"We have to continue to grow. ... And right now, we have a great relationship with Comcast SportsNet. Fantastic. They’re great, great partners. But they don’t pay us enough money" – Monumental Sports & Entertainment Chair Ted Leonsis, on launching a full-fledged digital network that will feature programming related to the Capitals, Wizards, WNBA Mystics and Verizon Center (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 1/30).
"This is a unique circumstance. We have a thoroughbred horse race" – Sports consultant Andy Dolich, on the cities of Sacramento and Seattle competing for the NBA Kings franchise (SACRAMENTO BEE, 1/30).
"UCF and USF are absolutely critical to the future of the Big East. I don't think there's any question that they can become true bellwethers of the league" – Big East Commissioner Mike Aresco (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 1/30).
"They've both expressed a desire to move up and-or maintain a high level of association and Texas is always going to be our core. ... They're certainly in the mix to replace it" – Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby, on the Valero Alamo Bowl and Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas possibly moving up the conference's picking order if the AT&T Cotton Bowl becomes part of the BCS playoff rotation (ESPN.com, 1/30).
"From hopping on trains 100 years ago to EPO now. No generation was exempt or 'clean'. (Not that of) Merckx, not Hinault, not LeMond, not Coppi, not Gimondi, not Indurain, not Anquetil, not Bartali, and not mine” – Lance Armstrong, on whether any generation of cyclists were clean (GUARDIAN.co.uk, 1/30).
