Morning Hot Reads: A Gift Horse?

The Baltimore SUN notes Maryland's horse racing industry "hasn't recovered fully from years of decline but has regained its footing" and is generating more than $1B a year. A SUN editorial states a "colossal screw-up" by the Stronach Group "looked like it might threaten ... the state's storied horse industry more broadly and the thousands of jobs that depend on it." But it "turns out that the failure to turn in the required licensing fee with its slot machine gambling application might have been the best thing that happened to Maryland racing."

CINCINNATI ENQUIRER: Former NFLer Reggie Williams, who won the league's Man of the Year award and co-founded the Disney Wide World of Sports complex, is "a regular user of medical cannabis, and doesn’t mind letting the world know about it."

Also:

• An inside look at NHL Network, which is "a little piece of 'heaven for hockey nerds.'"
• The N.Y. TIMES' Richard Sandomir shifts from writing about media to obituaries. 
• Sports-talk hosts find in light of Trump election, being interesting tops being right.
• Punjabi broadcasters "unite NHL fans across language barriers."
• Fight to wipe Native caricatures from pro sports "hinges on law, money and courage."
• Bears Sports Science Coordinator & Dietitian gives insight into her "cool sports job."
• Mexican fans make it clear that the country wants more NFL football.
• A hallmark of modern tennis: top players remain dominant longer than before.