2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, September
The Dodgers then began a 10-game road trip, starting with three against the first-place Rockies at Coors Field on September 7. Clayton Kershaw recorded his 12th consecutive quality start, the second longest streak of his career, as the Dodgers won 4–2. The Rockies won 4–2 the next day as Kyle Freeland struck out eight in six innings. Justin Turner had four hits in five at-bats, including a homer and two doubles, as the Dodgers took the series with a 9–6 win.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, September
Scooter Gennett had four hits in five at-bats with three RBI as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Dodgers 10–6 at Great American Ball Park on September 10. Luis Castillo struck out nine, while only allowing one run, in 6+1⁄3 innings as the Reds took the next game also, 3–1. The Dodgers took the series finale, 8–1, to avoid their first season sweep at the hands of the Reds in the 119-year history of the matchup.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, September
Manny Machado had three hits, including a home run, and three RBI in four at-bats as the Dodgers began a four-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium with a 9–7 win. In the next game, Buehler allowed only two hits in eight scoreless innings while striking out nine and Yasiel Puig hit two home runs as the Dodgers won 3–0. He followed up that performance by hitting three more homers in the next game, in a 17–4 victory. Coupled with a Rockies loss, the Dodgers reclaimed first place in the West. Adam Wainwright struck out nine in six scoreless innings as the Cardinals salvaged the final game of the series, 5–0, and knocked the Dodgers a half a game behind the Rockies.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, September
The Dodgers returned home on September 17 for a crucial three-game divisional series against the Rockies. In the opener, Hyun-jin Ryu pitched seven scoreless innings while Max Muncy hit a three-run homer and Joc Pederson hit two homers, in an 8–2 win to recapture first place. They won again the next day, 3–2, thanks to a walk-off homer by Chris Taylor in the 10th inning. They finished off a sweep of the Rockies with a 5–2 victory. Yasiel Puig's pinch-hit, three-run, homer in the seventh inning was the big blow.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, September
Buehler struck out a career-high 12 batters in six innings and the Dodgers tied a National League record with seven players with 20 or more home runs after Kemp hit one in the second inning. The San Diego Padres came to town for the Dodgers final home series of the regular season, beating them in the opener 5–3. In the next game, a three-run homer by Manny Machado helped the Dodgers to a 7–2 win. Ryu struck out eight in six scoreless innings while Kemp was 3 for 4 with a homer and three RBI as the Dodgers won 14–0 in their final home game of the season.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, September
With a narrow 1+1⁄2 game lead over the Rockies in the division race, the Dodgers began the final week of the season with a road trip to Chase Field to play the Diamondbacks. They rallied from behind to win the first game 7–4. However, a walk-off homer by Eduardo Escobar in the following game gave the Diamondbacks a 4–3 win, cutting the Dodgers lead in the division to half a game. Three homers by the Diamondbacks knocked the Dodgers out of first place entirely by beating them 7–2 on September 26.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, September
They next traveled to AT&T Park to end the regular season with a three-game series with the San Francisco Giants. A two-run homer by Justin Turner was the key in a 3–1 victory to begin the series. A tie-breaking RBI triple by Manny Machado helped the Dodgers to a 10–6 win over the Giants on September 29 as they clinched a spot in the postseason and moved into a tie for first place with the Rockies heading into the final game of the season. In that game, Rich Hill allowed only two hits while striking out seven in seven scoreless innings and the Dodgers routed the Giants 15–0. However, the Rockies also won on this day, forcing the two teams to play a tie-breaker game to decide the NL West championship.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Regular season, National League West Tie-Breaker Game
The Dodgers faced the Colorado Rockies in a tie-breaker game to determine the National League West champion on October 1. Walker Buehler allowed only one hit in 6+2⁄3 innings and the Dodgers got two-run home runs from Cody Bellinger in the fourth inning and Max Muncy in the fifth. They won the game 5–2 to clinch their sixth consecutive division championship. They became the first team to win six straight division championships since the New York Yankees won 10 straight from 1998 to 2007 and only the third overall (the Atlanta Braves won 14 from 1991 to 2005). On October 4, they were set to play the Atlanta Braves. The first NLDS game was pitched by Hyun Jin Ryu, leaving Kershaw to pitch game 2. This was the first time in 8 out of 10 games that Kershaw has not been selected to start.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Division Series
The Dodgers, as the second seed in the National League, opened the playoffs with home field advantage in the 2018 National League Division Series against the third seeded Atlanta Braves.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Division Series
In the first game, Hyun-jin Ryu got the start in a surprise decision over Clayton Kershaw, who had started the Dodgers six previous playoff openers. He pitched well, with seven shutout innings, striking out eight while allowing only four hits and no walks. Joc Pederson hit a leadoff homer, Max Muncy added a three-run shot the next inning and the Dodgers cruised to a 6–0 victory.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Division Series
Kershaw started the second game, and pitched eight scoreless innings, while allowing only two hits. Manny Machado hit a two-run home run in the first inning and Yasmani Grandal added a solo homer in the fifth inning to account for the only scoring in the Dodgers 3–0 win. They were only the second team in history to shutout their opponent in the first two playoff games, joining the 1921 New York Yankees.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Division Series
Walker Buehler started game three for the Dodgers at SunTrust Park, while Sean Newcomb started for the Braves. Atlanta took a 5–0 lead in the bottom of the second inning. The first run came when Sean Newcomb forced a run with a bases-loaded walk, the first time in postseason history a pitcher has done this. Four more runs were scored on a grand slam by Ronald Acuña Jr. Los Angeles got back two runs in the top of the third, on an RBI single by Justin Turner with the second run scoring on error by Acuña.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Division Series
A two-run homer by Chris Taylor and a solo homer by Muncy tied the game in the fifth inning. After the second inning, Buehler settled down and pitched five innings with only two hits and seven strikeouts. He also walked two and allowed the five runs. The Braves recaptured the lead when Freddie Freeman homered off Alex Wood in the sixth inning. The Dodgers got a couple of baserunners on in the ninth but Arodys Vizcaíno managed to close out the win for the Braves, 6–5, forcing the series to a fourth game.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Division Series
In the fourth game, Rich Hill started and pitched 4+1⁄3 innings, allowing two runs on four hits and five walks. Machado drove in four runs, on a double and a three-run home run and David Freese drove in two with a pinch-hit single as the Dodgers won 6–2 to clinch the series and advance to the National League Championship Series for the third straight year, a franchise record.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Championship Series
Clayton Kershaw started the first game for the Dodgers at Miller Park and turned in the shortest start of his post-season career, allowing five runs on six hits and two walks in 3+ innings and Yasmani Grandal became the first catcher in post-season history to have two walks and two passed balls in the same game. The Dodgers fell behind 6–1 before a late inning rally against the Brewers bullpen cut the final score to 6–5.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Championship Series
In the second game, Hyun-jin Ryu pitched four scoreless innings but couldn't make it out of the fifth. He wound up going 4+1⁄3 innings while allowing two runs on six hits. The Brewers took a 3–0 lead after six but the Dodgers got two back in the seventh and then pulled ahead on a two-run homer by Justin Turner in the eighth to win 4–3 and even the series up after two games.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Championship Series
The series moved to Dodger Stadium for game three and Walker Buehler pitched seven innings, with four runs on five hits and eight strikeouts... but the Dodgers were unable to score any runs against Jhoulys Chacín and the Brewers bullpen and lost 4–0. It was the first time the Dodgers had been shut out in a postseason game at home since the 1983 National League Championship Series against the Philadelphia Phillies.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Championship Series
Rich Hill started game four and only allowed one run on three hits and three walks with six strikeouts in five innings. However, the Dodgers, after a first-inning run, were unable to score in regulation and the game went into extra-innings tied at one. In the 13th inning, Manny Machado singled, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and scored the winning run on a single to right by Cody Bellinger to give the Dodgers a 2–1 win.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Championship Series
In the fifth game, Kershaw pitched seven innings, allowing one run on three hits and two walks while striking out nine. He also walked twice as a batter, becoming just the third pitcher in the last 20 years to do so in a postseason game (Jon Lester in the 2016 NLCS and Derek Lowe in the 2008 NLDS). The Dodgers scored five runs on nine hits to win the game 5–2 and take a three games to two series lead.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, National League Championship Series
The series returned to Miller Park for game 6 and Ryu struggled in his second start, allowing five runs on seven hits in three innings as the Dodgers lost 7–2. However, in game 7, Buehler pitched a strong game, striking out seven and only allowing one run in 4+2⁄3 innings. Cody Bellinger hit a two-run homer and Yasiel Puig hit a three-run homer and the Dodgers won 5–1 to clinch their second straight National League championship, the first time they had done that since 1977 and 1978.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, World Series
The Dodgers faced the Boston Red Sox, who had the best record in baseball in 2018, in the World Series. The series began at Fenway Park as the Red Sox had secured homefield advantage. Kershaw became the first pitcher to start the first game of the World Series in back-to-back years since Cliff Lee did so in 2009 (for the Phillies) and 2010 (for the Rangers) and the first to do so for the same team since Dave Stewart pitched three consecutive Game 1s for the Oakland Athletics from 1988 to 1990.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, World Series
His results were not good, allowing five runs on seven hits and three walks with five strikeouts in 4+ innings. The Dodgers kept it close most of the game thanks to a  Matt Kemp homer and three RBI by Manny Machado but the Red Sox pulled away when Eduardo Núñez hit a three-run pinch-hit homer off Alex Wood in the eighth to win the game, 8–4.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, World Series
Hyun-jin Ryu kept things close in game two and the Dodgers led 2–1 through four innings before Ryu loaded the bases in the fifth and reliever Ryan Madson walked in the tying run and then gave up a single that scored two more, and the Dodgers lost 4–2.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, World Series
The series moved to Dodger Stadium for Game 3. Walker Buehler pitched seven shutout innings, allowing only two hits without walking anyone and striking out seven while throwing a career-high 108 pitches. The Dodgers took an early lead on Joc Pederson' solo homer in the third inning and that lead held up until two outs in the eighth when Jackie Bradley Jr. homered off of Kenley Jansen to tie the game.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, World Series
Both sides added a run in the 13th inning thanks to sloppy fielding and the game continued into the 18th inning when Max Muncy hit a walk-off homer off Nathan Eovaldi, who was in his seventh inning of relief.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, World Series
At 18 innings and 7 hours and 20 minutes this game became the longest World Series game by both innings and time, surpassing (in playing time) Game 3 of the 2005 World Series, which lasted 14 innings and 5 hours and 41 minutes, and breaking the record (in innings) first set by the Red Sox and Dodgers in the 1916 World Series.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, World Series
In Game 4, the game was scoreless for the first five innings until the Dodgers jumped out to a 4–0 lead thanks to a throwing error and a three-run homer by Yasiel Puig. Rich Hill was dominant, only allowing one hit in 6+1⁄3 innings while striking out seven. However, he walked one batter in the seventh and that batter scored when Madson appeared in relief and allowed a three-run homer to Mitch Moreland. With that Madson set a new World Series record by allowing all seven runners he inherited in the series to score.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, World Series
The following inning, Steve Pearce tied the game by hitting a solo homer off Jansen, the second blown save in as many nights for Jansen. Then in the ninth, Brock Holt doubled off Dylan Floro and scored on a single by Rafael Devers to put the Red Sox ahead. They proceeded to blow the game open when Pearce hit a three-run double off Kenta Maeda. Kiké Hernández hit a two-run homer off Craig Kimbrel in the ninth, but it was not enough and the Dodgers lost, 9–6. This was the first time they had lost all season when they had a lead of four runs or more. The Red Sox took a commanding three games to one lead in the series.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Postseason, World Series
For the fifth game, Kershaw returned to the mound, only to be greeted by a two-run homer by Steve Pearce in the first inning. He would allow two  more solo homers in the sixth and seventh innings. Those accounted for the four runs he allowed, on seven hits with five strikeouts. The Red Sox won the game, 5–1 and clinched the series in five games.


