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Filed under: CharityOnce again, a dog-advocacy group is interested in buying up Philadelphia quarterback Michael Vick’s former real estate. A few years ago the infamous property in Norfolk, Virginia where Vick had his Bad Newsz dog kennels was sold by Vick to an investor for $450,000. In 2008 it was put up for auction but real estate developer Wilbur Ray Todd Jr. rejected a final bid of $747,000 (the appraised value at that time). He later sold the property. Vick served 21 months in prison for his role in the dog fighting ring before returning to the NFL.

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USA Today recently reported reported that New York Knicks center Eddy Curry is currently in debt — despite the fact he’s still playing out the remainder of a six-year, $60-million contract. His main expenses? A $6,000-per-month chef, a $16,000 … Read more

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From superstars to super-scrubs, athletes command a pretty penny for their services and probably make more money than they’re actually worth. But pro sports teams need to put fans in the seats, so they’re willing to compensate their players handily. … Read more

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Ecko sends Bonds ball to Cooperstown — with an asterisk; Biggie case takes another twist; Vick fails drug test.
By MTV News staff

Mariah Carey got a win in court last week when a federal judge decided that a copyright-infringement case against her had no merit. Singer Rachele Chafir had sued Carey in April 2006, claiming that Carey’s hit “It’s Like That” was copied from her song “Sexy” and lifted key pieces, including the music, for the chorus. Chafir, who copyrighted the song in 2004, claimed Carey had access to “Sexy” since it was available on a Web site, but U.S. District Court Judge Kimba Wood decided that wasn’t proof Carey or her collaborators had gone to the Web site or lifted the material, which wasn’t “strikingly similar” enough to be considered infringement. With “no genuine issues of material fact,” Wood closed the case. “It was the right decision,” Carey’s lawyer Ilene Farkas told MTV News. “The record was clear in this case.” Meanwhile, Carey is moving on with her yet-untitled follow-up to The Emancipation of Mimi, which her record label confirmed is now due December 4. …

Going, going … to Cooperstown. And with an asterisk on it. Baseball star Barry Bonds’ record-breaking home-run ball, which was purchased two weeks ago in an online auction by hip-hop fashion mogul Marc Ecko, will be heading to the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum after all. Ecko bought the ball and launched a Web site giving fans the chance to vote on the ball’s final destination: outer space or to Cooperstown, with or without an asterisk signifying Bonds’ alleged steroid use in helping him become the all-time home-run king. The announcement was made Wednesday morning (September 26) on the “Today” show after a week of voting. According to Vote756.com, over 10 million votes were cast, of which 47 percent chose to send the tagged ball to the famed baseball museum. …

The twisted saga of the investigation into the unsolved 1997 murder of the Notorious B.I.G. took another turn this week when Waymond Anderson, an inmate serving life for murder, recanted testimony in which he had implicated the Los Angeles Police Department in the rapper’s murder. The Los Angeles Times reports that Anderson said in a recent deposition that he lied about LAPD involvement as part of a “scam” cooked up with two other convicts to get a big monetary settlement from the city of Los Angeles. Most shockingly, Anderson accused the rapper’s family — which has filed a wrongful-death suit seeking damages from the city — and its lawyer of taking part in the scheme and offering to pay him a percentage of the settlement for false testimony against the LAPD. In the August 20 testimony, Anderson said he had never met the officers he implicated, despite earlier statements in which he described conversations with the two disgraced ex-LAPD cops. A lawyer for Biggie’s family, Perry Sanders, called Anderson’s allegations “100 percent, demonstrably false,” adding yet another twist to the already-knotted-up story by saying that Anderson appeared to be changing his story at the behest of Chuck Philips, a Times reporter who has written extensively about the murder investigation and has questioned the theory of LAPD involvement. Phillips and the Times dismissed the allegations. …

In other Biggie news, the recently released documentary “The Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life” follows the rapper’s life from his early days to his death with interviews from many of the behind-the-scenes music-industry figures and friends who watched the rapper rise from a street-corner hustler to one of the biggest rap stars in the world. The film also features several minutes of previously unreleased footage shot by a bystander of the scene on the night Biggie was gunned down. The fan’s video — which director Peter Spirer (“Beef,” “Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel”) said has been reviewed by authorities — doesn’t capture the moment Biggie’s car was shot at, but it does have audio of the shots and shaky footage of the chaotic aftermath. …

