2018 South American Under-18 Futsal Championship, Qualified teams for Youth Olympics
The following two teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics boys' futsal tournament, including Argentina which qualified as hosts.


2018 South American Under-20 Futsal Championship
The 2018 South American Under-20 Futsal Championship  is the 8th edition of the South American Under-20 Futsal Championship (Spanish: CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-20 de Futsal), the biennial international youth futsal championship organised by the CONMEBOL for the men's under-20 national teams of South America. The tournament is held in Lima, Peru between 4–11 November 2018.


2018 South American Under-20 Futsal Championship, Venues
All matches are played in one venue: Complejo Deportivo de la Federación Peruana de Fútbol in Lima.


2018 South American Under-20 Futsal Championship, Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 26 October 2018, 12:00 PET (UTC−5), at the headquarters of the Peruvian Football Federation. The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams. The defending champions Argentina and the hosts Peru were seeded into Groups A and B respectively, while the remaining teams were placed into four "pairing pots" according to their results in the 2016 South American Under-20 Futsal Championship: Brazil–Venezuela, Uruguay–Paraguay, Chile–Colombia, Bolivia–Ecuador.


2018 South American Under-20 Women's Futsal Championship
The 2018 South American Under-20 Women's Futsal Championship  is the 2nd edition of the South American Under-20 Women's Futsal Championship (Spanish: CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-20 Femenino de Futsal), the biennial international youth futsal championship organised by the CONMEBOL for the women's under-20 national teams of South America. The tournament is held in Santiago, Chile between 21–28 October 2018.


2018 South American Under-20 Women's Futsal Championship, Venues
All matches are played in one venue: Polideportivo del Estadio Nacional in Santiago.


2018 South American Under-20 Women's Futsal Championship, Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 5 October 2018. The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams. The defending champions Brazil and the hosts Chile were seeded into Groups A and B respectively, while the remaining teams were placed into four "pairing pots" according to their results in the 2016 South American Under-20 Women's Futsal Championship: Colombia–Paraguay, Uruguay–Bolivia, Peru–Venezuela, Ecuador–Argentina.


2018 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics
The 2018 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics was the eighth edition of the biennial track and field competition for South American athletes aged under 23 years old, organised by CONSUDATLE.


2018 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results
These are the full results of the 2018 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics which took place between September 29 and 30 at Pista de Atletismo Jefferson Pérez in Cuenca, Ecuador.


2018 South American Women's Cricket Championship
The 2018 South American Women's Cricket Championship was held in Colombia from 23 to 26 August. The four teams that participated this year were the women's sides of Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru. This was the first time in the tournament's history that the matches were recognized as official WT20I games as the ICC granted WT20I status to all matches played between the associate teams from 1 July 2018. All participating teams made their WT20I debuts during the tournament (except for Peru who included some unqualified 'guest' players in their squad and hence their matches were not granted WT20I status). All matches were played on two fields of the Los Pinos Polo Club in Mosquera, near Bogotá. Brazil won the tournament by registering a comprehensive win over Chile in the final.


2018 South American Women's Cricket Championship, Round-robin, Points table
1CricHQ table incorrectly states that Mexico had 2 wins and 4 defeats; but the results indicate this should be 1 win and 5 defeats.


2018 South Australian state election
The 2018 South Australian state election to elect members to the 54th Parliament of South Australia was held on 17 March 2018. All 47 seats in the House of Assembly or lower house, whose members were elected at the 2014 election, and 11 of 22 seats in the Legislative Council or upper house, last filled at the 2010 election, were contested. The record-16-year-incumbent Australian Labor Party (SA) government led by Premier Jay Weatherill was seeking a fifth four-year term, but was defeated by the opposition Liberal Party of Australia (SA), led by Opposition Leader Steven Marshall. Nick Xenophon's new SA Best party unsuccessfully sought to obtain the balance of power.


2018 South Australian state election
Like federal elections, South Australia has compulsory voting, uses full-preference instant-runoff voting for single-member electorates in the lower house and optional preference single transferable voting in the proportionally represented upper house. The election was conducted by the Electoral Commission of South Australia (ECSA), an independent body answerable to Parliament.


2018 South Australian state election, Results, House of Assembly, Party-redistributed seats
The seats of Colton, Elder, Mawson and Newland were won by Labor at the previous election, but the 2016 redistribution made them notionally Liberal seats. Colton, Elder and Newland were won by the Liberals; Mawson was retained by Labor.


2018 South Australian state election, Aftermath
Four hours after the close of polls, at approximately 10pm ACDT, incumbent Premier Jay Weatherill telephoned Steven Marshall and conceded defeat. Weatherill subsequently publicly announced that he had conceded, saying, "I'm sorry I couldn't bring home another victory, but I do feel like one of those horses that has won four Melbourne Cups and I think the handicap has caught up with us on this occasion."


2018 South Australian state election, Aftermath
Marshall claimed victory saying, "A massive thank you to the people of South Australia who have put their trust, their faith in me and the Liberal team for a new dawn, a new dawn for South Australia!" After the SA Best party failed to win a seat including Hartley, Nick Xenophon ruled out a return to federal politics.


2018 South Australian state election, Aftermath
Following the election outcome, Weatherill resigned as state Labor leader and returned to the backbench. Outgoing Minister for Health Peter Malinauskas became Leader of the Opposition, with outgoing Education Minister Susan Close as deputy, following a Labor caucus meeting on 9 April 2018.


2018 South Australian state election, Aftermath
Notably, the Liberals won 16 of the 33 metropolitan seats, their best showing in the Adelaide area since their landslide victory in 1993, when they took all but nine seats in the capital. Labor had spent all but 12 of the 48 years since the end of the Playmander in government due to its traditional dominance of Adelaide. South Australia is Australia's most centralised state; Adelaide is home to over three-quarters of the state's population. To a greater extent than other state capitals, Adelaide is decisive in deciding state election outcomes.


2018 South Australian state election, Aftermath
Since the end of the Playmander, most elections have seen Labor win most of the metropolitan seats, with most of the Liberal vote locked up in safe rural seats. In 2010, for instance, the Liberals won 51 percent of the two-party vote on a swing that should have been large enough to deliver them government. However, they only won nine seats in Adelaide, allowing Labor to eke out a two-seat majority. In 2014, while picking up a two percent two-party swing, the Liberals were only able to win an additional three seats in Adelaide.


2018 South Australian state election, Campaign
Nick Xenophon announced a few SA Best lower house candidates. Polls had included Xenophon's party as one of the four parties they monitored explicitly since February 2016. Originally, SA Best planned to only contest 12 seats. This was increased to 20. On 27 January, a landmark was passed when Xenophon announced eight new candidates, making a total of 24. This was the minimum number to be theoretically capable of forming majority government in the 47-seat house. On 1 February, Xenophon said it was likely the total number of SA Best lower house candidates would be around 30.


2018 South Australian state election, Campaign
After early opinion polls indicated that it could outperform other parties, the party ultimately contested 36 seats in the House of Assembly and put forward four candidates for the upper house.


2018 South Australian state election, Campaign
Opinion polling indicated a strong performance for the party was possible in at least 10 seats.


2018 South Australian state election, Campaign
Ultimately, the party failed to secure any lower house seats, although there was a close contest in the seat of Heysen. Xenophon failed to win the seat of Hartley which was retained by the Liberals, with un-finalised results indicating a two-party preferred vote of around 42%. The party came second on primary votes in ten seats; the strongest results were in Chaffey, Finniss, and Hartley, where the party received over 25%. SA Best did, however, secure two upper house positions, with the successful election of Connie Bonaros, the campaign manager, and Frank Pangallo, Xenophon's former media advisor.


2018 South Australian state election, Campaign
Following the election, NXT Senator Stirling Griff claimed that polling indicated a 5% drop in SA Best's vote as a direct result of negative advertisements by two major parties as well as the Australian Hotels Association (AHA). He also claimed paternity for an election ad that had been described as "wacky, cheesy"  and that that ad actually led to a polling bump for SA Best.


2018 South Australian state election, Campaign
Cory Bernardi's new party Australian Conservatives which merged with Family First Party with its two state incumbents Dennis Hood and Robert Brokenshire with the Australian Conservatives in April 2017 also ran its first election. It would not win any seats.


2018 South Australian state election, Campaign, Key seats for SA Best
The table lists, according to The Poll Bludger website and based on the Nick Xenophon Team's Senate vote performance at the 2016 federal election, the strongest SA Best seats.


2018 South Australian state election, Campaign, Key seats for SA Best
Though most of the listed seats are safe Liberal seats, a third party or candidate with a substantial vote was believed to be more likely to be successful in a traditionally safe seat than a marginal seat due to it being easier to out-poll the comparatively low primary vote of the seat's traditionally uncompetitive major party, usually before but occasionally after the distribution of preferences (see 2009 Frome state by-election).


2018 South Australian state election, Campaign, Key seats for SA Best
If the third party attracts enough first preference votes away from the dominant party, then it is possible that the preferences of voters for the second traditional party will assist the new party's candidate to overtake and therefore defeat the incumbent on the two-candidate-preferred vote (rather than the normally pivotal two-party-preferred vote). According to The Poll Bludger, Nick Xenophon's SA Best candidates "will stand an excellent chance in any seat where they are able to outpoll one or other major party, whose voters will overwhelmingly place them higher than the candidate of the rival major party. In that circumstance, the more strongly performing major party candidate will be in serious trouble unless their own primary vote approaches 50%, which will be difficult to achieve in circumstances where approaching a quarter of the vote has gone to SA Best."


