"The best hockey in the world happens when the Bruins and Canadiens play each other, and there is no room for this kind of ignorance here" – Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, on Bruins fans directing racial slurs at Canadiens D P.K. Subban after his game-winning goal in double OT Thursday night (ESPNBOSTON.com, 5/2).
"The cost for players now of playing professionally, with coaches and physios and nutritionalists, is significant. To maintain the standard, we need to be paying across the board" – ATP Tour Exec Chair & President Chris Kermode, on increasing prize money for Challenger Tour players (BLOOMBERG NEWS, 5/2).
"I’m sure this announcement yesterday probably just scratches the surface in regard to some of the things we are going to do in the future with him” – PGA of America President Ted Bishop, on awarding the '22 Senior PGA Championship to Trump National Bedminster, which is owned by Donald Trump (“Morning Drive,” Golf Channel, 5/2).
“We’ve sold well over 2,000 new season tickets since the season ended, so we’ll start next season at 10,000 season tickets” – Wizards Owner Ted Leonsis, on the rising popularity of the team, which will begin its Eastern Conference Semifinal series on Monday (“Elliot in the Morning,” WWDC-FM, 5/2).
