2018 Turkish presidential election, Controversies, Election violence
On 7 May, a group armed with knives and clubs consisting of allegedly 50 to 60 people approached an İyi Party election stand in Bağcılar, İstanbul, wounding 8 people with one in critical condition. The group allegedly consisted of rival Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) campaigners, many of which had reportedly been suspended from the party for past violent activity. A total of 8 people were arrested following the attack, with six being released and two being charged afterwards.


2018 Turkish presidential election, Controversies, Election violence
On 8 May, the house of İyi Party founding member Mehmet Aslan in Beykoz, İstanbul was shot at by unknown assailants. Aslan was not in the building at the time.


2018 Turkish presidential election, Controversies, Election violence
On 26 May, a group of Felicity Party and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) activists engaged in a brawl in Ankara following a dispute over hanging up party flags. Clubs were used by MHP activists, injuring 7 Felicity Party activists with two in serious condition. Felicity Party MP candidate for Ankara, Mehmet Fethi Öztürk, was among the two seriously injured. Gunshots were also reported, which were blamed on Öztürk and led to his arrest while in hospital.


2018 Turkish presidential election, Controversies, Nomination irregularities
The Supreme Electoral Council of Turkey (YSK) had devised a system to collect signatures for voters to nominate candidates, with the process taking place between 4 and 9 May. On 8 May, Patriotic Party leader Doğu Perinçek, who by that time was close to reaching the 100,000 signatures needed for nomination, criticised the system for irregularities. Perinçek claimed that the system has crashed throughout 8 May, affecting people who wanted to give signatures, criticising the government for incompetence. The crashes in the system caused doubt about whether Perinçek would reach the required 100,000 signatures by the 9 May deadline. Regardless, Perinçek managed to surpass 100,000 signatures by noon on 9 May.


2018 Turkish presidential election, Controversies, Leaked speech
During a leaked speech of a private meeting with AKP officials, Erdoğan ordered them to go in a great number as official representatives in voting locations to seize control of the ballot boxes, ensuring that the "work there would be finished before it even started". He also ordered them to target HDP voters with the help of AKP local officials who he assured them would be in possession of voters lists to help with their "special work". This would be done in order to prevent HDP crossing the 10% electoral threshold, which would greatly help the AKP and prevent a repeat of the "7 June experience", when the AKP lost its parliamentary majority in an upset defeat.


2018 Turkish presidential election, Opinion polls
Opinion polls have been conducted to gauge voter intentions for the presidential election. Polls have generally shown a clear lead for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, though with vote totals below his 2014 election victory where he was elected with 51.8% of the vote outright. Indicating that a second round will most likely take place, the polls indicate that there is competition between Muharrem İnce and Meral Akşener over who will proceed to the run-off and face Erdoğan. Emboldened vote shares indicate percentages above 50%, indicating outright first round victory.


2018 Turkish presidential election candidate nominations
Multiple political parties in Turkey underwent candidate selection processes in the run-up to the 2018 presidential election. Parties represented in the Grand National Assembly were able to field candidates directly by collecting signatures from at least 20 of their Members of Parliament, as were parties who had no representation but won more than 5% in the previous general election. Candidates that did not meet either criterion were required to obtain over 100,000 signatures from Turkish citizens between 4 and 9 May.


2018 Turkish presidential election candidate nominations
The incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was declared as the candidate for the People's Alliance, an electoral alliance between his Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) nominated Yalova MP Muharrem İnce. The pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) nominated their imprisoned former leader Selahattin Demirtaş. Three other candidates, namely İyi Party leader Meral Akşener, Felicity Party leader Temel Karamollaoğlu and Patriotic Party leader Doğu Perinçek received more than 100,000 signatures and were thus nominated to contest the election.


2018 Turkish presidential election candidate nominations, Official candidates
The formal list of presidential candidates will be announced on 13 May 2018 by the Supreme Electoral Council of Turkey (YSK).


2018 Turkish presidential election candidate nominations, Nomination process, People's Alliance (AKP and MHP)
The governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) entered the elections in an alliance with the smaller Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). Having won public support from MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli, incumbent president and AKP leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is widely expected to be the Alliance candidate.


2018 Turkish presidential election candidate nominations, Nomination process, People's Alliance (AKP and MHP)
In the 2014 presidential election, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) opted to support the candidacy of Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, who was also backed by main opposition Republican People's Party and 12 minor parties. İhsanoğlu ultimately lost the election to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Justice and Development Party. Following the 2015 parliamentary elections and the failed 15 July 2016 military coup, the MHP moved closer to President Erdoğan and the AKP, supporting the latter's push for the ultimately successful 2017 referendum to switch Turkey from a parliamentary to a presidential system.


2018 Turkish presidential election candidate nominations, Nomination process, People's Alliance (AKP and MHP)
In the aftermath of the referendum, there were speculations surrounding the MHP's choice of candidate for the next presidential election, scheduled for November 2019. While former MHP deputy Sinan Oğan declared his pre-candidacy for the presidency in 2017, party leader Devlet Bahçeli announced on 8 January 2018 that the MHP would support a potential re-election bid for Erdoğan, and that they would seek to enter formal talks with the AKP on co-operation in both presidential and parliamentary elections. On 20 February 2018, the Nationalist Movement party formally entered into the People's Alliance coalition with the AKP.


2018 Turkish presidential election candidate nominations, Nomination process, Republican People's Party (CHP)
The Republican People's Party (CHP) declared on 24 April 2018 that its parliamentary group would decide its presidential candidate. The party's leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is regarded as the most likely candidate, despite ruling himself out on multiple occasions before the election was announced. Two days after the election was called, CHP Members of Parliament Öztürk Yılmaz and Didem Engin declared interest in running as their party's candidate, while Muharrem İnce and Haluk Pekşen were also rumoured to have started gathering support for a potential run. On 23 April, it was reported that the CHP had narrowed down their potential candidates to two, namely  Muharrem İnce and Eskişehir Mayor Yılmaz Büyükerşen, although İstanbul MP İlhan Kesici was still mentioned as a third option.


2018 Turkish presidential election candidate nominations, Nomination process, Republican People's Party (CHP)
At the same time as attempting to determine a party candidate, the CHP conducted meetings with other parties to explore the prospect of a joint nominee. On 22 April, the CHP took the decision to allow 15 CHP MPs to cross over to the İyi Party to guarantee them an election run, raising speculation over İyi leader Meral Akşener as a potential joint candidate. On 23 April, Kılıçdaroğlu met with Felicity Party (SP) leader Temel Karamollaoğlu, with Karamollaoğlu calling for a triple alliance between the CHP, İyi and his own party to nominate former President Abdullah Gül. The potential joint candidacy of Gül, a former member of the AKP, was not outrightly denied by the CHP, leading to criticism across CHP voters. With the İyi Party insisting on nominating Akşener, the probability of a triple alliance has decreased.


2018 Turkish presidential election candidate nominations, Nomination process, Republican People's Party (CHP)
After forming the Nation alliance with the İyi, Felicity, and Democratic parties in early May 2018, the leadership of the Republican People's Party reiterated its intention to field its own candidate for the presidential election. On 3 May 2018, the central CHP figure İlhan Kesici announced that the party would nominate Muharrem İnce, a CHP member of parliament for Yalova, as its presidential candidate. Party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is scheduled to formally proclaim İnce's candidacy during a press conference on 4 May 2018.


2018 Turkish presidential election candidate nominations, Nomination process, Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP)
The co-leader of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Pervin Buldan announced in March 2018 that they would field a candidate. Since then, the party's former co-leader and 2014 presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş has been widely regarded as the frontrunner to be the HDP's candidate. However, Demirtaş has remained imprisoned since November 2016 awaiting trial on a multitude of charges ranging from insulting the president to inciting terrorism. Following the announcement of the early election, Demirtaş announced that his party would work to find an effective and encompassing candidate, ruling himself out of the race.


2018 Turkish presidential election candidate nominations, Nomination process, Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP)
On 24 April, HDP co-leader Sezai Temelli announced that they would field a candidate that was 'strong and will encompass all of Turkey.' On 24 April, it was reported that despite initial speculation to the contrary, Demirtaş would be the HDP's candidate for the second time. This was confirmed on 25 April, as the HDP executive voted to nominate him as their candidate.


2018 Turkish presidential election candidate nominations, Nomination process, İyi Party
The İyi Party, formed on 25 October 2017, has campaigned on the promise of reverting Turkey back to a parliamentary system of government, as opposed to the executive presidency that will take effect following the elections. The party's leader Meral Akşener declared her candidacy for the presidency on the day of her party's establishment, becoming one of the earliest declared candidates. On 18 April 2018, shortly after the early election was announced, Akşener re-affirmed her candidacy and stated that her party would find 100,000 signatures nominated her as a candidate. Early in the evening of May 4, 2018, it was announced that Akşener received 127,850 signatures, becoming the first of the four candidates to cross the threshold.


2018 Turkish presidential election candidate nominations, Nomination process, Felicity Party
Despite winning less than 1% of the vote in the previous general election, the Felicity Party's (SP) candidate selection process was subject to much media speculation due to the prospect of them joining an anti-Erdoğan alliance and fielding a joint candidate. The recent success of SP leader Temel Karamollaoğlu in gaining media attention for his party meant that the leaders of both the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the İyi Party met with Karamollaoğlu to discuss a joint alliance. Karamollaoğlu proposed Abdullah Gül as a joint candidate, but heavy opposition from the CHP and the insistence of Meral Akşener on being her own party's candidate led to this proposal being rejected.


2018 Turkish presidential election candidate nominations, Nomination process, Felicity Party
The SP conducted an internal poll of four candidates, which emerged with Temel Karamollaoğlu being announced as the party's candidate on 1 May. Early in the evening of May 4, 2018, it was announced that Karamollaoğlu received 44,967 signatures, representing a deficit of 55,033. As of May 6, 2018, Karamollaoğlu received 135,945 signatures, becoming the second out of the four candidates to cross the threshold.


2018 Turkish presidential election candidate nominations, Nomination process, Others
A number of candidates also announced their interest in contesting the presidency. These included nominees of smaller parties and independents. Akşener, Karamollaoğlu, Perinçek and Öz were the only candidates that applied by the deadline required for the collection of 100,000 signatures.


2018 Turkish presidential election candidate nominations, Signature collection process
Voters were able to give signatures to their preferred presidential candidate between 4 May and 9 May at their local electoral council branch. They were only permitted to nominate one candidate. The number of signatures needed to formally become a candidate was 100,000.


2018 Turkish presidential election candidate nominations, Signature collection process
Voters abroad were not eligible to give signatures, prompting Perinçek to appeal to the Constitutional Court, arguing that the YSK had violated the rights of Turkish citizens abroad. Overseas citizens were, however, allowed to send a signed declaration by post to their local electoral council in Turkey. Only 72 overseas citizens did so, with 17 signing for Akşener, 18 signing for Karamollaoğlu, 35 signing for Perinçek and no signatures for Öz.


2018 Turkmen parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Turkmenistan on 25 March 2018, alongside local elections.


2018 Turkmen parliamentary election, Electoral system
The 125 members of the Assembly were elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.


2018 Turkmen parliamentary election, Campaign
A total of 284 candidates contested the elections; 117 from the Democratic Party, 28 from the Agrarian Party, 23 from the Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and 116 as independents.


2018 Turkmen parliamentary election, Conduct
The 25 March elections lacked important prerequisites of a genuinely democratic electoral process. The political environment is only nominally pluralist and does not offer voters political alternatives. Exercise of fundamental freedoms is severely curtailed, inhibiting free expression of the voters’ will. Despite measures to demonstrate transparency, the integrity of elections was not ensured, leaving veracity of results in doubt


2018 Turkmenistan Cup
The 2018 Turkmenistan Cup (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Kubogy 2018) is the 25th season of the Turkmenistan Cup knockout tournament. The cup winner qualifies for the 2019 AFC Cup.


2018 Turkmenistan Cup
The draw of the tournament was held on 11 July 2018.


2018 Tuvalu A-Division
The 2018 Tuvalu A-Division was the 18th season of top flight association football in Tuvalu. The season started and finish on 2018.


2018 Twenty20 East Asia Cup
The 2018 East Asia Cup was a Twenty20 (T20) cricket tournament, which was held in Hong Kong in September 2018. Matches were played at the Mission Road Ground in Mong Kok and the Hong Kong Cricket Club in Wong Nai, where a round-robin series was followed by a final. Kowloon Cricket Club was originally scheduled to host the final and a third-place play-off on 16 September, but the final was moved to the previous and played at the Mission Road Ground (and the third-place match cancelled) due to the expected arrival of Typhoon Mangkhut.


2018 Twenty20 East Asia Cup
The Twenty20 East Asia Cup is an annual competition featuring China, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea that was first played in 2015 and alternates annually between a men's and women's event. The women's event was won by China in 2015 and by Hong Kong in 2017. South Korea won the inaugural men's edition in 2016. Hong Kong were represented by the Hong Kong Dragons side, a team representing Hong Kong's Chinese community in both the 2016 and 2018 men's events. Matches did not have Twenty20 International status.


2018 Twenty20 East Asia Cup
Japan defeated the Hong Kong Dragons in the final on 15 September 2018 to win the East Asia Cup for the first time.


2018 Tyrolean state election
The 2018 Tyrolean state election was held on 25 February 2018 to elect the members of the Landtag of Tyrol.


2018 Tyrolean state election
The conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) placed first with 44.3% of votes, a 4.9 percentage point swing. The centre-left Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) recovered somewhat from its worst ever result in 2013, rising 3.5 points to 17.2%. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) also made gains. The Greens took small losses, while Citizens' Forum Tyrol (FRITZ) stayed level. NEOS – The New Austria (NEOS) contested its first state election in Tyrol, debuting at 5.2%. Forward Tyrol, which won 9.5% in 2013, did not contest the election.


2018 Tyrolean state election, Background
In the 2013 election, the ÖVP suffered its worst ever result in a Tyrolean state election, winning just 39.4%; prior to 2008, the party had always held a majority in the Landtag. The party subsequently formed a coalition with the Greens, who had achieved their best ever result in Tyrol at 12.6%.


2018 Tyrolean state election, Electoral system
The 36 seats of the Landtag of Tyrol are elected via open list proportional representation in a two-step process. The seats are distributed between nine multi-member constituencies, corresponding to the districts of Tyrol. For parties to receive any representation in the Landtag, they must either win at least one seat in a constituency directly, or clear a 5 percent state-wide electoral threshold. Seats are distributed in constituencies according to the Hare quota, with any remaining seats allocated using the D'Hondt method at the state level, to ensure overall proportionality between a party's vote share and its share of seats.


2018 Tyrolean state election, Contesting parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag.


2018 Tyrolean state election, Contesting parties
Forward Tyrol, which contested the previous election and won 9.5% of votes and four seats, did not contest the 2018 election.


2018 Tyrolean state election, Contesting parties
In addition to the parties already represented in the Landtag, three parties collected enough signatures to be placed on the ballot.


2018 Tyrolean state election, Aftermath
The ÖVP held exploratory discussions with all other parties, narrowing their options to the SPÖ and Greens after the first round of talks. On 8 March, Governor Platter announced formal negotiations with the Greens would take place. On 20 March, they announced they had come to a coalition agreement. The government subsequently took office for a second term.


2018 Tyrone Senior Football Championship
The 2018 Tyrone Senior Football Championship is the 113th edition of Tyrone GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for clubs in Tyrone Senior Football League Division 1. 16 teams compete with the winners receiving the O'Neill Cup and representing Tyrone in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.


2018 Tyrone Senior Football Championship
Omagh St. Enda's were the defending champions after they defeated Errigal Ciarán in the 2017 final. However the defence of their title came undone at the Quarter-Final stage when losing to eventual finalists Killyclogher St. Mary's.


2018 Tyrone Senior Football Championship
Moy Tír na nÓg, Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's and Aghyaran St. Davog's returned to senior championship football in 2018.


2018 Tyrone Senior Football Championship
Galbally Pearses made the drop back down to the Intermediate ranks when finishing bottom of the 2018 S.F.L. They were followed by Pomeroy Plunkett's who lost their S.F.L. Relegation Playoff after a replay to Aghyaran St. Davog's, who in turn then lost their SFL/IFL Promotion/Relegation Playoff also after a replay to Dungannon Thomas Clarke's. I.F.C. champions Tattyreagh St. Patrick's and I.F.L. champions Eglish St. Patrick's will also replace these relegated teams in 2019.


2018 Tyrone Senior Football Championship
On 21 October 2018, Coalisland Fianna claimed their 10th S.F.C. crown and their first triumph since 2010 when defeating Killyclogher St. Mary's by 2-11 to 1-7 at Healy Park.


2018 Tyrone Senior Football Championship
The draw for the 2018 S.F.C. was made on 7 June 2018.


2018 Tyrone Senior Football Championship, Format
The championship has a straight knock out structure. The 16 teams that  take part in the championship are the 16 teams in the Senior Football League (SFL).


2018 Tyrone Senior Football Championship, Format
Either two or three teams are relegated each year from the SFC and SFL. The 16th placed team in the SFL is automatically relegated to the IFL. The 15th and 14th placed teams then play a SFL relegation playoff with the loser being relegated. The winner plays the winner of the IFL promotion playoffs - if they win, they remain in the SFC and  SFL - if they lose they are relegated to the IFC and IFL. (The winner of the SFC can't be relegated. If the championship winner finishes in the bottom 3 in the league, the 13th placed team enters the relegation scenario.)


2018 Tyrone Senior Football Championship, Format
Either two or three teams are promoted to the SFC each year. The IFC champions and the IFL champions are automatically promoted to the senior grade (If a team wins the IFC and IFL, the 2nd placed team in the IFL are automatically promoted). 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th place in the IFL enter the IFL promotion semi-finals (If the IFC champions are placed in the top 5 the 6th placed team enter the IFL promotion semi-finals) with the eventual winner of the final earning the right to play the loser of the SFL relegation playoff in a relegation/promotion playoff.


2018 Tyrone Senior Football Championship, Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2017 championship season.


2018 Tyrone Senior Football Championship, Round 1
All 16 teams enter Round 1 in a random open draw. The 8 losers are eliminated from the championship while the 8 winners proceed to the Quarter-Finals.


2018 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship
The 2018 U Sports Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 8–11, 2018 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was hosted by Acadia University, which also hosted in 1971 on campus in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. The tournament was held at the Scotiabank Centre for the second consecutive year, and was the 31st time the tournament had been played in Halifax.


2018 U Sports Men's Basketball Championship
For the first time in eight years—and just the third time in the past 16—a team other than the Carleton Ravens claimed the national title. The Calgary Dinos edged out the Ryerson Rams to take the championship. It was the first national title for Calgary, and the second consecutive appearance (and loss) in the final game for Ryerson. Carleton took the bronze medal over the McGill Redmen. While the Ravens took some consolation in that, Carleton basketball was buoyed later the same day (March 11), when its women's team claimed its first-ever national crown, in Regina.


2018 U Sports University Cup
The 2018 U Sports Men's University Cup Hockey Tournament (56th Annual) was held March 15–18, 2018 in Fredericton, New Brunswick and played at the Aitken Centre on UNB's Fredericton campus. This event marked the second year of a successful two-year bid to host the 2017 and 2018 USports University Cup. This is the 3rd time UNB has hosted the University Cup - they first hosted a two-year bid in 2003 & 2004 and again in 2011 & 2012. UNB is the first program to host the event 3 times since the expanded format was introduced in 1998.


2018 U Sports University Cup
The Alberta Golden Bears won their 16th title over the St. Francis Xavier X-Men. Alberta last won the University Cup in 2015. St. F.X. was last in the final in 2016 when they lost to UNB Varsity Reds in the finals.


2018 U Sports University Cup
It was announced a month prior to the tournament, that the next two tournaments would be 'singles', first hosted by Lethbridge Pronghorns (2019/UCup57 - ENMAX Centre) followed by Acadia Axemen (2020/UCup58 - Scotiabank Centre). The tournament format would remain unchanged for both years.


