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“You almost feel like a dark cloud was lifted off this sport” – MLS Commissioner Don Garber, on Sepp Blatter’s resignation (N.Y. TIMES, 6/4).

“I’d like to invite him to Korea to drink beer-and-liquor bomb shots together” – Former FIFA VP Chung Mong-joon, who is considering running for the FIFA President post, on Blatter (WSJ.com, 6/3).

“It is difficult to move on short notice given (ESPN/ABC) have other scheduled programming, but it wasn’t just an ABC issue. … As you know, we’re broadcast in over two hundred countries, so then we’re dealing with broadcasters all around the world who have preset broadcast windows. So then it creates enormous issues for them” – NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, on not moving up the Finals’ start date to avoid an eight-day break ("The Rich Eisen Show," 6/3).

“Pitch Perfect 2, which is unbelievable. Fat Amy is awesome. I love her. Wherever you are, you’re awesome” – Cavaliers F LeBron James, on recently going to see a film “at a regular movie theater” (SFGATE.com, 6/3).

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