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Brett is joined in Hour 2 today by Dylan Sinn from the Journal Gazette to talk about all the latest things going on in college basketball and college football including the latest College Football Playoff Rankings featuring both the Indiana Hoosiers and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Also in the second hour, we preview tomorrow night's regionals matchups in high school football with Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine!
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Brett is joined in the first hour of today's Sports Rush by the voice of the Indianapolis Colts, Matt Taylor! Matt and Brett discuss the loss on Sunday against the Buffalo Bills, the upcoming game against the New York Jets, the switch back to Anthony Richardson from Joe Flacco at quarterback, Kenny Moore's comments, and more! Also in the first hour, the Pacers lost to the Magic last night on the road, and we gave away some tickets to PFW Basketball!
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In the first hour of today's show, Brett is joined by Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com and Kent Sterling on YouTube! There's a lot for him and Brett to discuss today, as the Colts have made the decision to go back to Anthony Richardson at QB1 in place of the veteran Joe Flacco. We hear from Kent on his thoughts about the decision by the team, and how he thinks the rest of the season may play out. Also in the first hour, it was a good night for Purdue Fort Wayne Basketball, as both teams "defended the fort" last night at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum!
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Brett is joined by James Boyd of The Athletic in Hour 2 today to hear about all the latest behind the Colts' decision to go back to Anthony Richardson at QB1. After all we have heard from the organization so far, how can we be sure that the position won't continue to be a see-saw? Also, Brett asks James about Kenny Moore's comments made to media earlier in the week and more. Also in the second hour, another look at Purdue Fort Wayne Men's Basketball victory last night over Bethune-Cookman, and more!
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Brett is joined in the first hour of today's Tuesday Sports Rush by Alex Golden of the Setting the Pace Podcast! There's a lot to talk about concerning the Pacers today, whether it's the fact they can beat teams like the Celtics and Knicks but struggle against lesser teams, the fact that they are missing two big men for the remainder of the season, the upcoming in season tournament, and more! Also in the first hour, a look at some of the College Basketball results from matchups around the state last night including Purdue, Butler, and Notre Dame!
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In the second hour of today's show, Brett has a conversation with Kevin Bowen down on 1075 The Fan down in Indianapolis about the latest going on with the Indianpolis Colts with the disparaging comments made by Kenny Moore, the latest on who is the starting quarterback for the Colts, and more. Also in the second hour, a replay of Brett's conversation yesterday with Don Fischer, AND we played Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with a listener today who was a first time caller!
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In the first hour of today's Monday show, the Indianapolis Colts dropped another game with quarterback Joe Flacco at the helm after replacing Anthony Richardson as the starter, this time at the hands of Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. However, all was not lost for Indianapolis sports teams last night as the Indiana Pacers got a quality win over the New York Knicks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Also in the first hour, Purdue Basketball suffers a major player loss due to injury, and Indiana Football remains unbeaten after a close game over the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday!
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In today's second hour of the show, Brett is joined by Indiana Hoosiers Broadcasting Hall-of-Famer Don Fischer for our weekly segment that we like to call "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch!" Today they talk about the Indiana Hoosiers Football Team remaining undefeated after their close win over the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday, as well as the Men's Basketball Team defeated Eastern Illinois handily after a shaky first half of the game. Also in the second hour, a look at regional football matchups featuring area teams coming up later this week!
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In the first hour of today's show, Brett is joined by Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Women's Basketball Head Coach, Maria Marchesano! We hear about how the 'Dons came up just short with a late furious rally against the Purdue Boilermakers last night, and their next upcoming game against Valparaiso on Saturday! Also in the first hour, Destin Adams of A to Z Sports joins the show to talk about the latest with the Colts after their loss on Sunday to the Vikings with Joe Flacco as the starter, and their upcoming game against the Bills on Sunday!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett talks to Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette here in town about all the latest going on in College Football and College Basketball! Also in the second hour, Brett's High School Football Picks of the Week and a conversation with Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz about tomorrow night's games and the latest going on at Parkview Sports Medicine!
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In the first hour of today's Tuesday Sports Rush, we hear from the Indy Star's Dustin Dopirak about the Indiana Pacers getting a win on the road last night over the Dallas Mavericks! Brett and Dustin also discuss the two season-ending injuries to big men on the Pacers team and what could be done to replace them for the foreseeable future. All that and more in Hour #1!
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In Hour 2 today, we hear from Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball Head Coach Jon Coffman! He and Brett recap last night's season opening win at the Gates Center over the Bluffton Beavers, and also preview the upcoming game on the road in Florida on Friday night against the UCF Knights! Also in the second hour, a look at moves made at the NFL Trade Deadline, and more!
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In the first hour of today's show, the Indianapolis Colts went to Joe Flacco against the Vikings in Sunday Night Football last night and the offense looked just as stagnant as it has in the past with Anthony Richardson, if not more. We dive into the loss last night, and what the Colts season looks like going forward. Also in the first hour, College Basketball is officially back, and Purdue Fort Wayne gets their season underway tonight against the Bluffton Beavers!
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Brett is joined by Indiana Hoosiers Hall-of-Fame Broadcaster Don Fischer in Hour 2 today for our weekly edition of "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch"! Today, Don and Brett discuss the Indiana Hoosiers now sitting at 9-0 and ranked #8 in the country by the AP Poll. We hear how he thinks of the rest of the season could possibly shake out, and how surprised he is that Indiana is favored over Michigan by 14 points. Also in the second hour, continuing to look into the Colts mess of a season, and more.
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In the first hour of today’s Halloween edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Scott Agness of The Fieldhouse Files! The Indiana Pacers got a great win in overtime last night after getting a large lead then surviving a comeback from the Boston Celtics at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, and we hear all about it from Scott. We also hear about Indiana Fever players Aaliyah Boston and Lexie Hull joining the 3x3 Unrivaled Basketball League for Women coming in January of 2025, and more! Also in the first hour, the Yankees blew it last night to end the World Series, and more!
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We are joined by James Boyd in the second hour of The Sports Rush on a Halloween to talk about the Colts making the decision to change quarterbacks from Anthony Richardson to Joe Flacco. Just how big of a mistake was this by the Colts organization, and what is the plan for Indianapolis going forward? Plus in Hour 2, Brett makes his High School Football Picks of the week! Also in the second hour, we hear from Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine about what he expects in several of the football games tomorrow night!
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In the second hour of today's show, Brett continues to prepare for the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball team taking on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a charity exhibition match to benefit multiple charities in the Fort Wayne area. Also in the second hour, we replay a conversation that Brett had with Kent Sterling yesterday concerning the Indianapolis Colts making the switch at quarterback from Anthony Richardson to Joe Flacco.
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In a special edition of today's Sports Rush, Brett is coming to you live from the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum ahead of the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball Team hosting the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a charity exhibition later tonight! In the first hour today, Brett is joined by Dylan Sinn from the Journal Gazette to not only preview tonight's matchup at the Coliseum, but also talk about exhibitions held by Purdue and Indiana Basketball over the weekend, and preview this upcoming weekend in College Football!
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In the first hour of today's show, Brett is joined by Alex Golden who covers the Indiana Pacers! Unfortunately, today it is a discussion about the Pacers dropping both games of a back to back on Sunday afternoon and yesterday evening, allowing opposing teams best players to go off for dominant performances. Also in the first hour, could Stephanie White be headed to the Indiana Fever? Plus, plenty of Brett's thoughts on Anthony Richardson being benched for Joe Flacco!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com and Kent Sterling on YouTube to talk about the news of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson being benched in favor of veteran Joe Flacco ahead of the Colts taking on the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday Night Football this weekend. Also in the second hour, could Stephanie White be heading to the Indiana Fever? Plus an exciting weekend of High School Sectional Football is coming up this weekend!
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In the first hour of today’s Sports Rush, Brett has finally had it up to here with the production he’s seen from Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson after another loss yesterday to the Houston Texans that saw AR complete just 10/32 passes, and also ask to be taken out of the game during a crucial third down play. Also in the first hour, the Indiana Hoosiers got another win on Saturday to remain undefeated, and more!
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In the second hour of today’s Monday show, Brett is joined by Indiana Hoosiers Broadacaster Don Fischer for “Fifteen Minutes with Fisch” that we have every Monday! Today, we hear from Don about Indiana Football’s win over Washington this past weekend, and about the exhibition game win for the Indiana Men’s Basketball team over Tennessee yesterday. Also in the second hour, getting ready for college basketball with the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons, High School Football Sectionals, and more!
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Brett is joined by Scott Agness of the Fieldhouse Files in the first hour of today's show! We hear about his thoughts on the Pacers come-from-behind win last night in their season opener on the road against the Detroit Pistons. Also in the first hour, rumors circling the Indiana Fever and their head coaching position, and more!
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In the second hour of today's show, Brett is first joined by "The Coach" Shannon Griffith to preview this weekend's game for the undefeated Indiana Hoosiers Football Team against the Washington Huskies down in Bloomington. Then, Brett talks to Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz about the upcoming weekend of High School Football Sectionals, and about the latest going on at Parkview Sports Medicine!
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In the first hour of today’s show, Brett is joined by Mike Nutter, the Team President of the Fort Wayne TinCaps! Although the TinCaps season ended a while ago, there’s still a lot going on at the organization and the ballpark. We hear from Mike about a very cool award that the TinCaps organization won a few weeks ago for helping out the local Fort Wayne community and all the things that the team has done to help others. We also hear from Mike about the upcoming Holiday Lights Event coming to Parkview Field! Also in the first hour, the NBA officially got underway last night but the Pacers begin play tonight, and more!
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In the second hour today, Brett is joined by Dylan Sinn from the Journal Gazette! Today, he and Brett all the latest with College Football in the state. Brett asks Dylan who he thinks is at a bigger risk of being upset this weekend, Indiana or Notre Dame? We also hear his overall thoughts on the Big Ten as a football conference, and talk some college hoops as well! Also in the second hour, Brett and Adam make their NFL Picks for the week and more!
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In the first hour of today’s show, Brett is joined by James Boyd, who covers the Indianapolis Colts for The Athletic! Today, they talk about the Colts close win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday with quarterback Anthony Richardson leaving more to be desired, even though they got the victory. Brett asks James what Anthony needs to do better as a player if the Colts are going to win some games in their next difficult stretch of games. We also hear about the overall health situation of Indianapolis and whether or not James thinks there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Also in the first hour, The WNBA players have opted out of the league’s CBA, the NBA starts tonight, and a whole lot more!
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Brett is joined by Zach Osterman from The Indy Star in the second hour of today’s show! On today’s docket for discussion: the dominant victory by the Indiana Hoosiers Football Team over the weekend against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in a national spotlight, the health of injured quarterback Kurtis Rourke, and the remaining schedule for Indiana! Also in the second hour of today’s show, Brett plays Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with a listener, previews the Mastodons Men’s Basketball Team taking on Notre Dame in a charity match, and a heck of a lot more.
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In the first hour of today’s show, Brett recaps what was a fantastic weekend of sports! First off, we have to recognize the fantastic job that the Indiana Hoosiers Football Team is doing under first-year head coach Curt Cignetti with a statement win on Saturday against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Also in the first hour, Brett asks when the madness will stop regarding the belief in Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson. Plus: the ending to the WNBA Finals last night left little than a more to be desired from the league’s product!
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Every Monday, we are pleased to be joined by Indiana Hoosiers Broadcasting Hall-of-Famer Don Fischer for our weekly segment that we like to call “Fifteen Minutes with Fisch!” Today, Brett and Don talk about the monumental win over Nebraska this past weekend with an intense amount of national coverage from the media and the expectations getting higher and higher. The two also talk about the upcoming charity basketball game for the Hoosiers Men’s Basketball Team against the Tennessee Volunteers! Also in the second hour, Brett thinks Ryan Walters needs to go!
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In the first hour of today’s show, Brett is joined by Dylan Sinn from the Journal Gazette! We hear from Dylan about Ryan Walters choosing to call the offensive plays last weekend in their close overtime loss to the Illinois Fighting Illini with their redshirt freshman quarterback taking the reins. Does Purdue have any chance of keeping this game this weekend against the Oregon Ducks close? We also hear about just how monumental the game in Bloomington for the undefeated Hoosiers against the Nebraska Cornhuskers is for Curt Cignetti and company, and we hear Dylan’s keys to the game for this weekend. Also in the first hour, the Dodgers rolled over the Mets last night, and there was a great game in the WNBA Finals!
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We have two guests for you in Hour number 2 today! First, Brett is joined by Kent Sterling from Kent Sterling on YouTube and KentSterling.com! The two talk about the huge matchup this weekend for the Indiana Hoosiers against Nebraska, and about the current state of the 3-3 Indianapolis Colts heading into a game against the battered and bruised Miami Dolphins this weekend at Lucas Oil. We also talk to Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz about some of the high school football games this weekend in the last week of regular season play and about the latest going on at Parkview Sports Medicine!
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In the first hour of today's Sports Rush, we are joined by Justin Cohn from the Journal Gazette to talk about the Fort Wayne Komets! Brett discusses some off-the-ice news regarding the Komets in losing President of Business Operations Scott Sproat as he departs to join Fort Wayne FC. We hear from Justin about what that could mean for the Komets before jumping into the on-ice product and what he's seen from the team so far before the regular season. Also in the first hour, Brett and Adam make their NFL picks for the week!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by the TV voice of the Indiana Pacers, Chris Denari! He hears from Chris about how the preseason has looked so far for the Pacers, how he expects the roster and rotation to shake out for the start of the regular season, his thoughts on some moves around the NBA, and more! Also in the second hour, Brett tries to guess some lines for some of the College Football games this weekend, and we take a look at the High School Football Sectional Pairings!
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Destin Adams who covers the Indianapolis Colts for A to Z Sports is our guest in the first hour of The Sports Rush today! Today, Brett and Destin talk about the Colts getting a close and fairly uninspiring win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. The two also discuss the remainder of the Colts season and which quarterback gives the team a better chance to reach the NFL Playoffs. We also get a preview of the Colts taking on the Dolphins without Tua this weekend! Also in the first hour, preseason Horizon League rankings are officially out ahead of the basketball season!
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In the second hour of today's show, Brett is joined by Scott Agness from The Fieldhouse Files to talk about the Pacers preseason so far, including a loss to Zach Edey, John Konchar, and the Memphis Grizzlies last night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Brett asks Scott about the state of the rotation for Indy and about some of the fringe players that are trying to possibly crack the rotation, and whether or not they will make it. Also in the second hour, we play Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with one of our listeners, and a whole lot more!
