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Method Men: How NFL Players Memorize Dizzying Playbooks

NFL players are often cited as impressive physical specimens, but it's not their tree trunk-like legs or bulging biceps that are most impressive. It's their brains. That much is made clear by learning about the most mundane of tasks required of every NFL player: memorizing the playbook. It's an act which often goes...

Palin vs. Obama in New 'NBA Jam' Basketball Video Game

(Oct. 5) -- Ever wonder who would win in a basketball game between Barack Obama and Sarah Palin? Seriously? It's still an open question whether or not the country will ever see the two go up against each other in a general election, but a new video game will at least us see how they fare on the court: "NBA Jam," the...

'NBA Elite 11' Release Delayed by EA Sports

On Tuesday, EA Sports announced on its website that they are delaying their NBA video game release for this year -- "NBA Elite 11" -- indefinitely. It was supposed to be a big year for EA basketball as "NBA Elite" marked the longtime name shift over from the "NBA Live" series. "This year, we set extremely ambitious goals...

Kaka Named FIFA Soccer 11 Cover Athlete

Kaka might be hurt, but that won't stop him from dominating the virtual pitch. The Real Madrid star has been named the cover guy for the oh-so-popular EA FIFA 11 soccer game. No small honor. Kaka, whose real name is Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, talked to EA about the honor. "I've always been a fan of EA SPORTS and...

College Athletes Sue to Get Their Share of Video Game Revenues

(July 12) -- On Tuesday, EA Sports will introduce another installment of its popular video game, "NCAA Football." While the game doesn't include player names, the game's rosters closely resemble in many ways the actual rosters college football teams will employ this season -- virtual players "with the same number, skin...

EA Sports News From the Web

04/04/11 EA SPORTS Collaborates with Orad Source: TMCnet Allowing the broadcasters to re-create specific sports situations, EA SPORTS , a label of Electronic Arts, has worked with Orad to introduce EA SPORTS Virtual Playbook.
01/22/11 EA Sports Picks Virgin Gaming To Run Online Tournaments Source: GameDaily Electronic Arts and Virgin Gaming announced today that Virgin Gaming has been chosen as the official provider of online tournaments for EA Sports titles worldwide.
10/19/10 EA Sports MMA Hits North American Stores Today for... Source: Planet Xbox 360 October 19, 2010 - Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), announced that EA SPORTS(TM) MMA is available in stores throughout North America starting today and will launch worldwide beginning October 22 and in Japan on November 11.
10/13/10 EA Sports Supports Susan G. Komen for the â¦ Source: TMCnet Electronic Arts announced a promotion with Susan G. Komen for the Cure in support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month through specially marked EA Sports games during the month of October.

Background on EA Sports

EA Sports is a brand of Electronic Arts that creates and develops sports video games. Formerly a marketing gimmick of Electronic Arts, in which they tried to mimic real-life sports networks by calling themselves "EA Sports Network" (EASN) with pictures or endorsements of real commentators such as John Madden, it soon grew up to become a sub-label on its own, releasing game series such as NBA Elite, FIFA, NHL, Madden NFL, and NASCAR.

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