Harmon Joins Illinois Media School Talking Chicago & Career
Tuesday afternoon, I had a fun opportunity to chat with the next generation of sports talking heads at the Illinois Media School. Keith Susmarski and Jack Savio invited me to ponder the meaning of life, talk some Chicago and Los Angeles sports and travel the long and winding road of my career in sports media. […]
A Message For The College-Bound By Brian Grey
As I traversed my social media timelines on Monday, I found a gem between accounts of the eclipse. Yes, there were some solid, professional takes in the mix to offset the crazy “built my own viewer” crowd. I was most taken back by the photos showing large gatherings of people in city centers and campuses. […]
Harmon’s Martinsville Speedway Fantasy Auto Racing Squad
The Sprint Cup Series rolls into Martinsville Speedway this weekend. Carl Edwards sits atop the leaderboard, having generated four top 10s, including a victory, through the circuit’s first five weeks. He’s been challenged by Jef Gordon (on my squad this week), who has rolled up four top 10s of his own. In fact, the leaderboard […]
Culture: Jim Ross Talks About The Wrestling Locker Room
Longtime wrestling announcer Jim Ross is a walking encyclopedia about the history of the squared circle and Oklahoma Sooners football. He’s now offering digging into his vault of stories on tour (keep an eye out for a live event in your area) and penning regular columns for FOXSports.com. Ross tackled the Richie Incognito-Jonathan Martin allegations […]
Harmon’s Fantasy Auto Racing Daytona 500 Lineup
The 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season kicks off with the proverbial “Super Bowl” of the circuit at Daytona. Those stuck in cold climates will enjoy the sights and sounds from Florida, as FOX Sports starts the season right. Of course, the advent of a new season gives us myriad storylines to track. Tony Stewart, […]
The Richard Sherman Interview Heard Around The World
Football fans celebrated a huge NFC Championship Sunday with a dominant performance by Peyton Manning and the Broncos and a hard-fought, knock-down Seattle win. Your quick synopsis: New England appeared flat out of the gate, and we watched Manning and the Denver offense chew up clock and decimate the Patriots defense. The Seahawks intercepted Colin […]
Harmon’s Week 17 NFL Picks SU & ATS
Game Straight Up ATS Carolina (-7 1/2) at Atlanta Carolina Atlanta Baltimore at Cincinnati (-5 1/2) Baltimore Baltimore Jacksonville at Indianapolis (-11 1/2) Indianapolis Jacksonville New York Jets at Miami (-7) Miami New York Jets Detroit (-3) at Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Washington at New York Giants (-3 1/2) New York Giants New York Giants Cleveland […]
Harmon’s Week 15 NFL Picks SU & ATS
Buffalo (-3 1/2) at Jacksonville: Buffalo Buffalo Chicago (-1) at Cleveland: Cleveland Cleveland Philadelphia (-6 1/2) at Minnesota: Philadelphia Minnesota San Francisco (-4 1/2) at Tampa Bay: San Francisco San Francisco New England at Miami (-2 1/2): New England New England Houston at Indianapolis (-5 1/2): Indianapolis Indianapolis Seattle (-9 1/2) at New York Giants: […]
Harmon’s Week 10 Picks SU & ATS
Game Straight Up Against The Spread Jacksonville at Tennessee (-13) Tennessee Tennessee Philadelphia (-1) at Green Bay: Green Bay Green Bay Buffalo at Pittsburgh (-3): Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Oakland at New York Giants (-7 ½): New York Giants New York Giants St. Louis at Indianapolis (-8): Indianapolis St. Louis Seattle (-4 ½) at Atlanta: Atlanta Atlanta […]
ITSD: Harmon Talks To Tracy Hackler About Panini “Flawless”
After reading myriad reports across the social media landscape about the latest sensation in the trading card world, Mike Harmon talks to Tracy Hackler of Panini America. The topic of discussion is “Flawless,” a high-end ($1,250 per box) issue that has collectors and investors rolling the dice to find a big hit. The base cards […]
