Sports headlines for Wednesday October 8, 1980:
- Astros' 4-Run 10th Beats Phillies, 7-4
- Gura Handles The Yanks, 7-2
- Dodgers Sign Lasorda To The Usual 1-Year Contract
- Winfield Calls Padre Years A "Disappointment"
- Troubled NHL Begins Season; Overtime Rule Killed By Players Assn.
Associated Press Top 20 for this week (poll of Oct. 7): 1 Alabama (60) 4-0 1252 2 Southern California (1) 4-0 1127 3 Texas 4-0 1088 4 Pittsburgh (1) 4-0 1087 5 UCLA (1) 4-0 991 6 Georgia 4-0 896 7 Notre Dame 4-0 882 8 North Carolina 4-0 731 9 Ohio State 3-1 705 10 Nebraska 3-1 635 11 Florida State 4-1 609 12 Oklahoma 2-1 563 13 Miami (Florida) 4-0 519 14 Penn State 3-1 424 15 Arkansas 3-1 353 16 Stanford 4-1 351 17 South Carolina 4-1 323 18 Baylor 4-0 252 19 Missouri 3-1 205 20 Southern Methodist 4-0 66 |