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Welcome back after a sports weekend! To kick off today's Monday show in the first hour, Brett recaps the Colts close and non-gorgeous 20-17 win over the Tennessee Titans yesterday, with Joe Flacco at the helm at quarterback. Also, there was some crazy games in college football between Ohio State and Oregon, Penn State and USC, and even Purdue was in a wild game to our surprise! All that and more in Hour 1
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We're joined by Indiana Hoosiers Hall-of-Fame Broadcaster Don Fischer in the second hour of today's show for our weekly segment called "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch"! Today, Brett and Don discuss the upcoming season for the Hoosiers Basketball Team as the Curt Cignetti lead Hoosiers Football Team is on a bye week! Also in the second hour, a major change to leadership in the Fort Wayne Komets front office, the WNBA Finals are evened up, the Pacers play in preseason tonight, and more!
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In the first hour of today's mid-week show, Brett is joined on the guest line by Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette! Today, we hear about the success that the Indiana Football program has been having so far with a 6-0 start under Curt Cignetti, and Dylan talks about what he thinks it will take for the Hoosiers to reach the College Football Playoffs. We then discuss the struggles that Purdue Football has been having under head coach Ryan Walters and whether or not he needs to be given the ol' boot. Also in the first hour, the new Indiana Fever President of Basketball Operations had some interesting quotes about the team and some of the Fever players today, and Brett and Adam make their NFL Picks for the upcoming weekend!
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In the second hour of The Sports Rush today, Brett is joined by Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com and his YouTube page Kent Sterling! Today, he and Brett discuss the state of the Indianapolis Colts defense under the direction of Gus Bradley, and just how much longer will the insanity of thinking he is capable of leading the defense continue? Also in the second hour, a look at some of the High School Football Sectionals as we get closer to the pairing show and the playoffs here in the state of Indiana!
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In the first hour of today’s Tuesday Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Destin Adams, who covers the Indianapolis Colts for A to Z Sports! The two discuss the Indianapolis Colts continuing their streak of losing down in the city of Jacksonville, why the Colts organization allows the defense to continue to falter under the coordination of Gus Bradley, and the conversation surrounding the quarterbacks Anthony Richardson and Joe Flacco. Also in the first hour, Brett asks if the Indiana Hoosiers can make the College Football Playoffs. Also, the New York Jets provided us with some first hour news by firing Head Coach Robert Saleh.
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In the second hour of The Sports Rush, we have Alex Golden from the Setting the Pace Podcast to talk about the Indiana Pacers! The Pacers open up their NBA Preseason schedule tonight with an away game against the Atlanta Hawks. We hear from Alex about what he wants to see from the team throughout the preseason, ask him questions about the state of the roster rotation and depth, and where the Pacers’ ceiling is for the upcoming season. Also in the second hour, we continue to follow along live with the MLB playoffs, and Brett has a question about Shane Steichen and Anthony Richardson!
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In the first hour of today's Monday Sports Rush, we are unfortunately here in studio to once again talk about another loss by the Indianapolis Colts to the Jaguars down in the city of Jacksonville, Florida. Brett shares his thoughts on the Colts defense and just how bad it is under the direction of Defensive Coordinator Gus Bradley, what changes need to be made, and more. Also now that we've seen Flacco perform well for a whole game, does he deserve the starting spot? Also in the first hour, Indiana Football is now 6-0 and bowl eligible, and more!
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In the second hour of today's Monday show, we have our weekly segment called "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch" with Indiana Hoosiers Hall-of-Fame Broadcaster, Don Fischer! Today, Brett and Don discuss the Indiana Hoosiers going up to Chicago to take down the Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday to improve to 6-0 on the season and become bowl eligible. Also in the second hour, Brett continues to question whether Anthony Richardson is the Colts' long term solution at quarterback, takes a look at the WNBA and MLB Playoffs, and more!
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In the first hour of today’s show, Brett talks to James Boyd who covers the Indianapolis Colts for The Athletic! The two today discuss the upcoming trip this weekend for the Colts down to Jacksonville where the team has struggled to get a win for a long time. In addition to the losing streak, the Colts are also facing a slew of injuries that we get the latest information on from James. Also, with Anthony Richardson being limited in practice so far this week, who would we rather see start at QB on Sunday, AR or Flacco? Also in Hour 1, Caitlin Clark was voted the Kia WNBA Rookie of the Year today, but it wasn’t unanimous because of ONE voter!
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In the second hour today, Brett is joined by Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine! Today, he and Brett preview several key matchups in high school football in our area tomorrow night. We also hear about the latest going on at Parkview Sports Medicine! Also in the second hour, Indiana Football is currently in a perfect position in their first season under head coach Curt Cignetti. Also, a lot more NCAA sporting events are coming to The Fort!
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In the first hour of today's show, Brett is joined on the guest line by JJ Stankevitz! In addition to being the voice of the Colts Public Address Announcer on gamedays, JJ also does a fantastic job of covering the team for Colts.com, does podcasts on the Colts, and more! Today, we hear about the overall health of the team as they prepare to head down to Jacksonville this weekend in an attempt to break the long time curse of being unable to win down at the Jaguars stadium. Also in the first hour, Brett and Adam follow along with playoff MLB Baseball!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Dustin Dopirak who covers the Indianapolis Pacers for the Indy Star joins the program! We hear from Dustin about the top storylines from Pacers Media Day which took place on Monday, and get an idea of what the expectations are for the team heading into the preseason and the regular season! Also in the second hour, Brett and Adam continue to watch Wildcard Baseball, and Brett ponders a question about sports that WASN'T asked to the candidates in last night's Vice Presidential debate!
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We have a packed Tuesday show for you today! In the first hour of today's Sports Rush, we start with the sad news that MLB legend and long time Cincinnati Reds player Pete Rose has passed away last night at the age of 83. Brett shares about how he grew up listening to Pete Rose and the Reds, and shares his thoughts about how Pete was "blackballed" from receiving any awards or recognition for his career in the sport. Also in the first hour, we talk to USA Today MLB Writer Bob Nightengale on his thoughts on the passing of Pete Rose, his picks for the MLB Playoffs, where he stands on Jackson Merrill vs. Paul Skenes for ROTY, and more! Also in the first hour, we talk to Destin Adams who covers the Indianapolis Colts for A to Z Sports about the Colts' win over the Steelers on Sunday, the health of Anthony Richardson and Jonathan Taylor, their game this weekend against Jacksonville, and more!
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In the second hour, Brett talks to Nathan Baird, who covers the Purdue Boilermakers beat for the Indy Star! Today, Brett and Nathan discuss the decision by Ryan Walters after the Boilers loss to Nebraska on Saturday to dismiss Offensive Coordinator Graham Harrell. We hear about what lead to that decision from Nathan, and about what gives Coach Walters confidence in his replacement who is still relatively new to the College Football world. Also in the second hour, we continue to follow along with the MLB Wild Card games, and play Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with one of our listeners!
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In the first hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett recaps the weekend that was in the world of sports! The Indianapolis Colts got the close win over the Steelers yesterday, but Anthony Richardson left the game early with a hip injury. And even though the Colts held on and survived, Brett was once again unimpressed with the defense provided by Gus Bradley after the Colts got their 17-0 lead. Also in the first hour, did anyone realize the WNBA Playoffs are still going on? Plus, the Indiana Hoosiers football team is now nationally ranked!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Indiana Hoosiers Hall-of-Fame Broadcaster Don Fischer! Don joins Brett every Monday for a segment we like to call "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch"! Today, Brett and Don discuss the Indiana Hoosiers getting their fifth win of the season to remain undefeated against the Maryland Terrapins over the weekend. Also in the second hour, we hear from Adam who talked to a few Indianapolis Colts players after yesterday's win over the Steelers, and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 today by the voice of the Indianapolis Colts, Matt Taylor! Today Matt and Brett preview the upcoming game this weekend against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Lucas Oil Stadium. What does Anthony Richardson need to do in order to improve his quarterback play? What are the Colts chances of getting a win on Sunday? All that and more with Matt. Also in the first hour, the Indiana Fever are officially done for the 2024 Season after Caitlin Clark and her Fever team fell to the Connecticut Sun last night to be swept 2-0 in their best of 3 first round series.
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett talks to former Carroll High School standout and current professional baseball and now the catching and hitting coach for the Indiana Tech Warriors Baseball Team! Brett talks to Hayden about how he came to be in this position with the Warriors and about how his career in baseball is going. Also in the second hour, Brett talks to Cam Smith, the Coach/Director of Parkview Sports Medicine (PSM) Football! We hear all about the program and what it offers for football players in our area from Cam and more. Also in Hour 2, Brett makes his High School Football Picks of the Week brought to you by Hupe Fieldhouse!
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Today's mid-week show features "The Judge," Judge Phil Houk joining the Sports Rush! Judge Phil is the founder and host of "Fighting Irish Preview" which you can hear twice on Saturdays right here on 1380 The Fan, as well as the Fighting Irish Preview website! Today, Judge Phil and Brett discuss Notre Dame's win over Miami of Ohio over the past weekend, and then look ahead to the Fighting Irish taking on the Louisville Cardinals this upcoming weekend. Also in the first hour, the Fever have have a tough task in Game 2 tonight against the Connecticut Sun in the first round of the WNBA Playoffs!
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Bret is joined in the second hour today by Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com as well as his popular YouTube page and social medias! Today, we hear about Kent's thoughts on the ugly win for the Colts on Sunday against the Chicago Bears. Although they got the win, they didn't look great, and Kent shares where he thinks the team still needs to improve ahead of their game against the Steelers on Sunday. Also in the second hour, Brett and Adam make their NFL Picks for Week 4, and get themselves ready for Game 2 of the Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun!
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In the first hour of today’s show, Brett is joined by Dylan Sinn, who is on the beat of all the latest going on in the football programs of the universities around the state of Indiana and does a great job of covering of them for the Journal Gazette! We hear about Dylan’s thoughts on the Indiana Hoosiers getting off to a 4-0 start under new Head Coach Curt Cignetti. We also hear about the struggles of Purdue Football under Ryan Walters, as well as how good he thinks the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are after their win over Miami of Ohio. We also hear his thoughts on the Indiana Hoosiers Basketball Team landing Trey Sermon, and more! Also in the first hour, a look back at Monday Night Football and more.
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Brett is joined by Kevin Bowen from 107.5 The Fan down in Indianapolis in our second hour today! Kevin and Brett disagree on how Anthony Richardson should be handled when he’s not living up to the expectations of play for the Colts, should he be benched for Joe Flacco when he’s not doing well or not? And if Flacco shouldn’t come in, what can Anthony Richardson do to improve? Also in the second hour, Brett and one of our listeners face off in an exciting edition of our weekly game, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia!
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Time to kick off a week of The Sports Rush! In hour first hour today, Brett relives one of the ugliest wins we’ve seen in a while, with the Indianapolis Colts getting the win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium. Brett shares his thoughts on why the thinks that Anthony Richardson should have been taken out of the game for Joe Flacco in order to send a message about the level of play that is expected by the team. We get a lot of pushback on the textline, can Brett handle it? Plus, the Fever are now down 0-1 in the WNBA Playoffs and one loss away from an exit!
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In the second hour of today's Monday show, we have our weekly segment that we like to call "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch" with IU Hoosiers Hall-of-Fame Broadcaster, Don Fischer! Today, Don joins Brett to talk about the 4-0 start for the Curt Cignetti lead Hoosiers Football Team after a dominant win over the Charlotte 49ers over the weekend. Also in the second hour, Brett continues to defend his take of benching Anthony Richardson on Sunday against the Bears. Also, A'ja Wilson was named MVP of the WNBA, and someone got a vote for the MVP that probably shouldn't have. All that and more!
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In the second hour of today’s Thursday Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the show by Zach Osterman, who covers the Indiana Hoosiers! Brett not only discusses the Indiana Hoosiers Football Team who has started the season 3-0 under new Head Coach Curt Cignetti, the two also talk about what Zach heard from Mike Woodson and IU Men’s Basketball players at their media day yesterday down in Bloomington! Also in the second hour, Brett makes his High School Football Picks of the Week, and we talk to Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz about the upcoming Friday of High School Football! All that and more in Hour 2!
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In the first hour of today’s Sports Rush, we are joined by the Head Coach of Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men’s Basketball, Jon Coffman! Jon joins Brett on the show today to share the exciting news that the Mastodons will be taking on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a Charity Exhibition Basketball Game at the Memorial Coliseum on October 30th! Not only is this a chance for Fighting Irish and Purdue Fort Wayne fans to see a fantastic matchup at the Coliseum before the start of the regular season. Not only that, proceeds from the game will benefit both the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana, but also the Boys and Girls Club of Fort Wayne! Also in the first hour, we talk to Eli Rider who’s with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of NEI in order to talk to him about how this event came about, what their organization does, and what this charity game means to the organization as well!
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In the first hour of today's show, Brett is joined by Scott Agness, who covers the Indiana Pacers and the Indiana Fever for The Fieldhouse Files! Today, Brett and Scott preview the Indiana Fever's final regular season game against the Washington Mystics tomorrow night. After that, we hear about who the Fever will be facing in the first round of this year's WNBA Playoffs, depending on who wins or loses tonight. We also hear about the format of the WNBA Playoffs and how things will shake out for the Fever. Also in the first hour, the Colts are in serious trouble if they lose to the Chicago Bears this weekend and fall to 0-2.
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Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette here in Fort Wayne joins us in the second hour of Wednesday's show! Dylan was down in Bloomington today for Indiana Men's Basketball Media Day, and we hear about what Dylan learned from Mike Woodson and the players that he heard from today. Also with Dylan, we hear about the past weekend of College Football, and the upcoming weekend of games for Purdue, Notre Dame, Indiana, and more! Also in the second hour, Brett and Adam make their NFL Picks for Week 3 based on the spreads set by the linemakers!
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In the first hour of today's Tuesday Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line by Sam King of the Lafayette Journal and Courier! The two talk about what went wrong in Purdue Football's historic loss over the weekend to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish who bounced back strongly from their loss against NIU. What can Purdue do to improve in just a week before they head to the West Coast to take on the Oregon State Beavers? Also in the first hour, why Caitlin Clark is one of the best rookies of any sport of all time!
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In the second hour of today's show, Brett talks to Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com as well as his popular YouTube page about the Colts starting the season 0-2 after dropping games to the Houston Texans and Green Bay Packers. They also preview the upcoming game against the Chicago Bears, and talk Indiana Football's 3-0 start under Coach Cignetti. Also in the second hour, Brett plays Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with a listener, and more!
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Time to start the week off with The Sports Rush! Today’s start of the show isn’t the happiest ever, as the Indianapolis Colts are now 0-2 after losing up in Green Bay against the Packers yesterday afternoon. Not only did the Colts lose to the Packers, they lost to a backup quarterback in Malik Willis, and the run defense continued to look like Swiss cheese against the running backs of Green Bay after concerns over the defense in Week 1. Also in the first hour, the Indiana Hoosiers absolutely stuck it to the UCLA Bruins over the weekend, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish absolutely demolished the Purdue Boilermakers. All that and more to recap in the first hour!
