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...Desaulniers etched his name into the annals of collegiate athletics with another string of successes. Besides finishing his career without losing a single match, Desaulniers did not drop a single game this season. And to ice his immense cake, he copped the USSRA individual laurels and defeated the legendary Sharif Kahn in the spring...
...thing opposite Comedian John Ritter in this year's Hero at Large, sultry Anne Archer says she is sinking her teeth into a "character with bite." For Green Ice, a film about murder in the emerald trade that pits her and Ryan O'Neal against Villain Omar Sharif, Archer had to master a loaded gun. "I did well," she laughs. "I learned to hold my right wrist with my left hand, bring the pistol up and shoot right away. My teacher was surprised." And doubtless gave her a blank look...
...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...
Desaulniers leads a squash double life. He currently holds the undisputed top ranking among North American amateurs. With the 70-plus ball (the staple of the American game, although rapidly being replaced by the soft ball internationally), he occupies the second slot overall in North America, behind only Sharif Khan and ahead of several outstanding pros who have nothing to do but, well, play squash...
However, despite the hordes of Khans, Harvard men's squash coach Dave Fish is optimistic about Desaulniers' chances of victory. "Mike has beaten all the Khans except Sharif and he took him to four games last week in Montreal," Fish said, "so if he gets and early lead he could...