The judge added at least 5 months to the prosecutorâs recommended prison term, sentencing Michael Vick to 23 months in prison. Vick also received three yearsâ supervised probation during which he cannot buy, sell or own dogs. He was fined $5,000. Vick was also ordered to pay $928,073 as restitution for the 53 dogs seized from his property. He was required to enter a drug/alcohol treatment program and pay for the cost of treatment. Vick is scheduled to be released from federal prison July 20, 2009.
Michael Bourn has been placed on the disabled list at Triple-A Norfolk. Bourn re-signed with the Orioles earlier this week following his release last month. Right now he's rehabbing a finger injury at extended spring training. Bourn will be a bench piece for Baltimore when healthy.
Michael Alan Sam, Jr. is a former American football defensive end. He played college football for the University of Missouri and was drafted by the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL draft. Sam was a consensus All-American and the Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior at Missouri. After completing his college football career, Sam publicly came out as gay. He became the first publicly gay player to be drafted in the NFL.