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2B – Daily News – Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Knight, Sampson in 2011 College Hall of Fame class KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The trophy case in the home of Ralph Sampson’s mother is about to get a lit- tle more crowded. Sampson, the 7-foot-4 Virginia center and three-time Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year, joined seven others Monday, including coaches Bob Knight and Eddie Sutton, as the newest members of the Nation- al Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. ‘‘I hope everybody who watched me play, at the collegiate level or the NBA level or any level, high school as well, enjoyed me while I was play- ing,’’ Sampson said in a conference call that included Cazzie Russell, the former Michigan great who was also named to the 2011 class. ‘‘I will cher- ish this the rest of my life. It will go along with my college player of the year award at my mother’s house.’’ Also in the class announced Mon- day are players James Worthy of North Carolina and Chris Mullin of St. John’s and contributors Joe Vancisin and Eddie Einhorn. Induction will take place at the Hall of Fame on Nov. 20 as part of a three- day celebration that includes the CBE Classic at Sprint Center featuring Mis- souri, California, Georgia and Notre Dame. Knight, who coached Indiana to three national titles and is now forging a second career as a color analyst on television, had 902 wins in 41 seasons at Indiana, Army and Texas Tech. His teams also had a 98 percent graduation rate. Sutton was the first coach to take four schools to the NCAA tournament — Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky and Oklahoma State. His teams at Arkansas (1978) and Oklahoma State (1995, 2004) advanced to the Final Four. He had an 804-328 record in 36 seasons. Bill Self, who has won six straight Big 12 titles at Kansas, said he learned many valuable lessons while serving as a young assistant coach for Sutton at Oklahoma State. ‘‘This is not an overly complicated game and you’re better off doing a few things really, really well than a lot of things average,’’ Self said. ‘‘Certainly, he’s been a guy who was a master. If you’re going to beat him, you’re going to have to beat him. He’s not going to help you beat him.’’ Knight finished with a record of 902-371, the most wins of any men’s coach in Division I. In addition to NCAA titles in 1976, 1981 and 1987, Knight guided Indiana to 11 Big Ten championships. He is one of three coaches to lead a team to NCAA and NIT titles and an Olympic gold medal. His teams had a graduation rate of 98 percent. Knight was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in 1991. Sampson, a four-time All-America at Virginia, is one of three men to be national player of the year three times (1981-83). He led Virginia to a 112-23 record, including an appearance in the 1981 Final Four and was the sixth player in NCAA history to score more than 2,000 points (2,228) and have more than 1,500 rebounds (1,511). ‘‘Walking across Thomas Jefferson Lawn on a rainy day and receiving my diploma at the University of Virginia is probably the most cherished moment that I will carry for life,’’ he said. ‘‘That diploma is against the wall at my mother’s home.’’ Russell averaged 27 points and nine rebounds for three years in the mid-60s while leading Michigan to three straight Big Ten championships. He was a two-time player of the year in the Big Ten. ‘‘It was a great four years there at the University of Michigan for me, which was primarily known as a foot- ball school before our class got there,’’ he said. ‘‘So I feel very, very fortunate to have gone there and to have won the Big Ten three years in a row. We went to the Final Four two of my three years. So I really felt like it was a blessed time I spent at the University of Michigan. Worthy is one of seven North Car- olina players to have his jersey number retired. He led the Tar Heels to the national championship game in 1981 as a sophomore and to the title the next season when he was a unanimous All- America selection. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in 2003. Mullin led St. John’s to the Final Four as a senior in 1985, when he was a unanimous All-America selection and won the Wooden Award as the nation’s top player. He was the first player at St. John’s to break the 2,000- point mark and was credited with Georgetown’s Patrick Ewing with establishing the Big East as one of the nation’s top conferences. A two-time Olympian, he won gold medals in 1984 under Knight and in 1992 as part of the original ‘‘Dream Team.’’ Vancisin spent 54 years in college basketball as a player, coach and administrator. He was a starting guard for Dartmouth when it lost to Utah in the 1944 NCAA championship game. He was the head coach at Yale for 19 seasons, winning two Ivy League titles. A respected clinician, Vancisin was member of the U.S. Olympic staffs in 1976 and 1980 team and he served as president of the NABC in 1974 and was its executive director for 17 years before retiring in 1992. Einhorn, the founder and chairman of the TVS television network, was a leader of sports programming. His net- work’s telecast of the Houston-UCLA game from the Astrodome in 1968 is credited for the growth in popularity of college basketball on television. He is the author of ‘‘How March Became Madness,’’ which covered the evolu- tion of the NCAA men’s basketball championship. Sharks make no moves before deadline San Jose Sharks SAN JOSE (AP) — When the San Jose Sharks were scuffling near the bottom of the Western Conference standings, they were unsure of what their roster would look like after the trade deadline. Having won 15 of their past 18 games to move to the top of the Pacif- ic Division standings, the Sharks could stand pat at Monday’s NHL trade deadline. ‘‘That was going to be predicated on performance,’’ general manager Doug Wilson said. ‘‘If we hadn’t start- ed going in the right direction today, we might have been more active and not for the right reasons. But we’ve added as many players as most teams have.’’ Wilson made his moves earlier as the Sharks were struggling during a six-game losing streak. He picked up forward Kyle Wellwood on waivers and traded for forward Ben Eager on Jan. 18 — shortly after the losing streak ended. Wilson then traded for defenseman Ian White and called up defenseman Justin Braun from the minors two weeks ago in moves that have already paid dividends. Wellwood and Eager have provided needed depth and toughness up front, while White filled San Jose’s need for an offensive-minded defenseman. ‘‘We feel like we’ve added four players to our team,’’ coach Todd McLellan said. ‘‘It didn’t happen on deadline but it happened leading up and it has had a large affect on our team already. It’s about growing our team now and keeping it focused in the right direction with the players we have.’’ While those additions have helped, the biggest difference has come from the core of players who have been here all year long, led by goalie Antti Niemi. He has started the past 18 games, going 14-2-1 with a 1.91 goals against average and .934 save percent- age as the Sharks have played much stronger defense in front of him. Devin Setoguchi has scored 11 of his 18 goals over the last 15 games, Logan Couture has kept up his strong rookie season, and the Sharks have gotten better play of late from stars line Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau and Dany Heatley. ‘‘You can talk about the additions but the majority of the improvement on this hockey team came in this dressing room, our own guys stepping up and playing the way they are capable of,’’ Wilson said. ‘‘You combine it with the four players we added, that was some- thing we were looking to do all along.’’ The one move the Sharks could KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One fan asked Trevor Bayne if he was mar- ried. Another wanted to know what his favorite Bible verse is. The Daytona 500 winner grinned as he answered each question and remarked how good it was to be home. Bayne returned to Knoxville on Monday for the first time since winning the Daytona 500 on Feb. 20 for a rally sponsored by the city and Bristol Motor Speedway. ‘‘It still hasn’t hit me all the way yet,’’ the 20-year- old said of his victory. ‘‘This is the first day that I’ve had a couple of hours just to kind of take it in. This is the first time I’ve been home. I haven’t gotten to go back and watch it yet. I think the first time I get to watch the whole race through and see everything that happened, that’s when it’s going to sink in a little bit more.’’ He said he’s been wear- ing his championship ring on his finger every night so that when he wakes up the next morning he’ll know his victory wasn’t a dream. And for the record, no, he’s not married and his favorite Bible verse currently is Ecclesiastes 7:14, one that reminds Bayne that good times and bad times are part of God’s plan. Bayne’s Day- tona 500 victory made him the youngest winner of the race in history, coming a day after his 20th birthday and in just his second start in NASCAR’s elite Sprint Cup Series. His good times at Day- tona were quickly followed up by a frustrating weekend at Phoenix International Raceway, where he crashed both during qualifying and in Sunday’s race. ‘‘Trevor is such a talent,’’ said Len Wood, of Woods Brothers Racing. ‘‘He’s got it going on in every direc- tion. Well, maybe not at Phoenix yet. We struggled have made was to go after a proven backup goalie with Antero Niittymaki sidelined since Jan. 13 with a groin injury. But Niittymaki practiced for the second straight day Monday and the lack of a deal is a sign of confidence in his ability to return. ‘‘I thought he looked better today than he did yesterday,’’ McLellan said. ‘‘It’s still going to take some time. It’s not an injury that we can fool around with. He has to be 100 percent, espe- cially at this time of year, before he gets back into action.’’ After playing 10 of their past 12 games on the road, the Sharks will be home for 13 of the final 19 games of the season. The Sharks have been bet- ter this season on the road, having gone 15-10-2 at HP Pavilion, while winning 22 of 37 games away from home — including a pair of games to open the season in Sweden. The Sharks begin this stretch in third place in the Western Conference and on top of the Pacific Division with 78 points. But with only seven points separating third and 11th place, they are far from comfortable. ‘‘We’re not out of the danger zone yet,’’ Thornton said. ‘‘We still have to continue to win and our fate is in our own hands. But we can’t stop getting points. Every game is really important right now.’’ Daytona winner Trevor Bayne charms hometown fans NASCAR out there, but yeah, we’ll work on it.’’ A few hundred fans turned out for the Knoxville rally, which was relocated last week from the city’s Market Square to the much larger Civic Coliseum after a big response from fans. The crowd turned out to be much smaller than expected after severe storms moved through Knoxville on Mon- day afternoon. The fans who braved the weather didn’t seem to mind Bayne’s 31st place finish at Phoenix and instead were more interested in seeing the hometown racing hero with the strong faith. ‘‘He inspires a lot of kids with his faith,’’ said Knoxville resident Mike Lewis, 50. ‘‘I enjoy watch- ing him talk, because I know it’s coming from the heart. Despite his success, he’s very humble right now.’’ City of Knoxville Mayor Daniel Brown honored Bayne by declaring the day ‘‘Trevor Bayne Day’’ and giving the racer his own city street sign with the words ‘‘Trevor Bayne Lane’’ on it. Officials with Bristol Motor Speedway, his home track located 100 miles away from Knoxville, gave Bayne a new skateboard with a Bristol logo on it, and for- mer Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Condredge Holloway gave him an orange football jersey with his name and his car’s No. 21 on it. ‘‘To me the Daytona 500 was always a big deal, but I was a NASCAR fan grow- ing up,’’ Bayne said. ‘‘I did- n’t realize how big of a deal it was to everybody else in the United States.’’ After speaking briefly to the crowd, Bayne did a lap of interviews with Knoxville’s local TV sports anchors and radio show hosts before signing auto- graphs. ‘‘One more show and then I’m back for good, I promise!’’ he shouted at a pack of fans while being escorted by a publicist. Spring Training Giants 10 Milwaukee (ss)9 PHOENIX (AP) — Shaum Marcum is used to being overshadowed. The Milwaukee starter was signed just before former Cy Young Award-winner Zack Greinke in the offseason. On Monday, the right-hander pitched two quiet innings for the Brewers and left before Mark DeRosa hit a tiebreak- ing homer to help the San Francisco Giants beat a Milwau- kee split squad 10-9. ‘‘I have flown under the radar my whole life,’’ Marcum said. ‘‘Hopefully, the teams (opponents) will forget about me, too.’’ Marcum had 165 strikeouts in 195 innings last season, a year after missing 2008 because he had Tommy John surgery. Now Milwaukee is hoping Greinke and Marcum can help the Brewers contend. ‘‘I haven’t won a Cy Young,’’ Marcum said. He still could have the stuff to help Milwaukee win the NL Central. Marcum’s best, most deceptive pitch is his changeup. ‘‘Even when the hitter sits, his hand speed is so fast that the eyes see fastball,’’ said Brewers first-year manager Ron Roenicke. For the Giants, DeRosa is making a bid for starting time, even though manager Bruce Bochy plans to use him as a sub at all infield positions. DeRosa played second base Monday while Freddy Sanchez finishes healing from shoulder surgery. He has been impressive. He is healthy now,’’ said Giants manager Bruce Bochy. ‘‘He is a lot more confident. He does- n’t have to (start his swing early). He can handle any pitch.’’ Barry Zito allowed five walks along with two runs and three hits in 1 2-3 innings. Bochy also was encouraged by the effort of right-hander Jeff Suppan, making a bid to become the No. 5 starter or long reliever. Suppan pitched three hitless innings of relief against his former Milwaukee teammates, striking out two. Notes: Greinke will make his first start as a Brewer on Tuesday against the White Sox in Glendale. ... The Giants trailed 5-4 before scoring six runs in the seventh.The big hit was a two-run double by first base prospect Brandon Belt, who had a second double and a single and four RBIs ...The Giants left Zito off their playoff roster in 2010, and Monday might have been an example of why. One of his five walks was of Prince Fielder with the bases loaded. Fielder and Zito barked at each other, apparently a holdover from last spring when Zito hit Fielder with the first pitch of the spring. Both players downplayed the latest spat ... Closer Brian Wilson (back) is nearly ready to pitch in a game, Bochy said. ... Giants RHP Tim Lincecum will make his second spring start on Tuesday against the Cubs in Scottsdale. ... Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker was back at the microphone. He had a second round of heart surgery in October 2010. Athletics 7 L.A. Angels 8 TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Veteran right-hander Joel Pineiro gave up two hits in two scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 8-7 on Monday. ‘‘I wasn’t nervous, but I just wanted to get out there and throw that first pitch,’’ said Pineiro, who was 10-7 with a 3.84 ERA in 23 starts for the Angels last season. ‘‘You could tell (the ball) was moving good. It was a matter of controlling the movement.’’ Kevin Mellilo had two RBIs, and Howie Kendrick and Bobby Abreu each drove in a run for Los Angeles. Vernon Wells was 1 for 3 in his first spring game with the Angels. Oakland ace Dallas Braden gave up two runs, two hits and two walks in an inning in his spring debut, and Hideki Matsui was 0 for 2 with an RBI in his first game with the Athletics. Matsui batted .274 with 21 home runs and 84 RBIs last season with the Angels after spending his first seven major league seasons with the New York Yan- kees. Braden was victimized by two errors by left fielder Chris Carter in the first inning. Carter dropped Wells’ routine fly ball and bobbled Kendrick’s single allowing runners to advance a base. ‘‘It happens,’’ Braden said.‘‘It’s spring training for a reason.’’ Braden said he kept his repertoire guarded and sim- ple, not wanting to injure his throwing elbow where tightness bothered him in the early part of 2010. ‘‘Obviously, we’re not throwing the kitchen sink at them,’’ Braden said. ‘‘ I have to be cognizant of what triggers the (elbow) problem.’’ Abreu doubled in Peter Bourjos in the fourth, Melil- lo had a two-run double in the sixth and Andrew Romine drove in another run in the seventh. Angels’ reliever Matt Meyer walked Matsui and Conor Jackson to force in two runs in the fifth. Michael Taylor hit his first spring homer off Angels’ right-han- der Ryan Brasier in Oakland’s three-run eighth. Wells played his first game in left field with Bourjos in center field and Torii Hunter in right. ‘‘We all went to center field just to greet Peter,’’ Wells said of the start of the game. ‘‘We (Hunter and Wells) told him we thought we were playing (center field).’’ Abreu and Bourjos had two hits each for Los Ange- les, and Taylor and Kevin Kouzmanoff had two apiece for Oakland. NFL (Continued from page 1B) books from veterans, partic- ularly teams with new coaches, offensive or defen- sive coordinators. Indeed, several teams are putting together two sets of play- books, one for use if there is an agreement and offseason workouts take place, and one in the event there are no OTAs or minicamps. ‘‘There have never been any restrictions on when you could or couldn’t hand out playbooks or do the normal offseason stuff,’’ Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt said. ‘‘Obviously, we have dif- ferent schedules planned,’’ Broncos coach John Fox added, ‘‘but all 32 teams are dealing with this.’’ Judge David Doty in Minneapolis is dealing with an NFLPA motion that $4 billion in TV rights fees from the NFL’s network partners should be placed in escrow rather than spread among the teams in 2011 — even if no games are played. The league’s agreements with the networks calls for payments to be made whether games take place next season or not, and the NFL says lockout protection is a normal part of such contracts. Doty’s decision likely won’t come before Thursday night’s CBA deadline.