2018 Pirelli World Challenge, Championship standings, Manufacturers' championships
Only those manufacturers who are SCCA Pro Racing corporate members were eligible to receive points toward the Manufacturers' championship. Points were awarded based on finishing positions as shown in the chart below. Only the highest finishing car of each eligible manufacturer earned points for its finishing position.


2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
The 2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers were led by fourth-year head coach Pat Narduzzi and played their home games at Heinz Field. They were a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This was Pitt's sixth season as a member of the ACC.


2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2017 season 5–7, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Coastal Division.


2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, Preseason, ACC media poll
The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018 with the Panthers predicted to finish in fifth place in the Coastal Division.


2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, Schedule
The Cathedral of Learning, which usually lights up after every Pitt sports win, was darkened following Pitt's 54-45 victory over Duke on October 27 out of respect for the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in nearby Squirrel Hill, which had occurred earlier that day.


2018 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team
The 2018 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represented University of Pittsburgh during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Panthers were led by head coach Jay Vidovich, in his third season. They played home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This was the team's 65th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 6th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2018 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team, Background
The 2017 Pittsburgh men's soccer team finished the season with an 8–10–0 overall record and a 2–6–0 ACC record. The Panthers were seeded tenth–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Notre Dame.


2018 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team, Background
The Panthers were not invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The Panthers had one player selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Pol Calvet, by Los Angeles FC.


2018 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team, Player movement, Players arriving
Pittsburgh signed eight players in its 2018 recruiting class. Top Drawer Soccer ranked the class as 5th in the nation.


2018 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team, Squad, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 2018 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 137th season overall, 132nd season as a member of the National League, and the 18th season at PNC Park. The Pirates finished the season in 4th place with a record of 82–79.


2018 Pittsburgh Pirates season, Season standings, Record vs. opponents
The October 1 tiebreaker games were regular-season games that are included here.


2018 Pittsburgh Pirates season, Transactions
The Pirates were involved in the following transactions during the 2018 season:


2018 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC season
The 2018 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC season was the club's nineteenth season of existence, and their eighth consecutive season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer. Pittsburgh also competed in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covered the period from October 15, 2017 to the beginning of the 2019 USL season.


2018 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC season
Bob Lilley took charge of his first season as Riverhounds manager, jumping over from Rochester Rhinos after that club went on hiatus. In his 20th season as a professional manager, Lilley continued a personal record of his teams never failing to qualify for their respective playoffs.


2018 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC season
Pittsburgh finished in third place in the Eastern Conference, the club's best regular season performance since 2010, and qualified for the playoffs for the first time in three years. The Riverhounds were eliminated in the conference quarterfinals by Bethlehem Steel FC, who prevailed after an eight-round penalty shootout. Pittsburgh won a game in the U.S. Open Cup for the first time in three years, prevailing against Erie Commodores in the second round. However, the club was knocked out in the third round by fellow USL side FC Cincinnati.


2018 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC season, Preseason
The Riverhounds released their preseason schedule on January 29, 2018. The club played nine games in just over a month, seven coming against collegiate programs and two against fellow USL teams. All nine games were played in the state of Pennsylvania, seven at home and two on the road.


2018 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC season, Competitions, USL, Match results
In August 2017, the USL announced that the 2018 season would span 34 games, the longest regular season the league had ever run. The augmented schedule was spurred by the addition of six new clubs for the 2018 season: Atlanta United 2, Fresno FC, Indy Eleven, Las Vegas Lights, Nashville SC, and North Carolina FC.


2018 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC season, Competitions, USL, Match results
On January 12, 2018, the league announced home openers for every club. Pittsburgh began the season on the road against expansion club Nashville SC, taking part in the first match in that club's history. The Riverhounds then played their home opener against Penn FC, the first time since 2015 that Pittsburgh opened its home slate with a Keystone Derby Cup match.


2018 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC season, Competitions, USL, Match results
The schedule for the remainder of the 2018 season was released on January 19, 2018. Pittsburgh played three times against four different clubs: Penn FC, FC Cincinnati, Indy Eleven, and Toronto FC II. They played every other Eastern Conference team twice.


2018 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC season, Statistics, Appearances and goals
Kevin Kerr entered the season among the top 10 in club history for both appearances and goals. He was third in appearances, needing to play 17 times this season to pass Gary DePalma for second all-time. He was also tied with José Angulo for sixth all-time in goals, and needed three to pass Phil Karn for fifth place in the club's history. On July 4, Kerr hit both of those marks, with the Riverhounds' victory over North Carolina FC marking his seventeenth appearance and third goal in all competitions on the year.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season
The 2018 season was the Pittsburgh Steelers' 86th as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League. It also marked the 19th season under leadership of general manager Kevin Colbert and the 12th under head coach Mike Tomlin. After starting the season 7–2–1, the Steelers lost four of their last six games (including losing three straight to the AFC West), allowing the Ravens to clinch the AFC North on the last day of the season, and missing the playoffs for the first time since 2013.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Off-the-field events
The team was mocked in the media due to conflict between team members and staff during both the off-season and the regular season, and for subsequently missing the playoffs after a 7–2–1 start in light of the conflict. Star running back Le'Veon Bell refused to sign his franchise tag, holding out for a more permanent contract for what was first expected to be the first few weeks of the season, but later missing out on the entire season. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger received criticism for openly calling out teammates during public interviews with the media, as well as for his initial reaction to the team drafting quarterback Mason Rudolph.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Off-the-field events
Most notably, wide receiver Antonio Brown was involved with a string of incidents, ranging from tossing furniture out of his apartment window in the off-season, arguing with offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner, clashing with the media about his role on the offense, and getting cited for speeding in excess of over 100 mph along a suburban highway.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Off-the-field events
These incidents culminated in Brown reportedly getting into a heated argument with Roethlisberger and benched for the final game of the season against the Cincinnati Bengals as a result, then storming out of the team facility and ignoring all contact from teammates, coaches, and the front office.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Off-the-field events
Brown's tipping point was suggested to be the Steelers' decision to name receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster as team MVP leading up to Week 17 which also led up to Brown demanding a trade from the Steelers a few days after the season where he would be eventually traded to the Oakland Raiders at the start of the new NFL year. Brown also openly called out Smith-Schuster via Twitter and Instagram in April 2019 due to his game losing fumble in a Week 16 loss to the New Orleans Saints, which crippled the Steelers playoff chances.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Off-the-field events
Following the season, numerous current and former Steelers lamented the conflict inside the organization, with some blaming the team culture for the late season collapse (which included four close, mistake-filled and penalty-prone losses within the final six games) and head coach Mike Tomlin for his inability to control a drama-filled locker room. The Steelers' 2018 season was most notably chronicled in satirical fashion by UrinatingTree, a Pittsburgh-based YouTube personality, former video game reviewer, and prominent Steelers fan known for his colorful and rant-filled videos poking fun at sports franchises. UrinatingTree (a.k.a.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Off-the-field events
Steve Linkowski) dubbed his video series focusing on the off-the-field drama as "Days of our Steelers" as a parody to NBC's soap opera TV show Days of Our Lives. In addition to gaining viral popularity, the series received praise for its honest look at the drama within the team, especially from a fan-centered standpoint. The team blocked UrinatingTree on Twitter. The series has continued, albeit more sporadically, during the 2019 and 2020 seasons.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Transactions
The Steelers were involved in the following transactions during the 2018 season:


