SPORTS UPDATE: Mayweather, Pacquiao lead hot topics

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IT’S HAPPENING
Mayweather finally agreed to the mega fight vs. Manny Pacquiao on May 2 in Las Ve- gas, barring injury or any potential unforeseen excuses.

The fight is projected to be the highest grossing boxing match in history. Two months until fight night might feel as long as the six years it took to make this fight.

DID YOU BLINK?
If you blinked you might have missed the 14 seconds it took Ronda Rousey to stop Cat Zingano at UFC 184 for the Women’s Bantamweight title.

This victory has bolstered Rousey into the conversation of dominant athletes with names such as Jordan, Tyson and Ali.

A combined 96 seconds is the amount of time its taken Rousey to demolish her past three opponents.

After sweeping her divi- sion clean, a similar scenario to Pacquiao and Mayweather, is developing with long time dream contender known as Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino lingers in the mix.

BATTER UP
March also means Base- ball season is beginning, with all teams reporting to Spring Training for the upcoming season.

The San Francisco Giants, fresh off a third World Series title and every other team be- ginning to plan their path to mimic such success.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Delta’s women’s basketball team furthered its run toward the state title on March 4 with a 76-52 victory over San Francisco.

Only one game remains versus No. 1 ranked Sequoias on March 7 for a spot in the coveted Championship game.