2018–19 Big South Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Conference realignment
On successive days in November 2017, two schools were unveiled as incoming members—former ASUN Conference member USC Upstate on the 15th, followed by former MEAC member Hampton.


2018–19 Big South Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Conference realignment
Liberty, which had started a transition to FBS football in the 2017 season, had initially reached an agreement with the Big South that it would continue to house all of its other sports (except for field hockey and women's swimming, neither of which is sponsored by the Big South) in that conference after becoming classified as an FBS independent from the 2018 season forward. However, in May 2018, Liberty changed course, announcing that all of its other Big South sports would instead move to the ASUN.


2018–19 Big South Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason All-Conference Teams
Big South Preseason Player of the Year: Chris Clemons (Campbell)


2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
The 2018–19 Big Ten men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season on November 6, 2018. The regular season ended on March 10, 2019.


2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
The 2018–19 season marked the first time in Big Ten history that the teams played a 20-game conference schedule. The new schedule included a regional component to increase the frequency of games among teams in similar areas. Over the course of a six-year cycle (12 playing opportunities), in-state rivals will play each other 12 times, regional opponents will play 10 times, and all other teams will play nine times. Three in-state series will be guaranteed home-and-homes: Illinois and Northwestern, Indiana and Purdue, and Michigan and Michigan State will always play twice. The conference opponent list was released on April 19, 2018.


2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
With a win over Northwestern on March 9, 2019, Purdue won a share of the Big Ten regular season championship, its conference-leading 24th championship. Later that same day, Michigan State defeated Michigan to earn a share of the championship, marking back-to-back championships for the Spartans. Due to tie-breaking rules, Michigan State received the No. 1 seed for the Big Ten Tournament.


2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
The Big Ten Tournament returned to its more traditional Midwest roots and was held at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The Tournament was held from March 13 through March 19, 2019. Michigan State won the Big Ten Tournament championship, defeating Michigan for the third time on the season in the championship game.


2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
Michigan State guard Cassius Winston was named Big Ten Player of the Year. Purdue coach Matt Painter was named Big Ten Coach of the Year. Winston, Ethan Happ and Carsen Edwards were 2019 consensus All-Americans.


2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
In addition to Michigan State, who received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, the conference set a conference record by sending eight teams to the Tournament: Michigan, Purdue, Wisconsin, Maryland, Iowa, Minnesota, and Ohio State. Michigan State advanced to the Final Four.


2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
The conference also sent two schools to the National Invitation Tournament: Indiana and Nebraska.


2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason All-Big Ten
Prior to the conference's annual media day, unofficial awards and a poll were chosen by a panel of 28 writers, two for each team in the conference. Michigan State was the consensus selection to win the conference, receiving 22 of 28 votes.


2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason All-Big Ten, Preseason All-Big Ten
On October 11, 2018, a panel of conference media selected a 10-member preseason All-Big Ten Team and Player of the Year.


2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason national polls
Sporting News was among the earliest of preseason polls to be released (September 20) and included Michigan (10), Michigan State (12) and Maryland (21).


2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Player of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, the Big Ten offices named one or two players of the week and one or two freshmen of the week each Monday. On December 18, Juwan Morgan earned United States Basketball Writers Association National Player of the Week recognition.


2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Early season tournaments
11 of the 14 Big Ten teams participated in early season tournaments. Each team's finish is noted below. Indiana, Ohio State, and Rutgers did not participate in a tournament. Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, and Wisconsin participated in the Gavitt Tip-Off Games against Big East Conference teams for a fourth consecutive year. All Big Ten teams also participated in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge against Atlantic Coast Conference teams, the 20th year for the event.


2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 20 conference games, and at least one game against each opponent.


2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, All-Big Ten awards and teams
On March 11, 2019, the Big Ten announced most of its conference awards.


2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, USBWA
On March 12, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association released its 2018–19 Men's All-District Teams, based upon voting from its national membership. There were nine regions from coast to coast, and a player and coach of the year were selected in each. The following lists all the Big Ten representatives selected within their respective regions.


2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, NABC
The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced their Division I All-District teams on March 21, recognizing the nation's best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, the selections on this list were then eligible for NABC Coaches' All-America Honors. The following list represented the District 7 players chosen to the list.


2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, Other awards
Happ, Edwards and Winston were 2019 consensus All-Americans (second team). Brazdeikis was an Associated Press All-American honorable mention selection.


2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Postseason, NCAA Tournament
The winner of the Big Ten Tournament, Michigan State, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Eight Big Ten teams received bids to the NCAA Tournament, the most of any conference in the tournament and the most in the conference's history.


2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Postseason, National Invitation Tournament
Two Big Ten teams received invitations to the National Invitation Tournament.


2018–19 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team represented Binghamton University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Binghamton University Events Center in Vestal, New York and were led by 7th-year head coach Tommy Dempsey. They finished the season 10–23 overall, 5–11 in conference play to finish in seventh place. As the 7th seed in the 2019 America East Men's Basketball Tournament, they upset 2nd seeded Stony Brook in the quarterfinals 78–72, then lost to top-seeded Vermont 51–84 in the semifinals.


2018–19 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team
On July 14, 2019, incoming sophomore and political science major Calistus Anyichie drowned in the upper portion of Buttermilk Falls State Park near Ithaca, New York.


2018–19 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bearcats finished the 2017–18 season 11–20, 2–14 in America East Conference play to finish in last place. In turn, they failed to qualify for the America East Tournament.


2018–19 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball team represented Binghamton University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bearcats, led by first year head coach Bethann Ord, played their home games at Binghamton University Events Center as members of the America East Conference.


2018–19 Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball team, Media
All home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Most road games will stream on the opponents website. All games will be broadcast on the radio on WNBF and .


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season
The 2018–19 season is Birmingham City Football Club's 116th season in the English football league system and eighth consecutive season in the second-tier Championship. Under the management of Garry Monk, they began the season under transfer restrictions imposed by the English Football League (EFL) for breaches of their Profitability and Sustainability Regulations, and finished it in 17th place after a nine-point deduction was also imposed. The deduction put paid to hopes of promotion via the play-offs, but the team were able to avoid relegation with two matches still to play. As with all League clubs, the first team competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup; they lost their first match in both competitions, to West Ham United in the former and to Reading in the latter.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season
After conflict with the board over transfer policy and other issues, Monk was sacked on 18 June 2019. His assistant, Pep Clotet, was named caretaker head coach.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season
Twenty-six players made at least one appearance in first-team competition, of whom three were loan signings; there were fourteen different goalscorers. Che Adams, who appeared in all 48 of Birmingham's first-team matches, top scored with 22 goals, all of which came in league matches. The average league attendance, of 22,483, was nearly 7% up on 2017–18.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, Overview
After a 2016–17 season in which the club had three different managers and avoided relegation on the final day, Birmingham repeated the process in 2017–18. Garry Monk, appointed in March, vowed to change the pattern: he would be "relentless, and whoever is not on board with that won't be here. The ones who are will be here. It has to be like that. We have to raise the mentality of the club. That goes for everyone at the club."


