"We offer our apology. There is nothing we can say to explain or excuse what has happened over the past four months" – Statement released from Penguins co-Owners Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle and CEO David Morehouse on the NHL lockout (Penguins).
"The problem now is that I am not sure any player will ever forgive the league executives, let alone start to trust them" – Sabres G Ryan Miller, on the trust between players and owners possibly being at an all-time low (ESPN.com, 1/7).
“That match is getting shown whenever there is a delay or someone has pulled out or something, so it’s not like the TV (executives) hated the match and they’re never going to show it again” – Tennis player Andy Murray, on speculation that the time violations in last year's marathon Novak Djokovic-Rafael Nadal Australian Open final led to the ATP cracking down on slow play (SI.com, 1/7).
"It's cool to have the different stadiums have their own uniqueness about it. But there is a point where I think it makes sense that it should be standardized that it should be equal for everyone" – Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, on the condition of FedEx Field's playing surface during Sunday's Wild Card game against the Redskins (Mult., 1/7).
"It's a hyper competitive market. You have to ask yourself: What's going to be different about Jacksonville that lets us beat those guys?" – Aaron Renn, an urban affairs expert who has studied how cities brand themselves, on Jacksonville's efforts to make sports marketing a key focus of its economic development plans (JACKSONVILLE.com, 1/7).
