John Madden news stories on Newser

With Madden Exit, Less BOOM! in NFL

Harry Kimball — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:58:28 CDT

John Madden’s outsize presence in the world of football will be hard to fill, Alex Marvez writes for Fox Sports. Personality aside, the Hall of Fame coach—who announced his retirement today—was meticulous about preparing for his TV commentary. “Madden made football fun for the casual fan with every-guy...

Madden Retires from Booth

Kevin Spak — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:30:05 CDT

John Madden has called his last football game, NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol announced today, with the legendary former coach deciding to retire from broadcasting. “I’m 73 years old,” Madden said in a statement. “I still love every part of it—the travel, the practices, the game film, the games,...

Madden Has Lots of Fans, If Not All the Facts

Katherine Thompson — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:46:02 CST

John Madden's on-air analysis isn't always right—zealous fact-checkers will attest to that—but the elder statesman of NFL commentators is usually on the money, writes Matthew Futterman in the Wall Street Journal. "I know there's talk he's lost a step," his former boss acknowledges, but the onetime Raiders coach...

Don't Want to Bet on the Super Bowl? Bet on Jennifer

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:13:01 CST

Want to gamble on the Super Bowl, but know nothing about football? No problem: You can place your bets for how long it will take Jennifer Hudson to sing the national anthem Sunday instead, TMZ reports. Sites like BetUS.com have all sorts of options that have little to do...

Madden Takes First Weekend Off in 28 Years

Harry Kimball — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:16:01 CDT

For the first time in 28 years, sportscaster John Madden will not call a regular-season NFL game this weekend, ending an impressive run of 476 without absence, the Washington Post reports. The hiatus is expected to be short for Madden—now 72 and working NBC’s Sunday-night broadcast—who crisscrosses the...

Madden Nets OT Winner for Devils Against Rangers

Mike Buss — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:59:55 CDT

John Madden scored 6:01 into overtime to get New Jersey back into its first-round series against the New York Rangers with a 4-3 victory Sunday night. The Devils beat the Rangers for just the second time in 11 games this season, and will look to even the series in...

Devils Get Home-Ice vs. Rangers

Jamie Buss — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:42:13 CDT

The New Jersey Devils captured home-ice advantage for their first-round playoff series against the Rangers with a 3-2 shootout win over their longtime New York area archrivals today. Zach Parise and Patrik Elias scored in the four-round shootout that the Devils won 2-1. John Madden and Mike Rupp scored for...

Devils End Islanders Streak

Mitch Pritchard — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:36:31 CST

Zach Parise and Brian Gionta helped the New Jersey Devils cool off the red-hot New York Islanders today in a 4-2 win, reports the Associated Press. Parise scored a tie-breaking goal in the third period, and Gionta added an insurance goal for the Devils, who snapped the Islanders six-game winning...