“We all should be about diversity, equity and inclusion. I'm calling for a system that is fair, equitable and benefits all involved. Don't exclude the student-athletes from the profits. My opinion, you can't say you're about diversity, equity and inclusion, if you aren't willing to include the student-athletes in revenue sharing” -- Univ. of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh, advocating for revenue sharing with student-athletes (ESPN.com, 8/28).
“It’s a little flex of the muscle when teams come in there knowing Stanley Cup’s on the ice, we own that Cup right now” -- NHL Network’s Mike Rupp, on the Golden Knights’ new center ice logo incorporating parts of the Stanley Cup’s upper bowl design (“NHL Tonight,” NHL Network, 8/28).
“You know I got a letter from the commissioner about sportsmanship the day before that speech. So I'm trying to figure out what are we promoting to our student-athletes, and then to go say those type of things. I'm not guessing that he's going to be having his Thanksgiving dinner with us the night before that game” -- Univ. of Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian, on Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark's comments about the Black Friday Texas-Texas A&M game (CBSSPORTS.com, 8/28).
