Football star battles dog-fighting scandal
678238
Player fights to save career amid allegations of animal cruelty and illegal betting.
735399
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is scheduled to appear in federal court Monday to plead guilty to dogfighting charges.
427560
Earlier today, Michael Vick's attorneys filed a plea agreement confirming that their client will plead guilty to one count of "Conspiracy to Travel in Interstate Commerce in Aid of Unlawful Activities to Sponsor a Dog in an Animal Fighting Venture." Less technically, Vick has admitted to conducting business outside the state of Virginia, namely in the form of buying dogs from out-of-state owners, for the purpose of sponsoring dog fights in Virginia.
546341
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman Jonathan Babineaux denied responsibility on Tuesday for the death of his girlfriend's dog, which led to felony animal abuse charges against the player.
497806
Football Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is a "heavyweight" in dogfighting, a police informant considered extremely reliable by a dog fighting investigator told ESPN. On "Outside the Lines" yesterday, the informant said his dog beat Vick's dog in 2000, the year before Vick was chosen by the Falcons with the first overall pick in the NFL draft. Investigator David Hunt ...
604424
The National Football League ordered star quarterback Michael Vick on Monday not to report to training camp with his Atlanta Falcons after he was indicted on dog-fighting charges.
8433
Stage mothers for a Rottweiler and other dogs have sued a company called Hollywood Paws for failing to turn their pooches into stars. More than a dozen pet owners contend the company collected tens of thousands of dollars but never delivered on promises to get film and television auditions for their pets.
236134
The Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday said they were not given advance warning of star quarterback Michael Vick's indictment on charges related to dogfighting. Meanwhile, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told the Falcons not to discipline Vick until an NFL review is completed.
255060
National Football League star Michael Vick could face five years in jail after admitting a dog-fighting charge.
669012
Attorneys for Atlanta Falcons&#39;  quarterback Michael Vick handed over documents on Friday in  which the National Football League star pleaded guilty in a  dog-fighting case that threatens his career.
291118
The troubles of Atlanta Falcons  quarterback Michael Vick, who pleaded guilty on Monday to a  charge of dogfighting, could hurt the team both on and off the  field, analysts said.
677745
One-time gridiron star Michael Vick, awaiting sentencing on federal dog fighting charges, has tested positive for marijuana, the Atlanta-Journal Constitution reported on its website Wednesday.
645322
A man who sold a champion pit bull to suspended NFL quarterback Michael Vick's dogfighting operation pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal dogfighting charge.
83616
When a Bad Newz Kennels dog was wounded in a losing fight, NFL star Michael Vick was consulted before the animal was doused with water and electrocuted.
734952
Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick was at a dogfight in 2000 and is "one of the heavyweights" in the sport, ESPN is reporting.
761557
Dogfighting is condemned as illegal in  all 50 states, and this probably says as much about the dog&#39;s  high standing in U.S. culture as it does about the cruelty of  the blood sport.
518526
NFL star Michael Vick was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday on charges of sponsoring a dogfighting operation so grisly the losers either died in the pit or sometimes were electrocuted, drowned, hanged or shot.