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In the second hour of our Monday show, Brett is joined for “Fifteen Minutes with Fisch” with Indiana Hoosiers Hall-of-Fame Broadcaster, Don Fischer! Today, Don and Brett discuss Curt Cignetti and his Indiana Hoosiers going out for a quick business trip to Los Angeles to dispatch of the UCLA Bruins handily. Now that Brett has finally seen a “show-me” win for the Hoosiers, just how far do he and Don think the Hoosiers can go this season? We also hear from Don about his overall thoughts on the win against UCLA and more! Also in the second hour, why you should listen to Brett when it comes to College Football bets, and a look at more college football stories from around the nation.
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In the first hour of today’s show, Brett is joined by Dylan Sinn from the Journal Gazette here in Fort Wayne! Dylan was at the Indiana Fever game last night down at Gainbridge Fieldhouse and we hear from him about the Fever and Caitlin Clark’s struggles in a loss to the Las Vegas Aces. Brett also talks to Dylan about the upcoming weekend of College Football, with Notre Dame heading to Ross-Ade to take on the Purdue Boilermakers, and the Indiana Hoosiers heading out to Los Angeles to take on the UCLA Bruins. Also in the first hour, a look at the latest injury report for the Indianapolis Colts as well as the Green Bay Packers ahead of their matchup in the NFL on Sunday. Also in the first hour, Brett and Adam make their NFL picks for Week 2!
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In the second hour of today’s Sports Rush, Brett is joined by the voice of the Indiana Fever, Pat Boylan! Pat joins Brett on the show to give his first-person perspective of the Indiana Fever dropping their game at home against the Las Vegas Aces and A’ja Wilson last night. What needs to improve for the Fever before another game against the Aces tomorrow night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse? Also in the second hour, Brett makes his High School Football Picks of the Week presented by Hupe Fieldhouse, and we also talk to Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine about his thoughts on many of the football games tomorrow night, and the latest going on at PSM!
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On this Tuesday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Scott Agness, who covers the Indiana Pacers as well as the Indiana Fever for The Fieldhouse Files! We hear from Scott today about the Fever and their winning ways since returning from the Olympic break, as well as their upcoming matchups this week against the Las Vegas Aces. Will A'ja Wilson be healthy and able to compete against the Fever after resting due to injury on Sunday? Can Caitlin Clark bolster her MVP Odds by getting wins against the Aces? All that and more with Scott! Also in the first hour, discussing Monday Night Football as well as continuing to look at the Colts loss on Sunday
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In the second hour of today's Tuesday Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Kevin Bowen from 107.5 The Fan down in Indianapolis to talk about the Colts dropping their season opener to the Houston Texans. We hear Kevin's thoughts on what needs to improve before their Week 2 matchup against the Packers up in Green Bay. Also in the second hour, we play our weekly game of Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, preview High School Football, and more!
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We're back in action on a Monday with The Sports Rush with Brett Rump! We spend a good portion of the first hour today breaking down the Colts dropping their season opening game at Lucas Oil Stadium by a score of 29-27. Brett shares his thoughts on the ups and downs of Anthony Richardson, as well as the defensive struggles. Producer Adam also had the opportunity to go down to the game in person and talk to several players in the locker room after the game, and we hear those clips as well! Also over the weekend, the Hoosiers won in a massive blowout, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish embarrassed themselves against Northern Illinois.
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Indiana Hoosiers Broadcaster Don Fischer for a weekly segment that we like to call "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch!" Today, we hear Don's perspective on an absolute blowout win by a score of 77-3 over the lowly Western Illinois Leathernecks. Was there anything to gain in blowing out an opponent like this in Week 2 of the schedule? The two also preview the Hoosiers next football game against the UCLA Bruins who, as we now know, are in LA. Also in the second hour, the Indiana Fever stay hot, and more!
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In the first hour of today's Wednesday Sports Rush, Brett shares his thoughts on the Colts upcoming season opener on Sunday against the Houston Texans. We hear what Brett thinks could be the Colts "secret weapon" for the team. Also in the first hour, the Indiana Fever have a game tonight, but have now officially clinched a spot in the WNBA Playoffs already! Also in the first hour, Brett takes a look at Purdue Fort Wayne Men's Basketball Horizon League schedule for play this season.
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In the second hour of today's show, Brett is joined by Nathan Baird, who covers the Purdue Boilermakers for the Indy Star! We hear from Nathan about what he saw in the blowout victory by the Boilermakers over the Indiana State Sycamores this past weekend, and if there's any takeaways you can have from such a one-sided game. We also get a preview of the Boilermakers taking on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as their next opponent, and what Nathan thinks of the Fighting Irish so far and their win over Texas A&M. Also in the second hour, Brett and Adam make their picks for Week 1 of the NFL season, go over Friday night's High School Football Schedule, and more!
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In the first hour of today's show, Brett is joined by Zach Osterman who is on the beat for the Indiana Hoosiers. Brett starts off the conversation by making Zach back up his prediction of the Indiana Hoosiers winning 9 games this season that he made in an article earlier this week. We also hear about the status of quarterback Kurtis Rourke and what Zach expects from him under the tutelage of new head coach Curt Cignetti. Also in the first hour, the TinCaps split a double-header last night, and we continue to give away tickets to listeners for this weekend's Indiana Football game.
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Sam King who covers the Purdue Boilermakers for the Lafayette Journal and Courier. Brett is very up front with Sam, asking him right off the bat whether or not the Boilermakers will finish at the bottom of the Big Ten this season. We also hear from Sam about how to recognize a good win for the Boilermakers over a lesser FCS team in Indiana State this weekend that the Boilers should handle with ease. Also in the second hour, Brett is joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine to preview tomorrow night's area high school football games and share the latest going on at PSM.
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In an abbreviated edition of The Sports Rush as we make way for a Fort Wayne TinCaps double-header against the Lansing Lugnuts, we are joined live by the head coach of the Purdue Fort Wayne Women's Basketball Team, Maria Marchesano! Today's a special conversation with Coach Marchesano, who reveals to our listeners the Women's Non-Conference schedule for the upcoming season! Also in the hour, Brett shares his thoughts on some of the roster moves by the Indianapolis Colts who got some of the players they waived back to their practice squad and more.
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In the first hour of today's show, Brett is joined on the guest line by Judge Phil Houk, who has been covering Notre Dame Football for the past 20+ seasons with "Fighting Irish Preview"! We'll be bringing you Fighting Irish Preview every Saturday at 6:30AM and 10:00AM throughout the Notre Dame season to get you ready for the games. Today, Brett and the Judge discuss this weekend's upcoming massive season opener against the Texas Longhorns. Also in the first hour, the Indiana Fever almost blew a massive lead but held on last night to win over Atlanta, and a whole lot more!
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With the Indianapolis Colts finalizing their 53-man roster this afternoon and making the final roster cuts to their team, we bring in Destin Adams who covers the Colts for A to Z Sports! Destin and Brett discuss all the cuts made by the Colts today, who were the biggest surprise player left on the roster, as well as left off the roster. Also in the second hour, Brett shares his thoughts on the state of college basketball, and gets excited for the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons season ahead.
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Time to kick off your week the right way, by listening to today's Monday edition of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump! Joining us today in the first hour is Kent Sterling, who you can see on YouTube, KentSterling.com, or a multitude of other places covering sports here in the state of Indiana. Today, Brett and Kent discuss what they saw from the Indianapolis Colts in the preseason, what they expect from the regular season, and 53-man roster cuts for the Colts that have already begun. Also in the first hour, College Football is officially back, big contracts are being signed in the NFL, and a whole lot more.
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It's BACK! After taking a break for the summer, Indiana Hoosiers Hall-of-Fame Broadcaster Don Fischer is back for his weekly discussion with Brett, every Monday at 5:20, in a segment that we like to call "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch!" Today, Brett and Don discuss the new-look Indiana Hoosiers Football Team under new head coach Curt Cignetti. What does Don expect from IU this season on the gridiron? What has he seen change under the new head coach? Also, a preview of this weekend's matchup against FIU. Also in the second hour, former Fort Wayne TinCap Jackson Merrill continues to tear it up in the major leagues for the San Diego Padres, and more!
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In the first hour of today’s Sports Rush, Brett is joined by JJ Stankevitz who does a fantastic job writing for Colts.com to preview tonight’s preseason matchup between the Indianapolis Colts and the Cincinnati Bengals. Although the Colts will be playing their starters for some of the game, the Bengals will not be. We hear from JJ what he expects from the Colts starters playing against the Bengals secondary, and more. Also in the first hour, Brett celebrates the career of Joey Votto, who announced his retirement from baseball today.
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In the second hour of today’s show, Brett makes his first High School Football Picks of the Week for the 2024 Season! Brett’s picks are presented by Hupe Fieldhouse! Also in the second hour, we replay a conversation that Brett had with Carroll Football Head Coach Doug Dinan ahead of our game of the week featuring the Chargers taking on Hamilton Southeastern tomorrow night. We also have a conversation with Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine to hear his thoughts about many of the games in the area tomorrow night and more!
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We have a special show for you today on The Sports Rush with Brett Rump! We were joined today live in studio by Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball Head Coach Jon Coffman as well as standout player Jalen Jackson! They joined us here today to release the Mastodons non-conference schedule for the upcoming season! We also hear from both of our guests about how the off-season has gone, what they're looking forward to this season, and how they feel about some of the matchups! All that and more in a special edition of The Sports Rush!
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We continue with the non-conference schedule release for the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball Program in the second hour with Head Coach Jon Coffman as well as standout player Jalen Jackson. Also in the second hour, we replay a conversation that Brett had with IU Men's Basketball player Gabe Cupps on the show on Monday, and Brett and Adam get siked up for High School Football starting on Friday!
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In the first hour of today's Sports Rush, we replay conversations that Brett had with two different head coaches at High School Media Day late last month! He first speaks to Snider Head Coach Kurt Tippmann, and then East Noble Head Coach Alex Stewart. Also in the first hour, Brett and Adam comb through the Indianapolis Colts 2024 Season Schedule and pick out their wins and losses with all we've seen from preseason so far.
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Brett is joined in the second hour of today's Sports Rush to talk about the Indianapolis Colts with Greg Rakestraw, part of the Colts' radio broadcasting team! We hear about his expectations for Anthony Richardson and the Colts this season, his thoughts on the injury that will sideline Jelani Woods, and more. We also hear about what teams he will be covering as he kicks of his High School Football coverage this Friday as well! Then we are joined by Coach Shannon Griffith to preview our matchup Friday of Hamilton Southeastern taking on the Carroll Chargers!
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We are pleased to be joined by Indiana Men's Basketball player Gabe Cupps LIVE on the guest line today to talk to Brett! We saw Gabe out at the IU Fan Event at Scheerer-McCulloch Auctioneers on Saturday, but we decided we needed to have him on the show today for a full conversation with Brett! Today, the two talk about how Gabe was forced into a major role on the team last year due to injuries and how that helped prepare him for the season ahead. We also hear about what he's looking to improve on, as well as what the coaching staff expects from Gabe in his role with the 24-25 Hoosiers. All that and more with Gabe. Also in the first hour, the race for the WNBA Rookie of the Year is officially OVER!
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In the second hour of today's Monday Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Pat Boylan who is the play-by-play voice of the Indiana Fever as well as a broadcaster for the Indiana Pacers! Today, he and Brett discuss the Indiana Fever returning from the WNBA Olympics break in fantastic form, winning their two games since coming back against the Phoenix Mercury as well as the Seattle Storm. We hear from Pat about what's going well for the team, how much of a "unicorn" Caitlin Clark really is, and about WNBA trade deadlines and rules. Also in the second hour, we replay a conversation that Brett had with Indiana Women's Basketball standout Sydney Parrish from the fan event at Scheerer-McCulloch Auctioneers on Saturday!
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In the first hour of today’s Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Dylan Sinn of The Journal Gazette! Today, Dylan and Brett discuss the latest with Indiana Hoosiers Football, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Team, and more on Football! We also hear about the Fort Wayne TinCaps, and whether or not Dylan has ever seen Star Wars! Also in the first hour, the Indiana Fever are back in action tonight, and Brett debates what High School Football Scrimmages he should attend tonight!
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In the second hour of today's Friday Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line by Scott Agness, who covers both the Indiana Pacers as well as the Indiana Fever for The Fieldhouse Files! We hear from Scott about the return of Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever against the Phoenix Mercury in Indianapolis tonight, as well as the Indiana Pacers schedule that was released yesterday! Also in the second hour, a preview of Star Wars Night at the TinCaps and asking our listeners what movies would make good promotional nights for sports teams!
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We have a special edition of The Sports Rush for you today, because we were LIVE on location at The Good Feet Store on Coldwater Road as we gave away prizes and had listeners enter a drawing for the FireKeepers Casino 400 up in Michigan on Sunday! In the first hour today, Brett gets ready for the return of Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever tomorrow night. Brett and Adam also take a look at the Indiana Pacers schedule that was released today in full, talked about the Indianapolis Colts joint practice with the Arizona Cardinals, and more!
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Brett is joined in the second hour of The Sports Rush today live and in person by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz to preview High School Football getting underway next week. The two also have fun sharing their experience today at The Good Feet Store checking out Joey Logano's Dark Horse Mustang, and more.
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The Sports Rush with Brett Rump is BACK! Today in our first hour back, Brett catches up on all the latest that he's missed since we've been off, including a look at the final results of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. We also hear Brett's thoughts on the 2024 Preseason Opener for the Indianapolis Colts against the Denver Broncos on Sunday. We also hear his thoughts on the MLB Home Run Derby X event that he had a chance to visit this past Saturday at Parkview Field, the home of the Fort Wayne TinCaps!
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In the second hour of today's show, Brett is joined by Destin Adams who covers the Indianapolis Colts for A to Z Sports! We hear Destin's thoughts on the first preseason game of the year for the Colts this past Sunday against Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos. Did we see enough from Anthony Richardson and Jonathon Taylor to make any predictions on their season, or do we need to see more still? Also, what side of the football looked better, and what rooms on the team need some improvement and more depth. Also in the second hour, Brett and Adam wrap up the 2024 Olympics in Paris, and also hear from their intern who has been hanging out with them all summer, Ross Gosnell from Huntington University!
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In the first hour of today's Tuesday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line by the voice of the Indianapolis Colts, Matt Taylor! The Colts continue to practice ahead of their preseason opener, and today they released their first unofficial depth chart for all the positions on the team! We hear from Matt about the latest going on at practice, the battle for some of these hotly contested positions and who currently holds the lead in them, and a whole lot more. Also in the first hour, Brett gets excited about the USA having a great day at the Olympics, and we followed along with the Men's Basketball Team as they dominated Brazil in the quarterfinals this afternoon!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett and a listener compete in a special "Olympics Edition" of Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, with both players trying to guess what year each Olympic event that Adam describes happened. Best of 5 gets a large pizza courtesy of Pizza Hut! Also in the second hour, we replay conversations that Shannon Griffith had at High School Football Media day with both DeKalb head coach Seth Wilcox as well as West Noble Football head coach Monte Mawhorter. Also in the second hour, Brett celebrates the United States having a fantastic day at the Olympics.
