"We're all just walking on eggshells right now, trying to do the right thing. It's an unfortunate situation for our sport. It's another black eye for our sport, which we don't need" — Veteran sprint car driver Dave Darland, on the fallout of Tony Stewart hitting and killing a fellow driver (USATODAY.com, 8/17).
"There's going to be two groups of football programs at the college level -- the Big Five and the rest of us. We have no say, we have no power. Those guys have all the power. We're just fighting to try to stay relevant" — Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo, on what happens now that the Power Five have gained autonomy (Annapolis CAPITAL, 8/16).
"We push the reset button last year, caught hell for it, and now people realize that maybe we had an idea what we were doing. We have stability now with this team" — Marlins Owner Jeffrey Loria, on the team's improvement (MIAMI HERALD, 8/18).
"We tried to help facilitate the baseball discussion and it played out the way it played out. We can't sit around and wait for baseball to make a decision. We're moving forward" — Developer Darryl LeClair, on being close to giving up his project to build a ballpark for the Rays due to a lack of progress (TAMPA BAY TIMES, 8/16).
"It seems likely in my mind that the LPGA will find its way back to Rochester. ... For the right sponsor, this is a great place to be. Most sponsors, when they work on a new event, they worry about three things -- the fans, the field, and the media. None of those three things are an issue if you do a tournament in Rochester" — LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan, on the Wegmans LPGA Championship leaving the city (ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT & CHRONICLE, 8/17).
"Shelly Sterling, I will remind you, has hidden her bigotry in the shadow of Donald's tabloid-friendly tape. Rewarding such behavior might be politically and financially expedient, the mere cost of deal making. But it makes me wonder if the NBA has learned anything at all" — ESPN's Pablo Torre, on former Clippers co-Owner Shelly Sterling remaining affiliated with the team as Owner Emeritus and No. 1 Fan ("The Sports Reporters," ESPN, 8/17).
