CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says the Charlotte Hornets have agreed to a contract with free-agent power forward Tyler Hansbrough. Hansbrough, who played college basketball at North Carolina, is the sixth new player to join the Hornets this offseason.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — The Southern Conference and ESPN agreed on a six-year contract through the 2020-21 academic year. The network will continue to broadcast the Southern Conference men’s basketball championship. The league said yesterday that over the course of the deal the SoCon and its 10 members will have the chance to produce nearly 2,000 live events.
PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina coach Larry Fedora doesn’t sound worried about the prospect of NCAA penalties against the football program tied to the school’s academic fraud scandal. Speaking yesterday at the Atlantic Coast Conference preseason media days, Fedora says he’s positive that it’s going to turn out good for them.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — IndyCar has followed through on a promise to curtail criticism of the series with the creation of a new conduct code. The five-point bulletin issued yesterday is labeled under “Detrimental Competitor Conduct” and stems from last month’s race at California, when many drivers were critical of the racing.
