2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Recruiting, Recruits
Michigan's recruiting class consisted of 19 recruits, including three that enrolled early. Michigan's recruiting class was ranked No. 20 by ESPN, No. 24 by Rivals.com, and No. 21 by 247Sports.com's Composite Rankings.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Notre Dame
To open the season, Michigan travelled to South Bend, Indiana to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to resume its long-running rivalry after a three year hiatus.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Notre Dame
Michigan lost to Notre Dame, 24–17. Notre Dame scored 14 points in the first quarter on a 13-yard touchdown run from Jafar Armstrong and a 43-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Wimbush to Chris Finke. Michigan responded with 10 points in the second quarter on a 28-yard field goal by Quinn Nordin and a 99-yard kickoff return by Ambry Thomas. Notre Dame extended its lead in the second quarter on a four-yard touchdown run from Armstrong, which made the score 21–10 in favor of Notre Dame at half-time. Notre Dame added a 48-yard field goal by Justin Yoon in the third quarter. Michigan reduced Notre Dame's lead to seven points following a three-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon in the fourth quarter.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Notre Dame
Thomas' 99-yard kickoff return was the third 99-yard kickoff return in program history, and first since Tyrone Wheatley in 1992. Michigan's defense held Notre Dame to only 69 yards on 29 plays and three points in the second half, and scoreless in the fourth quarter.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Western Michigan
Following its opening game against Notre Dame, Michigan hosted the Western Michigan Broncos to open its home schedule. This was the first meeting between the schools since 2011, a game shortened by lightning.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Western Michigan
Michigan won in a blowout, 49–3. Michigan scored 21 points in the first quarter on a 17-yard touchdown pass from Shea Patterson to Sean McKeon, a 67-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon and a 27-yard touchdown run from Chris Evans. Michigan added 14 points in the second quarter on a two-yard touchdown run from Evans, and a 44-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Nico Collins, which made the score 35–0 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan extended its lead in the third quarter on a five-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Donovan Peoples-Jones. Michigan added seven points in the fourth quarter on an 18-yard touchdown pass from Dylan McCaffrey to Jake McCurry. Western Michigan finally got on the board late in the fourth quarter with a 35-yard field goal by Josh Grant to avoid a shutout.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Western Michigan
Michigan's honorary captains for the game were alumni Grant Newsome and Brenda Tracy. Michigan scored 21 points in the first quarter for the first time since 2016 against Illinois. Higdon's 140 rushing yards in the first quarter were the most by a Wolverine in a single quarter since Denard Robinson ran for 152 yards in the first quarter against Notre Dame in 2010. Michigan's defense held its opponent to single-digit points for the first time since allowing just a field goal to Maryland in 2016.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, SMU
Michigan defeated SMU 45–20. After neither team scored in the first quarter, Michigan scored on every offensive possession from the second quarter onward. The teams exchanged touchdowns on a one-yard touchdown run from Ben Mason for Michigan, and a 50-yard touchdown pass from Ben Hicks to James Proche for SMU to tie the game. Michigan responded with 14 points on a 35-yard touchdown pass from Shea Patterson to Donovan Peoples-Jones, and a 73-yard interception return from Josh Metellus as time expired in the first half, which made the score 21–7 in favor of Michigan at half-time.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, SMU
Michigan added 14 points in the third quarter on two touchdown receptions from Peoples-Jones, from seven-yards and 41-yards, respectively. SMU responded with a two-yard touchdown pass from William Brown to Ryan Becker. SMU opened the scoring in the fourth quarter on a two-yard touchdown pass from Brown to Proche. Michigan extended its lead with a 45-yard field goal by Quinn Nordin and a nine-yard touchdown run from Tru Wilson.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, SMU
Peoples-Jones' three touchdowns were the most scored by a Wolverine wide receiver since Jehu Chesson scored four against Indiana in 2015. Metellus' 73-yard interception return was the sixth-longest interception return for a touchdown in program history and the longest since Brandon Herron's school-record 94-yard return against Western Michigan in 2011.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Nebraska
Following its game against SMU, Michigan began its conference schedule when it hosted the Nebraska Cornhuskers.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Nebraska
Michigan won in a blowout, 56–10. Michigan scored 20 points in the first quarter on two touchdown runs by Ben Mason, from one and four-yards, respectively, and a 44-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon. Michigan added 19 points in the second quarter, on a 50-yard field goal by Quinn Nordin, a five-yard touchdown pass from Shea Patterson to Zach Gentry, a one-yard touchdown run from Mason, and a safety for Michigan after an illegal forward pass by Adrian Martinez, which made the score 39–0 in favor of Michigan at half-time.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Nebraska
Michigan added 10 points in the third quarter on a 60-yard punt return by Donovan Peoples-Jones and a 38-yard field by Nordin. Nebraska finally got on the board late in the third quarter with a 35-yard field goal by Barret Pickering to avoid a shutout. The teams exchanged touchdowns in the fourth quarter on a 56-yard touchdown pass from Dylan McCaffrey to Ronnie Bell for Michigan, and a three-yard touchdown run from Wyatt Mazour for Nebraska.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Nebraska
The 56 points scored were the fifth most in program history of Big Ten openers and the most since a 58–0 victory over Minnesota in 2011. Michigan's offense tallied over 200 yards rushing (285) and passing (206) for the first time since the 2017 season opener against Florida when the Wolverines had 215 yards rushing and 218 yards receiving. Michigan's defense held Nebraska to -5 yards in the first quarter and -1 yard in the second quarter. The last time the Michigan defense held an opponent to negative rushing yards in a quarter was against Ohio State in 2017. Quinn Nordin made a 50-yard field goal in the second quarter, his third career made field goal of at least 50 yards, tying Bob Bergeron (1984–87) for the second-most 50-yard field goals made in a career at Michigan.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Northwestern
After facing Nebraska, Michigan traveled to Evanston, Illinois, to face the Northwestern Wildcats.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Northwestern
Michigan defeated Northwestern 20–17. Northwestern scored ten points in the first quarter, on a one-yard touchdown run from Clayton Thorson and a 45-yard field goal by Charlie Kuhbande. Northwestern extended its lead in the second quarter on a three-yard touchdown run from John Moten IV. Michigan finally got on the board with a four-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon, which made the score 17–7 in favor of Northwestern at half-time. In the second half, Michigan held Northwestern scoreless while accumulating 13 points. First a pair of field goals by Quinn Nordin from 23-yards and 24-yards, respectively in the third quarter, and a five-yard touchdown run from Higdon in the fourth quarter to give Michigan its first lead of the game, and the eventual win.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Northwestern
Michigan's 17-point comeback victory was its first since rallying for a 17-point comeback against Notre Dame in 2011. Northwestern had 105 total yards of offense in the first quarter, while Michigan's defense held them to just 97 yards in the final three quarters. Michigan's defense had season highs in sacks (six) and tackle-for-loss (10).