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Statistics, Batting
List does not include pitchers. Stats in bold are the team leaders..


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Statistics, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; SB = Stolen Bases; Avg. = Batting Average; OBP = On Base Percentage; SLG = Slugging; OPS = On Base + Slugging


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Statistics, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2018 Los Angeles Dodgers season, Major League Baseball Draft
The Dodgers selected 40 players in this draft. In the first round, they selected pitcher J. T. Ginn from Brandon High School in Brandon, Mississippi. Ginn did not  sign and chose to attend college instead.


2018 Los Angeles FC season
The 2018 Los Angeles FC season was the club's inaugural season, and their first season in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of the American soccer pyramid. Los Angeles FC play its home games at the Banc of California Stadium in Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Outside of MLS play, LAFC participated in the 2018 U.S. Open Cup tournament, and qualified for the 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs, being eliminated in the knockout round.


2018 Los Angeles FC season
It was the first year since 2014 that there were two first-division soccer clubs that played in the Greater Los Angeles Area, following the disbandment of Chivas USA in 2014.


2018 Los Angeles FC season, Background
The team was first announced in October 2014, following the folding of Chivas USA. It was first reported in May 2015, that LAFC had chosen a location for their stadium, which would be the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena site at Exposition Park. The environmental impact report, arena demolition and stadium construction are expected to take three years and delay the team's debut to 2018.


2018 Los Angeles FC season, Background
On July 27, 2017, Bob Bradley was announced as the coach for the inaugural season of the club. Bradley previously coached Swansea City in the English Premier League, as well as various European and Americans clubs as well. Internationally, Bradley previously coached the United States' and Egypt's national teams.


2018 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
The 44th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), honored the best in film for 2018.


2018 Los Angeles Gladiators season
The 2018 Los Angeles Gladiators was the first season of the Los Angeles Gladiators's existence in the Overwatch League. The team finished with a regular season record of 25–15 – the fourth best in the Overwatch League.


2018 Los Angeles Gladiators season
Los Angeles qualified for the Stage 3 and Stage 4 Playoffs. The team lost in the Stage 3 semifinals to the Boston Uprising. In the Stage 4 semifinals, the Gladiators lost to the Los Angeles Valiant. The team also qualified for the Season Playoffs, but lost to the London Spitfire in the quarterfinals.


2018 Los Angeles Gladiators season, Preceding offseason
On November 2, Gladiators unveiled their initial 7-player inaugural season roster, consisting of the following players:


2018 Los Angeles Gladiators season, Preceding offseason
The team revealed that the players were picked from a conglomeration of professional Overwatch esports teams to suit an "aggressive and fun" playstyle the team hoped to emulate as a reflection of their personality.


2018 Los Angeles Gladiators season, Review, Regular season
Their debut match was a 4–0 victory over the Shanghai Dragons. They finished Stage 1 with a 4–6 record in 8th place.


2018 Los Angeles Gladiators season, Review, Regular season
Heading into Stage 2, the team announced the transfer of tank player Baek "Fissure" Chan-hyung from the London Spitfire. Following the acquisition of Fissure, the team finished the stage in fifth place with a 6–4 record, including a 4–0 sweep over the Valiant.


2018 Los Angeles Gladiators season, Review, Regular season
Between Stages 2 and 3, the Gladiators acquired Ted "silkthread" Wang from the Valiant and Kang "Void" Jun-woo from Kongdoo Panthera. However, visa issues would cause Void to completely miss out on Stage 3. The Gladiators finished Stage 3 with a 6–4 record in fourth place, which, beginning with the third stage, was the final stage playoff spot. The top-seeded Boston Uprising, undefeated in Stage 3, selected the Gladiators as their first round opponent. On May 6, the Uprising swept the Gladiators 3–0.


2018 Los Angeles Gladiators season, Review, Regular season
The Gladiators, now regularly using Void in their lineup following his visa being approved, finished with a league-best 9–1 record in Stage 4, including a reverse sweep over back-to-back stage champions New York Excelsior. However, the team would unexpectedly choose the second-seeded Valiant as their semi-final opposition. The Valiant would subsequently defeat the Gladiators in the Stage Playoffs by a score of 3–2. They would end the season with a 25–15 record, good for 4th place and a spot in the postseason where they would face against the London Spitfire.


2018 Los Angeles Gladiators season, Review, Season playoffs
On July 11, the first day of the season's playoffs, the fourth-seeded Gladiators took a 1–0 series lead after defeating the fifth-seeded Spitfire 3–0 in their first ever playoffs match. The Gladiators made headlines by surprisingly announcing on the day of the first match that main tank Fissure would be benched in favor of Luis "iRemiix" Galarza Figueroa. Later on the same day, Fissure was revealed by Blizzard as the runner-up in the inaugural Overwatch League season MVP vote. Two days later, the Gladiators would be eliminated from the playoffs after the Spitfire shut out the Gladiators in back-to-back matches to win the series 2–1.


2018 Los Angeles Gladiators season, Final roster, Transactions
Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2018 regular season:


2018 Los Angeles Rams season
The 2018 season was the Los Angeles Rams' 81st in the National Football League (NFL), their 82nd overall, their 52nd in the Greater Los Angeles Area and their second under head coach Sean McVay.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season
The Rams were the NFC Champions, finishing with a record of 13–3, improving on their 11–5 record from the 2017 season. The team won its first eight games of the season (its best start since 1969) before losing to the Saints in Week 9.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season
After defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 54–51 in Week 11, the third highest-scoring game in NFL history, and a 30–16 victory over the Detroit Lions in Week 13, the Rams clinched the NFC West for the second consecutive year, giving Los Angeles its first back-to-back division titles since 1978 and 1979 and consecutive playoff berths for the first time since the 2003 and 2004, when the franchise was based in St. Louis. The Rams ended the regular season tied with New Orleans for the NFL's best record at 13–3.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season
The 13 regular season wins was tied for the second-most in franchise history (along with the 1999 season, only trailing the Rams' 14-win campaign in 2001) and is the most wins in a season for a Los Angeles-based professional football team (as the Rams played in St. Louis in 1999 and 2001).


