Quick Hits....

"I say this as chair of the broadcast committee. The reason the networks pay the fees that they do is that no one knows what is going to happen in the game" – Patriots Owner Robert Kraft, on Super Bowl XLVI showcasing the unpredictability of NFL football (PATRIOTS.com, 2/6).

"It's very bad for cycling. It's bad for everybody. It's like someone wants to kill cycling" – Cycling legend Eddy Merckx, on the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejecting Albert Contador's claim that he failed a doping test due to contaminated meat. Contador was stripped of his '10 Tour de France title and banned for two years (AP, 2/6).

"Right now, ticket sales are up more than 20 percent over last year, so it's a nice sign. That's a good bump" – Pebble Beach Foundation CEO Steve John, on Tiger Woods playing in this week's PGA Tour AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro Am for the first time since '02 (USATODAY.com, 2/6).