How a title defense against the man who memed him could reshape Bisping's entire legacy and other top stories.

• How a title defense against the man who memed him could reshape Bisping's entire legacy

  By: Ben Fowlkes | October 4, 2016 11:15 am Imagine, if you can, that you’re Michael Bisping. Say you’re the UFC middleweight champion, a title you won after stepping in as a short-notice replacement and winning a fight that few people thought you’d see the end of in an upright position. Say you now find yourself making your first title defense against Dan Henderson, the man who seven years ago turned you into an instant meme right before airlifting himself onto your face while you slep..

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• NBA Tiers of Contention: Teams with a Chance to Win the Crown in 2016-17

  

  There is a school of thought in the NBA that if you enter the season with a shot at winning the championship, that's all you can ask for. As Kevin Durant will tell you, however, not every championship opportunity is the same as another. Nevertheless, what follows is a list of 10 teams that have some chance. It might take an injury to Durant, Stephen Curry, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving for certain teams to have much chance, but the following 10 are at least in a place where they can dream. The ..

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• Ravens to release RB Justin Forsett

  

  OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- The Baltimore Ravens will release Justin Forsett in a move described as a "mutual" decision between the team and the veteran running back.Forsett, who was inactive Sunday against Oakland, met with Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome on Tuesday and expressed a desire to find another team."It was mutual," Forsett told the Ravens' official website. "I felt like my opportunity here was closing. I'm at a phase in my career where I don't want to sit; I want to play. I have a lot ..

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• MLB Playoffs 2016 picks: Who's going home early? Who can win the World Series?

  

  Updated at 11:55 a.m. ET In what amounts to something near a miracle, there is nothing to complain about when it comes to this year’s field for baseball’s postseason, as the 10 teams with the best records in the game made it to the playoffs, with the six best teams in baseball all as division winners, unlike last year when the teams with the three best records all came from the same division. Maybe you could carp a bit about the unbalanced schedule, but you’d really be grasping at ..

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• Dolphins247 breaks down the Tennessee Titans

  

  The Dolphins have three extra days to prepare for their Week 5 engagement, a home meeting at Hard Rock Stadium against the Tennessee Titans, a team that presents some opportunities for Miami to exploit to their own benefit. With that in mind, here's a ...

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• ACC May Add a Ninth Conference Game, for Money and for Fairness

  

  Photo A national television audience saw Jordan Leggett and Clemson defeat Louisville, 42-36, on Saturday. Credit Tyler Smith/Getty Images As the athletic directors of the Atlantic Coast Conference meet this week, one subject on the table, according to numerous reports, is whether to add a game to its eight-game conference schedule in football.The issue might seem dry to the average fan. In terms of intrigue, it certainly pales in comparison with the decision made last ..

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