Who said it?

Brad Dickson of the Omaha (Neb.) World Herald, on the Royals’ Triple Play Dog featuring a hot dog wrapped in a burger patty wrapped in bacon:

“It’d be healthier to throw this away and eat a baseball.”

Dean Smith, the late great North Carolina basketball coach, with some timely words for present-day trash-talkers and dunk posers:

“A lion never roars after a kill.”

Janice Hough of LeftCoastSportsBabe.com, with her favorite St. Patrick’s Day toast:

“May your troubles last as long as your perfect brackets.”

Mike Bianchi of the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel, on reports that ex-slugger Alex Rodriguez is dating singer/actress Jennifer Lopez:

“Does this make her J-Rod or him A-Lo?”

RJ Currie of SportsDeke.com, on golf’s European Challenge Tour returning to Norway after a three-year absence:

“Have you driven a fjord lately?”

Ex-Laker James Worthy, to Spectrum SportsNet, on the team’s 139-100 loss to the Rockets:

“It’s just sorry, pitiful. Any other job these guys had, they would be fired tomorrow.”