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Draft, Undrafted free agents
All undrafted free agents were signed after the 2018 NFL draft concluded on April 28 unless otherwise noted.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Schedule
The Steelers' regular season schedule was announced on April 19.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Cleveland Browns
The Steelers started their season on the road against the Browns. After a scoreless first quarter, the Steelers struck first in the second when second-year RB James Conner ran for a 4-yard touchdown to make it 7–0 at halftime. After the break, the Browns went to work as Tyrod Taylor ran for a 20-yard touchdown to tie the game up at 7–7.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Cleveland Browns
However, the Steelers retook the lead with 2 more touchdowns: Ben Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 22-yard pass followed up by Conner's second touchdown of the day from 22 yards out to make it 14–7 and then 21–7. In the fourth quarter however, it was all Browns when Carlos Hyde ran for a 1-yard touchdown followed by Taylor connecting with Josh Gordon on a 17-yard touchdown to make it 21–14 and then 21–21. In overtime, both teams' defenses showed out. Neither team would score, leading to a tie.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Cleveland Browns
With the tie, the Steelers started their season 0–0–1. It was the first time ever that they played the Browns to a tie game. This would snap their 6-game winning streak over the Browns. Also, the team's winning streak against division rivals was snapped. They also had their first tie game since 2002 against the Atlanta Falcons. Roethlisberger tied his career high of 5 turnovers in a game (3 interceptions, 2 lost fumbles) as the team turned the ball over 6 times including a Conner fumble late in the fourth quarter.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Cleveland Browns
On a positive note, the team's defense was able to get a turnover of their own (1 interception) and sack Taylor 7 times.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
The Steelers had their home opener against the Chiefs. In the first quarter, it was all Chiefs when Patrick Mahomes threw 3 touchdowns: a 15-yard pass to Chris Conley, a 19-yard pass to Travis Kelce, and a 5-yard pass to Kareem Hunt to make the score 7–0, 14–0, and then 21–0.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
In the second quarter, the Steelers responded with 3 touchdowns of their own to tie the game up when Ben Roethlisberger connected with Jesse James on a 26-yard pass, followed up with him connecting with JuJu Smith-Schuster on a 2-yard pass (with a failed PAT), and then connecting with James Washington on a 14-yard pass (with a successful 2-point conversion pass to James Conner) to make it 21–7, 21–13, and then 21–21 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Chiefs moved back into the lead when Mahomes found Kelce again on a 25-yard pass to make it 28–21.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
The Steelers would tie it up when James Conner ran for a 1-yard touchdown to make it 28–28. The Chiefs would pull away again as Mahomes connected with Demarcus Robinson on a 3-yard pass to make it 35–28. In the fourth quarter, the Chiefs moved ahead by double digits as Mahomes found Tyreek Hill on a 29-yard pass to make it 42–28.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
The Steelers scored twice to come within 5: first when Hunt was tackled by Artie Burns and Morgan Burnett in the end zone for a safety followed by Roethlisberger's 3-yard run for a touchdown to make it 42–30 and then 42–37. With seconds left, the defense was able to get the stop and was about to get their offense back on the field for likely one final play. But a flag for roughing the kicker kept the Chiefs' offense on the field, which sealed the game.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
With the loss, the Steelers dropped to 0–1–1. With the Browns' loss to the Saints, both teams remain tied for third place in the AFC North.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Roethlisberger's record against the Chiefs would drop to 6–2. He passed John Elway for seventh-most passing yards in NFL history.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
During the game, WR Antonio Brown was caught on camera arguing with offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner for not getting enough playing time during the game. This was only the start of a turmoil-filled season for the Steelers.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
After a tough loss at home, the Steelers traveled to Tampa Bay to take on the Buccaneers. The Bucs scored first when Cameron Brate caught a 4-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick to make it 7–0. The Steelers would answer when Ben Roethlisberger found Vance McDonald on a 75-yard pass to make it 7–6. The Steelers continued to score heading into the second quarter: they took the lead with Chris Boswell's 38-yard field goal to make it 9–7.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
This would be followed up by Roethlisberger finding Antonio Brown on a 27-yard pass to make it 16–7, and then Bud Dupree intercepted Fitzpatrick to return it 10 yards for a touchdown to make it 23–7. The Bucs came closer when Chandler Catanzaro kicked a 21-yard field goal to make it 23–10. The Steelers wrapped up the first half scoring when Roethlisberger found Ryan Switzer on a 1-yard pass to make it 30–10.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
In the second half, it was all Bucs as they would outscore the Steelers 17–0 heading into the fourth quarter when Catanzaro kicked a 28-yard field goal to make it 30–13 in the third. In the fourth, the Bucs ended up coming within 3 when Fitzpatrick threw 4-yard and 24-yard passes to Chris Godwin and Mike Evans to make it 30–20 and then 30–27. The Steelers' defense held them off at the last moment to win the game, sealing the win.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
With the win, the Steelers improved to 1–1–1. This would be the team's first 1–1–1 start since 1974.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The defense which had earned 2 turnovers in their first 2 games earned 4 turnovers in this game alone (3 interceptions, 1 recovered fumble).


