Viva Espana! Gasol Pushes The Lakers Through
Remember those old “ALCOA Presents: Fantastic Finishes?” Sure, they were used for NFL games back in the day, but you couldn’t think of a better branding piece than that right now after watching The Big Spaniard, Pau Gasol, put back the game-winning shot with one-half second left. Seriously, the final minutes were a bit chaotic […]
Some Interesting Reading: Mariano A Starter?
Hey everybody – I knew that the title would get your attention. There was an interesting article posted on the Freakonomics blog that took an interesting spin on the handling of pitching staffs. It’ll never fly, but it certain flips the script on what we’ve been watching all our lives. It’s a good read over […]
Running With The Bills: Why Not A QB?
Buffalo fans suffered through a terribly frustrating 2009 season. Terrell Owens came into town and brought a lot of attention to the squad initially, but the passing game never clicked and his single season with the Bills will be an afterthought to a great career. (He’s not done yet, but you’re not remembering this season […]
NFL Draft Is Done: Now Let’s Go To Work
The glorious three-day spectacle that is the NFL Draft came to a close on Saturday afternoon. The months of rumor, conjecture and speculation ended with the selection of wide receiver Tim Toone by the Lions. Fans will sit and criticize or laud the efforts of their respective GMs. Shrines will be built to the expected […]
NFL Draft First Round Picks
Here’s what went down in the first round… #1 St. Louis Rams – Sam Bradford Ht/Wt: 6-4 / 218 lbs Position: QB – School: Oklahoma (Jr) #2 Detroit Lions – Ndamukong Suh Ht/Wt: 6-4 / 300 lbs Position: DT – School: Nebraska (Sr) #3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Gerald McCoy Ht/Wt: 6-4 /295 lbs Position: […]
2010 NFL Draft
It has begun and inside the Swollen Dome is the place to be for all of the latest draft news and we’d love to hear from you too! Post your cheers and jeers and join the draft debate – add your comments to this post and we may send you your very own Swollen Dome […]
Pittsburgh Steelers Trading Partners?
Now that the suspension has been handed down, there’s ample speculation about the possibility of Roethlisberger getting dealt during draft weekend or soon thereafter. They pulled the trigger on Santonio Holmes, a former Super Bowl MVP, so nobody’s untouchable. Who can make it happen? St. Louis is a no-go. The Rams are trying to fire […]
Big Ben Roethlisberger’s 6-Game Suspension
Fans in Pittsburgh waited for the proverbial second shoe to drop for quite awhile. On Wednesday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell finally kicked it off and handed down a six-game suspension for Ben Roethlisberger’s off-field transgressions. The league’s personal conduct policy offers Goodell a great deal of leeway in protecting the multi-billion dollar NFL shield. He […]
DWTS: Ochocinco Hitting Midseason Form
Two weeks, I sat down and watched “Dancing With The Stars” for the first time in my life. I believe that a part of me died that day, or maybe I grew a little, I’m not sure. In the end, I was entertained and, well, my trigger-happy “recording” finger had set things for a series […]
Lundy & Harmon: The Fantasy Freaks Reunited
Nate Lundy & Mike Harmon, two-third of your Fantasy Freaks on FOX Sports Radio, reunite to talk about the big stories on the NFL landscape. Brandon Marshall is out of Denver (Nate has the insights from Colorado) and Big Ben is a head-scratcher. Click on the podcast tab to hear us yell. Subscribe via iTunes […]
Looking Ahead: Football Starts April 12th
Good evening, all – I’m shuffling off for the weekend to attend to family business. On my return, I will be diving head-first into the offseason activity in the NFL. I’ll examine the free agency moves – good, bad and confusing and circling back to the trade that sent Donovan McNabb to Washington and thrust […]
Fantasy Man-Crush — Coach K or Buzz Aldrin?
I sat down to pick this week’s “Fantasy Man-Crush” of 2010, and there were more than a few candidates on the radar. Do I pick the chalk, Albert Pujols, after he slammed two home runs on opening day? Do I take one of the obvious candidates, Coach K (or Geno Auriemma), following their title wins? […]
My Introduction to Dancing With The Stars
On Monday, I was setting the DVR to tape “Dancing With The Stars.” I felt as though I’d been transported into the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey,” as the DVR questioned the move. “Are you sure?” Don’t judge me. You already set me up with “Project Runway” every week. Tape the show. Forget that I […]
Prediction Time for MLB
Well, there’s already one game in the books, so I can still do this without feeling much hate. After all, I’m still putting the Yankees in the mix for the playoffs. I’m not going to put up a 9,000-word diatribe here. We’ve been banging on the position-by-position analysis of each team for months. So, I’m […]
The East Flips: McNabb Traded to Redskins?
The turnover continues in Philadelphia. It is truly a new Eagles team that you’ll be witnessing come 2010. Many of your veteran heroes are gone. This is a new-look squad for Andy Reid … and Kevin Kolb becomes “The Man.” … Or does he? Seriously, I re-typed that title like 15 times before it sank […]