Weekend Hot Reads....

The BOSTON GLOBE's Kevin Paul Dupont writes it is time for NFLers to end their National Anthem protests. The country right now is at a point in time when "something as beloved as ... apple pie and ice cream could become a nuanced and heated political debate." Protests have a "shelf life," and for the players and coaches who "still feel compelled to make a statement, the right move now is to remain in a tunnel or under the stands during the anthem."

The LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Richard Velotta noted this year marks the 25th anniversary of the Las Vegas Bowl, a game that is "well established in a prime scheduling location." The game is played in the middle of December, "well before the city's resorts fill up for New Year's Eve." Las Vegas has "hopes of developing a second bowl game if plans to build a 65,000-seat domed football stadium go forward."

Elsewhere:

• Analyzing President-elect Donald Trump's time as a USFL owner.
• Fox' Joe Buck on calling Cubs, Red Sox World Series titles.
• NFL Giants players react to the presidential election.
• UFC 205 "shows how silly New York politicians were to ban MMA."
• Indians' World Series run a "windfall for hotels, airports and more" in Cleveland.