I catch up with Gary White, a high school classmate of mine in Michigan who wound up a baseball legend in his native Australia. It's a combination that includes some reminiscing and plenty of baseball talk.

The #FanTeaser solution identifies the muddied footballer as Rosey Grier who, later in life, was first on the scene to subdue Senator Robert F. Kennedy Sr. assassin.

This week's #FanTeaser features a soggy sideline with a clue referencing a hotel kitchen.

In this episode we talk with Erik Mertens aka Erik the Peanut Guy from the Tri-City Dust Devils about his recent accomplishement of visiting all of the MLB-affiliated ballparks. That's 267 if you're counting:-)

Contributing writer, Tim Russell, shares his reflections after visiting his 30th - and final - MLB ballpark this summer.

The more you know. In this #FanTeaser solution we explore the famed - and colorful! - acronym ROYGBIV through famous athletes.

This week's #FanTeaser is a thinker. Some might even call it a colorful play on this nearly 4-year-old game. No cropping occurred so all the images are available for your sleuthing fun. What say you?

I'm joined in this Conversation by world traveler (literally!) and sports fan, Charles Rowland, who shares how a man from Leeds, England, managed to attend a baseball game in all 30 MLB cities ... and so, so much more!

The September Edition of our subscriber-only post, Inside Baseball, is out and ready for your enjoyment. Not yet a subscriber? Visit thesportsfanproject.com to sign up.

Contributor Tim Russell recounts his visit to Toronto's Rogers Centre earlier this season which was his 30th - and final! - MLB stadium visited.

L.A.-based analysts say the 2028 Olympics will supercharge revenue, jobs and taxes. Projections for the Paris Olympics didn't pan out.

Event No. 41 of the #aroundtheworldin80sportingevents journey found in the stands for "The Rivalry" between NCAA Division III neighboring institutions Hope and Calvin.

This week's #FanTeaser solution takes a look at the namesakes for the two primary stadiums used for the U.S. Open Tennis Championhips, which conclude later today with the Men's Singles Championship.

A curious selection for a pair of #FanTeaser images, but if you know, you know. Why these two fellas and why this week?

I'm joined by Merrimack College associate professor Dr. Aaron Mansfield in this Conversation. In addition to chatting about his Buffalo bonafides, we also discuss one of his primary areas of research interest: the relationship between sports fandom and well-being.

Tony Dorsett was the total package as a college runner at the University of Pittsburgh. A 4-time All-American, he's still among the top-five career rushers in the college game. He's also the solution to this week's #FanTeaser.

This week's #FanTeaser asks the question: Who's wearing this fabulous leisure suit holding one of sport's most-famous trophies?

In ths episode of Conversations, I talk sports gambling with Danny Funt, author of "Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling." While Danny's lovely to talk to, the topic is frightening as all get out. But - great news! - thanks to Danny's generosity, an author-signed copy is up for grabs.

Cue The Smyths or The Smithereens on your favorite device and settle in to check out the solution to this week's thematic #FanTeaser that featured a sextet of images to figure out.

This week's #FanTeaser takes readers to Washington. Actually, it doesn't, but if you pick up the clue, you might be able to correctly identify this sextet of cropped images.

I shoot for the moon in this Conversation as I speak with Philip Hover-Smoot, the Founder and CEO of the Atlas Cup, which aims to be the first orbital racing league in the world (and maybe even the universe!) by the time competition launches in 2028.

Event No. 40 of the #aroundtheworldin80sportingevents project took me and my buddy Fran to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

The #FanTeaser solution is out and it really wasn't much of a mystery, was it? Mo'ne Davis in mid-wind-up 12 years ago at the Little League Baseball World Series. Did you figure it out?

This week's #FanTeaser tries to twirl a no-hitter, but we come up just short. That doesn't mean you can't deduce who this is.

In this episode of Conversations I reconnect with a work colleague from half a lifetime ago, Scott Michaels. A 1-time broadcast journalist, today Scott is a school teacher in North Carolina and, of course, a sports fan.

