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Just one week after Serena crushed her on grass, Maria Sharapova took their epic rivalry to the sand ... and in this war, there are no losers.

Maria was spotted on the beach at Montenegro, flaunting her physique in a tiny maroon 2-piece.

Meanwhile, Serena Williams got her beach on too this weekend -- in a bikini that brings one word to mind ... ASS!!!

Rematch next week??

Ronda Rousey says her ESPYs shot at Floyd Mayweather had been locked and loaded for more than a YEAR -- telling TMZ Sports she's been plotting against the boxer ever since he dissed her last year.

Ronda says Floyd had gotten snarky with her at the ESPYs last year -- when he claimed he had never heard of the UFC fighter. That was enough to piss off Rousey.

So, when she got the chance to fire away at Floyd, she took it.

UFC superstar Nick Diaz is headed for the slammer -- but not for long ... after cutting a pretty badass deal in his TWO DUI cases ... TMZ Sports has learned.

As we previously reported, the 31-year-old fighter was arrested for DUI in Lodi, CA back in September ... just one year after he was previously popped for DUI in the same city.

Diaz was facing real jail time if convicted in both cases -- but struck a sweet plea deal with prosecutors in which he pled no contest to DUI with .08 or higher, and in exchange 3 charges were thrown out ... including the second DUI.

He was sentenced to 2 days in jail -- and gets credit for 1 day served ... so he'll be a free man in no time (props to Nick's lawyer).

In addition to the jail time, Diaz also got 3 years of informal probation and must complete a DUI educational course.

Move over Floyd ... X-Games star Malcolm Stewart is proving extreme athletes have swag too ... and the proof is his $5 MILLION CAR COLLECTION.

Stewart -- who took third in the Red Bull Straight Rhythm race at the '14 X-Games -- tells TMZ Sports he's been building his 14-car collection with his father for years now ... buying and working on the rides himself.

These whips ain't for cruisin' though ... Malcolm says he NEVER drives the cars (some of them have never even touch the road) and they are strictly to be shown at high end car classic car shows.

His most expensive ride? The1969 Copo Camaro which Stewart says is worth a minimum of $500k ... but could go for up to ONE MILLION to the right buyer.

Michael Sam has returned to Hollywood ... hitting the club scene WITHOUT his ex-fiance ... and TMZ Sports has the video.

Two great white sharks attacked surfer Mick Fanning in South Africa, and after a ferocious fight the human won.

The 3-time world champ was competing in the J-Bay Open and the cameras caught the attack.

The Phoenix Suns say a team rep was NOT trying to hit on a fan's wife through email -- claiming the whole thing was a misunderstanding ... but they're giving him free tickets to smooth it over.

The whole thing started when a female Suns fan got an email from a Suns sales coordinator attempting to introduce himself ... and asking her to "lunch or dinner" to "get to know you better."

The woman's husband saw the email -- puffed his chest -- and tweeted at the team, "Hey @Suns I think your sales reps are hitting on my wife."

But the Suns say they were NOT attempting to cuckold the poor guy ... they were just trying to sell her basketball tickets.

Still, the team says they saw the man's point -- and to prove they're not trying to steal his chick, the team offered him 2 tickets to the home game of his choice.

As for the guy who wrote the email -- the rep tells us, "It's a coaching moment. He's a young, hard working kid who's only a few month out of college. The lesson is just be more clear, so there's no room for misinterpretation."

Watch out Adam Sandler ... R. Kelly might be stealing your shine as the world's most famous wedding singer ... 'cause yet another NBA star tells TMZ Sports he wants Kelly to croon at his nuptials.

Hoops star Javale McGee was out in Hollywood when we asked him about fellow NBA'er Nick Young's dream to have Kelly sing at his wedding to pop star Iggy Azalea.

BTW -- the dream looks like it could be a reality soon ... 'cause when we talked to R. Kelly about it he said he was all in for idea.

Check out the clip -- JaVale says that there's nothing wrong with having a little old school flavor at your wedding ... as long as you have some Fetty Wap too.

New Clipper Paul Pierce is gonna receive a hero's welcome back to his hometown ... 'cause the Mayor of Inglewood tells TMZ Sports the city is throwing the superstar a crazy homecoming bonanza.

We spoke to James Butts ... Mayor of 'Tha Wood ... and he tells us that the city is so happy to have their most famous bball son back ... they're pulling out all the stops to celebrate.

It's going down at the Forum on July 30th and Mayor Butts says it'll be a total scene ... with the Inglewood High band providing the sounds and a star-studded guest list of ex and current NBA stars.

"It's great for someone like Paul Pierce to come back after doing so much for the community for years while being away."