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, Overview
Apart from assistant manager Pep Clotet, the remainder of his backroom staff, including first-team coach James Beattie and goalkeeping coach Darryl Flahavan, were those he had worked with before Middlesbrough sacked him some months earlier. That club had then placed his staff on gardening leave and included a clause preventing their working together or with Monk for a rival club for the next 12 months. After they joined Monk at Birmingham, Middlesbrough sought an injunction to enforce that clause, but the matter was settled out of court after a counter-claim for damages.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, Overview
For sponsorship reasons, and in the light of the EFL's Profit and Sustainability (P&S) Regulations, the club's owners agreed a three-year naming rights package under which St Andrew's was renamed St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium and the Wast Hills training ground became the Trillion Trophy Training Centre. It emerged in early July that the EFL had refused to register Birmingham's first signing of the summer window – Danish left-back Kristian Pedersen – because of failure to comply with P&S requirements and had placed the club under a transfer embargo.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, Overview
On 30 July, BBC Sport quoted an EFL spokesperson confirming they had "been in regular contact with the club throughout the summer and set out on 13 July [their] requirements in respect of the basis upon which the club would be able to make additions to Garry Monk's squad." The club then issued a statement expressing their disappointment with the continuing embargo despite their best efforts to comply, and their understanding of and empathy with supporters' frustrations.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, Overview
However, "after consideration of the legal position as between the Club, Player and the EFL" and despite the EFL being "exceptionally disappointed" at the club's attitude, a deal was reached. The club agreed to a business plan aimed at restricting expenditure, Pedersen was registered, and the club could make a further five signings under strict conditions, reported by the Birmingham Mail as meaning loans and free transfers only and a salary cap pitched at a "debilitating" level. The club faced further punishment, including possible points deductions, from an EFL commission to meet later in the year.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, Overview
Birmingham made four signings in the summer transfer window: three loans – winger Connor Mahoney from AFC Bournemouth, striker Omar Bogle from Cardiff City, and midfielder Gary Gardner – younger brother of Craig Gardner – from Aston Villa, and one free transfer, goalkeeper Lee Camp, also from Cardiff City. They cancelled Diego Fabbrini's contract, loaned out Nicolai Brock-Madsen, Jonathan Grounds, Cheick Keita, Cheikh Ndoye and Greg Stewart, and tried unsuccessfully to offload high-earning goalkeepers David Stockdale and Tomasz Kuszczak.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, Overview
In the January transfer window, Birmingham made the last of their five permitted signings, Swedish international midfielder or forward Kerim Mrabti, whose contract with Djurgårdens had expired. Bogle was recalled by his parent club, fringe players Luke Maxwell and Dan Scarr moved on, Viv Solomon-Otabor and Steve Seddon loaned out, and Stewart was recalled from Kilmarnock and loaned to Aberdeen instead.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, Overview
There was considerable interest from Premier League clubs in newly prolific striker Che Adams, but Birmingham did not want to sell, and no offer received was considered enough to force their hand given that the player could neither be replaced nor loaned back because of the signing restriction. A bid of £12 million from Burnley was the highest reported. The Times suggested that a refusal to sell might constitute a further aggravated breach of the P&S rules. It also emerged that the restriction also applied to extending the contracts of existing players, which had particular relevance to team captain Michael Morrison whose contract was due to expire at the end of the season.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, Overview
The EFL hearing, originally scheduled for February 2019, was postponed to mid-March after a panel member recused themselves, "with the intention of the Disciplinary Commission delivering the outcome quickly so the matter can be fully resolved before the end of this season." The panel finally sat on 18 March, and ruled that nine points be deducted in the current season; neither party took up their right to appeal.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, Overview
According to the Birmingham Mail, Monk turned the team into "a side vastly superior than the sum of its parts" to keep them in the top half of the table until a run of losses in March and a nine-point deduction led to a 17th-place finish. In June, it was reported that the relationship between Monk and chief executive Xuandong Ren had broken down. After making it clear he would not resign, Monk was sacked on 18 June.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, Overview
According to Ren in an interview with The Times, Monk was sacked because of "his attempt to use a single agent in transfer deals and his refusal to adapt the team's style of play"; "sources close to Monk" disagreed, and "suggested that Ren's comments were designed to explain the surprise sacking ... that has been badly received by many Birmingham fans."


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, Overview
A club statement with echoes of Monk's own of a year earlier called for a change in footballing philosophy and stressed the vital importance of "everybody at the club to be sharing the same vision and commitment to the plans and processes." Despite the club's statement that they were not actively looking for a new permanent manager, Pep Clotet was appointed caretaker head coach, the remainder of the backroom staff stayed in post, and Craig Gardner was given a role as player-coach.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, Pre-season
The home kit consists of a blue shirt with white trim on the shoulders and upper chest and white stripes down the side seams, white shorts with blue trim and blue stripes down the side seams, and blue socks with white trim at the turnover. The away kit has a yellow shirt with three blue stripes on the shoulders, blue shorts with yellow stripes down the side seams, and yellow socks with blue trim. The kits are supplied by Adidas and bear the logo of the club's principal sponsor, online bookmaker 888sport.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, Pre-season
After a training camp based in Bad Häring, Austria, which included friendly matches against Akhmat Grozny of the Russian Premier League and German fourth-tier club SSV Ulm, Birmingham City's first-team pre-season programme continued with matches against Doncaster Rovers, Cheltenham Town, Las Palmas and Brighton & Hove Albion.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, August–September
Birmingham City opened their 2018–19 EFL Championship season at home to Norwich City, without midfielder David Davis and forward Isaac Vassell, both injured, as well as a number of out-of-favour players including both senior goalkeepers, David Stockdale and Tomasz Kuszczak. The team lined up in a 4–4–2 formation with debutant Connal Trueman in goal, Maxime Colin and new signing Kristian Pedersen at full back, Michael Morrison (captain) and Harlee Dean at centre back, Maikel Kieftenbeld alongside Craig Gardner in central midfield, Jota and Jacques Maghoma as wide midfielders, and Che Adams and Lukas Jutkiewicz in the forward line. Birmingham led for much of the second half, but late in stoppage time, Onel Hernández equalised for the visitors.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, August–September
It was the first of a string of matches in which Birmingham either under-performed, as in the 1–0 defeat at Middlesbrough or the goalless draw with Queens Park Rangers when they had only one shot on target, or were unable to take advantage of their chances, as in the goalless draws with Swansea City and Sheffield United, a missed penalty against West Bromwich Albion, and the visit to Nottingham Forest when they let slip a two-goal lead. In what remained of August, Birmingham brought in four players: Lee Camp took over from Trueman in goal from the third match of the season and Gary Gardner replaced his brother in central midfield, while forward Omar Bogle and winger Connor Mahoney joined the first-team squad.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, August–September
Their first win finally arrived on 22 September, away to Leeds United, unbeaten and top of the table, courtesy of Adams' sharpness and what Leeds' manager Marcelo Bielsa claimed as a "tactical error" on his part. After conceding what Monk described as two poor goals stemming from two mistakes, Jutkiewicz scored twice in the second half to secure a draw at home to Ipswich Town and finish September in 16th place.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, October–November
Birmingham began October with their eighth draw in eleven league matches, away to Brentford, despite Kieftenbeld's second-half red card for an off-the-ball incident involving opponent Neal Maupay. Garry Monk was also sent to the stands for his verbal reaction to the dismissal: he said afterwards that he was expecting Maupay to be booked for feigning injury. Kieftenbeld's sending off was rescinded on appeal, so he was available for the next match, against Rotherham United, in which Jutkiewicz scored his first Birmingham hat-trick.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, October–November
Jutkiewicz continued with goals against Reading and Sheffield Wednesday and an assist for Adams' winning goal at Stoke City in a run of four wins that earned him the Championship Player of the Month award for October and earned Monk a nomination as Championship Manager of the Month as the team rose to ninth place in the table.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, October–November
In three consecutive matches, Birmingham scored first and failed to win. Away defeats against Derby County and Aston Villa, in which Jutkiewicz reached double figures, came either side of a home match in which Adams took advantage of defensive errors to put his side 2–0 ahead and Hull City scored three times in 14 minutes before Adams completed his hat-trick to level the scores. Having conceded ten goals in those three matches, Monk wanted his players to "get back to that toughness" that earned them their eleven-match unbeaten run. They finished November with a clean sheet in a 2–0 win at Millwall that left them in tenth place.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, December–February
A rare goal from Kieftenbeld opened Birmingham's scoring in December: seconds after half-time, Preston North End's goalkeeper Declan Rudd misjudged an overhit pass, the ball went through his legs and into the net. That win was followed by a first home defeat since March, inflicted by Bristol City.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, December–February
The year ended with two draws and two wins, Adams took his goals total into double figures, the largest crowd of the season thus far, of 26,344, saw Birmingham complete a double over their former manager Gary Rowett's Stoke City via Omar Bogle's fine individual goal – the only one he scored for the club before his loan ended early –  and the team reached seventh place.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, December–February
Two defeats and a draw preceded the visit to Swansea City, the club where Monk had spent much of his career as player and then manager. Pedersen was sent off before half-time, but Birmingham came back from 2–1 behind to tie the scores, and then took a 71st-minute lead when Adams "whipped in an excellent curling shot from 20 yards (18 m)" that was to win the club's Goal of the Season award. In the fourth minute of stoppage time, Oli McBurnie equalised; the draw left Birmingham in twelfth position. Adams scored in all four January matches, to take his total to 15 for the season.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, December–February
Adams continued the run with four goals in the first two matches of February, a penalty against Nottingham Forest and a hat-trick at Queens Park Rangers in which Birmingham took a 4–0 first-half lead before conceding three goals and relying on Camp saving a stoppage-time penalty to hold on to the win. An unexpected home defeat to Bolton Wanderers was followed by a 2–2 draw with Blackburn Rovers in which Adams took his total for the season past 20; he was named Championship Player of the Month. February ended with Birmingham in 8th place after a win away to Bristol City.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, March–May
With the EFL hearing delayed until mid-March, Birmingham failed to score a goal or gain a point from the first four fixtures of that month. The eventual nine-point deduction was announced on 22 March, a week before the visit to local rivals West Bromwich Albion, where they twice took the lead before the hosts equalised via a penalty awarded for a foul outside the penalty area and then went on to win 3–2. The result left Birmingham in 17th position, five points above the relegation places having played more matches than the teams below them.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, March–May
They went through the remaining seven fixtures unbeaten. Adams' 22nd and last goal of the season completed a double over Leeds United, the return to goalscoring form of Jutkiewicz and Morrison earned points against Sheffield United, Ipswich Town and Derby County, and a comfortable win against Rotherham United confirmed their Championship status for next season with two matches still to play. They finished 17th, twelve points above the relegation places.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, Match results
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2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, FA Cup
As with all teams in the top two tiers of English football, Birmingham City entered the FA Cup in the third round. They were drawn to play Premier League club West Ham United at the London Stadium. Marko Arnautović gave West Ham an early lead, but in a "robust and open encounter" Birmingham missed several chances to equalise, and substitute Andy Carroll doubled the lead in stoppage time.


