"We definitely have all the A-listers, they usually don't come out till the end of the season. But the request for tickets today are off the charts" – Patriots Owner Robert Kraft, on celebrities attending today's Bengals-Patriot game, QB Tom Brady's first at Gillette Stadium since his Deflategate suspension ended (NFL.com, 10/16).
"I'm staying on the positive. We're 4-1" – Kraft, when asked if he was putting Deflategate behind him (“SportsCenter,” ESPN, 10/16).
"Barely aware of the incident or its purpose, my comments were inappropriately dismissive and harsh. I should have declined to respond" – Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in a note to reporters apologizing for calling 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick's demonstrations "dumb and disrespectful" (N.Y. TIMES, 10/15).
"I thought the roof was caving in. I really did" – Cubs 2B Javier Baez, on the crowd noise at Wrigley Field after C Miguel Montero's pinch-hit grand slam in Game 1 of the NLCS against the Dodgers (USATODAY.com, 10/16).
"They should stay where their real fans are in Oakland and that area. ... They should play where the 49ers play in Santa Clara" – TNT's Charles Barkley, in a guest appearance on CBS' "The NFL Today," discussing the Raiders' effort to move to Las Vegas (CBS, 10/16).
