The NHL postponed the Kings’ home game against the Flames on Wednesday with massive wildfires still burning across the greater Los Angeles area.

The Kings and Flames were scheduled to play Wednesday night at the Kings’ downtown arena. The NBA’s Lakers are scheduled to host the Hornets in the same arena on Thursday night.

The NFL is also paying close attention to the potential impact of the fires on the Rams’ wild-card postseason game against the Vikings scheduled for Monday night at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.

The NFL said Wednesday if the game had to be moved, it would take place at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, the home of the Cardinals.

Auto racing: NASCAR asked a federal judge to dismiss the antitrust suit filed against the stock car series. NASCAR also asked for chairman Jim France to be dismissed as a defendant in the suit filed by 23XI Racing, a team co-owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, and Front Row Motorsports. The judge indicated he was unlikely to dismiss the suit.

Baseball: Former LHP Brian Matusz died. He was 37. A cause of death hadn’t yet been released.

NBA: Jarrett Allen scored 25 points, Evan Mobley added 21 and the Cavaliers ended the Thunder’s 15-game winning streak with a 129-122 victory in a meeting between the league’s top two teams. The Cavs extended their winning streak to 11, improved the league’s best record to 32-4 and moved to 19-1 at home.

NHL: The league announced that the Panthers will host to the Rangers at loanDepot Park in Miami on Jan. 2, 2026, in the Winter Classic, with the Lightning will host to the Bruins at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on Feb. 1, 2026, in a Stadium Series game. The games will be the first played outdoors in Florida.