“I think it’s so unbecoming when a grown man slobbers and drools. You wanted to say to Brent, ‘Down boy, down.’”
-- CBS’ Gayle King, on comments from ESPN's Brent Musburger regarding Alabama QB A.J. McCarron's girlfriend, Katherine Webb.
“I am sorry. I know that an explanation or an apology will not erase the hard feelings that have built up over the past few months, but I owe you an apology nevertheless.”
-- NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, speaking to fans after the league ratified the new CBA that ended the lockout.
“We’re not a museum. We’re a business.”
-- Cubs Chair Tom Ricketts, on funding a $300M renovation to Wrigley Field if the city of Chicago eases restrictions on the ballpark.
“The Pro Bowl takes a lot of grief. A lot of fans say, ‘It’s a piece of crap, we don’t want to watch it, who cares?’ Look at the ratings. You think the NBA All-Star Game would take this rating? The NHL, MLB?”
-- NBC's Al Michaels, on one reason the NFL continues to play its all-star game.
“We're going to have good years again. Our bad years are not that bad. Take a school like Missouri. Our bad years are better than their good years. But we've created a standard.”
-- Former Univ. of Texas men's AD DeLoss Dodds, on the state of the school’s on-field performance.
“I feel we’re going to look back 25 years from now when there are no more ‘Redskins’ … and say, ‘What the hell were we doing naming a team the Redskins!?'"
-- ESPN’s Dan Le Batard, on the controversy surrounding the Redskins name.
“This is what happens when some little rich kid eating ice cream sits in the front row and the announcer has to sit 25 rows up and he can’t even see the game.”
-- The Boston Globe’s Bob Ryan, on the Wizards announcers mistakenly thinking the team won a game on a buzzer-beater.
“Tolerance is not the word; we’re looking for acceptance. You tolerate someone smoking. I know it’s a little bit semantics, but we’re trying to get past that.”
-- Former Ravens LB Brendon Ayanbadejo, on efforts to make NFL players accepting of gay athletes in the league.
“I don't think he'll be quite as loud.”
-- Warriors President & COO Rick Welts, on how Adam Silver will differ from David Stern as NBA Commissioner.
“It’s so cool. It’s like Jesus and the Virgin Mary are coming here for a concert and they’re bringing the Beatles with them.”
-- Boise State Univ. tennis coach Greg Patton on the school hosting a Davis Cup quarterfinal match.
“I love the hockey part of it. I love the Islanders. I don’t like all the other bullshit that went with it.”
-- Islanders Owner Charles Wang, on whether he liked being an owner, citing all the government issues surrounding ownership.
“For all that Mike Slive has done up to this point -- and it’s been remarkable -- this will be his legacy. He has put this conference on a sound financial footing for generations to come.”
-- Univ. of Tennessee AD Dave Hart, on the creation of the SEC Network.
