2018 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was a tournament that held from March 5–10, 2018 at the Reno Events Center. Northern Colorado won their first Big Sky Tournament for the first school history and earned an automatic trip to the 2018 NCAA Tournament.


2018 Big Sky Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 Big Sky Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Sky Conference held from October  31 to November 4, 2018. The five-match tournament took place at Wildcat Soccer Field, home of the regular-season champions Weber State Wildcats. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Eastern Washington Eagles were the defending champions and did not successfully defended their title, losing to the Northern Colorado Bears in the quarterfinals. The fifth seeded Montana Grizzlies upset three teams along their way to a championship, beating Northern Colorado 1–0 in the final.


2018 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2018 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 22–26. The top eight regular season finishers of the conference's ten teams met in the double-elimination tournament, which was held at Liberty Baseball Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia. The tournament champion, Campbell, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2018 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The top eight finishers of the league's ten teams qualified for the double-elimination tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage, with the first tiebreaker being head-to-head record.


2018 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 Big South Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament that ended the 2017–18 season of the Big South Conference. It was held from February 27 through March 4, 2018 at various campus sites. No. 2 seed Radford defeated No. 5 seed Liberty in the championship game to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


2018 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Sites
The first round was played at campus sites at the home of the higher seed. The quarterfinals and semifinals were played at Kimmel Arena in Asheville, North Carolina, home of regular-season champion UNC Asheville. The championship game was held at the home arena of the higher surviving seed among the two finalists—in this case Radford's home of the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia.


2018 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
All 10 conference teams were eligible for the tournament. The top six teams received a first-round bye. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.


2018 Big South Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 Big South Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, will be the 29th edition of the tournament. It determined the Big South Conference's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.


2018 Big South Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
Campbell won the tournament, making it their first Big South championship since 1992. It was the program's fifth overall conference championship. They defeated the two-time defending champions, Presbyterian, in the final. With the title, Campbell earned an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament, for the first time since 2007. They played NC State in the first round, where they lost 1–4. Regular season champions, High Point, earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament, making it their first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament. There, the Panthers lost to James Madison in the first round, by a 0-3 scoreline.


2018 Big South Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, All Tournament Team
Gideon Betz, CampbellMichael Barrow, CampbellGeorge Bediko, CampbellMarcos Kitromilides, PresbyterianJan Hoffelner, PresbyterianVictor Menudier, PresbyterianKeegan Meyer, High PointJohnny Fenwick, High PointBenjamin Thiss, RadfordMyles Yorke, RadfordJonas Kalchner, LongwoodDavid Moreno, Gardner-Webb


2018 Big South Conference Softball Tournament
The 2018 Big South Conference Softball Tournament was held at Radford University's Radford Softball Stadium from May 9 through May 12, 2018. As in the previous year, the tournament was a six-team field. Liberty won their third ever title, and received an automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.


2018 Big South Conference Softball Tournament, Seeds
The top two seeds, Liberty and Longwood, had byes to the second round. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.


2018 Big South Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 Big South Women's Basketball Tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Big South Conference that took place from March 8–11, 2018, at the Vines Center in Lynchburg, Virginia. The first round will be broadcast on the Big South Network and Roku, with all remaining games streamed on ESPN3. Liberty, the winner of the Big South Tournament earns an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament.


2018 Big South Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Format
All ten teams were eligible for the tournament. Seeding was determined based on regular season record and a tiebreaker system if necessary. The top six teams received a bye into the second round while the bottom 4 teams played in the first round. The top two teams played the two winners of the first round games.


2018 Big South Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 Big South Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big South Conference held from October 27 through November 4, 2018. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while the semifinals and final took place at Sportsplex at Matthews in Matthews, North Carolina. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The High Point Panthers were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the 2018 tournament with a 2–0 quarterfinal loss to the Radford Highlanders. The Radford Highlanders won the tournament with a 1–0 win over Gardner–Webb in the final. The conference tournament title was the sixth for the Radford women's soccer program and the sixth for head coach Ben Sohrabi.


2018 Big Ten Baseball Tournament
The 2018 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament was held at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska from May 23 through 27. The event aired on the Big Ten Network. The event was held in Bloomington for one year before returning to Omaha, Nebraska, site of the College World Series.


2018 Big Ten Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding
The 2018 tournament was an 8 team double-elimination tournament. The top eight teams based on conference regular season winning percentage earned invites to the tournament. The teams then played a double-elimination tournament leading to a single championship game.


2018 Big Ten Conference football season
The 2018 Big Ten conference football season was the 123rd season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and was part of the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season.


2018 Big Ten Conference football season
This was the Big Ten's fifth season with 14 teams. The defending league champion was Ohio State. The 2018 season consisted of a nine–game conference schedule for the third year in a row.


2018 Big Ten Conference football season
The Big Ten had one new coach for the 2018 season, with Nebraska hiring alumnus Scott Frost. Frost came to Nebraska after having coached UCF to an undefeated 13–0 season in 2017.


2018 Big Ten Conference football season
Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer was suspended for the first three games of the 2018 season by Ohio State for the mishandling of a situation involving domestic abuse charges against former assistant coach Zach Smith. Ohio State offensive coordinator Ryan Day served as acting head coach for the first three games of the 2018 season.


2018 Big Ten Conference football season
Maryland head coach D.J. Durkin was placed on administrative leave on August 11, 2018 due to the death of a player on his team, Jordan McNair, during summer workouts. On October 30, the school reinstated Durkin to his role as head coach, and was set to rejoin the team in Week #10. However, after a lot of negative reaction, a day later the University of Maryland decided to fire DJ Durkin.


2018 Big Ten Conference football season
Ohio State and Michigan shared the East Division title, but Ohio State advances to the championship game by virtue of its head to head win in the regular season finale. Northwestern clinched the West Division title on November 10. The Buckeyes went on to defeat the Wildcats in the conference championship game in Indianapolis by a score of 45-24 to win their second consecutive Big Ten championship and 37th conference crown in program history.


2018 Big Ten Conference football season
Nine Big Ten programs advanced to bowl games, with Ohio State and Michigan earning New Year's Six bowl bids in the Rose and Peach Bowls, respectively.


2018 Big Ten Conference football season
On December 4, 2018, Ohio State announced that head coach Urban Meyer would be stepping down following the Buckeyes' appearance in the Rose Bowl and that offensive coordinator Ryan Day, who served as interim head coach for the first three games of the season, would become the next head coach at Ohio State.


2018 Big Ten Conference football season, Previous season
Ohio State defeated Wisconsin, 27–21, in the Big Ten Football Championship Game.


2018 Big Ten Conference football season, Previous season
Eight teams participated in bowl games in the 2017 season and the league went a very impressive 7–1 in those games, however the Big Ten failed to land a team in the 2017 College Football Playoff. Iowa defeated Boston College, 27-20, in the Pinstripe Bowl. Purdue won, 38–35, over Arizona in the Foster Farms Bowl. Michigan State defeated Washington State, 42–17, in the Holiday Bowl. Northwestern defeated Kentucky, 24–23, at the Music City Bowl. Ohio State defeated USC, 24–7, in the Cotton Bowl. Wisconsin defeated Miami (FL), 34–24, in the Orange Bowl. Penn State defeated Washington by a score of 35–28 in the Fiesta Bowl. Michigan lost to South Carolina, 26–19, in the Outback Bowl.


2018 Big Ten Conference football season, Preseason
2018 Big Ten Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:


2018 Big Ten Conference football season, Preseason, Big Ten Media Days
The Big Ten conducted its annual media days at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Chicago Magnificent Mile in Chicago, IL on July 23–24. The event commenced with a speech by Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany, and all 14 teams sent their head coaches and two selected players to speak with members of the media. The event along with all speakers and interviews were broadcast live on the Big Ten Network. The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:


2018 Big Ten Conference football season, Preseason, Preseason media polls
The Big Ten Media Days concluded with its annual preseason media polls in early August. Since 1992, the credentialed media has gotten the preseason champion correct just five times. Only eight times has the preseason pick even made it to the Big Ten title game. Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses.


2018 Big Ten Conference football season, Preseason, Preseason media polls
Big Ten Champion VotingOhio State def. Wisconsin - 14Wisconsin def. Ohio State - 9Wisconsin def. Michigan - 2Wisconsin def. Penn State - 1Wisconsin def. Michigan State - 1Michigan State def. Wisconsin - 1


2018 Big Ten Conference football season, Preseason, Preseason media polls
East Division1. Ohio State (23.5) - 191.5 pts2. Michigan State (2) - 1423. Penn State (1) - 141.54. Michigan (1.5) - 140.55. Maryland - 75.56. Indiana - 607. Rutgers - 33


2018 Big Ten Conference football season, Preseason, Preseason media polls
West Division1. Wisconsin (28) - 196 pts2. Iowa - 1553. Northwestern - 1384. Nebraska - 1045. Purdue - 98.56. Minnesota - 64.57. Illinois - 28


2018 Big Ten Conference football season, Schedule, Regular season, Week nine
Nebraska adds Bethune-Cookman to 2018 schedule in place of previously scheduled bye week to make up for Akron game that was canceled in Week 1 due to weather.


