The Fan Teaser – Week 160 The GOAT? He might be, eh? Just to review, The Fan Teaser was the creation of former Ann Arbor News Sports Editor Geoff Larcom. Longtime friend and fellow Ann Arbor News alum, Pat Schutte, took it to heights previously unknown. We aim to keep it alive here at The Sports…

Conversations with Sports Fans – Ben Braun I go into the wayback machine for this Conversation with guest Coach Ben Braun. I was The Eastern Echo's men's basketball beat writer for Coach's first two full seasons at the helm. We hadn't spoken but a few words since. Spoiler: We make up for lost time…

Fan Teaser: Week 159 Solution The #FanTeaser this week was the pride of Lenoir-Rhyne College and current University of Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball coach, Rick Barnes.

The Fan Teaser – Week 159 Who is this perennial Top 25 coach? #FanTeaser

Conversations with Sports Fans – Liam Maguire (NHL Hockey Savant) My guest in this episode is NHL and Canadian hockey historian, Liam Maguire. He knows his stuff!

Puck Yeah, the Hockey Hall’s Lots of Fun! Event No. 27 of the #aroundtheworldin80sportingevents project took me to Toronto for the Hockey Hall of Fame. Here are my reflections of this visit.

Stadium Photo Giveaway Drawings Completed Our giveaway for 5x7 prints of the Michigan and Spartan Stadium is complete. Check out the video link to discover the lucky winners. And check out MichiganSkyMedia.com for more of their incredible work.

The Fan Teaser: Week 158 Solution It's wild how this wound up as this week's #FanTeaser, right? You saw this one coming at you like a Mitch Williams heater, correct? It seemed only fitting with the Toronto Blue Jays back in Ontario and an opportunity to claim their first World Series Championship…

Some Shots from World Series Game 6

The Fan Teaser – Week 158 If nothing else, this week's #FanTeaser seems timely.

The full page of Event No. 26 (Baseball Hall of Fame) from the #aroundtheworldin80sportingevents project is now published. It features over 125 photos and a half dozen videos that have not previously been shared. Check it out here: thesportsfanproject.com/around-the-w...

Conversations with Sports Fans – Matt Speck In this episode of Conversations I'm joined by Matt Speck from Speck Customs. An artist, Matt does customized cleat work for NFL and MLB players.

Cooperstown aka My Happy Place Event No. 26 of the #aroundtheworldin80sportingevents project took me to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. Some of my thoughts are found here..

Conversations with Sports Fans – Craig Muder from the Baseball Hall of Fame In this bonus episode of Conversations, I chat with Craig Muder from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in advance of an #aroundtheworldin80sportingevents visit to this baseball Shangri-La.

The Fan Teaser: Week 157 Solution Did you have Basketball Hall of Famer Nate "The Great" Thurmond as the solution to this week's #FanTeaser? He recorded the NBA's first official quadruple-double Opening Night 1974.

Rivalry Game Stadium Photo Prints Giveaway We're giving away a pair of quality photo prints captured high above both Spartan Stadium and Michigan Stadium by @MichiganSkyMedia.

The full page of Event No. 25 (2025 Ryder Cup) of the #aroundtheworldin80sportingevents project is now posted on our website. Plenty of photos and videos to review. Now up to 66,900 total miles traveled through this one! thesportsfanproject.com/around-the-w...

The Fan Teaser – Week 157 A multi-part #FanTeaser this week. Only one of the four NBA quadruple-doubles in history was recorded on Opening Night. Who was it? What players achieved the other three?

Conversations with Sports Fans – Benjamin Hill In this episode of Conversations with Sports Fans we're joined by Benjamin Hill, a go-to source for all things Minor League Baseball.

Last Call: ‘Gales of November’ Giveaway This is the last call to enter to win an author-signed copy of John U. Bacon's latest NYT bestseller, 'The Gales of November.' Available only to subscribers, if not currently a subscriber, message me to get signed up.

The 2025 Ryder Cup Mulligan With our Ryder Cup visit a bit scrambled, we visited a couple of notable sports-themed museums in New Jersey while out east as part of the #aroundtheworldin80sportingevents project.

Where’s the Golf!?! (aka My Time at the 2025 Ryder Cup) Event No. 29 of the #aroundtheworldin80sportingevents project took me to the famed Bethpage Black Golf Course for 2025 Ryder Cup festivities.

The Fan Teaser: Week 156 Solution The #FanTeaser solution takes us back nearly 50 years when Boston Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk launched a home run into the foggy late-night air over Fenway Park's green monster to secure a seventh and deciding game against the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series.

