"We have an arena. It's going under. They have to step up and deal with it. ... We're not trying to solve the Arab-Israeli problem" -- Louisville attorney J. Bruce Miller, on his efforts to land an NBA franchise for the city to help the KFC Yum Center generate revenue to pay down its construction debt (Louisville COURIER-JOURNAL, 1/3).
"I can assure our fans this, that it's going to be very uncomfortable, from my standpoint, it's going to be VERY uncomfortable for the next few weeks and months at Valley Ranch" -- Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones, vowing to make changes to the team that has finished 8-8 and missed the playoffs the past two seasons (DALLASNEWS.com, 1/2).
"The problem for Corbett is that the NCAA in its punishment of Penn State is doing exactly what its members created it to do. It is not conspiring to manipulate any market. It is, instead, performing the regulatory function that the Division I schools want it to perform" -- ESPN.com's Lester Munson, on Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett filing a lawsuit against the NCAA over its sanctioning of Penn State (ESPN.com, 1/2).
"I didn't handle how I left very well. That's always been a thing with me that I've never ever really felt good about" -- Univ. of Alabama football coach Nick Saban, on his departure from the Dolphins after the '06 season (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 1/3).
