“Inside The Swollen Dome” – Harmon’s Podcast for 521
“Inside The Swollen Dome” — Harmon’s Podcast — returns for Tuesday with a discussion of the NBA Draft Lottery, Super Bowl destinations, Vinny Del Negro’s firing and the coaching rumor mill, continuing woes in Los Angeles baseball and much, much more. Listen to internet radio with Swollen Dome on BlogTalkRadio
Highly-Anticipated Release: NFL Numbers From Vegas
This week, NFL fans will revel in the announcement of future Super Bowl destinations (San Francisco, Houston and Miami are the leaders in the clubhouse). But, that’s phase two of the week. LVH SuperBook in Las Vegas released the over/under win totals for 2013. The Jaguars are predicted to be the worst team in the [...]
Great PR Move: MAXIM Adds Te’o Girlfriend to HOT 100
We rank things. That’s what we do. Everything in our world is a competition to decide which player, team, condiment is No. 1. Each year, the good folks at MAXIM Magazine release their list of their “HOT 100.” There’s always a little bit of buzz regarding some of the selections or omissions, and this year’s [...]
FMC: Matt Kemp Delivers A Major League Moment
Don’t worry. I’ll celebrate Matt Harvey’s heroics in grand fashion on the Dome come Wednesday. I wanted to acknowledge and celebrate a great off-field act from Dodgers star Matt Kemp. The video of Matt Kemp’s gracious and heartwarming act in San Francisco has dominated social media for the better part of the past 24 hours. [...]
Harmon’s “ITSD” Podcast 5.2: Funeral, Sanchez, Money & Tattoos
Harmon returns to the microphone, free and clear to roam the worlds of sports, entertainment and pop culture. In this episode, Harmon slams the Knicks’ funeral plans and talks about the big topics affecting the NBA Playoffs. Mark Jackson, anyone? The Thunder employed the intentional foul strategy against the Rockets … and failed miserably. Harmon [...]
“The Rent Is Too Damn High”: A Video Anthem
On Friday, I’ll load up some audio and video rants about the first round of the NFL Draft. I thought I’d close out the first day of activity, including that funky Namath-Simms exchange, with a random video that crossed my path today from AwfulAnnouncing.com. Whatever we thought of the top picks, the surprise twists and [...]
Harmon’s “Inside The Swollen Dome” Podcast for 4.23 MLB, NBA, Fantasy & More
Harmon returned to blogtalkradio.com to discuss Monday night’s action in the NBA Playoffs, MLB milestones and struggles, fantasy heroes and duds, a busy night in Chicago, NFL mock drafts and have a chuckle with Peyton Manning and Shane Battier. Have a listen. Have a chuckle. Mock my brain freeze as I struggle to say “hallucinogenics.” [...]
Painting The Corner: Harmon’s Baseball Blog (And More) 4.23
Congratulations to Felix Hernandez, who earned the 100th win of his career against the Astros on Monday night. Hernandez pitched six shutout innings with nine strikeouts, allowing five hits and a walk. Despite velocity concerns (see below), Hernandez has recorded 37 strikeouts in 34 2/3 innings pitched this season. Many sniping 140-character comments have been [...]
Harmon’s “Inside The Swollen Dome” Podcast Returns: 4.22
Monday was a beautiful day here “Inside The Swollen Dome.” The podcast returned after a hiatus – call it a renewal with Vol. 1, Episode 1. I recapped the weekend’s events, got a little bit into the NBA Playoffs, Derrick Rose, early baseball returns, news of the weird and a wee bit of NFL schedule [...]
Harmon Talks To HOF Wide Receiver Michael Irvin at Eiffel Society During Super Bowl Week
After a day of shaking hands and flapping gums at the media center, it’s always good to pause and get a taste of the true flavor of Super Bowl week. I spent each afternoon driving around the city of New Orleans, checking out the classic architectural structures, the neighborhoods and talking to the locals. At [...]
Inside The Swollen Dome Returns: Harmon Rants About The NFL Divisional Round
Harmon returns to the microphone, the first “Inside The Swollen Dome” podcast for 2013, to discuss this week’s NFL Playoffs – Divisional Round. Peyton Manning and the Broncos fall: Who’s to blame? Ryan survives. Brady marches on … and Kaepernick becomes a superhero.
Harmon’s Week 16 Preliminary Rankings
As always, we await some information on those outstanding injuries. Here is the first-look at this week’s rankings heading into the Saturday night matchup between Atlanta and Detroit. Let’s get it on. Fantasy Football Rankings powered by FantasyPros
Harmon’s Week 15 Preliminary Fantasy Football Rankings
It’s that time. We’ve got three weeks remaining on the NFL’s regular season. That means that the fantasy playoffs are in full swing. The race to the championship is on. There are ninjas behind every corner. Who becomes the hero of the day? Will Andy Dalton race out to a big night against the Eagles, [...]
Harmon’s Updated Week 14 Rankings
Stevie Johnson up and rolling. Hakeem Nicks active. Amendola downgraded to OUT. No Sizzle on the Baltimore D as Terrell Suggs takes a seat. Fantasy Football Rankings powered by FantasyPros
Harmon’s Preliminary Week 13 Fantasy Rankings
I quote Ozzy Osbourne as we enter Week 13 of this NFL season. “I love you all.” It’s been a crazy run to this point, and owners have stalked the waiver wire and rolled over their rosters in pursuit of a playoff berth. The injury list reads for several pages. You might wish to just [...]
Week 12 Waivers: Hillman and Brown Lead The Way
It’s the stretch run in fantasyland, and owners are rolling toward to Ronnie Hillman, RB, DEN: Willis McGahee is out indefinitely. Hillman logged 15 touches for 59 yards in a workload split with Lance Ball in McGahee’s absence. Bryce Brown, RB, PHI: Brown logged five carries for 35 yards in relief of LeSean McCoy late [...]
Inside The Swollen Dome: Harmon Chats With Marcus Trufant
Earlier on Wednesday, I had a chance to talk to longtime Seattle Seahawks cornerback Marcus Trufant. The Seahawks are rolling into the second half of the season with a shot at the NFC Playoffs — and a nice slate of home dates in December. We get into that, this week’s matchup against the Jets (and [...]
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Harmon’s Preliminary Week 9 Fantasy Rankings
The games of Week 8 yielded a number of surprises, as some of our struggling fantasy heroes of years past finally posted fantastic output. Did you show faith in Matthew Stafford? Did Byes or injuries slide Michael Crabtree back into a WR3 slot? What about Doug Martin? He delivered a masterful performance in a tough [...]
Harmon Talked With Nate Lundy on 104.3 The Fan In Denver
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Fantasy Waiver Wire: Early-Claim Edition
It’s time to start shuffling up. The overreaction meter is on high alert on following the final gun of Week 1. I know that the Oakland-San Diego game put you to sleep, and not because of the time of day. Obviously, we don’t want to hit the panic button after one game, but there’s no [...]
Updated Week 1 RB Rankings
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Updated QB Rankings Week 1
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Harmon’s Week 1 Kicker Fantasy Rankings
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