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We are back in action on a Monday with The Sports Rush! In the first hour today, Brett was joined on the phone by Kyle Rowland of The Toledo Blade, who covers not only the Ohio State Buckeyes, but the Michigan Wolverines up in Ann Arbor as well! And that is the topic of today's conversation, as we get all the latest from Kyle on the situation involving new head coach of Michigan Football Sherrone Moore being implicated of deleting 52 text messages between himself and former staff member Connor Stallions. For those looking for a deep dive into the situation, this conversation with Kyle is one to listen to! Also in the first hour, a preview of the Home Run Derby X from MLB that is coming to Parkview Field this weekend, an Olympics update, and more!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, we hear from "The Coach" Shannon Griffith, who spent some time at Fort Wayne's 2024 High School Football Media Day talking to many head coaches from around the area! Today, we hear his conversations with the head coach of Northrop Football in Quentin Bowen, as well as Josh Gerber, the head coach of Norwell's Football program! Also in the second hour, Brett has a list of the Top 10 Most Watched Olympic Sports, and Adam has a heck of a time trying to figure them out. Plus: The Chicago White Sox are teetering on the edge of historic levels of failure!
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Happy Friday! In the first hour of our last Sports Rush show for the week, Brett is joined on the guest line by Justin Cohn, who covers the Fort Wayne Komets for the Journal Gazette here in town! We hear from Justin about the newest signings for the Fort Wayne Komets, including some serious scoring veterans from other teams around the ECHL! We also hear who Justin expects to still join the roster, where the Komets’ goalies will be coming from, and whether or not he thinks fan-favorite Shawn Szydlowski will be back next season skating with the Komets. Also in the first hour, Brett wants to know why America’s 3x3 Men’s Basketball team is so awful, we go over projected win totals for NFL Teams in the AFC South, recap last night’s TinCaps loss, and more!
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In the second hour of today’s Sports Rush to wrap up the week, Brett is joined by Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com, as well as his Kent Sterling YouTube Page! We hear from Kent about his thoughts on the state of the Indianapolis Colts roster and how much he expects out of different Colts players at different positions, areas of need, and more. We also get Kent’s thoughts on the upcoming football season for the Indiana Hoosiers under the leadership of Curt Cignetti, just how much of the Cignetti Kool-Aid is Kent drinking? Also in the second hour, news about the Big Ten Championship Tournaments, and a conversation that our own Shannon Griffith had with two of our area high school football head coaches, Alyx Brandewie of Eastside as well as Nick Hall, the head coach of Bellmont Football! All that and more to wrap up the Sports Rush on a Friday!
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In the first hour of today’s Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Kevin Bowen, who not only is a morning show host down in Indianapolis on 107.5 The Fan, he also has been providing fantastic coverage of Colts training camps and practices at the team gets prepared for the upcoming season. Today, Kevin and Brett discuss the health and availability of quarterback Anthony Richardson, what he’ll be able to do this season, and just how much the Colts are relying on him to have a breakout season. We also hear from Kevin about some of the other positions of need, particularly with the season-ending injury to Samson Ebukam. Also in the first hour, Brett and Adam continue following along with the 2024 Olympics, and look at some of the season win totals for some of the teams in the NFL for the upcoming season!
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In hour second hour today, Brett is joined LIVE in studio by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine! Today, Doot and Brett preview some of the teams and some of the storylines ahead of the season getting underway later this month with a focus on the NECC and NE8 Conferences, with more conferences to come in later weeks! We also hear about the latest that Parkview Sports Medicine is involved in, and a whole lot more. Also in the second hour, NBC officially gets Roundball Rock back, the San Diego Padres have been crushing the LA Dodgers, and we have a new sponsor for our High School Football coverage!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, we replay a conversation that our very own Shannon Griffith, who you hear regularly throughout our coverage of High School Football every season, had with the head coach of Columbia City Football, Brett Fox! The conversation took place at Fort Wayne's High School Football Media Day this past Friday. Also in the second hour, the USA wraps up their Olympics pool play game against the country of South Sudan, and more names have been announced for the Home Run Derby X event coming to Parkview Field on August 10th! All that and more!
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In the first hour of this hump-day edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line by one of the newest members of the Fort Wayne Komets, and someone who spent the first three years of his life here in the Summit City, it's forward Alex Aleardi! Alex has played the last two seasons with the Rapid City Rush, and won the ECHL's Kelly Cup with the Florida Everblades in the 21-22 season alongside then assistant coach and now head coach of the Fort Wayne Komets, Jesse Kallechy! Also in the first hour, Brett talks about the Komets signing another veteran today, and another skirmish happened today at Indianapolis Colts practice!
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In the first hour of today's Tuesday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Greg Rakestraw, who wears many hats in the world of sports coverage! We hear from Greg today on his thoughts on the Indianapolis Colts losing Samson Ebukam for the season. We also hear his thoughts on the Colts seemingly going into this season with zero restrictions on Anthony Richardson and how many times we may see him run the ball. Also in the first hour, Brett considers the Top 5 USA Olympians of all time, and shares his thoughts on The Basketball Tournament that's been going on this summer, with some exciting matchups last night!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett previews tonight's series that gets underway between the Fort Wayne TinCaps and the West Michigan Whitecaps. We also play Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with one of our listeners competing for a large pizza from Pizza Hut. Also in the second hour, we replay a conversation that Brett had on Friday with Snider Football's Head Coach, Kurt Tippmann, at High School Football Media Day 2024!
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To kick off this week of The Sports Rush, we hear from James Boyd, who covers the Indianapolis Colts for The Athletic! There's no one better to have on today as James has been down at Westfield and Grand Park following along with all the Colts' training camp that he possibly can! We hear from James about Jim Irsay being down at practice, and how he's recovered so far from some serious health concerns. Speaking of heath concerns, James and Brett discuss the season-ending Achilles tear for Samson Ebukam, and how that will affect the Colts' defensive line coming into this upcoming season. All that and more with James! Also in the first hour, catching up on the Olympics, AJ Preller is aggressive again and we once again lose some of our favorite TinCaps in trades, and more.
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In the second hour of the first Sports Rush of the week, Brett is joined on the guest line by Scott Agness! Scott does a fantastic job of covering the Indiana Pacers as well as the Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark for FieldhouseFiles.com! Today, he and Brett talk about Pacers star player Tyrese Haliburton not getting any playing time in the USA's first official Olympic game against Nikola Jokic and the country of Serbia. What are Scott's thoughts on that, and is there the same resentment there as there was for Caitlin Clark being left off of the women's Olympic team? We also hear from Scott about the latest Pacers rookies, what we saw from them at Summer League, and more! Also in the second hour, breaking down some MLB trades that have gone down, particularly a big one for the Chicago Cubs!
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In this special edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is coming to you live from 2024's High School Football Media Day! With the season just around the corner, Brett talks to many of our Fort Wayne and surrounding area head coaches of many fantastic football programs that we have here. Listen to how the off-season and what the upcoming season will look like for many teams!
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In the second hour of today's special edition of The Sports Rush, Brett continues his conversations with the head coaches of football programs throughout Northeast Indiana as we come to you live from High School Football Media 2024 as we get ready for the upcoming season!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine! Ahead of The Sports Rush being at the 2024 Fort Wayne Area High School Football Media Day tomorrow, Brett and Doot discuss some of the football coaching changes at programs around the area. The two also talk about Doot's Top 5 returning High School football players for the upcoming season! Also in the second hour, Brett predicts where every football team in the Big Ten Conference will end up finishing this upcoming season, the TinCaps are struggling on the road, and more!
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In the first hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line by the voice of the Fort Wayne Komets, Shane Albahrani! We hear from Shane all about the new signings for the Fort Wayne Komets in the off-season so far, as well as some familiar faces that will also be returning to the lineup. We also hear from Shane about how much further along in the roster process the K's are at this time of year compared to this time last year, where we really only knew the head coach of the team, Jesse Kallechy. Also in the first hour, we hear from Shane Steichen and Chris Ballard at Colts Training Camp, Brett lists his Top 10 Quarterbacks in the NFL for the 24-25 Season, and more!
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In the second hour of today's return to The Sports Rush, Brett talks about what we've heard football-wise out of Big Ten Media Days so far as we hear from coaches and more. Brett asks if Purdue's Football Team under Ryan Walters is being too heavily underrated as they are considered by many polls to be at the bottom of the conference for the upcoming season. Also in the second hour, Caitlin Clark and the WNBA All-Stars stuck it to the Team USA Women in the All-Star Game, and former Indiana Hoosier Kel'el Ware has shone for the Miami Heat so far now that Summer League is over! All that and more in Hour 2 !
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After a break for vacation that lasted longer than expected due to major issues with airlines all across the country, The Sports Rush is finally BACK! And we have a lot to catch up with on today's show. In the first hour, Brett catches up on some of the big sports stories he missed while he was gone. Then, we talk about today's news that has come out of the first day of training camp for the Indianapolis Colts! What have we already heard from the players that have reported in Westfield today? Also in the first hour, the Pacers signed guard Andrew Nembhard to a 3 year, 59 million dollar contract extension!
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With the Fort Wayne TinCaps playing a double-header tonight after being rained out last night up in Midland, Michigan, today's Sports Rush was cut a bit short, so we have it all here in one hour for you! Brett was joined today by Indy-based sports media mogul Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com and his Kent Sterling page on YouTube! Today, he and Brett catch up and talk about some of the hottest topics in sports, including the meteoric WNBA rise of Caitlin Clark on the Indiana Fever and her being left off the USA Olympics Women's Basketball Team, the latest with the Indiana Pacers, as well as his thoughts on the Indianapolis Colts and some of the rookies they brought in! Also in the abbreviated show: Brett finds the best rookie season in the sport of basketball since Caitlin Clark, we talk about the USA Men's Basketball Team defeating Canada in a friendly scrimmage last night, and more! Friendly reminder: The Sports Rush will be off until 7/23 after today!
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In the first hour of today's mid-week Sports Rush, Brett talks about the Fort Wayne TinCaps getting a shutout win in their series opener against the Great Lakes Loons last night with a 7-0 victory. We also hear about the Indiana Fever dropping a game to the Washington Mystics earlier in the afternoon despite a standout performance from Caitlin Clark. Also, Zach Edey didn't play in the NBA Summer League last night, but should be back tonight, and Brett shares about one of his favorite sporting events that is coming up this weekend!
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In the first hour of today's Tuesday Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line by Jeremiah Johnson, of the Indiana Pacers Broadcast Team! You can hear Jeremiah throughout pregame and postgame, and also alongside the sidelines providing fantastic coverage of the team. Today, he and Brett discuss the Pacers signing Pascal Siakam to a new deal, as well as inking forward Obi Toppin to a deal that seems relatively team-friendly as well. We also hear from Jeremiah on what he's looking forward to seeing from the Pacers' Summer League team starting this weekend, the current state of the roster, and more! Also in the first hour: Brett asks if the NFL has a problem with "forced parity"!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett and Adam put together their Top 10 Teams of Men's Basketball Players for USA since the 1992 Dream Team. Who will each of the guys select to make their "all-time" rosters? Also in the second hour, we play our weekly game of "Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia" with one of our listeners competing against Brett to guess the year in sports! Also: Caitlin Clark's teammates on the Indiana Fever are finally learning how to play with her and her style of play and it's led to success, and the Fort Wayne TinCaps start a series against the Great Lakes Loons tonight!
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After a long 4th of July Weekend, The Sports Rush is back in action on a Monday! Today, Brett talks about the Indiana Fever getting a comeback win over the New York Liberty over the weekend behind a triple-double from Caitlin, the first triple-double by a rookie in WNBA History! Also in the first hour, we hear Brett's thoughts on the roster of Purdue's Basketball Team this upcoming season, where the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball team has been predicted to finish in the 24-25 season in the Horizon League, and a whole heck of a lot more!
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In the second hour of today's Monday show, Brett is joined live on the guest line by long-time broadcaster for the Fort Wayne Wizards and now Fort Wayne TinCaps, Mike Maahs! Today, Mike and Brett discuss former TinCaps Jackson Merrill and Fernando Tatis Jr., who were both named as 2024 MLB All Stars! We hear from Mike about his memories of both players, and what he's seen from both in their rapid ascensions to stardom. We also hear Mike's thoughts on baseball movies, and Michigan State Spartans Basketball Head Coach Tom Izzo! All that and more with Mike. Also in the second hour, we replayed a conversation that Brett had with former TinCap and now Padre and MLB All-Star Jackson Merrill back in April of last year when he first arrived in Fort Wayne.
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In the first hour of today’s show, which is the last Sports Rush of the week before we break to celebrate an extended Fourth of July Weekend, Brett is joined by TinCaps Team President Mike Nutter! We hear from Mike about what the big 4th of July game is looking like tomorrow, if there’s any more tickets available, and more. We also hear from Mike about the rest of the homestand through Saturday and about the other fun promotions taking place on Friday and Saturday. Also in the first hour, we replay Brett’s conversation from Hour 2 yesterday with 4 time Olympian and Gold Medalist Lloy Ball!
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In the second hour of today’s last Sports Rush of the week, Brett is joined by Dustin Dopirak of the Indy Star to talk about the Indiana Pacers signing center James Wiseman out of free agency, resigning Obi Toppin, and the current construction of the roster. We also ask Dustin about the trade rumors surrounding the Pacers and Cam Johnson of the Nets! Also in the second hour, a conversation between our station’s program director Josh Williams and Driver Shane van Gisbergen!
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In the first hour of today's show, Brett is joined LIVE in studio by two standout guards for Bishop Luers High School Boy's Basketball Team here in Fort Wayne, as well as two Class of 2025 commits to Central Michigan University where they will play as Chippewas, it's brothers Drelyn and Dereon Truesdale! Brett hears from both players about the upcoming final season for the brothers at Bishop Luers, what it's like playing for the Luers under Head Coach Seth Coffing, and more. We also hear about why they chose to play at Central Michigan University! Also in the first hour, Brett and Adam discuss the Indiana Pacers signing center James Wiseman to a two-year contract and more!
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Brett is joined in the second hour of our show today by the head coach of Purdue Fort Wayne Women’s Basketball Team, Maria Marchesano! Maria has made a few moves and additions and changes to her coaching staff in the offseason, and we hear about those moves as well as what the offseason has been like for the Dons as a whole. We are also pleased to be joined in the second hour by 4x Olympian and Gold Medalist, former volleyball player and now coach, Lloy Ball! We hear from Lloy about how he’s gearing up for this year’s Olympics in Paris, his volleyball career, and what he’s doing now in the sport with the Pineapples! All that and more with Lloy Ball.
