"One thing about being famous is the people around you, you pay all their bills so they very rarely disagree with you because they want you to pick up the check. ... I don't think Michael has hired enough people around him who will disagree" -- TNT's Charles Barkley, on Bobcats Owner Michael Jordan ("The Waddle & Silvy Show," WMVP-AM, 3/1).
"Those kinds of things are probably good for baseball and fans -- those things are our answer to March Madness when you have single elimination" -- Agent Scott Boras, on MLB reportedly expanding its playoffs from eight to 10 teams (BOSTON HERALD, 3/2).
“You get sucked into that show. That show is so exciting. You think, ‘I don’t want to watch it. It’s a boat race.’ It’s fabulously exciting” – ESPN’s Tony Kornheiser, on NBC announcing it will televise the ’13 America’s Cup (“PTI,” ESPN, 3/1).
"The rule is that when we are in a city, we stay in the city and we do everything we can to make it work where it is. We don't want fans to worry. We have a commitment to them" -- NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, saying relocating teams, like the Coyotes, is a last resort (QMI AGENCY, 3/2).
"My offer still stands. If he wants to come down to Mavs games and dress in Mavs colors and yell, the tickets are on me. No payment. No travel. Just good tickets" -- Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban, on offering "Clipper Darrell" Bailey a gig in Dallas to become "Maverick Darrell" (ESPN.com, 3/1).
