Morning Hot Reads: Above & Beyond

Frisco, Texas, already is home to three pro sports teams, but it is "vying to be the champion in another area -- sports innovation." Frisco is also home base for the "nonprofit U.S. Youth Soccer, the largest member of the U.S. Soccer Federation, with more than 3 million players across the country." Now Frisco has "set its sights on becoming the America's premier location for sports medicine and research."

The prospect of missing the Olympics can "soften even the most focused of NHL dressing rooms." For many athletes, the chance to "wear their nation's colors supersedes all else, memories of entire towns huddled around TVs when their countries were competing during an indelible part of their childhoods."

Also:

• How the BBC goes about reporting soccer highlights.
• NASCAR HOFer Richard Petty continues to be a fixture at the track.
• Why the Browns need to hit on a draft pick to "stop erosion" of their loyal fan base.