2018 Big Ten Conference football season, Bowl games
Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Eastern Time Zone.


2018 Big Ten Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Conference Teams
Coaches Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Nick Allegretti, Blake Hayes; INDIANA: Marcelino Ball, Jonathan Crawford, Donovan Hale, J-Shun Harris II, Brandon Knight, Wes Martin, Stevie Scott; IOWA: Jake Gervase, Matt Nelson, Miguel Recinos, Keegan Render, Tristan Wirfs; MARYLAND: Byron Cowart, Tino Ellis, Derwin Gray, Ty Johnson, Wade Lees, Brendan Moore, Joseph Petrino; MICHIGAN: Juwann Bushell-Beatty, Nico Collins, Bryan Mone, Josh Ross, Josh Uche, Khaleke Hudson, Tyree Kinnel; MICHIGAN STATE: Felton Davis III, Andrew Dowell, Khari Willis, Mike Panasiuk; MINNESOTA: Emmit Carpenter, Donnell Greene, Jacob Huff, Jacob Herbers; NEBRASKA:


2018 Big Ten Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Conference Teams
Isaac Armstrong, Mohamed Barry, Carlos Davis, Luke Gifford, Brenden Jaimes, Adrian Martinez, Devine Ozigbo; NORTHWESTERN: Blake Gallagher, Cameron Green, Flynn Nagel, J.R. Pace, Nate Hall, Clayton Thorson; OHIO STATE: Damon Arnette, Tuf Borland, Jonathon Cooper, Jordan Fuller, Malik Harrison, K. J. Hill, Demetrius Knox, Robert Landers, Thayer Munford, Jeffrey Okudah, Malcolm Pridgeon, Kendall Sheffield, Mike Weber; PENN STATE: Pat Freiermuth, Steven Gonzalez, K. J. Hamler, Garrett Taylor, John Reid, Robert Windsor; PURDUE: Derrick Barnes, Kirk Barron, Antonio Blackmon, David Blough, Spencer Evans, Brycen Hopkins, D.J. Knox, Matt McCann, Jacob Thineneman; RUTGERS: Rahmeem Blackshear, Justin Davidovicz, Saquan Hampton, Jonah Jackson, Adam Korsack; WISCONSIN: Jake Ferguson, Rafael Gaglianone.


2018 Big Ten Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Conference Teams
Media Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Del'Shawn Phillips, Alex Palczewski, Bobby Roundtree; INDIANA: Marcelino Ball, Jonathan Crawford, J-Shun Harris II, Brandon Knight, Wes Martin, Stevie Scott; IOWA: Jake Gervase, Parker Hesse, Matt Nelson, Miguel Recinos, Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Geno Stone, Tristan Wirfs; MARYLAND: Antoine Brooks Jr., Byron Cowart, Tino Ellis, Derwin Gray, Ty Johnson, Wade Lees, Brendan Moore, Joseph Petrino; MICHIGAN: Juwann Bushnell-Beatty, Zach Gentry, Khaleke Hudson, Tyree Kinnel, Sean McKeon, Michael Onwenu, Shea Patterson, Kwity Paye, Donovan Peoples-Jones, Cesar Ruiz, Josh Uche; MICHIGAN STATE: Felton Davis III, Andrew Dowell, David Dowell, Connor Heyward, Mike Panasiuk; MINNESOTA:


2018 Big Ten Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Conference Teams
Blaise Andries, Emmit Carpenter, Demetrius Douglas, Daniel Faalele, Donnell Greene, Jacob Herbers, Jacob Huff, Mohamed Ibrahim, Conner Olson, Jared Weyler; NEBRASKA: Isaac Armstrong, Khalil Davis, Luke Gifford, Brendan Jaimes, Adrian Martinez, Boe Wilson; NORTHWESTERN: Cameron Green, Nate Hall, Flynn Nagel, J.R. Pace, Rashawn Slater, Clayton Thorson; OHIO STATE: Damon Arnette, Tuf Borland, Nick Bosa, Jonathan Cooper, J.K. Dobbins, Malik Harrison, Terry McLaurin, Thayer Munford, Malcolm Pridgeon, Kendall Sheffield, Pete Werner; PENN STATE: Pat Freiermuth, Steven Gonzalez, K. J. Hamler, Micah Parsons, John Reid, Nick Scott, Garrett Taylor, Robert Windsor; PURDUE: Kirk Barron, Antonio Blackmon, Spencer Evans, Kenneth Major, Matt McCann, Lorenzo Neal, Joe Schopper, Jacob Thineneman, Isaac Zico; RUTGERS: Saquan Hampton, Jonah Jackson, Adam Korsack, Trevor Morris; WISCONSIN: Ryan Connelly, Jake Ferguson, Andrew Van Ginkel.


2018 Big Ten Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Americans
The 2018 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo! ).


2018 Big Ten Conference football season, Awards and honors, All-Americans
Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.


2018 Big Ten Conference football season, Head coaches
* Tom Allen was hired to replace Kevin Wilson in December 2016 at Indiana and coached the Hoosiers in their 2016 bowl game.


2018 Big Ten Conference football season, Head coaches
* Matt Canada was named interim coach at Maryland after D.J. Durkin was placed on administrative leave by the school. D.J. Durkin was reinstated as head coach at Maryland on October 30, 2018, in time for Maryland's ninth game of the season. A day after his reinstatement, after much negative reaction from multiple stakeholders, Maryland ultimately decided to fire D.J. Durkin.


2018 Big Ten Conference football season, Head coaches
* Urban Meyer was suspended by Ohio State University for the first three games of the 2018 season due to the mishandling of domestic abuse allegations against one of his former assistant coaches. Ryan Day was named interim head coach in Meyer's absence.


2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season
The 2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season was the 28th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The regular season began on August 24, 2018 and concluded on October 28, 2018. The season culminated with the 2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament to determine the conference's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. Michigan entered the season as the defending regular season champions, while Wisconsin entered the season as the defending tournament champions.


2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season
Indiana went on to win both the regular season and the tournament, winning all eight of their Big Ten Conference games. They defeated Michigan in the Big Ten Men's Soccer Championship Game.


2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season
With the Big Ten title, Indiana earned the conference's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Tournament, where Maryland, Michigan, and Michigan State joined as at-large berths. The conference had the strongest showing in the NCAA Tournament, where three of their four berths reached the College Cup (Final Four) of the tournament. Big Ten side, Maryland, would defeat Akron in the National Championship Game to win their fourth NCAA title, and their first since 2008.


2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season
Concluding the tournament, Indiana senior and captain, Andrew Gutman, won the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Year Award as well as the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy. Gutman would forgo an opportunity to sign a homegrown contract with the Chicago Fire and signed with Celtic in Scotland. Indiana sophomore forward, Griffin Dorsey was the highest Big Ten player selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, being drafted by Toronto FC ninth overall. Eleven other Big Ten players were selected in the MLS SuperDraft, the most of any collegiate conference, and an additional four signed homegrown player contracts with their parent MLS clubs.


2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season, Preseason, Preseason national polls
Five of the programs were ranked in one of the five major preseason polls. CollegeSoccerNews.com and Hero Sports use a Top 30 ranking throughout the season, while United Soccer, Soccer America, and TopDrawer Soccer use a Top 25 ranking throughout the season.


2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season, Regular season, Early season tournaments
Three Big Ten teams participated in four early season tournaments, three of which they themselves hosted.


2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season, Postseason, Big Ten Tournament
The Big Ten Tournament was  held from November 3–11. The semifinal and championship rounds were held at Grand Park in Westfield, Indiana. Indiana won the Big Ten Tournament, defeating Michigan in the final.


2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season, Awards and honors, Postseason honors
Forwards:Chris Mueller, Sr., WisconsinMason Toye, Fr., IndianaJack Hallahan, So., Michigan


2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season, Awards and honors, Postseason honors
Midfield:Eryk Williamson, Jr., MarylandKen Krolicki, Sr., Michigan StateJake Rozhansky, Sr., MarylandFrancesco Moore, Jr., Indiana


2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season, Awards and honors, Postseason honors
Defense:Grant Lillard, Sr., IndianaJimmy Fiscus, Sr., Michigan StateAndrew Gutman,Jr., Indiana


2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season, Awards and honors, Postseason honors
Forwards:Griffin Dorsey, Fr., IndianaFrancis Atuahene, Jr., MichiganDeJuan Jones, Jr., Michigan StateRyan Sierakowski, Jr., Michigan State


2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season, Awards and honors, Postseason honors
Midfield:         Abdi Mohamed, Jr., Ohio State         Charles Mertz, Jr., MichiganMark Segbers, Sr., Wisconsin


2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season, Awards and honors, Postseason honors
Defense:Donovan Pines, So., MarylandTimmy Mehl, Jr., IndianaMarcello Borges, Jr., Michigan


2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season, Awards and honors, Postseason honors
Mohammed Zakyi, MichiganMarc Ybarra, MichiganUmar Farouk Osman, MichiganGarrett Opperman, NorthwesternEthan Beckford, Penn StateMason Toye, IndianaGriffin Dorsey, IndianaTrey Muse, IndianaTommy Katsyiannis, NorthwesternVincent Borden, RutgersBryce Washington, Rutgers


2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season, Awards and honors, Postseason honors
Jack Griffith, Sr., Indiana Andrew Samuels, Jr., MarylandTristan Jacob, Sr., MichiganBrad Centala, Sr., Michigan StateFrancisco Tomasino, Sr., NorthwesternHunter Robertson, Sr., Ohio StateDani Marks, Jr., Penn StateErik Sa, Sr., RutgersIsaac Schenkler, Jr., Wisconsin


2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season, 2019 MLS draft
Five 2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season players were drafted in the first round of the 2018 draft (Griffin Dorsey — 6th, Dayne St. Clair — 7th, DeJuan Jones — 11th, Chase Gaspers — 15th, Ryan Sierakowski — 23rd) and 12 were drafted overall in the draft.


