Mariners News

The Mariners’ search for a new skipper has brought them to their division rivals.

ESPN reports the team has received permission to talk to Houston Astros manager Joe Espada about their vacancy.

Espada’s contract with the Astros expires at the end of the month and his future in Houston is in limbo after the team parted ways with general manager Dana Brown near the end of the season.

Espada has won two American League West titles over his three seasons at the helm in Houston.

The Astros finished this past season with an 81-81 record to become the first team in MLB history to reach the playoffs without a winning record.

Kraken News

The Kraken are looking to continue their success out East tonight.

They’re facing the Flyers in Philly in the third leg of their five-game road trip.

Seattle’s coming off a pair of weekend wins over the Red Wings and Capitals where the Kraken combined to score 11 goals. They’ll aim to keep it up against a Flyers team that has yet to earn a win this season, riding a seven-game losing streak.

Coverage begins at 3:30 and puck drops at 4 on KPUG.

MLB Playoffs News

The Guardians and Rays are facing off tonight in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series.

Cleveland beat Tampa Bay 7-2 in Game 1 last night. Tampa took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning, but Cleveland scored all seven of their runs in the final four frames to earn a leg up in the ALCS.

Tonight’s Game 2 begins at 5:00 from Tampa.

Meanwhile, the Brewers beat the Dodgers 7-4 yesterday to take a 2-0 lead in the NLCS.

The 2x defending champion Dodgers will look to answer back as the series shifts to LA tomorrow. Coverage for Game 3 begins at 4:30 and first pitch is at 5:00 on KPUG.

NFL News

The Seahawks’ division rivals are making immediate changes after falling in a primetime thriller last night.

ESPN reports the Rams are releasing kicker Harrison Mevis and signing Blake Grupe off the Jets’ practice squad. It comes after Mevis missed an early field goal and had his game-winning attempt blocked in last night’s 37-34 overtime loss to the Bills.

LA has had three blocked field goal attempts since the start of last season, which is tied for the most in the NFL.

Rams coach Sean McVay said after the game that he would “evaluate everything” about the kicking unit.

Prep Girls Soccer News

We’ve got a big cross-town rivalry showdown in girls soccer tonight.

Bellingham is hosting Sehome at 7:00 in a meeting between the top two teams in the Northwest Conference.

The Bayhawks boast a 10-0-2 record entering tonight’s match, while the Mariners sit at 9-1-2.

It comes roughly two weeks before the start of the district tournament.