Hansbrough returning to North Carolina

Sports Digest

April 26, 2008

Forward Tyler Hansbrough, the Associated Press National Player of the Year, said yesterday that he will return for his senior year at North Carolina.

However, sophomores Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington will declare for the NBA draft, though they won't hire agents - leaving open the possibility of their return.

• More college basketball // Pittsburgh forward Sam Young, the Big East's Most Improved Player last season, said he will return for his senior year.

• Professional football // The Erie RiverRats (5-2) scored 37 points in the first half en route to a 49-17 victory over the Mariners (1-6) in an American Indoor Football Association game at 1st Mariner Arena. Quarterback Mike Orihel threw for a touchdown and ran for another for the Mariners.

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