But Sales said that this "is not a public relations problem.

"Sometimes we struggle like that," Sales said with a shrug.

Sales also would not say how much she would be paid during the course of her three-year contract.

"It's kind of scary to think how good she can be," Sales said.

Sales and marketing said to me, Can you do this?

"I was a little nervous, actually," Sales said after the game.

Sales that month fell by a record 7.4 percent, a figure revised from an earlier estimate of 5.8 percent, the department said.

"We're trying to stay focused and not play to the competition," Sales said.

"We're just getting better in our zone defense," Sales said.

"I picked times to leave my man and double," Sales said.