"Leaving aside the Rams admin, their owner has been absent and unavailable for years. If the Rams do eventually leave, it will not be for something the region failed to do. Or the fans."
-- St. Louis Mayor
Francis Slay, After Rams Owner Stan Kroenke blasted the city in his official relocation filing.
"I hope I don’t get slimed, but I am going to throw a change of clothes in my car just in case."
-- Hawks CEO Steve Koonin, on the team's '90s-themed Nickelodeon night.
"It’s become weak and you know what? It’s going to affect the NFL. I don’t even watch it as much anymore. ... It's boring."
-- Donald Trump, on the NFL clamping down on violent hits and becoming "soft."
"In six months, they got done what we haven’t been able to do in Oakland in six years, and they had us ready to go."
-- Raiders Owner Mark Davis, on the city of Carson working with the team on a new stadium plan prior to the NFL relocation vote.
"We all agree on the biggest fumble. I'm sitting there, I’m eating pizza and nachos. I'm sorry, I don't want to be told about diarrhea and constipation."
-- NBC's Matt Lauer, on the Super Bowl ad from irritable bowel syndrome medication Xifaxan.
"That’s a win for soccer around the world."
-- ESPN's Julie Foudy, on Gianni Infantino being elected FIFA President.
"You don’t see (Apple CEO) Tim Cook talking about his favorite team that he hopes wins the Super Bowl on a public forum."
-- Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis, disapproving of NASCAR’s Brian France publicly supporting Donald Trump.
"I was frankly, very surprised, that my diversity efforts for my whole career would have been called into question, over this, in my view, a routine endorsement."
-- NASCAR Chair & CEO Brian France, on the reaction to his Donald Trump endorsement.
"I don't think we're hiding from it. I know a lot of people have accused us of hiding from it in the past, but I certainly don't think that's the case anymore."
-- NFL Giants President & CEO John Mara, on concussions.
"We're really asking and demanding now that our federation and our employer really step up and appreciate us."
-- USWNT F Alex Morgan, on the team filing a complaint against U.S. Soccer for wage discrimination.
"I'm not gonna trust any league-led investigation when it comes to anything because it's not transparent. I feel like there's a desired conclusion or agenda that they have in mind, and that prevents maybe the absolute truth from being told."
--Saints QB Drew Brees, on the aftermath of Deflategate.
"We’re working on a deal. There are confidentiality agreements in place. But no, the UFC is not for sale unless some guy really shows up and has $4 billion."
--UFC President Dana White.
