"We want a prohibition. The membership wants a prohibition of athletes gambling in any sports, period" -- NCAA President Mark Emmert, on wanting to bar student-athletes entirely from any sports betting despite the wave of legalization (SPORTS.YAHOO.com, 4/4).
"When you look at men's basketball, 99 percent of the jobs go to men. Why shouldn't 100 or 99 percent of the jobs in women's basketball go to women? Maybe it's because we only have 10 percent women athletic directors in Division I" -- Notre Dame women's hoops coach Muffet McGraw, ahead of her team's Final Four appearance (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 4/5).
"You have no idea what Lower Broadway can look like for a big event. This will be a great opportunity for the city once again to flex its muscles and kind of show what it is about as far as support and appreciation for the game" -- ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit, on the upcoming NFL Draft in Nashville (Nashville TENNESSEAN, 4/5).
"They had to wait for me to pee. Bus was at 10:05, I got done peeing at 10:45. They had to wait. But I mean, it got us out of batting practice today. So some people are happy about that" -- Mets 1B Dominic Smith, on team travel from Miami to N.Y. being delayed due to drug testing procedures (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 4/5).
