Sports headlines for Thursday October 12, 1972:

• It Took Awhile -- 41 Years -- But A's Back On Top
• Vida Blue, Odom In Clubhouse Beef After Win
• Campaneris Can Play In Series

Today's hockey transactions:

•	Black Hawks signed Duane Wylie as a free agent
•	Blues signed Jack Borotsik as a free agent

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View all game summaries for this date              NHL standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 F Atlanta Flames (1-3-0) 0 0 0 0 Montreal Canadiens (2-0-1) 1 1 1 3 Att: 16,002 at The Forum Game Summary	Team 1 2 3 F Los Angeles Kings (1-3-0) 0 1 1 2 New York Islanders (1-1-0) 0 1 2 3 Att: 9,427 at Nassau Coliseum Game Summary
Team 1 2 3 F Vancouver Canucks (1-2-0) 2 1 0 3 Philadelphia Flyers (1-0-1) 3 3 1 7 Att: 14,929 at The Spectrum Game Summary

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View all game summaries for this date             WHA standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 F Chicago Cougars (0-1-0) 0 1 1 2 Houston Aeros (1-0-0) 1 0 2 3 Att: 7,347 at Sam Houston Coliseum Game Summary	Team 1 2 3 F Philadelphia Blazers (0-1-0) 2 0 1 3 New England Whalers (1-0-0) 1 2 1 4 Att: 11,692 at Boston Garden Game Summary
Team 1 2 3 F Winnipeg Jets (1-0-0) 3 1 2 6 New York Raiders (0-1-0) 1 2 1 4 Att: 6,273 at Madison Square Garden Game Summary

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