2018 U Sports University Cup, Road to the Cup, OUA playoffs
Note 1: UQTR forfeit their first 13 games due to an ineligible player, resulting in the loss of eight(8) wins. Their record of 15-6-1, at the time of the January announcement, was correct to 7-14-1. They finished with a record of 8-19-1 (17pts for 10th).


2018 U Sports University Cup, Road to the Cup, OUA playoffs
Note 2: The Queen's Cup championship game must be held in Ontario (part of the arrangement when the RSEQ hockey league merged with the OUA). When a Quebec-based OUA-East representative is the higher seed and should 'host' the game - the game shall be hosted by the OUA-West team instead, but the OUA-East team shall be the 'home' team and have last change.


2018 U Sports University Cup, University Cup tournament
The eight teams to advance to the tournament are listed below. The three(3) conference champions must be seeded 1-3 based on the pre-tournament Top 10 Rankings followed by the OUA Runner-up (seed #4). The remaining four seeds are for the AUS Finalist, Canada West Finalist, OUA Third-place and host. Their seedings are based on the pre-tournament rankings.


2018 U Sports University Cup, University Cup tournament
Since UNB advancing as the AUS Champion, Acadia - as the AUS 3rd-place finisher (AUS Bronze), would take the place of the 'host'. To avoid a first round all-conference matchup between UNB and Acadia, Acadia #8 and Concordia #7 swapped seeds.


2018 U Sports University Cup, University Cup tournament, Tournament format
The tournament is a traditional 8 team, single elimination ladder with Bronze Medal game between the two semi-final losers. Games that are tied after regulation play a 10-minute overtime period following the 3rd period. If there is no score after the first overtime, the ice is cleaned and they would play 20 minute periods (with ice cleaned between periods) until there is a winner.


2018 U Sports University Cup, University Cup tournament, Tournament format
The higher seed is the 'Home' team for each game (the home team must wear their 'white' jerseys and will get the last change during stoppages of play).


2018 U Sports University Cup, Tournament All-Stars
Stephan Legault, from the Alberta Golden Bears, was selected as the Major W.J. 'Danny' McLeod Award for U Sports University Cup MVP. Stephan had 2 goals and 5 assist for 7 points in 3 games.


2018 U Sports University Cup, Tournament All-Stars
Joining Legault on the tournament all-star team were:Forward: Mark Simpson (UNB Varsity Reds)Forward: Michael Clarke (St. Francis Xavier X-Men)Defenseman: Jagger Dirk (St. Francis Xavier X-Men)Defenseman: Kendall McFaull (Saskatchewan Huskies)Goalie: Zach Sawchenko (Alberta Golden Bears)


2018 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship
The 2018 U Sports Women's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 8–11, 2018, in Regina, Saskatchewan. It was hosted by the University of Regina which had previously hosted the tournament in 1979, 2009, and 2013.


2018 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship
The top-seeded and undefeated Carleton Ravens won their first Bronze Baby championship in program history, defeating the sixth-seeded Saskatchewan Huskies. Besides the accomplishment in itself, the win buoyed Carleton's basketball program, whose men's team had failed to appear in the final game for the first time in eight years. The men won the bronze medal in Halifax earlier on the same day its women won the title in Regina.


2018 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship
The 2018 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship was held from March 15–18, 2018, in London, Ontario. The entire tournament was played at Thompson Arena on the campus of the University of Western Ontario.


2018 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship
The 2018 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship was held March 16–18, 2018, in Quebec City, Quebec, to determine a national champion for the 2017–18 U Sports women's volleyball season. The tournament was played at PEPS gymnase at Université Laval. It was the seventh time that Laval had hosted the tournament with the most recent occurring in 2011.


2018 U Sports Women's Volleyball Championship
The OUA Champion Ryerson Rams completed a perfect season, finishing with a 19–0 regular season record, 3–0 OUA playoff record, and 3–0 U Sports championship record to claim the first national championship in program history and in school history.


2018 U Sports football season
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2018 U Sports football season
The 2018 U Sports football season began on August 24, 2018 with the St. Francis Xavier X-Men visiting the Saint Mary's Huskies in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Quebec Student Sport Federation teams played an hour later with the Laval Rouge et Or visiting the Sherbrooke Vert et Or and the McGill Redmen playing the Montreal Carabins. The Ontario University Athletics teams began play on August 25, 2018 and the Canada West teams opened their season one week later on August 31, 2018.


2018 U Sports football season
The conference championships were played on November 10 and the season will conclude on November 24 with the 54th Vanier Cup championship at PEPS Stadium in Quebec City, Quebec. 27 university teams in Canada are scheduled to play U Sports football, the highest level of amateur Canadian football.


2018 U Sports football season, Post-season
The Vanier Cup is played between the champions of the Mitchell Bowl and the Uteck Bowl, the national semi-final games. In 2018, according to the rotating schedule, the Canada West Hardy Trophy championship team will visit the Yates Cup Ontario championship team for the Mitchell Bowl. The winners of the Atlantic conference's Loney Bowl will visit the Québec conference Dunsmore Cup championship team for the Uteck Bowl.


2018 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship
The 2018 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship is an international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams in Asia. The winners in Asia Rugby U19 Championship secured a berth at the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy.


2018 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship, Top division
The top division was held in Taipei, Taiwan from 12–18 December 2018 in a round-robin tournament format.


2018 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship, Division 1
Division 1 was hosted by the Thailand at the Bang-Bon Stadium in Bangkok from 11–14 December 2018. The winner will be promoted to the top division.


2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores
The 2018 U-20 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores (Spanish: Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Sub-20 2018) was the 4th edition of the U-20 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores (also referred to as the U-20 Copa Libertadores), South America's premier under-20 club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The tournament was held in Uruguay from 10 to 24 February 2018.


2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores
Nacional defeated Independiente del Valle in the final to win their first title, while River Plate defeated defending champions São Paulo to finish third.


2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores, Teams
The competition was contested by 12 teams: the title holders, the youth champions from each of the ten CONMEBOL member associations, and one additional team from the host association.


2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores, Teams
Players must be born on or after 1 January 1998.


2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores, Venues
The tournament was played at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo.


2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores, Draw
The draw was held on 25 January 2018, 16:00 UYT (UTC−3), at the headquarters of the Uruguayan Football Association. The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four. The defending champions São Paulo were automatically seeded into Pot 1 and allocated to position A1 in the group stage, while the other two teams which also participated in the 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores, Independiente del Valle and Libertad, were also seeded into Pot 1 and drawn to position B1 or C1 in the group stage. The remaining teams were seeded into Pot 2, and drawn to positions 2, 3 or 4 of groups A, B or C in the group stage. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.


2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores, Group stage
In the group stage, the teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 20):


2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores, Group stage
The winners of each group and the best runner-up among all groups advanced to the semi-finals.


2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stage
The semi-final winners and losers played in the final and third place match respectively. If tied after full time, extra time was not played, and the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 22).


2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup
The 2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup, officially II U-23 Baseball World Cup, is the second edition of the U-23 Baseball World Cup tournament, third since the tournament's inception in 2014 as the 21U Baseball World Cup. The tournament was held in Barranquilla and Montería, Colombia.


2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup
Originally the host to the tournament was awarded to Nicaragua and would be held in Managua, but due to 2018–2020 Nicaraguan protests, WBSC subsequently decided to move the tournament to Colombia.


2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup
Mexico defeated Japan with a score of 2:1 in the championship game to win the gold medal. Venezuela won the bronze medal by defeating Korea in the third-place game with a score of 4:5.


2018 U.S. Air National Guard C-130 crash
On May 2, 2018, a Lockheed WC-130H transport aircraft of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard crashed in the US state of Georgia, shortly after departing from Savannah Air National Guard Base (which is located at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport). The aircraft crashed on Georgia State Route 21 at 11:26 local time. All nine airmen (five crewmen and four passengers) were killed in the accident. All nine were members of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard.


2018 U.S. Air National Guard C-130 crash, Aircraft
The aircraft was a Lockheed C-130H Hercules more than fifty years old, with tail number 65-0968 and serial number 4110, that had been converted to a WC-130H for weather reconnaissance operations. It was assigned to the United States Air National Guard and operated by the 156th Airlift Wing of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard.


2018 U.S. Air National Guard C-130 crash, Crash
The aircraft was being flown to retirement at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, the US military aircraft storage facility at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. The aircraft was in its initial climb out of Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, when it went into a left bank before losing altitude and crashing. Eyewitnesses have reported that the aircraft appeared unstable after takeoff, and that one engine was shut down during the flight. The aircraft impacted on Augusta Road (part of Georgia State Route 21), then a fire ignited that destroyed the entire airframe, apart from the tail. All personnel on board the aircraft were killed, but nobody on the ground was killed or injured as a result of the accident. A video of the accident was recorded by a nearby surveillance camera.


2018 U.S. Air National Guard C-130 crash, Crash
The accident investigation was within the jurisdiction of the active duty United States Air Force (USAF), which assembled an investigation board.


2018 U.S. Air National Guard C-130 crash, Aftermath
As a precautionary measure, the governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló, ordered all WC-130 aircraft to remain grounded until the conclusion of the accident investigation. The governor also ordered an assessment of the WC-130 fleet in the Puerto Rico Air National Guard. Additionally, commanders of the active duty USAF were directed to observe a one-day pause in operations, to review and identify potential safety concerns that may lead to mishaps.


2018 U.S. Air National Guard C-130 crash, Aftermath
A section of highway 21 at the impact site was closed immediately after the accident, and the Air National Guard provided funds to the United States Army Corps of Engineers for repairs and cleanup. Traffic was diverted around the crash site to adjacent road SR 307 through a temporary detour, until the completion of repairs. The closed section of highway 21 was reopened for public use on June 8, 2018.


2018 U.S. Air National Guard C-130 crash, Aftermath
The aircraft’s wreckage was recovered and moved to a storage facility in Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina by mid-May.


