Sports headlines for Thursday September 6, 1973:
- TV Blackouts Of Sold-Out Games Face Federal Ban
- Bucs Fire Virdon; Murtaugh Named Manager 4th Time
- Stan Smith And Kodes Reach Semifinal Round In U.S. Open
Associated Press Preseason Poll for 1973: 1 Southern California (55) 0-0 1238 2 Ohio State (2) 0-0 896 3 Texas (1) 0-0 785 4 Nebraska (2) 0-0 763 5 Michigan (2) 0-0 712 6 Alabama 0-0 673 7 Penn State (1) 0-0 558 8 Notre Dame 0-0 534 9 Tennessee 0-0 449 10 UCLA 0-0 427 11 Colorado 0-0 265 11 Oklahoma 0-0 265 13 Auburn 0-0 224 14 Arizona State 0-0 220 15 Florida 0-0 102 16 Louisiana State 0-0 89 17 North Carolina State 0-0 62 18 Houston 0-0 54 19 North Carolina 0-0 40 20 Texas Tech 0-0 23 |