LOS ANGELES >> As the punishing winds that fueled the deadly fires in the Los Angeles region have eased, members of the sports community are beginning to deal with the fallout.

Los Angeles Lakers coach J.J. Redick said Friday his family lost its rented home in the fire in Pacific Palisades this week.

“I’m not sure I’ve wept or wailed like that in several years,” he said after practice.

The Lakers are currently scheduled to return to action Saturday against San Antonio. The Los Angeles Clippers are set to host Charlotte, although neither team has yet confirmed whether its games will go on as planned.

Redick said the house burned down Tuesday while the Lakers were on the road. Redick’s wife, Chelsea, and their two sons were safely away from the neighborhood.

Horse racing >> Santa Anita Park and the over 1,800 horses stabled on the grounds in Arcadia have not been threatened, although air quality has been impacted by the Eaton fire.

Still, the racing community has been affected.

Jockey Mario Gutierrez, a two-time Kentucky Derby winner, lost his home in the fire, according to agent Mike Ciani.Several trainers were forced to evacuate their homes and remain without power.

“But it’s nothing compared to what some of these other families have had to endure,” trainer Tim Yakteen said Friday. “We’re very fortunate.”

Friday’s 10-race program has already been rescheduled for next Thursday. Track officials are expected to decide the status of Saturday’s program later Friday.

College basketball >> Top-ranked UCLA is awaiting word on whether the Bruins will go ahead with their women’s game against Northwestern set for Sunday at Pauley Pavilion in Westwood.

“We are preparing to play and we are hopeful we’re going to get to play,” coach Cori Close said Friday. “We don’t care where we have to play. We just want to compete and play.”

Close and assistant Tony Newnan have homes on the edge of the Palisades fire evacuation zone.

“We’ve been very fortunate the winds went the opposite way,” she said.

Several of the Bruins players are from out of state or other countries, but they were uneasy.

“I do think there’s some anxiety there, no question,” Close said.

JuJu Watkins and No. 4 USC are scheduled to host Penn State on Sunday at Galen Center in downtown Los Angeles.

Pepperdine has shifted game times for its men’s and women’s doubleheader against Loyola Marymount on Saturday.

The women’s game will start at 1 p.m. PT and the men will begin at 4:30 p.m. at Firestone Fieldhouse.

Access to the campus located above the Pacific Ocean in Malibu is limited to the north. Pacific Coast Highway south of campus remains closed because of the Palisades fire.

NFL >> The Arizona Cardinals stadium staff has worked nearly nonstop over the past days to put on an NFL playoff game with short notice. The LA Rams-Minnesota Vikings wild-card game was moved from Inglewood, California, because of the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area.