"The bottom line on what kind of revenue we drive from this isn't a deciding factor. This is really just for us to hopefully give everybody the opportunity to take away something" – Villanova AD Mark Jackson, on alumnus Scott Reidenbach and the university selling items from The Pavilion while the basketball arena undergoes a $60M renovation (PHILLY.com, 6/20).
"What I wonder about is the (Nevada state athletic) commission. How can they let McGregor fight this fight without having a four- or six-round fight against some tomato can first?" – Top Rank Chair Bob Arum, on Conor McGregor fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. without any previous boxing experience (L.A. DAILY NEWS, 6/21).
"I don't want to comment on specific players, but there's nobody in this draft – at least in the top grouping of projected lottery picks – that we've removed from consideration due to an off-court issue" – Suns GM Ryan McDonough, whose team holds the No. 4 pick in tomorrow's NBA Draft (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 6/21).
"I'm normally not a jersey sponsorship fan, but this at least fits" – ESPN's Rachel Nichols, on Disney becoming the Magic's jersey sponsor starting next season ("The Jump," ESPN2, 6/20).