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Happy Monday! And more specifically, happy 1st of July! To kick off the month of July, what better way to do it than to listen to The Sports Rush with Brett and Adam breaking down all the craziness that has happened so far in NBA Free Agency! From veteran Chris Paul going to San Antonio, to Klay Thompson going to the Dallas Mavericks to play alongside Luka and Kyrie, we've kept track of it all! We even have the latest on where former Pacer Jalen Smith is going to be playing next year, and, the Indiana Pacers made their own move, locking down forward Obi Toppin to a four year, 60 million dollar contract! Also in the first hour, we hear about the Florida Panthers Trophy Parade and Celebration down in Florida that may have been a little more than rainy.
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In the second hour of today's Monday Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line by Tony East, who covers the Indiana Pacers for Sports Illustrated, Forbes, and more! Today, he and Brett discuss the Indiana Pacers re-signing Obi Toppin, bringing him back to Indianapolis on a 4-year, $60 million dollar deal to stay with the Pacers. Brett also talks to Tony about the NBA Free Agency as a whole so far, asking him which moves he likes, and which moves might have befuddled him a little bit. Also in the second hour, Brett keeps our listeners up to date on our schedule for this week as we celebrate the holidays, we get ready for the TinCaps to play tonight on a Monday, and we hear about the Vintage Baseball Classic over the weekend from Adam!
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In the first hour of our Friday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the Parkview Sports Medicine by Scott Agness, who does a fantastic job of covering the Indiana Pacers for FieldhouseFiles.com! Today we have Scott on in order to talk about the NBA Draft that took place over the last two days. We hear from him on the overall coverage of the draft and the event as a whole, with a lot of players from international teams outside of America being taken, especially with the first two picks of the draft being taken from France. Then, we hear Scott’s thoughts on the Pacers draft picks this year, including Johnny Furphy, Tristen Newton, and Brett’s prediction from Wednesday, Enrique Freeman! Also in the first hour, the Indiana Fever dropped another game last night to the Seattle Storm.
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In the second hour of today’s last show of the week, Brett is joined by Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette! Today, Brett and Dylan talk about the latest with the Fort Wayne TinCaps, with the latest changes to the ‘Caps roster, their recent struggles in their current series against the Dayton Dragons, and more. We also hear from Dylan about the latest story lines, expectations, and more about the upcoming season for Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football under head coach Marcus Freeman. Also in the second hour, we replayed a conversation that Brett had yesterday with Logan Wiening of Old Fort Baseball Company about a Vintage Baseball Showcase taking place tomorrow afternoon at Lawton Park downtown!
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With the Fort Wayne TinCaps scheduled to play a double-header today starting shortly after 5 o'clock, today's Sports Rush was a bit abbreviated! But, we still have a lot to talk about! Last night in the first round of the NBA Draft, Purdue's Zach Edey was selected 9th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies, and Kel'el Ware was drafted 15th overall by the Miami Heat! Also on today's show, Brett is joined by Logan Wiening of Old Fort Baseball Company to hear all about an exciting event coming up this weekend that features a vintage form of baseball, that you can go and see for free!
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Happy Hump Day! In this Wednesday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined in the first hour by the new Head Coach of the Heritage Patriots Football Team, Jeremy Hullinger! Jeremy played and attended Heritage back in the day, and has worked his way up through the coaching ranks at Heritage until the head coaching position became available and he was in a place to take it. We get a taste of what type of offensive style Coach Hullinger will look to run with his team, or if it depends on what sort of players he has on his team in any given season. We also hear about his journey through the coaching ranks, the Heritage Patriots upcoming schedule next season, and more! Also in the first hour today, Brett and Adam prepare for the NBA Draft tonight, and Adam celebrates his New York Knicks landing Mikal Bridges from the Nets!
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In the second hour of today’s show, Brett is joined by Alex Golden, who is the creator and host of the “Setting the Pace” podcast that covers the Indiana Pacers! He also writes about the Indiana Pacers for “The Blue and Golden” on Substack. Today, Alex and Brett discuss the move last night made by the New York Knicks to bring in Mikal Bridges in from the New York Nets for a hefty price of draft picks and Bojan Bogdanovic. We ask Alex if the Indiana Pacers now need to make any moves to compete with both Boston and now New York in the Eastern Conference. Brett is also sure to ask Alex if there’s any chance that the Indiana Pacers could possibly land forward OG Anunoby in Free Agency now that the Knicks have gone with Mikal Bridges and are still attempting to resign OG. Also in the second hour of the show, Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz joins the show a day early today on a Wednesday since our show is being cut off early tomorrow by the TinCaps! Today, we get Doot’s opinion on our Wednesday Wall of Fame question on who is the best High School Baseball Player in Fort Wayne history, hear about the latest going on at Parkview Sports Medicine, and more!
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Happy Tuesday! It's a very Happy Tuesday for Brett today, as last night, his Florida Panthers won Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals last night in Sunrise, Florida in order to secure the Stanley Cup after nearly blowing a 3-0 lead in the series. We hear Brett's thoughts on last night's game, who some people said was boring, but we're here to contradict that! Also in the first hour, the Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark continue to draw record amount of eyeballs to the television screens, the Tennessee Volunteers won the College World Series of Baseball, and a whole lot more!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Nathan Baird, who is back on the beat of the Purdue Boilermakers for the Indy Star! We ask Nathan about the latest with both the Purdue Basketball program with the loss of Zach Edey as well as the de-commitment of Kanon Catchings. And we also ask him about the latest with the Purdue Boilermakers Football program and the expectations that we should have for them in the Big 10 this upcoming season. Also in the second hour, Brett takes on a listener in Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, and continues to celebrate the Florida Panthers winning the Stanley Cup!
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In the first hour of today's Sports Rush, we are joined on the show over the Parkview Sports Medicine guest line by Garrett Martz, the GM of the Fort Wayne Champs, a team that has competed in the annual TBT (The Basketball Tournament), a summer basketball competition with teams from across the country competing for a one million dollar prize as the champions. We hear from Garrett about the history of the team and the tournament, about this year's iteration of the team and who is on the roster so far, who and where they'll be playing against, and more! We also hear from Garrett about a kids camp that one of the Fort Wayne Champs and former Fort Wayne Mad Ant Steph Hicks will be hosting here in Fort Wayne!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush with Brett Rump, Brett gets himself siked up for Game 7 between his Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers in the final winner-take-all game of the Stanely Cup Playoffs tonight down in Sunrise, Florida. Stay tuned until the end of the hour for his official prediction for tonight's game. Also in the second hour, Brett shares his thoughts on the Fever blowing a game yesterday to the Chicago Sky that they led by 12 in with under 7 minutes remaining in the game. Despite the Fever going on a hot streak before this loss, have we still have not seen enough out of Coach Sides to show that she is ready to coach at this level of play?
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In the second hour of today’s show, Brett is joined on the show over the phone by Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette! Dylan’s had a busy week covering sports all around Northeast Indiana, and we get a recap on some of the topics that he’s covered! We first hear his thoughts on Matt Painter’s comments on the loss of his recruit Kanon Catchings to BYU, saying that Catchings had changed his mind and wanted to remain with the program, but Coach Painter said no. We also hear about Dylan’s brief meeting with Hoosiers Head Coach Mike Woodson this week, and his thoughts on Padres pitcher Yu Darvish making an appearance at Parkview Field with the TinCaps. Also in the second hour, we talk to author Blake Sebring, who has written a myriad of fantastic books on Fort Wayne, Sports, and more. We hear from Blake about an event that he’s having tomorrow morning where people can meet him and get a signed copy of his book “Brave at Heart: A Christian Coach’s Journey through Life & Cancer” which is about the life of long time Head Coach Marc Davidson of Blackhawk Christian, who lost his life to cancer. We hear about the process of writing that book, more about the event tomorrow, and more!
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Happy Friday! In the first hour of today’s show, Brett gets himself psyched up for tonight’s Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals between his Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers. With this game being on the road in Edmonton, Brett is hoping that his Panthers can pull off the tough task of finishing the series away from their home arena, and avoiding a Game 7 back in Sunrise, Florida. Also, the Fort Wayne TinCaps begin the second half of the Midwest League Season tonight in their matchup against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, and Brett shares his thoughts on what the ‘Caps can do to make the Playoffs in 2024. Also, a preview of the Indiana Fever taking on the Atlanta Dream tonight!
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On this Thursday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett shares his experience calling the Fort Wayne TinCaps game last night that saw five time MLB All-Star Yu Darvish take the mound in a rehab assignment with the Fort Wayne TinCaps! Although it wasn't a quality outing for Darvish, it was still an exciting experience at the ballpark that we won't soon forget. Also in the first hour, the Indiana Fever continue to win, securing a victory over the Washington Mystics last night!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine, who is gracious enough to join us on the show every week on Thursday afternoons in our second hour! Today, we hear from Doot about the Parkview Sports Medicine 7-on-7 Football event that took place earlier this week, about upcoming volleyball events hosted by PSM, and more! Also in the second hour, Brett shares his thoughts on Aaron Rodgers missing out on mandatory practices for the Jets, a potential new rule regarding scrimmages in NCAA Basketball, and more!
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Happy Hump Day! In our mid-week edition of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by James Boyd of The Athletic on the heels of the news announced earlier today that the Indiana Pacers have signed forward Pascal Siakam to a new max level contract that will keep him in Indianapolis for the next four years. We hear James' thoughts on the signing, where the Pacers are currently at roster-wise, and more. We also hear his thoughts on the Indiana Fever starting to improve and Caitlin Clark being left off of the Team USA roster, and more on the WNBA! We also are sure to ask James a question about the Indianapolis Colts and which position on their roster that he is currently most concerned about.
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In the second hour of today's mid-week show, Brett and Adam continue to prepare for the rehab start tonight by 5 time MLB-All Star by Padres pitcher Yu Darvish tonight at Parkview Field with the TinCaps! Brett is also joined on the phone line by former Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball player, Jarred Godfrey! Jarred is back in Fort Wayne for a bit of time this summer as he wrapped up his first season playing professional hoops overseas in Sweden! We hear from Jarred about what playing overseas professionally in Europe has been like, how the basketball is different there, and what he's learned and how he's improved his game so far! Also in the second hour, Brett laments his Florida Panthers losing Game 5 and missing out on a chance to wrap up the Stanley Cup.
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In the first hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by the Team President of the Fort Wayne TinCaps, Mike Nutter! Mike joins Brett on the show in the first hour today in order to discuss a pretty exciting event happening tomorrow night at Parkview Field that we just heard about yesterday, it's a relief start by Padres All-Star level pitcher, Yu Darvish! We hear from Mike about what it's like for a Minor League organization to get the word from their parent club that they will be receiving one of the Major Leaguers for a rehab start, the process that goes into getting ready for them, and more! We also hear if Yu is already at Parkview Field, what to expect tomorrow night, and more. Also, we hear about how fans can stay cool at Parkview Field this week with the intense heat!
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In the second hour of The Sports Rush today, Brett continues to share his thoughts on the Boston Celtics wrapping up the NBA Finals series against the Dallas Mavericks. Then, Brett looks ahead to tonight, where he hopes that his Florida Panthers can be copycats of the NBA once again, and finish their Stanley Cup Championship Series against the Edmonton Oilers in 5 games tonight at home in Sunrise, Florida. Also in the second hour, we replayed our conversation with TinCaps Team President Mike Nutter from our first hour today to get a preview of Yu Darvish coming to Parkview Field tomorrow night for a rehab assignment with the 'Caps and more!
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Back on a Monday, it's The Sports Rush with Brett Rump! After a weekend of sports, we have a lot to talk about in our first hour of the show today! In the NHL, the Edmonton Oilers stayed alive by blowing out the Panthers in Game 4. The Mavericks also did similar in their finals series against the Boston Celtics in that game as well. Also over the weekend, an exciting finish at the U.S. Open that came down to the wire between Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy that Brett couldn't keep his eyes off of over the weekend! Plus, the Indiana Fever have now won two games in a row and are technically in a playoff spot!! All that and more!
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In the second hour of today's Monday Sports Rush, Brett talks to Scott Agness of The Fieldhouse Files, who does a fantastic job of covering the Indiana Pacers as well as the Indiana Fever. Today, the two have a discussion about the Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark having won two games in a row, with one of the games this weekend coming with some controversy, as it was against the Chicago Sky and Angel Reese, who had a Flagrant 1 foul called on her against Clark. We also hear from Scott about the off-season of the Indiana Pacers, which players he expects to sign and which he expects to be on the move, and more! Also in the second hour, Brett and Adam continue to get excited with the news that Yu Darvish is coming to Parkview Field on Wednesday!
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Happy Friday! Today on The Sports Rush, it's a familiar voice hosting the show as a guest host today, former producer and co-host of The Sports Rush alongside Brett, it's DC Hendrix!! And of course, DC brought the heat today, asking our listeners for their thoughts on the disappointing finals series in both the NBA and the NHL playoffs, with both series possibly being sweeps. We also asked our listeners which team is more likely to complete said sweep. Also in the first hour, we are pleased to be joined on the guest line by the head coach of the Evansville Purple Aces, Wes Carroll! DC speaks to Coach Carroll about the fantastic run the Aces had all the way through to the super-regionals of the national NCAA baseball tournament this season. We hear from Coach Carroll on what it was like to become "America's Team," what the season as a whole was like, and about some of his standout players on the team. Also: how does he plan to top this result next season? All that and more!
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In the second hour of our Friday show guest-hosted by D.C. Hendrix, we are joined live in studio by one of the newest members of the Indianapolis Colts, Craig Young! Craig was a standout player from here in Fort Wayne where he played for Wayne High School, then went on to play in college at Ohio State as well as Kansas, and has now signed in the off-season with Indy! DC talks to Craig about his journey growing up and his path through football at each stop along the way, and how it led to him getting this opportunity in the NFL. Also in the second hour, DC is joined on the guest line by Bob Nightengale, MLB writer and reporter for USA Today! We hear from Bob about the Chicago Cubs and their struggles so far, who he thinks will be buying and selling at the upcoming MLB trade deadline, and a whole lot more in the world of MLB!
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In the first hour of today’s mid-week Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the show over phone by the new Head Coach of the Leo Lions Boys’ Basketball Team, Derek Hinen! We hear from Coach Hinen about how his coaching experience so far, what he learned from his time coaching at Fairfield, and what he hopes to bring to the Leo Lions program. Also in the first hour, Brett shares his thoughts on the news that came down today that we lost NBA legend and “The Logo,” Jerry West. He also shares about how Caitlin Clark has handled being snubbed from Team USA for the Olympics perfectly when addressing the media. Also, since it’s a Wednesday, we’re doing our Wednesday Wall of Fame! Today, we ask our listeners to weigh in with some of the best High School Offensive Linemen in the history of the 260!
