Sports headlines for Wednesday September 8, 1982:
- NFL Players Reject Owners' Offer; Strike Date To Be Set Soon
- Defending U.S. Open Champ Austin Loses To Mandlikova
- Anyone Hitting An NHL Referee Will Get 20 Games
- Ex-NFL Running Back Gets 15 Years For Robbery
Associated Press Preseason Poll for 1982: 1 Pittsburgh (36) 0-0 1092 2 Washington (15) 0-0 1064 3 Alabama (3) 0-0 966 4 Nebraska (2) 0-0 949 5 North Carolina (2) 0-0 863 6 Southern Methodist 0-0 743 7 Georgia 0-0 698 8 Penn State 0-0 682 9 Oklahoma 0-0 638 10 Southern California 0-0 624 11 Clemson (1) 0-0 561 12 Michigan 0-0 552 13 Arkansas 0-0 471 14 Ohio State 0-0 423 15 Miami (Florida) 0-0 396 16 Florida 0-0 357 17 Texas 0-0 236 18 Notre Dame 0-0 157 19 Arizona State 0-0 155 20 UCLA 0-0 150 |