the United States and able to speak English." Two of the seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission are up for election, elected by plurality block voting.


2018 Arizona elections, Arizona State Legislature
All 30 members of the Arizona State Senate and all 60 members of the Arizona House of Representatives were up for election.


2018 Arizona gubernatorial election
The 2018 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of Arizona, concurrently with the election of Arizona's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.


2018 Arizona gubernatorial election
The primary was held on August 28. Despite considerably closer contests in other Arizona state elections, which included Democratic gains for U.S. Senate, Secretary of State, and Superintendent of Public Instruction, incumbent Republican Governor Doug Ducey won a second term, with a slightly increased majority from his 2014 win and the largest margin of victory of any statewide candidate on the ballot. This was the first Arizona gubernatorial election since 1990 in which the winner was of the same party as the incumbent president.


2018 Arizona teachers' strike
The 2018 Arizona teachers' strike was held from April 26–May 3, 2018 by 20,000 teachers to protest low pay and cuts to school funding. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey had approved a proposal giving a 20 percent raise to teachers by 2020, with a 9 percent raise in 2019; teachers rejected this proposal as it did not provide increased funding for schools themselves or raises for support staff. It coincided with a similar strike in neighboring Colorado.


2018 Arizona teachers' strike
The walkout occurred after similar actions in West Virginia and Oklahoma, and was the third in a wave of teachers' strikes in the United States. It was the first such action by teachers in Arizona.


2018 Arizona teachers' strike
The strike ended on May 3, 2018 when the Government of Arizona conceded to increase funding to increase salaries for support staff and to decrease student to counselor ratios.


2018 Arizona teachers' strike, Background
Teachers began holding "walk-ins" the week of April 9th, during which they protested in favor of increased funding while on school campuses, and discussed the reasons for the protests with parents and interested parties. Teachers also wore red to school to indicate solidarity. These protests were organized by Arizona Educators United, and were planned in part on social media.


2018 Arizona teachers' strike, Background
Arizona lawmakers originally offered teachers a 1 percent raise in 2018, with an additional 1 percent raise in 2019. Doug Ducey, the Arizona governor, further indicated that demands for a 20 percent raise were unlikely to be satisfied, and that there would be no increase in taxes to increase education spending.


2018 Arizona teachers' strike, Background
Contradicting his earlier statements, Ducey announced on April 13th that there would be a 20 percent raise for teachers in the form of a 10 percent raise in 2019 and a 10 percent raise in 2020, and that $1 billion in funding cut over the past decade would be restored. When announced, Ducey did not discuss how the increases would be funded. The announcement was met with skepticism from labor organizers.


2018 Arizona teachers' strike, Background, State of education funding in Arizona
Before the walkout, teachers' salaries in 2018 were between $8000 and $9000 lower than teachers' salaries in 1990, when adjusted for inflation. Wages for teachers in Arizona were some of the lowest in the United States, averaging $48,372 per year at the time. In 2017, Arizona ranked last of all fifty states for average elementary school pay, and second to last for teacher pay at the secondary level. Since the Great Recession, funding in the state had been cut by 14 percent. Cuts had been further exacerbated by the privatization trend in the state, which had led to job insecurity.


2018 Arizona teachers' strike, Walkout
Teachers voted on April 19 to begin a walkout on April 26. Of the 57,000 individuals who voted, 78 percent were in favor of a walkout. The decision to walk out was in part precipitated by an unstable plan to fund governor Ducey's proposal from earlier in April, which would have created a $265 million deficit after its rollout. During the walkout, teachers organized various events, both to discuss their motivations with the public and to guarantee students reliant on subsidized meals still received food.


2018 Arizona teachers' strike, Walkout
On May 1st, teachers agreed to end the walkout if Arizona lawmakers passed a new budget with both raises and increased spending on schools. The strike officially ended after the budget was passed on May 3rd.


2018 Arizona teachers' strike, Walkout, Demands
AEU demands include a 20 percent raise for all teachers and staff during the 2018-2019 school year, the return of funding to pre-Recession levels, and a decrease in class size to a student to teacher ratio of 23:1.


2018 Arizona teachers' strike, Walkout, Responses from state officials
Democratic legislators in the Arizona House endorsed the planned walkout. Rebecca Rios referred to it as "brave and righteous". Governor Ducey, on Twitter, condemned the results of the vote, expressing fears that students would be "...the ones who lose out..." if the walkout occurred.


2018 Arizona's 8th congressional district special election
A special election for Arizona's 8th congressional district was held in 2018 subsequent to the resignation of Republican U.S. Representative Trent Franks. Governor Doug Ducey called a special primary election for Tuesday, February 27, 2018, and a special general election for the balance of Franks' eighth term for Tuesday, April 24, 2018.


2018 Arizona's 8th congressional district special election
Republican nominee and former Arizona Senate president pro tem Debbie Lesko won a closer-than-expected race against Democratic challenger Hiral Tipirneni.


2018 Arizona's 8th congressional district special election, Background
Incumbent Representative Trent Franks announced on December 7, 2017, that he would resign effective January 31, 2018, after admitting allegations regarding the issue of surrogacy. However, after his wife was hospitalized, Franks resigned effective December 8, 2017.


2018 Arizona's 8th congressional district special election, Background
Candidates must file nomination forms and petitions within 30 days of the Governor's proclamation. Candidates in special congressional elections in Arizona must collect a number of valid signatures equal to at least one-fourth of 1% of the number of qualified signers in the district. For the 2018 special election, a Democratic candidate requires 665 signatures, a Green candidate requires 392 signatures, a Libertarian candidate requires 401 signatures, a Republican candidate requires 860 signatures, and an Independent candidate requires 4,680 signatures.