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...Sunday, Desaulniers defeated Sharif Khan, the 35-year-old squash master and North American champ for the last ten years, a veteran whom Desaulniers had never beaten before in nine tournament matches...
...record of the meet in the prelims with a 43.25 clocking. Heading into the three-meter diving finals, the race for second place developed into the meet's focal point. After Michigan's Matt Chelich clinched the high board (exchanging the runner-up slot with Miami's low board champ Greg Louganis), the 400 free relay pitted the meet's top six finishers against each other. Three minutes later the margin between the second- and fourth-place finishers stood at only .05 seconds...
Florida sports a clear advantage over its rivals for the top diving spot with Chris Snode, the 1978 NCAA three-meter champ. Miami's Greg Louganis seems unbeatable on both boards, but Snode is the only diver from the contending teams with a realistic chance of placing, and his 20 or so points could be the difference...
...champ still survives frequent confrontations with Cosell, but now the question is: Can Ali still roll off the punches of the top heavyweight fighters of the world? Cosell only throws big words; Larry Holmes throws big fists...
...responsible for dispatching the former champ to Africa? "A lot of people had the same idea at the same time," allowed Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Richard Moose, adding that the President himself had approved the mission...