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Baltimore Ravens
After winning in prime time on the road, the Steelers returned home for a prime time game against their arch-rival, the Ravens. In the first quarter, it was all Ravens when Joe Flacco threw 2 touchdowns: a 33-yard pass to John Brown followed up by a 3-yard pass to Alex Collins to make it 7–0 and then 14–0. In the second quarter, the Steelers responded as Chris Boswell nailed field goals from 34 and 39 yards out to make it 14–3 and then 14–6.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Baltimore Ravens
This would be followed by Ben Roethlisberger finding Antonio Brown on a 26-yard pass (with a successful 2-point conversion) to tie the game up at 14–14 going into halftime. In the second half, Justin Tucker kicked a 47-yard field goal in the third quarter to make it 17–14 for the Ravens. He would kick 3 more in the fourth to seal the game from 49, 28, and 31 yards out to make it 20–14, 23–14, and the final score 26–14.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Baltimore Ravens
With the loss, the Steelers fell to 1–2–1. Also, their 3-game winning streak against the Ravens was snapped.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Atlanta Falcons
After a tough loss, the Steelers stayed at home for a duel against the Falcons. In the first quarter, it was all Steelers as James Conner ran for a 1-yard touchdown (with a failed PAT) to make it 6–0. Ben Roethlisberger then connected with JuJu Smith-Schuster on an 18-yard pass to make it 13–0. In the second quarter, the Falcons responded when Matt Ryan found Mohamed Sanu on a 43-yard pass to make it 13–7. This would be followed by Matt Bryant kicking a 47-yard field goal to make it 13–10 at halftime.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Atlanta Falcons
In the third quarter, Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 9-yard pass to make it 20–10. This would be followed up by Conner running for a 2-yard touchdown to make it 27–10. In the fourth quarter, the Falcons drew closer when Ito Smith ran for a 2-yard touchdown to make it 27–17. However, the Steelers sealed the game with 2 more touchdowns: Roethlisberger found Brown on a 47-yard pass to make it 34–17 followed by L. J. Fort recovering a fumble in the end zone to make the final score 41–17.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Atlanta Falcons
After being outscored 29–0 in the second half of their previous 2 games, the Steelers outscored the Falcons 28–7 in the second half.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: vs. Atlanta Falcons
With the win, the Steelers won their 100th regular season game at Heinz Field since its opening in 2001 with a record of 100-38-1 at that point.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at Cincinnati Bengals
After a huge win at home, the Steelers traveled to Cincinnati for Game 1 against the Bengals. The Bengals scored first when Andy Dalton found Tyler Boyd on a 2-yard pass to make it 7–0 for the only points of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Steelers took the lead when James Conner ran for 2 1-yard touchdowns to make it 7–7 and then 14–7. The Bengals managed to tie the game up at halftime when Dalton found Boyd on a 14-yard pass to make it 14–14.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at Cincinnati Bengals
In the third quarter, the Steelers scored when Chris Boswell kicked a 21-yard field goal to make it 17–14. They would increase their lead in the fourth quarter when Boswell kicked another one from 24 yards out to make it 20–14. However, the Bengals would take the lead when Joe Mixon ran for a 4-yard touchdown to make it 21–20. The Steelers completed the comeback when Ben Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 31-yard pass (with a successful 2-point conversion) to make the final score 28–21. With just :10 on the game clock, Dalton tried for the eventual home run ball. Though, the pass fell incomplete ending the game and giving the Steelers the win.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at Cincinnati Bengals
With the win and their 7th straight victory against the Bengals, the Steelers go into their bye week 3–2–1. The team was also able to snap being tied with the Browns as they would move into first place in the AFC North.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Cleveland Browns
After coming off the bye week, the Steelers returned home for their second game against the Browns. In the first quarter, the Browns would score 2 field goals as Greg Joseph kicked them from 34 and 45 yards out to make it 3–0 and then 6–0. In the second quarter, the Steelers took the lead when Ben Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on 2 touchdown passes: from 43 and 1 yard to make it 7–6 and then 14–6 by halftime.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Cleveland Browns
In the third quarter, the Steelers increased their lead as a holding penalty in the end zone on Browns offensive tackle Desmond Harrison led to a safety, making the score 16–6. The Browns came within 4 when Baker Mayfield found Antonio Callaway on a 1-yard pass (with a failed PAT) to make it 16–12. The Steelers responded with James Conner's 12-yard touchdown run to make it 23–12. In the fourth, the Steelers increased their lead when Chris Boswell kicked a 42-yard field goal to make it 26–12. This would be followed by Conner's second touchdown run from 22 yards out to make the score 33–12. The Browns scored on their last offensive play of the game as Mayfield found Seth DeValve on a 24-yard pass (with a failed 2-point conversion) to make the final score 33–18.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Cleveland Browns
With the win, the Steelers improved to 4–2–1 and maintained their lead in the AFC North. This also marked the Steelers' fifteenth consecutive win over the Browns in Pittsburgh. This was Hue Jackson's final game as the Browns head coach as he would be fired the next day.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Cleveland Browns
A day prior to this game, eleven people were killed when a mass shooting occurred in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh. A moment of silence was observed for the victims prior to the game's kickoff. Two days later members of the Steelers attended the memorial services of Cecil and David Rosenthal sister of former community relations manager Michelle Rosenthal.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Baltimore Ravens
After winning over the Browns at home, the Steelers traveled to Baltimore for their second game against the Ravens. The Ravens scored first when Justin Tucker kicked a 23-yard field goal to make it 3–0. The Steelers however took the lead when Ben Roethlisberger found James Conner on a 7-yard pass to make it 7–3. In the second quarter, the Steelers went up by double digits as Ben Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 6-yard pass to make it 14–3.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Baltimore Ravens
The Ravens closed the scoring of the first half with Tucker's second field goal from 23 yards out to make it 14–6 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Steelers went back to work as Roethlisberger ran for a touchdown (with a failed PAT) from a yard out to make it 20–6. The Ravens scored one of their own when Alex Collins made it into the end zone with a 1-yard touchdown to make it 20–13. The Steelers pulled away in the fourth quarter as Chris Boswell kicked a 29-yard field goal to make it 23–13.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Baltimore Ravens
Tucker then kicked a 37-yard field goal to get the Ravens closer and to make it 23–16. Both teams' defenses showed up late, and Roethlisberger was sacked at the Steelers' 41-yard line. However, trapped in their own territory, the Ravens failed to convert a 4th and long, sealing the win for the Steelers with the final score 23–16.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at Baltimore Ravens
With the win, the Steelers improved to 5–2–1 and maintained their lead in the AFC North.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Carolina Panthers
After a tough road win, the Steelers went back home to take on the Panthers on Thursday Night Football. The Panthers scored first in the first quarter when Cam Newton found Christian McCaffrey on a 20-yard pass to make it 7–0. However, the Steelers responded with 3 touchdowns of their own to close out the quarter: Ben Roethlisberger found JuJu Smith-Schuster on a 75-yard pass on the team's first offensive play of the game, and on the next scrimmage play, Vince Williams intercepted Cam Newton and returned it 17 yards for a touchdown.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Carolina Panthers
James Conner closed out the scoring in the first quarter when he scored from 2 yards out to make it 21–7. The Steelers would score again in the second quarter when Chris Boswell kicked a 50-yard field goal to make it 24–7. The Panthers would draw closer when Newton and McCaffrey connected again on a 25-yard pass to make it 24–14. Roethlisberger then found Antonio Brown on a 53-yard pass to make the score 31–14 at halftime.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Carolina Panthers
In the third quarter, it was all Steelers when Roethlisberger threw 2 more touchdown passes: a 12-yarder to Vance McDonald and then an 8-yarder to Jesse James to increase their lead to 45–14. In the fourth quarter, Roethlisberger found Jaylen Samuels on a 6-yard pass to put the Steelers up 52–14. McCaffrey then put up a 1-yard touchdown in the closing minutes to make the final score 52–21.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Carolina Panthers
With the win, the Steelers improved to 6–2–1. The team's 52 points was the most ever scored in a single game at Heinz Field, and the most by the franchise since 1984. Ben Roethlisberger became the second quarterback to record a perfect 158.3 passer rating in four games in his career, after Peyton Manning.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars
After a blowout victory against the Panthers, the Steelers traveled to Jacksonville to face the Jaguars. After a scoreless first quarter, the Jags put up 3 field goals in the second when Josh Lambo converted from 48, 38, and 43 yards out to make it 3–0, 6–0, and then 9–0 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Jaguars would make it 16–0 after Leonard Fournette ran for a 2-yard touchdown. From then on, it was all Steelers scoring when Ben Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 78-yard pass to make it 16–6 heading into the fourth quarter. In the final quarter, Roethlisberger found Vance McDonald on an 11-yard touchdown pass to draw the Steelers within three points. On the Steelers' final offensive drive, Roethlisberger ran for a 1-yard touchdown to make it 20–16 with five seconds remaining in the game, completing the comeback victory.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars
With the win, the Steelers improved to 7–2–1. This would be the team's third straight season with a 6-game winning streak.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Denver Broncos
After a tough win over the Jags, the Steelers traveled out west to face the Broncos. The Broncos scored first when Brandon McManus kicked a 41-yard field goal to make it 3–0 for the first quarter's only points. The Steelers tied it up in the second quarter when Chris Boswell kicked a 41-yard field goal of his own to make it 3–3. The Broncos retook the lead when Case Keenum found Matt LaCosse on a 10-yard pass to make it 10–3.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Denver Broncos
The Steelers tied it up when Boswell found Alejandro Villanueva on a 2-yard pass on a fake field goal to make it 10–10 at halftime. After the break, the Steelers went back to work as Ben Roethlisberger found JuJu-Smith Schuster on a 97-yard pass to take the lead 17–10. The Broncos then tied it up again when Keenum found Emmanuel Sanders on a 5-yard pass to make it 17–17 following a Chris Harris Jr. interception of Roethlisberger.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Denver Broncos
In the fourth the Broncos retook the lead and went on to win the game when Philip Lindsay ran for a 2-yard touchdown to make the score 24–17. Roethlisberger tried to rally the Steelers into a potential overtime period, but his 3rd-and-goal pass intended for Antonio Brown would be intercepted by Shelby Harris with a minute left to play, sealing the win for the Broncos.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: at Denver Broncos
With their 6-game winning streak snapped, the Steelers fell to 7–3–1. This was the first road loss for the Steelers since Week 3 of the 2017 season.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
After a tough road loss, the Steelers returned home for a Sunday Night Football duel against the Chargers. The Steelers struck first in the first quarter when James Conner ran for two 1-yard touchdowns to make it 7–0 and then 13–0 (due to a failed PAT) but the Chargers would respond on a controversial touchdown, due to movement on the Chargers offensive line before the ball was snapped, when Philip Rivers found Travis Benjamin on a 46-yard pass to make it 13–7.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
In the second quarter, the Steelers pulled away as Chris Boswell kicked a 48-yard field goal to make it 16–7. This would be followed up with Ben Roethlisberger finding Antonio Brown on a 28-yard pass to make it 23–7 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Chargers drew closer when Rivers found Keenan Allen on a 10-yard pass (with a successful 2-point conversion) to make it 23–15. In the fourth quarter, they would tie the game up as Desmond King returned a punt 73 yards for a touchdown.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Rivers then connected with Allen for another 2-point conversion to make it 23–23. The Chargers would then take the lead when Justin Jackson ran for an 18-yard touchdown to make it 30–23. The Steelers tied it up later on however when Roethlisberger found Jaylen Samuels on a 10-yard pass, making it 30–30. The Chargers would seal the game when Mike Badgley kicked a 29-yard field goal to make the final score 33–30.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Oakland Raiders
After a tough loss at home, the Steelers traveled out west to face the Raiders. The Raiders scored first in the first quarter when Doug Martin ran for a 1-yard touchdown to make it 7–0 for that period's only score. The Steelers managed to tie it up in the second quarter when Stevan Ridley ran for a 2-yard touchdown to make it 7–7. The Raiders would retake the lead when Daniel Carson kicked a 44-yard field goal to make it 10–7.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Oakland Raiders
The Steelers moved back into the lead when Ben Roethlisberger found JuJu-Smith Schuster on a 1-yard pass to make it 14–10 at halftime. After a scoreless third quarter, the Raiders would retake the lead in the fourth when Derek Carr found Lee Smith on a 3-yard pass to make it 17–14. The Steelers then retook the lead when Roethlisberger found Smith-Schuster on another 1-yard pass to make it 21–17. The Raiders quickly answered when Carr found Derek Carrier on a 6-yard pass to retake the lead 24–21. Pittsburgh got the ball one final time, advancing deep into Raiders territory with a hook and lateral play from James Washington to Smith-Schuster, but kicker Chris Boswell slipped and missed the potential game-tying field goal.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Oakland Raiders
With their third straight loss, the Steelers fell to 7–5–1 and finished 0–4 against the AFC West. Roethlisberger's record against the Raiders in Oakland also dropped to 0–4.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. New England Patriots
After a tough road loss, the Steelers returned home for a game against the Patriots. In the first quarter, the Steelers scored first when Ben Roethlisberger found Vance McDonald on a 5-yard pass to make it 7–0. The Patriots tied the game up when Tom Brady found Chris Hogan on a 63-yard pass to make it 7–7. In the second quarter, the Steelers moved back into the lead when Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on a 17-yard pass to make it 14–7 at halftime.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. New England Patriots
In the third quarter, the Pats managed to score and come within 4 when Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 33-yard field goal to make it 14–10 for the quarter's only score. However, the Steelers moved up ahead by 7 in the fourth quarter when Chris Boswell kicked a 48-yard field goal to make it 17–10. The Pats were able to drive down the field with under 2 minutes left, but after a penalty which would back them further away from the first down marker, Brady would throw 4 straight incompletions to end the game with that final score.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. New England Patriots
With the win and 3-game losing streak snapped, the Steelers improved to 8–5–1. Roethlisberger's career record against the Patriots improved to 4–8. The team was also able to snap their 5-game losing streak to the Pats, beating them for the first time since 2011.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at New Orleans Saints
After a tough win over the Patriots, the Steelers traveled south to take on the Saints. In the first quarter, the Steelers scored first when Chris Boswell kicked a 49-yard field goal to make it 3–0. In the first quarter, on 4th and 1 from the Pittsburgh 35, the Saints tried a long pass into the endzone, on which a defensive pass interference was called, giving the Saints 1st and goal at the 1, on which they would take the lead when Mark Ingram II ran for a 1-yard touchdown to make it 7–3.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at New Orleans Saints
In the second quarter, the Steelers came within a point as Boswell kicked another field goal from 30 yards out to make it 7–6. The Saints pulled away when Alvin Kamara ran for an 8-yard touchdown to make it 14–6. The Steelers would tie it up when Ben Roethlisberger found Jaylen Samuels on a 3-yard pass (with a successful 2-point conversion) to make it 14–14. The Saints moved up 17–14 at halftime when Wil Lutz kicked a 43-yard field goal. In the third quarter, the Saints increased their lead when Kamara ran for a 1-yard touchdown to make it 24–14.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at New Orleans Saints
The Steelers would take the lead when Roethlisberger found Antonio Brown on touchdown passes from 3 and 20 yards out to narrow the Saints' lead to 24–21 and then take the lead 28–24. In the fourth quarter, the Saints were able to complete the comeback when Drew Brees found Michael Thomas on a 2-yard pass to make the final score 31–28. Roethlisberger's best effort at a late rally would come up short when star wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster fumbled in Saints territory with less than a minute remaining, effectively sealing the win for the Saints.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at New Orleans Saints
With the loss, the Steelers fell to 8–6–1 and second place in the AFC North.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at New Orleans Saints
The game, ironically, was also Brown's last in a Steelers uniform. He would then tie with Brandon Marshall for most seasons with 1,000 yards and 100 receptions in NFL history with 6. He was subsequently benched for week 17 after his heated confrontation with Roethlisberger at practice. The Steelers would eventually trade Brown to the Oakland Raiders on March 10, 2019 for a third-round and a fifth-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
After a tough loss and their playoff chances on the line, the Steelers went home for the season finale at home for Round 2 against the Bengals. After a scoreless first quarter, the Bengals would score in the second quarter when Shawn Williams returned an interception 58 yards for a touchdown to make it 7–0. They made it 10–0 after Randy Bullock kicked a 49-yard field goal. The Steelers managed to get on the board before halftime when Matt McCrane kicked a 39-yard field goal to make it 10–3 at halftime.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
The Steelers managed to tie it up when Ben Roethlisberger found JuJu Smith-Schuster on an 11-yard pass to make it 10–10. They would then make it 13–10 when McCrane kicked a 47-yard field goal. The Bengals tied it up when Bullock kicked a 32-yard field goal. However, the Steelers would retake the lead when McCrane kicked a 35-yard field goal to make it 16–13 for the final score of the game.


