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Forget the octagon, Ronda Rousey is buzzing about a ring after announcing her engagement to fellow MMA fighter Travis Browne.

A judge on Friday ordered key evidence in the prison suicide of Aaron Hernandez preserved, granting a request from the ex-NFL star's fiancee so the family can investigate the circumstances of his death.

PARIS (AP) - Maria Sharapova will find out the week starting May 15 if she can compete at the French Open, which starts two weeks later, the French Tennis Federation said. The five-time Grand Slam winner and former world No. 1 returns to competition next week as a wild card in Stuttgart's Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.

Aaron Hernandez may not have died as the result of suicide ... it could be murder orchestrated within the prison walls -- so claims the lawyer who represented him.

The White House briefing room has become more and more crowded since Donald Trump took office, but even Sean Spicer was surprised by one face who made an appearance at Wednesday's daily press briefing. New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski opened the door mid-briefing, surprising Spicer-- you know, just to make sure everything was okay.

Serena Williams announced she's expecting a baby with fiance Alexis Ohanian.

MOSCOW (AP) - Five Russian athletes have been given two-year doping bans for offenses at the 2012 Olympics and 2013 track and field world championships, the All-Russian Athletics Federation said Wednesday. The five include Antonina Krivoshapka, who won silver with the Russian 4x400 relay team at the Olympics, and Yevgenia Kolodko, who was the 2012 Olympic shot put silver medalist. Both had...

"I'm someone that puts everything on a whiteboard, thinks about it, prays about it and gets a lot of counsel," said Tebow. "Every time I'd think about baseball I'd get really excited. You can't manufacture that."

The new Mercedes-Benz Stadium will open in late August. 

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - The United States, Canada and Mexico bid to co-host the 2026 World Cup is supported by the 11-nation Oceania soccer confederation. Oceania says it also agrees the bid should have "an exclusive period of negotiation" with FIFA for the next year. The 211 FIFA member federations can decide on May 11 to give the North American neighbors a March 2018 deadline...

HOUSTON (AP) - Although James Harden is Houston's undisputed star, he can't top Russell Westbrook entirely on his own. As is so often the case, Patrick Beverley was there for support Sunday night. Harden scored 37 points to outshine Westbrook, and the Rockets pulled away in the third quarter and coasted to a 118-87 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of their first-round...

Head coach Everett Withers and his Bobcats wrapped up spring practices with their annual Maroon & Gold game.

Three Austin area high school teams were in the Final Four of the girls state soccer tournament but on championship Saturday only Hendrickson High School, making their first appearance in the state tournament, remained.

An ex-NFL star accidentally struck his 3-year-old daughter with a truck, killing her, police in Arizona said.

Hendrickson Hawks are making the most of their first appearance in the 6A state tournament.

The Vandegrift Vipers won a 4A state championship three years ago and were hoping to make it an all area 6A state title match with a win over Katy Tompkins.