2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season, Homegrown players
The Homegrown Player Rule is a Major League Soccer program that allows MLS teams to sign local players from their own development academies directly to MLS first team rosters. Before the creation of the rule in 2008, every player entering Major League Soccer had to be assigned through one of the existing MLS player allocation processes, such as the MLS SuperDraft.


2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season, Homegrown players
To place a player on its homegrown player list, making him eligible to sign as a homegrown player, players must have resided in that club's home territory and participated in the club's youth development system for at least one year. Players can play college soccer and still be eligible to sign a homegrown contract.


2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season, Homegrown players
Four 2018 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season players signed homegrown contracts with their parent clubs ahead of the 2019 MLS season.


2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game
The 2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game presented by Discover was played on December 1, 2018 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The eighth annual Big Ten Football Championship Game, it determined the 2018 champion of the Big Ten Conference. Ohio State, the East Division champion, defeated West Division champion Northwestern 45–24 to win its second straight Big Ten Championship.


2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game, History
The 2018 Championship Game was the eighth in the Big Ten's 123-year history and the fifth to feature the conference's East and West alignment.


2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game, Teams, Northwestern Wildcats
After starting 1–3 with losses to Duke, Akron, and No. 14 Michigan, the Wildcats rebounded to win six of their next seven, including three wins over ranked teams (No. 20 Michigan State, No. 20 Wisconsin, and No. 21 Iowa); they clinched their first-ever Big Ten Championship berth with their win against Iowa. The Wildcats entered the Big Ten Championship Game with a record of 8–4, 8–1 in Big Ten play.


2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game, Teams, Ohio State Buckeyes
The Ohio State Buckeyes represented the Big Ten East Division in the game. Ohio State secured the spot with a 62–39 win over fourth-ranked Michigan. This was Ohio States second consecutive season representing the East.


2018 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from February 28 through March 4, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Due to the Big East's use of that venue for their conference tournament, the Big Ten Tournament took place one week earlier than usual, ending the week before Selection Sunday.


2018 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament
Michigan defeated Purdue in the championship game to win their second consecutive tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


2018 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament
The tournament was the second Big Ten Conference Tournament held outside the conference's traditional heartland in the Midwest following the 2017 Tournament held at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.


2018 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
All 14 Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye. Tiebreaking procedures remained unchanged from the 2017 Tournament.


2018 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament, Sponsorship
Financial firm SoFi acquired presenting sponsorship of the tournament as part of a multi-year deal, including signage, presenting sponsorship of BTN telecasts of the tournament, and on-site marketing presences. The Tournament was branded as the 2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament presented by SoFi for sponsorship reasons.


2018 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the fifth tournament in conference history. It was played between March 2 and March 17, 2018, on campus locations. The winner of the tournament was the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who earned the Big Ten's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


2018 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The 2018 tournament featured a new three-weekend format with all games taking place on the campus of the higher-seeded teams. The tournament opened March 2-4 with three best-of-three quarterfinal series, as the second-, third-and fourth-seeded teams each hosted a series. The top-seeded team had a bye to the single-elimination semifinals, which was played on March 10. The highest-seeded team remaining after the semifinals hosted a championship game on March 17.


2018 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format, Conference Standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


2018 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament is the 28th edition of the tournament. It determined the Big Ten Conference's automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. Wisconsin enters the tournament as the defending champions. The Number 1 Seeded Indiana beat the number 3 seeded Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game 3 to 0. Indiana won its 13th Big Ten Tournament title.


2018 Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament, Seeds
All nine Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 10 teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye. Tiebreaking procedures remained unchanged from the 2016 Tournament.


2018 Big Ten Softball Tournament
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2018 Big Ten Softball Tournament
The 2018 Big Ten Conference Softball tournament was held at Goodman Softball Complex on the campus of University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin from May 10 through May 12, 2018. As the tournament winner, Minnesota earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. All games of the tournament aired on BTN.


2018 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was held from February 28 through March 4, 2018 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Ohio State defeated Maryland 79–69 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the Big Ten's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Tournament.


2018 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
All 14 Big Ten schools are participating in the tournament. Teams were seeded by 2017–18 Big Ten Conference season record. The top 10 teams received a first-round bye and the top 4 teams received a double bye.


2018 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season:


2018 Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 Big Ten Conference Women's Soccer Tournament is the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Ten Conference for the 2018 season. It is held from October 28 through November 4, 2018. The seven-match tournament began with first-round matches held at campus sites, before moving to Grand Park in Westfield, Indiana for the semifinals and final. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular-season conference play. Penn State is the defending champions. Minnesota beat Penn State in the tournament championship game on penalties 5–4 in seven rounds. Minnesota is the Big Ten Tournament Champion. It was the first Big Ten final ever decided on penalties and just the fifth to go to overtime (first since 2014), with the Golden Gophers becoming the fourth No. 7 seed to win the Big Ten Tournament title and the first since Wisconsin in 2005.


2018 Big Ten Women's Soccer Tournament, Seeds
Eight Big Ten schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record.


2018 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big West Conference of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from March 8 through March 10, 2018 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. No. 4 seed Cal State Fullerton defeated No. 3 seed UC Irvine in the championship game to win the tournament winner and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


2018 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
The top eight conference teams were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Teams were reseed after the quarterfinals.


2018 Big West Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 Big West Men's Soccer Tournament was the 11th edition of the tournament. The tournament decided the Big West Conference champion and representative into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament began on October 31 and concluded on November 10.


2018 Big West Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
The UC Riverside Highlanders won the championship, besting the UC Davies Aggies in penalty kicks after a scoreless draw. The title gives the Highlanders their first ever Big West Men's Soccer Tournament championship. Additionally, the Highlanders earned the conference's auto bid into the NCAA Tournament. Joining UC Riverside was the regular season champions, the UC Irvine Anteaters. The three-time defending champions Cal State Fullerton, were eliminated in the semifinals.


2018 Big West Conference Men's Volleyball Tournament
The 2018 Big West Conference Men's Volleyball Tournament was a postseason men's volleyball tournament for the Big West Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It was held from April 19 through April 21, 2018 at Long Beach State University's Walter Pyramid. The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.


2018 Big West Conference Men's Volleyball Tournament, Seeds
All six teams were eligible for the postseason, with the top two seeds receiving byes to the semifinals. The top seed has home court hosting rights for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.


2018 Big West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 Big West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament took place March 6–10, 2018 at two venues in the Los Angeles area. The first two rounds were scheduled for Titan Gym in Fullerton, California, while the semifinals and championship were held at the Honda Center in Anaheim. Cal State Northridge, the winner of the Big West Tournament received the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.


2018 Big West Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 Big West Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big West Conference held on November 1 and 5, 2018. The three-match tournament took place at Anteater Stadium in Irvine, California. The four-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Cal State Fullerton Titans, but they failed to qualify for the 2018 tournament. The Long Beach State won the title by beating the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 1–0 in the final. This was the fourth Big West tournament title for the Long Beach State program and the fourth for head coach Mauricio Ingrassia.


2018 Big West Conference men's soccer season
The 2018 Big West Conference men's soccer season is the 36th consecutive season of men's college soccer in the Big West Conference under the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The season will feature eight teams, where one is an affiliate member of the conference. Sacramento State will compete from the Big Sky Conference. Colleges in the Big West will begin competition on August 24, 2018, and conclude on November 9, 2018 after the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.


2018 Big West Conference men's soccer season
Prior to the NCAA Division I Tournament Championship, there will be a postseason conference tournament held at the university with the highest seed in the postseason conference tournament, where the winner is guaranteed to represent the Big West in the NCAA Division I Tournament. Hawaii and Long Beach State have defunct programs in this season.


2018 Big3 season
The 2018 Big3 season was the second season of Big3. The regular season began on June 22, 2018 and ended on August 10, 2018.


2018 Big3 season
Prior to this season, Big3 signed a streaming deal with Facebook.


2018 Big3 season, Draft
The draft lottery was held on April 3, 2018 in Los Angeles. The Ball Hogs came up with the winning ping pong ball and landed the first overall pick. Big3 co-founder Ice Cube and commissioner Clyde Drexler joined Skip Bayless, Shannon Sharpe and Joy Taylor on Fox Sports 1’s Skip and Shannon: Undisputed to make the announcement.