Burger King (BK) Inside Fantasy: First-Quarter Failures
Harmon takes to the studio desk to shake his fist in anger over some first-quarter failures in fantasyland. Which draft season stars let you down? Video: Inside Fantasy: First Quarter Busts
Harmon Reacts To The Julio Jones Injury: Finding Meaning
Harmon rolled into the studio mere moments after Jay Glazer unleashed his report on Julio Jones’ foot injury. Jones made one of the best catches of the 2013 season earlier in the Monday night loss to the New York Jets. He breaks out waiver wire pickups and the implications of Jones’ absence on this Atlanta […]
Harmon’s Week 3 Quick-Hits
How did Week 3 treat you? Are you banking on a huge Monday night performance from Peyton Manning or members of his band of merry men? There was some good, some bad and some downright ugly play on the Sunday slate. Colin Kaepernick owners are wringing their hands following another terrible performance. The absence of […]
“Just Sit Right Back …” Yasiel Puig’s On A Boat
“Viva Puig!” It’s a battle cry heard across Los Angeles as the Cuban defector leads the Dodgers back into NL West contention. Across the United States, that sentiment is shared by fantasy owners who won the bidding war for Puig’s services. For the past several days, Major League Baseball pundits, former players and fans have […]
FMC: General Manager John Schneider of the Seattle Seahawks
Everybody chant with me. “Be aggressive! Be — Be — Aggressive!” Alright, so there might have been a “Bring It On” reference at some point this week that got random cheers stuck up in the Dome. The flag is being raised on a new era for the Dome, and I commemorate this period with the […]
Moving The Super Bowl?: Get Some GORE-TEX
Am I the only one excited about the prospect of next year’s Super Bowl celebration in New York (New Jersey)? The dust has barely settled on the Ravens’ victory over the 49ers, but everyone’s already looking ahead. The NFL never sleeps. Joe Flacco’s Disney commercial hasn’t even completed its run. The investigation into how two […]
Harmon Joined Bob Haynie of CBS Radio Baltimore
Mike Harmon wrapped a strange, twisting week of sports news by joining Bob Haynie of CBS Radio Baltimore to talk Armstrong, Te’o, coaching changes and, of course, the NFC and AFC Championship Games. Listen here.
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 QB Rankings Week 2
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The Freeh Report Is Released: “Total and Constant Disregard”
On Thursday morning, the long-awaited report from Louis Freeh (read the summary here) was finally released. In short, Freeh’s investigation concluded that Joe Paterno and senior officials at Penn State demonstrated “total and consistent disregard … for the safety and welfare of Sandusky’s child victims.” The report discusses at length Paterno’s knowledge of the 1998 […]
Harmon’s Week 12 Fantasy RB Rankings
Running Back 1 Arian Foster 2 Matt Forte 3 LeSean McCoy 4 DeMarco Murray 5 Ray Rice 6 Michael Bush 7 Maurice Jones-Drew 8 Michael Turner 9 Rashard Mendenhall 10 Steven Jackson 11 Frank Gore 12 Chris Johnson 13 Cedric Benson 14 Marshawn Lynch 15 LeGarrette Blount 16 Kevin Smith 17 Reggie Bush 18 Beanie […]
Inside The Swollen Dome: The Return
Harmon relaunches “Inside The Swollen Dome.” In his first extended ranting session, he rambles on about the NBA Finals (and the LeBron sub-plot), NHL Final, myriad baseball topics (Carlos Zambrano) and the glorious entertainment world. Inside The Swollen Dome, Episode 1
FOXSports.com: Coach Speak for Wild Card Weekend with Brian Billick
Super Bowl-winning coach and FOX Sports NFL analyst Brian Billick welcomes former official Mike Pereira and coaches John Harbaugh and Marvin Lewis of the Ravens and Bengals for the latest edition of Coach Speak. It’s Wild Card weekend! Video: Coach Speak: Wild Card Weekend