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We are pleased to be joined in the second hour of today’s show by two-time Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer, Zach Apple! Zach joined Brett on the show today to talk about his career in swimming, what it was like for him to win the gold medals and be on the podium in the Tokyo Olympics, and more. We also ask him about how he got into the sport of swimming, and also hear about that work that he is doing with Team Speedo now that he is no longer swimming competitively. Also in the second hour, we are joined by Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz, who had his usual Thursday spot bumped up a day with no show tomorrow! He and Brett discuss the new proposed stadium coming to Snider High School, the upcoming PSM 7 on 7 event next week, and a whole lot more!
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Brett is joined by Snider Football Head Coach Kurt Tippmann in the first hour of today's show on the heel of the news that a brand new football and multi-use stadium will be coming to the campus of Snider High School, predicted to be finished by 2026, that will finally allow Snider to no longer have to share Spuller Stadium with the Northrop Bruins. We hear from Coach Tippmann about what he knows about the stadium so far, what it will mean to the school's football program and athletic programs as a whole, and more. We also hear about what Coach's off-season has been like so far, and how he's preparing his boys for the upcoming season. Also in the first hour, Brett celebrates his Florida Panthers going up 2-0 in the Stanley Cup Finals over the Edmonton Oilers!
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Brett is joined in the second hour of today's Sports Rush by Scott Agness of The Fieldhouse Files to discuss the Indiana Fever and the team continuing to struggle against the tougher opponents of the WNBA, without showing many signs of improvement. We hear from Scott about the growing pains for Caitlin Clark as well as the team as a whole, and also ask him how hot is the seat of Head Coach Christie Sides? The two also discuss Caitlin Clark being left off of the 2024 Olympics Roster for Paris, as well as the latest off-season news for the Indiana Pacers. Also in the second hour, Brett challenges one of his listeners for our weekly game of "Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia!"
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Time to kick off another week of The Sports Rush after a packed sports weekend! In the first hour of today's Monday show, we certainly have a lot to cover from over the weekend. Brett shares his thoughts on Caitlin Clark being left off of the USA Women's Basketball Olympics Roster ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, did Team USA's Committee make a mistake in leaving her off of the roster? Also, Dan Hurley has officially said no to the Los Angeles Lakers and Lebron James and will be returning to UCONN to seek a rare three-peat with the Huskies. We share our thoughts on that and what it means for both the Lakers as well as College Basketball. Also, Brett's Panthers got a Game 1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers down in Sunrise over the weekend as well!
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For the second hour of today's Sports Rush, we bring in "The Coach," Shannon Griffith, to talk to Brett on the show over the phone on the guest line! Before Shannon and Brett get into some football talk, Brett asks for his opinion on some of the highlights of the Fort Wayne Komets' 24-25 Season Schedule that was released earlier this month, and we also get Shannon's thoughts on the Florida Everblades winning the Kelly Cup three times in a row, and his thoughts on the NHL Stanley Cup Finals. Then, the two get into discussing the latest with the Indiana Hoosiers Football Program under the direction of new head coach Curt Cignetti, and we also hear about some standout area football players ahead of the next high school season as well!
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Happy Friday! In today's first hour of a week-ending Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Destin Adams, who covers the Indianapolis Colts for A to Z Sports! We hear from Destin on his thoughts on what we've seen from the Colts' Mini-Camp and Rookie Camps so far, particularly with a focus on the skill positions. We also hear from Destin on his thoughts on the Colts' depth chart and what positions he thinks are still a battle for being option number 1. We also ask Destin about how concerned he is that Anthony Richardson missed a bit of practice to rest a sore shoulder. All that and more with Destin! Also in the first hour: Boston pounds Dallas in Game 1 of the NBA Finals last night, Caitlin Clark and the Fever have a game against the lowly Washington Mystics tonight, and more!
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In the second hour of today's Friday show to wrap up the week, Brett is joined on the guest line by Dylan Sinn, who covers nearly all of our state's universities athletics, high-school athletics, the Fort Wayne TinCaps, and more for the Journal Gazette! Today, Brett and Dylan discuss the loss of Kanon Catchings by the Purdue Boilermakers Men's Basketball team as it was announced yesterday that he has re-opened his commitment. We hear from Dylan about how big of a loss this is for Matt Painter's program, will they still field one of the best rosters in the country next season, and more. The two also discuss the Fort Wayne TinCaps and their struggles against the Peoria Chiefs of the Western side of the Midwest League so far at Parkview Field this week. All that and more!
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It's Thursday, which means it's one day until a Friday before a sports weekend! Today on the Rush, we start off with a preview of tonight's NBA Finals, which finally gets underway after a long time off since the ending of the Conference Finals. Brett shares his predictions on what he thinks we'll see from the series, particularly with Kristaps Porzingis coming back to the Boston Celtics. Also, we have a crazy headline in the NBA to discuss, with a rumor circulating that the Los Angeles Lakers are actively pursuing UCONN Men's Head Coach, Dan Hurley. Brett shares his thoughts on the state of College Basketball and what leads to coaches going to the pro leagues. He also shares his thoughts on how he thinks Hurley would do in the NBA. Also in the first hour, Brett is joined by sports media mogul Kent Sterling to talk about Dan Hurley potentially to LA, the latest with the Indianapolis Colts and Anthony Richardson sitting out of practice today, and more!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the Parkview Sports Medicine guest line by Sam King, who covers the Purdue beat for the Lafayette Journal and Courier. Sam graciously was willing to hop on the show today a little last-minute in order to talk to Brett about the breaking news today that Kanon Catchings has re-opened his recruitment and de-comitted from the Purdue Boilermakers. We hear from Sam about what he has heard behind the scenes about what led to the divide between Catchings and the Boilermakers. We also get a sense of the roster and what it will look like rotation-wise when we get closer to the season ahead. Also in the second hour, Brett was joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine to talk about the Catchings news at Purdue, local sports, and the latest going on at PSM!
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Today's mid-week edition of The Sports Rush features an appearance on the Parkview Sports Medicine text line from Greg Rakestraw of the ISC Sports Network and more! We hear from Greg today about the latest going on down in Indianapolis concerning the Indy Eleven as well as the city making a push for the MLS with many moving parts, including bulldozed land, and more. Greg and Brett also discuss the area sports going on that he is currently covering at the high school level, and also talk about the Colts as they have begun to practice in the off-season ahead of the upcoming season later this year. Also on today's show, we ask our listeners for their input on who was the best basketball big man in Fort Wayne history? All that and more!
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In the second hour of today's show, Brett is joined by Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette! Today's conversation between the two features a focus on the Purdue Boilermakers Football Team and some of the additions to the team that they've gotten from their new class coming in as well as the transfer portal. Dylan and Brett also discuss the latest going on with the TinCaps, who continue their streak of playing in close games as well as extra-inning games, but can't seem to get over a hump and find themselves often at the short end of these close games. Also in the second hour, we continue to get listener input on some of the best Big Men in Basketball from the Fort Wayne Area
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Happy Tuesday! On today's show, Brett is broadcasting the show LIVE from Parkview Field ahead of him calling the game on our airwaves tonight with the legendary Mike Maahs in the radio booth. We get a preview of tonight's game for the TinCaps as well as the whole series ahead, and also talk about the unfortunate news that a former Fort Wayne TinCaps, Tucupita Marcano, has been banned from the MLB for life for gambling on the MLB. Also in the first hour, Brett is joined over the phone by Tony East, who does a fantastic job covering both the Indiana Pacers as well as the Fever. He just had an article come out that detailed the Indiana Fever's grueling start to the season, and we had him on today to talk to Brett all about it, and more!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined LIVE at Parkview Field by the head coach of the Bishop Dwenger Baseball Team, Jason Garrett! Jason is at the ballpark tonight because one of the pitchers on his team, Brayton Thomas, is being honored with the NEIBCA Dick Crumback Award for Pitcher of the Year, and will be throwing out a first pitch! The Saints also had a thrilling win in Regionals over Northwood over the weekend, and we hear about that game as well as the upcoming Semi-State game this coming weekend in Kokomo from Coach Garrett, as well as about some of the standout players on his team, how Coach balances coaching both Baseball and Football, and more! Also in the second hour, Brett plays Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with a listener, and we continue hearing about our listeners random run-ins with celebrities!
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Time to kick off the week with today's Sports Rush with Brett Rump! In the first hour of today's show, Brett summarizes his sports weekend, which included seeing his Florida Panthers of the NHL make it to the Stanley Cup Championship against the Edmonton Oilers. We preview that matchup that will start later this week, on Saturday. Also, the TinCaps got a close win in their getaway game yesterday on the road against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, and the Indiana Fever suffered a bad loss on the road to the New York Liberty in a game that saw Caitlin Clark put up her worst WNBA performance yet.
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In the second hour of today's Monday Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the show by the voice of the Indiana Fever as well as part of the Pacers Broadcasting Team, Pat Boylan! Brett and Pat discuss the Indiana Fever and the disappointing start to the season so far, as well as the controversial hard foul committed against Clark by one of the Chicago Sky players in the Fever's first home win of the season over the weekend. We also from hear from Pat about his thoughts on how the team will continue to improve, and whether Aliyah Boston is going through a "sophomore slump." Also in the second hour, Brett takes a look at the Fort Wayne TinCaps, the upcoming Stanley Cup Finals with his Panthers, and more!
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Happy Friday! In the first hour of today's show to wrap up the work week, Brett is joined by NIL Lawyer James O'Connor on the guest line to get an idea of the current state of NCAA NIL Laws as well as get the latest on some of the hearings by athletic conferences that are going to the Supreme Court in some cases. All that and a lot more with James! Also in the first hour, Brett was right about the Dallas Mavericks finishing off the Timberwolves last night in the Western Conference Finals. He and Adam preview the NBA Finals between them and the Celtics. Also, the Fever continue to lose! What needs to change? All that and more!
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In the second hour of the last Sports Rush of the week, Brett is joined on the show by James Boyd, who covers the Indianapolis Colts for The Athletic and someone we enjoy having on regularly to get the inside scoop on everything going on with the Colts and the NFL! We hear from James today about the Colts OTA that he saw yesterday, and Brett is sure to ask him some questions that have been on his mind! Particularly, are the Colts practicing or planning anything specifically for the new NFL Kickoff Rules? Also in the second hour, Brett and Adam hope for a turnaround for the Indiana Fever and start to question where things could be improved. Also, your best bets on what to have on the TV this weekend!
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In a Thursday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined in Hour 1 by Alex Golden, the creator and host of the "Setting the Pace" podcast, to talk about the Indiana Pacers! We hear Alex's thoughts on the series against Boston, the makeup of the roster and whether or not we can expect this level of performance in the future from the Pacers, or if they took advantage of injured teams in this playoff run. Also in the first hour of the show, we kick off a new segment that we are going to call our "Wednesday Wall of Fame" where we have our listeners share some of the best players or teams in certain categories each week! We did it on a Thursday to kick it off because of our show being shortened yesterday!
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In the second hour of today's show, Brett is joined on the show over the phone by Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette! Dylan does a fantastic job covering university athletics across the state as well as high school athletics in Northeast Indiana and the Fort Wayne TinCaps for the Gazette, and today he and Brett talk about the Purdue Boilermakers Basketball Team having two too many commitments currently, the latest with Indiana, Purdue, and Notre Dame Football, and more! Brett is also joined in the second hour by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine to talk about the Purdue basketball news as well, an announcement about streaming from the IHSAA, and more!
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With the Fort Wayne TinCaps game that started at 1:10PM this afternoon being an extra-inning extravaganza that unfortunately saw the ‘Caps get walked off for the second game in the row, today’s Sports Rush with Brett Rush was an abbreviated one! But have no fear, we’ll be back tomorrow with our full two hours of bringing you your local sports fix from 4 to 6! On today’s shortened show, Brett is joined on the guest line by the General Manager of the Fort Wayne Komets, David Franke! David and Brett discuss the offseason for the Komets and for David, and what the process is like trying to get the team ready for next season! David also talks to Brett about the renewal of the partnership between the Fort Wayne Komets and the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL, as well as the Bakersfield Condors of the AHL. Also on today’s show, Brett asks why the Indiana Fever continue to struggle after adding Caitlin Clark to a team that already had last year’s #1 overall Draft Pick.
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After an extended Memorial Day Weekend, The Sports Rush is back in action on a Tuesday! And we start the show be recapping the exciting finish down at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday that saw a battle between Pato O'Ward and Josef Newgarden, the latter of which eventually ending up winning for back-to-back years in the 500 in dramatic fashion. Also in the first hour, Brett is joined by Scott Agness of The Fieldhouse Files to discuss the end of the season for the Indiana Pacers, who fell in the Eastern Conference Finals in swept fashion at the hands of the Boston Celtics. We hear from Scott about his thoughts on the season as a whole, the matchup against the Celtics, and the off-season ahead now for the Indiana Pacers. All that and more in Hour 1!
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In the second hour of today's Tuesday edition of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump, Brett and one of our listeners compete in "Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia" for a chance to win a large pizza courtesy of Pizza Hut! Will Brett be able to get back to his winning ways, or will it be another trivia loss this week? Also in the second hour, Brett asks what the Indiana Pacers should do in the off season with some of their players, particularly Myles Turner, who was very disappointing and on-and-off all throughout the playoffs. Brett compares his Eastern Conference Finals to backup Isaiah Jackson, and the numbers are surprising!
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Happy Friday! Ahead of a 3-day Memorial Day Weekend, Brett and Adam continue to prepare for the upcoming Indianapolis 500 by having listeners call into the show in order to randomly select squares assigned to one of the drivers, with whoever picks the winning driver receiving a free large pizza from Pizza Hut! Also in the first hour, Brett is joined on the guest line by James Boyd, who covers the Indianapolis Colts for The Athletic! Not only do we hear about James' impressions of what he has seen so far at the Colts OTA's, we hear about how some of the Colts 2024 Draft Picks have looked so far throughout these practices. And, we sneak in some Pacers talk with James as well! All that and more in Hour 1 of a Friday Sports Rush!
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In our final hour of the week before a 3-day Memorial Day Weekend, Brett gets ready for the upcoming Indianapolis 500! Not only do we continue to fill out our "Indy 500 Squares" with listeners, we also gave away a 4-pack of General Admission tickets to the race on Sunday to one of our listeners as well! In order to keep getting ready for the race, Brett is joined on the show by Indy 500 AND Pacers Broadcaster, Chris Denari! Chris and Brett discuss this weekend's upcoming huge race, what his schedule is like as a broadcaster, what the plan is for rain, and more! And, the two also discuss the Pacers falling in Game 2 in Boston last night to fall into an 0-2 deficit in the Eastern Conference Finals. Also in the second hour of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz in order to hear Doot's thoughts on the race this weekend, the latest on college athletes potentially being played, the latest going on at PSM, and more!