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Maryland
After its game against Northwestern, Michigan hosted the Maryland Terrapins in its homecoming game.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Maryland
Following a 70-minute weather delay due to thunderstorms in the area, Michigan defeated Maryland 42–21. Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter on a 34-yard field goal by Quinn Nordin. Maryland responded with a 98-yard kickoff return by Ty Johnson, to take its first and only lead of the game. Michigan scored 14 points in the second quarter on a one-yard run by Ben Mason and a 22-yard touchdown pass from Shea Patterson to Ronnie Bell, which made the score 17–7 in favor of Michigan at half-time.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Maryland
Michigan extended its lead in the third quarter on a 31-yard field goal by Nordin and a 34-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Donovan Peoples-Jones. Michigan added 15 points in the fourth quarter on a seven-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Jared Wangler, and a two-point conversion Mason run, and a 46-yard interception return by Brandon Watson. Maryland added 14 points on a one-yard run from Javon Leake, and a five-yard touchdown run from Tyrrell Pigrome.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Maryland
Michigan's honorary captain for the game was former director of strength and conditioning Mike Gittleson. Running back Karan Higdon rushed for 103 yards, becoming the 23rd player in program history to surpass 2,000 career rushing yards (2,020). Michigan's defense, which entered the game leading the nation in total defense at 232.6 yards per game, held Maryland to 220 yards of total offense, nearly 180 yards less than its average of 399.8 entering the game.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
Following its homecoming game against Maryland, Michigan hosted the Wisconsin Badgers.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
Michigan defeated Wisconsin 38–13. After a scoreless first quarter, Michigan got on the board first with a two-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon. Wisconsin responded with a 33-yard touchdown run from Kendric Pryor, for its only points of the first half, to tie the game. Michigan regained the lead following two field goals from Quinn Nordin from 42-yards and 33-yards, respectively, which made the score 13–7 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan extended its lead in the third quarter on a seven-yard touchdown run from Shea Patterson, followed by a two-point conversion pass to Nico Collins.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
Michigan added 17 more points in the fourth quarter. First with a 35-yard field goal by Nordin, then a 21-yard interception return from Lavert Hill and a 44-yard touchdown run from Dylan McCaffrey. Wisconsin then scored its only points of the second half on a three-yard touchdown pass from Alex Hornibrook to A. J. Taylor.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Wisconsin
Michigan's defense held Wisconsin to season-lows of 283 total yards, 100 passing yards and 183 rushing yards. Michigan held Wisconsin to just 2-of-11 (18.2 percent) on third-down conversions. Shea Patterson's 81-yard run early in the second quarter was Michigan's longest since Denard Robinson's 87-yard run against Notre Dame in 2010. It was tied for the 15th longest run from scrimmage in Michigan history and was the second longest run by a Michigan quarterback. Lavert Hill's 21-yard interception return for a touchdown was his second of his career, becoming the third player in Michigan program history to register two interception returns for touchdowns, following Lance Dottin and Thom Darden.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Michigan State
After its game against Wisconsin, Michigan traveled to East Lansing to face its in-state rival, the Michigan State Spartans, in the battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Michigan State
Michigan defeated Michigan State 21–7. After a scoreless first quarter, Michigan scored first with a six-yard touchdown pass from Shea Patterson to Nico Collins, which made the score 7–0 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan State opened the scoring in the second half on a four-yard touchdown pass from Darrell Stewart Jr. to Brian Lewerke to tie the game, for its only points of the game. Michigan responded with a 79-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Donovan Peoples-Jones to re-gain the lead. Michigan extended its lead in the fourth quarter on a five-yard touchdown run from Ben Mason.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Michigan State
Michigan's defense held Michigan State to just 94 total yards of offense, including 15 yards rushing. This was its fewest total yards gained in a game since only having 56 total yards of offense in 1947, also against Michigan. Michigan State entered the game averaging 394.5 yards of offense. Michigan has held seven of eight opponents to their season low in yardage this year. Michigan State failed to convert a third-down attempt, going 0-for-12 during the game. The seven points scored by Michigan State were the fewest in a rivalry game against Michigan since 2002, when Michigan won 49–3. Karan Higdon finished the game with 139 rushing yards, his sixth consecutive game surpassing 100-yards. With the win, Michigan snapped a 17 game losing streak to ranked opponents on the road. The team went into its bye week with a 7–1 record.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Penn State
After facing in-state rival Michigan State and having a bye week, Michigan hosted the Penn State Nittany Lions.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Penn State
Michigan won in a blowout, 42–7. Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter with a one-yard touchdown run from Shea Patterson. Michigan extended its lead in the second quarter on a 23-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Donovan Peoples-Jones, which made the score 14–0 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan added 14 points in the third quarter on a seven-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Zach Gentry and a 62-yard interception return by Brandon Watson. Michigan added 14 more points in the fourth quarter on a four-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon, and a one-yard touchdown run from Chris Evans. Penn State finally got on the board late in the fourth quarter on an eight-yard touchdown run from Tommy Stevens to avoid a shutout.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Penn State
Michigan's honorary captains for the game were alumni Bryan and Kathleen Marshall, and former Michigan basketball star and Fab Five member Chris Webber. Michigan's defense held Penn State to just 77 total yards in the first half, and allowing just 186 total yards during the game. This marked an FBS-best eighth time allowing less than 100 yards in a half this season. Higdon rushed for 132 yards, his seventh consecutive game surpassing 100-yards. This is the second-longest streak in Michigan program history, trailing only Mike Hart's eight consecutive games with 100-yards rushing in 2007. With his interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter, Brandon Watson became the fourth player in program history with two or more interceptions returned for touchdowns, joining Lavert Hill, Thom Darden and Lance Dottin.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Rutgers
After hosting Penn State, Michigan traveled to Piscataway, New Jersey to face the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Rutgers
Michigan won in a blowout, 42–7. Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter with a one-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon. Rutgers responded with an 80-yard touchdown run from Isaih Pacheco to tie the game. Michigan responded with 35 unanswered points. Michigan added 14 points in the second quarter on a one-yard touchdown run from Higdon and a 36-yard touchdown pass from Shea Patterson to Nico Collins, which made the score 21–7 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan again added 14 points in the third quarter on a 16-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Oliver Martin, and a 10-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Collins. Michigan added seven points in the fourth quarter on a 61-yard touchdown run from Chris Evans.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Rutgers
Michigan's defense allowed only 59 passing yards, the lowest by any team against Michigan this year. Michigan held Rutgers to just 4-of-12 on third-down conversions. Michigan tied a season-high with 24 first downs during the game. Higdon rushed for 42 yards, surpassing the 1,000-yard rushing mark in the second quarter. He became the first 1,000-yard running back for Michigan since Fitzgerald Toussaint in 2011, and the first player of any kind to rush for over 1,000 yards since Denard Robinson in 2012.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Indiana
Following its game against Rutgers, Michigan played its final home game against Indiana.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Indiana
Michigan defeated Indiana 31–20. Michigan opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 32-yard field goal by Jake Moody. Indiana responded with a 13-yard touchdown run from Stevie Scott, to take its first lead of the game. Michigan added 12 points during the second quarter on two field goals by Moody, from 30-yards, and 31-yards respectively, and a 41-yard touchdown pass from Shea Patterson to Nick Eubanks.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Indiana
Indiana added 10 points on a 41-yard field goal by Logan Justus and a seven-yard touchdown pass from Peyton Ramsey to Ty Fryfogle, which made the score 17–15 in favor of Indiana at half-time. Michigan added 10 points in the third quarter on a two-yard touchdown run from Karan Higdon and a 33-yard field goal by Moody to regain the lead. Michigan extended its lead in the fourth quarter on two more field goals by Moody, from 23-yards, and 29-yards, respectively. Indiana responded with a 32-yard field goal by Justus, for its only points of the second half.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, Indiana
Freshman kicker Jake Moody set a Michigan single-game record with six field goals, going 6-for-6 in his collegiate placekicking debut. Running back Karan Higdon recorded his eighth 100-yard game this season. Higdon's 100-yard game was the 13th of his career, tying him with Gordon Bell, Billy Taylor and Tim Biakabutuka for the eighth-most 100-yard rushing games during a career in Michigan program history.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Ohio State
Following its home finale against Indiana, Michigan traveled to Columbus, Ohio to face its arch-rival, the Ohio State Buckeyes, in the 115th playing of "The Game".


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Ohio State
Michigan was defeated by Ohio State 62–39. Ohio State opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 24-yard touchdown pass from Dwayne Haskins to Chris Olave. Michigan responded with a 39-yard field goal by Jake Moody. Michigan scored 16 points in the second quarter on a 31-yard field goal by Moody, a 23-yard touchdown pass from Shea Patterson to Nico Collins, and a nine-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Chris Evans.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Ohio State
Ohio State scored 17 points in the quarter on a 24-yard touchdown pass from Haskins to Olave, a 31-yard touchdown pass from Haskins to Johnnie Dixon and a 19-yard field goal by Blake Haubeil as time expired, which made the score 24–19 in favor of Ohio State at half-time. Ohio State added 17 points in the third quarter on a 19-yard field goal by Haubeil, a 33-yard punt return by Sevyn Banks and a two-yard touchdown run from Mike Weber.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Ohio State
Michigan scored 20 points in the fourth quarter on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Patterson to Collins, a one-yard touchdown run from Ben Mason, and a four-yard touchdown run from Joe Milton. Ohio State added 21 points on a 78-yard touchdown run from Parris Campbell, a one-yard touchdown pass from Haskins to K. J. Hill, and a 16-yard touchdown pass from Haskins to Campbell.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, at Ohio State
Michigan finished as co-champions of the Big Ten East Division with an 8–1 record in conference play, for its first division title since the conference introduced divisions in 2011. This was its best conference record since going 7–1 in 2004.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Florida (Peach Bowl)
On December 2, Michigan was selected to play in the Peach Bowl against the Florida Gators. Michigan won the previous meeting in the 2017 Advocare Classic, by a score of 33–17. This was Michigan's 47th bowl game appearance, and its first appearance in the Peach Bowl.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Florida (Peach Bowl)
Florida defeated Michigan 41–15. Florida opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 21-yard field goal by Evan McPherson. Michigan responded with a nine-yard touchdown pass from Shea Patterson to Donovan Peoples-Jones. Michigan extended its lead in the second quarter on a 48-yard field goal by Jake Moody. Florida added ten points in the quarter on a 26-yard field goal by McPherson and a 20-yard touchdown run from Feleipe Franks, which made the score 13–10 in favor of Florida at half-time.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, Game summaries, vs. Florida (Peach Bowl)
Florida added 14 points in the third quarter on a five-yard touchdown pass from Franks to La'Mical Perine, and a one-yard touchdown run from Jordan Scarlett. Michigan added five points in the fourth quarter on a 26-yard field goal by Moody and a safety. Florida extended its lead on a 53-yard touchdown run from Perine and a 30-yard interception return from C. J. Gardner-Johnson.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, 2019 NFL Draft
The 2019 NFL Draft was held on April 25–27, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. Five Wolverines were selected as part of the draft, and another six signed with NFL teams as undrafted free agents.


2018 Michigan Wolverines football team, 2019 NFL Draft, Undrafted free agents
Former Michigan starting quarterback Wilton Speight, who grad transferred to UCLA before the 2018 season, also signed as an undrafted free agent with the San Francisco 49ers.


2018 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team
The 2018 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team is the college's 19th season of playing organized men's college soccer. It is the Wolverines' 19th season playing in the Big Ten Conference.


2018 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team, Background
Michigan finished 1st in the Big Ten Conference regular season in 2017 with a 12–6–2 overall record and a 6–1–1 in-conference record. Michigan won in the quarterfinal of the Big Ten Tournament against Northwestern but lost in the semifinal to eventual champion Wisconsin. The team earned a spot in the NCAA tournament as a seeded team, and received a bye to the second round. However, the team lost to Colgate 2–3.


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


2018 Michigan elections
The Michigan general election, 2018 was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 throughout Michigan. The Democrats swept all of the statewide offices held by the Republicans.


2018 Michigan elections, Federal, Congress, Senate
Incumbent Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow won re-election to a fourth term.


2018 Michigan elections, Federal, Congress, House of Representatives
Democrats gained two House seats in the United States House of Representatives giving Michigan's House delegation an even split with seven Democrats and seven Republicans.


