Morning Hot Reads: Stable Condition

The SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE wrote the city is "the new NFL stalking horse," replacing L.A. Previously, team owners "seldom mentioned the words 'Los Angeles' when they launched shakedowns for stadium booty, because unspoken threat of relocation to the country’s second-largest market was sufficient." Now, the NFL is fitting San Diego "for a saddle."

The Daytona Beach NEWS-JOURNAL notes two graduates of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program are "racing in the Daytona 500" on Sunday, but graduates of the program "aren't just drivers." They "work on pit crews, in offices and for agencies and sponsors." The program this season has "31 graduates on pit roads in the three series," including "22 of those in the Cup series."

Also: 

• South Korea "had to get creative" to put together hockey teams for the '18 Games.
• Troy Aikman's chairmanship is a "departure from United Way's playbook."
• New ballpark adds to "nearly a century of spring training in Palm Beach County."
• A look at the logistical hurdles of putting on an NHL game at Heinz Field.
• Dr. Bennet Omalu remains fervent about stopping kids from playing football.