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In this special Thursday edition of The Sports Rush, we are coming to you LIVE from Parkview Field, home of the High-A affiliates of the San Diego Padres, the Fort Wayne TinCaps! Brett joins you all high above the field as we were up in "The Summit" ahead of our listener gathering there later in the evening to kick-off Memorial Day Weekend! In the first hour of today's show, Brett is joined on the show by TinCaps Broadcaster John Nolan! John and Brett discuss the TinCaps hot streak that lead them to a 7 game win streak coming into tonight's game, the health status of the hot-hitting Albert Fabian who took a spill last night, and more!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush LIVE from The Summit at Parkview Field ahead of our 1380 The Fan Summer Summit Kickoff throughout tonight's ballgame, Brett is joined on The Sports Rush by none other than TinCaps Team President Mike Nutter! Mike and Brett discuss the past few weeks at Parkview Field and for the TinCaps, what's coming up for the rest of the summer, and about an exciting event presented by MLB, a new event coming to the ballpark called MLB Home Run Derby X! We hear all about that and more from Mike. Also in the second hour, Brett and Adam continue to get ready for tonight's Pacers Game 2!
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Happy Hump Day! On this Wednesday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett gets ready for the upcoming Indy 500 this weekend at the IMS by talking to one of the drivers who will be in the race, Rinus Veekay! Brett talks to Rinus about his qualifying on Saturday that saw him get into a big crash and qualify with a modify car, what starting in 7th will be like on Sunday, what his pre-race day routine is like, and more! Also in the first hour, Brett is joined by Scott Agness who covers the Indiana Pacers for The Fieldhouse Files to talk about last night's disappointing loss by the Pacers, who essentially gave the game away to the Boston Celtics. All that and more in Hour 1!
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In the second hour of today's mid-week Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the Parkview Sports Medicine phone line by Alex Golden, who is the creator and host of the "Setting the Pace" podcast, and we bring him in to keep the Pacers talk going. We get Alex's take on last night's disappointing close loss in overtime to the Boston Celtics, whether or not the Pacers can recover from that crushing loss, and more. Also in the second hour, Brett and Adam continue to discuss the Pacers and Celtics series, and preview tomorrow night's exciting night at Parkview Field with the TinCaps by talking about the fantastic run they've been on in the past 6 games.
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In the first hour of a Tuesday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett and Adam preview tonight's Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Indiana Pacers and the Boston Celtics in TD Garden. Brett theorizes about who on the Pacers will be guarding who on the Celtics, and vice-versa. How many games does Brett give the Pacers to win against the heavily favored Celtics? Also in the first hour, we get ready for the TinCaps to kick off another home series tonight against the Lansing Lugnuts, and talk about a close loss for the Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark.
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Kevin Bowen from 107.5 The Fan down in Indianapolis! After summarizing an exciting anniversary trip to Las Vegas over the weekend, Brett and Kevin discuss the Indiana Pacers getting the win in the Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 7 over the New York Knicks, and now the upcoming matchup tonight as Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics will commence. Brett and Kevin also discuss the Colts and OTA's getting underway tomorrow, and what Kevin is looking for at some of the key positions that the Colts need to improve at from last season. Also in the second hour, Brett and a listener play Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia!
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Time to kick off the week with a Monday edition of The Sports Rush! In the first hour of today's show, Brett shares his thoughts on the Indiana Pacers defeating the New York Knicks yesterday afternoon in Game 7 in MSG to advance to the Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics. He also expresses his disdain for the way the the game and the series was covered by the national media. Also in the first hour, we talk about Indy 500 Qualifiers and Team Penske sweeping the front row of positions for the big race down in Indianapolis, the TinCaps are now hot and have had two grand slams over the weekend, and more!
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In the second hour of today's Monday Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the show over the Parkview Sports Medicine phone line by none other than Jeremiah Johnson, part of the Pacers Broadcast crew that you see throughout pregame and postgame, during halftime, and on the sidelines throughout Pacers games. Of course, today we have JJ on the show in order to talk to Brett about the Pacers defeating the New York Knicks in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on the road in Madison Square Garden to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics. We hear from JJ on his thoughts about the series against New York, plus, a preview of the next series against the Celtics! Also giving away racing tickets today throughout the show, to Indy 500 Carb Day!
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Happy Friday! On today's week-ending edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the show by TinCaps Team President, Mike Nutter! Mike joins the show today after the TinCaps have gotten a few wins in a row at home at Parkview Field, and he joins Brett to talk about the team, as well as some of the upcoming promotions at the ballpark throughout the current homestand. Also in the first hour, the #1 Golfer in the world, Scottie Scheffler, was arrested on his way into Valhalla Golf Club this morning. We talk about that, the Indiana Pacers in a must-win game tonight, and more!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line by one of the newest members of the Purdue Fort Wayne Men's Basketball Team, De'Vion Lavergne! De'Vion is a transfer out of JUCO Lee College in Texas where he was named the Men's JUCO player of the year by the Texas Basketball Association. We hear from De'Vion about his play style, who he models his game after, why he chose the Mastodons, and more! Also in the second hour, continuing to follow along with the Scottie Scheffler situation and the PGA Championship, previewing tonight's Pacers game, and more!
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In this Thursday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett gears up for tonight's regular season home opener for the Indiana Fever that will see Caitlin Clark and her team take on the New York Liberty. Also in the first hour, Brett discusses and goes through the Indianapolis Colts' 2024 Schedule that was released last night, and shares his predictions on how he thinks the team will fare throughout the season. Then, Brett is joined on the show by local golf pro Scott Pieri! Scott and Brett talk about the PGA Championship that is currently underway at Valhalla, the latest going on with Scott Pieri in the world of golf, and more!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line by Scott Agness of FieldhouseFiles.com! Brett talked to Scott today about Caitlin Clark's upcoming regular-season home debut at Gainbridge Fieldhouse tonight as the Fever will take on the New York Liberty. The two also discussed tomorrow night's Game 6 between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks down in Indianapolis as well. What do the Pacers need to do to get a win at home and send the series to Game 7 at Madison Square Garden? Also in the second hour, Brett is joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine to discuss all the latest High School coaching news, Zach Edey at the NBA Combine, and the latest going on at PSM!
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In the first hour of today’s mid-week edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is not feeling very positive! Last night, three teams that he was rooting for all fell in their respective games. The Indiana Pacers were blown out by the New York Knicks in a pivotal Game 5 of their Eastern Conference Semifinals series, the Indiana Fever in Caitlin Clark’s debut lost on the road by 20 to the Connecticut Sun, and Brett’s Florida Panthers also lost last night to the Boston Bruins! Also in the first hour, we have more 2024 NFL Games that have been announced/released/leaked, including the two Christmas Day games, that will be exclusively streamed on a new service.. Also in the first hour, Brett visits with Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com to discuss the Indiana Pacers, the hiring of Doug Gottlieb by Green Bay of the Horizon League, Colts Rookie Camp, and more!
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Alex Golden, who covers the Indiana Pacers, joins The Sports Rush as a guest on our hotline for the first time today! Alex covers the Indiana Pacers as the Creator and Host of the “Setting the Pace” Podcast, and also does written articles at TheBlueAndGolden.substack.com! He and Brett break down the series between the Pacers so far, and the embarrassing loss last night for Indiana in Game 5 at Madison Square Garden. Also in the second hour, Brett shares a scoop that he was able to get info on about a potential new stadium coming to the Fort Wayne Area… all that and more!
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In the first hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the show today by Destin Adams, who covers the Indianapolis Colts for A to Z Sports! Today, Destin and Brett discuss the Colts Rookie Mini Camp that concluded and what Destin and others saw from the Colts' draft picks, and what he expects each of these players to contribute to the team/roster in the upcoming season. We are sure to ask him how much of an impact he thinks players like Laiatu Latu and Adonai Mitchell will make immediately on this Colts team, and more. Also in the first hour, Zach Edey continues to impress in the NBA Draft Combine, and more!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett and Adam bring in a listener on the show over the phone to play our weekly edition of "Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia," a game where Brett and one of our listeners try to guess the year that multiple sports events all happened in! Also in the second hour of today's show, Adam was able to have a conversation with Indy Car driver Alex Palou earlier this afternoon, and you'll be able to hear that conversation here in the second hour of the show. Adam and Alex discuss Alex's win this past weekend in the Sonsio Grand Prix, preparing for the upcoming Indianapolis 500, and more!
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In the first hour of today's Monday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the show over the phone by the voice of the Indiana Pacers, Chris Denari! Although he is normally the voice of the Pacers, with the team now being deep into the playoffs, Chris has had a chance to experience the Pacers team from more of a fan perspective. We hear from him about what that's been like, what he expects out of the Pacers and the Knicks for the rest of the series, and more. Also in the first hour, we are starting to hear about some of the upcoming 2024 Regular Season NFL Games that are being announced by broadcast networks!
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In the second hour of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump on a Monday, Brett and Adam continue to look ahead to tomorrow's pivotal Game 5 between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden. Plus, the two discuss the opening week games in the NFL that have been announced/leaked to the public so far, particularly Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs taking on Lamar Jackson and the Ravens in Week One.
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In the first hour of today’s Friday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line over the phone on the show today by one of the newest additions to the Purdue Fort Wayne Men’s Basketball Team, Trey Lewis! Trey joins the Mastodons after spending last season with the Loyola University Chicago Ramblers, and prior to that in High School, he was a finalist for Mr. Basketball in the state of Michigan! We hear from Trey about what he feels like he can contribute to the Mastodons program on both offense and defense on the court. We also hear from Trey about what the recruiting process for him to come to Purdue Fort Wayne and the 260 as a whole. Also in the first hour, Brett and Adam continue to prepare themselves for Game 3 of the Pacers and Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals down in Gainbridge Fieldhouse tonight, discuss last night’s games in the NBA Playoffs, and more!
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To round out this week of The Sports Rush, we have two guests in our second hour! First, Brett is joined by Scott Agness of FieldhouseFiles.com who does a fantastic job covering the Indiana Pacers, as well as the Indiana Fever! Before getting into the Pacers game tonight, Brett hears from Scott about last night’s Indiana Fever preseason game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse that saw a crowd of over 13,000 come to see a non-regular season WNBA Game and newest Fever star Caitlin Clark. Then, Scott and Brett get into the nitty gritty in breaking down the series so far, tonight’s game, and the comments and decisions made by Pacers Head Coach Rick Carlisle. Then, next in the second hour, Brett is joined by the Head Coach of the Saint Francis Cougars Baseball Team, Dustin Butcher! The Cougars are headed down to Williamsburg, Kentucky to play in the opening round of the NAIA National Baseball Championships. We hear from Coach Butcher about his season so far, the team and the players that have stepped up for his program, and we hear about his recruiting philosophy in trying to get a lot of local players from the area to join the Cougars Baseball Team!
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It's Thursday, and it's a day after the Indiana Pacers fell into an 0-2 hole in their Eastern Conference Semifinals series against the New York Knicks last night after being in the lead in the third quarter. And on the show, we are joined on the guest line by the voice of the Indiana Pacers, Chris Denari! Chris and Brett talk about the series against the Knicks so far and the two disappointing losses to start the series. They also discuss the series shifting to Indianapolis at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for games 4 and 5 and the chances that the Pacers have to head back to New York with the series tied 2-2. Also in the first hour, the Fort Wayne TinCaps are unfortunately continuing their losing streak on the road against West Michigan.
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In the second hour of today's Thursday Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the show over the phone by one of the newest members of the Purdue Fort Wayne Men's Basketball Team, Chandler Cuthrell! Chandler joins the Mastodons after playing last season at UTSA, and we hear from him about what he plans to bring to the Mastodon's Basketball Team in the upcoming season, what it was like for him to be recruited by Head Coach Jon Coffman and the recruiting staff, and more. Also in the second hour, Brett is joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine. On today's show, Doot shares with us his Boy's and Girl's High School Basketball Coaches of the past season. We also hear from Doot about what's been going on at Parkview Field during the PSM Baseball Classic, and the latest going on at Parkview Sports Medicine!
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Happy Hump Day! In the first hour of today's mid-week edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the show by Jeremiah Johnson, who does pregame, postgame, and halftime coverage of the Indiana Pacers! We hear about his opinion on some of the controversial calls in Game 1 of the Pacers and Knicks, what the Pacers need to do to execute better in Game 2, and more!
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Kent Sterling is the guest of the hour here in the second hour of a hump day edition! Kent does a fantastic job of covering sports around the state of Indiana at his website, KentSterling.com! Today, he and Brett discuss the Indiana Pacers and their series against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the NBA Playoffs. What does Tyrese Haliburton need to do in order to increase his offensive production? Will the Pacers end up having more stamina than the depleted Knicks squad? All that and more on that series. The two also discuss the latest with the Indianapolis Colts, and more!
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In the first hour of today's show, Brett is joined on the guest line by Pat Boylan, part of the Indiana Pacers as well as the Indiana Fever's broadcast coverage team. Brett and Pat have a lot to discuss today, as last night's game 1 between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks saw some questionable calls at the end of a game that saw the Knicks get a narrow victory to take a 1-0 lead in the series. We hear from Pat about how concerned Pacers fans should be after one game, why Tyrese Haliburton only scored 6 points last night, and more. Also in the first hour, Brett shares his own thoughts on last night's game, and more!
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In the second hour of today's Tuesday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the show over the phone by Kyle Neddenriep, who covers High School Sports around the state of Indiana for the Indy Star! There was news recently announced that the state of Indiana and the IHSAA are considering testing a new rule that would allow transfers of freshman from one high school to another without having to change addresses. We hear about how much traction this movement has among the voters, when it could actually be submitted as a proposal, and more. Also in the second hour, continuing to recap last night's unsavory Game 1 for the Indiana Pacers, and it was a bad night for Brett's Florida Panthers as well.
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Back in action on a Monday after a packed sports weekend, it's The Sports Rush with Brett Rump! To kick off the show this week in the first hour, Brett and Adam preview the series that is getting underway tonight, the Eastern Conference Semifinals in the NBA between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers! Also in the first hour, the IHSAA is considering reviewing the possibility of one-time transfers in high school here in the state of Indiana, Brett's horses picks did alright over the weekend in the Kentucky Derby, another photo-finish in NASCAR, and more!
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In the second hour of today's Monday Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Dylan Sinn, who covers a myriad of local and statewide sports for the Journal Gazette here in Fort Wayne! Brett and Dylan discuss Matt Painter, who will be here tomorrow in town to speak at an event, and the issue that he currently has facing his basketball team, that being one too many scholarship-receiving players on his roster. Dylan and Brett talk about possible solutions for this issue and what the Boilermakers could end up doing. We also hear from Dylan about the latest going on with the Indiana Hoosier's basketball program, as well as the Fort Wayne TinCaps, who have been on a bit of a cold streak the last few weeks of baseball play. Also in the second hour, Caitlin Clark makes her professional debut in the WNBA Preseason with the Indiana Fever, and continuing to preview Pacers at Knicks tonight!
