"You never know, this could be the last fight for me and Canelo here. That's if Donald Trump becomes president" – Boxer Amir Khan, a Pakistani Muslim from the U.K., on Saturday's bout with Canelo Alvarez, who is from Mexico. Trump plans to attend the fight in Las Vegas (Mult., 5/4).
"I don't want to be phony about this. I was scared (of injuries). I understand the managers and general managers, I understand people would get nervous about it, but we're going to run it like a spring training and hopefully send them back real healthy" – USA Baseball coach Jim Leyland, on trying to convince MLBers to play in the '17 World Baseball Classic (MLIVE.com, 5/4).
"Winning helps the sight lines. Winning helps the hot dogs to be hotter; the beer isn't as flat. It's amazing what winning does" – Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment CEO Brett Yormark, on the Islanders' successful season aiding in their transition to Barclays Center (USA TODAY, 5/5).
"We have an African American president, we have a female as a presidential hopeful, so you hope those are conversations that you don't have. But we're not color-blind or gender-blind, so I do recognize the significance and how important it is" – Andrea Williams, on being the first female Big Sky Conference Commissioner (BILLINGS GAZETTE, 5/5).