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“That was a fun night, but could you imagine what it would have felt like if the Caps had lost in overtime and the Wizards had blown a 15-point lead?” – Capitals and Wizards Owner Ted Leonsis, on his teams playing simultaneously in their respective playoffs on April 21 (WASHINGTON POST, 5/4).

“I don’t ever veto a GM’s choice. It’s my job to be informed and I ask a lot of questions, but don’t bring me into the coach’s decision” – Flyers Chair Ed Snider, when asked about his team’s interest in trying to hire Red Wings coach Mike Babcock (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 5/3).

“I was trying to increase fan engagement and drum up interest in the event. This is a much bigger issue than just a few video clips. What this is really about is the Tour needing to modernize its policies” – Blogger Stephanie Wei, on the PGA Tour pulling her credentials for the rest of the year after she posted video clips to the Periscope app (GOLF.com, 5/3)

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