The August edition of the subscriber-only post, Inside Baseball, explores what I've been watching, what I'm gearing up for, and a couple of recent TSFP pages that have been published.

In this bonus episode of Conversations I'm rejoined by Joe Flynn, creator of the Fantasy Football for Good Draft Guide. He lets us know what's new for 2026 and how the Guide might best be utilized.

Event No. 39 of the #aroundtheworldin80sportingevents project took me and Fran to Storrs, CT, and Gampel Pavilion for some UConn Women's Basketball action. The Huskies did not disappoint!

Were you able to correctly identify the cropped logo of "This Week in Baseball" as this week's #FanTeaser image? If so, how about that!?! (IYKYK)

Now for something totally different in this week's #FanTeaser. Not an image of a person, but a thing. What is it?

In this Conversation, I'm joined by Joey Ellis from Charlotte, NC, and Carolina Sports Live. A professional in the sports broadcasting business for seven years, he has a few stories to share from his various stops and some insightful observations about the direction of sports media in general.

This week's #FanTeaser jumped into the wayback matchine to 1976 when a plucky team of baseball underdogs sponsored by Chico's Bail Bonds captivated audiences across the USA.

This week's #FanTeaser kicks up some dirt and some memories.

This week's Conversation features Atlanta-area resident and Ohio native, Ben Tolchinsky. Ben shares what life's been like as a fan of Cleveland's professional teams as well as the creator of the recently launched SportsPulse Poll.

Wayne, Todd, and I before the 2026 FCS Championship Game in Nashville. The Written Word (Almost) Another Music City Miracle Still Photos The midfield logo at FirstBank Stadium. The view from our ho…

Event No. 38 of the #aroundtheworldin80sportingevents project took me to Nashville and the NCAA FCS National Championship Game. And what a game it was!

The #FanTeaser solution tips its cap this week to the Women's Pro Baseball League and its predecessors, including the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League which was the basis for Penny Marshall's 1992 film, "A League of Their Own."

This week's #FanTeaser looks back - and ahead! - at the same game played ... differently.

The things we notice when we’re cooped up on a flying steel tube for several hours.

My guest in this episode is Mark Yeaton, an elementary school teacher and cycling enthusiast from Columbus, IN. Great news! Mark has stories to share, and he's sharing them with us. Even better news! There's still time for you to support his recently completed Tour de IDES.

The July Edition of Inside Baseball is available only to subscribers of The Sports Fan Project. If you'd like to subscribe, please visit the website at thesportsfanproject.com and enter your email address.

It’s been a while since I’ve mused on this page. Today seemed as good a day as any to change that.

The video reveal of the names of The Sports Fan Project's final three giveaway winners is included herein.

We reveal our #FanTeaser solution on the most apt day possible. Today is the Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, and this week's #FanTeaser, Andruw Jones, will see his plaque in Cooperstown for the first time today.

Using AI for some good:-) The sixth (and final) item in The Sports Fan Project's Christmas in July Giveaway is a Sports Fan Project deck of playing cards. OK, you got me, these didn't come back from my European vacation, but they are a dandy deck of cards, and you just know that you need a new deck, right? All you need to do to be entered in a random drawing is email your interest by 11:59 p.m.

This week's #FanTeaser flashes some leather. A premium gloveman; he's also now a one-of-one in an upstate New York hamlet's hallowed hall.

For subscribers and supporters ONLY, we are running a Christmas in July Giveaway this week. Some swag from the recent #aroundtheworldin80sportingevents visit to Europe is up for grabs for subscribers and supporters.

Did you win? Did you enter??? Find out in this piece, which includes a link to the YouTube video drawing the winners of the first three days' prizes.

In this Conversation I catch up with Jeff Kutschman, a middle school social studies teacher and coach in suburban Detroit. We spend a fair amount of time discussing coaching, how his coaches were influential to him, and how he now pays it forward to present-day student-athletes.