Quick Hits....

"I am not talking about $189 million. It's old news for me" – Yankees GM Brian Cashman, on the team's goal of getting under the $189 luxury-tax threshold (NYPOST.com, 12/21).

"What a bonanza for the club if Gruden were to come back. The season ticket base would grow, the fan affinity would grow" –CBSSN's Amy Trask, on reports that there is mutual interest between the Raiders and ESPN's Jon Gruden for the team's next head coach (“That Other Pregame Show,” CBSSN, 12/22).

"Get out of here! That's why I shut the room! Get the (bleep) out of here!" – Red Wings coach Mike Babcock, while throwing HBO's "24/7" cameras out of the team's dressing room during a recent loss to the Ducks (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 12/22).

"The conclusions usually move the decimal point to the left. Somewhere between $0 and $50 million" – Smith College sports economist Andrew Zimbalist, on the NFL's general estimate of $500M in economic impact for a metropolitan area hosting a Super Bowl (ESPN.com, 12/20).