According to NPD’s August 2008 figures, Madden 09 on the Xbox 360 sold 1 million units, some 75,000 more than this year. PS3-edition sales slipped by about 22,000 units, falling from 665,000 to 643,000. Madden on the PS2 saw a substantial drop, going from 424,500 units in August 2008 to just 162,000 units last month. [...]

For the first time in its storied some say cursed history, the cover of EA Sports’ “Madden NFL” video game will feature two cover athletes: Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu and Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald. “Being on the cover of ‘Madden’ is a real honor,” Fitzgerald said Friday after Electronic Arts made the announcement. [...]

Dog swallows G-string, dad delivers baby he didn’t know he was having, stabbed over a can of pork and beans, no parachute needed, nurse fired during surgery, Top 5 reasons Madden retired, rant and more on episode 88 of 1 Man and a Mic The Hank Davis Show. http://www.tigerprince.com/newsblog/1-man-and-a-mic-video/

John Madden is retiring from football announcing, where his enthusiastic, down-to-earth style made him one of sports’ most popular broadcasters for three decades. The Hall of Fame coach spent the last three seasons on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.” His final telecast was the Super Bowl in February. “You know at some point you have to [...]