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• After more than a year on the market and a $400,000 price reduction, Michael Vick's eight-bedroom home in the Atlanta area will go on the auction block if a bankruptcy judge agrees to the move.

  After more than a year on the market and a $400,000 price reduction, Michael Vick's eight-bedroom home in the Atlanta area will go on the auction block if a bankruptcy judge agrees to the move. The imprisoned former NFL star disclosed the auction plans Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 07, 2009 6:33 AM by publisher | 0 Comments Filed under: michael vick

• Lawyer: Michael Vick may be moved to halfway house in January

  Former NFL star Michael Vick could be out of federal prison and in a Virginia halfway house by Jan. 20, one of his attorneys told a federal bankruptcy judge Tuesday. Vick, a Newport News native, is serving a 23-month prison term in Leavenworth, Kan., Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 17, 2008 2:56 AM by publisher | 0 Comments Filed under: michael vick

• Vick receives lighter sentence

  Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick pleaded guilty Tuesday in a Surry, Va., court to a state dogfighting charge, a move that could make him eligible to leave prison early and potentially speed up a return to pro football. Vick, 28, also pleaded not guilty Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 26, 2008 7:00 AM by publisher | 0 Comments Filed under: black news, michael vick, AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWS, blackamericans.com

• Vick in Virginia to face state charges; deal would yield no jail time

  Former NFL star Michael Vick is back in Virginia to plead guilty to state dogfighting charges, a move he hopes will expedite his return to society and, eventually, pro football. The former Atlanta Falcons quarterback is being held in protective custody Read More... Posted Sunday, November 23, 2008 8:00 AM by publisher | 0 Comments Filed under: black news, michael vick, nfl, AFRICAN AMERICAN NEWS, blackamericans.com

• Attorneys: QB Michael Vick expects return to NFL

  Imprisoned NFL quarterback Michael Vick expects to return to pro football, according to his bankruptcy attorneys who laid out a plan to pay creditors based in part on his anticipated earnings. "The Debtor has every reason to believe that upon his release, Read More... Posted Friday, November 14, 2008 9:08 AM by publisher | 0 Comments Filed under: black news, michael vick, blackamericans.com, AFRICANAMERICAN .COM

• VICK TO ENTER GUILTY PLEA ON STATE CHARGES: Jailed NFL quarterback hopes it will win him early release from federal prison.

  Michael Vick is expected to enter a guilty plea next week on the state dogfighting charges he faces in Virginia, a court official told the Associated Press. Surry County Circuit Court administrator Sally Neblett says a hearing has been scheduled for Oct. Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 22, 2008 5:39 AM by publisher | 0 Comments Filed under: dog fighting, michael vick, nfl