2018 Michigan elections, State, Executive, Governor and Lieutenant Governor
The Democratic ticket of Gretchen Whitmer and Garlin Gilchrist won the races for governor and lieutenant governor. This is a Democratic gain.


2018 Michigan elections, State, Executive, Secretary of State
Former Wayne State University Law School Dean Jocelyn Benson was elected secretary of state which was a Democratic gain. She became the first Democratic Michigan Secretary of State since 1995.


2018 Michigan elections, State, Executive, Attorney General
Detroit-based attorney Dana Nessel was elected Michigan attorney general becoming the first Democratic attorney general in 16 years.


2018 Michigan elections, State, Legislature, Senate
All 38 seats in the Michigan Senate were up for election in 2018. Democrats gained five seats, but Republicans still control 22 seats in the Michigan Senate.


2018 Michigan elections, State, Legislature, House of Representatives
All 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives were up for election in 2018. Democrats gained five seats, but Republicans still control the Michigan House with 58 Republicans and 52 Democrats.


2018 Michigan elections, State, Judiciary, Supreme Court
Two seats on the Michigan Supreme Court were up for election in 2018. Justice Kurt Wilder, who was appointed by Governor Snyder to replace retiring Justice Robert P. Young Jr., and Justice Beth Clement, who was named by Governor Snyder to replace Justice Joan Larsen after the latter was confirmed to a seat on the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in November, 2017, are each eligible to run for re-election. The two winners of the election were Clement and Megan Cavanagh, who unseated Wilder.


2018 Michigan elections, Ballot initiatives, Proposal 1
Proposal 1, an initiative to legalize cannabis, was approved 56-44.


2018 Michigan elections, Ballot initiatives, Proposal 2
Proposal 2 was an initiative to transfer the power to draw state Legislative districts and US Congressional districts from the state legislature to an independent redistricting commission. The proposal passed 61-39.


2018 Michigan elections, Ballot initiatives, Proposal 3
Proposal 3, an initiative to add voting policies such as same-day registration and straight-ticket voting to the state constitution, was approved 67-33.


2018 Michigan gubernatorial election
The 2018 Michigan gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next Governor of Michigan, concurrently with the election of Michigan's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.


2018 Michigan gubernatorial election
Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Snyder was term-limited and was unable to seek a third term in office. The filing deadline was April 24, 2018. The Republican, Democratic and Libertarian parties chose their nominees in a partisan primary on August 7, 2018. 2018 was the first year the Libertarian Party held a gubernatorial primary alongside the two other major parties in the state of Michigan. The Working Class Party, U.S. Taxpayers Party, Green Party and Natural Law Party chose their nominees at state party conventions.


2018 Michigan gubernatorial election
Democrat Gretchen Whitmer was elected with 53.3% of the vote.


2018 Michigan gubernatorial election, Libertarian primary
The Libertarian Party is one of three parties that have a primary in Michigan.


2018 Michigan gubernatorial election, Green Convention
The Green Party chose candidates for the 2018 ballot at its state convention on May 5, 2018, at the University of Michigan-Flint.


2018 Michigan gubernatorial election, General election, Debates
Two televised debates between Schuette and Whitmer were scheduled. The first debate was held on Friday, October 12 hosted by Grand Rapids television station WOOD-TV. That debate mainly concentrated on issues and there were no surprises or major errors from either candidate. The second debate was hosted by Detroit television station WDIV and was held on Wednesday, October 24. The two again clashed on various issues, but Schuette made a gaffe when he mixed up Whitmer's name with that of former governor Jennifer Granholm.


2018 Michigan gubernatorial election, General election, Campaign
While Whitmer's Democratic primary opponents publicly endorsed Whitmer in the general election, Republican nominee Schuette left the party split after the acrimonious battle with lieutenant governor Calley, with outgoing governor Rick Snyder refusing to endorse Schuette. Schuette also tried to hide his endorsement by Donald Trump from the primary in the general election. His actions as attorney general also came back to haunt him. Whitmer held consistent leads in polls over Schuette over the entire year.


2018 Michigan gubernatorial election, General election, Results
The election was not as close as expected, with Whitmer receiving 53.8% of the vote to Schuette's 43.8%. Schuette performed best in more sparsely populated areas, while Whitmer was supported by large margins in large and medium cities, such as Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Lansing. Whitmer also performed well in the Detroit suburbs. She carried former Republican stronghold Kent County (location of Grand Rapids), the first Democratic candidate to do so since James Blanchard's landslide 1986 reelection. Democrats swept the statewide races by also holding onto the Senate seat that was up for re-election, and picking up the positions of secretary of state and attorney general. They also captured every state university trustee seat that was up for election as well as the State Board of Education.


2018 Michigan gubernatorial election, General election, By congressional district
Whitmer won 7 of Michigan's 14 congressional districts. The seven districts she won all elected Democrats to Congress, and the seven that Schuette won all elected Republicans, though he won the district that elected Justin Amash by a very narrow margin of 0.4% and the district that elected Fred Upton by an even thinner 0.2%.


2018 Michigan's 13th congressional district special election
A special election for Michigan's 13th congressional district was held on November 6, 2018, following the resignation of Democratic U.S. Representative John Conyers.


2018 Michigan's 13th congressional district special election
The Democratic primary was held on August 7, 2018. No Republican candidate ran in the special election, making the win in the Democratic primary tantamount to election in this district. Both the primary for this election and primary for the regular election were concurrent; similarly, the special election was held the same day as regular election. The winner of the regular Democratic primary was former state Representative Rashida Tlaib, who went on to win the regular general election.


2018 Michigan's 13th congressional district special election
The winner of the special Democratic primary was Detroit City Council President Brenda Jones, who served only from November 29, 2018 to January 3, 2019, the last day of Conyers' 27th term.


2018 Michigan's 13th congressional district special election, Background
Incumbent U.S. Representative John Conyers announced on December 5, 2017, that he would resign after a sexual harassment scandal. He had represented the 13th and its predecessors since 1965 (it was numbered as the 1st from 1965 to 1993 and as the 14th from 1993 to 2013), and was the longest-serving member of the House at the time.


2018 Michigan's 13th congressional district special election, Background
Three days after Conyers' resignation, Governor Rick Snyder set a date for the special election. It was scheduled for November 6, 2018, concurrent with the regular election for a full two-year term. Primaries were held August 7. The filing deadline for candidates was April 24, 2018. As a result, the 13th's seat remained vacant for nearly a year.


2018 Michigan's 13th congressional district special election, General election, Campaign
Brenda Jones won the Democratic primary for the special election, but lost the Democratic primary for the regular election to Rashida Tlaib. Both the special primary and regular primary were held concurrently. Jones won the special election on November 6, and served for just over eight weeks.


2018 Micronesian Games
The 9th Micronesian Games were held from July 15 to July 27, 2018, in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.


2018 Micronesian Games, Participating nations
Ordinarily, there are 10 participants at the games. However, Nauru were unable to compete in this edition due to travel costs. As such, the participants at the games were: the four constituent states of the Federated States of Micronesia (Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, Yap), three sovereign countries (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Palau) and two insular areas of the United States (Northern Mariana Islands, Guam) all located within the Micronesia region.


2018 Micronesian Games, Sports
Athletes competed in 13 different sports at the games: athletics, baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, the "Micronesian all-around", open water swimming, soccer, spearfishing, va'a, table tennis, volleyball, weightlifting, and wrestling.


2018 Micronesian Games, Sports
Previously at the 2014 games 14 sports were contested. However, this edition of the games saw the removal of softball and tennis and the inclusion of beach volleyball.


2018 Micronesian Games, Medal table
Despite Nauru's withdrawal from the games, individual athlete Jonah Harris was still able to win 5 medals. The final medal table is as follows:


2018 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2018 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 23–27. The top six regular season finishers of the league's ten teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at Sprenger Stadium in Avon, Ohio. Kent State won the tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2018 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The top six teams were seeded according to conference winning percentage. Teams then played a double-elimination tournament with the top two seeds each receiving a single bye. After the first round, the top seed faced the lowest remaining seed in the winners' bracket. Kent State earned the top seed, while Miami was second, earning the tie over Ball State by taking two of three from the Cardinals during the regular season.


2018 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
The 2018 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference held from October 28 through November 4, 2018. The quarterfinals were held at campus sites. The semifinals and finals took place at Mickey Cochrane Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio, home of the Bowling Green Falcons, the highest remaining seed in the tournament following the quarterfinal matches. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play.


2018 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
The Toledo Rockets were the defending champions, but they did not qualify for the tournament after finishing 10th in the regular season. The Bowling Green Falcons won the tournament with a 5–4 penalty shootout win over the Ball State Cardinals in the final. The title was the third for the Bowling Green women's soccer program and the first for head coach Matt Fannon.


2018 Mid-American Conference football season
The 2018 Mid-American Conference football season will be the 73rd season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC). and is part of the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season will begin on August 30 and will end on November 24. The entire schedule was released on February 22. The MAC Championship Game will be held on November 30, 2018.


2018 Mid-American Conference football season, Previous season
In 2017, Akron won the East Division with a 6–2 conference record while Toledo won the West Division with a 7–1 conference record. Toledo defeated Akron in the MAC Championship game.


2018 Mid-American Conference football season, Preseason, Preseason Poll
The MAC Preseason Media Poll was released at the MAC Media Day on July 24, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan.


2018 Mid-American Conference football season, Preseason, Preseason Poll, MAC Championship
Ohio received 13 votes as the predicted 2018 MAC Championship Game winner. Toledo (5), Northern Illinois (4), Miami (1), and Central Michigan (1) also received votes.