2018 South Australian state election, Campaign, Key seats for SA Best
Analysis in December 2017 from polling company Essential Research found SA Best preference flows of 60/40 to Liberal/Labor, indicating that the substantial third party presence of SA Best is eating in to the Liberal vote somewhat greater than the Labor vote.


2018 South Australian state election, Background, Overview
There were fourteen political parties registered with the Electoral Commission of South Australia at the time of the election, which were consequently eligible to field candidates for election. Aside from the major parties (Labor and Liberal parties), SA-Best, which polled higher figures than the major parties on occasion, ran in 36 seats, more than the 24 theoretically required to form government.


2018 South Australian state election, Background, Overview
The fourteen parties registered with the Commission were Advance SA, Animal Justice Party, Australian Conservatives, Child Protection Party, Danig Party of Australia, Dignity Party, the Australian Greens SA, Australian Labor Party (SA Branch) and Country Labor Party, Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division), Liberal Democratic Party, the National Party of Australia (SA) Inc, Nick Xenophon's SA-BEST, and Stop Population Growth Now. Since the previous election, six new parties had registered: Danig Party of Australia, Animal Justice Party, Nick Xenophon's SA-BEST, Australian Conservatives, Advance SA and the Child Protection Party. Four were no longer registered: FREE Australia Party, Fishing and Lifestyle Party, Multicultural Progress Party and the Family First Party.


2018 South Australian state election, Background, Voting changes
Like federal elections, South Australia has compulsory voting and uses full-preference instant-runoff voting for single-member electorates in the lower house.


2018 South Australian state election, Background, Voting changes
However, following similar Senate changes which took effect from the 2016 federal election, South Australia's single transferable vote in the proportionally represented upper house changed from group voting tickets to optional preferential voting − instructions for above the line votes were to mark '1' and then further preferences optional as opposed to preference flows from simply '1' above the line being determined by group voting tickets, while instructions for voters who instead opt to vote below the line were to provide at least twelve preferences as opposed to having to number all candidates, and with a savings provision to admit ballot papers which indicate at least six below-the-line preferences.


2018 South Australian state election, Background, Previous election
The 2014 election resulted in a hung parliament with 23 seats for Labor and 22 for the Liberals. The balance of power rested with the two crossbench independents, Bob Such and Geoff Brock. Such did not indicate who he would support in a minority government before he went on medical leave for a brain tumour, diagnosed one week after the election.


2018 South Australian state election, Background, Previous election
University of Adelaide Professor and Political Commentator Clem Macintyre said the absence of Such virtually guaranteed that Brock would back Labor – with 24 seats required to govern, Brock duly provided support to the incumbent Labor government, allowing Premier Jay Weatherill to continue in office as head of a minority government. Macintyre said:


2018 South Australian state election, Background, Previous election
If Geoff Brock had gone with the Liberals, then the Parliament would have effectively been tied 23 to 23, so once Bob Such became ill and stepped away then Geoff Brock, I think had no choice but to side with Labor.


2018 South Australian state election, Background, Previous election
The Liberals were reduced to 21 seats in May 2014 when Martin Hamilton-Smith became an independent and entered cabinet with Brock. Both Hamilton-Smith and Brock agreed to support the government on confidence and supply while retaining the right to otherwise vote on conscience. It is Labor's longest-serving South Australian government and the second longest-serving South Australian government behind the Playmander-assisted Thomas Playford IV. Aside from Playford, it is the second time that any party has won four consecutive state elections in South Australia, the first occurred when Don Dunstan led Labor to four consecutive victories between 1970 and 1977.


2018 South Australian state election, Background, Previous election
Recent hung parliaments occurred when Labor came to government at the 2002 election and prior to that at the 1997 election which saw the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia, created in 1974, win re-election for the first time. Following the 2014 election, Labor went from minority to majority government when Nat Cook won the 2014 Fisher by-election by five votes from a 7.3 percent two-party swing which was triggered by the death of Such. Despite this, the Jay Weatherill Labor government kept Brock and Hamilton-Smith in cabinet, giving the government a 26 to 21 parliamentary majority.


2018 South Australian state election, Background, Previous election
Frances Bedford resigned from Labor and became an independent in March 2017 after minister Jack Snelling was endorsed for Florey pre-selection as a result of the major electoral redistribution ahead of the 2018 election. As with the rest of the crossbench, Bedford will continue to provide confidence and supply support to the incumbent Labor government. Duncan McFetridge resigned from the Liberals and moved to the crossbench as an independent in May 2017 after Stephen Patterson was endorsed for Morphett pre-selection. Troy Bell resigned from the Liberals and moved to the crossbench as an independent in August 2017 due to criminal financial allegations.


2018 South Australian state election, Background, By-elections
Independent Bob Such  died from a brain tumour on 11 October 2014 which triggered a by-election in Fisher for 6 December. Labor's Nat Cook won the by-election by nine votes with a 7.3 percent two-party swing against the Liberals, resulting in a change from minority to majority government. On a 0.02 percent margin it is the most marginal seat in parliament. Despite this, the Weatherill Labor government kept crossbench MPs Geoff Brock and Martin Hamilton-Smith in cabinet, giving the government a 26 to 21 parliamentary majority. ABC psephologist Antony Green described the by-election as a "very bad result for the Liberal Party in South Australia" both state and federally, and that a fourth term government gaining a seat at a by-election is unprecedented in Australian history.


2018 South Australian state election, Background, By-elections
Liberal Iain Evans in Davenport resigned from parliament on 30 October 2014 which triggered a 2015 Davenport by-election for 31 January. Liberal Sam Duluk won the seat despite a five percent two-party swing, turning the historically safe seat of Davenport in to a two-party marginal seat for the first time. ABC psephologist Antony Green described it as "another poor result for the South Australian Liberal Party", following the 2014 Fisher by-election which saw Labor go from minority to majority government.


2018 South Australian state election, Background, Upper house casual vacancies
Following the parliamentary resignation of former Labor Minister Bernard Finnigan on 12 November 2015 following his conviction for accessing child pornography. SDA secretary Peter Malinauskas filled the Legislative Council casual vacancy in a joint sitting of the Parliament of South Australia on 1 December.


2018 South Australian state election, Background, Upper house casual vacancies
Following the parliamentary resignation of Labor MLC Gerry Kandelaars on 17 February 2017, Justin Hanson filled the Legislative Council casual vacancy in a joint sitting of the Parliament of South Australia on 28 February.


2018 South Australian state election, Background, Dates
The last state election was held on 15 March 2014 to elect members for the House of Assembly and half of the members in the Legislative Council. In South Australia, section 28 of the Constitution Act 1934, as amended in 2001, directs that parliaments have fixed four-year terms, and elections must be held on the third Saturday in March every four years unless this date falls the day after Good Friday, occurs within the same month as a Commonwealth election, or the conduct of the election could be adversely affected by a state disaster.


2018 South Australian state election, Background, Dates
Section 28 also states that the Governor may also dissolve the Assembly and call an election for an earlier date if the Government has lost the confidence of the Assembly or a bill of special importance has been rejected by the Legislative Council. Section 41 states that both the Council and the Assembly may also be dissolved simultaneously if a deadlock occurs between them.


2018 South Australian state election, Background, Dates
The Electoral (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2013 introduced set dates for writs for general elections in South Australia. The writ sets the dates for the close of the electoral roll and the close of nominations for an election. The Electoral Act 1985 requires that, for a general election, the writ be issued 28 days before the date fixed for polling (S47(2a)) and the electoral roll be closed at 12 noon, six days after the issue of the writ (S48(3(a)(i)). The close of nominations will be at 12 noon three days after the close of rolls (Electoral Act 1985 S48(4)(a) and S4(1)).


2018 South Australian state election, Redistributions and the two-party vote
To produce "fair" electoral boundaries, the Electoral Commission of South Australia (ECSA) has been required following the 1989 election to redraw boundaries after each election through a "fairness clause" in the state constitution, with the objective that the party which receives over 50 percent of the statewide two-party vote at the forthcoming election should win the two-party vote in a majority of seats in terms of the two-party-preferred vote calculated in all seats regardless of any differing two-candidate-preferred vote.


2018 South Australian state election, Redistributions and the two-party vote
The Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission released a new draft redistribution in August 2016, as calculated from the 24 Liberal−23 Labor seat count by two-party vote as recorded in all 47 seats at the 2014 state election (subsequent by-election results including the significant 2014 Fisher by-election are not counted). The net change proposed would have seen a 25 Liberal−22 Labor notional seat count.


2018 South Australian state election, Redistributions and the two-party vote
The proposed changes in the draft redistribution contained significant boundary redrawing. Seven seats would be renamed − Ashford would become Badcoe, Mitchell would become Black, Bright would become Gibson, Fisher would become Hurtle Vale, Napier would become King, Goyder would become Narungga, while Little Para would once again become Elizabeth. In two-party terms since the previous election, the seats of Mawson and Elder would become notionally Liberal seats, while Hurtle Vale would become a notionally Labor seat.