2018 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
With the 8th straight win over the Bengals, the Steelers finished their season 9–6–1. At the conclusion of the game, the Jumbotron showed the conclusion of the Browns-Ravens game, with most of the fans sticking around and most of players waiting on the field. However, the Ravens would win that game sending the Steelers to second place in the division, officially missing the playoffs for the first time in 5 years, thus capping off a disappointing and bitter end to one of the most turbulent seasons in franchise history.


2018 Plaid Cymru leadership election
The 2018 election for the leader of the Welsh political party Plaid Cymru began on 7 August. Voting closed at midnight on 27 September. Adam Price was declared the winner on 28 September, defeating the two other candidates.


2018 Plaid Cymru leadership election
A prospective leadership election was first announced after Rhun ap Iorwerth, assembly member (AM) for Ynys Môn and Adam Price, AM for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, both declared their intention to challenge the incumbent leader, Leanne Wood. Speculation about a leadership election arose after what were perceived to be disappointing showings in recent elections, which led some figures within the party to comment that Plaid was potentially stagnant.


2018 Plaid Cymru leadership election, Background
Leanne Wood was elected leader of Plaid Cymru in March 2012 with 57% of the vote, defeating Elin Jones and Dafydd Elis-Thomas.


2018 Plaid Cymru leadership election, Background
Under Plaid Cymru's constitution, the leader is subject to re-election every two years, but this is usually uncontested. The window for any leadership challenge closed on 4 July 2018, when Wood was challenged by two of her Assembly colleagues. Wood submitted her nomination papers in June 2018.


2018 Plaid Cymru leadership election, Background
Wood admitted that she was preparing to resign following Plaid's results in the 2017 General Election until the result in Ceredigion came through showing a Plaid Cymru gain. During the summer of 2017, Rhun ap Iorwerth publicly announced that it would be 'very probable' that he would stand when a vacancy arose. On 13 June 2018 Wood stated that she would resign as leader in 2021 if she failed to become First Minister. She had previously stated that she would welcome any challenge to her leadership. On 14 June it was revealed that a letter had been circulated by AMs Llyr Huws Gruffydd, Siân Gwenllian and Elin Jones, asking colleagues to consider putting their names forward. The Carmarthenshire Plaid council group wrote to encourage Adam Price to stand against Wood.


2018 Plaid Cymru leadership election, Background
On 26 June former MP Elfyn Llwyd said in a BBC Radio Cymru podcast that "[Plaid Cymru has] been standing still for five to seven years now and perhaps that suggests that it's time to change the team." On 1 July 2018, fifty-three (out of about 200) of Plaid Cymru's principal Councillors wrote to pledge their allegiance to Leanne Wood ahead of any potential leadership challenge.


2018 Plaid Cymru leadership election, Campaign
On 4 July 2018, both Rhun ap Iorwerth and Adam Price formally announced that they would be challenging Wood for the party leadership. Wood reaffirmed her plan to stand as a candidate in the ensuing election. Whilst Wood is seen as ideologically close to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, ap Iorwerth is considered more willing to work with the Conservative Party, while Price has advocated "equidistance", advocating for Plaid Cymru to position itself equally between the Labour Party and the Conservative Party.


2018 Plaid Cymru leadership election, Campaign
Wood ruled out making any sort of deal with the Conservatives after the 2021 assembly election, while Adam Price ruled out a coalition deal with either the Conservative Party or the Labour Party.


2018 Plaid Cymru leadership election, Campaign
Price proposed changing the name of the party to the "New Wales Party", and set out a timeline for Welsh independence by 2030.


2018 Plaid Cymru leadership election, Campaign
The candidates disagreed about Wylfa Newydd, a proposed nuclear power station on Anglesey. Adam Price opposed it, describing it as "incompatible with independence", whilst ap Iorwerth, who represents the area in the Assembly, supported the scheme. Wood said that the party would review its energy policies if she were to be re-elected.


2018 Plaid Cymru leadership election, Campaign
In July, Price proposed increasing income tax by 1p to fund education. In August, he proposed reducing all income tax rates by 9p as well as abolishing business rates and council tax. He said that this second proposal would be funded by a 3% land value tax levied on non-agricultural land.


2018 Plaid Cymru leadership election, Campaign
Ap Iorwerth proposed a new infrastructure commission, and increasing the proportion of government procurement spending inside Wales.


2018 Plaid Cymru leadership election, Hustings
Hustings were held across Wales during the campaign period in September. The location and dates were as follows:


2018 Play In Challenger
The 2018 Play In Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Lille, France between 19 and 25 March 2018.


2018 Play In Challenger, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Play In Challenger – Doubles
Hugo Nys and Tim Pütz won the title after defeating Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Purav Raja 7–6(7–3), 1–6, [10–7] in the final.


2018 Play In Challenger – Singles
Grégoire Barrère won the title after defeating Tobias Kamke 6–1, 6–4 in the final.


2018 Players Championship
The 2018 Players Championship was a professional golf tournament, held from May 10–13 at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The flagship event of the PGA Tour, this was the 45th edition of The Players Championship, and the 37th edition held at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. The tournament was won by Webb Simpson, four strokes ahead of three runners-up.


2018 Players Championship
Defending champion Kim Si-woo opened with a five-under 67, but finished 15 strokes back, tied for 63rd place.


2018 Players Championship
This was the twelfth consecutive Players Championship held in May; it returned to March in 2019.


2018 Players Championship, Field
The field consisted of 144 players meeting the following criteria. Each player is listed according to the first category by which he qualified with additional categories in which he qualified shown in parentheses.


2018 Players Championship, Field
Ryan Armour, Daniel Berger (2,9), Patrick Cantlay (2,9), Austin Cook, Jason Day (2,4,5,7,8,9), Bryson DeChambeau (2,9), Jason Dufner (2,4,8), Brice Garnett, Billy Horschel (2), Dustin Johnson (2,4,7,9,13), Kim Si-woo (2,5,9), Kevin Kisner (2,9), Patton Kizzire (2,13), Satoshi Kodaira (9), Brooks Koepka (2,4,9), Andrew Landry (13), Marc Leishman (2,8,9), Hideki Matsuyama (2,7,9), Rory McIlroy (2,4,6,8,9), Phil Mickelson (2,4,7,9,13), Grayson Murray (2), Pat Perez (2,9), Scott Piercy (2), Ted Potter Jr., Ian Poulter (2,9), Jon Rahm (2,9,13), Patrick Reed (2,4,9,13), Justin Rose (2,4,9,13), Xander Schauffele (2,6,9), Jordan Spieth (2,4,6,9), Kyle Stanley (2,9), Brendan Steele (2,9), Henrik Stenson (2,4,9), Chris Stroud (2), Justin Thomas (2,4,9,13), Jhonattan Vegas (2), Bubba Watson (2,4,9,13), Gary Woodland (2,9)


2018 Players Championship, Field
An Byeong-hun, Blayne Barber, Ryan Blaum, Jonas Blixt, Dominic Bozzelli, Keegan Bradley, Scott Brown, Wesley Bryan, Rafa Cabrera-Bello (9), Chad Campbell, Bud Cauley, Kevin Chappell (9), Stewart Cink, Harris English, Derek Fathauer, Tony Finau (9,13), Martin Flores, Rickie Fowler (5,9), Sergio García (4,9), Robert Garrigus, Brian Gay, Lucas Glover, Branden Grace (9), Cody Gribble, Emiliano Grillo, Bill Haas, Adam Hadwin (9), James Hahn, Brian Harman (9), Russell Henley (9), J. J. Henry, Charley Hoffman (9), J. B. Holmes, Charles Howell III, Mackenzie Hughes, John Huh, Zach Johnson (4), Kang Sung-hoon, Michael Kim, Kim Meen-whee, Chris Kirk, Russell Knox (7), Jason Kokrak, Kelly Kraft, Matt Kuchar (9), Anirban Lahiri, Martin Laird, Danny Lee, David Lingmerth (8), Luke List, Jamie Lovemark, Ben Martin, William McGirt (8), Francesco Molinari (9), Ryan Moore, Kevin Na, Geoff Ogilvy, Sean O'Hair, Louis Oosthuizen (9), Rod Pampling, Pan Cheng-tsung, D. A. Points, Chez Reavie, Patrick Rodgers, Rory Sabbatini, Ollie Schniederjans, Charl Schwartzel, Adam Scott (7), Webb Simpson (9), Cameron Smith (9), Brandt Snedeker, J. J. Spaun, Scott Stallings, Robert Streb, Kevin Streelman, Steve Stricker, Hudson Swafford, Nick Taylor, Vaughn Taylor, Kevin Tway, Tyrone van Aswegen, Harold Varner III, Jimmy Walker (4), Nick Watney, Richy Werenski


2018 Players Championship, Field
Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Ross Fisher, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Alexander Lévy, Li Haotong, Alex Norén


2018 Players Championship, Field
Brandon Harkins, Tom Hoge, Beau Hossler, Keith Mitchell, Trey Mullinax


2018 Players Championship, Round summaries, First round
Kim Si-woo shot 67 (−5), the lowest first round score by a defending champion since the event moved to Florida; six players were a shot better at 66.


2018 Players Championship, Round summaries, Second round
Webb Simpson tied the course record with a round of 63 (−9) to open up a five-shot lead. Simpson had six consecutive birdies on holes 11–16 which also tied a tournament record. He was 11-under on his round until his tee shot found the water on the par-3 17th and made double bogey. His score of 129 (−15) after 36 holes tied Jason Day (2016) for the tournament record, while his five-shot lead set a new record.