2018 Mid-American Conference football season, Head coaches, Coaching changes
On November 22, 2018, one day after Kent State's final game of the season against Akron, the school fired head coach Paul Haynes after five losing seasons. On December 19, the school hired Sean Lewis as head coach.


2018 Mid-American Conference football season, Schedule, Regular season, Week One
Akron at Nebraska was canceled following a three-hour delay for lightning and thunderstorms.


2018 Mid-American Conference football season, Schedule, Regular season, Week Fourteen
This game was added after Akron's game vs Nebraska was canceled due to lightning and South Carolina's game vs Marshall was canceled due to Hurricane Florence.


2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 16 and ended on May 19, 2018 at Sliwa Stadium on the campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is a six-team double elimination tournament. As winner, North Carolina A&T claimed the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Bethune-Cookman has claimed sixteen of the nineteen tournament championships, with Florida A&M winning in 2015, Savannah State in 2013 and North Carolina A&T earning the 2005 title.


2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding
The top three teams from each of the MEAC's two divisions will be seeded one through three based on regular season records, with first round matchups of the second seed from the North and the third seed from the South and the second seed from the South against the third seed from the North. The top seeds will receive a single bye and play the winners of the first round matchups, while the losers will play an elimination game.


2018 Mid-Season Invitational
The 2018 Mid-Season Invitational was the fourth edition of the Mid-Season Invitational, a Riot Games-organised tournament for League of Legends, the multiplayer online battle arena video game. The tournament is the culmination of the 2018 spring split, the first part of 8th season of the game competitive scene.


2018 Mid-Season Invitational
Each of 14 premier League of Legends leagues have a team representing them; Europe (EU LCS), South Korea (LCK), North America (NA LCS) and China (LPL) had their teams automatically admitted into the main event whereas the other 10 leagues will compete among each other in a "play-in" with the top 2 teams advancing to join the main event.


2018 Mid-Season Invitational
The tournament was hosted in Germany and France from 3 to 20 May 2018. Matches of the play-in and group stages were held in EU LCS Studio in Berlin, while playoffs took place in multi-purpose indoor arena Zénith Paris. Royal Never Give Up are the champions of the 2018 MSI, after taking down Kingzone DragonX in the finals. Jian "Uzi" Zihao was named the MVP of the entire tournament, due to his outstanding performances. The results of the tournament have received numerous international debates and reactions.


2018 Mid-Season Invitational
The event's finals, where LPL (China)'s Royal Never Give Up took on LCK (South Korea)'s Kingzone DragonX, became one of the most watched eSports matches in history, greatly attributed to China's viewership. The finals were watched by over 127 million unique viewers, while the entire event boasted a total viewing time of over 2 billion hours. The event also became one of the greatest League of Legends' tournaments in history, as well as one of its historical milestones, as a South Korean team was thwarted by a non-South Korean team in a major match for the first time in 3 years.


2018 Mid-Season Invitational, Qualified teams and roster, Qualified team
Last year, team from Vietnam had qualified for MSI via Southeast Asian league. From 2018, Vietnam region will be separated from Southeast Asia region. The Spring split Champion team from Vietnamese league will qualify for MSI without take part in the Southeast Asian league. Number of regions up to 14.


2018 Mid-Season Invitational, Qualified teams and roster, Qualified team
Based on the result of the MSI and World Championship in 2 years before (2016–2017), 4 teams from Europe (EU LCS), North America (NA LCS), South Korea (LCK), and China (LPL) are started in Main Group Stage, 2 teams from Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau (LMS) and Vietnam (VCS) are started in Play-in round 2, 10 remaining teams are started in Play-in round 1. Unlike last year, loser at round 2 will be eliminated because no have round 3 in Play-in Stage.


2018 Mid-Season Invitational, Venues
Berlin, Paris were the two cities chosen to host the competition.


2018 Mid-Season Invitational, Play-In Stage, Round 1
First place teams of each group advance to round 2 of the stage


2018 Mid-Season Invitational, Play-In Stage, Round 1
Only 2 teams of each pool is drawn into a group.


2018 Mid-Season Invitational, Play-In Stage, Round 2
Random draw. Winners of the series advance to group stage. Losers will be eliminated.


2018 Mid-Season Invitational, Play-In Stage, Round 2
As the highest ranking emerging region in the 2018 Mid-Season Invitational, Vietnam (VCS) was given a direct spot in the main event at the 2018 World Championship, which was awarded to their summer champions.


2018 Mid-Season Invitational, Group stage
Double Round Robin. Top 4 teams advance to Knock-out stage.


2018 Mid-Season Invitational, Group stage
China, Europe, South Korea and TW/HK/MO will get pool 1 in 2018 World Championship Main Group Stage for Summer split Champion. North America and Vietnam will get pool 2.


2018 Middle East Rally Championship
The 2018 Middle East Rally Championship was an international rally championship sanctioned by the FIA. The championship was contested over five events held in five Middle East countries from April to November. One event, the Cyprus Rally, is shared with the 2018 European Rally Championship.


2018 Middle East Rally Championship
Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah won his fourteenth MERC championship and his eighth consecutively. Al-Attiyah won the season opening Jordan Rally and later the Kuwait International Rally which was returning to the schedule after being left of the 2017 calendar. Al-Attiyah was also the leading MERC competitor to finish at the Cyprus Rally. Czech driver Vojtěch Štajf won the last event of the year in Qatar, held just two weeks after Kuwait. He was also second in Jordan and the second placed MERC driver in Cyprus. He was runner up in the championship. Kuwaiti driver Meshari Al-Thefiri was third in the championship finishing second in Kuwait and third in Jordan. Lebanese veteran Roger Feghali's one-off appearance at his home event saw him win the rally for the fourteenth time.


2018 Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak
The 2018 Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak was a set of infections of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV). The cases were most numerous in, and are believed to have originated from, Saudi Arabia.


2018 Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak
250 cases of MERS were recorded in 2017, and 249 in 2016. In 2018, there was an early surge in cases, with 21 confirmed cases in February. However, over the whole year, cases were down compared to previous years, with 147 recorded cases.


2018 Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak, MERS-CoV
The syndrome originates in countries on the Arabian peninsula, and there is a low general risk to any travelers. Symptoms usually appear 2 to 14 days after exposure, and include fever, cough, shortness of breath and difficulty breathing.


2018 Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak, Annual summaries
Total laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS world-wide per year were as follows:


2018 Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak, Background of cases
On 18 June 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that there were 75 laboratory-confirmed MERS cases in Saudi Arabia. The first observed case outside of the Middle East was diagnosed on 23 August 2018 in the United Kingdom, being the first case in 5 years in the country. A second case was detected on 8 September 2018 of a South Korean man who was traveling from the Middle East, being the first diagnosis in that country since the 2015 outbreak. There were also hundreds of suspected cases in the United States and other parts of the world, most of which were eventually diagnosed as not being MERS infections.


2018 Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak, Response
The Ministry of Health in the Republic of Korea monitored at least 21 individuals who were in close contact with the confirmed case, and placed all identified close contacts in quarantine at their homes.


2018 Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak, Response, World Health Organization
The confirmed case in Korea did not change the World Health Organization (WHO) overall global risk assessment for the disease, and WHO also stated that any additional confirmed cases would also not change the risk, which was deemed as low. However, it does recommend countries to continue to monitor potential cases and to carefully record any unusual patterns.


2018 Middle East respiratory syndrome outbreak, Response, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
After the confirmed case in the United Kingdom, the ECDC repeated their risk assessment that close contacts of confirmed cases must be monitored for symptoms for at least 14 days after the last exposure. The organization also repeated that cases of the syndrome were not unexpected and had been observed in Europe before, and the risk of transmission to the general population from the confirmed case was extremely low.


2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
The 2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blue Raiders played their home games at the Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as members of the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by 13th-year head coach Rick Stockstill. They finished the season 8–6, 7–1 in C-USA play to finish as champions of the East Division. They represented the East Division in the C-USA Championship Game where they lost to West Division champion UAB. They were invited to the New Orleans Bowl where they lost to Appalachian State.


2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team, Previous season
The Blue Raiders finished the 2017 season 7–6, 4–4 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division. They received an invite to the Camellia Bowl where they defeated Arkansas State.


2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team, Preseason, Preseason All-CUSA team
Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Blue Raiders having four players selected.


2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team, Preseason, Preseason media poll
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Blue Raiders predicted to finish in third place in the East Division.


2018 Middlesex County municipal elections
Elections were held in Middlesex County, Ontario on October 22, 2018 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.


2018 Middlesex County municipal elections, Middlesex County Council
County Council consists of the mayors of each municipality plus the deputy mayors of the municipalities over 5,000 people.


2018 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament
The 2018 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament is the men's volleyball tournament for the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association during the 2018 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It is being held  April 14 through April 21, 2018 at campus sites. The winner receives the Association's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.


2018 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament, Seeds
All eight teams are eligible for the postseason, with the highest seed hosting each round. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.


2018 Midwestern State Mustangs football team
The 2018 Midwestern State Mustangs football team represented Midwestern State University in the 2018 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Bill Maskill, who is in his 18th season at Midwestern State. The Mustangs played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference.


2018 Midwestern State Mustangs football team, Schedule
Midwestern State announced its 2018 football schedule on April 13, 2018. The schedule consists of six home and four away games in the regular season. The Mustangs will host LSC foes Angelo State , Texas A&M-Commerce, West Texas A&M, and Tarleton State and will travel to Texas-Permian Basin, Eastern New Mexico, Texas A&M-Kingsville, and Western New Mexico.


2018 Midwestern State Mustangs football team, Schedule
The Mustangs will host two non-conference games against Humboldt State from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference and the West Florida from the Gulf South Conference, national runners-up in 2017.