2018 U.S. Air National Guard C-130 crash, Investigation
The investigation carried out by the USAF found the root cause of the crash to be pilots error following an engine malfunction.


2018 U.S. Air National Guard C-130 crash, Investigation
During the takeoff roll, engine number 1 (the left outboard engine) experienced performance fluctuations which went unnoticed until after takeoff. The engine power dropped from nearly 4000 horsepower to under 300, causing the aircraft to pull to the left, nearly departing the runway. The investigation found that the takeoff should have been aborted but was not. Furthermore, the investigation determined that the flight crew had failed to adequately prepare for emergency actions, and the maintenance technicians failed to properly diagnose and repair the malfunctioning engine before flight.


2018 U.S. Air National Guard C-130 crash, Investigation
After the flight crew retracted the landing gear, they identified that the engine No.1 was malfunctioning but did not perform the takeoff continued after engine failure procedure or follow the engine shutdown checklist, nor did they complete the after takeoff checklist. The flaps had been set to 50% for takeoff and were not retracted. The approved method of maneuvering a multi engine aircraft in such a situation is to bank the aircraft so that the malfunctioning engine is on the high-side wing. In this case, the pilot incorrectly applied both left bank and rudder, instead of banking to the right. At an air speed of 131 knots, these incorrect inputs ultimately led to a left wing stall resulting in a total loss of control. The maximum altitude was 900 ft, which was insufficient to regain control of the aircraft.


2018 U.S. Classic
The 2018 U.S. Classic, known as the 2018 GK U.S. Classic for sponsorship reasons, is the 35th edition of the U.S. Classic gymnastics tournament. The competition was held on July 28, 2018, at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio.


2018 U.S. F2000 National Championship
The 2018 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda was the ninth season – since its revival in 2010 – of the U.S. F2000 National Championship, an open wheel auto racing series that is the first step in INDYCAR's Road to Indy ladder, operated by Andersen Promotions. A 14-race schedule was announced on October 17, 2017.


2018 U.S. F2000 National Championship
American Kyle Kirkwood driving for Cape Motorsports in a single-car effort dominated the championship, winning twelve of the fourteen races. The only other driver to win was two consecutive races won by former Indy Lights competitor Alexandre Baron for Swan-RJB Motorsports early in the season. Baron left the series after seven races. Swede Rasmus Lindh finished well back in second place driving for Pabst Racing who won the team championship in a close battle. Lindh didn't capture a second place finish until the final race of the season. Just behind Lindh were Brazilians Lucas Kohl and Igor Fraga. Fourteen drivers competed in all fourteen races.


2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
The 2018 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships were held from December 29, 2017 – January 8, 2018 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, novice, intermediate, and juvenile levels. The results were part of the U.S. selection criteria for the 2018 Winter Olympics, 2018 Four Continents Championships, 2018 World Junior Championships, and the 2018 World Championships.


2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
San Jose was announced as the host in August 2016.


2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Qualifying
Competitors qualified at regional and sectional competitions held from October to November 2017 or earned a bye. Skaters must place in the top 4 in order to earn a spot at the National Figure Skating Championships.


2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Qualifying
In late December 2017, U.S. Figure Skating published the list of skaters who had qualified or received a bye.


2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Schedule
The competition took place over ten days. All times are in PST.


2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, Winter Olympics
U.S. Figure Skating began announcing the team for the 2018 Winter Olympics on January 6, 2018.


2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, Winter Olympics
The selections for the team event at the Olympics were as follows:


2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, World Championships
U.S. Figure Skating began announcing the team for the 2018 World Championships on January 6, 2018.


2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, Four Continents
U.S. Figure Skating began announcing the team for the 2018 Four Continents Championships on January 6, 2018.


2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, World Junior Championships
U.S. Figure Skating began announcing the team for the 2018 World Junior Championships on January 6, 2018.


2018 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
The 2018 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships (also known as the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships for sponsorship purposes) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 117th edition of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, and an ATP World Tour 250 event on the 2018 ATP World Tour. It took place at River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas, United States, from April 9 through April 15, 2018.


2018 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2018 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles
Julio Peralta and Horacio Zeballos were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Max Mirnyi and Philipp Oswald.


2018 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles
Mirnyi and Oswald went on to win the title, defeating Andre Begemann and Antonio Šančić in the final, 6–7(2–7), 6–4, [11–9].


2018 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles
Steve Johnson was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Tennys Sandgren in the final, 7–6(7–2), 2–6, 6–4.


2018 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships
The 2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships is the 55th edition of the U.S. National Gymnastics Championships. The competition was held from August 16–19, 2018 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.


2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, Competition schedule
The competition featured Senior and Junior competitions for both women's and men's disciplines. The competition was as follows:


2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, Sponsorship
Procter & Gamble, a multinational consumer goods company and sponsor of the previous National Championships ended their sponsorship in late 2017.


2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, National team
The top 6 all-around females automatically made the national team. For seniors, this consisted of Simone Biles, Morgan Hurd, Riley McCusker, Grace McCallum, Shilese Jones, and Jade Carey. Additionally, 7th and 8th place finishers, Kara Eaker and Trinity Thomas, were also named to the team. For juniors, Leanne Wong, Kayla DiCello, Sunisa Lee, Skye Blakely, Konnor McClain, and Olivia Greaves were the top 6 finishers.


2018 U.S. Open (badminton)
The 2018 U.S. Open (officially known as the Yonex US Open 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at Titan Gym in Fullerton, California, United States, from 12 to 17 June 2018 and had a total prize of $150,000.


2018 U.S. Open (badminton), Tournament
The 2018 U.S. Open was the tenth tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the U.S. Open championships, which had been held since 1954. This tournament was organized by USA Badminton and sanctioned by the BWF.


2018 U.S. Open (badminton), Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at Titan Gym on the campus of California State University, Fullerton in Fullerton, California, United States.


2018 U.S. Open (badminton), Tournament, Point distribution
Below is the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 300 event.


2018 U.S. Open (badminton), Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was US$150,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.


2018 U.S. Open (golf)
The  2018 United States Open Championship was the 118th U.S. Open, held June 14–17 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Shinnecock Hills, New York, about eighty miles (130 km) east of New York City on Long Island; it was the fifth time the U.S. Open was held at this course.


2018 U.S. Open (golf)
Defending champion Brooks Koepka shot a final round 68 for 281 (+1) to win his second straight U.S. Open, one stroke ahead of runner-up Tommy Fleetwood, who closed with the sixth round of 63 in U.S. Open history. Koepka was only the third to successfully defend the title since World War II, following Ben Hogan (1951) and Curtis Strange (1989).


2018 U.S. Open (golf)
The USGA changed the playoff format in February, from a full round (18 holes) to a two-hole aggregate playoff. Previously, playoffs at the U.S. Open were 18 holes, followed by sudden-death, if needed. The last 18-hole playoff was in 2008, won by Tiger Woods on the first sudden-death hole.


2018 U.S. Open (golf), Field
About half the field consisted of players who were exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Open. Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, and other categories are shown in parentheses.


2018 U.S. Open (golf), Field
Lucas Glover, Dustin Johnson (12,13,14), Martin Kaymer, Brooks Koepka (11,12,13,14), Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy (6,7,13,14), Justin Rose (12,13,14), Webb Simpson (8,12,13,14), Jordan Spieth (5,6,12,13,14), Tiger Woods


2018 U.S. Open (golf), Field
Sergio García (12,13,14), Patrick Reed (12,13,14), Bubba Watson (13,14), Danny Willett


2018 U.S. Open (golf), Field
Jason Day (8,12,13,14), Jason Dufner (12,13,14), Justin Thomas (11,12,13,14), Jimmy Walker (13,14)


2018 U.S. Open (golf), Field
Tommy Fleetwood (13,14), Rickie Fowler (12,13,14), Bill Haas, Brian Harman (12,13,14), Charley Hoffman (12,13,14), Hideki Matsuyama (12,13,14), Trey Mullinax, Xander Schauffele (12,13,14), Brandt Snedeker


2018 U.S. Open (golf), Field
Daniel Berger (13,14), Patrick Cantlay (13,14), Paul Casey (13,14), Kevin Chappell (13,14), Tony Finau (13,14), Adam Hadwin (13,14), Russell Henley (13,14), Kevin Kisner (13,14), Matt Kuchar (13,14), Marc Leishman (13,14), Pat Perez (13,14), Jon Rahm (13,14), Kyle Stanley (13,14), Jhonattan Vegas, Gary Woodland (13,14)


2018 U.S. Open (golf), Field
Kiradech Aphibarnrat (14), Rafa Cabrera-Bello (14), Bryson DeChambeau (14), Ross Fisher (14), Matthew Fitzpatrick (14), Dylan Frittelli, Branden Grace (14), Chesson Hadley, Tyrrell Hatton (14), Charles Howell III (14), Satoshi Kodaira (14), Alexander Lévy (14), Li Haotong (14), Luke List (14), Alex Norén (14), Louis Oosthuizen (14), Ian Poulter (14), Chez Reavie (14), Charl Schwartzel (14), Cameron Smith (14), Brendan Steele (14), Peter Uihlein (14)


2018 U.S. Open (golf), Field, Nationalities in the field
^ Amateur Luis Gagne is a dual-citizen of Costa Rica and the United States. The U.S. Open lists him as representing Costa Rica (as in this table) while the World Amateur Golf Ranking lists him as representing the United States.


2018 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, First round
Conditions were extremely difficult as gusty winds hung around all day with sunny skies, making the course firm and fast. Only four players broke par, including Dustin Johnson, one of the tournament favorites. The scoring average for the round was 76.47.


2018 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Second round
Dustin Johnson held the lead after shooting a 67, four shots ahead of Charley Hoffman and Scott Piercy.