2018 Players Championship, Round summaries, Second round
For the second consecutive year, at least eighty players made the 36-hole cut, which invoked a 54-hole cut.


2018 Players Championship (snooker)
The 2018 Ladbrokes Players Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 19 to 25 March 2018 in Llandudno, Wales. It was the eighteenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.


2018 Players Championship (snooker)
Judd Trump was the defending champion, but he was beaten by Ronnie O'Sullivan 6–5 in the semi-finals.


2018 Players Championship (snooker)
Ronnie O'Sullivan captured his 33rd ranking title and fifth ranking title of the season by defeating Shaun Murphy 10–4 in the final, equalling the record of most ranking titles in a season shared by Stephen Hendry, Ding Junhui and Mark Selby.


2018 Players Championship (snooker), Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2018 Players Championship (snooker), Prize fund
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £30,000


2018 Players Championship (snooker), Seeding list
The seedings were conducted on the basis of the one-year ranking list up to and including the 2018 Gibraltar Open.


2018 Players Championship Finals
The 2018 Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals was the eleventh edition of the PDC darts tournament, which saw the top 64 players from the 22 Players Championship events of 2018 taking part. The tournament took place from 23–25 November 2018 at Butlin's Resort in Minehead.


2018 Players Championship Finals
Daryl Gurney won his 2nd major PDC title by defeating defending champion Michael van Gerwen 11–9, bringing an end to his 22-match winning streak in the competition.


2018 Players Championship Finals, Prize money
The 2018 Players Championship Finals had a total prize fund of £460,000, the same as 2017. The following is the breakdown of the fund:


2018 Players Championship Finals, Qualification
The top 64 players from the Players Championships Order of Merit, which is solely based on prize money won in the twenty-two Players Championships events during the season, qualified for the tournament:


2018 Players Championship Finals, Qualification
On 20 November, Mensur Suljović withdrew from the tournament citing family reasons. Under the rules of the tournament, the next highest qualifier took his place, which happened to be Benito van de Pas, with no draw adjustments being made.


2018 Players Championship Finals, Qualification
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


2018 Players Championship Finals, Draw
There was no draw held, all players were put in a fixed bracket by their seeding positions.


2018 Players' Championship
The 2018 Players' Championship was held from April 10 to 15, 2018 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, Ontario. It was the seventh men's and sixth women's Grand Slam event of the 2017–18 World Curling Tour.


2018 Players' Championship
On the men's side, Calgary's Kevin Koe won his first Players' Championship as a skip (he had previously won in 2004 playing third for John Morris). On the women's side, Minnesota's Jamie Sinclair rink became the first American ever team to win a Grand Slam championship.


2018 Players' Championship, Qualification
The top 12 ranked men's and women's teams on the World Curling Tour's year to date ranking as of March 12 qualify:


2018 Players' Championship, Men, Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00).


2018 Players' Championship, Women, Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00).


2018 Players' Championship, Women, Round robin results, Draw 13
*Hasselborg missed the game due to illness. The team was skipped by Sara McManus for this game.


2018 Plymouth City Council election
The 2018 Plymouth City Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. The election was won by the Labour Party, who gained enough seats to achieve an overall majority and took control of the council.


2018 Plymouth City Council election
A coalition of Conservative and UK Independence Party (UKIP) councillors had taken control of the council after the 2016 election, with thirty members in total and a working majority. The three UKIP councillors defected to the Conservative Party in September 2017, giving the Conservatives overall control of the council. The Conservative Party defended twelve seats and Labour defended seven.


2018 Plymouth City Council election, Background
Plymouth City Council held local elections on 3 May 2018 along with councils across England as part of the 2018 local elections. The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year. Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2014. In that election, nine Conservative candidates, seven Labour candidates and three UKIP candidates were elected.


2018 Plymouth City Council election, Background
In September 2017, the three councillors elected as UKIP candidates defected to the Conservative Party. Following the 2016 Plymouth City Council election, the council had been controlled by a coalition of Conservative and UKIP councillors, with thirty members between them. Following the defections of the UKIP councillors, the Conservative Party held an overall majority, with thirty councillors compared to Labour's twenty-seven.


2018 Plymouth City Council election, Background
The Local Government Chronicle described Labour as 'well placed to regain control' by winning the seats won by UKIP councillors in 2014. Rob Ford in the Guardian wrote that a Labour victory in Plymouth would help the party 'demonstrate strength in critical English swing areas'. The election was the first in which the Liberal Democrats field a candidate in every ward in Plymouth since 2010.


2018 Plymouth City Council election, Overall results
Note: All changes in vote share are in comparison to the corresponding 2014 election.


2018 Plymouth City Council election, Overall results
The Labour Party won an overall majority on the council, with 31 of the council's 57 councillors. The party had last had a majority on the council in 2015. Plymouth was the only council Labour gained control of from the Conservatives in the 2018 local elections.


2018 Plymouth City Council election, Overall results
After the previous election, the composition of the council was:


2018 Plymouth City Council election, Aftermath
Following this election, the Labour group had a majority of councillors. This meant that Labour group leader Tudor Evans became the new leader of Plymouth City Council. Leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn visited Plymouth to celebrate the result. Outgoing council leader Ian Bowyer remained leader of the Conservative group.


2018 Plymouth City Council election, Aftermath
Conservative MP for Plymouth Moor View Johnny Mercer said that the result was due to Plymouth voters believing that defence funding was reducing under the Conservatives. Defeated Drake councillor Steve Ricketts wrote that his defeat was due to students voting Labour.


2018 Plymouth City Council election, Aftermath
The Herald described the election as voters deserting UKIP, with Plymouth returning to a two-party political system. The newspaper also emphasised Sima Davarian-Dehsorkhe as the best-performing Liberal Democrat candidate, winning more than 10% of the vote in Plymstock Dunstone.


2018 Plymouth City Council election, Aftermath
Labour held its seat in a subsequent by-election in Stoke ward, which took place in July 2018.


2018 Plzeň municipal election
The Plzeň municipal election in 2018 was beheld as part of 2018 Czech municipal elections on 5 and 6 October 2018. Plzeň was led by a coalition of the Civic Democratic Party, Czech Social Democratic Party, Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party and Citizens Patriots. ANO 2011 was the strongest opposition party. ANO 2011 has won the popular vote but tied with the Civic Democratic Party by number of seats. Coalition formed after the election was formed on 15 October 2018 consisting ANO 2011, Civic Democratic Party, TOP 09 and Czech Social Democratic Party. Martin Baxa became the new Mayor.


2018 Plzeň municipal election, Background
The previous election was held in 2014. ANO 2011 tied with the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) and Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD). ODS and ČSSD then formed a coalition and Martin Zrzavecký became the new Mayor. ANO 2011 remained in opposition. The coalition between ODS and ČSSD also included Citizens Patriots (OPAT) and Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU–ČSL). The leader of local ANO 2011 Pavel Šrámek resigned his positions in regional organisation following the election.


2018 Plzeň municipal election, Background
The Czech Pirate Party was the first party to introduce its leader. Pavel Bosák won the party's primaries and became candidate for Mayor. Bosák stated that he wants to thank pirates for his chance and that he wants to introduce his vision for the city to its citizens. Bosák isn't a member of the party.


2018 Plzeň municipal election, Background
The first opinion poll was published on 24 April 2018. Seven parties would be elected to assembly. ANO 2011 would receive 24% of votes and while the Civic Democratic Party would receive 12.7% of votes. The Pirate party would come third with 10%. The Social Democratic Party would be fourth with 9.6%. TOP 09 and The Communist Party would both receive 7%. Far-right Freedom and Direct Democracy would receive 8%.


2018 Plzeň municipal election, Background
Roman zarzycký became nominee of ANO 2011 for the position of Mayor. ODS decided to nominate Martin Baxa.


2018 Pocono 400
The 2018 Pocono 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 3, 2018 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) triangular racecourse, it was the 14th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.


2018 Pocono 400, Report, Background
The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races: the Pocono 400 and the Gander Outdoors 400, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Since 2013, the track is also host to a Verizon IndyCar Series race.


2018 Pocono 400, Report, Background
Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.


2018 Pocono 400, Report, Background
Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.


2018 Pocono 400, First practice
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 50.865 seconds and a speed of 176.939 mph (284.756 km/h).


2018 Pocono 400, Qualifying
Ryan Blaney scored the pole for the race with a time of 50.877 and a speed of 176.897 mph (284.688 km/h).


2018 Pocono 400, Final practice
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 51.550 seconds and a speed of 174.588 mph (280.972 km/h).


2018 Pocono 400, Media, Television
Fox NASCAR televised the race in the United States on FS1 for the fourth consecutive year. Mike Joy was the lap-by-lap announcer, while six-time Pocono winner, Jeff Gordon and four-time winner Darrell Waltrip were the color commentators. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum reported from pit lane during the race.


2018 Pocono 400, Media, Radio
Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and four-time Pocono winner Rusty Wallace announced the race in the booth while the field was racing on the front stretch.


2018 Pocono 400, Media, Radio
Dave Moody called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 1 when the field was racing through turn 1 while Mike Bagley called the race from a billboard outside turn 2 when the field was racing through turn 2. Kurt Becker reported the race from a billboard outside turn 3 when the field was racing through turn 3. Alex Hayden, Winston Kelley and Steve Post reported from pit lane during the race.


2018 Podgorica City Assembly election
City Assembly elections will be held in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro, on 27 May 2018. Parties and coalitions ran for 61 seats in the Assembly, with 3% election threshold required to win seats.


