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"They have the resources as far as the ticket sales and sponsorship infrastructure already in place. Those are things teams have to build in new markets" -- Bill Laimbeer, on accepting the GM & coach positions for the WNBA franchise relocating to Las Vegas (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 10/20).

"Obviously there’s the lawsuit going on so it’s hard for me to get into details or really share my opinion. But I don’t believe there’s base to that claim that he’s being blackballed" -- 49ers CEO Jed York, on Colin Kaepernick's unemployment status (San Jose MERCURY NEWS, 10/20).

"It will be great. I have 500 to 600 hardhats ready to go. There will be a lot of energy behind the groundbreaking. We have our (Raiders painted) trucks ready to go" -- Las Vegas Stadium Board Member Tommy White, on leading the team's site groundbreaking set for Nov. 13 (LVSPORTSBIZ.com, 10/19).

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