Morning Hot Reads: New Legislation

The N.Y. TIMES writes under the header, "The College Sports Tax Dodge." As the bowl season wraps up, colleges "fear that the new tax law signed by President Trump could derail their gravy train -- two provisions target coaches’ high salaries and booster donations tied to ticket purchases." But they "need not worry much," as "even with the legislative changes, collegiate sports remain largely tax exempt."

NEWSDAY writes under the header, "The 10-Year Journey Of The NHL's Winter Classic To New York." The "long, icy road to Monday’s game between the Rangers and Sabres at Citi Field actually dates to before the inaugural Classic in Buffalo on Jan. 1, 2008." 

Also: 

• Pyeongchang Games to "test ties between North and South Korea."
• Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman returns to his Notre Dame roots.
• State of Connecticut saw many sports headlines in '17.
• Inside Hard Rock Stadium's "flip from Orange Bowl to Dolphins-Bills." 
• Bucks "embrace esports as integral part of brand."
• THE MMQB takes a close look at "how the NFL is watched."
• Holiday Bowl brings former Chargers QB Ryan Leaf back to San Diego.
• Penn State still "torn over the Sandusky scandal" six years later.