2018 South Australian state election, Redistributions and the two-party vote
Mawson in the outer southern suburbs would geographically change the most, stretching along the coast right through to as far as and including Kangaroo Island. Hurtle Vale's margin change of 9 percent would be the largest in the state, with Mawson to change 8.3 percent and King to change 8 percent.


2018 South Australian state election, Redistributions and the two-party vote
Upon the release of the draft redistribution, Liberal MP Rachel Sanderson organised the mass distribution of a pro forma document in the two inner metropolitan suburbs of Walkerville and Gilberton, which aimed for residents to use the pro forma document to submit their objection to the commission in support of Sanderson's campaign to keep the two suburbs in her seat of Adelaide, which in the draft would have been transferred to neighbouring Torrens. Sanderson's position however was at odds with her own party's submission which in fact agreed with the commission that Walkerville should be transferred to Torrens.


2018 South Australian state election, Redistributions and the two-party vote
Under the commission's draft proposal, the Liberal margin in Adelaide would have been reduced from 2.4 percent to 0.6 percent, but would have also resulted in the Labor margin in Torrens reduced from 3.5 percent to 1.1 percent. Of a record 130 total submissions received in response to the draft redistribution, about 100 (over three quarters of all submissions) were from Walkerville and Gilberton. As a result, the commission reversed the draft decision in the final publication.


2018 South Australian state election, Redistributions and the two-party vote
Along with other various alterations in the final publication released in December 2016, in addition to Hurtle Vale becoming a notionally Labor seat and Mawson and Elder becoming notionally Liberal seats in the draft redistribution, the final redistribution additionally turned Newland and the bellwether of Colton in to notionally Liberal seats. These further changes provide a 27 Liberal−20 Labor notional seat count in two-party terms, a net change of three seats from Labor to Liberal since the previous election.


2018 South Australian state election, Redistributions and the two-party vote
Labor objected to the commission's interpretation of the fairness requirements and appealed against it to the Supreme Court of South Australia in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution Act 1934 (SA). Labor sought to have the redistribution order quashed and have the Boundaries Commission make a fresh redistribution.


2018 South Australian state election, Redistributions and the two-party vote
The Grounds of Appeal were stated to relate to the Commission's interpretation of section 77 relating to the number of electors in each electoral district, with the redistribution reducing the number of voters in rural seats and increasing the number of voters in metropolitan seats, though still within the one vote, one value 10 percent tolerance. The Supreme Court appeal was rejected on 10 March 2017. Labor considered but decided against an appeal to the High Court.


2018 South Australian state election, Redistributions and the two-party vote, Post-redistribution pendulum
Below post-redistribution margins listed were calculated by the South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission, and differ somewhat from those calculated by the ABC's Antony Green. The EDBC is the only redistribution authority in Australia that is required to examine voting patterns in drawing electoral boundaries, and in doing so, assume that the proportion of each party's vote in the declaration vote (postal, pre-poll and absent votes) is evenly distributed across the whole of each former electorate. Antony Green's margin estimates are more accurately calculated using declaration votes from the redistributed polling booths.


2018 South Australian state election, Polling
The July to September 2014 Newspoll saw Labor leading the Liberals on the two-party preferred (2PP) vote for the first time since 2009. The October to December 2015 Newspoll saw Marshall's leadership approval rating plummet 11 points to 30 percent, the equal lowest Newspoll approval rating in history for a South Australian Opposition Leader since Dale Baker in 1990.


2018 South Australian state election, Polling
The first state-level Newspoll to be conducted in two years, in late 2017, did not publish a 2PP figure, claiming that calculating it had become difficult due to the large third-party primary vote of SA Best. Roy Morgan ceased publishing a 2PP figure from January 2018.


2018 South Australian state election, Polling
Essential polling's 2PP figures were calculated with approximated SA Best preference flows of 60/40 to Liberal/Labor.


2018 South Cambridgeshire District Council election
Elections to South Cambridgeshire District Council were held on Thursday 3 May 2018 as part of the 2018 United Kingdom local elections. Forty five seats, making up the whole of South Cambridgeshire District Council, were up for election in twenty six wards. The council previously had 57 members, last elected by thirds in 2016, 2015 and 2014. Following a boundary review, there has been a reduction of twelve seats to 45 and the electoral pattern has changed from election by thirds to all out elections, meaning that all seats were up for election on this occasion.


2018 South Cambridgeshire District Council election
In a surprise result, the Liberal Democrats took control of the council, winning 30 seats. The district had been controlled outright by the Conservative Party since the 2007 election.


2018 South Cambridgeshire District Council election, Summary
The list of candidates was published on 6 April 2018. Both the Conservative Party and the Labour Party fielded a full slate of 45 candidates, while the Liberal Democrats contested 41 seats. The Green Party had 26 candidates, and there were seven independent candidates. The United Kingdom Independence Party stood one candidate in Bar Hill.


2018 South Cambridgeshire District Council election, Summary
There was media speculation in the build-up to the election that the Liberal Democrats could make a surprise breakthrough on the council. The Guardian identified South Cambridgeshire as a district where the Conservative Party's approach to Brexit may damage the party's appeal to "Tory Remain" voters who had predominantly voted to remain in the European Union in the 2016 referendum.


2018 South Cambridgeshire District Council election, Summary
During the campaign, one of the Conservative candidates for the Fen Ditton and Fulbourn ward was suspended from the party after a number of offensive posts he had made on Twitter received national media attention. However he remained on the ballot paper as the deadline for withdrawals had passed.


2018 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team
The 2018 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gamecocks played their home games at Founders Park. The team was led by first year head coach Mark Kingston.


2018 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team, Rankings
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
The 2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team (variously USC, SC, South Carolina, or The Gamecocks) represents the University of South Carolina in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This season marks the Gamecocks 125th overall season, 27th as a member of the SEC, and 3rd under head coach Will Muschamp. The Gamecocks play their home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.


2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Background, Previous season
South Carolina started out the 2017 season with a win over NC State in the Belk Kickoff Game 35–28. They then followed it up with a road win against Missouri 31–13. In the following game vs Kentucky, star wide receiver Deebo Samuel broke his right fibula, and would miss the remainder of the season. After close losses to Texas A&M and Kentucky, South Carolina defeated 3 SEC schools in a row; Arkansas, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt.


2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Background, Previous season
After a hard-fought 24–10 loss to rivals #1 Georgia on the road, South Carolina defeated Florida 28–20 finishing 5–3 in SEC play good enough for 2nd in the SEC East. South Carolina recorded their fifth 9-win season in the last 8 years, going 9–4, 5–3 in the SEC. The Gamecocks finished in the top 2 in the SEC East for the 4th time in 8 years, and won their fifth bowl game in 7 years defeating Michigan 26–19 in the Outback Bowl.


2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Preseason, Returning starters
South Carolina will have sixteen returning players on offense, nine on defense and two on special teams that started games in 2017.


2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Preseason, SEC media poll
The SEC media poll was released on July 20, 2018, with the Gamecocks predicted to finish in second place in the East Division.


2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Preseason, Preseason All-SEC teams
The Gamecocks had three players at five positions selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.


2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Preseason, Recruiting, Incoming transfers
South Carolina added two grad transfers, and two regular transfers to the 2018 roster.


2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Schedule, Spring game
The 2018 South Carolina Gamecocks Garnet and Black spring game took place in Columbia, South Carolina on March 31, at 12:00 p.m. EST. The game was broadcast live on the SEC Network. The Black team defeated the Garnet team by a score of 34–20, QB Jake Bentley completed 15 of 25 passes for 174 yards and 2 TD's.


2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Schedule, Regular season
South Carolina announced its 2018 football schedule on September 19, 2017. The schedule consists of 7 home games and 5 away games for the regular season. The Gamecocks hosted SEC opponents Georgia (rivalry) on September 8, Missouri on October 6, Texas A&M on October 13, and Tennessee, on October 27. South Carolina traveled to four SEC opponents: Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Ole Miss and Florida.


2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Schedule, Regular season
South Carolina's out of conference opponents represent the ACC, MAC, SoCon and Sun Belt conferences. The Gamecocks hosted three non–conference games which are against Coastal Carolina of the Sun Belt, Akron of the MAC and Chattanooga of the SoCon. South Carolina traveled to archrival Clemson of the ACC for 116th annual Palmetto Bowl to finish the regular season. The Gamecocks were originally scheduled to face Conference USA opponent Marshall on September 15, but this game was cancelled due to Hurricane Florence. Akron was then scheduled as a replacement.


2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Personnel, Coaching staff
South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp will enter his third-year in 2018. Muschamp has led the Gamecocks to 15 wins and 11 losses over his first two years, tying Steve Spurrier, and Joe Morrison for most wins in the first two seasons as a Gamecock head coach. On December 6, Offensive Coordinator Kurt Roper was terminated after offensive struggles. Co -offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach Bryan McClendon served as the offensive coordinator for the Outback Bowl win against Michigan, and was promoted to permanent offensive coordinator to replace Roper. On January 5, Dan Werner accepted the role of quarterbacks coach. Werner has previously been on Ole Miss, Miami, and Alabama's coaching staff.


