“I have NEVER spoken to him or any representative. Not considering or looking for any celebrity limited partners” – Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross, in an e-mail, on rapper Birdman saying he was close to getting approval from the NFL to become a limited partner of the team (TRB.com, 10/11).
“It’s bad” – Bills Owner Ralph Wilson, on his team’s 0-5 start (AP, 10/11).
“Ya think?” – NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, to a reporter who prefaced a question by stating the Islanders needed a new arena (ESPNNEWYORK.com, 10/11).
“Who tunes in to watch a day game? This time, we’ll have a prime-time audience that, from a marketing standpoint, will have a much bigger impact” – St. Petersburg Mayor Bill Foster, on tonight’s Rangers-Rays ALDS Game Five providing the city more exposure
(ST. PETERSBURG TIMES, 10/11).
"No, certainly not. Don’t know why these things come about, but they do. I think it's just a competitive media culture out there now" – Patriots QB Tom Brady, asked this morning about a CBS report that he and Randy Moss had a confrontation in the week leading up to the receiver’s trade to the Vikings (ESPNBOSTON.com, 10/12).
