New LA-area fire prompts more evacuations as officials say thousands of homes, buildings have burned  —  A new fire prompted evacuations Thursday in and around Los Angeles even as firefighters aided by calmer winds saw the first signs of successfully beating back the region's deadly and devastating wildfires …

Inside the Patriots' 2024 season, Jerod Mayo's firing and a franchise's continued fall  —  Standing in the same room Jerod Mayo delivered his final remarks as the Patriots' head coach, Robert Kraft confessed.  —  He confessed to a private audience Monday morning at 11:30 …

Realistic MLB Trades That Could Happen Before 2025 Spring Training  —  There are exactly 33 days to go until pitchers and catchers report for MLB spring training.  That means there's plenty of time for trades to happen.  —  The goal here is to imagine eight deals that could realistically happen in the next few weeks.

2024-25 MLB offseason: Under-the-radar free agent fits  —  Conversations about the MLB offseason understandably focus on the biggest names.  With a number of major players off the board, the top three still available are Alex Bregman, Roki Sasaki and Pete Alonso, while Jack Flaherty …

Mets still looking to add another stud reliever  —  The Mets are aiming to add one more big arm to the bullpen's back end, and Tanner Scott may be the best fit.  —  Scott recently met with the Mets, The Post's Mike Puma confirmed.  That Scott's left-handed is a bonus.

Mets and Pete Alonso locked in standoff — the latest on contract talks  —  The rumor going around was that Pete Alonso is viewing Prince Fielder's famous $214 million, nine-year deal as a comp.  —  Not sure where that got started, but it has not a shred of truth to it.

Red Sox, Garrett Crochet have opened talks on contract extension  —  When the Red Sox acquired starter Garrett Crochet from the White Sox in mid-December, they did so with an eye on extending him past 2026, his last year under team control.  Their efforts to that end have begun.

Yankees' willingness to trade Marcus Stroman could help them land infielder  —  The Yankees are still trying to trade Marcus Stroman and are willing to pay down his $18M salary.  —  Should they save money there, the Yankees would have more to spend on an infielder — though don't expect Alex Bregman or Nolan Arenado.

Brian Matusz, former Baltimore Orioles pitcher, dies at 37  —  Former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz has died, the team announced.  He was 37.  —  Who is Garrett Crochet?  Lefty goes from White Sox to Red Sox in Winter Meetings trade  —  Garrett Crochet, the 11th overall pick …

Justin Verlander signing one-year deal with San Francisco Giants  —  Justin Verlander will celebrate his 42nd birthday in a largely unfamiliar place — in a Cactus League training camp for a club leaning on his veteran chops to galvanize a young and emerging staff.