Quick Hits....

“As a Christian, with all due respect to Metallica, I don’t listen to that kind of music" -- Baseball HOFer-elect Mariano Rivera, who would always walk out to the metal band's "Enter Sandman" (N.Y. POST, 1/23).

"There is a 100 percent chance that there will be a major gambling scandal at an institution of higher education in the United States in the future. These kids are in a very vulnerable spot. You have one major scandal and it will be an enormous good-will loss for these schools" -- Former NBAer and U.S. Congressman Tom McMillen, on sports betting and its impact on college athletics (BALTIMORE SUN, 1/23).

“Norway and Canada are fighting over who has the world's tallest moose statue. They have been feuding ever since Norway crushed Canada in Olympic curling" -- CBS' Stephen Colbert (“The Late Show,” CBS, 1/22).