Sports headlines for Wednesday December 31, 1980:

• Bum Phillips Fired By Oilers
• North Carolina Shows Its Heels To Texas, 16-7, In Bluebonnet Bowl
• Arizona State Placed On 2-Year NCAA Probation
• Pete Rose's Divorce Finalized
• Winnipeg Jets End 1980 By Blowing 3-0 Lead In Loss To Capitals

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Team 1 2 3 F Los Angeles Kings (24-10-4) 3 1 1 5 Buffalo Sabres (18-9-9) 1 0 1 2 Att: 16,433 at Memorial Auditorium Game Summary	Team 1 2 3 F Boston Bruins (13-16-7) 1 2 1 4 Chicago Blackhawks (12-21-6) 0 2 0 2 Att: 9,237 at Chicago Stadium Game Summary
Team 1 2 3 F Pittsburgh Penguins (11-19-7) 0 0 1 1 Detroit Red Wings (10-19-7) 1 1 1 3 Att: 16,485 at Joe Louis Arena Game Summary	Team 1 2 3 F Colorado Rockies (13-19-6) 2 2 2 6 New York Rangers (13-20-5) 1 1 2 4 Att: 17,416 at Madison Square Garden Game Summary
Team 1 2 3 F Washington Capitals (13-13-11) 0 1 4 5 Winnipeg Jets (2-28-7) 2 1 0 3 Att: 14,167 at Winnipeg Arena Game Summary

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