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JonBeast gets revenge, tops Henry to win Most Feared Challenge
Jonathan "JonBeast" Marquez didn't need long to exact some revenge on his biggest rival.,Playing Henry "Henry" Leverette in yet another Madden Championship Series (MCS) tournament final, JonBeast prevailed 31-24 on Wednesday to win the Most Feared Challenge at Full Sail University Orlando Health For...
Fancy begins title defense at Madden NFL 26 Kickoff Challenge
The 11th season of the Madden Championship Series (MCS) begins with the debut of the Kickoff Challenge in Orlando on Wednesday.,Among the 26 Kickoff Challenge competitors are defending champion Fancy, runner-up JonBeast, two-time champion Druni and Henry, the winningest competitor in Madden history....
Eagles' Saquon Barkley, Lane Johnson lead Madden '99 Club'
Cover star Saquon Barkley and Philadelphia Eagles teammate Lane Johnson lead the seven players who received 99 ratings for the "Madden NFL 26" video game, EA Sports announced Tuesday.,Joining the Super Bowl LIX champion running back and right tackle in the prestigious "99 Club" are reigning NFL MVP ...
Saquon Barkley hurdles way on to 'Madden 26' cover
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley vaulted onto the cover of the "Madden 26" video game.,EA Sports released a cover image on social media Monday featuring the Super Bowl champion hurdling a defender.,It pays homage to a viral highlight from Barkley's remarkable 2024 season in a Week 9 w...
Commanders hire John Madden's grandson as offensive assistant
Jesse Madden was named offensive quality control coach of the Washington Commanders, following in the footsteps of his Hall of Fame grandfather, John Madden. ,Jesse Madden was a backup safety on the Michigan roster for the 2024 national championship and undefeated season. He moved from quarterback a...
Fancy, JonBeast roll into Madden playoff semifinals
Top-seeded Jacob "Fancy" Worthington and second-seeded Jonathan "JonBeast" Marquez charged into the semifinals of the $1 million Madden Championship Series playoffs with one-sided wins on Wednesday.,Fancy, a Frisco, Texas, resident who owns two MCS championship belts, produced a 34-21 victory over e...
Wesley cruises to win in Madden playoff opener
Wesley "Wesley" Gittens, the second-leading money earner in Madden Championship Series (MCS) history, opened the 2025 Madden playoffs with an easy victory on Tuesday.,Wesley, an Austin, Texas, resident seeded No. 8, routed No. 9 seed Jalen "Astro" Morrow-Reynolds of Waldorf, Md., 41-16, as the $1 mi...
NoMercyLambo wins MCS' Unstoppable Challenge belt, $50k
NoMercyLambo won the Madden Challenge Series' Unstoppable Challenge on Wednesday night, claiming the $50,000 top prize.,Playing with the Baltimore Ravens, the Level Next 2023 Champion won his first MCS belt and will defend his title at MCS Zero Chill, the final MCS 25 major of the year.,NoMercyLambo...
Tigers SS Javier Baez (hip) to undergo season-ending surgery
Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez will undergo season-ending surgery on his right hip after struggling through another poor campaign.,The Tigers are still determining when and where the surgery will take place.,Baez batted just .184 with six homers and 37 RBIs in 80 games this season, his third w...
Madden 25's Most Underrated Players: Hating on Puka Nacua, No Respect for Kyle Hamilton
Madden 25 has officially released, and these are the most underrated players in the game, including Puka Nacua and Kyle Hamilton....
$1.7M Madden NFL 25 MCS to begin with Kickoff Classic
EA Sports announced the $1.7 million Madden NFL 25 Championship Series (MCS) will feature 25 players competing across six tournaments, begin with next month's Kickoff Classic.,The company also revealed that Australia will join the United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, Canada and Germany as eligible...
So what if baseball is just a job for Anthony Rendon?
With the NFL season in the rearview mirror, baseball is back. Spring Training is underway, and baseball reporters everywhere are desperate for something to write about....
Oh, you thought you were different, Lions?
Really thought you’d built something, didn’t you, Detroit Lions? The uniform change, the positivity, the belief, the empty catchphrases, whatever they were. Thought you’d shed that old Honolulu blue-and-silver skin and become something new, something better, didn’t you? Were sure you’d left the deca...
Aaron Donald rules over the institution that is John Madden Football
The release of Madden NFL ‘24 is just days away, a massive event in the gaming world. This year five NFL players will enter the season with 99 overall ratings; Aaron Donald is once again at the head of the class for a record seventh time in his career. With that, he passed Hall of Fame quarterback P...
EA’s new NCAA College Football video game is already outdated
The two groups most often on the losing side of college athletics’ neverending lust for revenue are its unpaid workforce and the fans. The latest example is the alleged payout system, or lack thereof, for those who opt-in for the rebirth of the NCAA College Football video game franchise. Reports hav...
Josh Allen is good enough for the Madden cover, but how about Hailee Steinfeld?
If you were wondering what gets me through this job, it’s shoehorning something I want to write about into a sports story. So, seeing as I can’t get Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse out of my head a couple of days after watching it, I’m going to talk about Hailee Steinfeld, who plays Spider-Gwen ...
Hey Deion, there is no generational divide on privilege
If you currently play football for Colorado, you had better use a strong black marker to write your name on the tape on your helmet. The way that Deion Sanders has the program’s spring practice set up, the players currently do not have numbers. On the field is just going to be a mass of black, white...
EA making 'big changes' to <i>Madden 24</i> but I have my doubts
Madden developers must be shitting their britches right now. Despite being the third-best-selling game of 2022 in the U.S., the Madden developers are finally doing something they’ve never done before — putting effort into their product....
These 5 NFL teams have high expectations but could just as easily be disappointments
The NFL season is finally here, and as usual, there’s lots of optimism and expectations surrounding specific teams. Of the teams with high expectations (playoff push or better), a few have just as good a chance of disappointing their fan base as they do of meeting or exceeding set expectations....