"This is my one and only alumni game. That's it. I really enjoyed it, I'm really glad I played, and hopefully I'll never have to do it again" – Lightning GM & Hockey HOFer Steve Yzerman, who represented the Red Wings in Tuesday's Winter Classic Alumni Game at Comerica Park (SPORTSNET.ca, 1/1).
"Who would have believed it? ... You can't buy this sort of exposure" – UCF President John Hitt, on the national attention garnered by the school's Fiesta Bowl victory over Baylor last night (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 1/2).
"If there is a longer term commitment to playing a tournament here, it would give everybody security that they could do some work. My hope is they starting moving in that direction" – NBC analyst Mark Rolfing, on the possibility of new tees and greens for the PGA Tour Hyundai Tournament of Champions, which received an extension through next year (HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER, 1/2).
"With the (salary) cap system it's not easy to make trades. It's not like the day before Christmas where you can run over to Target and pick something off the shelf. You need a trade partner" – Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford (Raleigh NEWS & OBSERVER, 12/31).
