Miscellany

North Carolina and Nike have agreed to a five-year, $7.1 million contract which the school says will aid academics as well as athletics on the campus.

Soccer, water polo and freestyle wrestling have been added to the final lineup for next year’s Goodwill Games in New York, while indoor volleyball was dropped.

Texas-El Paso has appealed to the NCAA to reduce its probation from five years to three and to restore nine scholarships.

Asking for more wouldn’t have been practical because UTEP already has admitted guilt to many of the violations that led to the punishment, said university athletic director John Thompson.