MICK VICK SURRENDERS HIMSELF TO SERVE JAIL TIME 3 WKS EARLY; MIKE TYSON SPENDS SERVES 1 DAY IN JAUL.

Shamed boxer Mike Tyson has been sentenced to 24 hours in jail and three years' probation after pleading guilty to drug possession and driving under the influence (DUI) in relation to a 2006 arrest. He entered his plea at a hearing in September (07) after being charged with one felony count of cocaine possession and one misdemeanour count of DUI. Tyson has since been seeking treatment at an inpatient facility program for "various addictions", as well as attending Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings, according to his lawyer David Chesnoff.

Prosecutor Shane Krausner appealed to Arizona's Superior Court Judge Helene Abrams on Monday (19Nov07) to sentence Tyson to one year in jail, stating that the former boxer was a multiple offender who had previously been convicted of a violent crime. But Tyson escaped the maximum sentence of four years and three months behind bars, after Abrams praised the disgraced star for taking action against his drug problems and ruled he must spend just one day in jail.

Meanwhile, Michael Vick got a head start on a possible long prison stretch Monday, surrendering three weeks before he was to be sentenced for his involvement in a bloody dogfighting ring. The disgraced Atlanta Falcons quarterback surrendered to U.S. marshals in what his lawyer said was another step in his public repentance. "From the beginning, Mr. Vick has accepted responsibility for his actions, and his self-surrender further demonstrates that acceptance," lawyer Billy Martin said in a statement.

He's scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 10 on a federal dogfighting conspiracy charge but worked out a deal "to voluntarily enter custody prior to his sentencing hearing," according to a court document. The federal sentencing guideline range is projected at a year to 18 months, but Vick, who has admitted bankrolling the Bad Newz Kennels, could be sentenced to up to five years in prison.

Vick is being held at Northern Neck Regional Jail in Warsaw until his sentencing, U.S. marshals told The Associated Press. The mixed-gender facility houses about 450 inmates.

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