Tide s IN ewton to resign to take position with SEC From our wire services Sports in brief CM. Newton, head basketball coach at the University of Alabama for the past 12 years, will resign soon for an admin- A $1.25 million campaign was launched to build a little istrative post with the Southeastern Conference, it was re- League baseball museum and Hall of Fame in WiUiainsport, ported Wednesday. Pa., where the program for youngsters began 41 years ago. The Birmingham News said Newton would join the SEC to supervise the conference's basketball program. The newspa- per did not say when Newton would join the conference. New- Football ton has been "widely reported to be dissatisfied with his job The Baltimore Colts acquired fullback Mark Bailey from and is known to be in the running to become the new athletic the Kansas City Chiefs for a fifth-roun- d pick in the NFL's up- director at Florida State University. coming college draft. Bailey, a product of Cal State-Lon- g Beach, was a fourth-roun- d Paul Evans, who guided St. Lawrence cN.Y.) College to a pick of the Chiefs in 1977. He played two seasons for 126-5- 0 record the past seven seasons, was named head bas- Kansas City, gaining 564 yards on 149 carries. ketball coach at Navy. Evans, 35, signed a three-ye-ar contract to succeed Bob The Chiefs also acquired center Larry Tearry from the De- Hamilton, who was fired after posting a 52-4-8 record for four troit Lions in exchange for fifth and ninth-roun- d choices in seasons. the 1980 college draft. The 6--3. 260-pou- nd Tearry was the Detroit's fourth round The Boston Celtics have made their play, and Virginia sen- pick in 1978 out of Wake Forest. He started 12 games for the sation Ralph Sampson now has the ball. Lions in his rookie season and 10 more last season. "We had a very nice meeting and it's going to be up to Ralph now," said Boston owner Harry Mangurian after Television high school and col- meeting with Sampson's parents and his The formation of the nation's largest cable television net- lege coaches. work and agreement to expand the telecasting of profes- 7-foo- its t-4 Most Valuable Sampson, the center named the sional baseball, hockey, basketball and soccer were an- Player of the National Invitation Tournament, has until April He play two nounced. 25 to to pro. said he'd UA-Colum- decide whether turn has bia Cablevision and right offer along. USA Network, jointly owned years for Virginia unless the came Madison Square Garden, is expected to reach some five mil- 19-year--old has said he might be Sampson, a freshman, lion homes in the 43 states through more than 1.000 cable TV wooed to the NBA for a lucrative"; long-ter-m contract. systems nationwide. Baseball Hockey The Kansas City Royals sent pitcher Craig Chamberlain Herb Brooks, who coached the U.S. Olympic hockey team and infielder Manny Castillo to their Tnple-- A farm club at to a gold medal this year, resigned as head hockey coach at Omaha to get down to the 25-play- er limit. They also pur- the University of Minnesota. chased the contract of right-hand- ed hitting outfielder Bobby He said he was hoping for an NHL coaching job. but was Detherage. 25, from Omaha. Detherage. who hit .236 at Oma- also considering a coaching position in Switzerland or might ha last year, will fill a spot as a reserve outfielder . switch to a career in business.