2018 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Personnel, Coaching staff
On January 11, it was announced that former South Carolina star running back Marcus Lattimore would be joining the staff as the director of player development.


2018 South Carolina House of Representatives election
The 2018 South Carolina House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. South Carolina voters elected state representatives in all 124 of the state house's districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the South Carolina State House. A statewide map of South Carolina's state House districts can be obtained from the South Carolina House's website  , and individual district maps can be obtained from the U.S. Census .


2018 South Carolina House of Representatives election
A primary election on June 12, 2018, and a primary runoff on June 26, 2018, in races in which no candidate received over 50% of his/her party's primary vote, determined which candidates appeared on the November 6 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the South Carolina Secretary of State's website.


2018 South Carolina House of Representatives election
Following the 2016 state house elections, Republicans maintained effective control of the House with 80 members. Democrats held 44 seats following the 2016 elections.


2018 South Carolina House of Representatives election
In the 2018 election, although multiple seats flipped between parties, there was no net change. Therefore, Republicans maintained an 80-to-44-seat majority over Democrats.


2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team
The 2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 17th-year head coach Oliver Pough and played their home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. They were a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 5–6, 4–3 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.


2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team, Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2017 season 3–7, 2–6 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.


2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team, Preseason, MEAC preseason poll
In a vote of the MEAC head coaches and sports information directors, the Bulldogs were picked to finish in seventh place.


2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team, Preseason, Preseason All-MEAC Teams
The Tigers had four players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.


2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team, Schedule
Despite also being members of the MEAC, games against Florida A&M and Norfolk State will be considered non-conference games and will not have an effect on the MEAC standings.


2018 South Carolina elections
A general election was be held in the U.S. state of South Carolina on November 6, 2018. All of South Carolina's executive officers were up for election as well as all of South Carolina's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives.


2018 South Carolina elections, Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Beginning with the 2018 gubernatorial election, the offices of governor and lieutenant governor were elected jointly as a ticket instead of being elected separately as in prior years.


2018 South Carolina elections, Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Former incumbent Republican Governor Nikki Haley was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third consecutive term. Haley was selected as United States Ambassador to the United Nations in the Donald Trump administration. Haley's nomination was confirmed. Former Lieutenant Governor Henry McMaster became governor on January 24, 2017, for the remainder of the term.


2018 South Carolina elections, Attorney General
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Alan Wilson  ran for re-election to a third term.


2018 South Carolina elections, Attorney General
Other Republican candidates included State Representative Todd Atwater, like Wilson, from Lexington  and Greenville attorney William Herlong.


2018 South Carolina elections, Secretary of State
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Mark Hammond ran for re-election to a fifth term in office.


2018 South Carolina elections, Secretary of State
State Representative Joshua Putnam is challenged Hammond for the Republican nomination.


2018 South Carolina elections, Treasurer
Incumbent Republican Treasurer Curtis M. Loftis, Jr. is eligible to run for re-election to a third term in office.


2018 South Carolina elections, Comptroller General
Incumbent Republican Richard Eckstrom won re-election to a fifth term in office.


2018 South Carolina elections, Superintendent of Education
Incumbent Republican Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman is eligible to run for re-election to a second term.


2018 South Carolina elections, Commissioner of Agriculture
Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers, who was appointed to the position in September 2004, is eligible to run for re-election to a fourth full term in office.


2018 South Carolina elections, United States House of Representatives
All of South Carolina's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.


2018 South Carolina elections, South Carolina State House of Representatives
All 124 seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. On election day 2018, Republicans controlled 80 seats as compared to the Democrats' 44. Although four seats flipped party, there was no net change in the composition of the state House because Republicans flipped Districts 42 and 97 while Democrats flipped Districts 15 and 117. Republicans maintained their 80-to-44 seat majority in the South Carolina House following the 2018 election.


2018 South Carolina gubernatorial election
The 2018 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Incumbent Republican Governor Henry McMaster, who took office after Nikki Haley resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, ran for election to a full term. The primary was held on June 12, with the Democrats nominating State Representative James E. Smith Jr. McMaster failed to win a majority of the vote, and then defeated John Warren in the Republican runoff on June 26. In the general election, McMaster defeated Smith, winning election to a full term.


2018 South China Sea Parade
The 2018 South China Sea Parade (simplified Chinese: 2018年南海军事演习; traditional Chinese: 2018年南海軍事演習; pinyin: 2018nián Nánhaǐ Jūnshì Yǎnxí) was a military parade held in the South China Sea near Sanya, Hainan on April 13, 2018. It is the biggest marine parade since the establishment of the Communist State in 1949 and according to the Chinese government, the biggest in 600 years. It saw 50 warships, 76 fighters and more than 10,000 military officers and soldiers taking part. Xi Jinping, Chairman of the Central Military Commission, reviewed the People's Liberation Army Navy on April 11, 2018. More than half of the vessels were commissioned after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in November 2012, when Xi succeeded the Communist Party's General Secretary (paramount leader).


2018 South Dakota Coyotes football team
The 2018 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Bob Nielson and played their home games in the DakotaDome. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.


2018 South Dakota Coyotes football team, Previous season
The Coyotes finished the 2017 season 8–5, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, which was the schools first ever FCS Playoff bid, where they defeated Nicholls State in the first round before losing to Sam Houston State in the second round.


2018 South Dakota Coyotes football team, Preseason, Preseason MVFC poll
The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Coyotes predicted to finish in sixth place.


2018 South Dakota Coyotes football team, Preseason, Preseason All-MVFC Teams
The Coyotes placed seven players on the preseason all-MVFC teams.


2018 South Dakota Coyotes football team, Game summaries, at Kansas State
Kansas State's Isaiah Zuber was credited for saving the game with two key plays:  an 85-yard punt return with South Dakota leading 24–12. Later in the game caught a touchdown pass from Skylar Thompson with 7:21 left to give K-State its first lead of the second half.


2018 South Dakota Coyotes football team, Game summaries, at Kansas State
Kansas State scored all but seven of its points on field goals and special teams. Sophomore kicker Blake Lynch scored Kansas State’s first 12 points on field goals of 22, 24, 38 and 44 yards. Kansas State racked up 13 penalties for 129 yards, but maintained more control of the ball with 37:39 of offense compared to South Dakota's 22:21. going over 100 years for the first time since 2016 against Florida Atlantic.


2018 South Dakota Coyotes football team, Game summaries, at Kansas State
South Dakota quarterback Austin Simmons threw for 257 yards and one touchdown, continually finding receiver Levi Falck (11 catches, 140 yards) open against top K-State cornerback Duke Shelley. The Coyotes led 24–12 at halftime. ESPN reported "... one solid takeaway is how well the Coyotes were in control for much of the game. They did a great job limiting the Kansas State offense for three quarters and had many Kansas State fans, players and coaches frustrated throughout the night."


2018 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
The 2018 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 22nd-year head coach John Stiegelmeier and played their home games at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in MVFC play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Duquesne in the second round and Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals, before losing in the semifinals to North Dakota State.


2018 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team, Previous season
The Jackrabbits finished the 2017 season 11–3, 6–2 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Northern Iowa in the second round and New Hampshire in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to James Madison.


2018 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team, Preseason, Preseason MVFC poll
The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Jackrabbits predicted to finish in second place.


2018 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team, Preseason, Preseason All-MVFC Teams
The Jackrabbits placed seven players at eight positions on the preseason all-MVFC teams.


2018 South Dakota attorney general election
The 2018 South Dakota attorney general election was held on November 6, 2018. Incumbent Attorney General Marty Jackley was term-limited and ran for Governor of South Dakota. In June 2018, the South Dakota Republican party nominated Jason Ravnsborg for Attorney General and the Democratic party nominated Randy Seiler. Ravnsborg won the election to become the 31st Attorney General of South Dakota.


2018 South Dakota attorney general election, Background
In 2009, Republican incumbent Marty Jackley was first appointed Attorney General by then-Governor Mike Rounds. Jackley succeeded one-term Republican incumbent Larry Long, who opted to be appointed by Governor Mike Rounds to be a circuit court judge in Sioux Falls. Jackley was then elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014.


2018 South Dakota attorney general election, Background, Democratic Nomination
Former U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Randy Seiler won the nomination at the Democratic Convention


2018 South Dakota attorney general election, Background, Democratic Nomination
On June 15, 2018, Seiler defeated former Oglala Lakota Attorney General Tatewin Means at the Democrat Convention held in Sioux Falls, South Dakota by an approximate 2 to 1 margin. Means made history by becoming the first indigenous woman to run for Attorney General.


2018 South Dakota attorney general election, Background, Republican Nomination
Yankton Attorney, Jason Ravnsborg won the South Dakota Republican nomination at its state convention.


2018 South Dakota attorney general election, Background, Republican Nomination
On June 23, 2018, In the second round of voting, Ravnsborg defeated South Dakota State Senator Lance Russell of Hot Springs, South Dakota for the Republican nomination by a margin of 63% to 37% at the Republican Convention in Pierre, South Dakota.


2018 South Dakota attorney general election, Background, Republican Nomination
In the first Round of voting at the Convention Ravnsborg lead with 47% of the vote; Russell had 27% and Lawrence County States Attorney John Fitzgerald had 26%. Therefore, Fitzgerald was eliminated after the first round of voting and Ravnsborg and Russell would go head to head.


