Weekend Hot Reads....

ESPN.com goes with the header, "Curiosity, Hope And So Many Fans Surround Tiger Woods in 2018." At this past weekend's Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, fans "lined up 20 deep along the fairways and hundreds deep around the greens out of curiosity and hope and prurient interest." The SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE goes with, "Throngs Track Tiger, Hoping For Glimpse Of Greatness."

The L.A. TIMES writes when U.S. skier Gus Kenworthy came out as gay in '15, "teammates and competitors rallied around him. So did corporations such as Visa, Toyota and Procter & Gamble, stepping forward with endorsement deals heading into the 2018 Winter Olympics. If anything, coming out made Kenworthy more popular -- and marketable."

Elsewhere: 

• Will Vikings' playoff hangover affect Super Bowl hospitality?
• Taste of the NFL Founder Wayne Kostroski discusses iconic fundraiser.
• How did so many people miss their chances to stop Larry Nassar?
• Lake Tahoe's celebrity golf tourney is a "first-class frat party."
• Despite no NHL players, plenty of storylines for Olympic hockey.
• Baseball HOFer-elect Chipper Jones pens open letter to Braves fans.