Weekend Hot Reads....

The DENVER POST wrote under the header, "Broncos Lost Their Way And Their Identity. Now They Face The Dreaded 'R' Word: REBUILD." In Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen’s three-plus decades of ownership, "never once did he describe his team as a 'rebuild.'" But these Broncos will have "little choice in January, when their first losing" season since '10 culminates and "gives way to an offseason of change."

BASEBALL AMERICA wrote under the header, "For Fantasy Baseball, Shohei Ohtani Breaks The Game." Fantasy baseball rules have been "pretty set and static for decades," but the game has "never dealt with a player like Ohtani." While a pitcher for whom you might occasionally want hitting stats -- like the Giants' Madison Bumgarner or Yankees' CC Sabathia -- "isn’t unheard of, there hasn’t been a pitcher in the fantasy era who could legitimately be an asset on both sides of the ball."

Elsewhere:

• Aaron Boone's preparation to be Yankees manager started at a young age.
• Virginia AD Carla Williams developed her leadership playing basketball.
• The Twins bring "new look, new attitude" to MLB's winter meetings.
• Cowboys players open up about the violence of playing in the NFL.
• Does Paul DePodesta fit with the Browns under new GM John Dorsey?
• Explaining why Russia tried to "cheat its way to glory" at the Olympics.
• Alejandro Villanueva discusses the dangers of both football and combat.
• Player movement in the MLB has already been "red-hot" this offseason.