Q. Other than being big black football players, what do Garrison Hearst, Barry Sanders, Eddie George, Daunte Culpepper, Marshall Faulk, Michael Vick, Ray Lewis, Donovan McNabb, Shaun Alexander all have in common? A. They were all on the cover of Madden football when they met tragedy and had to leave the game that year. The phenomenon is called The Madden Curse and yesterday when Madden '08 coverboy Vince Young was pulled for a "strained......

Well now we know what quarterback to get on our fantasy team next season - anyone but Vince Young. The Tennessee Titan was dealt the worst luck yesterday when EA Sports announced that he would grace their cursed cover for Madden '08. Something we wouldn't wish on our worst enemies. Here's a glance of what happened to those who took the money from EA to be on the classic video game: Garrison Hearst, Madden......

We still don't think that the color commentator, Lamar Thomas, deserved to get fired for describing the crazed feeling of his former teammates in the brawl in "The OB" - immortalized on YT. Sports Illustrated thinks differently. - SI They invented the easiest way to upload and share copywritten materials, then they handed over the name and info of one of its users to the Feds justlikethat. Then the studio sued the YouTuber. Has......

First a prediction: While we think Donovan McNabb is superb and the Eagles have been a lot of fun to read about all week, we're going with the Patriots as our Super Bowl Champions. You just can't bet against Brady in the playoffs. But nevermind the game. The real important thing to watch on Sunday is American Dad. The animated show from Seth McFarlane promises to be hilarious. It might even get us out......