2018 South Dakota attorney general election, Background, Republican Nomination
Chief Deputy Attorney General Charlie McGuigan withdrew from the race prior to the convention.


2018 South Dakota attorney general election, Background, No Third party candidates
While both the Libertarian and the Constitution party had party status, neither nominated anyone for this race. Furthermore, no Independents ran in this race.


2018 South Dakota attorney general election, General Election
Both Seiler and Ravnsborg were alumni of the University of South Dakota School of Law ensuring that the school's graduate would continue to hold the office, a streak that has continued since 1959.


2018 South Dakota attorney general election, General Election
Ravnsborg secured a number of endorsements during the election. He was endorsed by forty county sheriffs; the Fraternal Order of Police; thirty states attorneys; the National Rifle Association; South Dakota Right to Life; and the Family Heritage Alliance.


2018 South Dakota elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of South Dakota on November 6, 2018. All of South Dakota's executive officers were up for election as well as South Dakota's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives.


2018 South Dakota elections, United States House of Representatives
Incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Kristi Noem did not run for re-election and instead ran for governor.


2018 South Dakota elections, Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent Republican Governor Dennis Daugaard was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third consecutive term.


2018 South Dakota elections, Attorney General
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Marty Jackley was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term. Jackley ran for governor.


2018 South Dakota elections, Attorney General, Republican primary
Lawrence County State's Attorney John Fitzgerald, Chief Deputy Attorney General Charlie McGuigan, and attorney and 2014 U.S. Senate candidate Jason Ravnsborg ran for the Republican nomination.


2018 South Dakota elections, Attorney General, Democratic primary
Former U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Randy Seiler won the nomination at the South Dakota Democratic Convention.


2018 South Dakota elections, Secretary of State
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Shantel Krebs did not run for re-election and instead ran for Congress. Governing magazine projected the race as "safe Republican".


2018 South Dakota elections, State Treasurer
Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Rich Sattgast was term-limited and so could not run for re-election to a third term.


2018 South Dakota elections, State Treasurer, Republican primary
Josh Haeder, Northeast Director for Senator Mike Rounds, ran for the Republican nomination.


2018 South Dakota elections, State Auditor
Incumbent Republican State Auditor Steve Barnett was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term.


2018 South Dakota gubernatorial election
The 2018 South Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next governor of South Dakota. Incumbent Republican governor Dennis Daugaard was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third consecutive term.


2018 South Dakota gubernatorial election
Republican candidate Kristi Noem won against Democratic candidate Billie Sutton in the closest gubernatorial election in South Dakota since 1986, when Republican candidate George S. Mickelson (51.8%) defeated Democratic nominee Ralph Lars Herseth (48.2%) with a 152,543 to 141,898 advantage. Noem also became the first female governor of the state. Her victory extended the longest active hold on a governorship by one party; the GOP has won every gubernatorial election in South Dakota since 1978.


2018 South Dakota gubernatorial election, Republican primary, First Debate
In the first debate both candidates tried to define the other. Jackley stated: “It’s Washington experience versus South Dakota experience.” “Marty’s background has been being a government lawyer,” Noem said.


2018 South Dakota gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Second Debate
In the second debate, Noem discussed Jackley’s scandals. “In EB5, the state oversite program, nobody went to jail. On Gear-Up, still, nobody’s been punished. When we talk about what’s been going on in Brookings with the Global Aquaponics scam—a con artist, Tobias Ritesman, held a fundraiser for Marty Jackley. Marty attended his phony groundbreaking for his phony project,” Noem says. “People lost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Still, nobody’s been investigated and nobody’s been prosecuted. That needs to change in our state.”


2018 South Dakota gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Second Debate
Jackley was on the defensive during the second debate. “Congresswoman, he didn’t hold a fundraiser for me. I was at an event that he was at, and I did go to a ground breaking because that’s what important in South Dakota,” Jackley says. “When we have businesses expanding I think it’s important that we attend those. You talk about Gear-Up, there hasn’t been a sentencing because these defendants are presumed innocent. But I as attorney general, unlike Washington, have done something about it. I actually formed a grand jury. Indictments have been issued. They’re schedule to begin jury trials in July—or, excuse me—June, June 26th and I plan on trying those personally, because that’s what a leader does.”


2018 South Dakota gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Final Debate
In the final debate, Jackley and Noem took tough questions about workforce development, anti-discrimination laws, drugs, uniting democrats and republicans in the state to make critical decisions and much more. While they spent a lot of time talking about their plans for the state, they also spent a lot of time attacking each others' records. A major topic of contention you might not expect? Boards and commissions. The state currently has 134 of them. Noem says she wants to streamline different processes for licensure, eliminating "red tape" but Jackley disagrees.


2018 South Dakota gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Final Debate
"Every time that a proposal comes forward to create a new 'blue ribbon' task force, a board or a commission, what typically comes with that is another layer of bureaucracy," Noem said. Jackley defended the government bureaucracy. "We need a governor that understands that various different boards, isn't out there criticizing different boards and saying that type of service isn't important," Jackley said. Jackley spoke about putting together a task force to work on government transparency and open records laws.


2018 South Dakota gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Final Debate
"I'm committed when I become governor to put forth a taskforce ...because we need to take a look at the open records law," he said. And they both ended the debate with another jab at one another. "It really comes to down to Washington experience versus South Dakota experience," Jackley said. "The congresswoman has been spending considerable time and effort talking about Marty Jackley, but I'm talking about you, South Dakota." "Days ago he stood up and talked about protecting victims while behind the scenes he was actively working to silence one to further his political career," Noem said. "You deserve a governor who will be honest with you, who will tell you the truth and who is willing to be accountable."


2018 South Dakota gubernatorial election, Constitution Party
Following an internal controversy within the Constitution Party of South Dakota over who was the legal party chair, Dan Lederman—individually and in his capacity as chair of the South Dakota Republican Party—sued Republican secretary of state Shantel Krebs to prevent her from certifying any Constitution Party nominees for the general-election ballot. For somewhat complex reasons, state circuit judge Patricia DeVaney ruled in favor of the Republican Party on August 17.


2018 South Dakota gubernatorial election, Constitution Party
G. Matt Johnson and Lora Hubbel—Constitution Party nominees for the state's at-large U.S. House seat and governor respectively—then sued Krebs in federal court on August 29 seeking ballot access for themselves and four other Constitution Party nominees. For various procedural reasons, federal district judge Roberto Lange ruled against the Constitution Party on October 1.


2018 South East Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships
The 24th South East Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships 2018 were held in Naga City, Philippines, from 4 to 8 July 2018.


2018 South East Asian Table Tennis Championships
The 2018 South East Asian Table Tennis Championships were held in Bali, Indonesia from 15 to 18 November 2018.


2018 South Florida Bulls football team
The 2018 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, and were led by second-year head coach Charlie Strong. The Bulls competed as members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 3–5 in AAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. They were invited to the Gasparilla Bowl where they lost to Marshall.


2018 South Florida Bulls football team
The 2018 Bulls became the first team in college football history to start a season 7–0 and lose their final six games.


2018 South Florida Bulls football team, Previous season
The Bulls finished the 2017 season with a record of 10–2. After ending the regular season with a record of 9-2, 6-2 in the AAC, the Bulls were invited to the Birmingham Bowl, where they defeated Texas Tech 38-34.


2018 South Florida Bulls football team, Preseason
The Bulls replaced 11 starters from a 10-2 season in 2017. One of the biggest storylines of the offseason was the addition of graduate transfer Blake Barnett who was named the starting quarterback following stints at Alabama and Arizona State.


2018 South Florida Bulls football team, Preseason, AAC media poll
The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Bulls predicted to finish in second place in the AAC East Division.


2018 South Korean Figure Skating Championships
The 2018 South Korean Figure Skating Championships (Korean: 제72회 전국 남녀 피겨스케이팅 종합선수권대회) were held from January 5–7, 2018 at the Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul. It was organized by Korea Skating Union. This was the 72nd edition of those championships held.


2018 South Korean Figure Skating Championships
Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, ice dancing on the senior, junior levels and pair skating on the senior levels for the title of national champion of South Korea. The results of the national championships were used to choose the Korean teams to the 2018 World Junior Championships, 2018 World Championships and 2018 Winter Olympics.


2018 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, Senior results
Cha Jun-hwan and You Young both won their second senior national titles.


2018 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, Four Continents Championships
The 2018 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships will be held on 22–28 January 2018, in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei. Based on the results of the 2017 KSU President Cup Ranking Competition from December 1–3, 2017.


2018 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, Winter Olympic Games
The 2018 Winter Olympics will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, February 9–25, 2018.


2018 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, World Junior Championships
The 2018 World Junior Figure Skating Championships will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, March 5–11, 2018.


2018 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, World Championships
The 2018 World Figure Skating Championships will be held in Milan, Italy, March 19–25, 2018.


2018 South Korean by-elections
The 2018 South Korean by-elections was held in South Korea on 13 June 2018, coinciding with the local elections. 12 seats to the National Assembly of South Korea were contested.


2018 South Korean by-elections, Reasons for by-elections
The following Members of National Assembly lost or resigned from their seats:


2018 South Korean local elections
The 7th local elections were held in South Korea on 13 June 2018. The election coincided with the by-elections for the vacant seats in the National Assembly. The election was a landslide victory for the Democratic Party of Korea, the ruling party, after two successful summits with the third inter-Korean summit on 27 April and the first North Korea-United States summit in Singapore on 12 June.


