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Trae Young

Hawks rookie Trae Young feels slighted by ‘NBA 2K19’ rating

It’s become routine for professional athletes to complain about their video game ratings. Whether it’s NFL players feeling slighted by Madden or NBA players feeling slighted by the 2K series, every year someone gets a bit hot under the …

EA apologizes for Colin Kaepernick edit in ‘Madden 19’

EA Sports apologized on Thursday over a Colin Kaepernick-related edit that appeared in their “Madden 19” video game. Rapper Big Sean caused a controversy when he tweeted Thursday that EA had removed Kaepernick’s name from a verse on …

Tyrone Crawford

Cowboys lineman is not happy with how he looks in Madden

Normally when an athlete is upset about their video game counterpart, it’s because they think their rating is unfair. That’s not the case with Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Tyrone Crawford. Crawford was not pleased with Madden …

PK Subban

PK Subban named cover athlete for NHL 19 video game

PK Subban will grace the cover of the latest edition of EA Sports’ popular hockey video game. It was revealed during this year’s NHL Awards on Wednesday that the Nashville Predators defenseman received the nod to appear on the cover of …

Tyreek Hill peace

Tyreek Hill unhappy with speed rating in Madden, says it will change

Tyreek Hill is arguably the most explosive player in the NFL, but the creators the latest edition of the long-running “Madden” video game feel he is not the fastest. The Chiefs wide receiver has a serious issue with that, and he insists …

Ben Simmons

Ben Simmons took funny shot at Hawks while playing video game

The Atlanta Hawks continue to get disrespected both on and off the court. Philadelphia 76ers star rookie Ben Simmons was livestreaming himself playing multiplayer online game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (more popularly known as PUBG) on live …

Andrew McCutchen Pirates

Andrew McCutchen calls out ‘MLB The Show’ over low speed rating

Andrew McCutchen may be 31, but he still thinks his wheels deserve respect. In an NBC Sports Bay Area video feature that ran on Tuesday, the San Francisco Giants outfielder called out popular video game “MLB The Show” over his low speed …

Travis Kelce Chiefs

Travis Kelce already benched Alex Smith for Patrick Mahomes in ‘Madden’

The trade that will send Alex Smith to the Washington Redskins cannot be finalized until the new NFL league year begins in March, but Travis Kelce is wasting no time turning things over to first-round pick Patrick Mahomes. On Thursday, Kelce stopped …

Pete Carroll Madden

Pete Carroll looks ancient in Madden 18 video game

Pete Carroll is generally regarded as a player-friendly, youthful football coach. He looks anything but that in the “Madden 18” video game’s prediction video. Blogger Mookie Alexander of Seahawks fan site Field Gulls says he was …

Three players have 99 rating in ‘Madden 18’

Madden 18, the newest installment from the popular football video game franchise, has labeled this iteration the “G.O.A.T. Edition.” (GOAT = greatest of all time.) The cover of the new game features an emotional Tom Brady. #Madden18 ? …

Tom Brady

Tom Brady explains why he never uses the Patriots when playing Madden

Tom Brady is the Madden 18 cover athlete, but there’s a good chance he won’t be using the team he actually plays for in real life when he fires up the game. According to Brady, he usually doesn’t get to play as the New England …

Tom Brady

Tom Brady on cover of Madden 18, not afraid of curses

For the second consecutive year, a member of the New England Patriots will grace the cover of the latest installment of the “Madden” video game series. This year, EA Sports has labeled the game “The G.O.A.T. Edition.” So …

Madden 17

Madden Bowl winner stripped of $3,000 in prize money due to inappropriate tweets

The recent winner of the Madden Bowl was stripped of $3,000 in prize money due to his inappropriate tweets. EA Sports announced on Wednesday that they had stripped Madden Bowl winner Chris “Dubby” McFarland of $3,000 of his $75,000 prize …

Damon Harrison

Snacks Harrison has hilarious comment about his playoff experience

Snacks Harrison is getting ready for his first career playoff game when his New York Giants visit the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, but he doesn’t see it that way. The Giants defensive tackle had a hilarious answer when talking about this being …

Dez Bryant

‘Madden’ developers hilariously respond to Dez Bryant criticism of rating

It’s “Madden” season, which means certain NFL players aren’t happy with their ratings. Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant is one of them. Bryant received a 90 rating in “Madden ’17,” and he thinks that’s far …

Deone Bucannon

Arizona Cardinals LB Deone Bucannon blasts Madden over rating

Arizona Cardinals linebacker Deone Bucannon had 112 tackles, three sacks, three forced fumbles and an interception last season. Those kinds of numbers earned him some respect around the league, but apparently the makers of Madden 17 are a little slow …

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