2018 Big3 season, Draft
The 2018 Big3 draft was held in Los Angeles on April 12, 2018. 19 players were selected across three rounds.


2018 Big3 season, Draft, Player selections
NotesLast team does not only refer to NBA teams, it also refers to overseas play such as the EuroLeague, NBL or any other major international league. Last played refers to last year of being active in any basketball league.


2018 Big3 season, Regular season, Week 1 (Houston, TX)
The first week of games in the Big3 Basketball League took place at the Toyota Center, in Houston, Texas.


2018 Big3 season, Regular season, Week 2 (Chicago, IL)
The second week of games in the Big3 Basketball League took place at the United Center, in Chicago, Illinois.


2018 Big3 season, Regular season, Week 3 (Oakland, CA)
The third week of games in the Big3 Basketball League took place at the Oracle Arena, in Oakland, California.


2018 Big3 season, Regular season, Week 4 (Detroit, MI)
The fourth week of games in the Big3 Basketball League took place at the Little Caesars Arena, in Detroit, Michigan.


2018 Big3 season, Regular season, Week 5 (Miami, FL)
The fifth week of games in the Big3 Basketball League took place at the American Airlines Arena, in Miami, Florida.


2018 Big3 season, Regular season, Week 6 (Toronto, ON)
The sixth week of games in the Big3 Basketball League took place at the Scotiabank Arena, in Toronto, Ontario.


2018 Big3 season, Regular season, Week 7 (Boston, MA)
The seventh week of games in the Big3 Basketball League took place at the TD Garden, in Boston, Massachusetts.


2018 Big3 season, Regular season, Week 8 (Duluth, GA)
The eighth week of games in the Big3 Basketball League took place at Infinite Energy Arena in the Atlanta suburb of Duluth, Georgia.


2018 Big3 season, Playoffs, Week 9 (Dallas, TX)
The semifinals and bonus week of games in the Big3 Basketball League took place at the American Airlines Center, in Dallas, Texas. The Ball Hogs, Ghost Ballers, Killer 3's, and Trilogy played in two games to determine the lower positions, but did not officially count in the standings.


2018 Big3 season, Playoffs, Week 10 (Brooklyn, NY)
The second Big3 Championship game was played at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Power defeated 3's Company for the title. 3 Headed Monsters beat Tri-State in the consolation game to finish in third place.


2018 Big3 season, Awards
The awards for the 2018 season were announced prior to the championship game.


2018 Bihar riots
Bihar Communal Violence (2018) (or Bihar riots 2018) refers to a pre-planned  Anti- Muslim riots  in Bihar.


2018 Bihar riots
The riots were initially started on 17 March 2018 in Bhagalpur where Ram Navmi procession led by Arijit Shashwat turned violent and clashes started between two communities. On 25 March 2018, police had controlled it. But some unidentified people vandalised Hanuman Idol in a Temple in Nawada and the violence begins again and affected Siwan, Gaya, Kaimur, Samastipur, Munger, Aurangabad, Nalanda, Haiderganj and Rosera. The violence also effected Asansol-Raniganj area in West Bengal.


2018 Bihar riots
According to fact-finding team's report on The Statesman (India), "People, especially youth riding hundreds of motor bikes, take out rallies, brandish swords and other weapons and play highly objectionable songs. Violating the terms and conditions, they try to enter Muslim-majority areas which is objected to by the local Muslim populations. As a result, stone pelting starts and then shops and other properties belonging to a particular community are set on fire." According to Bihar Police and intelligence departments, outsiders were involved in planning and executing communal riots in Bihar.


2018 Bihar riots, Timeline of Riots, March 17, Bhagalpur
On 17 March 2018, there was an occasion of Ram Navmi after one week. The clashes started in the Bihar when Nathnagar area turned violent where an authorized procession was taken out by BJP, Bajrang Dal and RSS activist. The court issued an arrest warrant against Shashwat and eight others. Arijit Shashwat is son of Ex Union minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey.


2018 Bihar riots, Timeline of Riots, March 24, Siwan
On 24 March 2018, when Ram Navmi procession was stopped by some people, clashes occurred between two communities at Hassanpura. According to NewsClick report, the procession was passing through an already permitted route and when they start raising provocative slogans targeting a specific community and displayed weapons publicly—for which they were stopped. Both sides started stone-pelting and three vehicles were burnt. Six person were arrested in this connection.


2018 Bihar riots, Timeline of Riots, March 25, Aurangabad
On 25 March 2018, Aurangabad reported the communal clashes in which stone pelting incidents occurred during Ram Navmi procession. 122 people arrested linked with clashes in two days. 25 people injured and 50 shops vandalised. Ram Navmi procession was taken out by Hindu Akhadas which turned into violent mob. Authorities imposed Curfew and internet was snapped to maintain law and order situation.


2018 Bihar riots, Timeline of Riots, March 27, Samastipur
On 27 March 2018, Clashes hit between Hindus and Muslims in the Rosera area, where a mosque was vandalised and people from the Hindus side forcibly hoisted a saffron flag on the top of the minaret of the mosque. One day before this incident, someone had thrown a slipper at a Ram Navmi procession. However, police didn't verify who thrown it. Ten people including a police officer injured and three vehicles were set on fire. After the incident curfew was imposed and three people were arrested for inciting violence.


2018 Bihar riots, Timeline of Riots, March 27, Munger
On 27 March 2018, during the immersion procession of Chaiti Durga, some people played controversial songs) and chanted inflammatory slogans against the Muslim community. In reaction, the Muslim community protested and suddenly clashes erupted between Hindus and Muslims there. Stone pelting incidents were reported and also some people from both sides fired shots with weapons. In these clashes property and vehicles were set on fire.


2018 Bihar riots, Timeline of Riots, March 28, Silao (Nalanda)
On March 28, 2018, when the Ram Navmi procession route was changed from a Muslim dominated area and Muslims objected to it as the people in the procession were with swords and knives. Over the dispute of this route, clashes erupted and heavy stone-pelting were reported. The police resorted with force and when the mobs violate law and order, the police fired tear gas shells to quell the mobs. A Policeman along with 20 others injured during clashes. Police arrested fourteen people in connection to inciting violence. According to reports, police made several arrests in which Dhiraj Kumar who was known as a Bajrang Dal convener of Silao, Nalanda was also arrested in connection with Nalanda and Nawada riots.


2018 Bihar riots, Timeline of Riots, March 28, Sheikhpura
On 28 March 2018, when the participants of Ram Navmi procession in Sheikhpura demanded to use a route other than permitted one in the Girhinda area, the police rejected the demand and heavy clashes erupted between participants with police. Police resorted lathicharge on rioters and lodged an FIR. Police started identifying troublemakers who were involved.


2018 Bihar riots, Timeline of Riots, March 30, Nawada
On 30 March 2018, some muslims  vandalised Hanuman idol in a Temple and when local people got news about vandalism, they gathered and the private vehicles, public transport vehicles, and shops were gutted. According to News18, Internet services suspended and more police force were deployed in the area. A mob went to National Highway 31 and hurdled stone on the vehicles and numbers of vehicles were damaged. Also, a hotel near the National Highway was set on fire. When the mob started manhandling the local journalists, the police fired 10 rounds in the air to quell the mob. According to reports, police made several arrests in which Dhiraj Kumar who was known as a Bajrang Dal convener of Silao, Nalanda was also arrested in connection with Nalanda and Nawada riots.


2018 Bihar riots, Reactions
Nitish Kumar who was elected as Chief Minister of Bihar since 2017, reacted on the Communal clashes reported in Bihar's different districts. According to NDTV report, he said there was an effort to divide people which had led to tensions across the country, a situation that had been made much worse by indiscreet statements by leaders. He also said that divisive politics will not continue for a long period of time. He also said that divisive politics would make the situation worse in the whole country.


2018 Bihar riots, Reactions
Kumar who breaks alliance with Lalu Prasad Yadav after Yadav's son Tejashwi Yadav was named in a corruption case in 2017. He said that he had not compromised with corruption and should not compromise with communalism either. In fact, Kumar aimed this message to BJP, whom he partnered to form the government in 2017. After Kumar's message on communalism, the state's BJP leaders continued to make statements against Kumar that he did not make his job of keeping peace and harmony and the BJP's Arijit Shashwat refused to surrender. And Kumar's government finally agreed to let 36-years old Shashwat to move the court for anticipatory bail. After lot of arguments, the judge rejected the bail and Shashwat was arrested some hours later and sent to Jail.


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1
The 2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1 was the 118th version of the annual, English rugby union, County Championship organised by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) for the top tier English counties. Each county drew its players from rugby union clubs from the third tier and below of the English rugby union league system (typically National League 1, National League 2 North or National League 2 South). The counties were divided into two regional sections (each divided into two pools, for a total of four) with the winners of each meeting in the final held at Twickenham Stadium. Lancashire are the reigning champions having defeated Cornwall in the previous year's final.


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1
Once again Lancashire finished as winners of the northern group stage with a 100% record to qualify for their second successive final, although group runners-up Yorkshire could feel aggrieved as they also had a 100% record, but lost out on points for/against. It showcased a real weakness in the new competition format as neither county had faced each other over the past two years, despite being the best sides in the northern group.


