"When Eli Manning walks into your office and he says, 'These are my game-used items,' I'd like to think that I can believe that" – Steiner Sports Founder & CEO Brandon Steiner, on the memorabilia controversy the Giants QB finds himself in. Manning has a contract with Steiner Sports (NJ.com, 4/19).
"Golf can be made fun. I know we're struggling with it right now. The golf industry is flat. It's hard to get people access into the game. ... How many of our kids look up and see the world? They're always looking down (at phones or other devices) and typing things. That's what we're trying to fight" – Golfer Tiger Woods (ESPN.com, 4/18).
"The good thing is it’s a deterrent. That’s why we have so much testing. Guys don’t want that in the game" – Angels P and player rep Matt Shoemaker, on Pirates LF Starling Marte's 80-game suspension for PEDs (ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, 4/19).
“If I'm a Grizzlies fan, while that’s a nice design, if they don't win the series, I'm not going to walk around with a ‘Take That For Data’ t-shirt when the data says 4-0 or 4-1 Spurs” – ESPN’s Michael Smith, on the Grizzlies tweeting out a version of a shirt featuring the quote from coach David Fizdale (“SportsCenter,” ESPN, 4/18).
"The naming rights market doesn't normally yield much more than a couple million dollars per year in the smaller markets. It isn't enough to make a true difference" – Bengals VP Troy Blackburn, on why the team does not sell stadium-naming rights to Paul Brown Stadium (USA TODAY, 4/19).
