Weekend Hot Reads....

The LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL goes with the header, "Las Vegas' Love Affair With Golden Knights Formed By Perfect Storm." The town’s first major league pro sports franchise "began its inaugural season engulfed in the dark shadows of the mass shooting of Oct. 1, and how effortlessly the team stepped forward to embrace and help all those affected produced an instant bond."

The N.Y. TIMES writes, "Across the country, in more than a dozen cities, downtowns are being remade as developers abandon the suburbs to combine new sports arenas with mixed-used residential, retail and office space back in the city. The new projects are altering the financial formula for building stadiums and arenas."

Elsewhere: 

• As esports goes mainstream, can players alter "juvenile stereotype?"
• How the NFL playoffs' four remaining teams handled protest issue.
• NFL Panthers fans wonder if PSLs will remain permanent.
• Miami sports fans vilify Wayne Huizenga, but they owe him a lot.
• WALL STREET JOURNAL: "How To Save Football Players' Brains."
• Why "often-derided" MLS SuperDraft is not going anywhere.