Monterey Park mass shooting forces city into international spotlight  —  Spend even a few minutes in Monterey Park, and complete strangers will greet you with a smile.  —  Update: Monterey Park mass shooting death toll now at 11  —  That's what Byron Morales, 32, learned when his family moved …

Nightengale's Notebook: Enough is enough, Carlos Beltran deserves to be in the Hall of Fame  —  Really, so this is how it's going to be?  —  We are actually going to keep Carlos Beltran out of the Hall of Fame simply because he played on the 2017 Houston Astros World Series champion team …

Sloppy, cold-shooting Heat find a way to grab 100-96 victory over Pelicans  —  Sunday slop never tasted so good for the Miami Heat.  —  On an afternoon when the turnovers were bountiful and the 3-pointers weren't, the Heat found a way Sunday to push past the New Orleans Pelicans 100-96 at Miami-Dade Arena.

Giants no match for Jalen Hurts, Eagles as Big Blue season ends with crushing 38-7 loss in Philly  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Giants pulled off the road upset last weekend against the Vikings.  —  On Saturday in the NFC Divisional Round, Big Blue was looking for more underdog magic …

Nets' C Nic Claxton in the mix for two NBA awards  —  There is a case to be made that starting Nets center Nic Claxton has a horse in two different end-of-the-season NBA awards races.  —  Claxton's impact on the defensive end has him positioned as a dark horse candidate for Defensive Player of the Year.

Arte Moreno ends efforts to sell Angels  —  Moreno announced in August that he was exploring a bid to sell the team, but he now says that ‘we have unfinished business and feel we can make a positive impact on the future of the team’  —  Angels owner Arte Moreno, who announced in August …

Chip Caray could replace Dan McLaughlin on Cardinals telecasts  —  Could there be another Caray carrying on the family tradition on Cardinals broadcasts?  —  Sources said Monday that Chip Caray, grandson of legendary Cards announcer Harry Caray and part of an unparalleled sportscasting family tree …

Does Rui Hachimura want the Wizards to trade him?  ‘No comment.’  —  Rui Hachimura made a statement on the court Saturday night by pouring in 30 points to match his career high for the second time in the past month.  After the game, he made an even bigger statement with just two words.

Game Day: How our Baseball Hall of Fame voters decided  —  SCNG writers don't agree on a lot, which is as it should be in a complex process to figure out which players belong … Good morning.  With Baseball Hall of Fame voting results being announced Tuesday (1-3 p.m. PT, MLB Network) …

Pedro Grifol: ‘Oscar Colas is going to be given every opportunity’ to earn White Sox's everyday right field job  —  (670 The Score) Highly regarded White Sox prospect Oscar Colas will have the initial — and seemingly best — opportunity to win the club's everyday job in right field in spring training …

AP source: Chiefs' Mahomes sustained high ankle sprain  —  KANSAS CITY — Patrick Mahomes sustained a right high ankle sprain in the Kansas City Chiefs' divisional playoff win over the Jaguars, a person familiar with the nature of the injury told The Associated Press on Sunday …

Kings' trip begins with loss to Matt Duchene, Predators  —  Sean Durzi, Adrian Kempe and Quinton Byfield score for the Kings, but Duchene breaks a tie with 6:26 left in the Predators' 5-3 victory on Saturday night.  The Kings play at Chicago on Sunday.  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. …

Officer Physically Assaulted During Arrest in Downtown Boston  —  Incident 1: At about 9:30 PM, on Saturday, January 21, 2021, officers assigned to District A-1 (Downtown) responded to a call for a protest at the Parkman Bandstand Monument located within the Boston Common, 139 Tremont Street.