“I feel like I should write myself a letter every year and seal it and open it the night before the first games and have it say, ‘Everything’s going to be OK’” – CBS’ Ian Eagle, on prepping for early-round NCAA Tournament games being his most challenging assignment of the year (NEWSDAY, 3/20).
“If there is one thing we could have done better in the last 10 years under my watch, is when we launched what we called ‘the new car.’ … We just didn’t get the collaboration we needed to get from the industry, the owners, the drivers, the engineers and car manufacturers” – NASCAR Chair & CEO Brian France, calling the Car of Tomorrow the biggest mistake of his career (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 3/20).
“I don’t think it’s an over-riding concern for the league. I don’t think any of the teams are actively tanking, and we have new rules that address the situation” – NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly, on teams tanking in an effort to have the chance to draft marquee prospects Connor McDavid or Jack Eichel (EDMONTON SUN, 3/20).
“It wasn’t something I took lightly. It wasn’t a decision that was made flippantly” – NWSL Flash F Abby Wambach, on her decision to take the NWSL season off in order to focus on this summer’s FIFA World Cup (ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT & CHRONICLE, 3/20).
