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Michael Vick, a Newport News native and former Pro-Bowl NFL quarterback with the Atlanta Falcons, was hit with a federal indictment on dog fighting charges in July 2007. Due to the dogfighting controversy, Vick's endorsement deals also took a hit, as his several stores pulled Vick shoes, cleats and even his famous #7 jersey from their shelves. In coordination with a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, Vick entered a guilty plea in August 2007 and was sentenced to 23 months in prison.
Michael Vick, a Newport News native and former Pro-Bowl NFL quarterback with the Atlanta Falcons, was hit with a federal indictment on dog fighting charges in July 2007. Due to the dogfighting controversy, Vick's endorsement deals also took a hit, as his several stores pulled Vick shoes, cleats and even his famous #7 jersey from their shelves. In coordination with a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, Vick entered a guilty plea in August 2007 and was sentenced to 23 months in prison.
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MICHAEL VICK'S DOGS. What happened to the biggest victims of the QB's notorious dog-fighting scandal? "DogTown" (9-11 p.m., NatGeo) kicks off its new season by chronicling the sanctuary rehab of four of the "most challenging" pit bulls found last year...Tags: Virginia
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Review: 'DogTown': 'The Michael Vick Dogs'
Times Television CriticIt has been a summer of awe-inspiring, thought-provoking spectacle on television. First the Summer Olympics, then the Democratic and Republican national conventions and now the return of "DogTown." If that sounds sarcastic or snarky, it isn't meant to....Tags: Democratic National Conventions, Television, Republican National Conventions, Multi-Sport Events, Atlanta Falcons
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Friday's Highlights
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Rescued: "DogTown" (6 p.m. National Geographic) reveals what happened to Michael Vick's dogs after the Atlanta Falcons quarterback went to prison for running a dog-fighting ring.
Back to school: "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" returns at 8 p....Tags: CBS Corp., Swingtown, Major League Baseball, Neil Patrick Harris, U.S. Open Tennis
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Networks Unite For Cancer Fundraiser
It's not often that the three major networks join together for a simulcast outside of, say, presidential speeches or the last two weeks of convention coverage. But after telethons in recent years to aid victims of 9/11, the Asian tsunami and the...Tags: John Malkovich, Disasters, Mariah Carey, Conan O'Brien, Lance Armstrong
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Vick's pit bulls had me at 'arf'
Not long ago, you and I watched the feds raid Michael Vick's estate in rural Surry, packing off scores of fighting pit bulls and bagging dog carcasses dug up in back. I, for one, didn't want to see what happened next. To the dogs, that is. I couldn't...Tags: Animals, National Football League, Utah, Georgia
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A few NFL questions to kick off the season
With the NFL season about to begin, you have questions. I have questions. And we really won't get our answers until the games are played. In the meantime, this is the best I can do. Are you concerned about the Bears' defense? Not as concerned as I am...Tags: Kansas City Chiefs, Matt Leinart, Alfonso Boone, Kurt Warner, Kyle Orton
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NEW COLUMNIST: Please, don't shoot the new messenger
Daily PressIf another person dumps his or her problems with the Daily Press onto my lap, I bet I'll scream. This is a problem many people have with the media — but it's more of an issue that many people of color have. Why didn't you cover this? Why didn't...Tags: Mass Media, Freedom of the Press, Seafood and Fishing Industry, New York Times, Newspaper and Magazine
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The Baltimore Sun's NFL preview
Baltimore Sun reporterAFC NORTH Team (last year) Cleveland (10-6) New: WR Donte' Stallworth gives QB Derek Anderson another big-play weapon. Improved: DTs Shaun Rogers and Corey Williams should upgrade the 27th-ranked run defense. Pittsburgh (10-6) New: RB Rashard...Tags: Brian Griese, Kellen Winslow, Al Davis, Darwin Walker, Jon Kitna
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Jets, Giants are NFL's most compelling stories
Good day and welcome to the epicenter of the NFL. No matter if you're a Jets fan or a Giants fan, New York is where it all starts and ends for NFL 2008. A typical case of self-absorbed New York elitism? Not really, even if we're guilty now and then of...Tags: New York Jets, National Football League, Theater, Pittsburgh Steelers, Joe Namath
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Ryan to start right away, but at what cost?
AP Sports WriterWith Michael Vick out of the picture, the Atlanta Falcons wasted little time anointing Matt Ryan as the new face of the franchise. They drafted the quarterback third overall, lavished him with a $72 million contract and decided three preseason games was...Tags: National Football League, Michael Turner, New York Giants, Mike Smith, Atlanta Falcons
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Catching Up With ... Kim McQuilken
In his days at Allen High and Lehigh University, Kim McQuilken displayed the kind of golden arm that was destined for the big time. The Morning Call all-area, all-time team's starting quarterback was a third-round pick for the Atlanta Falcons in 1974 and...Tags: Lehigh University, Cartoons, National Football League, Toys, Baby Products, Games, and Toys
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Able to leap tall problems in a single column Solver reflects on problems past
Three years ago today, What's Your Problem? was born. The idea was to champion you, the reader, in everyday battles against forces that can become too large to take on by yourself. Brandishing the weight of the Tribune, the Problem Solver has written...Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Data Collection, Insurance, Chicago Bears, O'Hare International Airport
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