2018–19 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Cup
In the first round of the EFL Cup, Birmingham were drawn away to another Championship team, Reading. With a televised Championship fixture three days later, Monk made eleven changes from the team that started the previous Saturday, with debuts for Lee Camp, Dan Scarr and Gary Gardner and first starts for Connor Mahoney, Beryly Lubala and Omar Bogle. Reading fielded a full-strength side and were rarely tested.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season
The 2018–19 season is Blackburn Rovers' 131st season as a professional football club and it will participate in the Championship following promotion from League One the previous season. Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, May
On 14 May, Rovers confirmed their retained list. Danny Graham, Craig Conway, Lewis Mansell were offered new contracts whilst Rovers took up the option to extend Charlie Albinson's and Andrew Jackson's contracts by 12 months.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, May
Elliott Ward, Liam Feeney, Aaron Dillon and scholars Matthew Campbell, Matthew Chan, Callum Dolan, Ben Donnelly-Blackburn, Frank Jones and Brad Lynch have been informed that they will not be retained by the club upon the expiration of their current contract/scholarship.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, June
On 11 June Rovers announced striker Danny Graham had signed a new 12-month contract, until 2019, with the option of a further 12 months.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, June
On 13 June Rovers announced midfielder Craig Conway signed a new 12-month contract, until 2019, with the option of a further 12 months.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, June
On 22 June Rovers announced Rovers signed midfielder Joe Rothwell from Oxford United for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal, until 2021. Also David Dunn left his role as the club's under-23 assistant manager.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, July
On 2 July Rovers announced the signing of midfielder Jacob Davenport from Manchester City for an undisclosed fee on a 4-year deal, until 2022.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, July
On 3 July Rovers announced that defender Darragh Lenihan had signed a new 4-year contract, until 2022.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, July
On 12 July Rovers announced that defender Derrick Williams had signed a new 3-year contract, until 2021.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, July
On 13 July Rovers announced that defender Richie Smallwood had signed a new 2-year contract, until 2020.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, July
On 18 July Rovers announced that defender Scott Wharton had signed a new 3-year contract, until 2021.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, July
On 20 July Rovers announced that attacking midfielder Bradley Dack had signed a new 3-year contract, until 2021.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, July
On 22 July Rovers announced defender Scott Wharton has re-joined Lincoln City on loan until the end of the season.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, July
On 30 July Rovers announced the signing of attacking midfielder Kasey Palmer from Chelsea on loan until the end of the season.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, August
On 3 August Rovers announced defender Matthew Platt has joined Accrington Stanley on loan until the end of the season.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, August
On 6 August Rovers announced the signing of attacker Adam Armstrong from Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee on a 4-year deal, until 2022.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, August
On 23 August Rovers announced the signing of midfielder Jack Rodwell on a free transfer on a 12-month contract until 2019, following his release from Sunderland. Also Blackpool announced the signing of Liam Feeney following his release from Rovers in the summer.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, August
On 27 August Rovers announced the signing of midfielder Harrison Reed from Southampton on loan until the end of the season.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, August
On 28 August Rovers announced the signing of forward Ben Brereton from Nottingham Forest on loan until January, with the option to make his transfer permanent.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, August
On 30 August Rovers announced defender Sam Hart had re-joined Rochdale on loan until the end of the season and midfielder Lewis Hardcastle had joined Port Vale on loan until the end of the season.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, August
On 31 August Rovers announced that goalkeeper Andrew Fisher had signed a new 3-year contract, until 2021. It was also announced that Rovers had reached a mutual agreement with Paul Caddis and Peter Whittingham to terminate their contracts with immediate effect. Rovers also announced the signing of young forward Mitchel Candlin from Walsall on loan with the option to make the move permanent in January.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, September
On 3 September Notts County announced the signing of Elliott Ward following his release in the summer.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, September
On 4 September Rovers announced the deadline day signing of young attacking midfielder Brad Lyons from Coleraine  on loan until January, with the option to make his transfer permanent, had been approved.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, September
On 7 September Rovers announced young development squad pair Lewis Thompson & Lewis Mansell have joined FC United on a 1-month loan until 6 October.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, September
On 21 September Rovers announced young defender Jack Doyle has joined Maidstone United on a 3-month loan until 22 December.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, September
On 28 September Rovers announced young goalkeeper Oliver Byrne have joined Bamber Bridge on a 1-month loan until 27 October.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, October
On 8 October Rovers announced young development squad pair Lewis Thompson & Lewis Mansell will remain at FC United for a further month until 10 November.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, October
On 26 October Rovers announced young goalkeeper Charlie Albinson have joined Warrington Town on a 1-month loan until 1 December.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, November
On 9 November it was announced that defender Jack Doyle has returned from his loan spell from Maidstone United due to injury.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, November
On 12 November Rovers announced youngster Lewis Thompson will remain at FC United for a further month until 15 December, while Lewis Mansell will return to the club following the end of his loan spell.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, November
On 15 November Rovers announced that defender Charlie Mulgrew had signed a new 2 and half year contract, until 2021.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, November
On 16 November Rovers announced that midfielder Elliott Bennett had signed a new 2 and half year contract, until 2021. Also Bradford City announced the signing of Paul Caddis following his release.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, November
On 30 November Rovers announced manager Tony Mowbray had signed a new long-term contract putting pen to paper on a new 3 and half year deal, until 2020.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, December
On 3 December Rovers announced u23 goalkeeper Charlie Albinson will remain at Warrington Town for a further month until 2 January.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, December
On 10 December Rovers announced that u23 defender Joe Grayson had signed a new 2 and half year contract, until 2021.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, December
On 13 December Rovers announced that midfielder Corry Evans had signed a new 2 and half year contract, until 2021.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On 2 January Rovers announced Matthew Platt and Sam Hart had been recalled from their loan spells from Accrington Stanley and Rochdale.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On 4 January Rovers announced the permanent signing of forward Ben Brereton from Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee on a 3 and half year deal, until 2022 and that forward Danny Graham had signed a one-year contract extension, until 2020.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On 7 January Rovers announced Lewis Hardcastle had been recalled from their loan spells from Port Vale.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On 9 January Rovers announced Kasey Palmer had been recalled by Chelsea, to join Bristol City on loan.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On 11 January Rovers announced the permanent signing of attacking midfielder Brad Lyons from Coleraine on an 18-month deal, until 2020.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On 14 January Rovers announced Mitchel Candlin had been recalled by Walsall. Also u23 goalkeeper Oliver Byrne had joined Stevenage on loan until the end of the season.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On 15 January Rovers announced that u23 attacking midfielder Brad Lyons had joined St Mirren on loan until the end of the season. Also defender Sam Hart had joined Southend United on loan until the end of the season.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On 16 January Rovers announced that u23 defender Sam Barnes had joined Marine on short loan deal until 14 February. Also u23 forward Lewis Mansell had joined Partick Thistle on loan until the end of the season.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On 18 January Rovers announced that defender Joe Grayson had joined Grimsby Town on loan until the end of the season.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On 22 January Rovers announced that defender Sam Hart had signed a 1-year contract extension, until 2020.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On 23 January Rovers announced that defender Scott Wharton has been recalled from his loan spell at Lincoln City & joined Bury on loan until the end of the season.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On 24 January Rovers announced that defender Paul Downing had joined Doncaster Rovers on loan until the end of the season.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On 28 January Rovers announced the signing of winger Harry Chapman from Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee on a 2 and half year deal, until 2021.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On 30 January Rovers announced the signing of young Gibraltar international Louie Annesley from Lincoln Red Imps for an undisclosed fee on a 2 and half year deal, until 2021.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On 31 January Rovers announced u23 goalkeeper Oliver Byrne had joined Stevenage permanently, It was also announced that U23 pair Willem Tomlinson and Okera Simmonds had left the club by mutual consent.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, February
On 1 February Rovers announced that u23 defender Tyler Magloire had signed a new 3 and half year contract, until 2022. It was also announced that Okera Simmonds had joined Accrington Stanley following his release.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, February
On 4 February it was announced Willem Tomlinson had joined Mansfield Town following his release.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, February
On 8 February Rovers announced that u23 goalkeeper Andy Fisher had joined FC United on a months loan. Also announced u23 midfielder Lewis Hardcastle had joined Barrow on a months loan. Rovers hosted an Hall of Fame event with the following players been introduced into it Ronnie Clayton, Bob Crompton, Bryan Douglas, Derek Fazackerley, Simon Garner, Alan Shearer & Brad Friedel.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, February
On 9 February Rovers announced that u23 defender Matthew Platt had joined Southport on a months loan./


