Quick Hits....

"There are a lot of moving pieces. This is a big piece. Our own television is a big piece, and it's something that we control. Independent of this, the conference landscape is a factor" – Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick, on the factors influencing whether the school can remain independent in football amid a possible change in the BCS format (SI.com, 5/1).

"We have cap space. We have the potential to create more cap space, so the flexibility is there, and I think the greatest thing we have is a brand-new building that's gonna be the best in the NBA" – Nets GM Billy King, on the club's intention to re-sign G Deron Williams (AP, 5/1).