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Loosen up your remote-control fingers, because Thursday will be one of those rare viewing days for channel-surfing sports fans and bettors looking for some diverse action.
Yes, the first so-called “sports equinox” of 2021 is upon us, with Major League Baseball, the NFL, the NBA and the NHL all staging games on the same day.
In all, it marks just the 25th time in history that those four sports leagues will align to be in action concurrently, according to former Philadelphia Daily News scoreboard editor Bob Vetrone Jr.