2018 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Second round
Amateurs: Grimmer (+5), Gagne (+7), Parziale (+7), Thornberry (+9), Strafaci (+10), Ghim (+13), Rasmussen (+14), Hagestad (+15), Bergeron (+16), Humphrey (+16), Yu (+17), Huang (+18), Lumsden (+18), Rank (+18), Reitan (+18), Wiseman (+18), Ban (+19), Ellis (+19), Goodwin (+19), Barbaree (+21)


2018 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Third round
Second round leader Dustin Johnson shot a seven-over 77 to fall into a four-way tie with Daniel Berger, Tony Finau and defending champion Brooks Koepka. Johnson double bogeyed the par-3 2nd and went six-over on the front-nine. He made his only birdie of the round at the 11th to get back to the top of the leaderboard, but three-putted for bogey on 18 to settle for a share of the 54-hole lead. Berger and Finau began the round in 45th place and 11 shots behind, but each shot 66 (−4) for the low round of the day.


2018 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Third round
Scoring conditions got more difficult as the day went on. Koepka's two-over 72 was the lowest score among the final four groups. Only three rounds in the 60s were recorded, two of them by Berger and Finau. The scoring average for the round was 75.3.


2018 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Third round
Phil Mickelson incurred a two-shot penalty on the 13th when he walked after his ball which was running slowly away from the hole after his putt and deliberately hit the ball backwards towards the hole while it was still moving. He ended up shooting 81 (+11), equalling his highest score at the U.S. Open.


2018 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Final round, Summary
Brooks Koepka shot a final round 68 (−2) to finish one ahead of Tommy Fleetwood and win the U.S. Open for the second straight year. He was the first to successfully defend the title in 29 years, since Curtis Strange in 1989.


2018 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Final round, Summary
Koepka began the round in a four-way tie for the lead with Dustin Johnson, Daniel Berger, and Tony Finau. He got off to a good start with birdies on three of his first five holes to get to even par and take the lead. At the par-3 11th, his tee shot went into the rough over the green. After chipping into a greenside bunker, he holed a 12-foot (3.7 m) putt to save bogey.


2018 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Final round, Summary
At the following hole, he made a six-foot par putt, then at the 14th he got up-and-down to save par from short of the green with an eight-foot putt. Hitting his approach at the par-5 16th to within four feet, he made the birdie to open up a two-shot lead. Despite a bogey at the 18th, Koepka held on win by one.


2018 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Final round, Summary
Fleetwood shot the sixth round of 63 in U.S. Open history to finish in second. He began the round six behind and began by sinking a putt from 56 feet (17 m) at the 2nd and three more birdies on the front-nine. He made four straight birdies on holes 12–15, with putts of 17 feet (5 m) at 12, 20 feet (6 m) at 14, and 29 feet (9 m) at 15. Fleetwood had an eight-foot putt at the 18th for the first 62 in U.S. Open history, but it slid past the hole that would have forced the first two-hole playoff.


2018 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Final round, Summary
Johnson made birdie at the 5th but three-putted for bogey at the 7th, 11th, 14th, and 17th. He birdied the last to shoot an even-par 70 and finish two shots behind Koepka. Finau bogeyed three of his first four holes but got back to even for the round with a 26-foot birdie at the 11th. He came to the 18th two back of Koepka but made double bogey and ended up in fifth place, four behind. Berger also started his round with two bogeys and finished with a three-over 73 to tie for sixth. Patrick Reed began three shots behind but birdied his first three holes and five of the first seven to tie for the lead. He made four bogeys the rest of the round, however, to fall back to fourth place.


2018 U.S. Open (golf), Round summaries, Final round, Summary
With the win, Koepka becomes the seventh player to win consecutive U.S. Opens, and the first since Curtis Strange in 1989.


2018 U.S. Open (golf), Media
This was the fourth U.S. Open televised by Fox and FS1.


2018 U.S. Open Cup
The 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 105th edition of the U.S. Open Cup, a knockout cup competition in American soccer. It is the oldest ongoing competition in the United States and was contested by 97 teams from leagues in the U.S. system.


2018 U.S. Open Cup
The 97 entrants included the 20 American clubs from Major League Soccer and 22 non-affiliated American clubs in the United Soccer League. The qualification tournament, held in 2017, determined the 13 teams from local amateur leagues. The 20 entrants from the Premier Development League and 19 of the 22 from the National Premier Soccer League were determined based on results achieved in those leagues in 2017. Cash prizes and travel reimbursement costs were also increased for the 2018 edition. Sporting Kansas City was the defending champion but were not able to successfully defend the title, losing in the quarterfinals to Houston Dynamo.


2018 U.S. Open Cup
The 2018 tournament initially excluded clubs from the North American Soccer League, which suspended operations for the year, but a decision by the Open Cup Committee in March 2018 allowed for the entry of NPSL teams Jacksonville Armada FC, Miami FC 2, and New York Cosmos B as part of an added play-in round, which brought the total number of NPSL teams participating in the tournament to 22.


2018 U.S. Open Cup, Brackets
Host team listed firstBold = winner* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score


2018 U.S. Open Cup, Brackets
Host team listed first. Bold = winner* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score


2018 U.S. Open Cup Final
The 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final was played on September 26, 2018, at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas. The match determined the winner of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup, a tournament open to amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation. It was the 105th edition of the oldest competition in United States soccer. This edition of the final was contested between Houston Dynamo and the Philadelphia Union, both of Major League Soccer.


2018 U.S. Open Cup Final
The match was broadcast in English on ESPN2 and in Spanish on Univision Deportes, making it the fourth straight time the cup final was aired on one of the ESPN networks.


2018 U.S. Open Cup Final
Houston Dynamo won the match 3–0 for their first U.S. Open Cup title.


2018 U.S. Open Cup qualification
The 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament proper will feature teams from all five tiers of the men's American soccer pyramid. A record 108 open division amateur teams have entered qualifying this year.


2018 U.S. Open Cup qualification
US Soccer oversaw the qualifying process that was formerly handled by each association. All teams within the Division I and II professional leagues qualified automatically as in past years. Any open division national league could use its previous year's league standings as its qualification method. Remaining open division teams participated in qualifying rounds to determine entrants into the tournament proper. Final slot allocation was determined when team registration concluded.


2018 U.S. Open Cup qualification, National league track, Premier Development League
On March 14, 2018, it was announced that 20 PDL teams would be participating in the 2018 U.S. Open Cup. The teams are


2018 U.S. Open Cup qualification, National league track, Premier Development League
Charlotte Eagles,FC Golden State Force,FC Miami City,FC Tucson,Lakeland Tropics,Long Island Rough Riders,Michigan Bucks,Mississippi Brilla,Myrtle Beach Mutiny,New York Red Bulls U-23,Ocean City Nor'easters,OKC Energy U23,Portland Timbers U23,Reading United A.C.,San Francisco City FC,Seacoast United Phantoms,SIMA Aguilas,South Georgia Tormenta FC,The Villages SC,Western Mass Pioneers


2018 U.S. Open Cup qualification, National league track, National Premier Soccer League
On March 14, 2018, it was announced that 19 NPSL teams would be participating in the 2018 U.S. Open Cup. The teams are


2018 U.S. Open Cup qualification, National league track, National Premier Soccer League
AFC Ann Arbor,Brooklyn Italians,CD Aguiluchos USA,Dakota Fusion FC,Detroit City FC,Duluth FC,Elm City Express,Erie Commodores FC,FC Arizona,FC Motown,FC Wichita,Fort Worth Vaqueros FC,Inter Nashville FC,Kingston Stockade FC, Kitsap Pumas,Miami United FC,Midland-Odessa FC,New Orleans Jesters,Orange County FC


2018 U.S. Open Cup qualification, Local qualifying track, Third qualifying round, Pacific Region
El Farolito joined the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) as an expansion team on November 20, 2017. Clubs must remain playing members in good standing within their leagues from the date of the open division entry deadline through the date of the U.S. Open Cup Final in order to be eligible to compete in the U.S. Open Cup. Since El Farolito left the San Francisco Soccer Football League to join the NPSL, the club became ineligible for the 2018 U.S. Open Cup.


2018 U.S. Poker Open
The 2018 U.S. Poker Open was the inaugural season of the U.S. Poker Open. It took place from February 1-11 at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Poker Central sponsored the event, with every final table streamed live on PokerGo. There were eight events, including Pot Limit Omaha and Mixed Game tournaments, with buy-ins ranging between $10,000 and $50,000. It culminated in the $50,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event.


2018 U.S. Poker Open
Stephen Chidwick won the series championship, winning two events and making the final table of five out of eight events. Keith Tilston won the Main Event.


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open
The 2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open was the inaugural U.S. Senior Women's Open and was the 14th championship run by the United States Golf Association. It was open to women whose 50th birthday fell on or before the first day of competition and held a handicap index not exceeding 7.4. The championship was played at the Chicago Golf Club from July 12 to 15.


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open
The championship was won by Laura Davies with a score of 276, 10 strokes ahead of runner-up Juli Inkster.


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Venue
The 2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open was the 12th USGA Championship contested at Chicago Golf Club. The last championship contested here was the 2005 Walker Cup, when the U.S. team defeated Great Britain and Ireland by a single point. The course is one of the five founding members of the USGA. It was built in 1892, making it the oldest 18-hole course in the western hemisphere.


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field
The championship was open to any professional or amateur golfer who was 50 years of age as of July 12 and had a handicap index not exceeding 7.4. The field included 120 players, who earned entry in the walking-only championship via sectional qualifying at sites nationwide in the spring of 2018 or through one of the exemption categories listed below.


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Exempt from qualifying
Many players were exempt in multiple categories. Players are listed only once, in the first category in which they became exempt, with additional categories in parentheses () next to their names.


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Exempt from qualifying
1. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open (ten year exemption).


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Exempt from qualifying
Amy Alcott (5,6), Pat Bradley (5,6), Jerilyn Britz, Laura Davies (5,6,10,11,12), Jane Geddes (5,6), JoAnne Gunderson Carner (3,6), Juli Inkster (3,5,6,10,12,13), Betsy King (5,6,12), Murle Lindstrom, Lauri Merten, Liselotte Neumann (6,11,12,13), Alison Nicholas, Sandra Palmer (5), Hollis Stacy (5,6,12), Jan Stephenson (5,6)


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Exempt from qualifying
2. From the 2018 U.S. Women's Open, any player returning a 72-hole score.


