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Tehama Tracker Monday's results Championship NCAA Kansas Kentucky 67 59 Sacramento Tournament BASEBALL Red Bluff Merced 3 4 Robby Lasby: W, 7 IP, 4 Ks Mitch Fox: RBIwalk to win game Modesto Ramirez: 3-4 Taylor Figgs: 1-3, RBI Wyatt Houghtby: 1-3 Today's games BASEBALL Sacramento Tournament Red Bluff Kennedy Red Bluff Burbank 10 a.m. Bulls induct 2012 Class Sports By RICH GREENE DN Sports Editor There might not have been a more fitting pair for the Red Bluff Bulls American Legion program to induct into its Hall of Fame this year than Jim Bonomini and Dave Gamboa. Without the contributions of the two, there's a good chance there wouldn't be a Hall of Fame to begin with. It's a thought that wasn't lost on those doing the inducting, Saturday night at the Bulls' annual Hall of Fame dinner. Mike Weibling, who took over coaching the Bulls from Bonomini and who himself was inducted into the Hall in 2010, pointed out the two men should have been the first to be honored. More fitting was when Weibling called Bonomini up to the podium to accept his plaque that he introduced the man as "Red Bluff baseball, himself." 1 p.m. SOFTBALL Red Bluff Paradise 4 p.m. SOCCER Red Bluff Enterprise TENNIS Yreka Corning Gridley Mercy 3:30 p.m. 6 p.m. The man who at times literally built the foundation for Red Bluff baseball was the subject of some light-hearted stories jokes and of course gave some back himself. He reminded those at the dinner what lies at the heart of baseball. "When you quit having fun, you might as well quit," Bonomini said. "Because that's the game of baseball." Bonomini spoke of the importance of fam- ily, while using the time to thank his own in attendance. Gamboa also had plenty of family support, Saturday night, from the efforts of his wife putting together the evening to his son Ryan, a member of the 2012 Jr. Bulls inducting him. "This is a great honor, but it's been a greater honor to work with these young men over the years," Gamboa said in his accep- tance speech. 3:30 p.m. GOLF Mercy 11 a.m. at Modoc at Arrowhead NBA Warriors Memphis Phoenix Kings NHL Sharks Dallas 5:30 p.m. CSNC On the tube MLB • 11:30 a.m., MLB NETWORK — Spring Training, N.Y. Yankees vs. N.Y. Mets • 7:30 p.m., CSNB—Spring Training, San Francisco vs. Oakland NBA • 4:30 p.m., NBATV—Philadelphia at Miami •5 p.m., CSNB—Golden State at Memphis •7 p.m., CSNC—Phoenix at Sacra- mento • 7:30 p.m., NBATV—New Jersey at L.A. Lakers NHL • 4:30 p.m., NBCSN — Pittsburgh at Boston •5 p.m., CSNC—San Jose at Dallas •7 p.m., NBCSN — Anaheim at Van- couver SOCCER •4 a.m., ESPN2 — Women's national teams, exhibition, United States vs. Brazil, at Chiba, Japan •11:30 a.m., CSNB — Champions League, quarterfinal, Marseille at Bay- ern Munich • 11:30 a.m., FOX SOCCER — UEFA Champions League, quarterfinal, AC Milan at Barcelona WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL • 5:30 p.m., ESPN — NCAA, Division I tournament, championship, Notre Dame vs. Baylor, at Denver Booster fundraiser The Red Bluff Spar- tan Athletic Booster 4- man scramble golf tour- nament is scheduled for April 28 at Wilcox Oaks. non-Wilcox members and $75 for members. Entry includes tee prize, 18 holes of golf with cart and lunch. A Hole in One during the scramble wins a 2012 GMC pickup. There will be prizes for the Top 3 teams in their division, plus two closest to the pins and long drives for men and women. The cost is $100 for available. Call Stephanie or Ken at 527-1111. Sponsorships are also Anthony Davis soars up to block a shot during Monday's game. Kentucky tops Kansas for NCAA title NEW ORLEANS (AP) — No matter where Anthony Davis and his buddies go to make their millions, their ol' Kentucky home will long remember this champi- onship season. The Wildcats hit the jackpot with their lottery picks Monday night, ignor- ing Davis' bad shooting night and parlaying a roster full of NBA talent into a 67-59 vic- tory over Kansas for the team's eighth national title — and its first since 1998. The one-and-doners did it in a wire-to- wire victory — a little dicey at the end — to cap a season in which anything less than bringing a title back to the Bluegrass State would have been a downer. They led coach John Calipari to his first title in four trips to the Final Four with three different schools. Doron Lamb, a sophomore with first- round-draft-pick possibilities, led the Wild- cats (38-2) with 22 points, including back- to-back 3-pointers that put them up by 16 with 10 minutes left. The Jayhawks (32-7), kings of the comeback all season, fought to the finish and trimmed that deficit to five with 1:37 left. But Kentucky made five free throws down the stretch to seal the win Davis' fellow lottery prospect, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, was another headliner, creat- ing space for himself to score all 11 of his points in the first half. Davis, meanwhile, might have had the most dominating six-point night in the histo- ry of college basketball. He finished with 16 rebounds, six blocks, five assists and three steals — and made his only field goal with 5:13 left in the game. It was a surefire illus- tration of how the 6-foot-10 freshman can exert his will on a game even on a rare night when the shot isn't falling. Helps when you've got teammates like this. Davis is the likely first pick in the draft should he choose to come out, and Kidd- Gilchrist won't be far behind. Another first- round prospect, freshman Marquis Teague, had 14 points. And yet another, sophomore Terrence Jones, had nine points, seven rebounds and two of Kentucky's 11 blocked shots. 