Embattled football player Michael Vick is facing stricter release conditions after testing positive for marijuana earlier this month, The Associated Press reports. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson imposed the new conditions, which include restricting Vick to his home between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. with electronic monitoring and making him submit to random drug tests. He was ordered to continue participating in substance-abuse and mental-health counseling. Vick was put under pretrial release supervision in July, and the restrictions included refraining from the use of narcotic drugs or other controlled substances. The Atlanta Falcons quarterback, who pleaded guilty in August to federal dogfighting charges, is awaiting sentencing December 10 — and Vick’s violation of the conditions of his release could be taken into consideration by the judge. He faces up to five years in prison for the federal charges, and has been indicted on additional state charges in Virginia as well. …

A second woman has filed a lawsuit against Lil Wayne over a melee that broke out during one of his shows at Morgan State University in Baltimore in October. According to an AP story, Carlisa Dixon said she was impaled on a metal pole after the crowd surged to snatch up money that was being tossed from the stage. Dixon is seeking $1 million from Wayne’s record label and touring companies, and another $1 million from the university, claiming she underwent surgery for a puncture wound as a result of the crowd surge. A lawsuit was filed in August by another woman who claimed she was trampled in the same money-throwing incident. A spokesperson for Wayne could not be reached for comment at press time. …

A man died at a Smashing Pumpkins concert in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Monday night in what police think may have been a crowd-surfing or moshing accident. The Canadian Press reports that Vancouver police say the man was unconscious when he was dragged out of the crowd at the Pacific National Exhibition Forum during the show and worked on by first-aid personnel on site before being transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police have ruled out foul play. … The Voodoo Music Experience is shifting locations, but just slightly. The fest, to take place October 26-28, has a new site in New Orleans City Park to accommodate ongoing restoration and improvement of the park. The shift brings the fest closer to Tad Gormley Stadium, where Voodoo was first held in 1999. …

Do you march to Nelly‘s beat? The rapper is cobbling together a marching band for his performance at the BET Hip-Hop Awards on October 13. Auditions will be held Sunday starting at 11 a.m. in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, New Orleans and St. Louis, and Nelly is looking for girls who can play drums, tri-toms, bass drum, tuba or trumpet. Prospective players need to know how to perform his song “Grillz” and move to the beat of the song while playing their instruments. Final auditions will be held October 8 in Atlanta, and those who can’t make the auditions in person can post a one-minute video clip on Nelly’s drum-line-audition site. … If you’ve been doubting Swizz Beatz‘s fashion sense, think again — Gap has tapped the hugely popular producer for its spring ad campaign. …

VH1 Rock Docs picked up its first Emmy win on Monday as “DMC: My Adoption Journey” earned the award for News & Documentary Emmy for Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming. The program, which revolves around the Run-DMC member’s search for his birth mother, premiered in February 2006 and will re-air on VH1 on Saturday at 10 p.m. … Have you already imported Babyface‘s Playlist into your own playlist? Then mark you calendar — the singer is putting together a tour in support of his recently released LP. Babyface will play a gig in the Philippines on October 13, followed by a stretch in Japan; after that he’ll hit Oakland, California, on November 23, and Sparks, Nevada, the following day. …

During a recent visit to “The Howard Stern Show,” Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx spoke out about drummer Tommy Lee and his apparent departure from the band. He told Stern that Lee quit, and Sixx blamed the current legal problems the band is having with one of its former managers for the turmoil. Sixx said that, since Lee isn’t the Crüe’s frontman or chief songwriter, the band should be fine without him. He added that he harbors no ill will toward Lee. … Snow Patrol keyboardist Tom Simpson was expected to appear in court in Glasgow, Scotland, on Tuesday to answer to drug-possession charges filed against him this summer. While the charges weren’t dropped, the prosecution doesn’t intend on taking “further action,” meaning the charges will either have to be re-raised again or dropped altogether. …

Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard‘s side project Brad are getting back together for a one-night-only show on October 17 at New York’s Webster Hall. The benefit event will also feature Billy Bragg and be hosted by Tim Robbins. It is being held to support Woody and Marjorie Guthrie, and the 40th anniversary of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America, which was founded by Marjorie. … Puddle of Mudd aren’t ones for Southern hospitality, apparently. Frontman Wesley Scantlin has been banned from Memphis’ Graceland after hopping in the pool in Elvis Presley‘s mansion during a tour on Monday. …

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For as much as I have ripped Mark Sanchez as a fantasy quarterback, he has not been an absolute nightmare this season.

The Jets QB had arguably his best fantasy performance this past week against the Bills, throwing for 180 yards and four TDs. For what itas worth, Sanchez tied with Saints QB Drew Brees for the highest TD total in Week 12, although his yardage total was 22nd among all other fantasy QBs.

Richard Brightly Sanchez has turned into a servicable fantasy QB, and though he is still not close to being elite, Sanchez is ranked 11th at the quarterback position in standard scoring leagues and could be a nice stop-gap for Schaub/Leinart, Vick or Cassel owners.

Sanchez isnat the only Jets player who showed he has value this weekend, with almost all of the main playmakers on the team making a significant contribution for their fantasy owners.

Dustin Keller, TE: Four catches, 61 yards, two TDs

Plaxico Burress, WR: Four catches, 54 yards, TD

Santonio Holmes, WR: Four touches, 50 yards (28 receiving, 22 rushing), TD

Shonn Greene, RB: 16 touches, 90 yards (78 rushing, 12 receiving)

The Jetsa main players will not provide jaw-dropping numbers, but if they can get sustained and consistent production out of their offense, fantasy owners will be pleased.

Card Luck

Beanie Wells owners were pleased with the Cardinals running backas performance in Week 12, but does that mean he is an automatic start this week? Not exactly.

Wells carried the ball 27 times for 228 yards and a TD in the Cardinalsa 23-20 win over the St. Louis Rams.

Itas hard not to get excited about that kind of performance, but there are three factors that make me a bit skeptical when it comes to Wellsa value for not only this week, but also down the stretch.

AP First, Wellsa combined output from the three weeks before Sundayas outburst was 41 carries, 115 yards and 0 TDs. Wells was having a strong season before a knee injury limited him over that three-week span so there is some precedent, but the best rushing day of his career did come against St. Louis and their abysmal run defense.

Wells and the Cardinals play the Cowboys, 49ers, Bengals and Seahawks over the next five weeks, which does not bode well for owners of the Arizona running back. All four of those teams sport run defenses ranked 11th or better, with the 49ers and Bengals ranked first and fifth, respectively.

Combine that with Wellsa knee injury, which flared up again this week in practice, and he could be a disappointment for fantasy owners as they head into the playoffs.

Patriot-ic Push

There has been a lot of negative chatter surrounding New Englandas defense, but from a fantasy perspective, they should be among the most coveted heading into the seasonas final five weeks.

New Englandas opponents for Week 13-17 (Indianapolis, Washington, Denver, Miami and Buffalo) have a combined record of 8-37 and all sport offenses in the bottom half of the NFL, with Buffalo the only exception (14th overall).

EPA In addition, New Englandas pass defense may yards through the air, but they also force turnovers. New England is tied for second in the NFL with 16 interceptions, seven of which belong to cornerback Kyle Arrington.

New Englandas defense has improved over the past three weeks, allowing an average of 13.3 points per game, and that is including a garbage-time touchdown pass to Jason Avant in Week 12as 38-20 thrashing of the Eagles.

As the old adage goes, defense wins championships, and thatas including fantasy.

Post fantasy football writer Anthony Sulla-Heffinger took your questions Friday.

Some of the subjects covered in this week’s chat were how to replace injured QBs Matt Schaub, Matt Cassel and Michael Vick; whether Titans WR Nate Washington was worth starting this week; and if RB Frank Gore will play against Arizona on Sunday.

Find out the answers and a full chat recap below.

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