Morning Hot Reads: Capital Gains?

WASHINGTON POST: For DC, Nationals Park and the Lerner family, which owns the team, the "chance to make a 'second first impression' is exactly one year away" with the '18 All-Star Game. Few new parks have "needed or deserved that second chance more than Nationals Park." Meanwhile, the POST offers "Seven Suggestions That Will Help D.C. Host MLB’s All-Star Game Better Than Miami."

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: Former Fox Sports National Networks President Jamie Horowitz' ouster came "quickly and brazenly" following high-profile sexual harassment scandals involving Bill O'Reilly and Roger Ailes engulfed Fox.

Also:

• Fanatics may be NBA's "new best friend" thanks to vertical commerce model.
• It is up to the players to "speed up" the pace of MLB games.
• MLBers are "still big." It is just "baseball that got small."
• Final Big 12 series installment examines impact of cord cutting.
• Barstool Sports is aiming big in the world of digital media.
• Bay Area sports figures who had "wide impact on American society."
• TORONTO SUN: "The Story Behind The Day Toronto Owned The Football World."