The "Super Sports Equinox" occurred on Sept. There was one MLB game, 11 NFL, seven NBA and eight NHL games.
The most games played on a sports equinox was 27 back on Oct. Los Angeles is the only city to host the four sports in the same day back in 2018. Six more happened in the 1970s, and three occurred in the 1980s, but then there was a 26 year gap between 19.Īrizona had teams play in all four of the major sports during the 2001 sports equinox, which is the only time one state had teams play in all four sports.
There have been 24 sports equinoxes since 1971, when the first sports equinox was recorded. For instance, if the Atlanta Braves would've swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS this week, a sports equinox wouldn't be happening. It all depends on the MLB postseason schedule for that year if a sports equinox takes place. Typically these occur in the fall, either late October or early November due to the MLB season coming to a close while NBA and NHL start up. MORE: Watch live sports with fuboTV (7-day free trial) What is a sports equinox?Ī sports equinox is when all four major sports leagues - NFL, MLB, NHL and NBA - compete on the same day. Here's why Thursday is considered a sports equinox, including a brief history of sport equinoxes and what sports are on tonight. The sports equinox is not too common, although we have seen at least one every year since 2015. Additionally, one women's soccer match will be played and four college football games. Out of these four sports, 15 games will be played.
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With the NBA season starting this week, the NHL season starting last week, the NFL in mid-season and MLB nearing the end of the postseason, today brings a full slate of sporting events happening all Thursday night. 21 will usher in the 25th sports equinox in history.
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