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  • June 2008

    • Other Vick Charged With DUI

      Virginian-Pilot  |  Jun 13, 08 10:55 AM CDT

      Other Vick Charged With DUI

      (Newser) - Marcus Vick was arrested today and charged with DUI, the Virginian-Pilot reports. An officer said he approached the former Dolphins quarterback’s car when he heard two people arguing, prompting Vick to speed off. Another officer stopped Vick’s car and administered a sobriety test, which he and his companion failed. Marcus is the brother of former Falcons QB Michael Vick, now serving time for staging dog fights. More »

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      NFL  • football  • alcohol  • driving  • Atlanta Falcons  • DUI  • Miami Dolphins

  • April 2008

    • Vick Back on Gridiron—in Prison

      New York Daily News  |  Apr 8, 08 1:48 PM CDT

      Vick Back on Gridiron—in Prison

      (Newser) - Michael Vick is said to be doing well in prison, washing pots and pans for 12 cents an hour and playing football à la The Longest Yard, the New York Daily News reports. Vick has been in touch by letter with Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank, who says the former quarterback seems penitent, and of sound mind. More »

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      NFL  • football  • prison  • Michael Vick  • Atlanta Falcons  • pro football  • federal prison

  • January 2008

    • Vick's Fighters Now Cuddlers

      Associated Press  |  Jan 27, 08 2:32 PM CST

      Vick's Fighters Now Cuddlers

      (Newser) - Many of the pit bulls Michael Vick illegally trained to fight have better days ahead, the AP reports. Experts have evaluated the more than 50 dogs taken from the quarterback’s property—and only one showed aggression. The rest were transported to rescue groups nationwide; 13 took an unlikely cross-country trip to Oakland to be groomed for eventual foster care. More »

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      California  • dog  • Michael Vick  • Atlanta Falcons  • dogfighting  • pit bull  • animal rescue groups  • SPCA

    • USC's Carroll Flirts With Falcons

      ESPN  |  Jan 11, 08 3:27 AM CST

      USC's Carroll Flirts With Falcons

      (Newser) - It wouldn't be a high-profile NFL coaching search without an appearance by USC's Pete Carroll—and Atlanta owner Arthur Blank is actively wooing the former Jets and Pats coach, ESPN reports. Blank and Carroll spoke yesterday by phone to discuss the vacancy, but Carroll is expected to turn down the job if it's offered. More »

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      NFL  • NCAA  • NCAA football  • Atlanta Falcons  • USC Trojans  • Pete Carroll

    • Vick May Serve Shorter Term After Transfer

      Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Jan 8, 08 10:46 AM CST

      Vick May Serve Shorter Term After Transfer

      (Newser) - Michael Vick was transferred yesterday from a Virginia jail to the federal prison in Leavenworth, Kan., a move that could spring him 12 months early. The disgraced QB, serving a 23-month sentence for his involvement in dogfighting, hopes to enroll in a drug rehab program that could cut his sentence in half, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. More »

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      NFL  • Michael Vick  • Atlanta Falcons  • Bureau of Prisons

  • December 2007