2018 Milano–Torino
The 2018 Milano–Torino was the 99th edition of the Milano–Torino cycling classic. It was held on 10 October 2018 over a distance of 200 km (120 mi) between Magenta and Turin. The race was rated as a 1.HC event on the 2018 UCI Europe Tour. The race was won by French rider Thibaut Pinot of Groupama–FDJ.


2018 Milano–Torino, Teams
Twenty-one teams, which consisted of 15 of the 18 UCI WorldTour teams and six UCI Professional Continental teams, of up to seven riders started the race:


2018 Milan–San Remo
The 2018 Milan–San Remo (known as Milano-Sanremo presented by NAMEDSPORT> for sponsorship reasons) was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 17 March 2018 in Italy. It was the 109th edition of the Milan–San Remo and the eighth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour.


2018 Milan–San Remo
The race was won by Vincenzo Nibali from the Bahrain–Merida team, becoming the first Italian rider since Filippo Pozzato in 2006 to win La Classicissima. Nibali had attacked on the Poggio di San Remo, and managed to hold off the sprinters in the closing stages to seal victory. Caleb Ewan (Mitchelton–Scott) led the sprinters home in second ahead of Groupama–FDJ's Arnaud Démare, the 2016 winner.


2018 Milan–San Remo, Teams
As Milan–San Remo was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team in the race. Seven UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 25-team peloton. Each team was allowed to bring seven riders to the race, leading to a field made up of 175 riders.


2018 Milan–San Remo, Route
As one of the sports monuments, Milan–San Remo – generally considered to be a sprinters' classic – is among the highest-rated races in professional cycling. The 2018 route was initially scheduled to be 291 km (181 mi) long, running from the Via della Chiesa Rossa in Milan to the traditional finish on San Remo's Via Roma. The final part of the race included the climbs of the Cipressa and the Poggio, which usually prove decisive for the race outcome.


2018 Milan–San Remo, Route
Also on the route, the riders also had to tackle the 35 km (22 mi) climb of the Passo dello Turchino, although it was not considered to be a key point in the race. After the Turchino, the route followed the Aurelia road along the coast from Genoa all the way to the finish in Sanremo. With a little over 50 km (31 mi) left to go, the first of the coastal climbs started with the Capo Mele, the Capo Cervo and the Capo Berta, before meeting the final two climbs leading to the finish.


2018 Milan–San Remo, Route
The day before the race, it was announced that the race was to be lengthened to 294 km (183 mi) with a diversion after the original 100 km (62 mi) mark, at Basaluzzo.


2018 Milan–San Remo, Pre-race favourites
Three-time world champion Peter Sagan (Bora–Hansgrohe) was considered the highest ranked favourite for the victory. Unlike others in the field, he was considered as a rider who could win both through a bunch sprint as well as a late attack on the final climb. He came into the race with good form, having finished second on three stages of Tirreno–Adriatico, a stage race held before Milan–San Remo. Michał Kwiatkowski (Team Sky), the defending champion, was also considered a strong favourite, as he had won the general classification at Tirreno–Adriatico.


2018 Milan–San Remo, Pre-race favourites
Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors), who was third in 2017, was also counted among the favourites for the race. While Kwiatkowski and Alaphilippe were considered to have to rely on a breakaway on one of the final climbs, several sprinters were counted among the favourites if a larger group reached the finish line together. 2014 winner Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) was among them, as was Arnaud Démare (Groupama–FDJ), who won the race in 2016, but had to withdraw from Paris–Nice due to a cold.


2018 Milan–San Remo, Pre-race favourites
Other strong sprinters at the start line were Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors), Matteo Trentin (Mitchelton–Scott), Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Dimension Data), Magnus Cort (Astana), André Greipel (Lotto–Soudal) and Marcel Kittel (Team Katusha–Alpecin), who took part in the race for the first time. Michael Matthews (Team Sunweb), usually also a favourite, was not given a strong chance due to a fractured shoulder, suffered three weeks prior at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. 2015 winner John Degenkolb (Trek–Segafredo) missed the race due to illness, as did his teammate Giacomo Nizzolo.


2018 Milan–San Remo, Pre-race favourites
Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) also missed the race, because of a fractured hand suffered at Tirreno–Adriatico. His teammate Philippe Gilbert, who had finished on the podium of Milan–San Remo twice before, aimed at a victory to get closer to his goal of winning all five "monument races" of cycling. More riders considered to potentially play their hand on one of the climbs before the finish were Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain–Merida), Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team), Gianni Moscon (Team Sky) and Nathan Haas (Team Katusha–Alpecin).


2018 Milan–San Remo, Race report
The race started in heavy rain in Milan. The rolling start took place at 10:13 am local time at the Via della Chiesa Rossa outside of the city. An early breakaway formed, consisting of Mirco Maestri and Lorenzo Rota (both Bardiani–CSF), Evgeny Kobernyak (Gazprom–RusVelo), Guy Sagiv and Dennis van Winden (both Israel Cycling Academy), Sho Hatsuyama (Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini), Charles Planet (Team Novo Nordisk), Matteo Bono (UAE Team Emirates) and Jacopo Mosca (Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia). The maximum time gap the group held was six minutes after about an hour of racing.


2018 Milan–San Remo, Race report
The peloton began to pull back on the Passo Turchino climb, cutting the break's lead to 4:30 minutes by the summit, though it extended back to five minutes as the riders reached the sea front. With the roads still wet, a crash in the field involved both Kristoff and Greipel among others. With 70 km (43 mi) of the race to go, the rain eased up. By the first of the so-called Capi climbs 50 km (31 mi) from the finish, the breakaway's lead was down to two minutes.


2018 Milan–San Remo, Race report
At the Cappo Berta, with 39 km (24 mi) left, the lead had decreased further to half a minute, while the high tempo in the field distanced Marcel Kittel. Maestri attacked from the break on the descent, taking Rota, van Winden, and Bono with him. However, they were caught at San Lorenzo al Mare, 30 km (19 mi) before the finish.


2018 Milan–San Remo, Race report
As the field reached the climb of the Cipressa, more riders failed to keep contact with the field's high pace. However, no major attacks were launched. At the base of the Poggio climb, Astana and Groupama–FDJ set the tempo. Mark Cavendish (Team Dimension Data) had to retire after a spectacular accident in which he hit a traffic bollard and crashed onto the road. Marcus Burghardt (Bora–Hansgrohe) led the first acceleration on the climb, with Jempy Drucker (BMC Racing Team) following. Drucker moved past Burghardt but was reeled back by the Bahrain–Merida squad.


2018 Milan–San Remo, Race report
Krists Neilands (Israel Cycling Academy) attacked shortly before the summit and Vincenzo Nibali reacted, leaving Neilands shortly thereafter and heading towards the finish on his own. His lead at the summit was 12 seconds. Matteo Trentin (Quick-Step Floors) tried to counter the attack on the descent, but was unable to do so. At the bottom of the descent, Nibali's lead was nine seconds over a larger group of riders. Alaphilippe set the pace as they tried to reach Nibali before the line, but to no avail.


2018 Milan–San Remo, Race report
Nibali won the race just ahead of Caleb Ewan and Arnaud Démare, who led out the sprint from the group behind. It was Nibali's third victory in one of cycling's "monument" races, having won Il Lombardia twice before. He was also the first Italian to win the race since Filippo Pozzato in 2006.


2018 Milan–San Remo, Post-race
Following his victory, Nibali thanked his Bahrain–Merida teammates for their efforts. He described the final kilometres of the race as "endless – pure suffering." He added: "I was very cold and calculating. I knew I was working for the team. When I attacked, I knew I had to go alone, and it was that way". Second-placed Caleb Ewan stated that he was surprised to have been so close to victory. He felt that the race had gone his way, adding: "All that went wrong for us is that Vincenzo was too strong." Sixth-placed Peter Sagan congratulated Nibali on his win, saying: "He deserves it. None of us had any means against his attack."


2018 Milan–San Remo, Post-race
Mark Cavendish's crash, which left him with a broken rib, caused him to miss the 2018 Commonwealth Games. André Greipel, who suffered two crashes in the last 4 km (2.5 mi) of the race, was forced to miss the rest of the spring classics season due to a broken collarbone.


2018 Milex Open
The 2018 Milex Open was a professional tennis tournament played on green clay courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic between 8 and 13 October 2018.


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


2018 Milex Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using protected rankings:


2018 Milex Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates:


2018 Milex Open – Doubles
Juan Ignacio Londero and Luis David Martínez were the defending champions but only Londero chose to defend his title, partnering Tomás Lipovsek Puches. Londero lost in the semifinals to Leander Paes and Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela.


2018 Milex Open – Doubles
Paes and Reyes-Varela won the title after defeating Ariel Behar and Roberto Quiroz 4–6, 6–3, [10–5] in the final.


2018 Milex Open – Singles
Víctor Estrella Burgos was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Federico Delbonis.


2018 Milex Open – Singles
Christian Garín won the title after defeating Delbonis 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 in the final.


2018 Military Bowl
The 2018 Military Bowl was a college football bowl game that was played on December 31, 2018. It was the 11th edition of the Military Bowl, and was one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 FBS football season. Sponsored by defense contractor Northrop Grumman, the game was officially known as the Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman.


2018 Military Bowl, Teams
The game was played between Virginia Tech of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Cincinnati of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The two programs had previously met 11 times, with Virginia Tech holding a 6–5 lead in the series. It was their second meeting in the Military Bowl, having previously contested the 2014 edition, with Virginia Tech winning 33–17.


