“The question was asked of me all week after his play up there. Obviously he’s honorable in respect to his commitment and I got word (Sunday) night, late” – RBC Heritage Tournament Dir Steve Wilmot, on Jordan Spieth competing in this week’s event despite media obligations stemming from his victory at The Masters (Hilton Head ISLAND PACKET, 4/14).
“I am fully aware of the great tradition in athletics, particularly in football here. This will be a central part of my immersion process” – Incoming Univ. of Miami President Dr. Julio Frenk, on meeting with coaches and fans before he takes his new post on Sept. 1 (South Florida SUN-SENTINEL, 4/14).
“When I first moved to San Francisco three-plus years ago, I felt like I could walk for hours without seeing another person wearing a piece of Warriors apparel. Now it seems like I can’t walk a block without seeing someone wearing something that displays ‘Warriors’” – Warriors President Rick Welts (SFGATE.com, 4/13).
“I think it can be a lot to ask if you have a catcher leading off and he’s got to get in, get all his gear off, get his helmet and gloves, if he wants any time to swing and put pine tar or put a bat weight on his bat” – D-backs C Tuffy Gosewisch, who was one of the players to receive a letter from MLB for violating the new pace-of-play rules (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 4/14).