5 p.m. CSNB 7 p.m. CSNC One-and-fun Cain agrees to $127.5M, Jason Hofhenke, a 2011 inductee, speak- resolve and using his gut when it comes to doing the right for kids and Gamboa for a les- son on putting baseball in perspective. Besides the inductions, Weibling announced the Bulls program will hold a youth skills clinic day in conjunction with their annual Memorial Day tournament. ing about his former coaches, said they were great mentors because they were willing to put in the work with players even if it cut into their own personal time. He credited Bonomini for teaching him 1B Tuesday April 3, 2012 Daily News photo by Rich Greene Red Bluff Bulls American Legion Class of 2012 Hall of Fame inductees Dave Gam- boa and Jim Bonomini pose with their plaques, Saturday, at the club's dinner. Red Bluff Bulls Hall of Fame A.J. Ampi Gerry Baer Jim Bonomini Donnie Button Dave Gamboa Mike Goff Marv Grissom Jason Hofhenke Todd Ross Michael Weibling his future, staying put in San Francisco where his career took off became the top option. He emerged as an All-Star and front-line starter with the Giants, and helped lead them to an improbable championship two years ago. Now, Cain has that hefty new contract he so hoped for before opening day — awarded for what he has done and what San Francisco's brass is confident he will continue to do in a star-studded rotation. Cain and the Giants agreed Monday to a $127.5 million, six-year contract, the largest deal for a right-handed pitcher in baseball history. ''This is a decision that was made pretty simple for us. It 6-year deal with Giants SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Matt Cain pondered was a process and it was a negotiation. It was good for my family and I to go through all of that,'' Cain said, his wife Chelsea in the back of the room for his news conference. ''To be able to know this is probably going to be our lifetime as a Giant, that's pretty cool for us.'' The agreement adds $112.5 million over five years to the $15 million salary for 2012 that remained on the All-Star's previous deal. Cain gets a $5 million signing bonus as part of the new contract and $20 million annually from 2013-17. The deal includes a $21 million option for 2018 with a $7.5 million buyout that, if exercised, would raise the total to $141 million over seven seasons. Cain's option would become guaranteed if he pitches 200 innings in 2017 or 400 innings combined in 2016-17 and isn't on the disabled list at the end of the 2017 season for a right elbow or right shoulder injury. If it doesn't become guaranteed, it would be a team option. One of general manager Brian Sabean's top priorities this offseason had been to keep his talented pitching staff intact — and president and CEO Larry Baer has been onboard all along. Two-time NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lince- cum agreed to a $40.5 million, two-year contract in late Jan- uary. ''Ensuring that Matt remained a Giant beyond this season MCT photo was a top priority for the organization. Matt is an integral part of the team whose performance on the mound will be one of the keys to our success for years to come,'' Sabean said. Among pitchers, only the Yankees' CC Sabathia and the Mets' Johan Santana, both left-handers, agreed to larger con- tracts. Sabathia got a $161 million deal from 2009-2015 that had an additional year and $30 million in guaranteed money added last fall. Santana agreed to a $137.5 million contract from 2008-13. The previous record contract for a right-hand- ed pitcher was Kevin Brown's $105 million, seven-year deal with the Dodgers after the 1998 season. ''It's an honor to be in this situation. We're trying to take that all in and embrace it,'' Cain said. ''It's great to be men- tioned with any of the names in that category. It's nice to be spoken in the same sentence with Santana and Sabathia.'' The 27-year-old Cain went 12-11 last season with a 2.88 ERA, reaching 200 innings for the fifth straight season. The durable pitcher also didn't allow an earned run during the entire 2010 postseason, when the Giants pulled off an improbable World Series championship. ''This kid literally has gotten better each year and has proven that under very difficult circumstances,'' Sabean said. Cain, represented by CAA Sports, never named his price tag or the number of years he sought, other than to say dur- ing spring training he wanted ''fair value.'' Several other top pitchers around the majors have signed similar contracts for five years — Phillies ace Cliff Lee ($120 million), the Angels' C.J. Wilson ($77.5 million) and Jered Weaver of the Angels ($85 million). ''Both sides always felt they were pushing in the right direction,'' Cain said. Young award. He would receive $1 million for a second or subsequent Cy Young. Cain can earn an additional $500,000 for winning the Cy