2018 Military Bowl, Teams, Virginia Tech Hokies
Virginia Tech received and accepted a bid to the Military Bowl on December 2. The Hokies entered the bowl with a 6–6 record (4–4 in conference). After starting the season 4–2, the Hokies lost four games in a row, then finished with two wins, giving them the six wins needed for bowl eligibility. This was Virginia Tech's 26th consecutive bowl appearance, having played in a bowl every season since the 1993 Independence Bowl.


2018 Military Bowl, Teams, Cincinnati Bearcats
Cincinnati received and accepted a bid to the Military Bowl on December 2. The Bearcats entered the bowl with a 10–2 record (6–2 in conference).


2018 Milton Keynes Council election
The 2018 Milton Keynes Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Milton Keynes Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.


2018 Milwaukee Brewers season
The 2018 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 49th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, the 21st in the National League, and 50th overall. On September 26, the Brewers clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2011. They defeated the Chicago Cubs in the 2018 National League Central tie-breaker game on October 1 to win their first division title since 2011. They swept the Colorado Rockies in the Division Series to advance to the National League Championship Series, where they lost in seven games to the Los Angeles Dodgers.


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


2018 Milwaukee Brewers season, Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of eight minor league affiliates in 2018. They operated a Dominican Summer League team as a co-op with the Cleveland Indians.


2018 Minas Gerais gubernatorial election
The 2018 state elections in Minas Gerais were held on 7 October, as part of the general elections in the Federal District and in 26 states, to elect one Governor and Vice Governor, two Senators and four substitutes for Senator, 53 Federal Deputies, and 77 State Deputies. In the election for Governor, entrepreneur Romeu Zema (NOVO) finished in first place with 42.73% of the valid votes, followed by Senator Antonio Anastasia (PSDB) with 29.06%. Incumbent Governor Fernando Pimentel (PT) couldn't re-elect, placing third place with 23.12% of the votes. As the first place didn't reach 50% of the votes, a second round took place on 28 October. Zema was elect Governor with 71.80% of the votes, and Anastasia placed second with 28.20%.


2018 Minas Gerais gubernatorial election
For the Federal Senate, the then Federal Deputy Rodrigo Pacheco (DEM) and the journalist and presenter Carlos Viana (PHS) were elect to fill the seats of Aécio Neves (PSDB) and Zezé Perrella (MDB). They had, respectively, 20.49% and 20.22% of the votes. Dinis Pinheiro (SD) place third with 18.42% of the votes, and former president Dilma Rousseff (PT), who had been impeached two years before, placed fourth with 15.35% of the votes.


2018 Mini Challenge UK
The 2018 Mini Challenge season was the seventeenth season of the Mini Challenge UK. The season started on 31 March at Oulton Park and ended on 29 September at Rockingham Motor Speedway. The season featured thirteen rounds across the UK.


2018 Mini Challenge UK, Championship standings
Championship points were awarded for the first 34 positions in each Championship Race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. There were bonus points awarded for Pole Position and Fastest Lap.


2018 Minivan Championship
The 2018 Minivan Championship Football Tournament is the fourth season under its current tournament format.


2018 Minjiang University protests
In November 2018, students and local food vendors of Minjiang University protested the ban of take-out food on the campus.


2018 Minjiang University protests, Background
With the rise of online ordering platforms, many Minjiang University students turned to takeout food options to avoid ongoing food safety concerns associated with the university's often-crowded dining hall and canteens. Subsequent business loss led to objections being raised by traditional eating establishments.


2018 Minjiang University protests, Background
Around this time, several universities including USTB (University of Science and Technology Beijing), BIT (Beijing Institute of Technology) and Guangxi University of Foreign Languages implemented regulations to prohibit or restrict deliveries by takeout providers. Minjiang University planned to follow suit.


2018 Minjiang University protests, Background
Early in November 2018, rumors circulated claiming the university was to ban take-out food. Then, on November 11, Minjiang University issued a new regulation banning take-out food from entering the campus. This was confirmed in the morning via the release of the "instructions on the special work of campus renovation" on the official blog of the Student Work Office. The new regulation prohibited the consumption of take-out food on campus and threatened disciplinary action against students caught with take-out food on campus.


2018 Minjiang University protests, Protests
At noon on November 12, the university's dining hall saw an abnormally large crowd, with the second canteen filled to near capacity. Students, unable to get seats, were forced to wait in line at the gate. Noting the situation, several nearby take-out vendors turned up at the entrance of the Second Canteen and began offering free lunches. They also called on students to boycott the new take-out ban. In response, the university sent personnel to enforce order by asking the vendors to leave the premises. When the vendors refused to leave, the university referred the matter to the police, who arrived to remove the vendors.


2018 Minjiang University protests, Protests
Later in the day, students posted an online critique of Mr. He Daiqin (the Party Secretary of Minjiang University), accusing him of instigating the ban on take-out food. They called for Mr. He to resign and demanded he be investigated by authorities.


2018 Minjiang University protests, Protests
Some dormitory areas were in turmoil, with many students shouting from buildings in protest of the school's take-out ban.


2018 Minjiang University protests, Aftermath
On November 12, the school responded to the situation by allowing vendors to set up take-away food areas outside school gates.


2018 Minjiang University protests, Aftermath
On the afternoon of November 13, university officials rejected students' charges against Mr. He Daiqin, and declined to investigate these allegations. The university subsequently relaxed the ban on take-away food on campus, calming protests and enabling take-away vendors to deliver food on campus.


2018 Minjiang University protests, Aftermath
On the evening of November 14, Fuzhou police reported that four take-out food vendors who had distributed free lunches at the entrance to the Second Canteen of Minjiang University were placed in administrative detention for seriously disturbing the normal order of the school.


2018 Minjiang University protests, Aftermath
On November 15, the university continued to allow take-out food to enter parts of the campus, and tweeted that it would further facilitate student meals, yet dismissed the allegation that "He Daiqin, the university leader, owned shares in the canteen" as an internet rumor.


2018 Minjiang University protests, Aftermath
Vendors were permitted to set up in the dormitory area and make arrangements for selling and delivering food. Later, they officially recognized take-away food areas in Districts 3 and 4. This official recognition was further extended to Districts 1 and 2 on the morning of November 16. At noon on November 13, Minjiang University At the request of Minjiang University officials, Sina Weibo officially removed some topics about the take-out ban and deleted some micro blogs that attacked the university and its leadership. This was done to suppress hot searches and limit potential damage to the university's image.


2018 Minjiang University protests, Media attention
At noon on November 12, after nearby take-out stalls were removed by the police, many witnesses uploaded photos and video of the scene to the internet. They complained about the university and compared it to a "prison". News about Minjiang University's take-out food ban trended on the hot search list on Sina Weibo.


2018 Minjiang University protests, Media attention
Further reporting by Sina, Pear Video, People's Daily, CNR and other media also covered the role of take-out food in colleges. Television channels CCTV-2 and CCTV-12 both ran stories on "Minjiang University has banned take-out food and merchants have offered free lunches".


2018 Minjiang University protests, Media attention
After the take-away ban incident, university staff interviewed by the media offered clarification on the ban. They stated that the university's objection was not to the ordering of take-away meals, but rather to the influx of take-away delivery vehicles which caused excessive on-campus traffic. They indicated that students ordering take-away food should meet their deliveries at the designated areas at the school's gates.


2018 Minnesota Attorney General election
The 2018 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of the U.S. state of Minnesota. A primary election was held on August 14, 2018, in which Doug Wardlow was nominated as the Republican candidate and Keith Ellison was nominated as the Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) candidate. Ellison won the election.


2018 Minnesota Attorney General election, Background
DFL incumbent Lori Swanson was first elected attorney general in 2006. Swanson succeeded two-term DFL incumbent Mike Hatch, who opted to run for governor in 2006. Swanson was re-elected in 2010 and 2014. On January 28, 2018, Swanson announced that she would seek re-election. The announcement came after months of speculation that she would run for governor in 2018. On June 4, 2018, after failing to receive her own party's endorsement for attorney general, Swanson ended her campaign for attorney general and opted to run for governor instead.


2018 Minnesota Attorney General election, Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary, Candidates
It was reported in late January 2018 that Ellison was exploring the possibility of seeking election to be attorney general. According to several people he had spoken with recently, Ellison was not likely to run but found it enticing. Following Swanson's withdrawal from the election on June 4, 2018, it was reported that Ellison was likely to enter the race, which he did the next day.


2018 Minnesota Attorney General election, Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary, Candidates
On June 2, 2018, the DFL endorsed Pelikan at their state convention. Swanson received 52 percent over Pelikan after the first round of balloting, but not the required 60 percent. Swanson then withdrew her nomination for the party's endorsement, but did not indicate if she would run in the primary election.


2018 Minnesota Attorney General election, Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary, Candidates
On June 4, 2018, Swanson announced she would no longer seek re-election and would instead run for Governor. The day after her announcement, Ellison, Foley, Hatch, Hilstrom, and Rothman entered the race. Hatch said he did not think Pelikan had sufficient courtroom experience and would withdraw if someone he thought was qualified entered the race, which he did the next day.


2018 Minnesota Attorney General election, Republican primary, Candidates
Wardlow was endorsed by the Republicans on June 2, 2018, at their state convention.


2018 Minnesota Attorney General election, Minor parties and independents, Candidates
On October 15, 2018, Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party candidate Noah Johnson announced his endorsement of DFL nominee Keith Ellison. In explaining his endorsement, Johnson cited Ellison's recent statement of support for marijuana legalization. Johnson also stated that he wished to avoid drawing votes away from Ellison and thereby increasing Republican nominee Doug Wardlow's chances of victory. Johnson's name remained on the ballot.