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, February
On 15 February Rovers announced that u23 defender Sam Barnes had signed his 1st professional contract putting pen to paper on a 2 and half year contract, until 2021.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, February
On 20 February Rovers announced that u23 Canadian  midfielder Ben Paton had signed a new 1 and half year contract, until 2020.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, March
On 1 March Rovers announced that u23 midfielder John Buckley had signed a new 3 and half year contract, until 2022.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, March
On 5 March Rovers announced Indian forward Aniket Jadhav will join the academy for a 3-month training spell.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, March
On 8 March Rovers announced that u23 goalkeeper Andy Fisher had extended his loan at FC United for a further month.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, March
On 13 March Rovers announced that u23 pair Lewis Hardcastle & Matthew Platt had their loan spells extended, midfielder Hardcastle will remain at Barrow until 7 April & defender Platt will remain at Southport until 29 April.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, March
On 16 March Rovers announced that u23 defender Lewis Thompson had signed a new deal until 2020.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, March
On 21 March Rovers announced that u23 forward Daniel Butterworth had signed a new 3 and half year contract, until 2022.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, March
On 27 March Rovers announced that u23 midfielder Stefan Mols had signed a new 2-year contract, until 2021.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, March
On 28 March Rovers announced that u23 midfielder Lewis Hardcastle had joined Barrow permanently.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, April
On 2 April Rovers announced that u23 defender Charley Doyle had signed a new 12-month contract, until 2020.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, April
On 4 April Rovers announced that u23 midfielder Joe Rankin-Costello had signed a new 2-year contract, until 2021.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, April
On 23 April Rovers announced that defender Ryan Nyambe had signed a new contract until 2021.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, April
On 31 April Rovers held their end of season awards the winners follow:


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, April
Young Player – Lewis Travis,Players’ Player – Danny Graham,Best Newcomer – Harrison Reed,Unsung Hero – Damien Johnson,Man of the Match (Seasonal) – Darragh Lenihan,Goal of the Season – Joe Rothwell,Player of the Year – Danny Graham.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, May
On 11 May Rovers announced that defender Matthew Platt had signed a new 1-year contract until 2020.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Pre-season friendlies
Blackburn Rovers announced six pre-season friendlies against Scottish Premiership side Hibernian, EFL League Two's Port Vale, Champions League finalists Liverpool, EFL League Two's Lincoln City, Premier League side Everton and newly promoted EFL League One side Accrington Stanley,


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Championship season, Matchday
On 21 June 2018, the Championship fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, EFL Cup
Rovers entered the EFL Cup in the first round and were drawn away to Carlisle United. The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August. The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.


2018–19 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.


2018–19 Blackpool F.C. season
The 2018–19 season was Blackpool F.C. 's 110th season in the Football League, and their second consecutive season in the third tier of the Football League. They finished the season in tenth place. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup (eliminated in the third round), League Cup (eliminated in the fourth round) and Football League Trophy (eliminated at the group stage).


2018–19 Blackpool F.C. season
The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


2018–19 Blackpool F.C. season
Gary Bowyer, manager of the club since 2016, resigned on 6 August. He was succeeded by Terry McPhillips on 10 September.


2018–19 Blackpool F.C. season, Competitions, Friendlies
Blackpool announced pre-season friendlies with Nantwich Town, Port Vale, AFC Fylde and Crewe Alexandra.


2018–19 Blackpool F.C. season, Competitions, EFL League One, Matches
On 21 June 2018, the League Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2018–19 Blackpool F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October. The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November. The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.


2018–19 Blackpool F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam. The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August. The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott. The fourth round draw was made live on Quest by Rachel Yankey and Rachel Riley on 29 September.


2018–19 Blackpool F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.


2018–19 Bobsleigh World Cup
The 2018–19 Bobsleigh World Cup was a multi-race series over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 8 December 2018 in Sigulda, Latvia and finished on 24 February 2019 in Calgary, Canada. The World Cup was organised by the IBSF (formerly the FIBT) who also run World Cups and Championships in skeleton. The season was sponsored by BMW.


2018–19 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by ninth-year head coach Leon Rice, played their home games at Taco Bell Arena as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 13–20, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated Colorado State in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Nevada. This was the first time in Boise State history that they lost 20 games in a season.


2018–19 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team, Previous season
The Broncos finished the season 23–9, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament to Utah State. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Washington.


2018–19 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team, Schedule and results
* Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time


2018–19 Boise State Broncos women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Boise State Broncos women's basketball team represents Boise State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncos, led by 14th-year head coach Gordy Presnell, play their home games at Taco Bell Arena as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 28–5, 14–4 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season title. Boise State won the 2019 Air Force Reserve Mountain West Women’s Basketball Championship, which earned them the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. They lost in the first round to Oregon State in overtime. With 28 wins, they finish with the most wins in the regular season in school history.


2018–19 Bologna F.C. 1909 season
The 2018–19 season was Bologna Football Club 1909's fourth season back in Serie A, after the club's relegation at the end of the 2013–14 season. Having finished 15th the previous season, the club competed in Serie A, finishing 10th, and in the Coppa Italia, where they were eliminated in the round of 16 by Juventus.


2018–19 Bologna F.C. 1909 season
Roberto Donadoni, who coached the club during the 2015–16, 2016–17, and 2017–18 seasons, departed Bologna on 24 May 2018; he was replaced by former Juventus and Milan player and Italy international Filippo Inzaghi on 13 June. After a long period spent in 18th place and thus within the relegation zone, Inzaghi was in turn replaced by Siniša Mihajlović, on 28 January 2019.


2018–19 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season
The 2018–19 season was Bolton Wanderers's second season back in the second tier of English football following their immediate return from EFL League One. The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


2018–19 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Pre-season
Friendlies against St Mirren, Atherton Collieries, FC Halifax Town, Morecambe, Girona, Guiseley and Peterborough United were confirmed. The game against St Mirren was cancelled a day before when the players went on strike due to unpaid wages. Bolton's game against Morecambe was changed from an away game to a behind closed doors match at Bolton's Lostock training ground due to Globe Arena not yet being ready to host football matches.


2018–19 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Championship, Matches
On 21 June 2018, the Championship fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced. Bolton began their league campaign at newly relegated West Bromwich Albion on August 4 and finished it away at Nottingham Forest on May 5.