2018 Podgorica City Assembly election, Electoral system
Voters in Podgorica determine the composition of the City Assembly, which in turn elects the Mayor. This means that the Mayor is only indirectly elected by the voters. Only parties which reach an electoral threshold of 3% may enter the Assembly. The Mayor may or may not be a councilor of the Assembly. Assembly's composition is subject to a 4-year election cycle.


2018 Podgorica City Assembly election, Electoral lists
The following are the electoral lists proclaimed by the Capital City Electoral Commission:


2018 Podgorica City Assembly election, Campaign
Democratic Montenegro (DCG) and United Reform Action (URA) decided to run together under the name the "Podgorica for 21st century", with DCG member Vladimir Čađenović as ballot carrier.


2018 Podgorica City Assembly election, Campaign
Social Democratic Party (SDP) decided to form a pre-election alliance with Democratic Alliance (DEMOS) under the name the "Civic Alliance for Changes", with SDP member Ivan Vujović as ballot carrier.


2018 Podgorica City Assembly election, Campaign
Bosniak Party (BS) decided to sign an agreement with ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) and Liberal Party (LP), as did the Montenegrin (CRN), Positive Montenegro (PCG) and Democratic Union of Albanians (DUA), with university professor Ivan Vuković as ballot carrier, while the current Mayor Migo Stijepović took second place on electoral list.


2018 Podgorica City Assembly election, Campaign
Social Democrats (SD) decided to run independently under the slogan "Consistently for Podgorica", with current president of Podgorica City Assembly Đorđe Suhih as ballot carrier.


2018 Podgorica City Assembly election, Campaign
Socialist People's Party (SNP) and Democratic Front (DF) agreed to form a pre-election local alliance under the slogan "Everything for my City", with DF member and MP Slaven Radunović as ballot carrier.


2018 Poker Masters
The 2018 Poker Masters was the second season of the Poker Masters. It took place from September 8-15, 2018, from the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was sponsored by Poker Central, and every final table was streamed on PokerGO. There were seven events on the schedule including five No-Limit Hold'em tournaments, along with a Pot-Limit Omaha and Short Deck event. Buy-ins ranged from $10,000 to the $100,000 Main Event.


2018 Poker Masters
The Main Event was won by America's David Peters, and the Poker Masters Purple Jacket was awarded to Bosnia and Herzegovina's Ali Imsirovic.


2018 Poker Masters, Schedule
The schedule for the 2018 Poker Masters included five No-Limit Hold'em tournaments, and both a Pot-Limit Omaha and Short Deck event. The first six events lasted two days with the first day ending once the final table was down to six players. Those players returned the next day to resume play with the action streamed on PokerGO. The Main Event was a $100,000 buy-in and played out over three days with the final two days streamed on PokerGO.


2018 Poker Masters, Purple Jacket standings
The 2018 Poker Masters awarded the Purple Jacket to the player that accumulated the most points during the series unlike in 2017 when the winner was determined by the most winnings. Bosnia and Herzegovina's Ali Imsirovic won two events, and cashed three times on his way to accumulating $1,288,600 in winnings. Imsirovic accumulated 660 points and was awarded the Purple Jacket.


2018 Polaris Music Prize
The 2018 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 17, 2018. The gala was hosted by broadcaster Raina Douris.


2018 Polaris Music Prize, Grand jury
The Polaris committee announced the grand jury in August 2018. Jurors were Matt Carter of Grid City , Jill Krajewski of Noisey, Erin Lowers of Exclaim!, Dustin Riel McGladrey of the Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta, Marc-André Mongrain of Radio-Canada, Josh O'Kane of The Globe and Mail, Rosina Riccardo of CJAM-FM, Kate Wilson of The Georgia Straight, and freelance music writers J.D. Considine, Marie Mello and Anubha Momin.


2018 Polaris Music Prize, Longlist
The prize's preliminary 40-album longlist was announced on June 14.


2018 Polaris Music Prize, Heritage Prize
Nominees for the Polaris Heritage Prize, a separate award to honour classic Canadian albums released before the creation of the Polaris Prize, were announced at the main Polaris gala, and the winners were announced on October 23.


2018 Polish Athletics Championships
The 2018 Polish Athletics Championships was the 94th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for athletes in Poland. It was held between 20 and 22 July 2018 in Lublin.


2018 Polish Athletics Championships, Cross country
The 90th Polish Cross Country Championships took place on 17 March in Żagań.


2018 Polish Athletics Championships, 50 km walk
The 1st Polish Championships in women's 50 kilometres race walk took place on 24 March in Dudince, hosted within the annual Dudinská Päťdesiatka race. The men's race wook place on 6 October in Vienna.


2018 Polish Athletics Championships, Marathon
The 88th Polish Marathon Championships took place on 22 April in Warsaw, hosted within the annual Orlen Warsaw Marathon. The 38th Polish Women's Marathon Championships took place on 8 April as part of the 45th Dębno Marathon.


2018 Polish Athletics Championships, 10,000 metres
The Polish Championships in the 10,000 metres took place on 28 April in Łomża.


2018 Polish Athletics Championships, Relay and Combined Events Championships
The Polish Relay and Combined Events Championships took place on 1 and 2 June in Suwałki. It was the first time that the  Mixed 4 × 400 and 4 × 800 metres relays were held.


2018 Polish Athletics Championships, 5K run
The 7th Polish 5K Championships took place on 16 June in Warsaw.


2018 Polish Athletics Championships, 20 km walk
The Polish Championships in the 20 kilometres race walk took place on 23 June in Warsaw.


2018 Polish Athletics Championships, 10K run
The 9th Polish 10K Championships were held on 4 August in Gdańsk as part of the 25th edition of the Saint Dominic Road Race. The 7th Polish Women's 10K Championships took place on 7 October in Warsaw.


2018 Polish Athletics Championships, Half marathon
The 27th Polish Half Marathon Championships took place on 2 September in Piła.


2018 Polish Athletics Championships, 24-hour run
The 2019 Polish Championships in 24-hour run were held from 8–9 September near Łyse, Masovian Voivodeship.


2018 Polish Basketball Cup
The 2018 Polish Basketball Cup (Polish: Puchar Polski 2018) was the 54th edition of Poland's national cup competition for men basketball teams. It was managed by the Polish Basketball League (PLK) and was held in Warsaw, in the Arena Ursynów in February 2018. Polski Cukier Toruń won its first-ever Cup title in club history.


2018 Polish Basketball Cup, Qualified teams
The eight first qualified after the first half of the 2017–18 PLK season qualified to the tournament. The highest placed four teams would play the lowest seeded teams in the quarter-finals. Legia Warsaw qualified as host of the tournament, and gained automatic qualification.


2018 Polish Super Cup
The 2018 Polish SuperCup was the 28th Polish SuperCup, an annual Polish football match played between the reigning winners of the Ekstraklasa and Polish Cup. It was held on 14 July 2018 between the 2017–18 Ekstraklasa and 2017–18 Polish Cup winners Legia Warsaw and the 2017–18 Polish Cup runners-up Arka Gdynia at Legia's home, the Stadion Wojska Polskiego in Warsaw. Arka played its second SuperCup match, while Legia played its 13th and sixth consecutive SuperCup. It was a rematch of the previous SuperCup edition, during which Arka ended their first SuperCup appearance with a victory.


2018 Polish Super Cup
Arka won 3–2 to retain their SuperCup trophy, while Legia lost the SuperCup match for the sixth consecutive time.


2018 Polish disability protests
The Polish Protest for the Rights of People with Disabilities 2018 was a protest in Warsaw, Poland, lead by Polish activists with disabilities in response to the inadequate treatment of persons with disabilities by the Polish government. Activists occupied the Polish Parliament for 38 days, while subsequent protests occurred outside the parliament building.


2018 Polish disability protests, Cause of the Protests
Families of disabled children in Poland are left in dire circumstances, as the institutional support for disabled children proves inadequate. Before the protest in 2018, the support offered by the government was as follows:


2018 Polish disability protests, Cause of the Protests
“We will never understand why in our country people with disabilities, incapable of independent existence, are condemned to life in poverty and indignity and the state forces them to live on less than PLN900 per month," said Iwona Hartwich, the mother of the 25-year-old disabled Kuba Hartwich and an organizer of the protest, in a press conference following 38 days of the sit-in in the Polish Sejm. "We will never understand, why the current government did not want to assist the weakest segment of society with a modest benefit of PLN500.


2018 Polish disability protests, Cause of the Protests
We came forward with four compromise solutions, yet there was no good will to help people with disabilities in their already difficult life”. The conditions deteriorate when children with disabilities reach the age of 18, as at that point their families are no longer entitled to benefits. However, disability does not disappear with age. Oftentimes after a child with disabilities has turned 18, caretakers do not get full-time employment due to the time required to nurse their child, further exasperating the detriments of insufficient support from the Polish government.


2018 Polish disability protests, Cause of the Protests
Protesters put forward two key demands. First, they demanded the payment of an additional 500 zł, or 120 euros, every month for persons with disabilities who are not able to live independently upon reaching the age of 18. Second, they demanded the raising of subsidies to the amount of the lowest subsidy of the Polish Social Insurance Institution for persons incapable of working in perpetuity in order to raise the subsidy to the social minimum for a household with a person with disabilities.


2018 Polish disability protests, How the Protests Unfolded
The protest started on April 18, 2018 and lasted for 38 days. It occurred inside as well as in front of the Parliament. Conditions provided by the authorities were extremely poor — adults with disabilities and their carers were denied “access to fresh air (ban on opening the windows); their freedom of movement curtailed (the elevators were blocked and they could not leave Parliament building); their basic human needs of proper sanitation were unmet (no access to the bathroom)”.


