Charlie Pierce: The Week In Sports04:45
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July 24, 2020

Charlie Pierce

A flag with the new logo for the newly-named Seattle NHL team, the Seattle Kraken, flies atop the Space Needle. (Elaine Thompson/AP)

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Seattle's NHL franchise now has a name, and it's ... The Kraken! Karen Given and Only A Game analyst Charlie Pierce discuss Seattle's monster moniker. Also, Washington D.C. football goes generic for now. And soccer fans may get squirted at Torino's "Feel Safe" gate.

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This segment aired on July 25, 2020.

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