The Fan Teaser – Week 156 This week's #FanTeaser is about to celebrate a momentous birthday.

Conversations with Sports Fans – Tim Walker I'm joined by Tim Walker in Conversation this week. An Englander, Tim's one of the most-traveled sports fans I've had the pleasure of chatting with in the four seasons of Conversations.

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The Fan Teaser: Week 155 Solution Who sleuthed out one of the premier backup QBs in NFL history, Earl Morrall, as this week's #FanTeaser solution?

The Fan Teaser – Week 155 It seemed a perfect time to use this one for the #FanTeaser.

Conversations with Sports Fans – Mike Farrell This week's Conversation with ESPN Senior Producer, Mike Farrell, who directed the recent E:60 feature, Southpaw: The Life & Legacy of Jim Abbott.

The Great Ballpark Chase: Spanning the Globe In his final installment this year, contributor Tim Russell takes us to Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX, on his #ChasingBallparks journey.

Don’t Cry for Us Argentina; We Had a Blast Event No. 24 of the #aroundtheworldin80sportingevents project took me to Argentina to experience some South American soccer and witness a legend's final match in his home country.

The Fan Teaser: Week 154 Solution This week's #FanTeaser solution revisits one of the biggest moments in Pacific Northwest baseball history: "The Double."

The Fan Teaser – Week 154 This week's #FanTeaser tests both your nautical vocabulary and baseball knowledge.

Conversations with Sports Fans – Ken Hanscom My guest in Conversations is once again Olympic superfan, Ken Hanscom, who updates us on the rapidly approaching 2026 Winter Games in Italy and even looks ahead to the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.

The Great Ballpark Chase: Houston, We Have Baseball! Contributor Tim Russell takes us to Houston's Daikin Park in this week's #ChasingBallparks installment.

The Fan Teaser: Week 153 Solution The #FanTeaser solution features a a golfer dialing long-distance to secure one of the most improbably comebacks.

Fan Teaser – Week 153 This week's #FanTeaser. Who say you?

Conversations with Sports Fans – Adam Farrell and Joe Welton An absolute delight speaking with two-thirds of the fellas who spent over 44 hours in the Bethpage Black Golf Course parking lot earlier this summer in hopes of playing the course that hosts the @RyderCup.

The Great Ballpark Chase: Buc-ee’s is a Solid Substitute for Baseball in a Pinch Our contributor Tim Russell didn't let a rain out dampen his spirits in America's Deep South. A visit to Buc-ee's is an event unto itself. #ChasingBallparks

The Fan Teaser: Week 152 Solution The #FanTeaser solution includes a pair of the many uniforms worn by this mercurial quarterback of the late 1980s and 1990s.

To Fight or not to Fight, That was the Question Tales from Event No. 23 of the #aroundtheworldin80sportingevents project. A championship boxing match in Detroit.

Fan Teaser – Week 152 Which one of these should be the #FanTeaser image this week? What the heck, let's just use them both! Just to review, The Fan Teaser was the creation of former Ann Arbor News Sports Editor Geoff Larcom. Longtime friend and fellow Ann Arbor News alum, Pat Schutte, took it to…

Conversations with Sports Fans – Tyler Leipprandt Our guest is photographer Tyler Leipprandt from Michigan Sky Media. Among many things, we learn how this former college basketball player and school teacher became fascinated with aerial photography, including shooting stadium flyovers before big…

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The Fan Teaser: Week 151 Solution OK, who hammered this week's #FanTeaser with the correct answer?

The full page from Event No. 22 of the #aroundtheworldin80sportingevents (#CheyenneFrontierDays) is now published. Plenty of photos and video. Now officially on our third lap of the planet. thesportsfanproject.com/around-the-w...

Conversations with Sports Fans – We’re Syndicated! I'm excited to announce that Conversations with Sports Fans is now airing each Friday night at 9 on WDBF 103.5 lpFM in Decatur, IN.

Fan Teaser – Week 151 This week's #FanTeaser should be a walk off for even the most casual sports fan.

Conversations with Sports Fan – John Yandle John Yandle in action. (Photo by Andy Kuno/SF Giants) My guest in this episode is 70-year-old John Yandle who, rather remarkably, has been throwing batting practice to the San Francisco Giants for 41 years. Yes, you read that correctly, a septuagenarian…

Buck Yeah, I Attended a Rodeo! Event No. 22 of #aroundtheworldin80sportingevents took me to the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. Yes, it was, in fact, my #firstrodeo.