2018 Polish disability protests, How the Protests Unfolded
The protesters slept on the Parliament's floor, with authorities keeping the lights turned on throughout the night while denying protestors' physiotherapists entry into the building to bring aid. During the protest, a NATO Parliamentary Assembly took place in the building. In order to hide the demonstrators, the ruling party (Law and Justice Party - PiS) placed them behind a thick grey curtain. Before the arrival of international guests, protesting mothers were trying to put up a sign in English saying, “Polish children with disabilities are begging for dignity”, which resulted in physical violence from Parliament security. Protesters were also insulted by some of the politicians, such as government spokeswoman Joanna Kopcinska who told them that “most of us have to deal with misfortunes like yours”. The mothers replied that their children were not their misfortunes


2018 Polish disability protests, Outcomes of the Protest
Minister of Labor Rafalska suggested an agreement which included the rise of the social allowance to the requested amount but did not cover the second postulate about the requested PLN500. Instead of that, the Ministry offered priority lines to some doctors and pharmacies. The protesters rejected the proposal, as they said that their two demands are inextricable. Finally, the government, without the participation of protesters, made an agreement with a group of organizations working for people with disabilities.


2018 Polish disability protests, Outcomes of the Protest
Although only one of the demands were fulfilled by the government, without doubt the protest increased the visibility of the struggle of disabled people in Poland. The protest was heavily discussed in newspapers and on TV stations for several weeks. Another result of the protest was the enriching of new alliances between activist groups: feminist organizations were one of the main supporters of the protesters. On the other hand, the protest brought to light some Polish politicians' negative perceptions regarding persons with disabilities.


2018 Polish disability protests, Outcomes of the Protest
Politicians widely commented on the protesters themselves and the type of fighting for rights they chose, e.g. Stanisław Pięta said that the protest was actually a political action with the aim of overthrowing the government, Jacek Żalek stated that children are used by their parents as “live ammunition,” and Krystyna Pawlowicz commented on a supposed "extremely bad smell" in the Parliament because of the protest.


2018 Polish local elections
The 2018 Polish local elections were held on October 21 for all 16 provincial (voivodeship, województwo) assemblies, 380 county (powiat) councils, and 2477 commune (gmina) councils. There were also direct elections for commune heads (mayors and city presidents), with a second, run-off round for these offices on November 4.


2018 Polish local elections
The local elections were a victory of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS), though the opposition Civic Coalition (KO) maintained control of the majority of cities, including the capital Warsaw. 2023 Polish local elections


2018 Poprad-Tatry ATP Challenger Tour
The 2018 Poprad-Tatry ATP Challenger Tour was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Poprad, Slovakia between 18 and 23 June 2018.


2018 Poprad-Tatry ATP Challenger Tour, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Poprad-Tatry ATP Challenger Tour – Doubles
Mateusz Kowalczyk and Andreas Mies were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2018 Poprad-Tatry ATP Challenger Tour – Doubles
Tomislav Brkić and Ante Pavić won the title after defeating Nikola Čačić and Luca Margaroli 6–3, 4–6, [16–14] in the final.


2018 Poprad-Tatry ATP Challenger Tour – Singles
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2018 Poprad-Tatry ATP Challenger Tour – Singles
Jozef Kovalík won the title after defeating Arthur De Greef 6–4, 6–0 in the final.


2018 Poreč Trophy
The 2018 Poreč Trophy was the 19th edition of the Poreč Trophy road cycling one day race. It was part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.2.


2018 Poreč Trophy, Teams
Thirty teams were invited to take part in the race. All of them were UCI Continental or club teams.


2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia
The 2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia was the sixteenth running of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia series. It began on April 13 at the Shanghai International Circuit and finished on November 16 at the same circuit.


2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, Calendar
The series contested of 12-rounds, which started at the Shanghai International Circuit on the 15th of April and concluded at the same circuit on the 18th of November.


2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
The 2018 CAMS Porsche Wilson Security Carrera Cup Australia Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. The series, which was the 14th Porsche Carrera Cup Australia, commenced on 1 March at the Adelaide Street Circuit and finish on 21 October at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit after eight rounds. 2018 saw the introduction of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup type 991.II model to the series.


2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
The 2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland season was the 33rd German Porsche Carrera Cup season. It began on 14 April at Oschersleben and finished on 23 September at Hockenheimring after six double-header meetings, It is a support championship for the ADAC GT Masters.


2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
The 2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was a multi-event, one-make motor racing championship held across England and Scotland. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Porsche 911 GT3 cars that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. It formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece.


2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
The 2018 season was the 16th Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain season, commencing on 8 April at Brands Hatch – on the circuit's Indy configuration – and finished on 30 September at the same venue, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after sixteen races at eight meetings. Fourteen of the races were held in support of the 2018 British Touring Car Championship, with a round in support of the 2018 European Le Mans Series at Monza.


2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, Race calendar and results
The majority of the races will held in the United Kingdom, with the exception of the round held at Monza in Italy.


2018 Porsche GT3 Cup Brasil
The 2018 Porsche Império GT3 Cup Challenge Brasil is the first one-make Porsche racing championship in South America for 911 GT3 Cup cars and this was the fourteenth season. It began on March 24 at Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba and finished on November 11 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace. It was first held in 2005 and follows the same formula basis used in the Porsche Supercup and  Porsche Carrera Cup championships held around the world.


2018 Porsche GT3 Cup Brasil, Drivers
All cars are overseen by the Dener Motorsport team. From the 2018 season, the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 991), will now have the new Porsche 911 Cup (Type 991.2), making the category to align to the same molds played in other countries, now being called Porsche Imperio Carrera Cup 4.0 and Porsche Imperio Carrera Cup 3.8 (Equivalent to category Cup series) and Porsche Imperio GT3 Cup 4.0 and Porsche Imperio GT3 Cup 3.8 (Equivalent to category Challenge series).


2018 Porsche GT3 Cup Brasil, Drivers' Championship
Points are awarded for each race at an event to the driver/s of a car that completed at least 70% of the race distance and was running at the completion of the race. The sprint races has the partially top 6 reserve grid. Only the best 10 results in each series counts for the championship.


2018 Porsche GT3 Cup Brasil, Drivers' Championship, Carrera Cup
Bold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap† – Retired, but classified


2018 Porsche GT3 Cup Brasil, Drivers' Championship, GT3 Cup
Bold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap† – Retired, but classified


2018 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia
The 2018 Porsche Michelin GT3 Cup Challenge Australia Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars. It was the eleventh running of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia. The series commenced at The Bend Motorsport Park on 13 April and concluded at Sydney Motorsport Park on 22 September. 2017 series winner Jordan Love opted not to defend his title, instead concentrating his efforts on the 2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia.


2018 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia
The series was won by Simon Fallon. with Daniel Stutterd and Christian Pancione winning the Pro-Am and B classes respectively.


2018 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia, Team and drivers
All A class teams used Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 (MY2010-2012) all B class team used Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 997 (MY2006-2009). They all used Pirelli Tyres.


2018 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia, Series standings
The series was won by Simon Fallon. Fallon also won the Pro class, Danny Stutterd won the Pro-Am class and Christian Pancione won Class B.


2018 Porsche Supercup
The 2018 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup was the 26th Porsche Supercup season. It began on 13 May at Circuit de Catalunya and ended on 28 October at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, after ten scheduled races, all of which were support events for the 2018 Formula One season.


2018 Porsche Supercup, Championship standings, Drivers' Championship
† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.


2018 Porsche Supercup, Championship standings, Drivers' Championship
^ – Drivers took part in the races with different competition numbers


2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
The 2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 41st edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and part of the Premier tournaments of the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, from 23 to 29 April 2018.


2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the main draw:


2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Doubles
Raquel Atawo and Jeļena Ostapenko were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together this year. Atawo successfully defended the title alongside Anna-Lena Grönefeld, defeating Nicole Melichar and Květa Peschke in the final, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]. Ostapenko teamed up with Olga Savchuk, but lost in the quarterfinals to Atawo and Grönefeld.


2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles
Laura Siegemund was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to CoCo Vandeweghe.


2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles
Karolína Plíšková won the title, defeating Vandeweghe in the final, 7–6(7–2), 6–4.


2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles
15-year-old Marta Kostyuk became the youngest player to win a main draw match in Stuttgart since Martina Hingis in October 1994.


2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2018 Port Dickson by-election
A by-election was held on 13 October 2018 for the Dewan Rakyat seat of Port Dickson. The seat became vacant after the resignation of the incumbent member Danyal Balagopal Abdullah, a member of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and the governing Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. This was the first federal by-election since the 9 May 2018 general election (GE14), which saw the first-ever change of federal government in Malaysia's history.


2018 Port Dickson by-election
Danyal Balagopal resigned his seat to pave a way for PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim to return to Parliament, it was dubbed as the 'PD Move'. Anwar was unable to contest the earlier GE14 due to his imprisonment on sodomy charges, which were widely accepted as politically motivated. He received a royal pardon after PH defeated the then-ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) and came into power, restoring his political rights and his eligibility to contest in elections.


2018 Port Dickson by-election
The Port Dickson parliamentary constituency had 75,770 registered voters in this by-election. 43% were Malays, 33% Chinese, 22% Indian and 2% other races.


2018 Port Dickson by-election
Anwar won the by-election with an increased majority, returning to Parliament for the first time in three years.


2018 Port Dickson by-election, Nomination
The nomination day for the by-election was 29 September 2018.


2018 Port Dickson by-election, Nomination
While PH confirmed early that it would field Anwar in the by-election, the oppositions did not announce its candidate until close to the nomination day. The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) was initially expected not to contest the by-election and lend its support to the BN, like they did in the Sungai Kandis and Balakong by-elections.