2018 Minnesota Attorney General election, General election
On October 27, 2018, Politico reported that the State of Minnesota had not elected a Republican attorney general in more than 40 years, but added that Ellison was "putting that streak to the test." According to Politico, Ellison had been "rocked by accusations of domestic abuse" and had fallen behind Wardlow in a recent poll; Politico added that the race "revolves around Ellison and what voters make of the misconduct allegations he's facing."


2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The 2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Gophers played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota and competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by second-year head coach P. J. Fleck.


2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Minnesota began the year by sweeping its non-conference slate against New Mexico State, Fresno State, and Miami (OH); but opened Big Ten Conference play with four straight losses. The team secured wins against Indiana and Purdue, and then secured bowl eligibility by defeating rival Wisconsin for the first time since 2003, and the first time on the road since 1994. The team finished the regular season tied for fifth in the Big Ten West Division with a conference record of 3–6. They were invited to the Quick Lane Bowl where they defeated Georgia Tech to end the year with an overall record of 7–6.


2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
The team's starting quarterback was true freshman Zack Annexstad before he suffered an internal midsection injury in the game against Nebraska on October 20. He did not return for the rest of the season, and redshirt freshman Tanner Morgan took his place under center. Both Annexstad and Morgan finished with nine touchdowns on the year. The team's leading rusher was Mohamed Ibrahim, with 1,160 rushing yards; and the team's leading receiver was Tyler Johnson with 1,169 receiving yards and 12 receiving touchdowns, which tied for the conference lead. Johnson was named first-team All-Big Ten by the media voters. Defensive lineman Carter Coughlin and linebacker Blake Cashman each finished with 15 tackles for loss and were both named second-team All-Big Ten.


2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, Previous season
The Golden Gophers finished the 2017 season 5–7, 2–7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place in the West Division.


2018 Minnesota House of Representatives District 23B special election
A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on February 12, 2018, to elect a new representative for District 23B in the Minnesota House of Representatives, caused by the resignation of Tony Cornish effective on November 30, 2017. A primary election was held on January 29, 2018, to nominate a Republican candidate. It coincided with the Minnesota Senate District 54 special election. The Republican nominee, Jeremy Munson, won the special election.


2018 Minnesota House of Representatives District 23B special election, Background
In November 2017, several women accused Representative Tony Cornish of sexually harassing them. On November 21, 2017, Cornish announced he would resign by the end of the month, which he did on November 30, 2017.


2018 Minnesota House of Representatives District 23B special election, Background
District 23B represents parts of the counties of Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Waseca, and Watonwan. Cornish had represented the area since 2003, replacing retiring DFL incumbent Henry Kalis—who represented the area since 1975. In the last election in 2016, Cornish won with 67 percent of the vote compared to his DFL opponent's 34 percent.


2018 Minnesota House of Representatives District 23B special election, Candidates
Candidate filings were open from January 8 through January 11. As multiple Republican candidates filed for office, a primary election was held on January 29, 2018, to determine which candidate received the party's nomination.


2018 Minnesota House of Representatives District 23B special election, Candidates, Republican Party of Minnesota
District 23B Republican delegates held a convention to endorse a candidate on December 21, 2017. Chair of the Minnesota First Congressional District Republicans Jeremy Munson won the endorsement after one ballot with support of 75 percent of delegates. Watonwan County Commissioner Scott Sanders also sought the endorsement. Sanders did not confirm whether he would abide by it. He ended up filing on the last day of the filing period and cited support he received as well as people asking him to run over the previous several weeks as reasons in deciding to run. Sanders also said the time frame was too short for the endorsement process to work effectively.


2018 Minnesota House of Representatives District 23B special election, Candidates, Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
District 23B DFL delegates held a convention to endorse a candidate on December 28, 2017. Melissa Wagner won the endorsement.


2018 Minnesota House of Representatives District 23B special election, Primary election
Scott Sanders' decision to continue to seek the Republican nomination was criticized by several local Republican officials, saying he was hindering Republican endorsed candidate Jeremy Munson's ability to concentrate on running against DFL nominee Melissa Wagner. The chair of the Le Sueur County Republicans, Al DeKruif, said Sanders was putting Munson at a disadvantage.


2018 Minnesota House of Representatives District 23B special election, Primary election
Shortly after the close of candidate filings, Cornish endorsed Sanders, saying he was "rock solid" on important issues, including Second Amendment protections. Cornish, who retained a lot of popularity in the district, said he decided to make an endorsement because he was receiving calls and questions from former constituents about whom they should support. Sanders appreciated the endorsement, saying he trusted and respected Cornish.


2018 Minnesota House of Representatives District 23B special election, Primary election
Several local and state Republican officials criticized Cornish for not supporting the endorsed candidate. DeKruif said Cornish did not deserve a say in the process due to the circumstances of his resignation. Munson said Cornish should not have made an endorsement so late in the election process. In response, Cornish said he had nothing to lose by making an endorsement since he did not plan on running for office ever again.


2018 Minnesota House of Representatives District 23B special election, Primary election, Results
Jeremy Munson won the Republican nomination over Scott Sanders in the primary election. Munson said he was pleased with the results and that they reaffirmed the endorsement process. Sanders congratulated Munson and said he appreciated everyone who turned out to vote.


2018 Minnesota House of Representatives District 23B special election, Results
Republican nominee Jeremy Munson won over DFL nominee Melissa Wagner. Republicans claimed their victory showed their agenda still had wide support among the electorate. Republican Party of Minnesota Chair Jennifer Carnahan said Munson's win proved Republican President Donald Trump was still popular in Greater Minnesota. Democrats had hopes that momentum seen in recent special election wins in other states would similarly show and translate into a victory for Wagner.


2018 Minnesota House of Representatives election
The 2018 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 6, 2018, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 91st Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 14, 2018. The election coincided with the election for governor, a special election for the Minnesota Senate, and other elections.


2018 Minnesota House of Representatives election
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, ending the Republican majority that began with the 2014 election. The new legislature convened on January 8, 2019.


2018 Minnesota House of Representatives election, Background
The last election resulted in the Republicans winning a majority of 76 seats, increasing the majority of 72 seats it won in 2014. It was the first time that a party has retained control of the House of Representatives since the DFL in the 2008 election.


2018 Minnesota House of Representatives election, Background
In conjunction with the result of the Senate election, it also resulted in the return of all-Republican control of the Legislature since 2012—only the second time the Republicans have held control of both houses since the return of partisan elections to the House in 1974 and the Senate in 1976 and marking the end of two years of split control between a Republican-held House and a DFL-held Senate.


2018 Minnesota House of Representatives election, Background
A special election was held for District 32B on February 14, 2017, following the invalidation of its general election results. On September 8, 2016, the Minnesota Supreme Court found Republican incumbent Bob Barrett ineligible for election because he did not reside in his district. As the ruling occurred within 80 days of the general election, Barrett's name could not be replaced on the ballot. Republican Anne Neu won the special election, increasing the Republican majority to 77 seats.


2018 Minnesota House of Representatives election, Electoral system
The 134 members of the House of Representatives were elected from single-member districts by first-past-the-post voting to two-year terms. Contested nominations of the DFL and Republican parties for each district were determined by an open primary election. Minor-party and independent candidates were nominated by petition. Write-in candidates had to file a request with the secretary of state's office for votes for them to be counted. The filing period was from May 22 through June 5, 2018.


2018 Minnesota House of Representatives election, Competitive districts
MinnPost and MPR News considered a total of 18 House districts competitive in 2018, based on past election results, campaign spending trends, and conversations with campaigns. MinnPost considered 15 districts competitive, 11 of which were held by the Republicans and four by the DFL. According to MinnPost, their list was not exhaustive and could have spoken to broader trends in the election. MPR News also considered 15 districts competitive, 12 of which were held by the Republicans and three by the DFL.


2018 Minnesota House of Representatives election, Primary elections results
A primary election was held in 21 districts to nominate Republican and DFL candidates. Eight Republican nominations and 14 DFL nominations were contested. Seven incumbents were opposed for their party's nomination. Notably, District 55A Republican incumbent Bob Loonan lost his party's nomination.


2018 Minnesota House of Representatives election, Aftermath
On November 8, 2018, the newly elected House DFL caucus met to elect the leadership of the new House. House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman was elected speaker-designate unopposed. Ryan Winkler was elected majority leader and Liz Olson majority whip. The next day, the newly elected House Republican caucus met and elected outgoing Speaker Kurt Daudt minority leader, a position he held from 2013 to 2015.


2018 Minnesota Lynx season
The 2018 WNBA season of the Minnesota Lynx was their 20th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Lynx finished the 2017 season with a record of 27–7, finishing first in the Western Conference (and the league as a whole) and qualifying for the playoffs, before ultimately beating Los Angeles in the WNBA Finals to win their league-tying best fourth championship.


2018 Minnesota Lynx season
The Lynx returned to the home arena, Target Center, for the 2018 season, following a year playing at the Xcel Energy Center and Williams Arena due to renovations.


2018 Minnesota Lynx season
The season started out shakily for the Lynx, going 2–3 in May. The Lynx lost their season opener in a re-match of last years finals to Los Angeles. They also lost on the road to the eventual #2 and #3 playoff seeds, Atlanta and Washington. However, the Lynx turned it around in June, posting a 7–3 record. This included a 6 game winning streak, which included wins over 4 eventual playoff teams. Momentum slowed in July, with the Lynx going 6–4. Three of their four losses in July came versus teams that ended up missing the playoffs. The Lynx finished the season on a cold note, going 3–6 in August. A two game winning streak separated two three game losing streaks. However, the team won their last game of the season to secure the 7th seed in the playoffs.