2018 Los Angeles Rams season
The Rams started their playoff run by defeating the Dallas Cowboys 30–22 in the Divisional Round to advance to the NFC Championship Game. This would be their first NFC Championship Game appearance since 2001 as the St. Louis Rams, and their first as the Los Angeles Rams since 1989. The Rams then controversially defeated the number 1 seed New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship Game 26–23 in overtime after benefiting from a missed pass interference call. By defeating the Saints, the Rams advanced to Super Bowl LIII, where they faced the New England Patriots. The two teams previously met in Super Bowl XXXVI, in which the Patriots defeated the then-St. Louis Rams 20–17. This is the Rams' first Super Bowl appearance since that game and first as the Los Angeles Rams since Super Bowl XIV in 1979. The Rams lost to the Patriots 13–3.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Offseason, Uniform changes
The Rams announced during training camp that they would wear their all-white uniforms for the preseason and through the Rams' first two home games of the regular season. Beginning with a Thursday Night game against Minnesota on September 27, the Rams would wear their classic blue-and-yellow throwback uniforms as their primary home uniforms for the remainder of the season and throughout the playoffs (including Super Bowl LIII). Additionally, the team would wear their all-yellow color rush uniforms for scheduled prime time games against San Francisco and Kansas City later in the season.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Preseason
Head coach Sean McVay drew considerable attention when he opted to keep his entire starting offense and most of his starting defense off the field for the entire preseason. Other than a few defensive series against Houston, no starters saw any action during the exhibition schedule.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Oakland Raiders
The final game of Week 1 featured a highly anticipated showdown between head coaches Sean McVay and Jon Gruden, who had given McVay his first job as an NFL coach when both were at Tampa Bay. In front of a sellout crowd in Oakland that enthusiastically greeted Gruden in his return to coaching after a 10-year absence, the Raiders took an early lead on a touchdown run by running back Marshawn Lynch. The Rams responded as Todd Gurley took a short pass from Jared Goff and ran 19 yards for a touchdown.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Oakland Raiders
Los Angeles finally took the lead at the end of the third quarter as Goff connected with wide receiver Cooper Kupp for an 8-yard scoring pass. Kicker Greg Zuerlein was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week after converting four field goals and three PATs. Defensively, the Rams kept Oakland out of the end zone after that opening-drive touchdown, led by linebacker Cory Littleton (11 tackles) and safety John Johnson, who both had interceptions to kill Raider scoring drives. Making his debut as a Ram, cornerback Marcus Peters picked off a Derek Carr pass and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown with just over two minutes remaining for the game's final score.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Opening a three-game home stand at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the Rams crushed the visiting Cardinals, who were limited to just 137 total offensive yards and did not pass the 50-yard line until the game's final minute. Former Rams quarterback Sam Bradford had a rough day against the team that drafted him No. 1 overall in 2010, throwing for only 90 yards and an interception by Rams cornerback Sam Shields. Strong safety John Johnson led the Rams with seven tackles, while linebacker Samson Ebukam added a sack.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Offensively for Los Angeles, quarterback Jared Goff passed for 354 yards and a touchdown to tight end Tyler Higbee. Running back Todd Gurley totaled only 42 yards on the ground, but equaled his career high with three rushing touchdowns while rushing for a pair of two-point conversions after each of his first two scores. Goff passed to Malcolm Brown for two points after Gurley's third touchdown. The Rams opted for the two-point attempts after kicker Greg Zuerlein pulled a groin muscle during pregame warmups.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Punter Johnny Hekker, normally the holder for placekicks, stepped in and converted a 20-yard field goal in the second quarter, and then a PAT attempt after the Rams' final touchdown (Cooper Kupp held on both attempts). With the win, the Rams improved to 2-0, the first time the team started the season with two straight wins since 2001.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Hosting the Chargers in Los Angeles for the first time since 1991 (not counting preseason), the Rams would never trail as Todd Gurley rushed for 105 yards and scored the game's first touchdown. Jared Goff and Robert Woods connected for a touchdown at the end of the first quarter. Cory Littleton blocked a punt which was recovered in the end zone for a touchdown by Blake Countess in the second quarter as the Rams led 21-13. Countess was later named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
During the third quarter, Goff (354 passing yards) threw two more touchdowns, one to Cooper Kupp and a second one to Woods, who finished with 10 receptions for 104 yards. The Rams offense was efficient, totaling 33 first downs to just 16 for the Chargers. Ndamukong Suh had a sack and a fumble recovery, while Littleton led the Rams with 10 tackles.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Jared Goff was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week after passing for a career-high 465 yards (the third-highest single-game total in team history) and five touchdowns to four different receivers. Todd Gurley (21 touches, 156 total offensive yards) caught the first TD pass in the first quarter, while Cooper Kupp scored twice and Brandin Cooks scored once in the second quarter on the way to a 28-20 Rams lead. Sam Ficken kicked a 34-yard field goal and Robert Woods caught the Rams' final score on a 31-yard pass late in the third period.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 4: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Woods (five receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD), Cooks (seven receptions, 116 yards, 1 TD), and Kupp (nine receptions, 162 yards, 2 TDs) were the first wide receiver trio in team history to each go over 100 yards and score a touchdown in the same game. Defensively, Aaron Donald recorded his first two sacks of the season, and John Johnson had a team-high 11 tackles. This game also made history as the first-ever NFL broadcast to use an all-female announcing team, with Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer providing play-by-play and commentary respectively via Amazon Prime streaming service.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 5: at Seattle Seahawks
It was a tight battle throughout at CenturyLink Field between the NFC West rivals. Todd Gurley scored three touchdowns on the ground, and Jared Goff threw for 321 yards and a touchdown pass to Cooper Kupp. New kicker Cairo Santos converted two field goals, the second one coming from 39 yards out to put the Rams into the lead with 6:05 remaining in the game. Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson threw for three touchdowns, but was sacked twice and held without a rushing attempt for the first time in his career. The outcome wasn't decided until the final minute when Goff converted a 4th-and-1 play at L.A.'s 42-yard-line with 1:39 remaining. The successful 2-yard quarterback sneak allowed the Rams to run out the clock.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at Denver Broncos
Running back Todd Gurley turned in a career-best performance, rushing for 208 yards on 28 carries and scoring two touchdowns as the Rams built a 20-3 lead and then held on against the host Broncos. For his effort, Gurley was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week. Robert Woods caught 10 passes for 109 yards and Jared Goff passed for 201 yards but was held without a touchdown for the first time during the season. Cairo Santos kicked three field goals for the Rams, and free safety Lamarcus Joyner led the Rams on defense with seven tackles.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: at Denver Broncos
With the win, the Rams improved to 6-0 (matching their best start since 2001) and, following the Chiefs' loss to the Patriots later that evening, ended the day as the NFL's lone remaining unbeaten team. Despite the win, the Rams had by far their lowest score to this point, only putting up 23 points while the lowest they had scored before was 33. Also, this game was played on Jared Goff's 24th birthday.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 7: at San Francisco 49ers
The Rams improved to 7-0, the best start since 1985, in scoring their largest margin of victory at San Francisco in 60 years (a 33-3 Rams victory at Kezar Stadium in 1958). Defensive tackle Aaron Donald had the finest day of his professional career with nine tackles (eight solo), six tackles for loss (including four sacks), plus a forced fumble and fumble recovery and was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week. Linebacker Cory Littleton added two sacks to go with his team-leading 10 total tackles, while John Johnson and Troy Hill both came up with interceptions. Rams quarterback Jared Goff had an efficient day, completing 18 of 24 passes for 202 yards with touchdown passes to Brandin Cooks and Todd Gurley, who also added two rushing touchdowns to add to his league-leading 14 total touchdowns on the season.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Green Bay Packers
The Rams fell behind early, but battled back from a 10-0 deficit to defeat the visiting Packers. Late in the second quarter, a 52-yard punt by Johnny Hekker was downed at the Green Bay 1 by Sam Shields. One play later, linebacker Mark Barron stuffed Packers running back Aaron Jones for a safety with 2:54 remaining in the half. Receiving the free kick, the Rams drove 72 yards in seven plays when Jared Goff connected with Josh Reynolds for a 1-yard touchdown pass to cut the Packers lead to 10-8.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 8: vs. Green Bay Packers
In the third quarter, Goff threw touchdown passes to Todd Gurley and to Reynolds again for a 23-13 lead. Green Bay reclaimed the lead with two touchdowns sandwiched around a Greg Zuerlein field goal to lead 27-26 in the fourth quarter. Zuerlein put the Rams back on top with a 34-yard field goal just before the two-minute warning. On the ensuing kickoff, the Packers' Ty Montgomery ran the return out of the end zone when he collided with Rams defender Ramik Wilson, who stripped the ball and recovered the fumble. The Rams then ran out the clock, as Gurley (114 yards, 14 carries) went down voluntarily after picking up L.A.'s last first down to preserve the victory. With the win, the Rams improved to 8-0 for the first time since 1969.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 9: at New Orleans Saints
The Rams fell behind 35-14 late in the second quarter, but rallied to tie the game behind the passing of Jared Goff (28 of 40, 391 yards, three TDs), but ultimately could not overcome the host Saints and suffered their first loss of the season. New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees passed for 346 yards and four touchdowns, including a 72-yard scoring strike to Michael Thomas late in the fourth quarter that put the game out of reach. Defensively, John Johnson and Cory Littleton had nine tackles each for the Rams. Brandin Cooks had six receptions for 114 yards and a touchdown, and with his 8-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, Todd Gurley set a new Rams team record by scoring a touchdown in 12 straight games, breaking the mark he shared with Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Seattle Seahawks
The Rams clinched back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 2001 with a comeback victory over the Seahawks just four days after a shooting in Thousand Oaks near their training facility. Quarterback Jared Goff threw for 318 yards and touchdown passes to tight ends Gerald Everett and Tyler Higbee, with the second score putting the Rams ahead for good early in the fourth quarter. Todd Gurley had 16 carries for 120 yards and a touchdown to extend his team-record touchdown scoring streak to 13 straight games.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Defensive tackle Aaron Donald earned 2.5 sacks, and newly-acquired linebacker Dante Fowler recorded a sack, forced fumble, and fumble recovery on the same play midway through the fourth quarter. One play later, wide receiver Brandin Cooks scored from nine yards out on a jet sweep for the Rams' final touchdown. Russell Wilson had three touchdown passes for the Seahawks, but threw four straight incompletions in the final minute as Los Angeles earned a season sweep of its NFC West rival and improved its record to 9-1. The victory was marred by the loss of Cooper Kupp, who suffered a torn ACL in the fourth quarter that would end his season.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 10: vs. Seattle Seahawks
The Rams would have back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since the 2000 and 2001 seasons.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Originally scheduled to be played in Mexico City as part of the NFL International Series, the game was relocated to Los Angeles due to poor field conditions at Estadio Azteca, with the Rams having maintained availability of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as a contingency. Additionally, the game took place in the aftermath of the Thousand Oaks shooting on November 7, in which 12 people were killed in a mass shooting, and the Woolsey Fire which broke out a day later and ravaged areas close to the Rams' administrative offices and practice facility, forcing the evacuation of both.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Victims of both tragedies as well as police, firefighters, and first responders were honored prior to the game. Rams players and coaching staff, who had already departed to Colorado Springs, Colorado in preparation for the high-altitude conditions they expected to face in Mexico City, remained in place and conducted closed practices at the Air Force Academy. Both teams entered the game with 9-1 records, with their combined marks of 18-2 being the second-best in the history of Monday Night Football.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
The matchup lived up to its billing, as the Rams and Chiefs combined for 105 points and 1,001 yards in total offense. Rams quarterback Jared Goff completed 31 of 49 passes for 413 yards and four touchdowns, the last coming on a 40-yard pass to tight end Gerald Everett with just under two minutes remaining. Linebacker Samson Ebukam scored on both fumble recovery and interception returns as the Rams forced five turnovers.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
For the Chiefs, quarterback Patrick Mahomes set career highs for attempts (46), completions (33), passing yards (478) and tied a personal best with six touchdowns, but threw three interceptions, also a career high. Rams wide receiver Brandin Cooks led his team with eight receptions for 107 yards, while Chiefs wideout Tyreek Hill had 10 catches for 215 yards and two TDs in the game, which featured six lead changes, including four in the fourth quarter. The 105 total points and the 14 combined touchdowns scored by both teams tied for the second-most in league history in both categories. Only a 2004 matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns (106 points, 58-48) and a 1966 game with the Washington Redskins and New York Giants (113 points, 72-41) exceeded the Rams-Chiefs combined point total.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Detroit Lions
Todd Gurley ran for 132 yards on 23 carries and scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter as the Rams pulled away from the host Lions to clinch their second straight NFC West Division title. Coming off their bye week, the Rams got off to a slow start and did not take a significant lead until late in the second quarter, when Greg Zuerlein kicked his second field goal, a 47-yarder, to give the Rams a 13-3 lead at halftime. In the third quarter, the Lions closed to within three points.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Detroit Lions
Defensive tackle Aaron Donald had two sacks of Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford in the fourth quarter, stripping him of the ball on the second sack, with the fumble being recovered by linebacker Samson Ebukam. Three plays later, Gurley ran into the end zone for a 13-yard touchdown. Following Matt Prater's third field goal of the game to bring the Lions back to within a touchdown, Blake Countess recovered Detroit's onside kick attempt at the Lion 45.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Detroit Lions
Facing a third-and-3 at the Lion 38 with 2:44 remaining in the game, Gurley broke loose for a 36-yard run, his longest of the season. With no one between him and the end zone, Gurley instead veered to his right and allowed himself to be tackled two yards short of the goal line. By not scoring, he forced Detroit to use its final time out before the two-minute warning. Two plays later, Gurley finally reached the end zone a second time to give the Rams a 30-16 lead.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Detroit Lions
He was later named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. Cornerback Troy Hill intercepted a Stafford pass in the final seconds to seal the victory, which gave the Rams at least 11 victories for the second year in a row. Strong safety John Johnson again led the team with 11 tackles, while cornerback Aqib Talib saw his first action since September, starting the game and playing about one-third of the defensive snaps.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: at Detroit Lions
On offense, Robert Woods had five receptions for 67 yards and a touchdown, while Brandin Cooks had four catches for 62 yards to give him 1,026 yards for the season. Cooks became the first receiver to ever record three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons with three different teams (having played for New Orleans in 2016 and New England in 2017).