2018 Port Dickson by-election, Nomination
Criticisms were landed at PH for engineering the by-election too soon after the general election. BN politicians lambasted PH's move as an attempted coronation of Anwar. This was repudiated by prominent PH leaders such as Democratic Action Party (DAP) secretary-general and Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. Lim said Anwar's return to Parliament was overdue and criticised BN's role in jailing Anwar when they were in government, thus preventing him to contest in the first place.


2018 Port Dickson by-election, Nomination
A candidate from the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) was initially expected to contest for BN. Another BN component party, the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), announced that it would not contest the by-election for the coalition. The MIC said that their decision was a protest against UMNO's exclusion of their party from the candidacy consultations. They have previously contested the seat and its predecessor seat Telok Kemang for BN as recently as the 2018 federal elections. Another BN component party, the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), also criticised UMNO's sidelining of other BN component parties and its cooperation with PAS.


2018 Port Dickson by-election, Nomination
UMNO itself was divided on what approach it will be taking in the by-election. While most leaders were saying that the party would contest the seat, some prominent leaders were suggesting that the party should not contest and let Anwar win in a walkover. Several UMNO politicians were even planning to support Anwar, therefore bucking their party's official stance. The most notable politician in the last category was former Tourism Minister Nazri Aziz. BN ended up deciding not to contest, as a boycott and protest against the government's forcing of the by-election.


2018 Port Dickson by-election, Nomination
To prevent the absence of opposition candidates, PAS moved to field their own candidate, a retired Lt Col ranked air force officer, Mohd Nazari Mokhtar. Close to the nomination day, the field became more crowded with the surprise entry of two independent candidates, namely Mohd Isa Abdul Samad the former Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan and Saiful Bukhari Azlan the former personal aide of Anwar who was also the accuser in his second sodomy trial.


2018 Port Dickson by-election, Nomination
The other independent candidates contested were social media activist Stevie Chan Keng Leong, former lecturer Lau Seck Yan and management consultant Kan Chee Yuen.


2018 Port Dickson by-election, Nomination
An eight and last independent candidate A. Rajendra who had filed his nomination papers, was disqualified because his proposer was not a registered voter in the constituency.


2018 Port Dickson by-election, Nomination
Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) originally stated that they would contest this by-election, but ended up not fielding a candidate. PRM eventually sacked its designated candidate, Ahmad Kamarudin, an ex-PKR member for withdrawing from the by-election claiming insufficient funds for the electoral deposit only at the eleventh hour.


2018 Port Dickson by-election, Controversies
A voter in Port Dickson, Rosmadi Mohd Kassim filed a judicial review at the High Court on 27 September 2018, seeking the court to declare that the resignation of incumbent MP Danyal Balagopal Abdullah unconstitutional, thus rendering the move by Election Commission (EC) to hold the by-election as null and void. The High Court dismissed the application on 2 October 2018.


2018 Port Dickson by-election, Controversies
Another Port Dickson voter, Noraziah Mohd Shariff filed on 28 September 2018 for a court declaration to invalidate the royal pardon received by Anwar on the grounds that it was a "full pardon" and not a "free pardon" under the Federal Constitution, which allows a former convict to contest. PAS had hoped that the court would disqualify Anwar after he won and if their candidate finished second, he would instead be declared as the new constituency MP. EC chairman Azhar Azizan Harun affirmed the agency's stand that Anwar was free and eligible to contest and proceed in the by-election. The High Court dismissed the application finally when the applicant and her counsel failed to show up in court on 22 November 2018.


2018 Port Dickson by-election, Campaigning
On 8 October 2018 Mahathir Mohamad broke a prime ministerial tradition by coming to Port Dickson to campaign in the by-election. He also spoke on the same stage with Anwar for the first time in twenty years.


2018 Port Dickson by-election, Campaigning
Some UMNO members defied their party's official boycott and supported Mohd Isa including his own son. The Indian-based political party Indian Progressive Front (IPF) expressed support for PAS in the by-election. The Negeri Sembilan Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN) announced their support for Anwar.


2018 Port Dickson by-election, Result
Anwar won the Port Dickson by-election with 31,016 votes securing a 23,560-vote majority, with runner-up Mohd Nazari garnering 7,456 votes.


2018 Port Dickson by-election, Result, Result according to polling districts
PH won all polling districts and post and early votes.


2018 Port F.C. season
The 2018 season is Port's 22nd season in the Thai League, FA Cup, League Cup.


2018 Port F.C. season, Players
Players and squad numbers last updated on 6 February 2018.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 Port F.C. season, Reserve team in Thai League 4
Port send the reserve team to compete in T4 Bangkok Metropolitan Region as Port B.


2018 Port F.C. season, Transfers
First Thai footballer's market is opening on 14 November 2017 to 5 February 2018Second Thai footballer's market is opening on 11 June 2018 to 9 July 2018


2018 Port Orchard tornado
The 2018 Port Orchard tornado was a rare strong tornado that struck the city of Port Orchard, Washington on December 18, 2018. The National Weather Service office in Seattle rated the tornado as an EF2 following an on-site survey of the storm damage the day after the event. There were no fatalities or major injuries reported. This was the first tornado to have touched down in Western Washington since an EF0 tornado in 2017 near Monroe. Damage was most pronounced near the South Kitsap Regional Park.


2018 Port Orchard tornado
The tornado was the largest recorded in Kitsap County, and the 12th recorded F2/EF2 tornado to touch down in Washington since 1950. Washington state averages 2.5 tornadoes annually, but only 0.1 tornadoes in the month of December; the majority of these are rated EF0.


2018 Port Orchard tornado, Meteorological Synopsis
The tornado was part of an atmospheric river event pointed straight at the Pacific Northwest causing $18 billion (2018 USD) of damage between December 10 and December 25. This system caused flooding, severe erosion, and widespread power outages. Washington Governor Jay Inslee sought funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for damages caused during the prolonged stormy period, including for the Port Orchard tornado.


2018 Port Orchard tornado, Meteorological Synopsis
There was not a tornado warning issued for the storm that produced the tornado. The Storm Prediction Center placed the Kitsap Peninsula and nearby Olympic Peninsula under a risk for general thunderstorms for the day, but did not note a chance of severe thunderstorms for the region.


2018 Port Orchard tornado, Meteorological Synopsis
The storm was a product of the Olympic Mountain velocity shear zone, a meteorological phenomenon that occurs when an incoming onshore flow in usually in the wake of a cold front from the Pacific Ocean is forced around the Olympic Mountains and adds the needed low-level wind shear that can enhance rotating storms moving through the area. Velocity scans show that this storm had mesoscale rotation to about 10,000 and rotation could be seen by the Langley Radar on Camano Island Doppler weather radar imagery.


2018 Port Orchard tornado, Damage and Response
Most of the damage from the tornado occurred near Salmonberry and Bethel Roads to the north of SR 160. There were approximately 250 homes damaged during the storm, including a few that had their roofs partially or completely ripped off. This number was lowered from earlier estimates of around 450 structures. Many large trees were snapped and uprooted, and several homes were also severely damaged when trees fell into them. Some of the most intense damage was inflicted to a dry storage facility, which sustained roof loss and collapse of numerous walls. A strip mall sustained considerable damage as well. About twenty homes were initially evacuated because of fears of a gas leak.


2018 Port Orchard tornado, Damage and Response
Several roads were closed after the event, both because of debris on the roads and to limit access to damaged neighborhoods. Shelters were also opened to help victims affected by the storm.


2018 Port-au-Prince massacre
On 13 November 2018, a massacre began within the La Saline slums of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. According to reports, 15 to 25 civilians were killed over a 24-hour period. It is alleged that the killings were either due to local gang wars or the actions of Haitian officials attempting to quell anti-corruption protests.


2018 Port-au-Prince massacre, Background
In October 2017, U.N. peacekeepers ended their mission in Haiti after 13 years. Since the departure of the U.N., the number of gang-controlled areas in the city has apparently grown.


2018 Port-au-Prince massacre, Background
The massacre occurred in the middle of various protests within Haiti: Jovenel Moïse was elected president in November 2016, but protestors saw him as a sign of corruption within the government.


2018 Port-au-Prince massacre, Incident
Witness reports state that a police truck carrying uniformed men arrived in Port-au-Prince's La Saline slums at around 3pm on 13 November 2018. The men then opened fire upon civilians, while local gang members killed others with gunfire and machetes. According to witnesses, a human-rights group, at least 21 men were killed in the massacre. A local human-rights group, Fondasyon Je Klere, estimated that between 15 and 25 people were killed.


2018 Port-au-Prince massacre, Arrests
According to police, one person has been arrested in connection with the killings.


2018 Port-au-Prince massacre, Identity of perpetrators
Fondasyon Je Klere suggested links between armed gangs, corrupt police officers and government officials may point towards the perpetrators of the massacre. Those who witnessed the massacre also alleged that the killers may have been corrupt police officers, leading the National Police chief to suspend two officers accused of involvement in the killings.


2018 Port-au-Prince massacre, Responses
The United Nations has launched an investigation into the killings. In December 2020, the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control announced sanctions against Jimmy Chérizier, a gang leader, and Fednel Monchery and Joseph Pierre Richard Duplan, two officials in the Moise administration, for their alleged involvement in the massacre.


2018 Portland State Vikings football team
The 2018 Portland State Vikings football team represented Portland State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Bruce Barnum and played their home games at Hillsboro Stadium and Providence Park. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for ninth place.


2018 Portland State Vikings football team, Previous season
The Vikings finished the 2017 season 0–11, 0–8 in Big Sky play to finish in last place.


2018 Portland State Vikings football team, Preseason, Polls
On July 16, 2018 during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Vikings were predicted to finish in last place in both the coaches and media poll.


2018 Portland State Vikings football team, Preseason, Preseason All-Conference Team
The Vikings had one player selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.