2018–19 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018. The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.


2018–19 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.


2018–19 Bonaire League
The 2018–19 Bonaire League, or known locally as the 2018–19 Kampionato, was the 49th season of the Bonaire League, the top division football competition in Bonaire. The season began on 2 November 2018 and ended on 17 May 2019. Real Rincon won their 11th title and were automatically qualified for the 2020 Caribbean Club Shield.


2018–19 Borussia Dortmund season
The 2018–19 Borussia Dortmund season was the 110th season in the football club's history and 43rd consecutive and 52nd overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga Nord in 1976.


2018–19 Borussia Dortmund season
In addition to the domestic league, Borussia Dortmund also participated in the season's editions of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal, and the first-tier continental cup, the UEFA Champions League. This was the 45th season for Dortmund in the Signal Iduna Park, located in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The season covered a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


2018–19 Borussia Dortmund season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Borussia Mönchengladbach season
The 2018–19 Borussia Mönchengladbach season was the 119th season in the football club's history and 11th consecutive and 51st overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2008. In addition to the domestic league, Borussia Mönchengladbach also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This was the 15th season for Mönchengladbach in the Borussia-Park, located in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The season covered a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


2018–19 Borussia Mönchengladbach season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Borussia Mönchengladbach season, Players, Loans
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup
The 2018–19 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup was the 23rd edition of Bosnia and Herzegovina's annual football cup, and the eighteenth season of the unified competition. The winner qualified to the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League qualifying round.


2018–19 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup
FK Željezničar Sarajevo were the defending champions, but they got eliminated by NK Široki Brijeg in the first round. FK Sarajevo won the cup after beating Široki Brijeg in the final.


2018–19 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Participating teams
The following teams took part in the 2018–19 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup.


2018–19 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Participating teams
Roman number in brackets denote the level of respective league in Bosnian football league system


2018–19 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Calendar
1 Draw is held to determine what team will host leg 1 and what team will host leg 2.


2018–19 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Quarter final
First legs were played on 27 February, return legs were played on 13 March


2018–19 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Quarter final
1Sloga asked the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina for their match against Klis to be prolonged because of their preparations in Antalya, and according to the official announcement from the association, the proposal was approved. The match between these two teams was played on 5 March 2019.


2018–19 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Semi final
First legs were played on 3 April, return legs were played on 10 April


2018–19 Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup, Final
First leg was played on May 8, return leg was played on May 15


2018–19 Boston Bruins season
The 2018–19 Boston Bruins season was the 95th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924. The Bruins clinched a playoff spot on March 23, 2019, after a 7–3 win over the Florida Panthers.


2018–19 Boston Bruins season
On May 16, 2019, the Bruins advanced to the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals with a 4–0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes, marking their first Stanley Cup Finals appearance since 2013. They would lose in seven games to the St. Louis Blues.


2018–19 Boston Bruins season, Schedule and results, Preseason
Notes:  Game was played at Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre in Shenzhen, China. Game was played at Cadillac Arena in Beijing, China.


2018–19 Boston Bruins season, Schedule and results, Regular season
The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.


2018–19 Boston Bruins season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2018–19 Boston Bruins season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
The Bruins faced the Toronto Maple Leafs in the First Round of the playoffs, and defeated them in seven games. They played against each other in the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, where the Bruins defeated the Maple Leafs in the First Round in seven games.


2018–19 Boston Bruins season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
The Bruins faced the Columbus Blue Jackets in the Second Round of the playoffs, defeating them in six games.


2018–19 Boston Bruins season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
The Bruins faced the Carolina Hurricanes in the Conference Finals, and swept the series in four games. They played against each other in the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs, where the Bruins lost to the Hurricanes in the Conference Semifinals in seven games.


2018–19 Boston Bruins season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
The Bruins faced the St. Louis Blues in the Stanley Cup Finals, where the Bruins lost to the Blues in seven games. This marked the first time since 1990 that they had home ice advantage in the final round.


2018–19 Boston Bruins season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Bruins. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.


2018–19 Boston Bruins season, Transactions
The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.


2018–19 Boston Bruins season, Draft picks
Below are the Boston Bruins' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.


2018–19 Boston Celtics season
The 2018–19 Boston Celtics season was the 73rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).


2018–19 Boston Celtics season
In the playoffs, the Celtics swept the Indiana Pacers in the First Round. It was the first time since 2011 that the Celtics swept their opponent in the First Round.


2018–19 Boston Celtics season
In the Semi-finals, the Celtics lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in five games.


2018–19 Boston Celtics season
Just days before the second round matchup with the Bucks, Celtics legend John Havlicek, died on Thursday, April 25 at the age of 79. The team wore a black band with a white #17 (in honor of Havilcek) for Game 1 of the semi-final series with the Bucks which the Celtics won.


2018–19 Boston Celtics season, Player statistics, Regular season
After all games. ‡Waived during the season†Traded during the season≠Acquired during the season


2018–19 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach Jim Christian, played their home games at the Conte Forum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


2018–19 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team, Previous season
The Eagles finished the 2017–18 season finished the season 19–16, 7–11 in ACC play to finish in 12th place. In the ACC Tournament, they defeated Georgia Tech and NC State before losing in the quarterfinals to Clemson. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Western Kentucky.


2018–19 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
The 2018–19 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team represented Boston College in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Jerry York, '67, his twenty-fifth season behind the bench at Boston College. The Eagles played their home games at Kelley Rink on the campus of Boston College, competing in Hockey East.


2018–19 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
The Eagles competed in just one mid-season tournament during the 2018–19 season, forgoing the traditional holiday break tournament. The Eagles played in the 67th Annual Beanpot Tournament at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 4 and 11. Boston College defeated Harvard in the opening round by a score of 2–1, but fell to the defending champion Northeastern Huskies in the championship game, 4–2. The Eagles failed to secure the Beanpot title, but ended their two-season streak of finishing fourth in the tournament.


2018–19 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
The Eagles finished the season 14–22–3, and 10-11-3 in conference play, seventh in Hockey East; their lowest finish since placing 6th in 2008-09. They advanced to the title game of the Hockey East tournament, however, they fell to the Northeastern Huskies by a score of 3–2. The Eagles failed to secure a bid to the NCAA Tournament, their third consecutive season missing the national tournament.


2018–19 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season, Previous season recap
The Eagles entered the 2018–19 season following a second consecutive semi-disappointing year. While earning the Hockey East regular season title with their strong 20–14–3 record, they missed out on participating in the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row; the first time missing consecutive years since 1998. Additionally, they failed to secure any mid-season tournament title, placing fourth in both the inaugural Ice Vegas Invitational Tournament and in the Beanpot tournament.


2018–19 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season, Departures
Three Eagles departed from the program from the 2017–18 roster:


2018–19 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season, Departures
Additionally, long-time Associate Head Coach Greg Brown left the program to become the Assistant Coach for the New York Rangers of the NHL. Boston College alum and formerly assistant coach at Connecticut, Brendan Buckley was hired to fill the position.


2018–19 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season, Recruiting
Boston College added five freshmen for the 2018–19 season: four forwards, and one defensemen.


2018–19 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team represents Boston College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, were led by first year head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee. They play their home games at the Conte Forum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 3–13 in ACC play in thirteenth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Women's Tournament to Virginia.


2018–19 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team, Previous season
They finished the season 7–23, 2–14 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Women's Tournament to North Carolina. On March 1 after the 2017–18 season, head coach Erik Johnson resigned. He finished at Boston College with a six-year record of 68–115. On April 10, Boston College hired former Albany head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee to be the next head coach of the team.


2018–19 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team represented Boston University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by eighth-year head coach Joe Jones, played their home games at Case Gym as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 15–18, 7–11 in Patriot League play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the Patriot League Tournament, they defeated Loyola (MD) in the first round before losing to top-seeded Colgate in the quarterfinals.


2018–19 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Terriers finished the 2017–18 season 15–16, 10–8 in Patriot League play to finish in fifth place. In the Patriot League Tournament, they defeated Lehigh in the quarterfinals before losing to Bucknell in the semifinals.


2018–19 Boston University Terriers women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Boston University Terriers women's basketball team represented Boston University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terries were led by first year head coach Marisa Moseley, played their home games at Case Gym and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 15–14, 11–7 in Patriot League play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Women's Tournament to Holy Cross.


