Quick Hits....

"We’re trying to raise the money to get this practice facility re-done. We’ve had some donors step up. We’ve raised probably about 25 percent of what we need to raise" -- LSU men's basketball coach Will Wade, on raising funds to upgrade the team's practice facility, which he says will cost about $15M (Baton Rouge ADVOCATE, 7/30).

"I’m having a blast, and I absolutely love doing the games, but I still feel bad because I know I’m doing them because my friend is hurt. It makes it a different energy going into the assignment" -- YES Network's Ryan Ruocco, on filling in for Michael Kay during Yankees broadcasts as he recovers from vocal cord surgery (NEWSDAY, 7/30).

“I don't think it's going to be as much as it was in previous years. Basically, the television companies who broadcast the games ... they're not going to show these situations, unless they deem it newsworthy” -- ESPN’s Jorge Sedano, on how big of a story NFL player protests will be this season (“Jalen & Jacoby,” ESPN2, 7/30).