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 …

Yankees fans who mauled Mookie Betts at World Series banned from all MLB stadiums indefinitely  —  The two fans who grabbed Mookie Betts' wrist and tried to rip the ball out of his hand during Game 4 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium have been banned “indefinitely” from attending any MLB games, The Post has learned.

MLB Insider: Jeff Hoffman almost landed with AL East rival before signing with the Blue Jays  —  On Friday, the Toronto Blue Jays announced the signing of free-agent pitcher Jeff Hoffman.  But only days earlier, the right-hander appeared headed for another American League East team.

KC rewards No. 1 prospect Caglianone with Spring Training invite  —  This story was excerpted from Anne Rogers' Royals Beat newsletter.  To read the full newsletter, click here.  And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.  —  KANSAS CITY - Jac Caglianone, the top-ranked Royals prospect …

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.