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“My only regret – and this is not sour grapes – is that I have never covered a Super Bowl. I doubt that will happen. That would have put icing on the cake” – CBS’ Verne Lundquist, on his broadcasting career spanning 50 years (DENVER POST, 9/9).

"We have noted the decision by the International Olympic Committee" – China Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei, on the IOC awarding the '20 Games to Tokyo. China and Japan have had an icy relationship stemming from Japanese soldiers committing wartime atrocities in China between '31-45 (REUTERS, 9/9).

"Within minutes, I was getting texts from the call center that people were calling and saying, 'If it's good enough for the PGA Tour, it's good enough for us" – Web.com CEO David Brown, on his company's sponsorship of the Web.com Tour (BIZJOURNALS.com, 9/9).

"I don't know a lot of specifics. I know a little bit. I know enough to be very concerned" – Oklahoma State AD Mike Holder, on an upcoming SI article that makes serious allegations against the school's football program (TULSAWORLD.com, 9/9).

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