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1
Lancashire were joined by Hertfordshire who took advantage of a slip-up by Gloucestershire at Surrey to win the southern group and cement their place in the final - the county's first since 2012. By contrast last season's finalists Cornwall had a dire campaign, managing only one draw in their three games and finishing bottom of their group. Unlike Yorkshire, Cornwall can thank the RFU for the new format as promotion/relegation is over two seasons, saving Cornwall from the drop due to their excellent tournament the previous season.


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1
In the Twickenham final Lancashire finished as deserving champions beating Hertfordshire 32-16, with 22 points coming from the boot Chris Johnson who also finished as the competition's top points scorer, while a try from his team-mate, Anthony Bingham, made him the top try scorer with 5 tries. It was the 25th cup win for a Lancashire side that has dominated the competition through its history. Relegated sides from the 2018 competition included East Midlands from the north and Surrey from the south.


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1
In Surrey's case they had actually looked safe, having finished a point clear of relegation rivals, Devon, but ultimately went down due to a 2 points deduction for fielding an ineligible player in their 15-15 draw with Cornwall earlier in the campaign. In East Midlands case they actually finished 3rd overall in the northern group competition over the two seasons but decided to take voluntary relegation due to difficulties in getting the top eligible clubs in their union to provide players for future competitions. Both East Midlands and Surrey will play in the 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2 next season.


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1, Competition format
The 2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1 consists of twelve county sides, with six counties in the northern group, and six in the southern group. Each county plays three games per group, which means that some counties get two home games, and the others just the one home game. The RFU have taken fixtures from the previous year into account so that county sides that only played one home game in that competition now get two games and vice versa. At the end of the group stage the top teams with the best record from each group (north and south) advance to the final held on 27 May 2018 at Twickenham Stadium.


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1, Competition format
A continuation from the 2017 competition is that promotion/relegation occurs every two seasons instead of one, with points accumulated over the two seasons (2017 and 2018) taken into consideration. The two lowest ranked counties (one from the north/one from the south) will be relegated into the 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2 competition, with the two highest aggregate ranked sides of that tournament being promoted to take their place.


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1, Relegation aggregate table
In order to determine relegation to the 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, results from the 2017 and 2018 competitions will be combined, with the lowest ranked team from each group being relegated.


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1, Competition records, Team
50 - 0 Hertfordshire at home to Cornwall on 19 May 2018


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1, Competition records, Team
64 - 20 Lancashire away to Northumberland on 5 May 2018


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1, Competition records, Team
Lancashire away to Northumberland on 5 May 2018Lancashire at home to Cheshire on 19 May 2018


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1, Competition records, Team
Lancashire at home to Cheshire on 19 May 2018Lancashire at home to Eastern Counties on 12 May 2018


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1, Competition records, Attendances
Northumberland at home to East Midlands on 19 May 2018


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1, Competition records, Player
Chris Johnson for Lancashire versus Hertfordshire at Twickenham on 27 May 2018


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1, Competition records, Player
Anthony Bingham for Lancashire at home to Cheshire on 19 May 2018


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1, Competition records, Player
Chris Johnson for Lancashire at home to Cheshire on 19 May 2018


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2
The 2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, was the 17th version of the competition that is part of the annual English rugby union County Championship organised by the RFU for the tier 2 English counties. Each county drew its players from rugby union clubs from the third tier and below of the English rugby union league system (typically National League 1, National League 2 North or National League 2 South). The counties were divided into two regional pools (north/south) with four teams in each and the winners of each pool meeting in the final at Twickenham Stadium. Leicestershire were the reigning champions, having won the 2017 final.


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2
At the end of the group stage, Durham County won the northern group with ease despite having another strong side, and 2017 winners, Leicestershire, in their pool. They were joined by southern winners Warwickshire who beat off stiff competition from Hampshire to qualify. At the Twickenham final, Durham showed that they were best side in the division by comfortably beating Warwickshire, 46-12, for what would be the county's first ever Division 2 victory and first county silverware since 2009.


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2
By showing the best form over two years, Durham County were promoted from the northern group, just edging Leicestershire by virtue of a better for/against record, while Hampshire were promoted from the southern group despite missing out on the final. Both counties will play in the 2019 Bill Beaumont Cup. At the opposite end of the tables, Cumbria (north) and North Midlands (south) were relegated to the 2019 County Championship Shield. In the case of Cumbria they actually finished above Staffordshire on points/for against over the two years, but still went down for reasons that are not yet clear.


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, Competition format
The competition format was two regional group stages divided into north and south with four teams in each group. This means that two teams in the pool had two home games, while the other two had just one. The RFU took fixtures from the previous year into account so that county sides that only played one home game in that competition now get two games and vice versa. At the end of the group stage the top teams with the best record from each group (north and south) advance to the final held on 27 May 2018 at Twickenham Stadium.


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, Competition format
A continuation from the 2017 competition was that promotion/relegation occurred every two seasons instead of one, with points accumulated over the two seasons (2017 and 2018) taken into consideration.


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, Competition format
The two highest ranked counties (one from the north/one from the south) were promoted into the 2019 Bill Beaumont Cup competition, replacing the lowest ranked aggregate sides who dropped down into Division 2. Relegation was also introduced with the bottom two ranked sides (again one north/one south) over the two years dropping to the 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3 and being replaced by the top two teams from the 2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3.


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, Promotion/Relegation aggregate table
In order to determine promotion to the 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 1 and relegation to the 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3, results from the 2017 and 2018 competitions will be combined, with the highest and lowest ranked sides from each group being  promoted or relegated.


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, Competition records, Team
99 - 7 Durham County at home to Staffordshire on 12 May 2018


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, Competition records, Team
66 - 5 Hampshire away to Somerset on 12 May 2018


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, Competition records, Team
Durham County at home to Staffordshire on 12 May 2018


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, Competition records, Team
Hampshire at home to North Midlands on 5 May 2018Hampshire away to Somerset on 12 May 2018Durham County at home to Leicestershire on 19 May 2018Durham County versus Warwickshire at Twickenham on 27 May 2018


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, Competition records, Player
Joel Knight for Hampshire away to Somerset on 12 May 2018


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, Competition records, Player
Grant Connon for Durham County at home to Staffordshire on 12 May 2018 Callum Dacey for Leicestershire at home to Cumbria on 12 May 2018 Oliver Hodgson for Durham County at home to Staffordshire on 12 May 2018 Kemp Price for Hampshire away to Somerset on 12 May 2018


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, Competition records, Player
Warren Seals for Durham County at home to Staffordshire on 12 May 2018


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, Competition records, Player
Grant Hancox for Hampshire at home to North Midlands on 5 May 2018 Joel Knight for Hampshire away to Somerset on 12 May 2018 Peter Evans for Durham County at home to Leicestershire on 19 May 2018 Josh Bragman for Durham County versus Warwickshire at Twickenham on 27 May 2018


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3
The 2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3 was the 14th version of the competition that is part of the annual English rugby union County Championship, organised by the RFU for the tier 3 English counties. Each county drew its players from rugby union clubs from the fifth tier and below of the English rugby union league system. The counties were divided into two regional pools (east/west) with the winners of each pool meeting in the final at the Athletic Ground in Richmond, London - a change from previous seasons, where the final was held at Twickenham Stadium. Oxfordshire were the reigning champions, having won last year's final.


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3
By the end of the group stage, Essex did just enough by winning two tight games to top Pool 1, while Dorset & Wilts managed to win Pool 2 on bonus points despite losing their final game against Berkshire. In the final held at the Athletic Ground,  Dorset & Wilts overcame Essex 24 points to 22 to claim their third Division 3 title and first since 2011. Based on results over the two years, Essex (north) and Sussex (south) were promoted to the 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2.


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3, Competition format
The competition format is two regional group stages (west & east) with three teams in each group, each playing two games (one home, one away). Changes to the 2018 competition see a reduction in teams from seven to six as Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire have decided not to take part this season. At the end of the pool stage the top teams with the best record from each pool advance to the final held on 27 May 2018 at the Athletic Ground in Richmond, London.


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3, Competition format
A continuation from the 2017 competition is that promotion/relegation occurs every two seasons instead of one, with points accumulated over the two seasons (2017 and 2018) taken into consideration. The two highest ranked counties (one from the north/one from the south) will be promoted into the 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2 competition, replacing the lowest ranked aggregate sides who drop down into division 3. As this is the lowest ranked tier in the county championships there is no relegation.


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3, Promotion aggregate table
In order to determine promotion to the 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, results from the 2017 and 2018 Division 3 competitions will be combined, with the highest ranked sides from each group being  promoted. They will be replaced by the lowest ranked teams from the 2017 and 2018 Division 2 competitions. Note that Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire dropped out of the 2018 competition having played in 2017. This means that any results between them and the other sides in Division 3 East have been annulled and do not count towards promotion.


