Former North Carolina men’s tennis player Nicholas Monroe claimed a 6-3, 7-5 first round victory over Slovak Martin Klizan and Austrian Dominic Thiem alongside his doubles partner Simon Stadler Tuesday at the French Open.
The International League-leading Durham Bulls, 18-9 on the season, finish out an eight-game homestand this weekend with three games in the newly-renovated Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
The Durham Bulls baseball team opens up its 2014 International League season Thursday at freshly renovated Durham Bulls Athletic Park for a 6 p.m. game with the Gwinnett Braves.
Former North Carolina men’s basketball player P.J. Hairston has been picked up by the Dallas Mavericks’ NBA Development League affiliate, the Texas Legends, according to Yahoo! Sports.
Linebacker Luke Kuechly, defensive end Greg Hardy, center Ryan Kalil, fullback Mike Tolbert and quarterback Cam Newton will all be making the trip to Hawaii Jan. 26.
Cam Newton threw two touchdown passes, Greg Hardy had a team- record four sacks and the Carolina Panthers clinched the NFC South title by beating the Atlanta Falcons 21-20 on Sunday.