Today’s Game of the Day
Mountain Lakes (N.J.) at Madison (N.J.), 4 p.m.
Mountain Lakes, the fifth seed in the Group I North 1 Tournament, and Madison, the second seed in the Group II North 1 bracket, both have byes in the first round and scheduled this game quite presciently before the season even began.
So, what’s happened in the world of sports last week? On Sunday, Manchester United, a soccer team worth almost $1.9 billion, lost 2-0 to Liverpool.
Monday night, the Washington Redskins, a football team worth more than $1.5 billion, lost 27-17 to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Tuesday, Real Madrid, a soccer team worth almost $1.4 billion, lost 4-0 to a third-division club named Alcorcon in the Copa Del Rey, a single-elimination tournament akin to the U.S. Open Cup.
Last night, the New York Yankees, a baseball team worth $1.5 billion, lost 6-1 to the Philadelphia Phillies in the first game of the World Series.
Is there a trend here?
