illustration: Rebecca Zisser/Axios
Happy Equinox Sports! Thursday was the 27th time in history that the “Big Four” leagues (NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB) all played on the same day.
The big picture: There was a 16-year period (1985-2001) without a single Equinox Sport. But now that “Thursday Night Football” is a game, the World Series starts later, and the NBA season starts earlier, they are more frequent.
Plus: The second round of the MLS playoffs also begins tonight, and there’s also college soccer, golf and European soccer, too.
Looking ahead: There will be a record four Sports Equinoxes this year, with back-to-back this coming Sunday and Monday, and then one more on Halloween (Monday, October 31).
