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MEN'S TENNISNORTH CAROLINA 4, DUKE 2: The host Tar Heels and Blue Devils met in the NCAA tournament for the first time, and UNC won to advance to the round of 16.North Carolina put the first point on the board with wins at the No. 1 and 2 doubles spots. Taylor Fogleman and Chris Kearney edged David Goulet and Christopher Price in a tiebreaker 9-8 (2) to take the point.Duke was strong at the top of the order with Goulet and Reid Carleton earning wins to put the Blue Devils up 2-1, but the Tar Heels won the final three matches for the victory.(From College News Releases)NOTESBASKETBALLREPORT SAYS MAYO GOT CASH, BENEFITS FROM PROMOTER: A former associate of Southern California freshman guard O.J. Mayo claims the basketball star received thousands of dollars in cash and other gifts from an event promoter over the past four years that would violate NCAA rules, ESPN reported Sunday.Louis Johnson told ESPN's "Outside the Lines," that Rodney Guillory, a Los Angeles-based event promoter, gave Mayo about $30,000 and other benefits while he attended high school and during his sole season at USC. Mayo has decided to forgo his sophomore year and enter the NBA Draft.Guillory received monthly payments from Northern California sports agency Bill Duffy Associates, the network reported. Mayo signed with the same agency last month shortly after declaring that he would enter the June 26 draft.Phone messages left Sunday for Bill Duffy Associates and at a number listed in Guillory's name were not returned.Johnson said the agency provided Guillory with about $200,000 before Mayo arrived at USC. Guillory used most of the money to support his own lifestyle but also gave a portion of it to Mayo, Johnson told ESPN. Mayo then entered into a verbal agreement that allowed the agency to represent him when he turned pro, Johnson added."I will not allow these allegations to become a distraction to me and my family," Mayo said in a statement to ESPN. "I have not engaged in any wrongdoing."(The Associated Press)
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