2018 South Korean local elections, Metropolitan mayors and governors
A total of 17 metropolitan mayors and governors were elected.


2018 South Korean local elections, Metropolitan mayors and governors, Candidates
Bold on the candidate's name indicates that a candidate has won as metropolitan mayor or governor.


2018 South Korean local elections, Metropolitan and provincial councillors
A total of 824 Metropolitan and provincial councillors were elected.


2018 South Korean local elections, Municipal mayors
A total of 226 municipal mayors (municipal city, county, autonomous district) were elected.


2018 South Korean local elections, Municipal councillors
A total of 2,926 municipal councillors (municipal city, county, autonomous district) were elected.


2018 South Lakeland District Council election
The 2018 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2016, these major changes to boundaries were recommended by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE).


2018 South Lakeland District Council election, Election result
This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:


2018 South Lakeland District Council election, By-Elections
A by-election was held on 20 December 2018 to fill a vacancy in Arnside & Milnthorpe following the death of Councillor Ian Stewart.


2018 South Point 400
The 2018 South Point 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 16, 2018 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. Contested over 272 laps -- extended from 267 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the 27th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, first race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 16.


2018 South Point 400, Report, Background
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.


2018 South Point 400, First practice
Joey Logano was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.473 seconds and a speed of 189.653 mph (305.217 km/h).


2018 South Point 400, Qualifying
Erik Jones scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.705 and a speed of 188.121 mph (302.751 km/h).


2018 South Point 400, Practice (post-qualifying), Second practice
Ryan Newman was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 29.365 seconds and a speed of 183.892 mph (295.945 km/h).


2018 South Point 400, Practice (post-qualifying), Final practice
Erik Jones was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.793 seconds and a speed of 181.251 mph (291.695 km/h).


2018 South Point 400, Race, Stage Results
For pre-race ceremonies, Motor Racing Outreach chaplain Billy Maudin would give the invocation and Las Vegas country music singer Sierra Black would sing the anthem. Brendan Gaughan, a former NASCAR driver and the son of the South Point's owner, Michael Gaughan would give out the starting command. Temperatures were nearly 100 degrees at the start of the race. Erik Jones would start from the pole, however he would get passed for the lead on lap 1 by Joey Logano, who would go on to lead the first 34 laps until green flag pit stops occurred. At the end of the pit cycle, Kevin Harvick would lead, but was quickly swallowed up by Martin Truex Jr. on lap 59, who then proceeded to stay in the lead for the rest of the stage and win.


2018 South Point 400, Race, Stage Results
The green flag would come out on lap 87. However, just three laps later NASCAR threw the caution for debris caused by Ricky Stenhouse Jr hitting the wall in turn 3. Truex would go on to lead the first 32 laps in the stage until on lap 112, Ty Dillon would suffer a tire failure. Keselowski would lead on the restart on lap 116. Truex would go back to the lead just 9 laps later. On lap 148, the first major crash happened in the day.


2018 South Point 400, Race, Stage Results
Kevin Harvick, who was battling Jimmie Johnson for 7th, would blow a right front and smash his car into the wall. Erik Jones, who was running the high side ran into the back of Harvick, taking both of them out. Keselowski would end up as the leader on the restart, and after a 5 lap shootout would win stage 2.


2018 South Point 400, Race, Final Stage Results
Keselowski would lead the field to green, and would battle Kyle Larson until lap 184 when William Byron suffered a flat tire and hit the Turn 3 wall. Truex would take the lead back on lap 202. 10 laps later, Jamie McMurray, who had hit the wall laps earlier, would spin with another tire failure, collecting Chase Elliott, causing both of them to retire. Logano would pull out to the lead on the restart against Keselowski. Kyle Busch then would get loose and spin coming out of turn 4, with the splitter hitting the frontstretch grass.


2018 South Point 400, Race, Final Stage Results
Larson would lead on the restart, then on lap 248 Denny Hamlin would suffer a similar crash to Kyle Busch, this time destroying Hamlin's car and taking him out. The field would restart, but just 2 laps later on  lap 253 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. would hit the back stretch wall hard, similar to Jeff Gordon's 2008 crash at the same track. On the restart, Alex Bowman and Jimmie Johnson would suffer tire problems. Due to debris caused by the incidents, NASCAR was forced to throw the caution with 7 to go.


2018 South Point 400, Race, Final Stage Results
With just 2 laps to go, Keselowski would lead the field to green and would battle with Logano. However, a crash started by David Ragan and Michael McDowell would cause the big one of the day, tearing Matt Dibenedetto's right side and massively damaging Kurt Busch's car. NASCAR would throw the red flag due to the accident. The field would attempt a green-white checkered finish, with Brad Keselowski eventually pulling away and winning the inaugural South Point 400.


2018 South Point 400, Media, Television
NBC Sports called the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.


2018 South Point 400, Media, Radio
PRN covered the radio call for the race which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Jim Noble and Heather DeBeaux worked pit road for the radio side.


2018 South Sudan Football Championship
The 2018 South Sudan Football Championship (also called the 2018 South Sudan Champions League or 2018 South Sudan Premier League) was the 4th season of the South Sudan Football Championship, the top-level football championship of South Sudan. It was played between 10 and 23 October 2018.


2018 South Sudan Football Championship, Group stage
There were two groups, with Group A played in Juba and Group B played in Rumbek.


2018 South Sudan Football Championship, Group stage
Al-Merreikh won Group A and Al-Hilal Wau won Group B.


2018 South Sudan Football Championship, Final
The final was played on 23 October 2018 at the Juba Stadium in Juba.


2018 South Sudan Football Championship, Final
Al-Merreikh later filed an appeal that Al-Hilal Wau fielded an ineligible player, and were awarded the title, but this was later overturned by South Sudan Football Association.


2018 South Sudan National Cup
The 2018 South Sudan National Cup is the 6th edition of the South Sudan National Cup, the knockout football competition of South Sudan.


2018 South Sudan National Cup, Group stage
There were two groups, with Group A played in Juba and Group B played in Aweil.


2018 South Sudan National Cup, Final
The final was played on 14 August 2018 at the Juba Stadium in Juba.


2018 South Sulawesi gubernatorial election
The 2018 South Sulawesi Gubernatorial Election took place on 27 June 2018 as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the governor of South Sulawesi alongside with their deputy, whilst members of the provincial council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah) will be re-elected in 2019.


2018 South Sulawesi gubernatorial election
Incumbent Syahrul Yasin Limpo was barred from participating in the elections due to a constitutional term limits. Official candidates were sitting Deputy Governor of South Sulawesi Agus Arifin Nu'mang (id), former chairman of PSSI and current Program Coordinator of Golkar Nurdin Halid, Syahrul Yasin Limpo's brother and former Regent of Gowa Regency Ichsan Yasin Limpo (id) and incumbent Regent of Bantaeng Regency Nurdin Abdullah.


2018 South Sulawesi gubernatorial election, Timeline
The election will have a voter count of 6,323,711, spread across 24 cities and regencies in South Sulawesi across over 17,000 polling stations.


2018 South Sulawesi gubernatorial election, Timeline
Registration for party-backed candidates were opened between 8 and 10 January 2018, while independent candidates were required to register between 22 and 26 November 2017. The campaigning period would commence between 15 February and 24 June, with a three-day election silence before voting on 27 June.


2018 South Sulawesi gubernatorial election, Candidates
The Ichsan Yasin Limpo and Andi Mudzakar pair was the only independent pair in the election, having submitted over 500,000 verified identity cards in comparison to the required 483,514 (7.5 percent of the voter population) although several political parties still declared their support for the ticket.


2018 South Sulawesi gubernatorial election, Candidates
Candidates backed by political parties are required to have the backing of at least 17 seats in the DPRD (regional council) to run.


2018 South Sulawesi gubernatorial election, Results, Quick count
The following data provides the result of the formal quick count conducted by the National Election Commission (KPU) for the 2018 South Sulawesi Gubernatorial Election. The quick count provided by the National Election Commission (KPU) serves as a basis of information for the people to know the result of the Simultaneous Local Elections held on 27 June 2018 as fast and as transparent as possible. The data which serves as the basis of this formal quick count comes from the C1 Model entries. The formal quick count is a temporary result and is not final. Should there be any errors found in the conducting process of the formal quick count, fixes shall be made in the national recapitulation process. The data provided originates from 16,256 ballot centres from a total of 17,145 ballot centres (94.81%).


2018 South Sumatra gubernatorial election
The 2018 South Sumatra gubernatorial election took place on 27 June 2018 as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the governor of South Sumatra alongside with their deputy, whilst members of the provincial council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah) will be re-elected in 2019.


2018 South Sumatra gubernatorial election
Incumbent governor Alex Noerdin was barred from participating due to constitutional term limits. Four pairs of candidates contested the election, including incumbent vice governor Ishak Mekki. Other candidates are regents of regencies within the province: Herman Deru from East Ogan Komering Ulu, Aswari Rivai from Lahat and Dodi Reza Alex Noerdin from Musi Banyuasin.


