It turns out that in the City of Angels, Decision Day presented by AT&T is also a celestial event.
American sports history will be made on Sunday in SoCal, as the first-of-its-kind “sports equinox” will take place: Los Angeles County will host games in Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, the National Basketball Association, National Football League and National Hockey League.
According to Elias Sports Bureau, this marks the first time in North American sports history that all five major men's sports leagues will host games in the same metropolitan area on the same day.
This milestone was made possible by the appearance of the LA Dodgers against the Boston Red Sox in the World Series, while MLS’s “Decision Day” includes the LA Galaxy’s pivotal home game vs. the Houston Dynamo – Zlatan Ibrahimovic & Co. can clinch a berth in the Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs with a win (4:30 pm ET | TV and streaming info) – and the NBA, NFL and NHL are in the midst of their regular seasons.
In addition to the games in LA County, the NHL's Anaheim Ducks, based in Orange County, host the San Jose Sharks at 8 pm ET on Sunday. For those wondering about the Galaxy’s crosstown rivals LAFC: The Black & Gold are playing at Sporting Kansas City on Sunday (4:30 pm ET | FS1 – full TV and streaming info).
In tabulating this historic event, Elias considered MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS. Only regular-season and postseason matches were considered (no preseason matches, exhibitions, All-Star Games, etc.)
In all, 11 metropolitan areas with teams currently in each of the five major men's leagues were considered: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
