Miscellany

Bill Guthridge was given a five-year contract as head basketball coach at North Carolina, the university said. He gets a $155,000 annual salary and a $25,000-a-year expense allowance, as well as a bonus of 8.33 percent of his salary in any year the Tar Heels advance to the NCAA Tournament.

In Philadelphia, U.S. District Judge Norma L. Shapiro has ruled on who gets to bid for the No. 1 challenger spot to take on the WBA heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield. The fight, Dec. 13 in Pompano Beach, Fla., is between Orlin Norris Jr. and Henry Akinwande.