Weekend Hot Reads....

The BOSTON HERALD's Evan Drellich writes Red Sox President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski is not just into a "slash 'n' burn farming" style of team building. But will "impatience test that philosophy?" While with the Tigers, Dombrowski "acted as a win-now general manager and that is his reputation."

MASHABLE's Sam Laird wrote that how The Players' Tribune "grew up to become a sports media powerhouse is a story of creativity, opportunity and coming up huge." The site has "found its stroke" two years into its existence and "drew 2.6 million readers in December." More than 1,200 athletes "have bylined pieces for the site" since former MLBer Derek Jeter wrote the introductory post.

Elsewhere:

• Univ. of Colorado's Folsom Field is honing its private event game.
• How Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority members got seats at U.S. Bank Stadium.
• Colin Kaepernick's political stand still matters during his free agency.
• ESPN's Tony Reali talks about wearing ash on air during Ash Wednesday.
• Remembering a time when college hoops ruled a different MSG.
• Basketball HOFer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar opens up.
• Notre Dame's gold hockey helmets "sure look familiar."
• Patriots QB Tom Brady's roots "run deep into 19th century Boston."
• Youth hockey helps out new Predators ice center in Bellevue.
• Megabots might end up being the "next big sport."