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Just three months ago, boxing was preparing for its version of the Super Bowl. Fresh from his mega-fight win over Miguel Cotto, Pacquiao had begun negotiations with Floyd Mayweather Jr., a brash welterweight whom non-sports fans know best from his appearance on Dancing with the Stars. The proposed battle was being compared to some of the greatest matchups in boxing history. Even people who had given up on boxing or hadn't really thought about it much were talking about the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight, which would probably earn each boxer $40 million, the most lucrative match ever...
...fill the vacuum and assuage dissatisfaction, each boxer decided to take on formidable interim opponents. Pacquiao will fight Clottey, and Mayweather will battle "Sugar" Shane Mosley on May 1. The hope is that if Pacquiao and Mayweather both win their respective fights, they will work out their differences and fight in the fall. "My nails are going to be bitten down to the bone waiting until May 2," says Ross Greenburg, president of HBO Sports, which is hoping to televise the Pacquiao-Mayweather spectacle...
Sophomore Devan Kennifer, who had a season-high six tallies, gave the Crimson a 13-11 cushion as the final minutes ticked down, and even with a Bucknell goal, the squad managed to hold on for a tight 13-12 win. Sophomore goalkeeper Laurel McCarthy made seven saves to seal Harvard’s come-from-behind victory...
Sophomore Ita Barton-Kettleborough completed her second hat trick of the day, but even with McCarthy stopping seven of Princeton’s attempts, the scoreless final period prevented the Crimson from grabbing another win...
...Definitely give Maryland the respect,” Price said. “It was a close game. We just couldn’t pull out with the win this time...