2018–19 Botola
The 2018–19 Botola, also known as Botola Maroc Telecom for sponsorship reasons, is the 62nd season of the Premier League and the 8th under its new format of Moroccan Pro League, the top Moroccan professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1956. The season started on 25 August 2018 and ended on 15 May 2019.


2018–19 Botola
Ittihad Tanger came into the season as defending champions of the 2017–18 season. Mouloudia Oujda and Youssoufia Berrechid entered as the two promoted teams from the 2017–18 Botola 2.


2018–19 Botola 2
The 2018-2019 Botola 2 is the 57th season of Botola 2, the second division of the Moroccan football league.


2018–19 Botswana First Division North
The 2018–19 Botswana First Division North was the 54th season of the Botswana First Division North football league since its inception in 1966. It was played from October to May instead of the usual August to May due to delays in the conclusion of a television broadcasting deal. TAFIC were crowned champions.


2018–19 Botswana First Division South
The 2018-19 Botswana First Division South was the 54th season of the Botswana First Division South since its inception in 1966. It was played from August to May. Gilport Lions were crowned champions.


2018–19 Botswana Premier League
The 2018–19 Botswana Premier League is the 54th season of the Botswana Premier League, the top-tier football league in Botswana, since its establishment in 1966. The season started on 18 August 2018. The league drew an average attendance of 1,300 per match.


2018–19 Botswana Premier League, Teams, Promotion and Relegation
Two teams were relegated after one year in the Botswana Premier League, TAFIC F.C. and Uniao Flamengo Santos. They were joined by last place finishers Gilport Lions.


2018–19 Botswana Premier League, Teams, Promotion and Relegation
They were replaced by First Division North winners BR Highlanders, First Division South winners Notwane F.C., and promotion playoff winners Prisons XI.


2018–19 Botswana Premier League, Summary
Township Rollers won their fourth consecutive Botswana Premier League after a 0–0 draw with Police XI on 27 May 2019.


2018–19 Botswana Premier League, Summary
This season also featured the relegation of four time champions Mochudi Centre Chiefs, who only picked up five points from nine matches late in the season.


2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons were led by fourth-year head coach Michael Huger, and played their home games at the Stroh Center as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 22–12 overall, 12–6 in MAC play to finish second place in the East Division. As the No. 3 seed in the MAC Tournament, they advanced to the championship game, where they were defeated by Buffalo. They declined any offer to play in a postseason tournament.


2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team, Previous season
The Falcons finished the 2017–18 season 16–16, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 9 seed in the MAC Tournament, they lost in the first round to Central Michigan.


2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team, Schedule and results
The 2018-19 schedule was released on August 1, 2018. The Falcons will participate in the Legends Classic, competing in the Detroit Subregional.


2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team represents Bowling Green State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Falcons, led by first year head coach Robyn Fralick, play their home games at the Stroh Center as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 2–16 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Women's Tournament to Kent State.


2018–19 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The 2018–19 season is Bradford City's 116th season in their history, their 104th in the English Football League and 106th in the English football league system.


2018–19 Bradford City A.F.C. season, Pre-season
On 18 May 2018, Bradford City announced two friendly games against Farsley Celtic and Sheffield United. Three days later, they revealed further matches with Guiseley and local derby against Bradford Park Avenue. On 23 May 2018, a further date away at York City was added to the preseason schedule followed by an away date against Harrogate Town announced on 11 June. On 22 June 2018, a further away date against Carlisle United was announced.


2018–19 Bradford City A.F.C. season, Competitions, League One, Matches
On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2018–19 Bradford City A.F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October. The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.


2018–19 Bradford City A.F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.


2018–19 Bradford City A.F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.


2018–19 Bradley Braves men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by fourth-year head coach Brian Wardle, played their home games at Carver Arena in Peoria, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the MVC Tournament, they defeated Missouri State, Loyola, and Northern Iowa to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 15 seed in the East region. There they lost to No. 2-seeded Michigan State in the First Round.


2018–19 Bradley Braves men's basketball team, Previous season
The Braves finished the 2017–18 season 20–13, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Drake in the first round of the MVC Tournament before losing to Loyola–Chicago in the semifinals.


2018–19 Bradley Braves women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Bradley Braves women's basketball team represents Bradley University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Braves were led by third year head coach Andrea Gorski. The Braves were members of the Missouri Valley Conference and play their home games at Renaissance Coliseum. They finished the season 20–10, 10–8 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament to Illinois State. Despite having 20 wins and a better record, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.


2018–19 Brentford F.C. season
The 2018–19 season was Brentford's 129th year in existence and fifth consecutive season in the Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.


2018–19 Brentford F.C. season
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 and was their penultimate at Griffin Park.


2018–19 Brescia Calcio season
The 2018-19 season is Brescia Calcio's 109th in existence and eighth consecutive season in Serie B, the second tier of Italian football.


2018–19 Brescia Calcio season
David Suazo was appointed manager of the club in June 2018 . He was let go on September 18 after three league matches. He was replaced by Eugenio Corini.


2018–19 Brescia Calcio season
On May 1, 2019, Brescia were promoted to Serie A for the 2019–20 season.


2018–19 Brescia Calcio season, Players, Squad information
Players and squad numbers last updated on 2 February 2019. Appearances include league matches only. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season
The 2018–19 season is Brighton & Hove Albion's 117th year in existence and second consecutive season in the Premier League. Along with competing in the Premier League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.


2018–19 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


2018–19 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season
Brighton beat Manchester United at home for the second season running on 19 August 2018. The game finished 3–2 to the Albion. On 4 May 2019 Brighton's Premier League status was confirmed for a third season after bitter rivals Crystal Palace beat Cardiff 3–2 in Wales. This confirmation came exactly a year after The Seagulls secured their safety in the 2017–18 season.


2018–19 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season
In the FA Cup Brighton made the semi final where they lost to Manchester City 1–0 at Wembley. In the EFL Cup Brighton lost 1–0 to Southampton at home in the second round.


2018–19 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season
On 10 May 2019 it was announced that captain, Bruno would be retiring from football. In his last game Brighton lost 4–1 to Manchester City. As a result City defended their Premier League title.


2018–19 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season
Brighton sacked manager Chris Hughton on 13 May, one day after the final game of the season, due to a poor end of season run of three wins in 23 games meaning Brighton narrowly secured survival by two points.


2018–19 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season
On 20 May Brighton appointed Graham Potter as the new manager.


2018–19 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Pre-season
Brighton & Hove Albion announced five pre-season friendlies against St. Gallen, Wimbledon, Charlton Athletic, Birmingham City, and FC Nantes†.


2018–19 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Pre-season
† The opponents for this match were supposed to be Sporting Clube de Portugal but were replaced by FC Nantes due to Sporting being unable to fulfil the fixture.


2018–19 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Competitions, Premier League, Matches
On 14 June 2018, the Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2018–19 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018. The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019. The fifth round draw was broadcast on 28 January 2019 live on BBC, Alex Scott and Ian Wright conducted the draw. Draw for the quarter-final was made on 18 February by Darren Fletcher & Wayne Bridge.


2018–19 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.


2018–19 Brisbane Heat WBBL season
The 2018–19 Brisbane Heat Women's season was the fourth in the team's history. Coached by Peter McGiffin and captained by Kirby Short, the Heat finished third on the WBBL|04 ladder and qualified for the playoffs. In an "incredible" semi-final notable for a catch taken by Haidee Birkett on the last ball of the game, they defeated the Sydney Thunder to progress to their first championship decider appearance. In the final against the double-defending champions, the Sydney Sixers, Player of the Match Beth Mooney led an upset victory to secure Brisbane's maiden WBBL title.


2018–19 Brisbane Heat WBBL season, Squad
Each 2018–19 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Under a new rule, Australian marquees were classed as players who held a national women's team contract at the time of signing on for their WBBL|04 team.


2018–19 Brisbane Heat WBBL season, Squad
The table below lists the Heat players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.