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Chicago Bears
Jared Goff threw a career-high four interceptions, and the Rams were held without a touchdown for the first time in the Sean McVay era in a loss to the host Bears on Sunday Night Football at Soldier Field. Los Angeles totaled only 214 offensive yards, less than half their season average, as the Bears controlled the clock 36:49 to 23:11. The Rams' only points came off two field goals by Greg Zuerlein in the first half.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Chicago Bears
Wide receiver Robert Woods led the Rams with seven receptions for 61 yards to put him over 1,000 yards receiving for the first time in his career. Lamarcus Joyner led the team with seven tackles, while Marcus Peters, Nickell Robey-Coleman and John Johnson each had interceptions. With the loss, the Rams fell to 11-2.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Despite being 13.5-point favorites entering this game, Sean McVay lost consecutive games for the first time as head coach as the Rams fell to the Eagles for the second straight season. Jared Goff passed for 339 yards and set career single-game highs in completions (35) and attempts (54), but had two interceptions, one of which led directly to a Philadelphia touchdown. The Eagles held the Rams without a first down and scored 17 unanswered points during a decisive third quarter in staking out a 30-13 lead.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Philadelphia drove inside the Rams 20 and were poised to add to their lead when cornerback Aqib Talib picked off a Nick Foles pass and returned it 30 yards. That sparked a drive that ended with a 37-yard field goal by Greg Zuerlein. After forcing an Eagles punt, the Rams drove again with Goff connecting with wide receiver Josh Reynolds on a 33-yard pass to set up a first-and-goal at the Philadelphia 1.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Two plays later, Todd Gurley (12 carries, 48 yards/10 receptions, 76 yards) scored his second touchdown of the game and 21st of the season. Following a missed field goal by the Eagles, the Rams mounted a drive in the final minute with no timeouts remaining.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Goff drove the Rams down to the Eagles 18-yard-line, but a pass to Reynolds in the end zone fell incomplete as time expired, and L.A.'s record dropped to 11-3. Strong safety John Johnson had a team-high 14 tackles (11 solo), but the defense was held without a sack for only the second time in the season.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Arizona Cardinals
Signed to the Rams roster just five days earlier, running back C. J. Anderson was inserted into the starting lineup after Todd Gurley was declared inactive 90 minutes before gametime due to knee inflammation. The former Pro Bowler with the Denver Broncos proceeded to run 20 times for 167 yards to lead Los Angeles to a convincing fourth straight win over the host Cardinals. Anderson also scored on a 4-yard touchdown run late in the second quarter as the Rams built a 21-9 halftime lead.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Arizona Cardinals
Jared Goff passed for 216 yards, including a 39-yard scoring pass to Robert Woods in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. Goff also scored on a 1-yard run early in the second quarter. Woods caught a team-high six passes for 89 yards, while also scoring the first rushing touchdown of his career on a 4-yard sweep in the first period.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Arizona Cardinals
On defense, Aaron Donald had three sacks of Arizona quarterback Josh Rosen to increase his league-leading sack total to 19.5, and he was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in the season and the fifth time in his career. Donald also set a new modern standard for defensive tackles, breaking the previous mark of 18.0 set in 1989 by Keith Millard of the Minnesota Vikings, while also surpassing former teammate Robert Quinn's modern-era club mark of 19.0 established during the 2013 St. Louis Rams season.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. San Francisco 49ers
The Rams defense recorded four turnovers (including two interceptions by linebacker Cory Littleton) in the first half to help build a 31-10 halftime lead as Los Angeles secured a first round bye with the regular season-ending victory. Cornerback Aqib Talib picked up a fumble on the 49ers' opening possession, and Littleton intercepted a Nick Mullens pass on the next. Both turnovers were returned inside the 49er 20 to set up Rams touchdowns. Early in the second quarter, Littleton picked off his second pass of the day and returned it 19 yards for a score.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. San Francisco 49ers
The defense collected three sacks, with defensive tackle Aaron Donald getting one to end his season as the NFL's leader in quarterback sacks with 20.5, though he ultimately fell short of the NFL single season record of 22.5. Offensively, the Rams went turnover-free for the first time in six games, as quarterback Jared Goff threw for 199 yards and four touchdowns, two each to wide receivers Brandin Cooks and Josh Reynolds, while C. J. Anderson totaled 23 carries for 132 yards and a touchdown in relief of Todd Gurley, who sat out a second straight game. Greg Zuerlein added two field goals for the Rams, who swept the NFC West for the first time since their 1999 Super Bowl-winning season and equaled their win total from that year.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (4) Dallas Cowboys
On the second anniversary of his hiring as Los Angeles Rams head coach, Sean McVay won his first career playoff game as L.A. dominated both sides of the line of scrimmage to defeat Dallas and advance to the NFC Championship for the 10th time in franchise history. This was the ninth playoff meeting between the Rams and the Cowboys, more than any teams in NFL history, but the first time since 1985.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (4) Dallas Cowboys
C. J. Anderson ran for 123 yards on 23 carries with two touchdowns and Todd Gurley rushed 16 times for 115 yards and a score as the Rams totaled a whopping 273 yards on 48 rushing attempts. It was the 10th time in franchise history that two players had each rushed for over 100 yards in the same game, but the first time ever in a playoff game. The Rams began the game with a pair of long drives, both of which ended in Greg Zuerlein field goals.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (4) Dallas Cowboys
With the Cowboys leading 7-6 midway through the second quarter, L.A. went to work as both Anderson and Gurley ran effectively against a Dallas defense that was among the league's best against the run. Each scored a touchdown in the second period as L.A. took a 20-7 halftime lead. On defense, the Rams swarmed Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, holding the NFL's rushing leader to just 47 yards on 20 carries. Clinging to a 23-15 lead at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Rams defense stuffed Elliott for no gain on a 4th-and-1 play at the Ram 35.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (4) Dallas Cowboys
From there, Los Angeles went 65 yards in 12 plays before Anderson ended it with his second touchdown of the game. Dallas answered with a touchdown run by Dak Prescott just before the two-minute warning, and hoped to hold the Rams to a punt on the next possession. But on 3rd-and-7 at his own 28, Rams quarterback Jared Goff faked a handoff, rolled out to his right and ran 11 yards for the game-clinching first down.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (4) Dallas Cowboys
The Rams franchise won its first playoff game since a 27-20 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in the 2004 season, and it was the first time since the 1978 season that the Rams won a home playoff game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (a 34-10 win over the Minnesota Vikings), and their first home playoff victory at the Coliseum against the Cowboys after having lost in NFC Championship games there twice against Dallas to end the 1975 and 1978 seasons. John Johnson, Cory Littleton and Aqib Talib shared the team lead in tackles with seven each, and combined the Rams had six total tackles for loss, including a sack credited to Dante Fowler.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, NFC Championship: at (1) New Orleans Saints
Kicker Greg Zuerlein converted four field goals, the last coming from 57 yards out with 11:47 remaining in overtime to lift the Rams over the host Saints for the NFC Championship and into the Super Bowl for the fourth time in franchise history. A matchup that featured the NFC's two most prolific offenses turned into a defensive battle, with both teams being held well below their season averages in total offense and points.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, NFC Championship: at (1) New Orleans Saints
New Orleans scored field goals on its first two drives (the second coming after an interception on a tipped ball) and Drew Brees ended the Saints' third drive of the quarter with a 5-yard TD pass to tight end Garrett Griffin to give New Orleans a 13-0 first quarter lead.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, NFC Championship: at (1) New Orleans Saints
The Rams' offense sputtered early, held to just 10 yards in nine plays and no first downs in the first period, but got a spark when Johnny Hekker tossed a 12-yard pass to Sam Shields on a fake punt that eventually led to a 36-yard field goal by Zuerlein with 9:49 left in the second quarter. With less than two minutes remaining in the second quarter and starting at their own 19, Rams quarterback Jared Goff completed four of six pass attempts, the last going 36 yards to wide receiver Brandin Cooks down to the New Orleans 6.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, NFC Championship: at (1) New Orleans Saints
From there, Gurley scored with 28 seconds left before halftime to bring the Rams within three points 13-10. After Brees threw his second touchdown pass to put the Saints up by 10 points, Goff completed six straight passes on an 11-play, 75-yard drive, the last a 1-yard scoring strike to tight end Tyler Higbee. Midway through the fourth quarter, the Rams mounted their strongest drive of the game, driving from their own 9 to the Saints 1-yard line before settling for a 24-yard field goal from Zuerlein with 5:06 remaining to tie the game at 20-20.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, NFC Championship: at (1) New Orleans Saints
Brees and the Saints rallied to push deep into Rams territory, but the drive stalled at the Rams 13-yard-line, where Wil Lutz kicked his third field goal of the game with 1:45 remaining. Goff then drove the Rams to the New Orleans 30 to set up Zuerlein's successful 48-yard field goal with 19 seconds remaining to send the game into overtime.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, NFC Championship: at (1) New Orleans Saints
The Saints won the toss and elected to receive, but Brees was forced into three incompletions, and on his third attempt, as he threw, he was hit by Rams linebacker Dante Fowler and the wobbly pass was intercepted by Rams strong safety John Johnson. Goff completed two key passes to Higbee while under heavy pressure to reach the New Orleans 39. From there, Hekker handled a low snap and Zuerlein's kick sailed through the uprights to stun the home crowd at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. It was the longest game-winning kick in NFL playoff history.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, NFC Championship: at (1) New Orleans Saints
Goff completed 25 of 40 passes for 297 yards with a touchdown and an interception, while Cooks led the Rams with seven receptions for 107 yards against the team that had originally drafted him. Josh Reynolds added four receptions for 74 yards and ran 16 yards to set up a Rams touchdown. C. J. Anderson ran 16 times for 44 yards to lead Los Angeles on the ground, while Gurley played sparingly and finished with only 10 yards rushing (13 yards total offense) and a touchdown. On defense, Cory Littleton had 12 tackles (11 solo) and Ndamukong Suh had four tackles, including 1.5 sacks to lead L.A.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, Super Bowl LIII: vs. (A2) New England Patriots
Playing in a hard-fought defensive struggle that resulted in the lowest-scoring Super Bowl in league history, the Rams were unable to prevent the Patriots from claiming their sixth NFL championship. On the opening possession, Cory Littleton intercepted a deflected pass from Tom Brady, but the Rams' offense was unable to get into rhythm as they punted eight straight times. Neither team was able to reach the red zone through the first three-quarters, with Stephen Gostkowski putting New England into the lead with a 42-yard field goal with just over three minutes before halftime.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, Super Bowl LIII: vs. (A2) New England Patriots
Greg Zuerlein evened the score with a 53-yard field goal with 2:11 left in the third quarter. The Patriots did not break through until seven minutes remained in the fourth quarter when running back Sony Michel scored on a 2-yard run (it was the only time that either team penetrated the red zone in the game). The Rams responded with one of their most effective drives, reaching the New England 27.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, Super Bowl LIII: vs. (A2) New England Patriots
From there, Rams quarterback Jared Goff tried to connect with wide receiver Brandin Cooks, who was unable to gather in the end zone pass under heavy coverage by Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore. Goff went back to Cooks on the next play, but this time Gilmore was there to make the interception at the New England 4. The Patriots then sealed the game, driving 72 yards in nine plays before Gostkowski added his second field goal of this game, this one from 41 yards out with 1:12 remaining.


