Michael Vick Nike Contract: Pariah or Spokesperson?
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But does reinstated NFL star Michael Vick, convicted for involvement in a dog fighting ring, have a new deal with Nike, or not?
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October 1, 2009 12:25 PM NEW YORK - He was once a canine's worst nightmare.
But does reinstated NFL star Michael Vick, convicted for involvement in a dog fighting ring, have a new deal with Nike, or not?
But does reinstated NFL star Michael Vick, convicted for involvement in a dog fighting ring, have a new deal with Nike, or not?
July 20, 2009 1:39 PM 
HAMPTON, Virginia - Dogs beware. Federal authorities took the electronic collar off suspended NFL star Michael Vick Monday paving the way for his petition to return to the playing field.
Vick's attorney Lawrence Woodward told The Associated Press outside Vick's suburban Virginia home that the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback had been released from federal custody as scheduled. That means Vick no longer has to wear the electronic monitor he's had while under home confinement for the last two months of his 23-month sentence.
Dogs Beware: Vick's Off His Leash
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Vick's attorney Lawrence Woodward told The Associated Press outside Vick's suburban Virginia home that the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback had been released from federal custody as scheduled. That means Vick no longer has to wear the electronic monitor he's had while under home confinement for the last two months of his 23-month sentence.
July 10, 2009 4:00 PM 
NEW YORK - Despite a massive sting operation across at least five states that rescued hundreds of dogs this week, dog-fighting continues to rear its ugly head in underground operations around the country.
In this slideshow, Crimesider takes a look at the victims, the perpetrators and asks why does this dirty trade persist?
Photos: Inside Dog-Fighting's Brutal World
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In this slideshow, Crimesider takes a look at the victims, the perpetrators and asks why does this dirty trade persist?
July 9, 2009 7:40 PM 
NEW YORK - More than 350 dogs were seized and about 30 people arrested during raids in five states Wednesday that animal welfare groups are calling the largest simultaneous raid of dog-fighting operations in the U.S.
U.S. attorneys in four of the states announced related indictments accusing 26 people of cruelties ranging from denying animals medical treatment to shooting dogs in the head when they didn't fight well, then throwing their carcasses into a river or burning them in a barrel.
Inside America's Biggest Dog-Fighting Bust
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U.S. attorneys in four of the states announced related indictments accusing 26 people of cruelties ranging from denying animals medical treatment to shooting dogs in the head when they didn't fight well, then throwing their carcasses into a river or burning them in a barrel.
May 20, 2009 9:34 AM 
Michael Vick outside a federal court where he pled guilty to a dogfighting charge in August 2007. He was released from prison today.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Suspended NFL star Michael Vick left a Kansas prison before dawn Wednesday to begin home confinement in Virginia, one of his attorneys said, the latest step on a journey that Vick hopes will lead to his reinstatement.
Vick, who turns 29 in June, slipped past waiting cameras and reporters to leave a federal penitentiary in Leavenworth after serving 19 months for financing a dogfighting ring. He was headed to Virginia by car to begin two months of home confinement at his five-bedroom house in Hampton before a scheduled released from federal custody on July 20.
BREAKING: Michael Vick Leaves Prison
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Michael Vick outside a federal court where he pled guilty to a dogfighting charge in August 2007. He was released from prison today.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Suspended NFL star Michael Vick left a Kansas prison before dawn Wednesday to begin home confinement in Virginia, one of his attorneys said, the latest step on a journey that Vick hopes will lead to his reinstatement.
Vick, who turns 29 in June, slipped past waiting cameras and reporters to leave a federal penitentiary in Leavenworth after serving 19 months for financing a dogfighting ring. He was headed to Virginia by car to begin two months of home confinement at his five-bedroom house in Hampton before a scheduled released from federal custody on July 20.
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