Quick Hits....

"It's not as dangerous. Of course there is always a possibility that you can get that virus, but I think, you know, maybe the fuss and the buzz about that virus has been created with some kind of other intent. But I'm not going to get into that" -- Novak Djokovic, on the threat of Zika at the Rio Games (TENNIS.com, 7/28).

"It’s terrible. No offense to whoever made it and whoever loved the ball" -- Raptors and Team USA G DeMar DeRozan, on the basketball used during FIBA and Olympic competitions (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 7/29).

"FS1 has definitely been starved for attention -- I think that's very safe to say -- for the last three years. What's going to stick? What's going to make people talk about us? How do we get people to watch this new channel just to break normal viewing habits? So I think a lot of that for me too was, we've got new bosses in, we've got new shows, we've got new people, how do you stand out?" - FS1's Julie Stewart-Binks ("The Garbage Time Podcast With Katie Nolan," 7/28).