Sports headlines for Thursday December 31, 1981:

• Cowboys Give Halas Permission To Talk With Aide Mike Ditka
• Browns Looking To Acquire NFL Rights To Cousineau
• West Virginia Defeats Florida In Peach Bowl, 26-6
• All The Excitment Comes Early As Michgan Tops UCLA In Bluebonnet Bowl
• Bad Start Finishes Kansas In Hall Of Fame Bowl Loss To Mississippi State

• Rockies purchased Kevin Maxwell and the rights to Joe Dobson from North Stars

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NHL standings as of this date

Team 1 2 3 F Minnesota North Stars (14-11-12) 0 1 1 2 Buffalo Sabres (20-10-8) 2 1 1 4 Att: 16,433 at Memorial Auditorium Game Summary

Team 1 2 3 F Toronto Maple Leafs (11-17-9) 1 4 0 5 Detroit Red Wings (10-22-6) 0 2 0 2 Att: 14,322 at Joe Louis Arena Game Summary

Team 1 2 3 F Edmonton Oilers (25-9-6) 0 0 1 1 Vancouver Canucks (14-17-8) 2 1 0 3 Att: 16,413 at Pacific Coliseum Game Summary