Sports headlines for Thursday September 24, 1981:
- Dodgers' Smith Fights With S.F. Fan; 8 Taken Into Custody After Brawl
- Steinbrenner Will Sue Pitchers Who Toss Beanballs At Yankees
- Umpires' Playoff Pot Sweetened; Managers, Coaches Still Left Out
- Holmes Will Fight Snipes In Pittsburgh, Nov. 6
Associated Press Top 20 for this week (poll of Sep. 23): 1 Southern California (46) 2-0 1258 2 Oklahoma (15) 1-0 1203 3 Penn State (2) 1-0 1092 4 Texas (1) 1-0 1038 5 Pittsburgh 2-0 976 6 UCLA 2-0 912 7 Michigan (1) 1-1 903 8 Ohio State 2-0 832 9 North Carolina 2-0 806 10 Alabama 2-1 556 11 Brigham Young 2-0 554 12 Mississippi State 2-0 549 13 Notre Dame 1-1 548 14 Miami (Florida) 2-0 439 15 Nebraska 1-1 412 16 Washington 2-0 378 17 Georgia 2-1 365 18 Arizona State 2-0 265 19 Clemson 3-0 227 20 Southern Methodist 3-0 125 |