Morning Hot Reads:

PROVIDENCE JOURNAL on the Pawtucket Red Sox' McCoy Stadium: "In many ways it was a baseball version of a 'mom and pop' store in the best sense of the word, just 50 miles away from the bright lights of Fenway, so close, yet so far away, too."

BOSTON HERALD on the city's '24 Games bid: "Does anyone really think we can do it on time? It took us a generation to finish the Big Dig, a decade to build a new Boston Garden. ... yet, somehow, we can make the Olympics happen on time and on budget?"

USA TODAY notes this is the "first season for the NBA's central replay center after 12 years of relying on producers working local or national TV broadcasts," and the replay facility in Secaucus, N.J., is an "impressive high-tech lab."

Also:

• Local reporter spends a day in the life of Wichita State AD Eric Sexton.
• A behind-the-scenes look at Trail Blazers' tributes to Jerome Kersey.
• MLB teams look for innovative ways to battle fatigue throughout season.
• Can the PGA Tour's other star players fill the void left by Tiger Woods?
• Panel discussion: young women in sports journalism share experiences.