2018 South Sumatra gubernatorial election
Herman Deru would proceed to win the election, winning around 36 percent of the votes, ahead of Noerdin who placed second with 31 percent.


2018 South Sumatra gubernatorial election, Timeline
Registration for party-backed candidates were opened between 8 and 10 January 2018, while independent candidates were required to register between 22 and 26 November 2017. The candidates were assigned their ballot numbers on 13 February 2018. The campaigning period would commence between 15 February and 24 June, with a three-day election silence before voting on 27 June.


2018 South Sumatra gubernatorial election, Candidates
Under regulations, candidates are required to secure the support of a political party or a coalition thereof comprising at least 20 percent of the seats in the regional house. Alternatively, independent candidates may run provided they are capable of securing support from 7.5 percent of the total voter population (~503 thousand voters) in form of photocopied ID cards subject to verification by the local committee although no candidates expressing interest managed to do this.


2018 South Sumatra gubernatorial election, Candidates
Herman Deru, who served as the regent of East Ogan Komering Ulu Regency for two terms between 2005 and 2015, ran with fellow two-term regent of Ogan Ilir Regency Mawardi Yahya as his running mate. The ticket secured support from PAN (6 seats), Nasdem (5) and Hanura (5), totaling 16 seats in the provincial council.


2018 South Sumatra gubernatorial election, Candidates
Aswari Rivai, who was the leader of South Sumatra's Gerindra and also two-term regent of Lahat Regency, paired up with 2013-2018 mayor of Pangkal Pinang Muhammad Irwansyah. The pair had support from Gerindra (10 seats) and PKS (5 seats).


2018 South Sumatra gubernatorial election, Candidates
Ishak Mekki, in addition to being the incumbent vice governor, was another former two-term regent contesting the gubernatorial election, having governed as the regent of Ogan Komering Ilir between 2004 and 2013. He had also served as the leader of South Sumatra's Demokrat. His running mate Yudha Pratomo was an academician. The ticket was supported by Demokrat (11 seats), PPP (2 seats) and PKB (6 seats).


2018 South Sumatra gubernatorial election, Candidates
Dodi Reza Alex Noerdin, was the son of incumbent Alex Noerdin and also regent of Musi Banyuasin since 2017 in addition to being a former member of the People's Representative Council between 2009 and 2016. He also served as deputy secretary general in Golkar. His running mate Giri Ramanda Kiemas is the nephew of the late PDI-P figure Taufiq Kiemas, who was also leader of the South Sumatra PDI-P. Golkar and PDI-P had 10 and 13 seats in the provincial assembly, respectively, for a total of 23.


2018 South Sydney Rabbitohs season
The 2018 South Sydney Rabbitohs season was the 109th in the club's history. Coached by Anthony Seibold and captained by  Greg Inglis, they competed in the National Rugby League's 2018 Telstra Premiership.


2018 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2018 South Tyneside Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of South Tyneside Council in England, the same day as other local elections.


2018 South and Central American Women's Handball Championship
The 2018 South and Central American Women's Handball Championship was the first edition of the South and Central American Women's Handball Championship, which took place in Maceió, Brazil from 29 November to 4 December 2018. It acted as the South and Central American qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship.


2018 Southampton City Council election
Elections to Southampton City Council took place on Thursday 3 May 2018, alongside nationwide local elections, alongside other local elections across the country. The elections saw no changes in the overall composition of the council, however saw seats being exchanged. The Labour Party lost Bitterne, Millbrook and Peartree to the Conservative party while the Conservatives lost Freemantle, Portswood and Swaythling to Labour. This led to the Labour leader of the council, Simon Letts, and the leader of the Conservative group in the city, Jeremy Moulton, losing their seats.


2018 Southampton City Council election, Background and Campaigning
In the lead up to the election, the BBC had summarised that the situation in Southampton for the Labour Party was incredibly precarious and one seat loss could deprive the party of a majority. They cited the Redbridge ward as a target for the main opposition the Conservatives, yet the Conservatives came third to the Southampton Independents candidate. Labour targeted the Conservative seats of Freemantle, Portswood and Swaythling, as well as the independent Coxford ward.


2018 Southampton City Council election, Background and Campaigning
Labour made a commitment to building 1,000 homes in the city over five years, invest further in council services, build a modular home factory and create a Clean Air Zone for the city. The Conservative Party offered a series of policies to tackle air pollution and traffic in the city: suggesting two new railway stations in the city, one at St Mary's Stadium and one in Ocean Village potentially where the old Southampton Terminus Station was, allow free parking for electric vehicles and introducing more electric charge points in the city. The Liberal Democrats focused on the quality of roads within the city and was sceptical of the way resources were used by the Labour administration to tackle homelessness in the city.


2018 Southampton City Council election, Background and Campaigning
The council had come under scrutiny for its decision to close the Kentish Road respite centre, which was due to budget cuts. Activists Lisa Stead and Amanda Guest, who have campaigned on the issue, stood in Bitterne and Shirely, respectively, with the 'Putting People First' group on the council. The Conservatives committed to fully reopening the respite centre.


2018 Southampton City Council election, Election results, Overall election result
As the council is elected in thirds, one councillor for each of the 16 wards are elected each year. All comparisons in seats and swing are to the corresponding Southampton Council election, 2014.


2018 Southeast Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship
The 2018 Southeast Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship, referred to as the 2018 Est Cola Southeast Asian Girls' U17 "Princess Cup" Volleyball Championship for sponsorship reasons, will be the twentieth edition of the Princess Cup Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), Southeast Asian Zonal Volleyball Association (SEAZVA) with Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA) for the girls' under-17 national teams of Southeast Asia. The tournament will be held in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, from 13 to 17 May 2018.


2018 Southeast Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship
A total of seven teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2001 eligible to participate.


2018 Southeast Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship, Qualification
The three SEAZVA member associations, also four invited team from the another two AVC affiliated zonal member associations will participate in the tournament with Thailand already qualified as host country, all teams participated in the 2018 Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship, excluded Singapore.


2018 Southeast Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship, Preliminary round, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loserMatch forfeited: 0 match points for each.


2018 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team
The 2018 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Tom Matukewicz and played their home games at Houck Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in OVC play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they defeated Stony Brook in the first round before losing in the second round to Weber State.


2018 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team, Previous season
The Redhawks finished the 2017 season 3–8, 3–5 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.


2018 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team, Preseason, OVC media poll
On July 20, 2018, the media covering the OVC released their preseason poll with the Redhawks predicted to finish in eighth place. On July 23, the OVC released their coaches poll with the Redhawks predicted to finish in seventh place.


2018 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team, Preseason, Preseason All-OVC team
The Redhawks had thee players selected to the preseason all-OVC team. Running back Marquis Terry was also selected as the preseason offensive player of the year.


2018 Southeast Sulawesi gubernatorial election
The 2018 Southeast Sulawesi gubernatorial election took place on 27 June 2018 as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the governor of Southeast Sulawesi alongside with their deputy, whilst members of the provincial council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah) will be re-elected in 2019.


2018 Southeast Sulawesi gubernatorial election
Former governor Ali Mazi came out on top of the three-candidate race, defeating former Kendari mayor Asrun and North Kolaka regent Rusda Mahmud.


2018 Southeast Sulawesi gubernatorial election, Timeline
Registration for party-backed candidates were opened between 8 and 10 January 2018, while independent candidates were required to register between 22 and 26 November 2017. The candidates were assigned their ballot numbers on 13 February 2018. The campaigning period would commence between 15 February and 24 June, with a three-day election silence before voting on 27 June. In May 2018, KPU declared that there were 1,628,320 eligible voters for the election.


2018 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2018 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 22 through May 27 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. The annual tournament determined the tournament champion of the Division I Southeastern Conference in college baseball. The tournament champion earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament


2018 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament
The tournament has been held every year since 1977, with LSU claiming twelve championships, the most of any school. Original members Georgia and Kentucky along with 1992 addition Arkansas have never won the tournament. This is the twentieth consecutive year and twenty-second overall that the event has been held at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, known from 2007 through 2012 as Regions Park. Texas A&M joined in 2013, and won its first title in 2016. Missouri, which also joined in 2013, has yet to win the event.


2018 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding
The regular season division winners claimed the top two seeds and the next ten teams by conference winning percentage, regardless of division, claimed the remaining berths in the tournament. The bottom eight teams played a single-elimination opening round, followed by a double-elimination format until the semifinals, when the format reverted to single elimination through the championship game. This was the sixth year of this format.


2018 Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament
The 2018 SEC Softball tournament will be held at Mizzou Softball Stadium on the campus of University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri from May 9 through May 12, 2018. The tournament will earn the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN2 and the semifinals were broadcast on ESPNU, while all other SEC tournament games will be live on the SEC Network.


2018 Southeastern Conference football season
The 2018 Southeastern Conference football season represents the 86th season of SEC football taking place during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on August 30 and will end with the SEC Championship Game, between Alabama and Georgia, on December 1. The SEC is a Power Five conference under the College Football Playoff format along with the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big 12 Conference, the Big Ten Conference, and the Pac-12 Conference. For the 2018 season, the SEC has 14 teams divided into two divisions of seven each, named East and West.