2018–19 Brisbane Heat WBBL season, Fixtures, Regular season
Responding to the Sydney Thunder's first innings total of 7/171, Heat opener Beth Mooney recorded her maiden WBBL century but was then dismissed in the 17th over. With Brisbane still requiring 19 runs off the last twelve balls, Harmanpreet Kaur—having already claimed two wickets, including the stumping of Mooney, for just ten runs—came on to bowl her third over. The Heat, primarily through Delissa Kimmince, scored 13 runs off the over to swing the momentum once more. Laura Harris then hit the winning runs against the bowling of Nicola Carey with three wickets in hand and three balls remaining, making it Brisbane's highest successful run chase. The result helped to set up a semi-final encounter between the two teams on the following weekend.


2018–19 Brisbane Heat WBBL season, Fixtures, Knockout phase
The lower-ranked Heat posted a first innings total of 7/140, recovering from 5/78 after 12 overs through an unbeaten knock of 32 from 25 by Laura Harris. After struggling through the middle overs of the run chase, a late charge by the Sydney Thunder brought the hosts back into the contest to leave a required five runs off the final delivery for victory. The last ball, sent down by spinner Jess Jonassen, was struck flat and cleanly to deep square leg by batter Nicola Carey.


2018–19 Brisbane Heat WBBL season, Fixtures, Knockout phase
Jonassen immediately signalled disappointment as the ball set sail for beyond the boundary rope, therefore scoring six runs and clinching the match for Sydney... However, Brisbane fielder Haidee Birkett made enough ground in time to take a "miracle" catch just inside the field of play to knock the Thunder out of the tournament. The match, in conjunction with the other semi-final played later in the day, was hailed as a showcase of "the irrefutable rise of women's cricket" and "sport with drama, skill and unpredictability – a potent recipe for success".


2018–19 Brisbane Heat WBBL season, Fixtures, Knockout phase
In front of the league's first-ever sellout crowd, the visiting Heat pulled off an upset victory to win their maiden championship and deny a Sydney Sixers three-peat. Requiring 34 runs with 36 balls remaining, Brisbane looked to be in control of the chase until the 15th over when Sydney leg spinner Dane van Niekerk struck twice—including the removal of linchpin Beth Mooney for 65 through a forward-diving catch by Ellyse Perry in the outfield.


2018–19 Brisbane Heat WBBL season, Fixtures, Knockout phase
Although the Heat would continue to lose wickets, Laura Harris did enough to steady the ship, eventually hitting the winning runs with three wickets and four deliveries to spare. Player of the Final Mooney, who had been receiving on-field medical treatment for the flu and heat stroke, revealed in a post-match interview that her ongoing game delays instigated sledging from several opponents: "It was kind of nice to know while I wasn't feeling well, I was going well enough to piss them off and they were getting frustrated at how long I was taking to face up... I've played enough cricket against (the Sixers) to know what gets under their skin and we definitely won that battle."


2018–19 Brisbane Roar FC season
The 2018–19 Brisbane Roar FC season was the club's 14th season participating in the A-League and in the FFA Cup for the fifth time.


2018–19 Brisbane Roar FC season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Brisbane Roar W-League season
The 2018–19 Brisbane Roar W-League season was the club's eleventh season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia. The team played home games both at A.J. Kelly Park and Suncorp Stadium.


2018–19 Brisbane Roar W-League season, Players, Squad information
Last updated 1 November 2018Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Brisbane Roar W-League season, W-League, Results summary
Last updated: February 2019, end of regular season. Source: Competitive Matches


2018–19 Bristol City F.C. season
The 2018–19 season is Bristol City's 121st season as a professional football club and their fourth consecutive season back in the Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.


2018–19 Bristol City F.C. season, Competitions, Pre-season friendlies
The Robins revealed they would face Bitton, Cheltenham Town, Shrewsbury Town and Bournemouth.


2018–19 Bristol City F.C. season, Competitions, Championship, Matches
On 21 June 2018, the EFL Championship fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2018–19 Bristol City F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on BBC One by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018. The fourth round draw was made live on BBC One by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019. The fifth round draw was broadcast on 28 January 2019 live on BBC One, Alex Scott and Ian Wright conducted the draw.


2018–19 Bristol City F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.


2018–19 Bristol Rovers F.C. season
The 2018–19 season is the 136th season in Bristol Rovers' history and their 91st in the English Football League. Rovers will compete in the third tier of English football, League One as well as three cup competitions, FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.


2018–19 Bristol Rovers F.C. season, Competitions, Pre-Season Friendlies
As of 12 June 2018, Bristol Rovers have announced four pre-season friendlies against Eerste Divisie side FC Eindhoven, Yeovil Town and Forest Green Rovers of EFL League Two, and newly promoted Southern League side Melksham Town.


2018–19 Bristol Rovers F.C. season, Competitions, League One, Matches
On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.


2018–19 Bristol Rovers F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.


2018–19 Bristol Rovers F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam. The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.


2018–19 Bristol Rovers F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced. The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November. On 8 December, the third round draw was drawn by Alan McInally and Matt Le Tissier on Soccer Saturday. The Quarter-final draw was made conducted on Sky Sports by Don Goodman and Thomas Frank on 10 January 2019. The draw for the semi-finals took place on 25 January live on Talksport.


2018–19 British Basketball League season
The 2018–19 British Basketball League season was the 32nd campaign of the British Basketball League since the league's establishment in 1987. The season featured 12 teams from across England and Scotland.


2018–19 British Basketball League season
The Leicester Riders were the three-time defending regular season champions, but were unable to defend that title as the London Lions achieved their first regular season title; a 99–80 victory at the Newcastle Eagles, on 26 April 2019, was enough for the Lions to have an unassailable lead ahead of the Riders. It was the Lions' second trophy of the season, after they defeated the Glasgow Rocks in the BBL Cup final.


2018–19 British Basketball League season
The Lions were beaten in the playoff quarter-finals by the eighth-seeded Plymouth Raiders, who overturned a six-point deficit from the first leg into an eight-point aggregate victory. The Raiders were then beaten by the Riders in the semi-finals, before the Riders won their third consecutive playoff final with a 93–61 victory over the London City Royals, who in their first season in the league, had won the BBL Trophy in overtime against the Lions.


2018–19 British Basketball League season, Regular season
The winners of the Regular season are considered as national champions. The London Lions achieved their first regular season title with a 99–80 victory over the Newcastle Eagles at the Eagles Community Arena on 26 April 2019.


2018–19 British Basketball League season, Playoffs, Quarter-finals
The quarter-final matchups and tip-off times were confirmed by the league, on 28 April 2019.


2018–19 British Basketball League season, British clubs in European competitions
British clubs returned to European competitions eleven years after their last participation.


2018–19 Brooklyn Nets season
The 2018–19 Brooklyn Nets season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), 52nd season overall, and its seventh season playing in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.


2018–19 Brooklyn Nets season
On November 12, 2018, late in the first half of the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Caris LeVert suffered a subtalar dislocation of the right foot and was scheduled to return later in the season after rehabilitation, making his return on February 8, 2019. The December 16 game against the Atlanta Hawks at Barclays Center was the highest scoring game at the venue in Nets' history, while the 144 points scored by the Nets were the second-most points scored in regulation in franchise history. On March 19, the Nets came back from a 28-point deficit, which also was the biggest comeback in team history, when they defeated the Sacramento Kings 123–121, and also became just the fourth team since the 1954–55 season to overcome a 25-point deficit in the fourth quarter.


2018–19 Brooklyn Nets season
For the first time in his NBA career D'Angelo Russell was selected to participate in the NBA All-Star Game when he was announced as the replacement for the injured Victor Oladipo in the 2019 NBA All-Star Game.


2018–19 Brooklyn Nets season
With a 108–96 victory over the Indiana Pacers on April 7, the Nets clinched a playoff spot for the first time since the 2014–15 season. On April 10, in a 113–94 win against the Miami Heat, the Nets clinched their first winning season since 2013–14.


2018–19 Brooklyn Nets season
In the playoffs, the Nets faced the Philadelphia 76ers in the First Round, and were defeated in five games.


2018–19 Brooklyn Nets season, Draft
The Nets entered the draft holding one first round pick and two second round picks. It became the last draft year where the effects of their Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce trade with the Boston Celtics would take effect. The first round pick along with the second round pick (40th overall) were acquired on July 13, 2017, in a trade with the Toronto Raptors that sent DeMarre Carroll to the Nets in exchange for Justin Hamilton.


