Sports headlines for Thursday October 8, 1981:
- Four Months After The Checkered Flag, Bobby Unser Finally Wins Indy 500
- Yanks Combine For 7-Hitter, Fan 14 In 3-0 Win Over Milwaukee
- Expos Push Phillies To The Brink With 3-1 Triumph
- Niekro May Be Next Braves' Manager; Cox Is Officially Fired
- Schuerholz Named As Royals' General Manager
- Canadiens Blow 3-Goal Lead, Spoil Berry's Coaching Debut
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Associated Press Top 20 for this week (poll of Oct. 7): 1 Southern California (58) 4-0 1293 2 Penn State (6) 3-0 1205 3 Texas (1) 3-0 1134 4 Pittsburgh 3-0 1103 5 North Carolina 4-0 1047 6 Michigan 3-1 904 7 Alabama 4-1 763 8 Brigham Young 5-0 735 9 Clemson 4-0 651 10 Oklahoma 1-1-1 607 11 Georgia 3-1 581 12 Iowa State 3-0-1 455 13 Missouri 4-0 412 14 Southern Methodist 4-0 393 15 Iowa 3-1 384 16 Miami (Florida) 3-1 369 17 UCLA 3-1 330 18 Ohio State 3-1 286 19 Mississippi State 3-1 188 20 Florida 3-1 152 |