2018 Los Angeles Rams season, Postseason, Super Bowl LIII: vs. (A2) New England Patriots
Los Angeles drove to the New England 30 on its final possession, but with four seconds left, Zuerlein missed on a 48-yard field goal attempt. Goff completed 19 of 38 passes for 229 yards, including an interception while being sacked four times. New England's defense disrupted L.A.'s offensive line, as neither Todd Gurley (10 carries, 35 yards) nor C. J. Anderson were effective against the Patriots. Brandin Cooks led the Rams with eight receptions for 120 yards, as Los Angeles tied with the 1971 Miami Dolphins for the fewest points scored by a single team in Super Bowl history. Defensively, Littleton led the Rams with six tackles and an interception. Midway through the third quarter, Rams punter Johnny Hekker booted a 65-yard punt, the longest punt in Super Bowl history.


2018 Los Angeles Sparks season
The 2018 WNBA season was the 22nd season for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season tipped off on May 20th.


2018 Los Angeles Sparks season
The Sparks started out strong with a 4–1 record in May. They won their season opener in a re-match of the 2017 WNBA Finals against the Minnesota Lynx. They continued their strong run into June where the team posted an 8–4 record. The Sparks won 6 of 7 to start the month. Two of their June losses game to the eventual WNBA Champion Seattle Storm. However, things started to get shaky in July. The Sparks went 4–6. However, all but one loss came to eventual playoff teams. The other loss was to Indiana, who ended the season with the worst record. The Sparks finished with a 4–4 record in August, including 3–0 at home. However, the Sparks lost 4 of their last 5 (again all against playoff teams).


2018 Los Angeles Sparks season
Their final record of 19–15 was good enough to secure the 6th seed in the 2018 WNBA Playoffs. They met the Lynx in the first round, in a re-match of the last three WNBA Finals. The Sparks prevailed 75–68 at the Staples Center. In the second round, they faced the Washington Mystics in Washington, but were defeated 64–96 to end their season.


2018 Los Angeles Valiant season
The 2018 Los Angeles Valiant season was the first season of Los Angeles Valiant's existence in the Overwatch League. The team finished with a regular season record of 27–13 – the second best in the Overwatch League.


2018 Los Angeles Valiant season
Los Angeles qualified for the Stage 3 and Stage 4 Playoffs. The team lost in the Stage 3 semifinals to the New York Excelsior. Los Angeles found revenge in the Stage 4 finals when the defeated the New York Excelsior. The team qualified for the Season Playoffs, but lost to the would-be champions London Spitfire in the semifinals.


2018 Los Angeles Valiant season, Preceding offseason
Valiant revealed their inaugural season starting roster over a series of Twitter posts from October 30 to November 2, consisting of the following players:


2018 Los Angeles Valiant season, Review
Los Angeles Valiant's first OWL regular season game was a 4–0 victory against the San Francisco Shock on January 10, 2018. The Valiant posted an impressive 7–3 record in Stage 1, but did not qualify for the Stage 1 Playoffs. On February 19, two days before the beginning of Stage 2, the Los Angeles Valiant announced the departure of head coach Henry "Cuddles" Coxall. The team announced, on the same day, the hiring of Byung Chul "Moon" Moon as the team's new head coach. Stage 2 ended in a disappointing 4–6 record.


