"You cannot take the Silver and Black, put them in an air-conditioned dome in the desert, make them play on artificial turf within a stone's throw of Caesar's Place, and call them the Raiders" – Actor Tom Hanks, who is from Oakland, on the team's upcoming move to Las Vegas (S.F. CHRONICLE, 4/27).
"When we started doing that, our goal was to open up the floor to conversation. I believe we've achieved that goal. So now we just want to move forward and just partner with people that's trying to make a change" – 49ers S Eric Reid, saying he and LB Eli Harold will not continue to kneel during the National Anthem this season after joining QB Colin Kaepernick in the protest in '16 (CSNBAYAREA.com, 4/26).
"We're keeping it under wraps, but definitely put a lot of work this week in, and next week" – Sabres co-Owner Kim Pegula, on the team beginning its search for a new GM and coach after having fired Tim Murray and Dan Bylsma (BUFFALO NEWS, 4/27).
"I've gotten plenty from people back home who are so excited. Baseball is still very much in the development stages (in Africa) and hopefully this gets more people interested" – Pirates SS Gift Ngoepe, who was called up this week to become the first athlete from Africa to play in MLB, according to the team. Ngoepe was born in South Africa (AP, 4/26).
