Quick Hits....

"She's an important part of what we do. That show wasn't, for us, what we wanted it to be. (The decision to cancel) was simply about the show and not about Michelle" – NBC Sports Group Chari Mark Lazarus, on Michelle Beadle's public, negative reaction to the cancellation of NBCSN's "The Crossover" (Christopher Botta, Staff Writer).

"The security measures are aimed not only at making the Games safe but also ensuring a comfortable environment. The city won’t become a concentration camp" – Alexei Lavrishchev, a senior official with Russia's Federal Security Service, on security surrounding the '14 Sochi Games (BLOOMBERG NEWS, 10/2).

"I think they're in trouble, but not big trouble. Steve Mills, that's a complete disaster. He's a yes-man who's going to be collecting a paycheck" – SNY's Chris Carlin, on the current state of the Knicks ("Loud Mouths," SNY, 10/1).