Sports headlines for Thursday October 22, 1981:
- Nettles Has Jammed Thumb, May Miss Game 3
- New Managers: Cubs Hire Elia, Torre Goes To Braves
- Hearns Won't Wait For Sugar Ray Rematch
Associated Press Top 20 for this week (poll of Oct. 21): 1 Penn State (36) 5-0 1283 2 Pittsburgh (26) 5-0 1277 3 North Carolina (3) 6-0 1155 4 Clemson 6-0 1033 5 Southern California 5-1 994 6 Iowa 5-1 928 7 Georgia 5-1 902 8 Southern Methodist 6-0 848 9 Mississippi State 5-1 641 10 Texas 4-1 618 11 Alabama 5-1-1 559 12 Arkansas 5-1 479 13 Brigham Young 6-1 413 14 Iowa State 4-1-1 410 15 Nebraska 4-2 346 16 Washington State 5-0-1 335 17 Arizona State 5-1 326 18 Michigan 4-2 298 19 Missouri 5-1 267 20 Florida State 4-2 147 |