Nike terminates contract with NFL player Vick
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Nike Inc. said on Friday it had terminated its contract with Atlanta Falcons' quarterback Michael Vick after he admitted in a plea agreement he took part in an illegal, interstate dogfighting enterprise.
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Michael Vick, 24, became the highest-paid player in the N.F.L. on Thursday, when he agreed to a 10-year contract that could be worth as much as $130 million.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Jailed quarterback Michael Vick can keep all but $3.75 million of the nearly $20 million in bonus money he received from the Atlanta Falcons following a ruling Monday by a federal judge. The Falcons sought to recover the bonuses after Vick pleaded guilty to federal charges in a...
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PORTLAND -- Phil Knight stepped down yesterday as president and chief executive of Nike Inc. , the $12 billion athletic shoe and clothing company he cofounded and built into the world's largest shoe maker.
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The Atlanta Falcons have extended the contract of star quarterback Michael Vick through the 2013 season.
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ABC has pulled its contract offer to the Bowl Championship Series, a move that could result in three of college football&#39;s biggest games moving to another network.
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Michael Vick has become the richest player in the NFL. The Atlanta Falcons' star quarterback signed a 10-year, &#36;130 million contract extension Thursday that guarantees him an NFL-record &#36;37 million in bonuses.
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and three others were charged with competitive dogfighting.
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PHILIP KNIGHT, the charismatic co-founder of sportswear giant Nike, has decided to step down as chief executive of the company. He will be replaced by William Perez, currently head of SC Johnson &amp; Son, which
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Michael Vick was ordered by commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday to stay away from the Atlanta Falcons' training camp until the league reviews the dogfighting charges against him.
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Nike Inc. said Phil Knight, who began the company in 1972 selling sneakers from his car and built it into the world&#39;s biggest athletic-shoe maker, will step down next month as chief executive officer.
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The Atlanta Falcons have signed Michael Vick to a seven-year contract through 2013, with the southpaw quarterback having led the team to their best season in years, ESPN reported Thursday.
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University of Florida football Coach Ron Zook was fired Monday and will leave the team at the end of the season, the school announced.
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Bob Whitfield's 12-year career with the Atlanta Falcons ended Sunday afternoon when he was released.
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick admitted on Friday he participated in an illegal dogfighting operation and was suspended indefinitely by the National Football League.
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Phil Knight stepped down Thursday as president and chief executive officer of Nike Inc., the athletic shoe and clothing company he co-founded.
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Jailed quarterback Michael Vick will not have to return the bonuses he received from the Atlanta Falcons in 2004-07, a federal judge ruled Monday.