John Cena says he'll NEVER turn his massively ripped back on the WWE -- claiming he wants to work with the organization in some capacity FOR LIFE ... even after he's too old to get in the ring.

Lakers head coach Byron Scott is officially a SINGLE MAN -- with the judge granting his divorce from his wife of 29 years ... but the war over the couple's fortune seems far from over.

We broke the story ... Byron filed for divorce from his college sweetheart Anita Scott last year after 29 years of marriage -- right before he signed a $17 million contract with the Lakers.

The good news for Byron -- the judge has now declared the couple officially divorced .. so he's free to move on ... but according to court docs, they're STILL fighting over money.

As we previously reported, Anita says she lived like a BALLER during the marriage -- and says Byron has a duty to keep her living like a boss ... Gucci, Prada, Chanel, etc.

Wanna see a Super Bowl hero completely fool a TMZ camera guy?

You're about to ... courtesy of Patriots star Malcolm Butler who told of our camera guys that he committed football SACRILEGE ... selling the truck Tom Brady gave him after the Super Bowl.

Butler snagged the interception that sealed it for the Pats (run the ball) but Brady won MVP honors ... and a shiny new whip which he then gave to the rookie hero.

Check out the clip -- Malcolm is pretty convincing and totally gets our guy to fall for his ruse before letting him in on the joke ... funny stuff.

3:11 PM PT -- The Clayton County P.D. tells us ... Buster was at work at the time of the kidnapping and was unharmed in the incident.

We're also told Buster's mistress had gone to Buster's workplace right BEFORE the kidnapping -- and told him she was MAD that Buster and his wife were going on a vacation together.

Cops say Buster insists he had no idea Brown was homicidal -- and didn't think the situation would escalate, which is why he did not call police.

Barnett is not a suspect or a person of interest.

The mistress of a former NFL player went berserk in Georgia -- kidnapping the man's wife and then killing her and herself after a high speed car chase ... this according to police.

Cops say the killer was the mistress of Buster Barnett -- a former tight end for the Buffalo Bills from '81 to '84.

Barnett's mistress, Lisa Brown, kidnapped Buster's wife, Sandra Barnett, and sped off in a Dodge Durango ... officials told 11Alive.com.

The Durango was spotted by police and a chase ensued -- through Georgia and into Alabama ... until the car suddenly stopped -- and that's when cops say Brown opened fire on Barnett and then herself.

No word if Buster was harmed in the incident.

NBA star Ty Lawson says he's finally getting treatment -- entering a rehab center for the next 30 days ... after his 2nd DUI arrest this year.

Lawson appeared in court in Denver moments ago for a hearing on his DUI arrest in Colorado back in January ... where a judge ordered him to be on monitored sobriety, instead of a SCRAM bracelet.

What that means is instead of having to wear an ankle bracelet 24/7 which constantly monitors the user's blood alcohol level, he'll have to routinely blow into a stationary B.A.C. monitoring device.

During the hearing, Lawson's lawyer also announced that he will begin treatment at a rehab center in Southern California beginning tomorrow.

TMZ Sports broke the story ... the Denver Nuggets star was arrested for DUI in L.A. earlier this week. He's due in court for that case in August.

Story developing ...

IT'S A MIRACLE!!!!!!!!

Charles Barkley -- owner of the WORST swing in the history of golf -- somehow found a way to ditch the remarkably awkward hitch in his stroke ... and now golfs like your average terrible player.

Miracle.

Barkley debuted the new swing at the American Century Championship tournament near Lake Tahoe ... and was APPLAUDED loudly by the crowd ... which was clearly expecting something more turrible.

FYI -- Barkley has finished dead last in the tournament on 5 separate occasions including last year.

Maybe there's hope ...

Here's video that allegedly shows NFL stud John Abraham PUNCHING SOME DUDE IN THE FACE at a strip club ... there's only one problem -- the video isn't exactly crystal clear.

Abraham was arrested and charged with battery for the attack on his ex-friend and business partner Vladmir Ako at the Pink Pony strip club in Atlanta on February 28th.

We spoke with Ako's attorney, Darl Champion Jr., who tells us Ako has also filed a lawsuit against the 5-time Pro Bowler ... claiming he suffered physical and emotional injuries.

Which brings us to the video ... shot on the surveillance system inside the strip club where things are pretty dark ... for obvious reasons.

You can clearly see a man strike another man 3 times -- but you can't make out the faces.

We're guessing Ako's lawyer has witnesses who will connect the dots -- which could be the key to victory.

Abraham is due in front of a court on the criminal side of things in October ... and a hearing in the civil matter is set for later this month.