"I’m not sure how much I’m allowed to say" – Golfer Jordan Spieth, when asked about his round with Patriots QB Tom Brady last week at Augusta National (BOSTON GLOBE, 4/6).
"I try to put myself in a college kid’s shoes and think 'Where would I find the money?' I could probably have scrounged for $40 bucks but how am I getting across the country?" – NCAA Dir of Media Coordination & Statistics David Worlock, on the NCAA offering unused North Carolina student-section tickets at the NCAA title game to Arizona State students (Raleigh NEWS & OBSERVER, 4/6).
"It tells how much passion there is in our fan base. The fella who paid for that plane to fly around the arena the other night tells all you need to know that this is a market that cares about hockey. It’s here to stay" – NHL Panthers GM and interim coach Tom Rowe, on a fan flying a banner calling for his firing over BB&T Center on Monday (South Florida SUN-SENTINEL, 4/6).
"I put the bat weight on and I [saw 2B Brian Dozier] walk to first. I said, ‘Oh, that must be the new intentional walk.’ So, I went straight up to bat. It was weird. It was different, for sure" – Twins LF Robbie Grossman, on being in the on-deck circle during the team's first intentional walk under the new pace-of-play rule (ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS, 4/6).