2018 Los Angeles Valiant season, Review
The Valiant had a more successful Stage 3, as the team posted a 7–3 record – good for the 3rd seed in the Stage 3 Playoffs. The team faced off against the 2nd-seeded New York Excelsior in the semifinals of the Stage 3 Playoffs, but the Valiant lost in a 0–3 sweep.


2018 Los Angeles Valiant season, Review
Los Angeles Valiant had its best stage in the 4th stage. The team was undefeated going into the final regular season game against the Dallas Fuel. The Valiant lost that matchup by a score of 3 to 1, giving them a 9–1 record and the 2nd seed for the Stage 4 Playoffs. The Valiant faced their intercity-rivals and top-seeded team, the Los Angeles Gladiators, in the semifinals, and were able to pull off a 3–2 victory to move on the finals against the New York Excelsior. On June 17, the Los Angeles Valiant claimed their first-ever stage title, defeating the Excelsior 3–1 in the Stage 4 Finals.


2018 Los Angeles Valiant season, Review
The Valiant ended the regular season with a 27–13 record and the 2nd seed and a first-round bye in the Season Playoffs. The team's was set to face the London Spitfire in the season semifinals. The first matchup was on July 18, in which the Valiant fell to the Spitfire by a score of 1–3. On July 20, the Valiant was eliminated from the Season Playoffs after getting swept 0–3 in the second semifinal match against the Spitfire.


2018 Los Angeles Valiant season, Final roster, Transactions
Transactions of/for players on the roster during the 2018 regular season:


2018 Los Angeles hostage incident
On July 21, 2018, a hostage incident occurred at a Trader Joe's store in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. 28-year-old Gene Evin Atkins, armed and fleeing police, crashed into a utility pole and ran into the nearby store. He opened fire at two pursuing police officers, who returned fire at Atkins with one shot, hitting and killing a store employee, Melyda Corado. After escaping into Trader Joe's, Atkins barricaded himself and the rest of the store's patrons and employees inside the store. Police were involved by 4:00 pm, and there were reports that the gunman opened fire. However, nobody was harmed by any bullets, besides the bystander and Atkins, whose left arm was wounded. By the end of the incident, Atkins was arrested for various criminal felonies.


2018 Los Angeles hostage incident
Atkins's 78-year-old grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Madison, was shot seven times and was reported to be in critical condition. Another female hostage, the perpetrator's girlfriend, was grazed by a bullet.


2018 Los Angeles hostage incident
Trader Joe's store employee Melyda Corado was the one shot and killed by the police bullet as the perpetrator exchanged fire with police.


2018 Los Angeles hostage incident, Incident
The shootings began on the evening of July 20, when Atkins' cousin spotted Atkins sleeping in his grandmother's home on 32nd Street near Long Beach Avenue with a gun under his pillow. According to Atkins' cousin, Charlene Egland, Atkins, who had lived with his grandmother since he was a young child, had been quarreling with his grandmother over his live-in girlfriend. The grandmother did not want her living in the home.


2018 Los Angeles hostage incident, Incident
Atkins shot his grandmother and his girlfriend around 1:30 pm on July 21, then forced his girlfriend, who was bleeding from the gunshot wound, into his grandmother's car and drove off. Several people reported the incident and LAPD was dispatched. A police helicopter traced his car to the Hollywood area and responding officers gave chase for nearly fifteen minutes. He then crashed his grandmother's Toyota into a power pole in Silver Lake in front of the Trader Joe's supermarket on Hyperion Avenue at 3:30 pm. Atkins emerged from the vehicle holding a handgun and fired at the police. According to witnesses at the scene, Atkins fired at police officers at least twice. There were between 40 and 50 people inside the grocery store.


2018 Los Angeles hostage incident, Incident
Atkins emerged from his crashed car and fired at the police who were pursuing him as he ran towards the store. An officer shot and killed Corado during the standoff, according to LAPD police chief Michel Moore.


2018 Los Angeles hostage incident, Incident
Atkins held hostages inside the store for about three hours as police officers in tactical gear standing outside the store used mirrors to watch as hostage negotiators persuaded Atkins to release the hostages and surrender. Around 6:30 pm, he agreed to handcuff himself, and was led from the building accompanied by four hostages to ensure that he would not be shot. He was then taken into custody.


2018 Los Angeles hostage incident, Suspect
The suspect was identified as Gene Evin Atkins, a 28-year-old African-American male. He had lived with his grandmother since he was seven years old. According to his cousin, Atkins had recently lost his job and two cars. Atkins had previously slashed the tires on his grandmother's car and broke the windows in the house. The cousin described him as having a history of mental health problems and as a quiet man who was despondent about his future. She quoted him as having said, "The next thing I do, I'm going to die doing it or I'm going to jail."


2018 Los Angeles hostage incident, Suspect
He opened fire on the police, but no officers were reported injured. The gunman was arrested, charged with murder, and was initially held on $2 million bail.


2018 Los Angeles hostage incident, Legal proceedings
Atkins was charged in August with 51 crimes, including murder, two counts of attempted murder, four counts of attempted murder of a police officer, and several counts of false imprisonment of hostages. Bail was increased from $18.7 million to $23 million.


2018 Los Angeles hostage incident, Aftermath
The police officers have received criticism for inadvertently killing Corado with gunfire despite warnings from one officer who said to his partner, "Do not, do not shoot. We are going to keep our distance." Jill Leovy, a former police reporter for the Los Angeles Times, criticized the LAPD, saying, "This is about training and tactics and how to minimize injury in a fast-moving situation." She added, "It's about knowing that you have a clear shot, knowing what's in the background and periphery of the shot."


2018 Los Cabos Open
The 2018 Los Cabos Open (also known as the Abierto Mexicano de Tenis Mifel presentado por Cinemex for sponsorship reasons) was an ATP tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the Los Cabos Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. It took place in Los Cabos, Mexico from July 30 through August 5, 2018.


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


2018 Los Cabos Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:


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


2018 Los Cabos Open – Doubles
Juan Sebastián Cabal and Treat Huey were the defending champions, but Huey chose not to participate and Cabal chose to compete in Washington instead.


2018 Los Cabos Open – Doubles
Marcelo Arévalo and Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela won the title, defeating Taylor Fritz and Thanasi Kokkinakis in the final, 6–4, 6–4.


2018 Los Cabos Open – Singles
Sam Querrey was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Egor Gerasimov.


2018 Los Cabos Open – Singles
Fabio Fognini won the title, defeating Juan Martín del Potro in the final, 6–4, 6–2.


2018 Los Cabos Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2018 Lotto–Soudal season
The 2018 season for the Lotto–Soudal cycling team 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 Loughborough Lightning (women's cricket) season
The 2018 season was Loughborough Lightning's third season, in which they competed in the Women's Cricket Super League, a Twenty20 competition. The side topped the initial group stage, winning seven of their ten matches, therefore progressing straight to the final. However, they lost in the final to Surrey Stars by 66 runs.


2018 Loughborough Lightning (women's cricket) season
The side was coached by the newly appointed Rob Taylor and captained by Georgia Elwiss. They played four of their home matches at the Haslegrave Ground, and the other at Edgbaston Cricket Ground.


2018 Loughborough Lightning (women's cricket) season, Squad
Loughborough Lightning's 15-player squad is listed below. Age given is at the start of Loughborough Lightning's first match of the season (22 July 2018).


2018 Loughborough Trophy
The 2018 Loughborough Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Loughborough, United Kingdom between 21 and 27 May 2018.


2018 Loughborough Trophy, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2018 Loughborough Trophy, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:


2018 Loughborough Trophy, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2018 Loughborough Trophy – Doubles
Frederik Nielsen and Joe Salisbury won the title after defeating Luke Bambridge and Jonny O'Mara 3–6, 6–3, [10–4] in the final.


2018 Loughborough Trophy – Singles
Hiroki Moriya won the title after defeating James Ward 6–2, 7–5 in the final.


2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team
The 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns play their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park and were led by twenty-fourth year head coach Tony Robichaux.


2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team, Preseason, Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 30, 2018. Louisiana was picked to finish first in the West Division with 68 votes and 9 first-place votes.


2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team, Schedule and results
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.


2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team
The 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Billy Napier. They finished the season 7–7, 5–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for the West Division championship with Arkansas State. Due to their head-to-head win over Arkansas State, they represented the West Division in the inaugural Sun Belt Championship Game where they lost to East Division champion Appalachian State. They were invited to the Cure Bowl where they lost to Tulane.


2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team, Previous Season
The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2017 season 5–7, 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.


2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team, Previous Season
On December 3, head coach Mark Hudspeth was fired. He finished with a seven-year record of 51–38. However, due to NCAA sanctions in 2016 because former assistant coach David Saunders arranged fraudulent college entrance exams for recruits, his official record was 29–38. On December 15, the school hired Billy Napier as head coach.


2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team, Preseason, Sun Belt coaches poll
On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Ragin' Cajuns predicted to finish in fourth place in the West Division.


2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team, Preseason, Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams
The Ragin' Cajuns had two players selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.


2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team, Schedule
The 2018 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Ragin' Cajuns will host Sun Belt foes Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, and South Alabama. The Cajuns will travel to Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, Louisiana-Monroe, Texas State, and Troy.


2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team, Schedule
The Ragin' Cajuns will host two of the four non-conference opponents, Grambling State of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and the New Mexico State, an Independent school, and will travel to Southeastern Conference (SEC) members Alabama and Mississippi State.


