“It’s critically important. We need to do well, so that we can have a seat at the table and really be a part of meaningful conversations relative to the ACC” -- Duke AD Nina King, on the need to see improvement in the school’s football program (Raleigh NEWS & OBSERVER, 7/26).
“Major League Baseball plans to introduce robot umpires as part of a league-wide effort to make baseball move faster. In fact, robot umpires lop nine minutes off the length of an average game. So, baseball games will now only last forever minus nine minutes” -- CBS’ Stephen Colbert ( “The Late Show,” CBS, 7/25).
“Next year, NASCAR is reportedly launching an electric racing series. It’s like regular racing, except the winner pounds a gallon of oat milk” -- NBC’s Jimmy Fallon ( “The Tonight Show,” NBC, 7/25).