2018 Southeastern Conference football season, Background, Previous season
Georgia defeated Auburn 28–7 in a rematch from Week Ten in 2017 season (loss to Auburn by 40–17) for the 2017 SEC Championship Game.


2018 Southeastern Conference football season, Background, Previous season
Ten SEC teams participated in bowl games. Mississippi State defeated Louisville 31–27 in the TaxSlayer Bowl. South Carolina defeated Michigan 26–19 in the Outback Bowl. Missouri lost to Texas 16–33 in the Texas Bowl. Texas A&M lost to Wake Forest 52–55 in the Belk Bowl. Kentucky lost to Northwestern 23–24 in the Music City Bowl. LSU lost to Notre Dame 17–21 in the Citrus Bowl. Auburn lost to UCF 27–34 in the Peach Bowl.


2018 Southeastern Conference football season, Background, Previous season
Georgia defeated Oklahoma 54–48 at second overtime in the Rose Bowl semifinal game and Alabama defeated Clemson 24–6 in the Sugar Bowl semifinal game.


2018 Southeastern Conference football season, Background, Previous season
Alabama defeated Georgia 26–23 at overtime in the CFP National Championship game.


2018 Southeastern Conference football season, Preseason, SEC media days
The SEC conducted its annual media days at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham – The Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama on July 16–19. The event commenced with a speech by commissioner Greg Sankey, and all 14 teams sent their head coaches and three selected players to speak with members of the media. The event along with all speakers and interviews were broadcast live on the SEC Network and streamed live on ESPN.com.


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


2018 Southeastern Conference football season, Schedule, Regular season
Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for that week until week ten when CFP rankings are used.


2018 Southeastern Conference football season, SEC vs other conferences, SEC vs. Power 5 matchups
This is a list of teams considered by the SEC as "Power Five" teams for purposes of meeting league requirements that each member play at least one "power" team in non-conference play. In addition to the SEC, the NCAA officially considers all football members of the ACC, Big 10, Big 12 and Pac-12, plus independent Notre Dame (a full but non-football ACC member), as "Power Five" teams.


2018 Southeastern Conference football season, SEC vs other conferences, SEC vs. Power 5 matchups
All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.


2018 Southeastern Conference football season, Awards and Honors, SEC Individual Awards
The following individuals won the conference's annual player and coach awards:


2018 Southeastern Conference football season, Home game attendance
Game played at Arkansas' secondary home stadium War Memorial Stadium, capacity: 54,120.


2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
The 2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team represented Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by first-year head coach Frank Scelfo and played their home games at Strawberry Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 4–5 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place.


2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team, Previous season
The Lions finished the 2017 season 6–5, 6–3 in Southland play to finish in fifth place.


2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team, Previous season
On January 19, head coach Ron Roberts resigned to become the defensive coordinator at Louisiana. He finished at Southeastern Louisiana with a six-year record of 42–29.


2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team, Preseason, Preseason All-Conference Teams
On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Lions having four players selected.


2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team, Preseason, Preseason Poll
On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Lions predicted to finish in fifth place.


2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team, Game summaries, at Nicholls
at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA


2018 Southeastern Provisions raid
The 2018 Southeastern Provisions raid was a workplace raid that occurred at Southeastern Provisions, a cattle slaughterhouse and meat-packing facility in Grainger County, Tennessee, United States, 9 miles west of the town of Bean Station.


2018 Southeastern Provisions raid
The facility was raided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP). 11 workers were arrested and 86 more were detained, all of whom were suspected of  residing in the United States unlawfully. As of 2021, the event remains one of the largest workplace raids in United States history.


2018 Southeastern Provisions raid, Southeastern Provisions investigation
Southeastern Provisions is a cattle slaughterhouse and meat-packing facility that began operations under the ownership of James Brantley in 1988. It was one of the largest sources of employment in Grainger County. The plant was under investigation a year previous to the raid by the IRS after the agency hearing reports from local banking officials stating that Brantley was making weekly withdrawals of $100,000 to make in cash payroll for workers. Reports have suggested that Brantley hired an estimated amount of 150 undocumented workers in an attempt to reduce business expenses as much as possible.


2018 Southeastern Provisions raid, Southeastern Provisions investigation
In May 2017, as part of the newly established Trump administration's immigration policy targeting employers of undocumented workers, federal agents selected Southeastern Provisions and placed an informant to work at the facility. The individual was hired without documentation and was paid in cash. The informant had observed harsh working conditions such as workers handling hazardous materials with no personal protective equipment and another losing several fingers while operating an electric saw.


2018 Southeastern Provisions raid, Southeastern Provisions investigation
A month prior the raid, Southeastern Provision's sewage treatment system had failed, causing waste containing bodily fluids and parts from slaughtered cattle to disperse into the groundwater of the surrounding area. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) would impose a $12,000 civil penalty on Southeastern Provisions until a new sewage treatment facility was constructed at the plant site. An investigation by the TDEC found dangerous strands of E. coli and Coliform bacteria in water wells and gardens in the homes of the neighborhoods located downward from the facility.


2018 Southeastern Provisions raid, Southeastern Provisions investigation
Bean Station, the town nearest to Southeastern Provisions, did not have a sewer system for the excess waste to be relocated to, prompting the TDEC to mandate a "pump and dump" plan to wastewater facilities in nearby municipalities such as Morristown and Greeneville until the new sewer plant was constructed at the plant.


2018 Southeastern Provisions raid, The raid
On April 5, 2018, a federal search warrant executed by the ICE, IRS, and the THP had the agencies raid Southeastern Provisions around 9:00 a.m  EST. Federal agents had discovered 104 undocumented workers employed at the facility, detaining 86 and arresting 11. IRS officials had obtained information concluding that James Brantley had paid the undocumented workers at a rate of $8–10 dollars an hour, with no extra pay for overtime. Law enforcement officials had surrounded the perimeter of the plant's complex, blocking every exit and then flooded the plant with armed officers telling those inside to freeze.


2018 Southeastern Provisions raid, The raid
Workers at the plant reported that federal agents targeted those of Hispanic descent, yelling racial slurs at the nearly 100 Latino workers of Southeastern Provisions, and ordering them to stop working immediately and raise their hands. White workers were reportedly ordered to stay put and some were allowed to smoke on site. Actions of violence performed by agents included workers being booted, punched in the face, and one worker having a gun pointed at his head while having to urinate supervised by several agents.


2018 Southeastern Provisions raid, The raid
Reymunda Lopez, one of the detained plant workers, described the raid as a hostile situation, "They gathered us in the middle of all of the cattle, and told us to put our hands behind our heads, and not to resist arrest because if they did they were going to hand cuff us."


2018 Southeastern Provisions raid, The raid
Those detained were sent to a National Guard center in Morristown in neighboring Hamblen County, where they were questioned by authorities. Families of the detained gathered where they found out whether their family members were released or deported. 54 undocumented laborers were sent to ICE detention facilities in Louisiana and Alabama.


2018 Southeastern Provisions raid, Aftermath, Community and political impact
In the immediate aftermath of the immigration raid, over 500 Hispanic students in the neighboring city of Morristown skipped school the following day in fear of being deported along with several arrested at Southeastern Provisions. Many churches and non-profit organizations in the Morristown-Hamblen area had planned together activities for those who had family or friends involved in the raid. An estimated crowd of 300 individuals led a protest against ICE and the Trump administration, which had then recently planned the raids of workplaces across the United States.


2018 Southeastern Provisions raid, Aftermath, Community and political impact
The support given to the immigrant families became a talking point for the political realm of the area's impacted by the raid. Politicians from Hamblen and Grainger counties provided various comments on the raid and its impact on their represented communities. Mayor Gary Chesney of Morristown would analyze both sides of the argument, “It involves more focus when things land in our lap. There are many who’ve hollered that we want illegal immigrants gone. At the same time, we don’t think children need to go to bed at night afraid.”


2018 Southeastern Provisions raid, Aftermath, Community and political impact
In Grainger County, then county mayor Mark Hipsher invoked uproar from the county's many conservative residents after making statements that provided a sympathetic approach to those detained. Hipsher was later defeated the county's Republican primary. When asked to speak about the raid by a Rolling Stone reporter, an unnamed Grainger County Republican politician suggested that the reporter 'expose' a political rival who had allegedly hired undocumented workers.


2018 Southeastern Provisions raid, Aftermath, Community and political impact
Steve Cohen, a Democratic representative representing Tennessee's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, condemned the actions of ICE performed at Southeastern Provisions at a Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition conference, stating: "This is unacceptable. The raid in Bean Station has created a humanitarian crisis in our very own state. We’ll be educating candidates in this year’s elections about the devastating impact of worksite raids and their responsibility as elected officials to speak out against these injustices and use the power of their office to limit the damage ICE can do to our communities."


2018 Southeastern Provisions raid, Aftermath, Community and political impact
Following the raid, Southeastern Provisions would temporarily close, causing a disruption in the beef distribution market with an estimated loss of $20 million dollars.


2018 Southeastern Provisions raid, Aftermath, Legal action
In September 2018, James Brantley was found guilty of multiple state and federal crimes, including tax evasion up to $2.4 million dollars, wire fraud, employing immigrants not authorized to work in the US, and many other workplace violations. He would be sentenced to 18 months in federal prison and was forced to pay over $1.3 million dollars to the IRS, and $1.42 million in restitution.