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Three players from North Carolina and one from Duke were named to Soccer America's MVPs First Team All-America list. In addition, UNC junior midfielder Ben Speas was the magazine's national player of the year.

Speas, a transfer from Akron, was joined on the first team by teammates Matt Hedges and Billy Schuler, and Duke's Andrew Wenger. Charlotte's Charles Rodriguez also made the 11-player list.

Enzo Martinez of UNC was a second-team selection.

The all-freshman team included Mikey Lopez, Jordan McCrary and Boyd Okwuonu of UNC, Nick Palodichuk of Duke, Giuseppe Gentile of Charlotte and Walker Zimmerman of Furman.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

DUKE: Former Duke standout Rebecca Moros has agreed to terms with the Atlanta Beat of the WPS league. Moros began her career with the Washington Freedom during the league's 2009 inaugural season.

FOOTBALL

ORANGE BOWL: Orange Bowl officials said they've scrapped a planned sponsorship deal with Camacho Cigars. Larry Wahl, an Orange Bowl spokesman, said that after mutual review, it was determined that it would not be appropriate to go forward with the sponsorship. The planned sponsorship called for a large presence at several game-day events, including lounges where fans could light up. The three-year deal included the 2013 BCS National Championship. Wahl said that plans were limited to non-game events and geared toward adults.