"I’m not looking at any of our properties to add a road course … I feel like this is unique to Charlotte, and we’ve got other speedways out there that produce their own unique action" -- SMI President & CEO Marcus Smith, on if the Roval concept could be incorporated into the company's other tracks after yesterday's debut at Charlotte Motor Speedway (NBCSPORTS.com, 10/1).
“What [Colin Kaepernick] did was find out a way to bring up the conversation and force a conversation, really. It’s up to us to stay focused, to make sure that the issues and topics stay at the forefront. That’s where this all started from, that’s what we’ll continue to fight about” -- Eagles S Malcolm Jenkins, on NFLers turning their protests during the national anthem into action (“CBS This Morning: Saturday,” 9/29).
"I’m not disparaging the other way to go. International travel is a huge part of selling the NBA game and we’ll gladly take part in that. But there’s a reason why they spread the teams around. Same teams don’t go overseas every year. It’s not easy" -- Warriors coach Steve Kerr, on the team's "week-long pre-season trip last year to China" that left them tied and "disoriented" (San Jose MERCURY NEWS, 10/1).
“Listen, it’s September and we’re talking about the NHL and, in particular, the Flyers, so I feel like they won. That’s all you want is for stuff like this to go viral” -- ESPN’s Elle Duncan, on the Flyers introducing their new mascot, Gritty, last week (“SportsCenter,” ESPN, 9/29).