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Exempt from qualifying
3. Winners of the U.S. Women's Amateur who later turned professional (one year exemption).


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Exempt from qualifying
4. Winners of the U.S. Women's Amateur who did not turn professional (five year exemption) and the 2017 runner-up.


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Exempt from qualifying
5. Winners of the other LPGA majors (ten year exemption). This includes Canadian Women's Open champions prior to 2000.


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Exempt from qualifying
Helen Alfredsson (6,10,11,12), Donna Andrews (6,12), Nanci Bowen, Tammie Green (6), Christa Johnson (6), Cathy Johnston-Forbes (11), Jenny Lidback (12) , Sally Little, Alice Miller, Martha Nause (11,12), Nancy Scranton (6)


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Exempt from qualifying
6. The top 150 money leaders from the 2017 LPGA Tour all-time money list.


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Exempt from qualifying
Kristi Albers, Danielle Ammaccapane, Judy Dickinson, Rosie Jones (12), Lorie Kane (11,12,13), Hiromi Kobayashi, Barb Mucha (11,12), Cindy Rarick, Michele Redman (11,12), Kris Tschetter


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Exempt from qualifying
7. Winners of the LPGA Teaching & Club Professionals Championship (last five years) and the top five finishers from the most recent Championship.


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Exempt from qualifying
8. Winners of official LPGA Tour events from the last five years and the current year.


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Exempt from qualifying
9. Top five leaders of the 2017 Ladies European Tour and 2017 LPGA of Japan Tour career money lists.


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Exempt from qualifying
10. Playing members of the last five Solheim Cup teams.


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Exempt from qualifying
11. Low ten and ties from the 2017 Senior LPGA Championship.


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Exempt from qualifying
12. Top 30 points leaders from the 2016 and 2017 Legends Tour Performance Points list.


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Exempt from qualifying
Jane Crafter, Alicia Dibos, Cindy Figg-Currier, Becky Iverson, Marilyn Lovander, Barb Moxness


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Exempt from qualifying
13. Winners of Legends Tour events from the last two years and the current year (36-hole minimum).


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Exempt from qualifying
14. Winners of U.S. Senior Women's Amateur  from the last two years and the 2017 runner-up.


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Exempt from qualifying
15. Winners of the 2016 and 2017 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur.


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Exempt from qualifying
16. Playing members of the two most current Curtis Cup and U.S. Espirito Santo Trophy teams.


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Exempt from qualifying
17. Winner of the 2017 Ladies' Senior British Open Amateur and Canadian Women's Senior Amateur.


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Qualifiers
Additional players qualified through sectional qualifying tournaments which took place June 4–20 at sites across the United States.


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Qualifiers
June 4 at Newport Beach Country Club, Newport Beach, California


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Qualifiers
June 6 at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, Southern Pines, North Carolina


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Qualifiers
June 6 at Springfield Golf & Country Club, Springfield, Virginia


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Qualifiers
June 12 at Olympic Club (Ocean Course), San Francisco, California


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Qualifiers
June 12 at Bent Creek Golf Club, Eden Prairie, Minnesota


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Qualifiers
June 14 at Fairwood Golf & Country Club, Renton, Washington


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Qualifiers
June 18 at LPGA International (Jones Course), Daytona Beach, Florida


2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open, Field, Qualifiers
June 18 at Conway Farms Golf Club, Lake Forest, Illinois


2018 U.S. Soccer Spring Men's College Program
The 2018 U.S. Soccer Spring Men's College Program was the inaugural edition of the U.S. Soccer Spring Men's College Program, a spring season competition run by the United States Soccer Federation in which American college soccer teams use IFAB rules instead of NCAA rules. The season began on March 7, 2018 and ran until April 21, 2018. The last round of matches were hosted by Wake Forest University.


2018 U.S. Soccer Spring Men's College Program
Six universities participated in the program: Clemson, Duke, Georgetown, North Carolina, Virginia, and Wake Forest. Of these six programs, five are from the Atlantic Coast Conference, and all are located in the Southeastern United States or Mid-Atlantic regions.


2018 U.S. Soccer Spring Men's College Program, Rule differences
There were some notable rule difference between the two competitions:


2018 U.S. Women's Open
The 2018 U.S. Women's Open was the 73rd U.S. Women's Open, played May 31 – June 3 at Shoal Creek Club in Shoal Creek, Alabama, a suburb southeast of Birmingham.


2018 U.S. Women's Open
The U.S. Women's Open is the oldest of the five current major championships and the second of the 2018 season. It has the largest purse in women's golf at $5 million. The tournament was televised by Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports.


2018 U.S. Women's Open
The championship was moved up in the schedule this year; it had been played in July for decades, with a few exceptions. Also, the playoff format was modified as part of USGA changes for the four U.S. Open championships in golf (Open, Women's Open, Senior Open, Senior Women's) in 2018, reduced from three to two aggregate holes, followed by sudden death.


2018 U.S. Women's Open
Ariya Jutanugarn won the championship in a playoff over Kim Hyo-joo, which ended on the fourth extra hole.


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field
The championship was open to any female professional or amateur golfer with a USGA handicap index not exceeding 2.4. Players qualified by competing in one of 24 36-hole qualifying tournaments held at sites across the United States and at international sites in China, England, Japan, and South Korea. Additional players were exempt from qualifying because of past performances in professional or amateur tournaments around the world.


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
Many players were exempt in multiple categories. Players are listed only once, in the first category in which they became exempt, with additional categories in parentheses () next to their names. Golfers qualifying in Category 12 who qualified in other categories are denoted with the tour by which they qualified.


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
1. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open for the last ten years (2008–2017)


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
Chun In-gee (7,9,14,15), Paula Creamer, Ji Eun-hee (9,10,11,14,15), Brittany Lang (9), Inbee Park (4,5,9,10,11,14,15), Park Sung-hyun (8,9,11,14,15), Ryu So-yeon (6,8,9,14,15), Michelle Wie (9,10,11,14,15)


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
2. Winner and runner-up from the 2017 U.S. Women's Amateur; winner of the 2017 U.S. Girls' Junior and U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur (must be an amateur)


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
Kelsey Chugg (a), Sophia Schubert (a), Erica Shepherd (a), Albane Valenzuela (a)


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
3. Winner of the 2017 Mark H. McCormack Medal (Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking) (must be an amateur)


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
4. Winners of the Women's PGA Championship for the last five years (2013–2017)


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
5. Winners of the Ricoh Women's British Open for the last five years (2013–2017)


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
Ariya Jutanugarn (9,10,11,14,15), In-Kyung Kim (9,11,14,15), Stacy Lewis (9,11,14,15), Mo Martin (9)


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
6. Winners of the ANA Inspiration for the last five years (2014–2018)


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
Lydia Ko (7,9,11,14,15), Brittany Lincicome (9,11,14,15), Pernilla Lindberg (9,10,11,14,15), Lexi Thompson (9,11,14,15)


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
7. Winners of the Evian Championship for the last five years (2013–2017)


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
8. Ten lowest scorers and anyone tying for 10th place from the 2017 U.S. Women's Open


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
Choi Hye-jin (14,15), Carlota Ciganda (9,12-LET,14,15), Shanshan Feng (9,10,11,14,15), M. J. Hur (9,14,15), Kim Sei-young (9,14,15), Lee Jeong-eun (12-KLPGA,14,15), Mirim Lee (9,14,15), Amy Yang (9,14,15)


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
9. Top 75 money leaders from the 2017 final official LPGA money list


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
Marina Alex (14,15), Brittany Altomare (14,15), Nicole Broch Larsen, Ashleigh Buhai, Peiyun Chien, Chella Choi (14), Cydney Clanton, Jacqui Concolino, Austin Ernst, Jodi Ewart Shadoff (14,15), Sandra Gal, Hsu Wei-ling, Charley Hull (14,15), Karine Icher, Moriya Jutanugarn (10,11,14,15), Kim Kaufman, Cristie Kerr (11,14,15), Megan Khang, Katherine Kirk, Jessica Korda (10,11,14,15), Nelly Korda (14,15), Olafia Kristinsdottir, Candie Kung, Lee Jeong-eun, Lee Mi-hyang (11,14,15), Minjee Lee (11,14,15), Gaby López, Caroline Masson (15), Ally McDonald, Azahara Muñoz (12-LET,14), Haru Nomura, Su-Hyun Oh, Ryann O'Toole, Jane Park, Pornanong Phatlum, Madelene Sagström, Lizette Salas (14,15), Alena Sharp, Jenny Shin (14,15), Sarah Jane Smith, Jennifer Song (14,15), Angela Stanford, Ayako Uehara, Jing Yan, Angel Yin (15), Yoo Sun-young


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
10. Top 10 money leaders from the 2018 official LPGA money list, through the close of entries on April 25


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
11. Winners of LPGA co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, from the conclusion of the 2017 U.S. Women's Open to the initiation of the 2018 U.S. Women's Open


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
12. Top five money leaders from the 2017 Japan LPGA Tour, Korea LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
Georgia Hall (14,15), Kim Ji-hyun, Lee Min-young (14,15), Teresa Lu (14,15), Klára Spilková, Ai Suzuki (14,15), Anne van Dam


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
13. Top three money leaders from the 2017 China LPGA Tour


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
14. Top 50 point leaders from the current Rolex Rankings and anyone tying for 50th place as of April 25


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Exempt from qualifying
15. Top 50 point leaders from the current Rolex Rankings and anyone tying for 50th place as of May 28


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
Additional players qualified through sectional qualifying tournaments which took place May 2–17 at sites in the United States, China, South Korea, England, and Japan.


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 2 at Canoe Brook Country Club, Summit, New Jersey


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 3 at Industry Hills Golf Club, City of Industry, California


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 4 at Sugar Mill Country Club, New Smyrna Beach, Florida


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 14 at Contra Costa Country Club, Pleasant Hill, California


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 14 at Dream Park Country Club, Incheon, South Korea


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 14 at Rainier Golf & Country Club, Seattle, Washington


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 15 at Bermuda Run Country Club, Advance, North Carolina


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 16 at Shanghai Qizhong Garden Golf Club, Shanghai, China


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Qualifiers
May 16 at Cape Cod National Golf Club, Brewster, Massachusetts


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Alternates added to field
The following players were added to the field before the start of the tournament when spots reserved for exemptions in various categories were not used and to replace players who withdrew from the tournament.


