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With the "Madden NFL 13" cover vote down to the round of four, is it inevitable that we'll see a battle of Cam Newton versus Calvin Johnson in the finals? Not so fast. While Cam and Megatron have been Nos. 1 and 2 in total votes since the competitio...

Which player should be on the cover of the Madden NFL 13 video game? You decide by casting your votes in our bracket! The winner will be revealed live on "SportsNation" on April 25. New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, one of the final eigh...

With the "Madden NFL 13" cover vote down to the Elite Eight, the closest battle is also the most voted on matchup of the round, and it's between Patrick Willis of the 49ers and Victor Cruz of the Super Bowl champion Giants. And while Cruz has been r...

When it comes to the secrecy surrounding what the new Nike uniforms will look like in "Madden NFL 13," the game's art director, Jean Adams, says the design team's studio was on CIA-type lockdown. "We moved all of the people working on the Nike proj...

With only a day left in the "Madden NFL 13" round of 16 cover vote, Ray Rice has retaken the lead over Drew Brees in their back-and-forth matchup. Brees took a slight advantage into the weekend, but Ray Rice fans came out strong on Sunday, and now Ri...

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski cruised past Wes Welker and Brandon Lloyd in the first two rounds of the "Madden NFL 13" cover vote. Next in his crosshairs: Vikings defensive end Jared Allen. And based on the video above, Jared Allen is not a g...

Is there a favorite to win the "Madden NFL 13" cover vote? Looking at the numbers, I'd say there are two: Cam Newton and Calvin Johnson. After two rounds, Cam has received more votes than any other player in the tournament, with Megatron a close se...

Arian Foster, going head to head against Tim Tebow in the "Madden NFL 13" cover vote, struggled to find the words on why you should vote for him over the Jets quarterback. Quick to clarify he's not disrespecting Tebow, Foster had this simple question...

Tim Tebow losing to Arian Foster in 'Madden' vote.

Yoked-out Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski flexes his way through the virtual killing fields of "Call of Duty" with the same aggression and swagger he usually reserves for Sunday afternoons. "I like to run right up on you when I play," Gronkowski t...

It's been an amazing week for wide receiver Brandon Lloyd. Not only does the man with the Spider-Man-like sticky hands sign with the New England Patriots, a team that the "Madden" video game has already simulated to win the Super Bowl thanks to the ...

The fans get to the vote for the "Madden" cover athlete again this year, which obviously makes Tim Tebow the early frontrunner. In fact, a Vegas website listed him the favorite out of 64 entrants with 5/1 odds. But, believe it or not, he's getting s...

Can a video game predict the future? The "Madden NFL" franchise has a long history of accurate simulations, including correct predictions on seven of the last nine Super Bowl winners. So what happens when I plug free agent wide receiver Brandon Llo...

How badly does Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski want to be on the cover of Madden 13? Badly enough that he posted a video to YouTube telling fans why he should be the guy (video above). Gronk is currently competing against Wes Welker for the right ...

Scott Steinberg is the author of "The Modern Parent's Guide," a technology-themed parenting series, which will be free to download at www.parentsguidebooks.com/ when it is released March 13. This is an excerpt from the section of the book, titled "E...

Author uses "Madden" as guide for parenting advice.