2018–19 Brooklyn Nets season, Draft
The other second round pick (45th overall) was acquired on February 5, 2018, in a trade with the Milwaukee Bucks that sent Rashad Vaughn to the Nets in exchange for Tyler Zeller. However, just days before draft night, the Nets agreed to trade the 45th pick (which became Hamidou Diallo), another second round pick, Timofey Mozgov, and cash considerations to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Dwight Howard, although the trade would not be official until July 6, 2018. With the Nets' sole first round pick, Brooklyn selected the Bosnian-born Džanan Musa, a small forward from Croatia's Cedevita Zagreb, while with the second round pick the Nets selected the Latvian-born small forward Rodions Kurucs from Spain's FC Barcelona Lassa.


2018–19 Brooklyn Nets season, Game log, Regular season
The regular season schedule was released on August 10, 2018.


2018–19 Brown Bears men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Brown Bears men's basketball team represented Brown University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by seventh-year head coach Mike Martin, played their home games at the Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence, Rhode Island as members of the Ivy League.


2018–19 Brown Bears men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bears finished the 2017–18 season 11–16, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in second-to-last place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League Tournament.


2018–19 Brown Bears women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Brown Bears women's basketball team represented Brown University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears, led by fifth year head coach Sarah Behn, played their home games at the Pizzitola Sports Center and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season at 9–21, 1–13 to finish in a last place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League Women's Tournament.


2018–19 Brunei FA Cup
The 2018–19 Brunei FA Cup (also known as the DST FA Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 12th edition of the Brunei FA Cup, the knockout football tournament in Brunei.


2018–19 Brunei Super League
The 2018–19 Brunei Super League (also known as the DST Super League for sponsorship reasons) is the 6th season of the Brunei Super League, the top Bruneian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 2012. The season began on 26 October 2018.


2018–19 Brunei Super League, Teams
A total of 10 teams competed in the league. MS ABDB were the defending champions. Menglait and Jerudong were relegated from last season, and were replaced by promoted teams Setia Perdana and IKLS. Tabuan Muda, the youth team ran by the National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam, entered the Premier League instead of the Super League for this season.


2018–19 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2018–2019 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Bryant University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Jared Grasso, and played their home games at the Chace Athletic Center in Smithfield, Rhode Island as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 10–20 overall, 7–11 in NEC play to finish in eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the NEC Tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Saint Francis (PA).


2018–19 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2017–18 season 3–28, 2–16 in NEC play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the NEC Tournament.


2018–19 Bryant Bulldogs men's basketball team, Previous season
On February 12, 2018, head coach Tim O'Shea announced that he would retire at the end of the season. He finished at Bryant with a ten-year record of 96–210. On April 2, the school hired Iona assistant Jared Grasso as head coach.


2018–19 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by fourth-year head coach Nathan Davis, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 21–12, 13–5 to earn a share of the regular season Patriot League championship. As the No. 2 seed in the Patriot League Tournament, they defeated Holy Cross and Lehigh before losing to Colgate in the championship game. They were not selected for postseason play.


2018–19 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bison finished the 2017–18 season 25–10, 16–2 in Patriot League to win the Patriot League regular season championship. They defeated Loyola (MD), Boston University, and Colgate to win the Patriot League Tournament championship. As a result, they received the Patriot League's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Michigan State.


2018–19 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team represents Bucknell University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by eighth year head coach Aaron Roussell, play their home games at Sojka Pavilion and are members of the Patriot League. Bucknell won the Patriot Conference Tournament championship game over American, 66–54 to earn an automatic trip to NCAA Women's Tournament. They lost in the first round to Florida State. They finished the season 28–5, 16–2 in Patriot League play to share the Patriot League regular season title with American. With 28 wins, they finish with the most wins in program history.


2018–19 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team
At the conclusion of the season, head coach Aaron Roussell left the team to take the coaching job at the University of Richmond. The school went to the Division III ranks for its new hire, naming Scranton's Trevor Woodruff as their new coach on April 26.


2018–19 Budapest Honvéd FC season
The 2017–18 season will be Budapest Honvéd FC's 108th competitive season, 14th consecutive season in the OTP Bank Liga and 109th year in existence as a football club.


2018–19 Budapest Honvéd FC season, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Budapest Honvéd FC season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Budapest Honvéd FC season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Budapest Honvéd FC season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Budapest Honvéd FC season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018–19 Budapest Honvéd FC season, Statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2018–19 Budapest Honvéd FC season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.


2018–19 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the State University of New York at Buffalo during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulls, led by fourth-year head coach Nate Oats, played their home games at Alumni Arena in Amherst, New York as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.


2018–19 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team
The Bulls posted a school-record 32 wins, including an NCAA Tournament victory over former head coach Bobby Hurley and Arizona State. Their season, which to that point was punctuated by a 13-game winning streak and MAC conference titles (regular and post-season), ended in a 78–58 loss to Texas Tech in the second round. At season's end, Oats departed to become head coach at Alabama despite signing an extension with Buffalo a week earlier.


2018–19 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team, Previous season
The bulls finished the 2017–18 season 27–9, 15–3 in MAC play to win the MAC East Division and regular season championships. They defeated Central Michigan, Kent State, and Toledo to win the MAC Tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 13 seed in the South region, they upset Arizona in the First Round before losing to Kentucky in the Second Round.


2018–19 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team, Schedule and results
The 2018-19 schedule was released on August 1, 2018. The Bulls participated in the Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic in Belfast, Northern Ireland.


2018–19 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team represents the University at Buffalo during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, led by seventh-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack, play their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 12–6 in MAC play to win MAC East Division. Buffalo won the MAC conference tournament championship game over Ohio, 77–61. Cierra Dillard was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. With that win they earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they upset Rutgers in the first round before losing to Connecticut in the second round.


2018–19 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team, Previous season
The Bulls finished the 2017–18 season 29–6, 16–2 in MAC play to win the MAC East Division. They advanced to the championship game of the Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Central Michigan. They received an at-large to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they upset South Florida in the first round to win their first NCAA tournament win in school history. They then defeated Florida State in the second round to advance to the sweet sixteen for the first time in school history. They lost to South Carolina. With 29 wins, they finished with the most wins in school history.


2018–19 Buffalo Sabres season
The 2018–19 Buffalo Sabres season was the 49th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.


2018–19 Buffalo Sabres season
After experiencing a ten-game winning streak in November that put them atop the NHL standings, the Sabres regressed sharply the rest of the season and were officially eliminated from playoff contention on March 23, 2019, after suffering a 7–4 loss to the Montreal Canadiens, joining the 2016–17 Philadelphia Flyers as the only teams in NHL history to win 10 consecutive games and be eliminated from playoff contention.


2018–19 Buffalo Sabres season
With the Carolina Hurricanes clinching a playoff berth in the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Sabres became the team with the longest active postseason appearance drought in the NHL at eight consecutive seasons, about 1.5 years after their football counterparts, the Buffalo Bills, ended what was the longest active postseason appearance drought in the NFL at 17 consecutive seasons. On April 7, 2019, the Sabres fired Phil Housley, who became the fifth head coach to be fired since the Pegulas bought the team from Tom Golisano in February 2011.


2018–19 Buffalo Sabres season, Schedule and results, Preseason
Notes:  Game was played at Clinton Arena in Clinton, New York. Game was played at Tribute Communities Centre in Oshawa, Ontario.


2018–19 Buffalo Sabres season, Schedule and results, Regular season
The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.


2018–19 Buffalo Sabres season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2018–19 Buffalo Sabres season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Sabres. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.


2018–19 Buffalo Sabres season, Transactions
The Sabres have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.


2018–19 Buffalo Sabres season, Draft picks
Below are the Buffalo Sabres' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.


2018–19 Bulgarian Basketball Cup
The 2018–19 Bulgarian Basketball Cup is the 65th edition of the annual cup tournament in Bulgaria. It is managed by the Bulgarian Basketball Federation. The competition will start on December 27, 2018, with the quarterfinals and will end with the Final on March 2, 2019 in Panagyurishte.


2018–19 Bulgarian Basketball Cup, Format
This season, only clubs from National Basketball League (Bulgaria) will participate, except Cherno More, which withdrew from the competition. The quarterfinals and semifinals are played in a double-legged format, while the Final is played in single game on a neutral venue.