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Qualifying and field, Alternates added to field
Jennifer Chang (a), Hailee Cooper (a), Lindy Duncan, Andrea Lee (a), Lee Lopez, Wichanee Meechai, Olivia Mehaffey (a), Emilia Migliaccio (a), Song Gaeun (a), Luna Sobrón Galmés, Sophie Walker, Rumi Yoshiba


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Round summaries, Second round
Weather delayed the conclusion of the second round until Saturday.


2018 U.S. Women's Open, Round summaries, Playoff
In the first year of the new USGA two-hole aggregate playoff format, the playoff was held on holes 14 and 18, both par fours. Jutanugarn parred both while Kim went birdie-bogey to stay tied and it moved to sudden-death, using the same holes only. Both parred the 14th hole, but Kim again made bogey at the 18th hole while Jutanugarn made another par and won the championship.


2018 U.S. prison strike
The 2018 U.S. prison strike was a series of work stoppages and hunger strikes in prisons across the United States that began on August 21 and ended on September 9. The strike was conducted at least in part in response to the April 2018 prison riot at Lee Correctional Institution, which killed seven inmates and was the deadliest prison riot in the U.S. in the past 25 years.


2018 U.S. prison strike
The start and end dates of the strike have symbolic meaning as they were planned to coincide with the 47th anniversary of the death of George Jackson, who was shot in an escape attempt on August 21, 1971, and the Attica Prison riot, which occurred on September 9, 1971.


2018 U.S. prison strike
It was claimed that suspected strike participants and leaders were punished with solitary confinement, removing communication privileges, and prison transfers.


2018 U.S. prison strike, Organizers
The prison strike was called for and organized primarily by Jailhouse Lawyers Speak and Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee, which is a prisoner-lead section of Industrial Workers of the World. Millions for Prisoners and The People's Consortium are some of the other groups involved.


2018 U.S. prison strike, Demands
The following were the demands of the prison strike according to the official page:


2018 U.S. prison strike, Timeline, Pre-Emptive censorship & repression (June - July 2018)
Ronald Brooks was transferred from Angola Prison to the David Wade Correctional Center in late June 2018 after he made a pro-strike video.


2018 U.S. prison strike, Timeline, Pre-Emptive censorship & repression (June - July 2018)
In late July, Siddique Hassan was reported for five violations of prison rules, including “Rioting, or encouraging others to riot”. This was most likely a way to prevent him from speaking to the media during the strike as he had during the 2016 Prison Strike.


2018 U.S. prison strike, Timeline, Strike activity begins early (August 2018)
On August 9th, the first confirmed strike activity began at the GEO Group prison in response to administration cutting family visits, harassing families, strip searching elder family members, and STIU targeting, harassing, and abusing inmates. Three housing units joined in the work stoppage. In response, New Mexico prison officials put all state prisons on lockdown on August 20th as a preemptive measure.


2018 U.S. prison strike, Timeline, Strike activity begins early (August 2018)
On August 19th, prisoners in the Burnside jail in Nova Scotia, Canada held a protest and released a statement in support of the strike and with their own list of demands.


2018 U.S. prison strike, Timeline, Strike begins
While most news on strike activity didn't reach the outside on the first day, the strike received widespread attention from numerous news outlets including USA Today, Newsweek and National Public Radio.


2018 U.S. prison strike, Timeline, Strike begins
At least 200 detained immigrants at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington engaged in a hunger strike and/or work stoppage, releasing a statement stating that they are"acting with solidarity for all those people who are being detained wrongfully, and stand together to help support all those women who have been separated from their children, and to stop all the family separations happening today for a lot of us are also being separated and we have U.S. citizen children.”


2018 U.S. prison strike, Timeline, Strike begins
Heriberto Sharky Garcia, incarcerated in Folsom, California, declared a hunger strike.


2018 U.S. prison strike, Timeline, Strike begins
There were also unconfirmed reports of 11 out of 143 prisons in Florida being affected, although the Florida Department of Corrections claimed that they had no stoppages, protests, or lockdowns related to the strike.


2018 U.S. prison strike, Timeline, Alleged retaliation
It was claimed by strike participants and their families that suspected strike participants and leaders/organizers were punished with solitary confinement, removing communication privileges, and prison transfers.


2018 U23 World Wrestling Championships
The 2018 U23 World Wrestling Championships were the second edition of U23 World Wrestling Championships of combined events, held from November 12 to 18 in Bucharest, Romania.


2018 UA
2018 UA is a small near-Earth Apollo asteroid that flew very close to the earth on 19 October 2018. It was discovered about 90 minutes before closest approach. After A106fgF, it was probably the second closest non-impacting approach of an asteroid in 2018.


2018 UAB Blazers football team
The 2018 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by third-year head coach Bill Clark and played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in C-USA play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in the C-USA Championship Game where they defeated Middle Tennessee to win their first ever C-USA championship. They were invited to the Boca Raton Bowl where they defeated Northern Illinois to claim their first bowl win in program history.


2018 UAB Blazers football team
On November 11, 2018, the Blazers made their first appearance in the Coaches' Poll at No. 25, marking the first time since 2004 they had been ranked in any of the major three polls.


2018 UAB Blazers football team, Previous season
The Blazers finished the 2017 season 8–5, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They received an invitation to the Bahamas Bowl, where they lost to Ohio.


2018 UAB Blazers football team, Previous season
The 2017 season marked the return of UAB football after a two-year hiatus following the elimination of the program in December 2014 and its subsequent reinstatement in July 2015.


2018 UAB Blazers football team, Preseason, Preseason All-CUSA team
Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Blazers having one player selected.


2018 UAB Blazers football team, Preseason, Preseason media poll
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Blazers predicted to finish in third place in the West Division.


2018 UAE Super Cup
The 2018 UAE Super Cup was the 11th professional and 18th overall edition of the UAE Super Cup, held at the 30 June Stadium, Cairo on 25 August 2018, between Al Ain, winners of both the 2017–18 UAE Pro-League and 2017–18 UAE President's Cup, and Al Wahda, winners of the 2017–18 UAE League Cup. Al Wahda won the game 4–3 on penalties.


2018 UAE Super Cup, Details
Assistant referees:Ahmed Saeed Al RashediHasan Ahmed Al HammadiFourth official:Ahmed Salem Al Aleeli


2018 UAE Team Emirates season
The 2018 season for UAE Team Emirates began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.


2018 UC Davis Aggies football team
The 2018 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Aggies were led by second–year head coach Dan Hawkins and played their home games at Aggie Stadium as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 7–1 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for the Big Sky championship with Eastern Washington and Weber State. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where, after a first round bye, they defeated Northern Iowa in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington.


2018 UC Davis Aggies football team, Previous season
The Aggies finished the 2017 season 5–6, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in eighth place.


2018 UC Davis Aggies football team, Preseason, Polls
On July 16, 2018, during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Aggies were predicted to finish in ninth place in both the coaches and media poll.


2018 UC Davis Aggies football team, Preseason, Preseason All-Conference Team
The Aggies had two players selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.


2018 UC Davis Aggies football team, Preseason, Preseason All-Conference Team
Keelan Doss – Sr. WR. Also selected as the preseason offensive player of the year.


2018 UC Davis Aggies softball team
The 2018 UC Davis Aggies softball team represented the University of California, Davis in the 2018 NCAA Division I softball season. The Aggies were coached by Erin Thorpe in her fourth season, playing their home games at La Rue Field. They finished 27–24 overall and tied for fourth place in the Big West Conference with a 9–12 record.


2018 UC Davis Aggies softball team
Freshman pitcher Brooke Yanez was named the Big West Freshman Pitcher of the Year after she posted a 15–11 record, a 1.75 ERA and 190 strikeouts in 187.2 innings. She was profiled in a ESPNW.com feature on freshman starting pitchers in February, and both Yanez and freshman utility player Alyse Rojas earned first-team all-conference honors at the conclusion of the season.


2018 UC Davis Aggies softball team
The Aggies set numerous single-season Division I program records during the season. As a team, they established new records in wins (27), winning percentage (.529), and fielding percentage (.969). Individually, Yanez set a new mark in ERA while Rojas set a new record in batting average (.372).


2018 UC Davis Aggies softball team, Previous season
The Aggies finished the 2017 season 22–32 overall, 7–14 in Big West play to finish eighth in the conference.


2018 UC Davis Aggies softball team, Preseason, Big West Conference coaches poll
The Big West Conference coaches poll was released on February 1, 2018. UC Davis was picked to finish eighth in the Big West Conference with 12 votes.


2018 UCF Knights baseball team
The 2018 UCF Knights baseball team represents the University of Central Florida during the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Knights play their home games at John Euliano Park as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They are led by head coach Greg Lovelady, in his second season at UCF.


2018 UCF Knights football team
The 2018 UCF Knights football team represented the University of Central Florida (UCF) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Spectrum Stadium in Orlando, Florida, and were led by first-year head coach Josh Heupel. The Knights competed as members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. The 2018 season marked the 40th season of football for the Knights program.


2018 UCF Knights football team
The 2018 campaign began with the Knights attempting to defend their AAC championship, as well as extend the nation's longest active winning streak, which stood at 13 games. For the first time in program history, the Knights were ranked in both the preseason AP Poll (#21) and preseason Coaches Poll (#23). By week 12, the team had risen into the top ten of the AP, Coaches, and CFP rankings, the first time they had been ranked in the top ten in all three during the regular season.


2018 UCF Knights football team
After winning their first twelve games of the season, UCF extended their school record winning streak to 25 consecutive games, dating back to the start of the 2017 season. The Knights also secured their second-consecutive undefeated regular season, and second-consecutive American Athletic Conference title by defeating Memphis in the 2018 AAC Championship Game. It was the fourth AAC conference title in six years for the Knights. Under Heupel, UCF continued to employ an explosive no-huddle offense. The Knights ranked 5th in the nation in total yards/game (522.7), and 6th in points/game (43.2).


