Quick Hits....

"Nobody likes to pay fees. But there's genuine excitement about it. It's something we needed" – Towson Univ. student Gayon Sampson, on student fees being used in part to build the new $68M, 5,200-seat Tiger Arena, which opens tonight with a Harlem Globetrotters event (Baltimore SUN, 6/18).

“Could it affect match-making? It could. It could affect certain athletes, but it’s not going to affect us coming back to Massachusetts” – UFC COO Lawrence Epstein, on a Massachusetts law that requires MMA fighters have Social Security numbers (BOSTON HERALD, 6/19).

"Football involves the whole country. The country improves airports, hotels, highways, telecommunications, sustainability programs" – FIFA President Sepp Blatter, saying Brazil will benefit more than just having new soccer stadiums from hosting the '14 World Cup (REUTERS, 6/19).