236 results for "dogfighting"
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Michael Vick -- Threats won't derail book tour, outreach
Michael Vick was back signing copies of his autobiography Saturday and said he would continue to stay "positive" and wouldn't let threats keep him from finishing his book tour.
Story | Conversation | March 17, 2013 -
Report -- Michael Vick's book tour canceled due to threats
Michael Vick's book-signing tour has been canceled because of threats against him for running a dogfighting ring.
Story | Conversation | March 11, 2013 -
Michael Vick of Philadelphia Eagles confirms he is again a dog ow...
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, who served 18 months in prison on dogfighting charges, has confirmed that he owns a dog.
Story | Conversation | October 11, 2012 -
Owner of Michael Vick's former home faces cruelty charges
The founder of a dog sanctuary at NFL star Michael Vick's former dogfighting compound said Monday that she was shocked to learn that she faces charges of animal cruelty and inadequate care of animals.
Story | Conversation | August 27, 2012 -
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick launches athletic cl...
Michael Vick's arrival in Philadelphia sparked angry fans with their dogs to camp outside the Eagles' practice facility, holding signs and banners to display their outrage.
Story | Conversation | July 11, 2012 -
Atlanta Falcons got $3M cap credit for Michael Vick's debt, sourc...
Adam SchefterThe NFL recently granted the Falcons $3 million worth of salary-cap credits due to the money Michel Vick owed the franchise after the quarterback declared bankruptcy following a conviction on dogfighting charges, according to league sources.
Story | Conversation | April 30, 2012 -
Do we treat Floyd fairly? (Part 3)
Michael WoodsLeonard Ellerbe is Floyd Mayweather's right hand man, the person who most speaks for him, and on his behalf, in public. I asked the advisor if he thinks the media treat his man Mayweather fairly, especially in comparison to Manny Pacquiao. "Floyd ...
Blog | April 24, 2012 -
Michael Vick of Philadelphia Eagles urges Alabama to change cockf...
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick has made another effort to say animal cruelty is wrong, urging Alabama lawmakers to increase penalties for cockfighting.
Story | Conversation | April 16, 2012 -
Podcast: Debating top five NFL scandals
Mike SandoSevere punishment handed down to the New Orleans Saints moved their bounty scandal into the No. 2 spot, past Spygate, on our recent list of top NFL scandals. Some thought it should have outranked the Michael Vick dogfighting scandal, a subject Mik...
Blog | March 22, 2012 -
Examining how Michael Vick is viewed
Dan GrazianoPhiladelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick was recently named the most disliked athlete in America, according to a Forbes survey. It's not a new development - Vick has been a somewhat publicly reviled figure since his conviction on dogfighting char...
Blog | February 08, 2012 -
Ndamukong Suh of Detroit Lions fourth on Forbes' most-disliked li...
Lions defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh has seen his reputation with the public turn faster than he can cast aside opposing blockers, according to a poll published in Forbes magazine.
Story | Conversation | February 08, 2012 -
New York Jets' Plaxico Burress says Philadelphia Eagles' Michael ...
Plaxico Burress remembers watching the football sail over his head and then looking wide-eyed at the guy who flung it.
Story | Conversation | December 15, 2011 -
Michael Vick of Philadelphia Eagles understands demands of new de...
Just more than two years after being released from prison, out of work, mired in bankruptcy and facing an uncertain future, Michael Vick is again on top of the world.
Story | Conversation | August 30, 2011 -
ESPN The Magazine - Examining Michael Vick and where dogfighting ...
David FlemingIn an article for ESPN The Magazine's NFL Preview, David Fleming writes that a lot of people will never forgive Michael Vick for what he did to dogs. And just as many wonder why.
Story | Conversation | August 23, 2011 -
Michael Vick says Philadelphia Eagles were not his first choice
Michael Vick credits the Eagles for making him a better quarterback. But he was not convinced from the start that Philly was the best place for him to resume his football career after nearly two years in federal prison, he tells GQ Magazine.
Story | Conversation | August 18, 2011 -
Michael Vick of Philadelphia Eagles gets another endorsement deal...
The endorsements keep on coming for Eagles quarterback Michael Vick.
Story | Conversation | July 20, 2011