2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team, Schedule
The Ragin' Cajuns will travel once more to face off with the Appalachian State Mountaineers in the first annual Sun Belt Conference Championship Game.


2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team
The 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2018 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns play their home games at Lamson Park and were led by first year head coach Gerry Glasco.


2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team, Preseason, Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 1, 2018. Louisiana was picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference behind the Texas State Bobcats softball team with 92 votes and 4 first place votes.


2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
The 2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston, Louisiana and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by sixth-year head coach Skip Holtz. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they defeated Hawaii.


2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team, Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2017 season 7–6, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They were invited to the Frisco Bowl where they defeated SMU.


2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team, Preseason, Preseason All-Conference USA team
Conference USA released their preseason all-Conference USA team on July 16, 2018, with the Bulldogs having four players selected.


2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team, Preseason, Preseason media poll
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish in second place in the West Division.


2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team, Radio
Radio coverage for all games will be broadcast statewide on the Louisiana Tech Sports Network by Learfield Sports. The radio announcers are Dave Nitz with play-by-play, Teddy Allen with color commentary, and Nick Brown with sideline reports.


2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball team
The 2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball team represents the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Warhawks play their home games at Warhawk Field. They are under the direction of first year head coach Michael Federico.


2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball team, Schedule and results
Louisiana–Monroe announced its 2018 baseball schedule on November 15, 2017. The 2017 schedule consists of 27 home games in the regular season. The Warhawks will play 23 games against opponents who have won more than 30 games last season, including NCAA Tournament Participants, South Alabama and Arkansas.


2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball team, Schedule and results
The 2018 Sun Belt Conference Championship will be contested May 22–27 in Lafayette, Louisiana, and will be hosted by Louisiana–Lafayette.


2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
The 2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Warhawks played their home games at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Matt Viator. They finished the regular season 6–6, 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place in the West Division. Despite being bowl eligible, they were not invited to a bowl game.


2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team, Previous season
The Warhawks finished the 2017 season 4–8, 4–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three–way tie for fifth place.


2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team, Preseason, Sun Belt coaches poll
On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Warhawks predicted to finish in second place in the West Division.


2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team, Preseason, Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams
The Warhawks had three players at four positions selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.


2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team, Schedule
The Warhawks hosted one of their four non-conference opponents, Southeastern Louisiana from the Southland Conference, and traveled to Southern Miss from Conference USA, Texas A&M from the Southeastern Conference and Ole Miss from the Southeastern Conference.


2018 Louisville Cardinals football team
The 2018 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They played their home games at Cardinal Stadium (previously Papa John's Cardinal Stadium) in Louisville, Kentucky. They were led by head coach Bobby Petrino until he was fired on November 11 after starting the season 2–8. Lorenzo Ward was the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. They finished the season 2–10, 0–8 in ACC play to finish in last place in the Atlantic Division.


2018 Louisville Cardinals football team
On December 4, Louisville hired Appalachian State head coach Scott Satterfield for the head coaching job.


2018 Louisville Cardinals football team, Previous season
The Louisville Cardinals finished the 2017 season 8–5 overall, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in fourth place in the Atlantic Division. The Cardinals would be invited to the TaxSlayer Bowl, where they would eventually lose 27–31 to the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Following the season, star quarterback Lamar Jackson would come in third place in Heisman Trophy voting, before declaring on January 5, 2018, he would be entering the 2018 NFL Draft.


2018 Louisville Cardinals football team, Offseason, Coaching changes
On January 13, 2018, the Cardinals announced the hiring of Ryan Beard as new safeties coach. On January 29, 2018, the Cardinals announced the hiring of Brian VanGorder as new defensive coordinator, replacing former DC Peter Sirmon. On February 2, 2018, the Cardinals announced the hiring of Grady Brown as defensive assistant and recruiting coordinator.


2018 Louisville Cardinals football team, Preseason, ACC media poll
The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.


2018 Louisville Cardinals football team, Schedule
The Cardinals' 2018 schedule consisted of 7 home games and 5 away games, including the first game of the season being played in Orlando, Florida at Camping World Stadium, a neutral-site venue. The Cardinals first non-conference game was an away game, against Alabama of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), before hosting the remaining three non-conference games; against FCS opponent Indiana State from the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC), Western Kentucky of Conference USA (C-USA) and against arch-rival Kentucky of the SEC.


2018 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team
The 2018 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team represented University of Louisville during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cardinals were led by head coach Ken Lolla, in his thirteenth season. They played home games at Lynn Stadium. This was the team's 40th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 5th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2018 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer team, Background
The 2017 Louisville Cardinals team had a record of 13–2–5 overall and 5–2–1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team received a bye into the quarterfinals of the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament before losing to Virginia on penalties. The Carindals earned an at-large bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Akron.


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


2018 Louisville City FC season
The 2018 Louisville City FC season was the club's fourth season in Louisville, Kentucky playing in the United Soccer League, which as of 2018 is the second-tier league in the United States soccer league system.


2018 Louisville City FC season
The club began their pre-season campaign on February 24 before the league commenced on March 17. They also competed in the U.S. Open Cup entering in the second round. They entered the season as the reigning USL Cup champions and became the first team in USL history to successfully defend their title.


2018 Louisville City FC season, Competitions, U.S. Open Cup
Louisville City entered the 2018 U.S. Open Cup with the rest of the United Soccer League in the second round. Louisville reached the quarter finals of the competition for the first time in its history; the only non-MLS side to reach that round. This included a 3–2 victory over the New England Revolution of MLS; Louisville's first victory over an MLS side.


2018 Louisville mayoral election
The 2018 Louisville mayoral election was the fifth quadrennial Louisville Metro mayoral election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. The Democratic ticket of incumbent mayor and businessman Greg Fischer was elected to his third and final term. He defeated the Republican ticket of engineer and former Louisville Metro Councilwoman Angela Leet.


2018 Louisville mayoral election
As the incumbent mayor, Fischer secured his party's nomination with little resistance. Despite the presence of five total candidates on the Democratic primary ballot, Fischer won the primary with a resounding 75% of the vote. The Republicans experienced a slightly more competitive primary,  despite having only two candidates total. Leet clinched her party's nomination in May, defeating Bob DeVore, the Republican nominee for Mayor of Louisville in 2014.


2018 Louisville mayoral election
Fischer and Leet were challenged in the General election ballot by a total of seven nonpartisan and independent candidates. Nine total candidates appeared on the 2018 General Election ballot. Despite having participated in previous mayoral elections and having a presence in Louisville, the Green and Libertarian parties did not field candidates in the 2018 race.


2018 Louisville mayoral election
The campaigns focused heavily on local issues, with both candidates having centered their campaigns on completely different issues. Fischer campaigned on a  record he described as one of "unprecedented growth" — specifically citing over 2,700 new businesses and $13 billion in capital investment. In contrast, Leet focused heavily on crime, specifically the sharp increase in Louisville's homicide rate, over the course of Fischer's tenure. The campaign was marked by record levels of fundraising, with over $2 million being raised from both sides. The Fischer campaign raised approximately $1.6 million, which stands in stark contrast to the Leet campaign, who only managed to raise $458,400 total, with about $200,000 coming out of her own pocket for the general election.


2018 Louisville mayoral election
Fischer defeated Leet, winning an overwhelming majority of the popular vote. Fischer won 61.3% of the popular vote compared to Leet's 36.5%. Despite receiving approximately five thousand more votes than in the 2014 Louisville mayoral election, Fischer's overall percentage of votes received was lower than in 2014, where he received 68.5% of the vote. Fischer became the second mayor in Louisville's history to win a third term, and the first mayor to do so under the Consolidated city–county government. He will be unable to run again due to term limits set by the Kentucky General Assembly in 1986. Fischer was sworn in for his final term on January 8, 2019.


2018 Louisville mayoral election, Nominations
On May 22, 2018, the Democratic and Republican parties held their respective closed primary elections. Approximately 95,000 votes were cast in both party primaries, though turnout for the Democratic primary was more than triple the Republican primary. More than three-fourths of votes were cast in the Democratic primary. Approximately 15.8% of Jefferson County's registered voters participated in 2018's mayoral primaries, which is slightly lower than the national turnout average of 19.6%.


2018 Louisville mayoral election, Nominations, Democratic Party, Primary
On March 24, 2017, during a speech to local nonprofit groups, incumbent mayor Greg Fischer became the first candidate to formally announce his campaign when he stated that he would seek a third term as Louisville's mayor. Fisher remained uncontested  for the nomination until October 12, 2017, when Louisville Attorney Ryan Fenwick announced he was running to challenge Fischer in the 2018 Democratic Primary. A member of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, the 30-year-old Fenwick declared himself to be the most progressive candidate in the race.


2018 Louisville mayoral election, Nominations, Democratic Party, Primary
Over the course of the primary, Fenwick ran an unapologetically left-wing campaign, prioritizing issues such as a $15 minimum wage, and criticizing the use of tax dollars for corporate developments. According to Fenwick, his campaign was inspired by the successful primarying of Jackson, Mississippi mayor Tony Yarber by progressive attorney Chokwe Antar Lumumba.


2018 Louisville mayoral election, Nominations, Democratic Party, Primary
With an incumbent mayor running for re-election against mostly token opposition, the race for the Democratic nomination was largely uneventful. The nomination process consisted solely of the 2018 Democratic mayoral primary, held on May 22, 2018. For the majority of the race, Fischer did not acknowledge his primary opponents in any of his public comments. His only interaction with any other primary candidate was a single debate with candidate Ryan Fenwick, which took place on Monday, April 30, 2018. Despite the presence of five total candidates, Fischer easily won his party's primary with over 75% of the vote.