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3, Competition records, Team
76 - 27 Oxfordshire at home to Buckinghamshire on 5 May 2018


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3, Competition records, Team
21 – 15 Essex away to Buckinghamshire on 19 May 2018


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3, Competition records, Players
Sam Baker for Dorset & Wilts away to Berkshire on 19 May 2018


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3, Competition records, Players
Tommy Gray for Oxfordshire at home to Buckinghamshire on 5 May 2018


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3, Competition records, Players
Ed Phillips for Oxfordshire at home to Buckinghamshire on 5 May 2018


2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3, Competition records, Players
Bradley Burr for Essex at home to Oxfordshire on 12 May 2018


2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards
The 25th Billboard Latin Music Awards ceremony, presented by Billboard magazine, honored the best performing Latin recordings of 2017 and took place on April 26, 2018 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Billboard presented awards in 60 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by Telemundo for the 20th time, and was the culmination of the Billboard Latin Music Conference, which also took place from April 23 to April 26, 2018. Actress Gaby Espino and television presenter Marco Antonio Regil hosted the show.


2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards
Espino first presided over the 22nd Billboard Latin Music Awards held in 2015. The awards recognized the most popular Latin performers, songs, albums, labels, songwriters and producers in the United States. Recipients were based on sales, radio airplay, online streaming and social data during a one-year period from the issue dated February 4, 2017 through January 27, 2018.


2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards
Daddy Yankee won eight awards, including Hot Latin Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year, mostly due to the single "Despacito", which won all its six nominations. Other winners were Luis Fonsi and Justin Bieber with seven awards each, and Shakira with five. Maná received the Lifetime Achievement Award.


2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards, Winners and nominees
The nominees for the 25th Billboard Latin Music Awards were announced on February 7, 2018, at 9:03 a.m. EST (11:03 UTC). J Balvin and Shakira led the nominations with 12 each.


2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards, Winners and nominees
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on April 26, 2018.


2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards, Presenters and performers, Presenters
As of April 12, 2018, confirmed presenters include Erika Ender, Oswaldo Silva, Alan Ramirez, Reykon, Yuridia, Diego Boneta, Leila Cobo, Gianluca Vacchi, Fernanda Castillo, Raúl Méndez, Carmen Villalobos, Catherine Siachoque, Aylin Mujica, Ana María Polo, Candela Ferro, Ana Jurka, and Karim Mendiburu.


2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards, Presenters and performers, Performers
As of April 19, 2018, confirmed performers include Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Becky G, Calibre 50, Cardi B, Chayanne, Christian Nodal, CNCO, Daddy Yankee, David Bisbal, De La Ghetto, Farruko, J Balvin, Karol G, Luis Fonsi, Maluma, Natti Natasha, Nicky Jam, Ozuna, Paty Cantu, Quavo, Reik, Ricky Martin, Sebastian Yantra, Sofia Reyes, Victor Manuelle, Wisin, and Yandel.


2018 Billboard Music Awards
The 2018 Billboard Music Awards ceremony was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 20, 2018. It was the first ceremony to be broadcast on NBC. The list of nominees were announced on April 17, 2018. The show was hosted by Kelly Clarkson & This Show is Sponsored by Xfinity, Pepsi, T-Mobile, Uber & 23andMe.


2018 BinckBank Tour
The 2018 BinckBank Tour was a road cycling stage race that took place between 13 and 19 August 2018 in Belgium and the Netherlands. It was the 14th edition of the BinckBank Tour and the twenty-ninth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour. The stage race was won by the Slovenian Matej Mohorič.


2018 BinckBank Tour, Teams
All UCI WorldTeam were invited as the race is part of the UCI World Tour. The race organisation also gave out wildcards to five UCI Professional Continental teams.


2018 BinckBank Tour, Schedule
The course for the race was announced in February 2018.


2018 BinckBank Tour, Classification leadership table
There are four principal classifications in the race. The first of these is the general classification, calculated by adding up the time each rider took to ride each stage. Time bonuses are applied for winning stages (10, 6 and 4 seconds to the first three riders) and for the three "golden kilometre" sprints on each stage. At each of these sprints, the first three riders are given 3-, 2- and 1-second bonuses respectively. The rider with the lowest cumulative time is the winner of the general classification. The rider leading the classification wins a green jersey.


2018 BinckBank Tour, Classification leadership table
There is also a points classification. On each road stage the riders are awarded points for finishing in the top 10 places, with other points awarded for intermediate sprints. The rider with the most accumulated points is the leader of the classification and wins the red jersey. The combativity classification is based solely on points won at the intermediate sprints; the leading rider wins the black jersey. The final classification is a team classification: on each stage the times of the best three riders on each team are added up. The team with the lowest cumulative time over the seven stages wins the team classification.


2018 Birmingham Bowl
The 2018 Birmingham Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 22, 2018. It was the 13th edition of the Birmingham Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Jared brand of Sterling Jewelers, the game was officially named the Jared Birmingham Bowl.


2018 Birmingham Bowl, Teams
The bowl was slated to invite teams from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the American Athletic Conference (The American). However, with four SEC teams selected for New Year's Six games, the Birmingham Bowl matchup announced on December 2 featured Wake Forest from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), rather than an SEC team, to face Memphis from The American. The two programs previously met four times, each team winning twice, between 1964 and 1967.


2018 Birmingham Bowl, Teams, Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Wake Forest received and accepted a bid to the Birmingham Bowl on December 2. The Demon Deacons entered the bowl with a 6–6 record (3–5 in conference).


2018 Birmingham Bowl, Teams, Memphis Tigers
Memphis was defeated in the 2018 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game played on December 1; they received and accepted a bid to the Birmingham Bowl on December 2. The Tigers entered the bowl with a 8–5 record (5–3 in conference).


2018 Birmingham City Council election
The 2018 Birmingham City Council election is one of many local elections that took place in England on 3 May 2018. This was the first 'all-out' election for Birmingham City Council following a boundary review, which reduced the number of councillors from 120 to 101, serving 69 wards (previously 40 wards). Since the election, the city council has been composed of 37 single-member wards and 32 two-member wards.


2018 Birmingham City Council election, Eligibility to vote
All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who are aged 18 or over on polling day will be entitled to vote in the local elections. A person who has two homes (such as a university student having a term-time address and living at home during holidays) can register to vote at both addresses as long as they are not in the same electoral area, and can vote in the local elections for the two different local councils.


2018 Birmingham City Council election, Council Composition, Prior to the election
Prior to the 2018 election, Birmingham City Council was composed of 120 councillors across 40 wards. The council has been controlled by the Labour Party since 2012, which held two-thirds (80) of the seats. The Conservative Party last held sole control of the council in 1984. It was under no overall control from 2003 until 2012, run by a Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition from 2003 to 2004 and by a Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition from 2004 to 2012.


2018 Birmingham Classic
The 2018 Birmingham Classic (also known as the Nature Valley Classic for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 37th edition of the event, and a Premier tournament on the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 18–24 June 2018.


2018 Birmingham Classic, Points and prize money, Prize money
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money. *per team


2018 Birmingham Classic, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2018 Birmingham Classic – Doubles
Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua were the defending champions, but Dellacqua retired from professional tennis in February 2018. Barty played alongside CoCo Vandeweghe, but lost in the first round to Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic.


2018 Birmingham Classic – Doubles
Babos and Mladenovic went on to win the title, defeating Elise Mertens and Demi Schuurs in the final, 4–6, 6–3, [10–8].


2018 Birmingham Classic – Singles
Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating Magdaléna Rybáriková in the final, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2.


2018 Birthday Honours
The 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June. The Queen's Birthday Honours for the United Kingdom were announced on 9 June; the honours for New Zealand were announced on 4 June and for Australia on 11 June.


2018 Birthday Honours
The recipients of honours are displayed as they were styled before their new honour. They are arranged by the country (in order of precedence) whose ministers advised the Queen on the appointments, then by honour with grades, i.e. Knight/Dame Grand Cross, Knight/Dame Commander etc., and then by divisions, i.e. Civil, Diplomatic and Military as appropriate.


2018 Birthday Honours, United Kingdom
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of the United Kingdom with honours within her own gift, and with the advice of the Government for other honours.


2018 Birthday Honours, United Kingdom, Royal Red Cross, Associate of the Royal Red Cross (ARRC)
Major Karen Dorothy Jamieson, Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps


2018 Birthday Honours, Australia
The Queen's Birthday Honours 2018 for Australia were announced on 12 June 2018 by the Governor-General, Sir Peter Cosgrove.


2018 Birthday Honours, New Zealand
The Queen's Birthday Honours 2018 for New Zealand were announced on 4 June 2018 by the Governor-General, Dame Patsy Reddy.


2018 Birthday Honours, Cook Islands
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of the Cook Islands with honours within her own gift, and with the advice of the Government for other honours.


2018 Birthday Honours, Bahamas
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of The Bahamas with honours within her own gift, and with the advice of the Government for other honours.


2018 Birthday Honours, Grenada
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Grenada with honours within her own gift, and with the advice of the Government for other honours.


2018 Birthday Honours, Papua New Guinea
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Papua New Guinea with honours within her own gift, and with the advice of the Government for other honours.


2018 Birthday Honours, Solomon Islands
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of the Solomon Islands with honours within her own gift, and with the advice of the Government for other honours.


