“I’m sure it was a distraction for (Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy) because McCarthy is trying to get a team ready for the season. Jerry Jonesis just sitting up there wanting cameras on him to showcase his palace and what he’s been able to accomplish” -- Fox Sports' Shannon Sharpe, on Jones saying the Cowboys appearing on HBO's “Hard Knocks” was good for the team ( “Undisputed,” FS1, 9/8).
"He told me that he did his research and that he needs to apologize. His exact words (were) he needs 'to apologize to the 18-year-old Chris Webber because we didn't protect him'" -- Chris Webber, on a conversation he had with Michigan AD Warde Manuelover the way the school handled fallout from the investigation into claims Webber had received illegal payments while at UM (ESPN.com, 9/9).
