BRIEFLY\White, Sanders, Robinson make college Hall.

Byline: Daily News Wire Services

Former USC running back Charles White, winner of the 1979 Heisman Trophy, ex-UCLA linebacker Jerry Robinson and ex-Oklahoma center-linebacker Jerry Tubbs head a group of 11 players and one coach selected to the National Foundation and College Hall of Fame on Thursday.

The coach is Henry "Red" Sanders, who coached at Vanderbilt from 1940-42 and 1946-48 and at UCLA from 1949-57.

Sanders' finest year of coaching was 1954, when his UCLA team went 9-0 and shared the national championship. His overall coaching record was 102-41-4 (a .709 percentage) and he won three straight Pacific Coast Conference titles from 1953-55.

The other players were Ohio State fullback Bob Ferguson, 1959-61; Pittsburgh defensive end Hugh Green, 1977-80; Army tackle Frank Merritt, 1940-43; Tennessee guard John Michels, 1950-52; Maryland center-linebacker Bob Pelligrini, 1953-55; Wisconsin end Pat Richter, 1960-62; Texas running back Jimmy Saxton, 1959-61, and Brigham Young quarterback Marc Wilson, 1977-79.

White, who played at USC from 1976-79, was the all-time leading rusher in Trojans history with 6,245 yards. He also led the nation in all-purpose yardage in 1978 and '79 and in rushing in 1979 with 1,803 yards. In addition to winning the Heisman Trophy in 1979, he won the Walter Camp, Maxwell and Pop Warner awards.

A converted wide receiver, Robinson (1975-78) had no trouble adjusting to linebacker, leading UCLA in tackles for three consecutive years. He had five games with 20 tackles or more, including a school-record 28 against Air Force.

NFL owners agreed to vote in three weeks on the Cleveland Browns' move to Baltimore. That's not quick enough for Baltimore, which filed an antitrust lawsuit against the league, seeking at least $36 million in damages.

Jim Moag, chairman of the Maryland Stadium Authority, said the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, was a "preemptive strike" that was necessary when owners failed to vote on the issue after three days of meetings at an airport hotel in Atlanta.

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Merl Code, Clemson's leading scorer and co-captain, won't play for the Tigers again this season. Code decided to have season-ending surgery to repair a right-knee ligament he tore last week against Virginia.

A Superior Court judge has granted a temporary restraining order that lets Fresno State basketball recruit Larry Abney start the spring semester. The ruling is the first round of Abney's legal battle with the NCAA to regain the four years of eligibility that would allow him to play for the Bulldogs. The NCAA has declared him ineligible, saying he did not complete the required two years of mathematics.

When Derrick Coleman walked into practice afer a two-week absence with an ankle injury, his Philadelphia 76ers teammates erupted in applause. Coach John Lucas, who threatened to fine Coleman when the forward failed to show up at Wednesday's game against Milwaukee, wasn't surprised at the warm welcome.

"It's like when the cavalry comes in," Lucas said.

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A race purse of at least $3.6 million, with a minimum $1 million winner's share, was announced for the U.S. 500, the race that will be run on May 26, the same day as the Indianapolis 500, as a protest by car owners against new Indy 500 qualifying rules.

Andrew Craig, CART's president, announced details of the race, including a live broadcast by ESPN, at a Detroit news conference. As many as 33 cars, Craig said, representing most of the best drivers and teams, could be entered for the race at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich.