“I think Orlando has done a great job, and I think it’s a place that deserved a team and hopefully Miami can take hints from them if they get in the league” – Toronto FC and U.S. men’s national team F Jozy Altidore, who spends the offseason in Boca Raton, Fla., on MLS returning teams to the state (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 4/27).
“I think it’s better for fans, TV and media, but not necessarily for us. We were talking about a couple possible scenarios – you could win 6-and-5 and 6-and-5 and then lose in a playoff and you’re done” – Golfer Webb Simpson, on the WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship’s new format of group play leading into single-elimination matches (S.F. CHRONICLE, 4/27).
“I’ve never seen anything like this. Who announces a fight when you don’t have a contract with a venue? How do you (expletive) up the tickets? It’s embarrassing what the MGM and (Al) Haymon did” – Top Rank Chair Bob Arum, on being exasperated with the promotion of Saturday’s Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao bout (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 4/27).
