"Our contractor, operations and production teams are meeting with the Quicken Loans and Cavaliers staff to make this as quick of a turnaround as possible once we gain access to the arena" – Republican National Committee spokesperson Kirsten Kukowski, on the Cavaliers' playoff run possible making for a quick turnaround time before the RNC in July (THEHILL.com, 5/24).
"There was no talk about it. I mean, that's all for the public to speak about, and that's all opinion. I mean, as a team we're not looking to offend anybody; as an organization we're not looking to offend anybody" – Redskins rookie S Su'a Cravens, when asked whether the recent poll about the team's name has been a hot topic with players (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 5/25).
"They've been through a lot. And it's been a long time that we've been the favorite. They've had a lot of high hopes. ... A lot of credit to the people that have season tickets and kept through it all. They deserve this" – Sharks C Logan Couture, on the team's fan base. The Sharks last night beat the Blues to advance to the club's first-ever Stanley Cup Final (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, 5/26).
“Chuck did have hip replacement” – ESPN’s Tracy McGrady, on TNT’s Ernie Johnson defeating fellow broadcaster and Basketball HOFer Charles Barkley in a three-point shooting contest (“The Jump,” ESPN, 5/25).
“Chile just broke a world record when over 2,300 people took turns playing soccer for more than 120 hours. That's right, 120 hours, and when it was over, the score was still 0-0” – NBC’s Jimmy Fallon (“The Tonight Show,” NBC, 5/26).
