“I have done the occasional college show interview and made the occasional classroom visit. I think it is helpful in understanding what is going on with students, who are both a core group of fans and an essential group of our fans” – ESPN President John Skipper, on conducting a 20-minute interview with a Denison Univ. radio station (SI.com, 5/4).
“We will begin looking ahead at plans for next year’s draft in the coming weeks and anticipate making some decisions on the location for 2016 during the summer” – NFL VP/Communications Brian McCarthy, on the NFL Draft possibly returning to Chicago next year (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 5/5).
“Every time somebody does something it’s all over the Internet and social media. So I think that’s an important factor that’s changed the nature of this game and college football as well” – Lions GM Martin Mayhew, on the team putting a focus on character when evaluating players (ESPN.com, 5/4).
"Manny Pacquiao doesn’t have a sexy teen idol in his camp so I offered myself. Much to my surprise, he accepted" – ABC's Jimmy Kimmel, on being part of Pacquiao's entourage as he walked to the ring prior to Saturday's bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. ("Jimmy Kimmel Live," ABC, 5/4). See Laugh Track for more on Kimmel's night at the fight.
