Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los Angeles area.

The Tampa Bay Lightning return to Florida having received a little bit of everything on their three-game road trip, but now the attention turns to settling a score with a Western Conference club.

Anaheim opened the scoring 6:03 into the game on a redirection by forward Troy Terry, but the Lightning tied the score eight minutes later on the power play. Hedman got the puck at the left point and fed forward Brandon Hagel in the right corner, where the latter passed the puck to Anthony Cirelli at the back post for a tap-in and a tie game.

Carolina signed Seth Jarvis and Jacob Slavin to extensions during the offseason that included payments deferred until 2032 and '33, respectively. During the first month of the season, Toronto signed Jake McCabe to a five-year extension that has deferred money until 2031.

TELL US WHAT YOU KIND OF SAW YESTERDAY AND WHAT YOU’RE SEEING NOW THIS MORNING WHEN WE FIRST DESCENDED INTO THE AREA, WE CAME OFF THE GRAPEVINE CAME INTO THE GREATER LOS ANGELES, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA,

Rich Reese was a modest-hitting, slick-fielding first baseman in the late 1960s and early 1970s. With Harmon Killebrew playing third base in 1969 more frequently than first base, Reese became the primary first basemen down the stretch and turned a scorching July and August into American League MVP votes for the first Western Division champions.

The Boston Red Sox signed former Oakland Athletics and Atlanta Braves left-hander with MLB experience to bolster their pitching roster. The Boston Red Sox have bolstered their pitching depth by signing left-hander Sean Newcomb to a minor league contract.

The Boston Red Sox looked to add to their bullpen by signing local, Boston-area pitcher Sean Newcomb, who was once a top prospect and first-round draft pick.

The former Red Sox catcher was in Boston recently for Fenway Fest. He talked of his career and bond with teammates like Luis Tiant, and shared insights on today's game.

The only news to pass through the Orioles organization yesterday was Livan Soto clearing outright waivers and being assigned to Triple-A Norfolk.The previous times being designated for assignment gave Soto the freedom to refuse it.

Saturday, Jan. 18 Phoenix at Detroit, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Boston, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Indiana, 7 p.m. Washington at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. Cleveland at Minnesota, 9 p.m.

Yucca Lanes is the desert oasis of bowling alleys. Nestled in Yucca Valley, it’s the kind of place where tumbleweeds might roll by outside, but inside, it’s all about the roll of bowling balls.