“He was a big meal guy. He liked sharing ideas over a good dinner at a good restaurant, and fortunately I was blessed to have many of those opportunities with him” – NBA Kings coach George Karl, on late UNC basketball coach Dean Smith willing all of his former players $200 for a nice "dinner out” (USATODAY.com, 3/26).
“If Formula One is that bad for Renault’s reputation, if we see that we will continue to struggle with the current formula, if Formula One is not delivering on the value that it costs Renault ... this is what we’re looking at” – Renault Sport F1 Managing Dir Cyril Abiteboul, on the engine supplier possibly pulling out of the sport (AP, 3/27).
“My job is to help create a culture of acceptance. … It’s still uncomfortable for players to want to talk about this” – MLB Ambassador for Inclusion Billy Beane, who is gay, on talking to teams during Spring Training (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, 3/27).
“We’re putting plans in place. … As we do with any particular need, we’ll look at trying to find other revenue streams, but these are challenging financial times for us” – Univ. of New Mexico AD Paul Krebs, on exploring ways to offer some student-athletes full cost-of-attendance scholarships (ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, 3/27).