2018 Minnesota Lynx season
The Lynx first-round playoff matchup saw them play in Los Angeles versus the Los Angeles Sparks. This match-up was a re-match of the past 3 WNBA Finals. The Lynx lost the game 68–75.


2018 Minnesota Lynx season, Transactions, WNBA Draft, WNBA Draft Trades
The Lynx traded the drafts rights to Park Si-Ju and Kahlia Lawrence to the Las Vegas Aces in exchange for the draft rights to Jill Barta and the rights to the Aces's 2nd Round Pick in the 2019 Draft.


2018 Minnesota Lynx season, Top 20 Players
With the Lynx entering their 20th season in the league, the organization began ranking their Top 20 Players of All-Time.


2018 Minnesota Secretary of State election
The 2018 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the secretary of state of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Steve Simon, the incumbent and Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) nominee, won the election.


2018 Minnesota Secretary of State election, Background
DFL incumbent Steve Simon was first elected in 2014—succeeding two-term DFL incumbent Mark Ritchie, who did not seek re-election. Simon announced on January 23, 2018, that he would seek re-election.


2018 Minnesota Secretary of State election, Candidates, Republican Party of Minnesota
Howe was endorsed by the Republicans on June 2, 2018, at their state convention.


2018 Minnesota Secretary of State election, Candidates, Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Simon was endorsed by the DFL on June 1, 2018, at their state convention.


2018 Minnesota Senate District 13 special election
A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 6, 2018, to elect a new senator for District 13 in the Minnesota Senate, caused by the resignation of Republican Senator Michelle Fischbach effective on May 25, 2018. The special election determined which political party would control the Senate given that Fischbach's resignation left it equally divided between the Republicans and the DFL. Jeff Howe won the special election, preserving a Republican one-seat majority. The special election coincided with the 2018 general election.


2018 Minnesota Senate District 13 special election, Background
In early January 2018, Republican Senator Michelle Fischbach became lieutenant governor after Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith resigned to be appointed to the U.S. Senate. As president of the Senate, Fischbach was first in line to succeed her. She did not resign from the Senate, citing a Senate counsel opinion that she could both hold her Senate seat and be lieutenant governor. Several DFLers disagreed, including Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk and Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson, asserting that holding both positions violated constitutional separation of powers.


2018 Minnesota Senate District 13 special election, Background
On January 12, 2018, Destiny Dusosky, then-chair of the Senate District 13 DFL, filed a lawsuit challenging Fischbach's ability to remain in the Senate. The lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice on February 12, 2018, by Chief Judge John Guthmann of the Minnesota Second District Court in Ramsey County, who said the lawsuit was premature as it was unclear whether the Senate would allow her to continue to serve once the Legislature reconvened later that month. Guthmann also denied a request for a temporary restraining order to prevent Fischbach from serving in the Senate. Dusosky filed a second lawsuit in April 2018, charging that Fischbach's status in the Senate was still undetermined.


2018 Minnesota Senate District 13 special election, Background
On May 25, 2018, Fischbach resigned from the Senate and took the oath of office as lieutenant governor. She said the end of the legislative session and Governor Mark Dayton's pledge that he would not call a special session prompted her decision to resign. Following Fischbach's resignation, Dusosky withdrew her lawsuit. Fischbach said she would not run in the special election.


2018 Minnesota Senate District 13 special election, Background
District 13 includes parts of Benton and Stearns counties. Fischbach became its senator in February 1996 after winning a special election. In the last election in 2016, she won 69% of the vote.


2018 Minnesota Senate District 13 special election, Candidates
The candidate filing period was from May 29 through June 5, 2018. A primary election was not held.


2018 Minnesota Senate District 54 special election
A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on February 12, 2018, to elect a new senator for District 54 in the Minnesota Senate, caused by the resignation of Dan Schoen effective on December 15, 2017. A primary election was held on January 29, 2018, to nominate a Republican candidate. It coincided with the Minnesota House of Representatives District 23B special election. The Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) nominee, Karla Bigham, won the special election.


2018 Minnesota Senate District 54 special election, Background
In November 2017, several women accused Senator Dan Schoen of sexually harassing them. On November 22, 2017, Schoen announced he would resign on December 15, 2017.


2018 Minnesota Senate District 54 special election, Background
The special election garnered much attention given that the Republicans controlled the Senate only by a single seat as well as a legal question of whether a Republican senator should remain in the Senate. Senator Michelle Fischbach was the subject of a lawsuit challenging her ability to remain in the Senate after she became lieutenant governor in early January 2018 when DFL Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith resigned to be appointed to the U.S. Senate. As president of the Senate, Fischbach was first in line to succeed her.


2018 Minnesota Senate District 54 special election, Background
The lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice by the chief judge of the Minnesota Second District Court in Ramsey County on the day of the special election, but another lawsuit was likely. The DFL needed to retain the seat for there to be a potential that the DFL could win control of the Senate if a special election were to occur if Fischbach were removed from the Senate as a result of a lawsuit.


2018 Minnesota Senate District 54 special election, Background
District 54 represents parts of the counties of Dakota and Washington. Schoen had represented the district in the Senate since January 2017, replacing retiring DFL incumbent Katie Sieben—who represented the area in the Senate since 2007 and previously in the House from 2003. Schoen previously represented District 54A, the western half of the district, in the House from 2013. In the last election in 2016, Schoen won with 53 percent of the vote compared to his Republican opponent's 47 percent.


2018 Minnesota Senate District 54 special election, Candidates
Candidate filings were open from January 8 through January 11. As multiple Republican candidates filed for office, a primary election was held on January 29, 2018, to determine which candidate received the party's nomination.


2018 Minnesota Senate District 54 special election, Candidates, Republican Party of Minnesota
The Senate District 54 Republicans held a convention to endorse a candidate on December 12, 2017. Former state Representative Denny McNamara won the endorsement. 2016 District 54 Republican nominee Leilani Holmstadt and Bob Anderson also sought the endorsement and said they would abide by it. James Brunsgaard, who did not seek the endorsement, was also a candidate. In explaining his decision to seek the Republican nomination, Brunsgaard said he did not like McNamara because he's a "self-serving politician."


2018 Minnesota Senate District 54 special election, Candidates, Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
The Senate District 54 DFL endorsed former state Representative Karla Bigham on November 30, 2017.


2018 Minnesota Senate District 54 special election, Primary election, Results
Denny McNamara won the Republican nomination over James Brunsgaard in the primary election. McNamara said he appreciated Brunsgaard's willingness to put himself forward for public office. Brunsgaard said he would support Libertarian candidate Emily Mellingen.


2018 Minnesota Senate District 54 special election, Results
DFL nominee Karla Bigham won over Republican nominee Denny McNamara. The result returned the Senate to the status quo before the vacancy of 34 Republican and 33 DFL senators, creating a potential future shift of control of the Senate in a special election if Republican Senator Michelle Fischbach were removed from her seat as a result of a lawsuit challenging her ability to remain in the Senate.


2018 Minnesota State Auditor election
The 2018 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the state auditor of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Julie Blaha, the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) nominee, won the election.


2018 Minnesota State Auditor election, Background
DFL incumbent Rebecca Otto was first elected in 2006, defeating one-term Republican incumbent Pat Anderson. Otto was re-elected in 2010 and 2014. On January 9, 2017, Otto announced she would seek election to be governor and would not seek re-election to be state auditor.


2018 Minnesota State Auditor election, Candidates, Republican Party of Minnesota
Myhra was unanimously endorsed by the Republicans on June 2, 2018, at their state convention.


2018 Minnesota State Auditor election, Candidates, Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Blaha was endorsed by the DFL over Jon Tollefson on June 3, 2018, at their state convention. Tollefson filed for office, but later withdrew.


2018 Minnesota Twins season
The 2018 Minnesota Twins season was the 58th season for the Minnesota Twins franchise in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, their ninth season at Target Field and the 118th overall in the American League. The Twins began the season on March 29 on the road against the Baltimore Orioles and ended the season at home against the Chicago White Sox. The Twins finished the 2018 season at 78–84, 13 games out of first place in a weak American League Central division. The record led to the firing of manager Paul Molitor the day after the season ended. Also, this season would prove to be the 15th and final season for career Twin Joe Mauer, who retired following the season.


2018 Minnesota Twins season, Game log
The Twins played two games against the Cleveland Indians on April 17 and 18 at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The games were considered home games for the Twins. An island-wide power outage occurred on April 18, but  the game scheduled for that day was still played.


2018 Minnesota United FC season
The 2018 Minnesota United FC season was the ninth season of Minnesota United FC's existence and their second season in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of American soccer. United played at TCF Bank Stadium and was coached by Adrian Heath, who still coaches United. Outside of MLS, Minnesota United also participated in the 2018 U.S. Open Cup, as well as various preseason competitions.


2018 Minnesota United FC season, Transfers, MLS Re-Entry Draft
Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Draft took place on December 15, 2017. Stage 2 of the Re-Entry Draft took place on December 21, 2017.


2018 Minnesota United FC season, Transfers, MLS SuperDraft
Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program.


2018 Minnesota Vikings season
The 2018 season was the Minnesota Vikings' 58th in the National Football League, their third playing their home games at U.S. Bank Stadium and their fifth under head coach Mike Zimmer.


2018 Minnesota Vikings season
Following a Week 8 loss to the New Orleans Saints, the team could no longer improve on their 13–3 record from the 2017 season, in which they won the NFC North division and reached the NFC Championship before losing to the eventual Super Bowl LII champion Philadelphia Eagles.


2018 Minnesota Vikings season
The Vikings failed for the second time in three years to qualify for the playoffs when the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Washington Redskins in week 17.


2018 Minnesota Vikings season, Preseason
The Vikings' preliminary preseason schedule was announced on April 11.