2018 Birthday Honours, Saint Lucia
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Saint Lucia with honours within her own gift, and with the advice of the Government for other honours.


2018 Birthday Honours, Antigua and Barbuda
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Antigua and Barbuda with honours within her own gift, and with the advice of the Government for other honours.


2018 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen in her right as Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 4 June 2018.


2018 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.


2018 Bitcoin bomb threats
On December 13, 2018, thousands of businesses, individuals, schools, news agencies, and other places throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia received emailed bomb threats, warning that a "mercenary" of the sender of the email had placed a bomb in the receiver's workplace and demanding that a ransom of $20,000 be sent to a Bitcoin address to prevent the bomb from being detonated. Six schools in Australia's capital city Canberra were evacuated after threats. The explosive stated to be used in the bomb, along with the Bitcoin address, varied between emails. Police departments in New York City, Oklahoma City, Massachusetts, and Calgary, among other areas of the United States and Canada, stated that the threats were likely not credible and that no explosive devices had been found in any of the threatened areas.


2018 Bitcoin bomb threats
On December 14, Jaeson Schultz of Cisco Talos wrote that the bitcoin addresses associated with the bomb threats received only two transactions, both of which were under $1. He also wrote that the same group was behind an earlier sextortion scheme which was more profitable and that they started making new threats of throwing acid onto individual recipients.


2018 Bitcoin bomb threats
In January 2019, anti-spam researcher Ronald Guilmette found that a GoDaddy security weakness was exploited to help the spam campaign.


2018 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes
The 2018 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes was the 94th running of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. The race took place on May 18, 2018, and was televised in the United States on the NBC Sports Network (NBCSN). Ridden by jockey Paco Lopez, Red Ruby won the race by four and three quarter lengths over runner-up Coach Rocks. Approximate post time on the Friday evening before the Preakness Stakes was 4:51 p.m. Eastern Time. The Maryland Jockey Club supplied a purse of $250,000 for the 94th running. The race was run over a sloppy (sealed) track in a final time of 1:50.17. The Maryland Jockey Club reported a Black-Eyed Susan Stakes Day attendance of 48,265. The attendance at Pimlico Race Course that day was the second best crowd ever for Black-Eyed Susan Stakes Day and the seventh largest for a thoroughbred race in North America in 2018.


2018 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
The 2018 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in England. This was the same day as other local elections.


2018 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election, Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:


2018 Blancpain GT Series
The 2018 Blancpain GT Series was the fifth season of the Blancpain GT Series. The season began on 7 April at Zolder and ended on 30 September in Barcelona. The season featured ten rounds, five Endurance Cup rounds and five Sprint Cup rounds.


2018 Blancpain GT Series, Calendar
At the annual press conference during the 2017 24 Hours of Spa on 28 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2018 calendar. Zolder became the season opener instead of Misano. On 17 September 2017, it was announced the race at Silverstone was moved a week to avoid a clash with the Nürburgring 24 Hours. On 9 October 2017, the finalised calendar was announced, confirming the dates of the races at the Hungaroring.


2018 Blancpain GT Series, Calendar
In previous years a Sprint race weekend consisted of one Qualifying session, one Qualifying Race - of which the results set up the grid for the Main Race - and one Main Race. On 2 October 2017, changes to the format of Sprint race weekends were announced. In 2018 a Sprint race weekend consisted of two races scoring equal points and featuring separate Qualifying sessions for each race.


2018 Blancpain GT Series, Championship standings
Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. The pole-sitter also received one point and entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race. A new points system was introduced in the Sprint Cup this season. It takes the maximum points an entry could earn in the old 'Qualifying Race + Main Race'-format divided by two.


2018 Blancpain GT Series, Championship standings
Points were awarded after six hours, after twelve hours and at the finish.


2018 Blancpain GT Series Asia
The 2018 Blancpain GT Series Asia was the second season of SRO Motorsports Group and Team Asia One GT Management's Blancpain GT Series Asia, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars in Asia. The races were contested with GT3-spec and GT4-spec cars. The season began on 14 April at Sepang and ended on 14 October at Ningbo.


2018 Blancpain GT Series Asia, Calendar
At the annual press conference during the 2017 24 Hours of Spa on 28 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2018 calendar. Initially, no changes were made to the schedule compared to 2017. On 27 September 2017, it was announced the races in Buriram were moved one week earlier to avoid a clash with the 3 Hours of Silverstone. On 29 January 2018, it was announced Ningbo would replace Zhejiang as the final round of the season.


2018 Blancpain GT Series Asia, Championship standings
Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.


2018 Blancpain GT Series Asia, Championship standings, Teams' championship
Only the two best results of a team per race counted towards the Teams' championship.


2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
The 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup was the eighth season of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. The season began on 22 April at Monza and ended on 30 September in Barcelona. The season featured five rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of three hours besides the 24 Hours of Spa and the 1000 km Paul Ricard events.


2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, Calendar
At the annual press conference during the 2017 24 Hours of Spa on 28 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2018 calendar. No changes were made to the schedule compared to 2017. On 17 September 2017, it was announced the race at Silverstone was moved a week to avoid a clash with the Nürburgring 24 Hours.


2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, Entry list
On 2 October 2017, it was announced grids would be limited to 26 Pro class entries, in an effort to make the championship more attractive to Pro-Am and Am class competitors. The entry cap was in place for all races except for the 24 Hours of Spa.


2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, Championship standings
Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. The pole-sitter also received one point and entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.


2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, Championship standings
Points were awarded after six hours, after twelve hours and at the finish.


2018 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
The 2018 GT Series Sprint Cup (Known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 Blancpain Series Sprint Cup)was the sixth season of the GT Series Sprint Cup following on from the demise of the SRO Motorsports Group's FIA GT1 World Championship (an auto racing series for grand tourer cars), the fifth with the seasons sponsored by Blancpain. The season began on 7 April at Zolder and ended on 16 September at the Nürburgring.


2018 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup, Calendar
At the annual press conference during the 2017 24 Hours of Spa on 28 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2018 calendar. Zolder became the season opener instead of Misano. On 9 October 2017, the finalised calendar was announced, confirming the dates of the races at the Hungaroring.


2018 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup, Calendar
In previous years a race weekend consisted of one Qualifying session, one Qualifying Race - of which the results set up the grid for the Main Race - and one Main Race. On 2 October 2017, changes to the format of race weekends were announced. In 2018 a race weekend consisted of two races scoring equal points and featuring separate Qualifying sessions for each race.


2018 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup, Championship standings
Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. The pole-sitter also received one point and entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race. A new points system was introduced this season. It takes the maximum points an entry could earn in the old 'Qualifying Race + Main Race'-format divided by two.


2018 Blancpain GT Sports Club
The 2018 Blancpain GT Sports Club was the fourth season of the SRO Motorsports Group's Blancpain GT Sports Club, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars. The Blancpain GT Sports Club is a championship for Bronze, Titanium and Iron drivers only. The Titanium categorisation is within the Bronze category, for drivers between the age of 50 and 59. The Iron categorisation is within the Bronze category, for drivers over the age of 60. The races are contested with GT3-spec, RACB G3, GTE-spec and Trophy cars.


2018 Blancpain GT Sports Club, Calendar
At the annual press conference during the 2017 24 Hours of Spa on 28 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2018 calendar. Autodromo Nazionale Monza replaced Silverstone and acted as the season opener. On 9 October 2017, the finalised calendar of the parent series, Blancpain GT Series, was announced, confirming the dates of the races at the Hungaroring.


2018 Blancpain GT Sports Club, Championship standings
Championship points were awarded for the first six positions in each Qualifying Race and for the first ten positions in each Main Race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points.


2018 Blaublitz Akita season
2018 Blaublitz Akita season. The annual club slogan was "志 ". Former manager Shuichi Mase replaced Sugiyama on July 12.


2018 Blaublitz Akita season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Blekinge regional election
Blekinge County held a regional council election on 9 September 2018 at the same time as the general and municipal elections.


2018 Blekinge regional election, Results
There were 57 seats, ten more than in 2014. The Social Democrats remained the largest party but suffered nearly seven points of a deficit from the 2014 results, going from 39.3 % to 32.5 %. In spite of this the increased numbers of seats meant the party remained at 19 seats. This was still a sizeably lower share. The Sweden Democrats recorded 20.6 % and became the second largest party, while the Moderates made gains in spite of a nationwide drop.


2018 Blind Cricket World Cup
The 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup was the fifth Blind Cricket World Cup tournament, and was held from 8–20 January 2018 in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. In the final, defending champions India defeated Pakistan by 2 wickets to secure their 2nd Blind Cricket World Cup title under the captaincy of Ajay Kumar Reddy. Six teams, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Australia and Nepal played in the tournament, with Nepal making their first ever appearance.


2018 Blind Cricket World Cup
India played all of their group stage matches of the tournament at neutral venues in the United Arab Emirates, after the foreign ministry of India blocked them from travelling to Pakistan. It was later revealed that the Cricket Association for the Blind in India and Pakistan Blind Cricket Council had agreed to shift the Indian matches to the UAE. Thus, only Nepal and Bangladesh were willing to play matches in Pakistan.


