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Lightweight champion Michael Chandler makes the second defense of his Bellator title June 19 when he meets Dave Jansen in Thackerville, Okla., promotion officials announced Wednesday.

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Marcin Held will face Dave Jansen March 7 at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, Calif., with the winner earning a shot at Mike Chandler's Bellator lightweight crown, according to sources.

Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler envisions himself the best 155-pound mixed martial artist on the planet -- and the 26-year-old wrestler from Missouri is at least deserving of being in the discussion.

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Former ESPNU 100 center Michael Chandler (Indianapolis, Ind.) has enrolled at Faith Baptist Christian School in Brandon, Fla., according to Kenny Gillion, his AAU coach. The 6-foot-10 Chandler had originally signed with Central Florida's 2011 clas...

Being merely good in Indy won't be good enough for the Knicks.

Mike Woodson is going back to a small-ball lineup for Game 5. Woodson started Raymond Felton and Pablo Prigioni in the backcourt alongside a front line of Iman Shumpert, Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler. "That's been good for us pretty much...

INDIANAPOLIS -- New York Knicks coach Mike Woodson insists that his team is "absolutely" on the same page a day after Carmelo Anthony appeared put off by Tyson Chandler's criticism of the Knicks' offense. Anthony said Monday that he wanted to disc...

New York Knicks coach Mike Woodson insists that his team is "absolutely" on the same page a day after Carmelo Anthony appeared put off by Tyson Chandler's criticism of the Knicks' offense.

LeBron James and Memphis guard Tony Allen headline the NBA All-Defensive First Team.

Mike Woodson hardly ever criticizes his players in public. But the New York Knicks coach broke protocol following Game 1 of the Indiana Pacers series. After he watched Indiana's Roy Hibbert outplay Tyson Chandler in the series opener, Woodson...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Mike Woodson said after Thursday's practice that the three days rest until Game 3 has benefited the older players. While Tyson Chandler, 30, is not in the age bracket of Jason Kidd, Pablo Prigioni and Kenyon Martin, the center ...

Smells like 2004 all over again as 'Bockers can't can the Celtics in Game 5.

In Games 1 and 2, Tyson Chandler has only averaged 21 minutes, totaling a combined three points and 10 rebounds. Clearly, the starting center is still not himself, and on Wednesday, Mike Woodson shed some light on his All-Star center's situation. ...

This week, former Knicks coach and president Isiah Thomas appeared on NBA TV and said that Mike Woodson deserves the Coach of the Year Award. But that's not on Woodson's mind. Tyson Chandler#6 C New York Knicks2013 STATS GM66 PPG10.4 RPG10.7...