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- Ex-NFL star Vick files for bankruptcy
- NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia AFP — Former American football star Michael Vick filed for bankruptcy at a US Bankruptcy Court here, seeking Chapter 11 protection and citing debts between 10 million and 50 million dollars. The former Atlanta Falcons quarterback has served seven months of a 23-month sentence on federal...
- Research articles 2008-07-08
- Dolphins sign Michigan OT Long as NFL's top pick in '08
- DAVIE, Fla. -- Jake Long seemed at ease in his new role as the NFL's No. 1 draft pick, leaning into a news conference microphone to talk about his mean streak while his mother sat in the corner, nodding as she smiled. The Miami Dolphins were grinning Tuesday,...
- Research articles 2008-04-23
- NFL challenges court ruling on Vick bonuses
- MINNEAPOLIS -- The NFL is asking a federal court to vacate a judge's ruling allowing suspended quarterback Michael Vick to keep $16.5 million in bonuses. The NFL also wants to end the jurisdiction of U.S. District Judge David Doty over labor matters. Doty ruled earlier this...
- Research articles 2008-02-15
- Michael Vick transferred to Kansas jail
- ATLANTA, Georgia AFP — Disgraced National Football League quarterback Michael Vick has been transferred from a Virginia jail to one in Kansas in a move which could see his sentenced reduced. Vick's lawyer, Billy Martin, said Monday that Vick is being moved to a federal prison in Leavenworth, Kansas....
- Research articles 2008-01-07
- Union: 'Pacman' penalty excessive
- NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The NFL players' union Friday appealed the seasonlong suspension of Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones, calling the punishment excessive. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell decided not to ease the penalty after meeting with the player Nov. 2 in New York. Three games and two full...
- Research articles 2007-12-15
- Sport in brief: Prison for Vick
- GRIDIRON Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, one of the biggest names in the NFL, was sentenced to 23 months in prison today for his role in a dog fighting ring. Wearing a black and white prison jumpsuit, Vick learned his fate before United States District Judge Henry E Hudson....
- Research articles 2007-12-11
- 'Less than truthful' Vick gets 23 months
- RICHMOND, Va. -- Michael Vick was sentenced to prison Monday for running a dogfighting operation and will stay there longer than two co-defendants, up to 23 months, because he lied about his involvement when he was supposed to be coming clean to the judge who would decide his fate. ...
- Research articles 2007-12-11
- Disgraced NFL quarterback Vick sentenced to 23 months
- RICHMOND, Virginia AFP — National Football League superstar Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison for his role in a dogfighting ring, US media reported Monday. US District Judge Henry Hudson imposed the sentence, which exceeded the 18-21 months recommended by federal guidelines and also exceeded what...
- Research articles 2007-12-10
- Disgraced NFL star Vick sentenced to 23 months
- RICHMOND, Virginia AFP — National Football League superstar Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison here on Monday for his role in a dogfighting ring. US District Judge Henry Hudson imposed the sentence, which was harsher than the 12-18 months recommended by prosecutors under the agreement they...
- Research articles 2007-12-10
- Judge sets Vick's Virginia trial date, report
- ATLANTA, Georgia AFP — An American judge set Michael Vick's trial date on Virginia state dog fighting charges for April 2, the US media reported on Tuesday. The disgraced National Football League star quarterback did not attend the hearing which lasted less than 10 minutes because he is already...
- Research articles 2007-11-27
- Vick willingly heads for detention
- Anticipating a prison term at his Dec.10 sentencing hearing, suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick voluntarily opted Monday for an early start to his jail time -- and perhaps a head start on one day returning to the NFL. Vick, who has pleaded guilty to a...
- Research articles 2007-11-20
- NFL superstar Vick begins life behind bars before sentencing
- RICHMOND, Virginia AFP — Former American football star Michael Vick turned himself over to US marshals here Monday to begin serving a prison sentence for his role in a dogfighting conspiracy. Vick, a National Football League star with the Atlanta Falcons before the dogfighting scandal ruined his career, and...
- Research articles 2007-11-19
- Former NFL star Vick reportedly puts mansion up for sale
- LOS ANGELES AFP — Michael Vick, banned from the National Football League after pleading guilty to federal dogfighting charges, has put his Georgia mansion up for sale. The celebrity gossip website TMZ.com said Friday that the onetime Atlanta Falcons quarterback was seeking 4.5 million-dollars for the house, located on...
- Research articles 2007-10-19
- Michael Vick fails drug test, indicted by state grand jury
- Michael Vick's mounting legal troubles have caused the suspended Falcons quarterback to be under house arrest as he awaits his December 10 sentencing for federal dogfighting charges. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A urine sample submitted by Vick on September 13 has tested positive for marijuana, and as a result, his...
- Research articles 2007-10-15
- Suspended NFL quarterback Vick owes Falcons 20 million dollars says arbitrator
- ATLANTA, United States AFP — Suspended quarterback Michael Vick owes 20 million dollars in bonuses to the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons, arbitrator Steven Burbank ruled on Tuesday. The American media reported the arbitrator gave the Falcons the green light to go after 19.97 million dollars in signing bonuses...
- Research articles 2007-10-10
- Arizona's Leinart out for season with injury
- PHOENIX -- An already difficult second NFL season came to an end for Arizona's Matt Leinart on Tuesday when he was placed on injured reserve with a broken collarbone. Kurt Warner, the 36-year-old quarterback who had shared duties with Leinart, moves into the starting job. The team signed...
- Research articles 2007-10-10
- Vick owes Falcons 20 million dollars says arbitrator
- ATLANTA, United States AFP — Suspended quarterback Michael Vick owes 20 million dollars in bonuses to the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons, arbitrator Steven Burbank ruled on Tuesday. The American media reported the arbitrator gave the Falcons the green light to go after 19.97 million dollars in signing bonuses...
- Research articles 2007-10-09
- Local prosecutor pursues Vick
- RICHMOND, Va. -- The prosecutor in the rural county where Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has admitted to bankrolling a dogfighting operation plans to present "a host of bills of indictment" regarding the case to a grand jury today. "Yes, I'm presenting matters to the grand jury...
- Research articles 2007-09-25
- In handling abuse cases, the NFL mirrors society
- Even people who aren't football fans have heard about Michael Vick, the star quarterback whose abuse of pit bulls led to a guilty plea on federal dogfighting charges, drew public vilification and spurred an indefinite suspension from the NFL. Far fewer people have heard of Michael...
- Research articles 2007-09-06
- Colts to face New Orleans Saints in NFL season opener
- LOS ANGELES AFP — Final preparations were underway Thursday for the National Football League's season opener, that will see reigning champions the Indianapolis Colts kick off the defence of their NFL title against the New Orleans Saints. With the NFL focus returning to the field this week, Michael Vick's...
- Research articles 2007-09-06
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