2018 UCF Knights football team
In the last game of the regular season, starting quarterback McKenzie Milton suffered a serious leg injury, and was out for the season. Milton would never play another down for the Knights. Backup quarterback Darriel Mack Jr. took over for the remainder of that game, and subsequently led the team to victory in the AAC championship. They were invited to their third NY6/BCS bowl in school history, the Fiesta Bowl. Mack struggled in the Fiesta Bowl, and without star quarterback Milton under center, their winning streak came to end. They were defeated by LSU, 40–32.


2018 UCF Knights football team, Preseason, AAC media poll
The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Knights predicted to win AAC East Division. They were also predicted to win the overall AAC championship.


2018 UCF Knights football team, Preseason, Spring game
The 2018 UCF Spring exhibition game was held Saturday April 21 at Spectrum Stadium. The team was informally split into two squads for gameplay, team Black and team Gold. Team officials assigned points to the two squads at their discretion. Dylan Barnas kicked a 31-yard field goal as time expired for a final score of 17-14.


2018 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, at UConn
The UCF Knights, ranked 21st in the preseason AP Poll, opened the season on the road on Thursday night against division rival UConn, a matchup once briefly known as the Civil Conflict. It was Josh Heupel's first game as head coach, and going into the game UCF held the longest active winning streak in the nation, at 13 games. The Knights routed the Huskies 56–17. Quarterback McKenzie Milton threw for 346 yards and tied a career best with five touchdown passes.


2018 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, at UConn
The start of the game was marred after Knights defensive back Aaron Robinson was injured on the opening kickoff and removed by ambulance. Robinson spent the night in the hospital diagnosed with a concussion. Milton was rested in the fourth quarter after building a 49–10 lead. Backup quarterback Darriel Mack Jr. came in the game and broke off a 70-yard touchdown run, the longest play of the night. UCF extended their nation's best winning streak to 14 games.


2018 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, at UConn
The Knights defense forced three turnovers, including a key interception at their own 10-yard line to snuff out a potential scoring drive by the Huskies just before halftime. The Knights also forced a turnover on downs, but ultimately received criticism for poor tackling. The victory was the Knight's 6th consecutive away game victory, tying a school record.


2018 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, South Carolina State
The UCF Knights shutout South Carolina State 38–0 to extend the nation's longest winning streak to 15 games. Quarterback McKenzie Milton got off to a shaky start, throwing three interceptions in the first half. Milton managed to throw for 243 yards and one touchdown pass in the victory. The UCF rushing attack were the stars of the game, with 316 combined yards and four touchdowns. The Knights defense held the Bulldogs to only 80 yards passing, made four sacks and three interceptions. The Bulldogs never entered the red zone. It was UCF's third straight home-opener victory.


2018 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, Florida Atlantic
UCF began the game by forcing an interception on the fourth play of the game, and quickly went up 14–0. The Owls then countered with 17 straight points, spurred on by a successful fake punt. The Knights offense went cold in the second quarter, with two three-and-outs, followed by a turnover on downs. A quick five-play, 78-yard drive in the final two minutes of the half, however, gave UCF a four point lead at halftime (21–17).


2018 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, Florida Atlantic
Where UCF's offense may have been unremarkable in the second quarter, the Knights pulled away in the second half, opening with back-to-back touchdowns and led by multiple scores the rest of the night. McKenzie Milton led the Knights with 306 yards passing, 81 yards rushing, and 6 total touchdowns. The Owls were led by Devin Singletary who rushed for 131 yards and 3 scores. UCF won the turnover battle 3–0. It was the third consecutive game that UCF forced three turnovers, and extended the nation's longest winning streak to 16 games, as well as the nation's longest streak of scoring 30 or more points to sixteen.


2018 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, Pittsburgh
McKenzie Milton threw four touchdown passes, and ran for two more touchdowns, as the Knights routed Pitt 45–14. UCF jumped out to a 14–0 lead in the first quarter after a Milton touchdown run and a touchdown reception by Gabriel Davis. But Pitt managed to put points on the board after Rafael Araujo-Lopes scored an 86-yard punt return touchdown. UCF took command in the second quarter scoring a touchdown on the following drive. Then the UCF defense thwarted a strong Pitt offensive drive when Richie Grant intercepted Kenny Pickett at the 8 yard line, snuffing out a potential Panthers score.


2018 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, Pittsburgh
Nine plays later, UCF was back in the endzone with a touchdown pass to Michael Colubiale. After a Pitt three-and-out, UCF drove for a field goal in the closing seconds of the second quarter. The Knights took a 31–7 lead into halftime. Pitt received the ball to start the third quarter, but went three-and-out and were forced to punt. Two plays later, Milton connected to Adrian Killins Jr. for a 71-yard touchdown pass, and a commanding 38–7 lead. Milton managed to lead one additional scoring drive before being rested for the remainder of the fourth quarter.


2018 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, Pittsburgh
Pitt's offense finally scored a touchdown with 4:46 remaining in regulation to make the final score 45–14. Following the game, UCF crept up one spot in both the AP and Coaches' poll to #12 and #13, respectively. The Knights extended their winning streak, and their streak of scoring 30+ points to 17 games. The win was also their 10th consecutive home victory, one short of the school record.


2018 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, SMU
The UCF Knights won their 18th consecutive game, extending the nation's longest active winning streak, and tied a school record with their 11th consecutive home game victory. The Knights also extended their streak of scoring 30+ points to 18 games. Quarterback McKenzie Milton threw for 278 yards and two touchdowns, rushed for 17 yards, but suffered a scare late in the second quarter when he was hit with a hard tackle after a 9-yard scramble. SMU received the opening kickoff, and drove 62 yards for a field goal. The Knights then scored 21 unanswered points.


2018 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, SMU
Adrian Killins Jr. scored a 15-yard touchdown run for the Knights' first points. Then on the ensuing kickoff, Mustangs returner James Proche fumbled away the ball at the 18 yard line. Three plays later, Milton threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Dredrick Snelson and a 14–3 lead. On their next drive, Otis Anderson's 4-yard touchdown run made the score 21–3 at the end of the first quarter. SMU punted on their next two drives, then turned the ball over on downs at the UCF 27 yard line. Milton threw an interception, which led to an SMU touchdown.


2018 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, SMU
The Knights managed to put together two long field goal drives, and despite Milton sitting out several plays late in the second quarter, the Knights took a 27–10 lead into halftime. Milton was back in at quarterback in the third quarter, and led the Knights on an 11-play, 88-yard drive, capped off by a dramatic 1-yard touchdown run by defensive lineman Trysten Hill. Facing a 4th & Goal at the 1 yard line, the Knights put Hill in as running back, and he blasted through the line for his first career touchdown. Leading 34–13 entering the fourth quarter, the Knights tacked on two more touchdowns for a final score of 48–20.


2018 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, SMU
Head coach Josh Heupel set a school record by posting the best win/loss record by a coach in his first season after five games. At 5–0, Heupel's team bested Don Jonas's 1979 team which started 4–0 in Division III then lost its fifth ever game. In addition, the Knights found themselves ranked in the top ten for the first time during the regular season.


2018 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, at Memphis
The UCF Knights won their 19th consecutive game, extending the nation's longest winning streak, and broke a school record with their 7th straight away game victory. With their sixth win of the season, they guaranteed themselves a winning regular season, and became bowl-eligible. The Knights beat conference foe Memphis, rallying from a 16-point deficit, on a cool, rainy afternoon at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee. The Tigers offense, behind running back Darrell Henderson dominated the first half of the game.


2018 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, at Memphis
Henderson would rush for 199 yards and one touchdown, and the Knights defense had little answer in the first half. Memphis jumped out to a 17–7 lead in the first quarter. Brady White had an 11-yard touchdown run, then later Henderson broke free for a 25-yard touchdown as time expired in the first quarter. UCF received a kickoff to begin the second quarter. Adrian Killins Jr. returned the kick 44 yards to near midfield. However, UCF later went for it on a 4th & 2 at the Memphis 43.


2018 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, at Memphis
McKenzie Milton's pass to Otis Anderson fell incomplete, turning the ball over on downs. Memphis subsequently drove seven plays for a field goal, building a 20–7 lead. UCF received the kickoff for a touchback. On their first play from scrimmage, McKenzie Milton threw deep to Gabriel Davis, who turned it into a 75-yard touchdown pass. After another Memphis field goal drive, the score was 23–14 in favor of the Tigers. After forcing UCF into a 3-and-out, the Tigers went on a 4-play, 66 yard touchdown drive.


2018 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, at Memphis
Darrell Henderson blasted the defense for runs of 31 yards and 14 yards, setting up Tony Pollard's 19-yard touchdown run. Memphis now led 30–14, UCF's largest deficit during the winning streak. In the closing two minutes, the Knights drove to the Memphis 27 yard line, and Matthew Wright kicked a 44-yard field goal as time expired. Memphis led 30–17 at halftime.


2018 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, at Memphis
The second half turned into a slug fest, as heavy rains began to pelt the stadium. The UCF defense stepped up their efforts, and forced Memphis into three straight punts to start the second half. However, the UCF offense was unable to yet capitalize. Twice they got into Memphis territory, but both times they were forced to punt. Late in the third quarter, UCF started their drive at their own 20 yard line. Facing a 3rd & 9, Milton scrambled to the 29 yard line, tackled about one yard short of a first down.


2018 UCF Knights football team, Game summaries, at Memphis
Still trailing by two scores, UCF decided to go for it on 4th down. Taj McGowan blasted through the line for a first down, then broke free for a shocking 71-yard touchdown run. Memphis fumbled away the ball on the next drive, only to see UCF fumble it right back to them. The Tigers marched down the field to the UCF 21, aided by two UCF 15-yard penalties. At the 23 yard line, Kedarian Jones fumbled away the ball, and UCF recovered. Trailing 30–24, Milton drove the Knights 74 yards for a go-ahead touchdown.