Mariners postponed by bad air

The two-game series between the Giants and Mariners in Seattle that was scheduled to start Tuesday night was postponed because of poor air quality caused by the West Coast wildfires.

The teams will now play today and Thursday at Oracle Park in San Francisco.

The announcement came as forecasters called for smoke to reach very unhealthy levels in Western Washington through at least Thursday.

Both teams had a scheduled day off Thursday that allowed them to avoid playing a doubleheader today.

CAPS HIRE LAVIOLETTE

Peter Laviolette sees the Washington Capitals as another opportunity to take a team to the Stanley Cup Finals and try to win it all again.

The Capitals see Laviolette as the experienced, steady hand who can help them contend for another title in what could be the final few years of their championship window.

Washington made Laviolette the first Stanley Cup-winning coach hired in the franchise's 46-year history on Tuesday — and only the second with previous NHL head coaching experience during the Alex Ovechkin era.

MORE YEARS FOR NURSE

Nick Nurse would have been in the final year of his contract next season. The Toronto Raptors weren't about to let that happen with their coach.

Nurse and the Raptors announced a multiyear extension Tuesday, without divulging the terms. In his two seasons with Toronto, Nurse won the 2019 championship and led the Raptors to more wins than any team in the league over that span.