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Former LSU?coach Les Miles has been contacted about Houstons head coach vacancy and Alabama?offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin has also emerged as a candidate, sources told ESPN.Les Miles has always recruited Texas (while head coach at LSU and Oklahoma State) and has friends in Houston, a source said. It could be what Miles is looking for.Oklahoma offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley also is a candidate at Houston, sources told ESPN.Houston?board of regents chairman Tilman Fertitta told the Houston Chronicle that Miles is under consideration.I think we have some interest in him, and he has interest in us, Fertitta said. Im not saying hes No. 5 on the list or No. 1 on the list. Hes just on the list.Miles had also been mentioned for the opening at Purdue, but sources said that was no longer a possibility.Kiffin is also the top choice to join LSU coach Ed Orgeron as the Tigers offensive coordinator, the Baton Rouge Advocate reported. When asked specifically about Kiffin last week, Orgeron said: All Ill say is Ill try to get the best coordinator in football.Houston, which must replace coach Tom Herman who left for Texas, is in the process of narrowing a list of candidates to between five and six names, Fertitta told the Houston Chronicle. He said a decision could be made by the middle of next week.A person with knowledge of the process told the Chronicle that the school plans to contact West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen. However, a source told ESPN that it is highly unlikely Holgorsen would leave a Power 5 job at West Virginia for Houston.UH also plans to interview two in-house candidates -- interim coach/defensive coordinator Todd Orlando and offensive coordinator Major Applewhite, the Chronicle reported. Fertitta said he has received numerous calls from those close to the Baylor?program voicing support for former coach Art Briles.ESPNs Adam Rittenberg and Sam Khan Jr. contributed to this report. 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The players spoke Jan. 13 during a Major League Baseball Players Association conference call after Rodriguez sued the union and Major League Baseball to overturn an arbitrators decision suspending him for the 2014 season and post-season. HOUSTON -- Robinson Cano improved Seattles playoff chances with one mighty swing on Monday night.Cano hit his second homer of the game with two outs in the 11th inning, lifting the Mariners over the Houston Astros 4-3.Houston scored two runs in the ninth, but then Cano sent a slider from Luke Gregerson (4-3) into the second deck in right field to win.This is the time youve got to give everything youve got, Cano said. After this you can go home and rest. So you dont want to rest yet.The victory moves Seattle two games behind Baltimore for the second AL wild card and drops Houston, which has lost four of five, to 3 1/2 games back in the race.Weve got a chance, Mariners manager Scott Servais said. Thats what weve been playing for and the guys, you can feel it, they really believe.Drew Storen (4-3) pitched a perfect 10th for the win. Nick Vincent allowed consecutive singles to Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa before retiring the next two batters in the 11th for his third save.Were doing the best that we can to salvage what we can and fight through this and get as many wins as we can, manager A.J. Hinch said. Were just having a hard time getting those wins in the last four or five games.Cano doubled in the first inning and his home run in the third made it 2-0. Hes been great against the Astros this season with eight homers, four doubles and 22 RBI in 17 games. His big night gives him a career-high 35 homers this season, which matches the number he hit in his first two seasons with Seattle combined.Huge game by Mr. Cano tonight, Servais said. Cant say enough. Hes got his timing, rhythm back and hes swinging at good pitches and his swing has come back and we certainly needed it.The Astros trailed 3-1 entering the ninth when George Springer singled off Edwin Diaz with no outs before advancing to third on a single by Marwin Gonzalez. Altuve grounded into a force out that left Gonzalez out at second and scored Springer to get Houston within 3-2.Altuve stole second base before the Astros tied it on an RBI single by Correa.Evan Gattis followed with a single to leave Correa at third, but Diaz retired the next two batters to send it to the 10th.Mariners went up 1-0 when Seth Smith scored on a groundout by Nelson Cruz in the first.ddddddddddddCano made it 2-0 when he homered into the bullpen in right-center field with one out in the third.The Astros hadnt had a baserunner since the second inning when Jake Marisnick drew a walk with one out in the sixth inning. The Astros cut the lead to 2-1 on an RBI double by Gonzalez with two outs. Altuve singled after that, but Gonzalez was thrown out at home on the play to end the inning.The Mariners added a run in the ninth inning when Ben Gamel bunted and reliever James Hoyt badly overthrew first base for an error that allowed Ketel Marte to score from first. The play elicited a smattering of boos from the sparse crowd.Hisashi Iwakuma allowed four hits and one run in six innings to bounce back after allowing six runs in 3 1/3 innings in his last start.Houston starter Collin McHugh yielded six hits, two runs and struck out six in seven innings.TRAINERS ROOMMariners: Cruz was in the lineup despite dealing with a sore left wrist. He was lifted in the eighth inning on Sunday with the injury and scaled back his pre-game work on Monday to limit his discomfort.Astros: OF Colby Rasmus is done for the season because of a hip and groin injury. Rasmus, who hasnt played since Sept. 18, will seek a second opinion on his injury. ... Houston RHP Lance McCullers, who has been on the disabled list since Aug. 3 with an elbow strain, has left Houston and will continue his rehabilitation at the teams spring training facility in Florida. Hinch said McCullers will throw live batting practice there before they decide his next step.UP NEXTMariners: Felix Hernandez (11-6, 3.61) will start for Seattle on Tuesday. Hernandez will pitch in Houston for the first time since June 12, 2015 when he allowed five hits and eight runs in 1/3 inning of a 10-0 loss, tying the shortest start of his career.Astros: Mike Fiers (11-8, 4.50) is scheduled to start for the Astros on Tuesday. Fiers allowed four hits and two runs in 6 1/3 innings of a 2-0 loss to the Angels in his last start. ' ' '