Michael Vick would have to keep a court official informed about his attempts to be reinstated by the NFL after his release from prison, under a revised bankruptcy plan proposed by his lawyers. The amended Chapter 11 reorganization plan was filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newport News. A committee representing Vick’s creditors endorsed the plan and urged the creditors to vote for its confirmation. Vick, once the NFL’s highest-paid players, said in a November disclosure statement that he expected to resume his career after serving his 23-month prison term. His plan for paying his debts is premised on again earning a big salary. • A co-founder of Morgan-McClure Motorsports has agreed to plead guilty to tax fraud charges. Assistant U.S. Attorney Randy Ramseyer said that in exchange for Larry McClure’s pleas, prosecutors would dismiss fraud charges related to the painting of show-car trailers. McClure has already agreed to make restitution of nearly $60,000 related to those charges. • Dallas Cowboys linebacker Anthony Spencer faces charges of public intoxication and disorderly conduct following his arrest for refusing to leave a nightclub. Police said Spencer and a companion ignored the requests of bar bouncers to leave the Have A Nice Day Cafe at closing time. Spencer offered to pay for the bar to stay open, was rejected, and tried to punch the bar's security men. Spencer told police they wanted to collect personal items left inside the bar and both he and his companion were arrested when they refused to cooperate with police. • Nearly a year after Roger Clemens told Congress he did not use performance-enhancing drugs, a federal grand jury is being asked to determine whether he should be indicted on charges of lying under oath. Congress asked the Justice Department to look into whether the seven-time Cy Young Award winner lied last February, when he testified under oath at a deposition and a public House hearing that he never took illegal performance enhancers.

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Three-time world champion, Lennox Lewis headlines the 2009 induction class into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. The 43-year-old retired in 2003 with a record of 41-2-1, including 32 KOs. Lewis enters the hall in his first year of eligibility. Joining Lewis are American bantamweight champion Orlando Canizales and South African junior lightweight champion Brian Mitchell. • NASCAR announces that it has agreed on a settlement with former employee Mauricia Grant, who filed a discrimination lawsuit last spring. The undisclosed settlement was reached at a mediation held in New York. Neither side admitted liability. A former NASCAR official, Grant filed a $250-million lawsuit against the organization in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging sexual discrimination, sexual harassment and wrongful termination. Grant, who is African-American, worked as a technical inspector in the NASCAR Busch Series - now the Nationwide Series - from January 2005 until she was fired this past October. • Robert Guerrero is in the Golden Boy corner after the dynamic two-time featherweight champion signed with Oscar De La Hoya’s promotions company. • The National Football League will move the Pro Bowl from Hawaii to Miami in 2010, ending a run of 30 years for American football's all-star game in Honolulu's Aloha Stadium. • Jacksonville Jaguars defensive assistant Tom Williams was introduced as the head football coach at Yale, making him the first African-American to hold the job and only the second black coach in the Ivy League. • James Harrison was cut four times before finally making it onto an NFL roster, yet is the Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year in only his second season as a Pittsburgh Steelers starter. • One day after the Portland Trail Blazers threatened to possibly sue any team that signed Darius Miles, the Memphis Grizzlies decided to return the free-agent forward to their roster. The Grizzlies signed Miles to a 10-day contract, a league source said. The Memphis Commercial Appeal first reported the deal. If Miles plays in two games for the Grizzlies, the $18 million remaining on his previous Portland contract returns to the Blazers’ salary cap. However, the Players Association filed a grievance against the Portland franchise, alleging collusion. The Blazers sent an email to rival team executives threatening legal action to any franchise that signs Miles for the “purpose of adversely impacting the Portland Trail Blazers’ salary cap and tax positions.” An NBA spokesman said the league had no comment on the threat. But the league did notify teams that Miles had cleared waivers and was eligible to be signed to a standard contract. • Michael Phelps, the record-breaking swimmer recently left for Beijing, a trip tied to his new sponsorship deal with the automaker Mazda that is billed as China’s largest ever for a foreign celebrity. • Tim Tebow will return to Florida for his senior season. Tebow, who has already won two national titles and a Heisman Trophy in three seasons at Florida, announced his decision during a rally in honor of the reigning BCS champion Gators. • LeBron James, who takes great pride in his wardrobe and tries to stay ahead of the style curve, will appear on the February cover of GQ Magazine—another first for the NBA superstar whose career has been defined by firsts. • In the ever-fluid world of NFL coaching, Tony Dungy has decided to retire. Dungy announced his retirement after seven years of leading the Indianapolis Colts. • It is reported that Tom Brady, 31, proposed with a diamond solitaire to Brazilian supermodel Gisele, 28 in Los Angeles. According to People Magazine their family and friends were informed over the weekend.

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