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The star of New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz keeps rising. Among other things, he reached the quarterfinals of the "Madden 13" cover vote, on the heels of a Pro Bowl season and a Super Bowl championship. Now Cruz, whose mother was born i...

Fresh off a mega contract, Calvin "Megatron" Johnson landed the coveted cover of "Madden NFL 13."

New Orleans interim head coach Joe Vitt is meeting with the local media right now. It sounds like he's addressing the bounty situation, the offseason program and lots of other things. We'll have more on that after Vitt wraps up. Meantime, let's ta...

A quick reminder that we're entering the final hours of the 2013 "Madden" cover vote. Carolina quarterback Cam Newton is up against Detroit receiver Calvin Johnson and reports have indicated the voting is very close. If you haven't seen it alre...

Welcome to SportsNation! On Friday, we'll have EA Sports' Madden 13 Cover Vote finalist, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, stopping by to chat. More than 19 million votes (and counting) have already been cast in the Madden 13 Cover Vote, a...

This may not be news that a lot of Carolina Panthers fans want to hear. But quarterback Cam Newton has made it all the way to the final round of the Madden 13 Cover Vote. Newton is up against Detroit receiver Calvin Johnson and the winner will be ...

Johnson faces Aaron Rodgers in the semifinals. Welcome to SportsNation! On Tuesday, we'll have EA Sports' Madden 13 Cover Vote candidate Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson stopping by to chat. More than 14 million votes (and counting) h...

There hasn't been a great deal of positive news out of the NFC South for the last month or so. Let's break tradition and start our Friday evening roundup off with something bright and cheery. If you've ever spent much time around the Tampa Bay Buc...

Lost in a busy day for the AFC North -- the Steelers retained Jerricho Cotchery and the Bengals signed Terence Newman -- was the news that Ravens running back Ray Rice was knocked out of the Madden 13 cover vote. Rice put up a good fight against P...

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has taken another step toward being on the cover of "Madden NFL 2013." Newton has advanced to the final four of the Madden 13 Cover Vote. He's up against San Francisco linebacker Patrick Willis in this roun...

Carolina quarterback Cam Newton is the only NFC South player remaining in the "Madden 13" cover vote. The list has been trimmed to eight players and Newton is matched against Arizona receiver Larry Fitzgerald in the latest round. You can cast your...

ESPN.com IllustrationGiants wideout Victor Cruz advanced to the third round of the "Madden '13" cover vote. His new opponent: Niners linebacker Patrick Willis. Vote now!...

Rob Gronkowski has advanced to the Final 8 of the Madden 13 Cover Vote. Gronk beat out Jared Allen in the second round, getting 65 percent of the 428,174 votes that were cast. Next up for Gronk in the Round 3 is Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson. T...

Ray Rice is undecided whether he will attend offseason camps because of the franchise tag. But we do know where Rice will be this week -- battling in the Elite Eight of the Madden 13 cover vote. Rice pulled off a second-round upset, knocking out N...

Willis defeated Maurice Jones-Drew 58 to 42 percent in Round 2. Welcome to SportsNation! On Wednesday, we'll have EA Sports' Madden 13 Cover Vote candidate San Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis stopping by to chat. More than 14 million ...

Willis faces Maurice Jones-Drew in second round voting. Welcome to SportsNation! On Friday, we'll have EA Sports' Madden 13 Cover Vote candidate San Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis stopping by to chat. More than 14 million votes (and ...