Quick Hits....

“F--- is my favourite word, period” – UFC President Dana White, on his penchant for using the curse word (SASKATOON STAR-PHOENIX, 11/15).

"With the previous teams I covered, the players actually were in the locker room during media availability time. Rarely did you have to request that a player show his face. If you don't do that with the Patriots, you're probably not getting an interview" – The Boston Globe's Greg Bedard, on the differences between the Patriots and the other NFL teams he has covered during his career (BOSTONSPORTSMEDIA.com, 11/15).

"I know that we'll have a very strong payroll, a large payroll. I know that we're going to add to it this winter. I'm confident in saying that we'll be amongst the larger payrolls in the game” – Red Sox GM Ben Cherington, who currently only has $45M in guaranteed salary on the books for next season (ESPNBOSTON.com, 11/15).