2018 Blind Cricket World Cup
Initially, Pakistan was selected as the main host nation to host the tournament, with the UAE later agreeing to host some of the matches. It was the first time that Pakistan had been selected to host the Blind Cricket World Cup since 2006, and marked the first instance where UAE also had hosted few matches as a part of the World Cup.


2018 Blind Cricket World Cup
Sharjah Cricket Stadium hosted the final between India and Pakistan on 20 January; prior to the World Cup, Pakistan had originally been selected to host the final. India and Pakistan were the only teams to play against each other in the finals of the Blind Cricket World Cup on three consecutive occasions.


2018 Blind Cricket World Cup
In the final, Pakistan batted first and managed to score 308/8 after being put into bat by India. India chased down the target of 309 with 16 balls to spare to clinch the title. India thus maintained their unbeaten record in the tournament.


2018 Blind Cricket World Cup, Venues
Gaddafi Stadium was the only venue to host the Blind Cricket World Cup matches in Pakistan. In the UAE,  International standard cricket venues including Ajman Oval were chosen to host some of the matches.


2018 Blind Cricket World Cup, Broadcasting
PTV Sports, the Premier 24 hour Pakistani sport channel was awarded the rights to host the 40 overs Blind Cricket World Cup tournament.


2018 Boca Raton Bowl
The 2018 Boca Raton Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 18, 2018, with kickoff scheduled for 7:00 p.m. EST. It was the fifth edition of the Boca Raton Bowl, and one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Cheribundi beverage company, the game is officially known as the Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl.


2018 Boca Raton Bowl
The game featured the UAB Blazers, champions of Conference USA, and the Northern Illinois Huskies, champions of the Mid-American Conference. The Boca Raton Bowl was the first of three  2018–19 bowl games featuring two conference champions, along with the Orange Bowl and Rose Bowl. In just the second season since restarting its football program, the UAB Blazers defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies, 37–13, earning UAB their first-ever bowl victory.


2018 Boca Raton Bowl, Teams
Based on conference tie-ins, the bowl could invite teams from the American Athletic Conference (AAC) or Conference USA (C–USA) and the Mid-American Conference (MAC). On December 2, bowl organizers announced that the participating teams would be the UAB Blazers from C–USA and the Northern Illinois Huskies from the MAC. This was the first meeting between the two programs.


2018 Boca Raton Bowl, Teams, UAB Blazers
UAB won the 2018 Conference USA Football Championship Game on December 1, then accepted a bid to the Boca Raton Bowl on December 2. The Blazers entered the bowl with a 10–3 record (7–1 in conference).


2018 Boca Raton Bowl, Teams, Northern Illinois Huskies
Northern Illinois won the 2018 MAC Championship Game on November 30, then accepted a bid to the Boca Raton Bowl on December 2. The Huskies entered the bowl with an 8–5 record (6–2 in conference). Northern Illinois became the first team to make a second appearance in the Boca Raton Bowl, having played in the inaugural edition of the bowl in 2014.


2018 Bogor regency election
The 2018 Bogor regency election was held on June 27, 2018, as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the regent and deputy regent of Bogor Regency. Elections for members of the municipal council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah) will be held in 2019.


2018 Bogor regency election
Incumbent regent, Nurhayanti, while eligible, has decided not to run for re-election. In total, five candidates were on the election ballot: three party candidate pairs and two independent candidate pairs. Municipal councilor and sister of a former regent, Ade Yasin, defeated fellow councilor, Ade Ruhandi, and the other 4 candidates.


2018 Bogor regency election, Candidates
The candidates, along with their supporting parties, are as follows:


2018 Bogor regency election, Results
The results were announced on July 6, 2018. The winner, Ade Yasin, is a former municipal councilor for the regency and is the chairman for West Java's branch of the United Development Party.


2018 Bogor regency election, Aftermath
Following the announcement, the Ade Ruhandi/Inggrid Kansil pair filed a lawsuit to the Constitutional Court of Indonesia. Although the lawsuit was eventually turned down, it resulted in a delay for the swearing in of the regent-elect, which was moved to March 2019.


2018 Bohemian F.C. season
The 2018 season was Bohemian F.C. 's 128th year in existence as a football club. The club participated in the League of Ireland Premier Division, the FAI Cup, the EA Sports Cup and was also involved in the 2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup known as the IRN-BRU Cup.


2018 Bohemian F.C. season, Club, Kits
The club's traditional red and black stripes were provided by Hummel this season. On 25 May 2018, the club announced a special edition jersey for the remarkable FAI Cup run. The mainly white shirt featured a red and black diagonal stripe, which had the name of every supporter, who bought the jersey woven into the fabric.


2018 Bohemian F.C. season, Competitions, Premier Division, Matches
The fixtures for the 2018 season were announced on 19 December 2017.


2018 Boise State Broncos football team
The 2018 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This season was the Broncos' 82nd season overall, fifth under head coach Bryan Harsin, eighth as a member of the Mountain West Conference and sixth within the Mountain Division. The Broncos played their home games at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. They finished the season 10–3, 7–1 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for first place in the Mountain Division with Utah State.


2018 Boise State Broncos football team
Due to their head-to-head win over Utah State, they were champions of the Mountain Division. They represented the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Championship Game where they lost to West Division champion Fresno State. They were invited to the First Responder Bowl against Boston College. With 5:08 left in the 1st quarter, the bowl game was delayed and ultimately canceled and ruled a no contest.


2018 Boise State Broncos football team, Previous season
The Broncos finished the 2017 season 11–3, 7–1 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain Division. They defeated West Division champion Fresno State in the Mountain West Championship Game to become Mountain West champions. They were invited to the Las Vegas Bowl where they defeated Oregon.


2018 Boise State Broncos football team, Preseason, Mountain West media days
During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip, the Broncos were unanimously predicted as favorites to win the Mountain Division title.


2018 Boise State Broncos football team, Preseason, Mountain West media days, Preseason All-Mountain West Team
The Broncos had eight players selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team. Quarterback Brett Rypien was selected as preseason offensive player of the year and kick/punt returner Avery Williams was selected as preseason special teams player of the year.


2018 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, at Troy
Senior cornerback Tyler Horton, who finished the game with four tackles and two fumble recoveries which were both returned for touchdowns, was named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week. Horton was also named the Bronko Nagurski Trophy National Defensive Player of the Week.


2018 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, UConn
The Broncos set a school record for offensive yards in a game with 818 yards. The previous record was 742 set against Colorado State in 2011. Quarterback Brett Rypien was named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week.


2018 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, Fresno State
Quarterback Brett Rypien broke the Mountain West record for passing yards in a career, which now stands at 12,924 yards. The previous record was 12,690 set by Ryan Lindley of San Diego State in 2011. He also broke the Mountain West career completions record, also previously held by Lindley, and now has 981 career completions.


2018 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, Utah State
Running back Alexander Mattison was named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week following rushing for 200 yards and 3 touchdowns on a career high 37 carries. He also added 3 catches for 12 yards.


2018 Boise State Broncos football team, Game summaries, vs. Boston College (First Responder Bowl)
With Boston College leading 7–0 with 5:08 remaining in the 1st quarter, the game was delayed due to inclement weather. After an hour and a half delay, the game was canceled and ruled a no contest


2018 Bojangles' Southern 500
The 2018 Bojangles' Southern 500, the 69th running of the event was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 2, 2018, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 367 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it was the 25th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. This race marked the final career start for Kasey Kahne.


2018 Bojangles' Southern 500, Report, Background
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.


2018 Bojangles' Southern 500, Practice, First practice
Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.543 seconds and a speed of 172.287 mph (277.269 km/h).


2018 Bojangles' Southern 500, Practice, Final practice
Ryan Newman was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.641 seconds and a speed of 171.698 mph (276.321 km/h).


2018 Bojangles' Southern 500, Qualifying
Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.332 and a speed of 173.571 mph (279.335 km/h).


2018 Bojangles' Southern 500, Media, Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Steve Letarte, two–time Darlington winner Jeff Burton and Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Rick Allen, three-time Darlington winner Dale Jarrett and Kyle Petty called from the NBC Peacock Pit Box on pit road. Jarrett and Petty also join Earnhardt in the booth for a portion of the race. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.


2018 Bojangles' Southern 500, Media, Radio
The Motor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Dave Moody called the race from a Billboard outside of turn when the field raced through turns 1 and 2, and Mike Bagley had the call of the race atop of the Darlington Raceway Club outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4


2018 Bol Open
The 2018 Bol Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the thirteenth edition of the tournament and part of the 2018 WTA 125K series. It took place in Bol, Croatia, on 5–10 June 2018.


2018 Bol Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:


2018 Bol Open – Doubles
Chuang Chia-jung and Renata Voráčová were the defending champions, however Chuang chose not to participate. Voráčová partnered Xenia Knoll but lost in the quarterfinals to Ysaline Bonaventure and Sara Sorribes Tormo.


2018 Bol Open – Doubles
Mariana Duque Mariño and Wang Yafan won the title after defeating Sílvia Soler Espinosa and Barbora Štefková 6–3, 7–5 in the final.