Associated Press
Saturday, September 29, 2007

An Indiana bank sued suspended Falcons quarterback Michael Vick for not repaying loans involving a car rental business.

1st Source Bank of South Bend said in a federal lawsuit that it suffered damages of at least $2 million because Vick and Divine Seven LLC of Atlanta had refused to pay for the vehicles. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages.

Last week, the Royal Bank of Canada sued Vick in federal court in Virginia for more than $2.3 million that it said he had planned to use for real estate investments.

Vick signed loan agreements as the chief financial officer of Divine Seven, which bought at least 130 vehicles through 1st Source Bank loans, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court in South Bend on Wednesday.

According to the lawsuit, 1st Source Bank made a written demand for payment Aug. 24, but Vick and Divine Seven have "failed and refused to pay."

¿ STEELERS: Wide receiver Hines Ward has been ruled out of tomorrow's game at Arizona because of a sprained right knee. Ward has missed only three games because of injury in his 10-season career.

¿ TEXANS: Defensive tackle Cedric Killings surprised his teammates by walking into practice yesterday, just five days after fracturing a vertebra in his neck.

Killings wore a neck brace and had a black eye from the headfirst collision with Colts wide receiver Roy Hall on Sunday. The 310-pound Killings, 30, was unable to move any of his limbs for a time on the field after the play, but has since made a remarkable recovery.

¿ PANTHERS: Quarterback Jake Delhomme, who hasn't tried to throw since being injured in Carolina's win Sunday over the Falcons, was listed as doubtful on the team's injury report. But Coach John Fox wouldn't name backup David Carr the starter, and Delhomme said he may wait until game time to decide.

¿ VIKINGS: Quarterback Tarvaris Jackson's groin is still sore, meaning Kelly Holcomb will get his second straight start. Minnesota will get a boost with the return of running back Chester Taylor, who injured his hip in the first quarter of the season opener and hasn't played since.

¿ LAWSUIT: A Jets season ticket holder filed a class-action lawsuit against the Patriots and Coach Bill Belichick for "deceiving customers."

The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Newark, N.J., by Carl Mayer of Princeton Township, N.J., stems from the Patriots being caught videotaping signals from Jets coaches in New England's 38-14 season-opening win Sept. 9.

"They violated the integrity of the game," said Mayer's attorney, Bruce Afran. Mayer is seeking more than $184 million in damages for Jets ticket holders.