Draft:Sports equinox
 | Draft article not currently submitted for review.
This is a draft Articles for creation (AfC) submission. It is not currently pending review. While there are no deadlines, abandoned drafts may be deleted after six months. To edit the draft click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window. To be accepted, a draft should:
It is strongly discouraged to write about yourself, your business or employer. If you do so, you must declare it. Where to get help
How to improve a draft
You can also browse Wikipedia:Featured articles and Wikipedia:Good articles to find examples of Wikipedia's best writing on topics similar to your proposed article. Improving your odds of a speedy review To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags. Editor resources
Last edited by Anomalocaris (talk | contribs) 0 seconds ago. (Update) |
A sports equinox is a term referring to a day when all four of "The Big Four"1 in American professional sports, composing of Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Football League (NFL), and the National Hockey League (NHL) play games on the same day. As of November 2024, there have been 31 sports equinoxes, with the most recent happening on October 28, 2024.[1] The first sports equinox happened on October 17, 1971 in which Game 7 of the World Series was featured alongside twelve NFL games, three NBA games, and six NHL games.[2]
Typically, sports equinoxes happen on Sundays, Mondays, or Thursdays as those are almost always the only days the NFL has games on its schedule.[3]
^1 Despite not being a member of the "Big Four", Major League Soccer (MLS) is sometimes included.[4]
Super sports equinox
[edit]A super sports equinox is used to refer not only to when all four leagues play in the same day, but when all four teams in the same city play. To date, this has only happened twice. The first was in 2001 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Cardinals, Diamondbacks, Suns, and Coyotes all played on November 4. The Diamondbacks won the World Series that night, Phoenix's first and only championship to date in any of the leagues, while the other three teams lost.[5] The second happened on October 28, 2018 when Los Angeles, California had the Dodgers, Rams, Clippers, Galaxy, Kings, and Anaheim Ducks all play at home, which did not happen in Arizona.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Yahoo Sports AM: Happy Sports Equinox!". Yahoo Sports. October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "World Series is highlight of the 2024 Sports Equinox!". The Washington Post. October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Can the NFL schedule games for any night of the week?". WJW. September 15, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Is MLS truly a major league in the US? It depends where you are". The Guardian. February 20, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "The Sports Equinox Is Upon Us". ABC News. November 1, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ "The Dodgers Have Triggered The Super Sports Equinox In LA". ABC News. October 26, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2024.