SFist was the first to bring you the now-famous spandex suit Giants closer Brian Wilson wore at Wednesday's ESPY Awards, and it was glorious. We don't know about you, but our appreciation for Wilson as a San Francisco delegate jumped tenfold. However, not everybody was happy about it. Broadcaster and KCBS commentator John Madden slammed Wilson this morning for his revealing attire at last night's awards show. more ›

In today's most unnecessary Tsunami report: Super Bowl commentator and video game voiceover artist John Madden gives a brief play-by-play of the surf near Carmel where "the waves were pretty big, but now they've died down" and "Monterey Bay kinda looks like a lake." Audio of this national treasure embedded below for your afternoon tsunami relief: more ›

John Madden, the guy some of you know only from commercials or Frank Caliendo impressions, is actually a big-time sports announcer. Today, Madden callled it quits. The legendary Raiders coach-turned-football announcer explained his reason for quitting to NBC: "It’s time. I’m 73 years old. My 50th wedding anniversary is this fall. I have two great sons and their families and my five grandchildren are at an age now when they know when I’m home and, more importantly, when I’m not." See you on the golf course, John. more ›

This is the game that John Madden has been gerly awaiting. A matchup of two classically built, smashmouth NFL franchises in a cold weather playoff game. more ›

All this kafuffle over the Patriot's version of sex, lies, and videotape can only remind us of one thing-- the Greatness of the Raidahs. What other football team is so synonymous with cheating? It's part of their legend, their mystique, their je ne sais quoi. Hell, even Lisa Simpson even knows this. Or, as John Madden put it: "everybody says the Raiders cheat...OK, we cheat. So, what are you going to do about it?" more ›

We realized that we were living our rock and roll fantasy when we started getting chances to write about zombie movies. (What can we say? We're a simple person, and we have simple needs.) Things got even better when we got to start talking or emailing with directors of said zombie movies -- like Matthew Leutwyler, Bay Area native and director of , a zombie film with musical interludes by more ›

Esseffist is not the biggest football fan in the world, but we definitely love video games. And while many have tried, nobody is taking John Madden Football's spot in the starting lineup. With their release of Madden 2005, Redwood City based Electronic Arts celebrates fifteen years of making the best-selling video game of all time. That's right - last year's version grossed as much sales as the movie Shrek (which was made nearby at Palo Alto's Pacific Data Images), and this year it promises to be even bigger. The Chron gave it the top rating - jumping, clapping dude. Esseffist is looking forward to putting Marcus Tuiasosopo in at quaterback and running the option behind Robert Gallery. more ›