2018 Louisville mayoral election, Results
Greg Fischer, the incumbent Democratic mayor of Louisville, defeated Republican nominee and former member of the Louisville Metro Council Angela Leet, tallying 61.3% of the vote to Leet's 36.5%, with the remainder of the vote going to various Independent candidates, most notably former professional football player Chris Thieneman, who received 0.4% of the vote.


2018 Louth Senior Football Championship
The 2018 Louth Senior Football Championship is the 125th edition of the Louth GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Louth, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Louth in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2018 Louth Senior Football Championship
Newtown Blues were the defending champions after they defeated the Dundalk Gaels in the previous years final.


2018 Louth Senior Football Championship
This was O'Connell's return to the senior grade after claiming the 2017 Louth Intermediate Football Championship title, making a straight bounce back to the top flight after they were relegated to the I.F.C. in 2016.


2018 Louth Senior Football Championship
The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 8 March 2018.


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


2018 Louth Senior Football Championship, Group stage
There are 4 groups called Group A, B, C and D. The top two finishers in each group will qualify for the Quarter-Finals. The bottom finishers of each group will qualify for the Relegation Play Off. The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 8 March 2018.


2018 Louth Senior Football Championship, Knock-out Stages, Relegation Play Off
The four bottom finishers from each group qualify for the relegation play off. The team to lose both matches will be relegated to the 2018 Intermediate Championship.


2018 Louth Senior Football Championship, Knock-out Stages, Finals
The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the quarter finals.


2018 Lower Austrian state election
The 2018 Lower Austrian state election was held on 28 January 2018 to elect the members of the Landtag of Lower Austria.


2018 Lower Austrian state election
The ruling Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) fell just short of an absolute majority of votes, but retained its majority in the Landtag. Nonetheless, this was its worst result in the state since 1998. The Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) and Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) made gains, with the latter doubling its share of seats. The Greens took minor losses, while NEOS – The New Austria (NEOS) contested its first state election in Lower Austria, debuting at 5.2%. Team Stronach, which had won 9.8% in the previous election, did not compete.


2018 Lower Austrian state election, Background
The Lower Austrian constitution mandates that cabinet positions in the state government (state councillors, German: Landesräten) be allocated between parties proportionally in accordance with the share of votes won by each; this is known as Proporz. As such, the government is a perpetual coalition of all parties that qualify for at least one state councillor. After the 2013 election, the ÖVP had six councillors, the SPÖ two, and Team Stronach one.


2018 Lower Austrian state election, Electoral system
The 56 seats of the Landtag of Lower Austria are elected via open list proportional representation in a two-step process. The seats are distributed between twenty multi-member constituencies. For parties to receive any representation in the Landtag, they must either win at least one seat in a constituency directly, or clear a 4 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 Lower Austrian state election, Contesting parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag.


2018 Lower Austrian state election, Contesting parties
Team Stronach, which contested the previous election and won 9.8% of votes, five seats, and one state councillor, did not contest the 2018 election.


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


2018 Lower Austrian state election, Results, Preference votes
Alongside votes for a party, voters were able to cast a preferential votes for a candidate on the party list. The ten candidates with the most preferential votes were as follows:


2018 Lower Austrian state election, Aftermath
The ÖVP retained its Landtag majority and six out of nine state councillors; the SPÖ also retained its two councillors. With the disappearance of Team Stronach, the FPÖ moved into third place on a strong swing, and won one state councillor.


2018 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
The 2018 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is the 13th season of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, a national touring series for dirt late models owned & operated by Lucas Oil. The series began with the Super Bowl of Racing at Golden Isles Speedway on February 2, and will end with the Dirt Track World Championship at Portsmouth Raceway Park on October 20.


2018 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Schedule
MavTV, CBS, CBS Sports Network and NBCSN will broadcast select races on television. Of those select races, MavTV will have live coverage of the Show-Me 100  while the rest will be delayed across the 4 networks. and  will also broadcast select races with live video coverage.


2018 Luhansk People's Republic general election
General elections in the Luhansk People's Republic were held on November 11, 2018.


2018 Luhansk People's Republic general election
Just like in 2014, at the same time, similar elections were held in the Donetsk People's Republic.


2018 Luhansk People's Republic general election
The elections took place on November 11, 2018. The Head of the LPR and the People's Council of the LPR (consisting of 50 deputies) were elected.


2018 Luhansk People's Republic general election
Eight candidates expressed their desire to participate in the elections - Oleg Valerievich Koval, Leonid Ivanovich Pasechnik, Natalya Vladimirovna Sergun, Lyudmila Valentinovna Rusnak, Leonid Nesterovich Derzhak, Roman Teodorovich Oleksin, Vladimir Alexandrovich Rodionov, Yuri Mikhailovich Ryaplov.


2018 Luhansk People's Republic general election, Results
The current head of the LPR Leonid Pasechnik won with 68.3% of the vote. The Peace for Lugansk Region Movement won the parliamentary elections with 74.13% of voters' support. Opponents from the Luhansk Economic Union received 25.16% of the vote. 0.72% of ballots were declared invalid and lost.


2018 Luhansk People's Republic general election, Opinions
The EU does not recognize the elections in the LPR and imposed sanctions against their organizers.


2018 Lunar New Year Cup
The 92nd 2018 Lunar New Year Cup (Chinese: 狗年賀歲盃; lit. ' Year of the Dog Celebrate New Year Cup'), is the annual football event held in Hong Kong to celebrate Chinese New Year. The event was held by the Hong Kong Football Association. 2matches were played.


2018 Luxembourg general election
General elections were held in Luxembourg on 14 October 2018. All 60 seats of the Chamber of Deputies were renewed.


2018 Luxembourg general election
The incumbent Bettel–Schneider Ministry was made up of a coalition of the Democratic Party (DP), the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP) and The Greens. The largest party in Parliament, the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), was in the opposition. The 2018 election allowed for the coalition to remain in place with minor changes in government composition.


2018 Luxembourg general election, Date
There was some debate about when the election ought to be held. Article 56 of the Constitution of Luxembourg defines that deputies are elected for a five-year term, which would mean holding an election by October 2018, five years after the 20 October 2013 snap election. However, article 123 of the Electoral Law of 2003 states that "In case of dissolution of the Chamber, the end of tenure dates for deputies elected after the dissolution, will occur in the year following the opening of the fifth ordinary session."


2018 Luxembourg general election, Date
Since the fifth ordinary session would be opened in late 2018, the election would need to be held in 2019, likely concurrent with the June 2019 European Parliament elections, exceeding the constitutional five-year term. The electoral law was thus seen as conflicting with the constitution, and the politicians intended to amend the law and hold general elections in October 2018. The law modification of 15 December 2017 removes June as month for regular parliamentary elections and instead fixes the election date when the parliamentary term expires, meaning five years after the previous election.


2018 Luxembourg general election, Electoral system
The 60 members of the Chamber of Deputies was elected by proportional representation in four multi-member constituencies; 9 in Nord constituency, 7 in Est, 23 in Sud and 21 in Centre. Voters could vote for a party list or cast multiple votes for as many candidates as there are seats. Seat allocation is calculated in accordance with the Hagenbach-Bischoff quota.


2018 Luxembourg general election, Electoral system
Only Luxembourg citizens may vote in general elections. A proposal to extend voting rights to foreigners who have lived in Luxembourg for at least 10 years and have previously voted in a European or local election in Luxembourg, was decisively rejected in a 2015 referendum. Voting is mandatory for eligible Luxembourg citizens who live in Luxembourg and are under 75 years of age. Luxembourg citizens who live abroad may vote by post at the commune in which they most recently lived in Luxembourg. Luxembourg citizens who were born in Luxembourg but have never lived there may vote by post at the commune in which they were born. Luxembourg citizens who were not born in Luxembourg and have never lived there may vote by post at the commune of Luxembourg City.


2018 Luxembourg general election, Campaign
On 2 March 2018, the Alternative Democratic Reform Party (ADR) announced an electoral alliance with the Wee 2050-Nee 2015 movement, which had formed itself as a citizen's movement fighting for the "3 x no" in the 2015 referendum. This agreement gives the movement up to eight slots on the ADR's lists.


2018 Luxembourg general election, Aftermath
On 16 October Grand Duke Henri gave Xavier Bettel the task of forming the next government, with the DP, LSAP and DG announcing that they would participate in coalition talks. On 17 October coalition negotiations started between the three parties, with an agreement due to be finished before Christmas. It was expected that the LSAP would take the EU Commission post in the next government, while the DG would increase their influence on ministries. The coalition was confirmed and Bettel was reappointed Prime Minister on 5 December 2018.


2018 Luzon lambanog deaths
The Luzon lambanog deaths started to occur in late November 2018 in separate places in the Philippines after drinking arrack (locally known in the Philippines as lambanog) in separate places in the Philippines.


2018 Luzon lambanog deaths, Poisoning
The case started on November 29 when the residents from Calamba, Laguna drank the lambanog (locally known for arrack) and begin to symptoms such as stomach cramps, resulting in bringing them to the hospital; they subsequently died thereafter. Person who consumed lambanog experienced other symptoms such as nausea, chest pains, and blurry vision. Meanwhile, another four person, who were tricycle drivers, were reported to have died after they consumed arrack and thirteen others were hospitalized in Quezon City.