Northwestern women’s basketball cancels trip to play UCLA and USC amid Los Angeles fires

LOS ANGELES — A day after stunning news the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams’ playoff tilt with the Arizona Cardinals would be moved from SoFi Stadium to Arizona, the wildfires decimating Los Angeles caused another significant schedule shift in LA-area sports on Friday.

In a statement, the Big Ten announced that Northwestern women’s basketball had elected not to travel to Los Angeles this upcoming week, for games scheduled against No. 1 UCLA (16-0, 5-0 Big Ten) and No. 4 USC (15-1, 5-0 Big Ten)....