"I'm not going to lie, he's not my favorite guy to play with; he's not the nicest guy on Tour" – Golfer Sergio Garcia, after alleging a distracting noise caused by playing partner Tiger Woods resulted in his errant shot during yesterday's third round of The Players Championship (GOLFCHANNEL.com, 5/12).
"This league has had some exposed nerves and some visible scar tissue as a result of the realignment that has gone on. So I think during the first year, and it’ll continue to be a priority in the coming years, is to just raise the trust level and raise the thinking of we’re all for one and one for all" – Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby, on his goal for the coming school year (“College Football Live,” ESPN, 5/10).
"There are some repercussions, and again as I sit here today, it's more that I feel sorry for the crew chief and the crew for having to wear what it is that happened last night" – Astros manager Bo Porter, on the two-game suspension of umpire Fieldin Culbreth and fines for Culbreth and his crew for a mistake during Thursday's Angels-Astros game (AP, 5/10).
"The American is how we want to brand ourselves and refer to ourselves" – American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco (ORLANDOSENTINEL.com, 5/10).
"There is no doubt, no doubt that what the country needs most is a Summer Olympics Games" – Canadian Olympic Committee President Marcel Aubut, on Toronto potentially bidding for the '24 Games (REUTERS, 5/10).
