New Nebraska coach Scott Frost "will be included on ESPN's coverage" of Monday's CFP national championship. Frost is "scheduled to appear on 'College GameDay'" alongside Auburn's Gus Malzahn and Texas A&M's Jimbo Fisher, as well as "Championship Drive" (OMAHA WORLD-HERALD, 1/5).
North and South Korea are "due to hold their first official talks in more than two years next Tuesday, as both sides dial down tensions" ahead of next month’s Pyeongchang Games (WASHINGTON POST, 1/5).
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the Triple-A Int'l League Chiefs "will begin play as the Syracuse Mets" in '19. The Mets purchased the club back in October (Newark STAR-LEDGER, 1/5).
Sling TV will be the "inaugural user of a new cross-platform addressable advertising measurement service from comScore." The data will "join Sling's impressions and Dish set-top box impressions in assessing the reach of ad campaigns" (CABLEFAX DAILY, 1/5).
The Patriots today will distribute half of the 1,200 blankets donated by fans at last week's frigid game against the Jets to the Pine Street Inn in Foxborough, while the remaining 600 "will be distributed to homeless shelters" across New England (BOSTON GLOBE, 1/5).
