"It’s time that the NFL embraced it and made it more productive for the fans, let the players and teams and administrators and coaches benefit from it. They’ve got to embrace it all the way through and make it a part of the NFL. You should be able to bet on anything you want relative to a Super Bowl game" -- NFL player agent Drew Rosenhaus, on the Super Bowl being played in Arizona, a state that has legalized sports gambling ("Squawk on the Street," CNBC, 1/30).
"I think it’s favorable. It’s very difficult to have a relationship with a network that had a commitment to other sports and priorities. CW has a chance to cover all 14 of our events, putting us first. They have a younger demographic, which we want. They wanted to get into sports and now they have a shot at live golf" -- LIV golfer Phil Mickelson, on LIV Golf's new TV deal with the CW Network (SI, 1/30).
"It was maybe the second or third take. Let’s call him 'Second Take Stephen A.'" -- Actor Michael B. Jordan, on how many takes it took to film the scene of his character "Adonis Creed" being interviewed by ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith in the new film “Creed III” ("First Take," ESPN, 1/30).
"This makes no sense. This is a bad look, and it is absolutely great fodder for every single New York radio station (and) television station" – MLB Network’s Alanna Rizzo, on the Empire State Building being lit up in green to honor the Eagles ("High Heat," MLB Network, 1/30).