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Happy Friday! In today's Friday edition of The Sports Rush, both Brett and Adam have something to celebrate, as the Indiana Pacers eliminated the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 6 last night of their first-round series. And Adam saw his New York Knicks defeat the Philadelphia 76ers on the road in Philly to win their series. The two teams will be facing each other in the next round, and Brett and Adam debate what they should wager with each other over the series. Also in the first hour, the Purdue Men's Basketball Team has one too many rostered players, and the solutions to solve the problem are interesting to say the least.
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In the second hour of today's Friday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined by the voice of the Indianapolis Colts, Matt Taylor! Matt joins Brett on the show over the phone today to discuss the players that were taken by the Colts in the 2024 NFL Draft, and talk about the overall process and selections of this year's draft by GM Chris Ballard. We hear about how some of the picks will fit into this Colts' roster that doesn't necessarily have a lot of holes, just room for improvement. Also in the second hour, Brett makes his pick of horses for the Kentucky Derby this weekend!
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In this mid-week edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the show over the phone by the newest head coach of the Bishop Luers Girl's Basketball Team, Mary Hathaway! Coach Hathaway has been an assistant coach under former Head Coach Mark Pixley for a long time, and it was announced yesterday that Coach Pixley would be stepping down and that Coach Hathaway would be taking over the program. Brett hears from her about what the process for becoming head coach was like, what type of team and style of play she'd like to have, and if there's any pressure taking over for a coach who just won a State Championship! Also in the first hour, Brett talks about two very different but both very sad losses in the NBA for the Pacers and Adam's Knicks.
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In the second hour, Brett is joined by Scott Agness, who covers both the Indiana Pacers as well as the Indiana Fever for FieldhouseFiles.com! Unfortunately, Scott joins us today to talk about the Pacers losing a pivotal game 5 against a depleted Milwaukee Bucks roster to now only be up 3-2 in the series instead of a commanding 3-1 or a series win. We hear from Scott about the play on the court, the readiness of the young team, and the coaching choices of Rick Carlisle. Also in the second hour, Brett shares with listeners which of the Colts 2024 Draft Picks will start this season for the team, which will make the roster, and which will be cut!
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In the first hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett talks about his Panthers getting the win over the Tampa Bay Lightning last night in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, moving his Panthers on to the next round. The Pacers also look to eliminate the Milwaukee Bucks from playoff contention, but both teams potentially could be dealing with injuries. Also, the NFL is looking at moving to an 18-game regular season, and there are some last minute additions into the transfer portal in the NCAA.
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Brett is joined in the second hour of today's Sports Rush by the Head Coach of the Purdue Fort Wayne Women's Basketball Team, Coach Maria Marchesano! Coach Marchesano joins Brett on the show today to talk about what the process of finding players for her team in the transfer portal this off-season has been like, and we also hear about the individual players that are each joining the Mastodon Women this upcoming season later this year. Also in the second hour, a look to tonight's matchup between the Pacers and the Bucks in the Eastern Conference Playoffs, a new look for pregames in the NFL, and more!
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Back on a Monday after a packed sports weekend, it's The Sports Rush here to summarize everything that happened! The Indiana Pacers took a commanding 3-1 lead over the Milwaukee Bucks last night with standout performances from Myles Turner and the team overall from 3-pt range. The WNBA has officially begun practices, and Candace Parker has officially retired from Basketball. The Pacers and the Spurs are going to be playing each other next season in an international location. And, Brett keeps us updated on the series in the NHL between the Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning!
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In the second hour of Monday's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by JJ Stankevitz! JJ is the PA Announcer for the Indianapolis Colts, and he also provides a wealth of information writing for Colts.com as well as appearing on his Colts-centered podcast. We hear from JJ about the Indianapolis Colts and the NFL Draft that took place over the past weekend. What does each pick in each round have available to contribute to the Colts team moving forward to the next season? What does each position drafted by Chris Ballard and the Colts say about what they think of their current roster? All that and more with JJ. Also in the second hour, College Basketball Transfers, and the NBA Playoffs!
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Happy Friday! In the first hour of today's last show of the week, Brett is joined on the show over the guest line by Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette! And before they get into any formal sports discussions, Brett is sure to congratulate Dylan on his new phone! The two then discuss the latest going on with the Fort Wayne TinCaps and then we hear about the Spring Football games of universities around the state that Dylan has attended, as well as his coverage of the Indiana Hoosiers Men's Basketball Team and their work in the transfer portal.
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In Hour 2 of Friday's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Kent Sterling, of KentSterling.com! Kent and Brett discuss the first round pick of Laiatu Latu last night by Chris Ballard and the Indianapolis Colts. Although he's a talented edge rusher, did the Colts get the pick right in their eyes? Plus, Brett and Kent also discuss the latest additions to the roster of the Indiana Hoosiers Men's Basketball Team under Mike Woodson and company. Also in the second hour, a preview of the Pacers continuing to take on the Milwaukee Bucks in their first round series in the Eastern Conference Playoffs in the NBA!
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In the first hour of today's Sports Rush, we are joined by Dylan Sinn of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, who now has a new phone to join us over the guest line with! Dylan talks to Brett about the Fort Wayne TinCaps and their hot and cold start to the season, with the team seeming to favor the games on the weekend so far! The two also discuss the spring football he's been covering as well as the Indiana Hoosiers Men's Basketball Team and what they've been doing in the transfer portal. All that and more in Hour 1!
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On a special edition of The Sports Rush this Thursday, Brett was out LIVE on location at Electric Works in Downtown Fort Wayne in order to broadcast the show live from the Indy 500 Fan Fest that was being held there this afternoon/evening, it was a fantastic event and we had a lot of fun! You can hear the first hour of the show right here, Brett was joined by Tommy Schoegler of Parkview Sports Medicine in the first hour of the show today not only to reminisce on Tommy's past time in sports media, but to also talk about the upcoming NFL Draft tonight and the Indianapolis Colts picking at 15 at the time of the show today
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush that took place LIVE at Electric Works in Downtown Fort Wayne as a part of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Indy 500 Fan Festival, the fun continues! Brett and Tommy continue sharing past sports stories, and also continue to look ahead to the NFL Draft tonight and who'd they would like to see the Indianapolis Colts take in the first round. Also in the second hour of the show, we are pleased to be joined by the President of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Doug Boles! Doug and Brett have a discussion about the upcoming Indy 500 that is now a month away, how things have changed at the Indy 500 since Doug started his role, and about the Fan Fest event taking place today at Electric Works!
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With the Fort Wayne TinCaps needing to get the first game of a doubleheader tonight underway at 5:35 after last night's scheduled game was rained out at Parkview Field, we have an abbreviated edition of The Sports Rush for you today! But, have no fear, we still have plenty of content and guests to help get you through the day! Brett is joined on the show by James Boyd of The Athletic to preview the upcoming NFL Draft tomorrow from the perspective of the Indianapolis Colts. He talks about his mock draft, and what positions of need he'd like to see addressed in each round. Also on the show was Jeremiah Johnson of the Pacers to talk about last night's win for the Pacers over Milwaukee in order to even up the series at 1-1 before the next game in Indianapolis on Friday!
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In today's Tuesday Sports Rush, Brett gets himself prepared for the upcoming NFL Draft this weekend by sharing which position he'd like to see the Indianapolis Colts take with each of their picks in the upcoming draft. Also in the first hour, former Homestead hooper Luke Goode is taking an official visit to the Indiana Hoosiers later this week, and Brett is all but convinced that Indiana may be the landing spot for Luke. All that and a whole lot more in Hour 1!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Kevin Bowen, from 107.5 The Fan down in Indianapolis! Kevin joins Brett on the show today just a few days ahead of the NFL Draft taking place in Detroit, and Kevin has released his own mock draft for the Indianapolis Colts that the two discuss. The two also discuss the biggest areas of need for the team in the draft, and more. Also in the second hour, the Pacers have to bounce back against the Milwaukee Bucks tonight, and more!
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Back in action on a Monday, it's The Sports Rush with Brett Rump! Brett has a lot to talk about today in the first hour after a packed weekend of sports. Including but not limited to, a look at the NBA Playoffs that saw every home team win game one of their matchups. That unfortunately includes a bad loss for the Indiana Pacers to the Milwaukee Bucks in their Game 1, and Brett is sure to talk about that. Also, the NHL also goes chalk with every home team winning Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as well! Also in the first hour: Connor Essegian announces his transfer to the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and Luke Goode out of Illinois enters the transfer portal today! All that and more in Hour 1!
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In the second hour of today's Monday Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Scott Agness, who covers the Indiana Pacers beat for The Fieldhouse Files at FieldhouseFiles.com! The Indiana Pacers suffered a bad defeat in the first game of their first-round series against the Milwaukee Bucks yesterday, with a final score that still doesn't tell the story of how much the Pacers struggled to score. We hear from Scott about what he didn't like that he saw from the Pacers in Game 1, including Tyrese Haliburton only taking 7 shots in the contest. We also hear from Scott about what the Pacers need to do better or change in order to take one of these first two games on the road in Milwaukee still. We also hear from Scott about the latest status of Bucks star Giannis Antentokoumpo who could soon be returning to the series from injury. Also in the second hour, the latest news in the College Basketball Transfer Portal, and more!
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In the first hour of today’ Friday edition of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump, Brett is joined by the newest Purdue Fort Wayne Women's Basketball Player, Lauren Ross! Brett is also joined in the first hour byChris Denari, play by play voice of the Indiana Pacers for Bally Sports Indiana! The Indiana Pacers are preparing to begin their first round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday evening in Milwaukee, and Chris and the gang are getting ready to head up there with the team this weekend. We get a preview of the matchup between the Indiana Pacers and the Bucks from Chris, as well as circling around the NBA to get a look at some of the other playoff matchups in both the East and the West. Also in the first hour, Brett prepares for a fun birthday celebration in Las Vegas, the NBA Play-Ins continue tonight, and more!
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Brett is joined in the second hour today by “The Coach,” Shannon Griffith! Shannon was on the road down in Bloomington last night for an in-person look at the Indiana Hoosier Football Team’s Spring Game. This was the first look at the new-look Hoosier Football Team under new Head Coach Curt Cignetti, and Brett hears from Shannon about what he saw on the field last night that looked good or impressive to him. The two also discuss the players that Shannon saw that he thinks will be getting the majority of playing time for the Hoosiers in the upcoming season, and what positions those players are at. Also in the second hour, Brett looks at why college basketball coaches are retiring, the Cavender twins return to college basketball, and a whole lot more!
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With one day left until Friday, we get you a little bit closer to it, with a Thursday edition of The Sports Rush! On today's show in the first hour, Brett is joined by Destin Adams, who covers the Indianapolis Colts beat for A to Z Sports! Destin has been doing a diligent job of covering the upcoming NFL Draft, and writing articles about all sorts of different situations that we could see playing out for the Colts next week. We hear from Destin about who he'd like to see taken at different positions, the biggest areas of need for the Colts, and whether or not Chris Ballard will finally trade down in the first round for a higher pick! Also in the first hour, the Purdue Fort Wayne Women's Basketball Team has a new player added in the transfer portal, and Brett shares his thoughts on the awkward reporter interaction down in Indy with Caitlin Clark.
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In the second hour of today's Thursday Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guestline by none other than "The Judge," Phil Houk! You hear Judge Phil on Saturdays right here on 1380 The Fan during the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football season, and we bring him on the show today to talk to Brett about the upcoming Spring Game this weekend for the Irish! In addition to a preview of this weekend's game, Judge Phil also talks to Brett about the different position rooms and the current depth in each one, including at quarterback, receivers, and defense! Also in the second hour, Brett is joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine! Today, Doot shares his Boy's and Girl's Basketball Players of the Year for the Fort Wayne area, and also discusses NIL and more in the college game with Brett! We also find out about the latest at Parkview Sports Medicine!
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In the first hour of today's Sports Rush, we hear a bit of audio from Caitlin Clark's official introduction to the media today by the Indiana Fever down in Indianapolis today. We hear a few clips from her media appearance, and Brett shares his thoughts on her answers and Clark showing a bit of personality! Also in the first hour, an NBA Player is banned for LIFE, and you'll have to listen to hear the crazy reason(s) why. Also, the latest with the NIL, and a look at the NBA Play-In Tournament! All that and more in Hour 1 of The Sports Rush on a Wednesday!
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We have a packed second hour of The Sports Rush today! First, Brett is joined by the voice of the Fort Wayne Komets, Shane Albahrani. Shane and Brett are unfortunately discussing the end of the Komets season, and although the K's season ended earlier than both guys would have liked with the team missing the ECHL Playoffs, the two also discuss about how the team has a lot to build on, and some of the challenges they had this year while still having what many would consider a good season. Also in the second hour, Brett is joined by Indiana Sports Mogul, Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com! The two discuss the Indiana Hoosiers Men's Basketball Team and the transfers that Mike Woodson has gotten for the team so far in Rice and Ballo. They also discuss the Colts and Ballard continuing to sign in-house guys to new deals, perhaps at a bit over market value. Also, the Caitlin Clark effect in Indiana!
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It's now officially official, Caitlin Clark is now officially a member of the Indiana Fever of the WNBA after she was drafter first overall by the Fever at the draft in Brooklyn in a much-anticipated move for the Fever franchise. Brett and Adam discuss last night's Women's Draft, some of the top 5-10 picks, and also discuss where IU standout Mackenzie Holmes ended up in the draft as well. Also in the first hour, Brett shares about his weekend with the Fort Wayne TinCaps as well as Scheffler dominating in the Masters at Augusta National!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by the Indiana Hoosiers beat reporter for the Indy Star, Zach Osterman! Today Zach and Brett have a lot to talk about with the Hoosiers Men's Basketball Team, as just today it was announced that Mike Woodson and Indiana have landed 7ft big man Oumar Ballo out of Arizona in the transfer portal. We hear about him as well as newly added former Washington State guard Myles Rice from Zach. Also in the second hour, a look ahead at the NBA Play-In Tournament that begins tonight, AND Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with a listener who is playing for the first time today!
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Happy Caitlin Clark Day here in Indiana! Or, at least that's what it will be, after the Indiana Fever take Clark with the first overall pick in tonight's WNBA Draft! To talk about that draft and what it means for the Indiana Fever and the WNBA, Brett is joined in the first hour on the guest line by Scott Agness of the Fieldhouse Files! In addition to talking about Clark and the WNBA Draft, Scott and Brett also talk about the Indiana Pacers and their upcoming matchup in the NBA Playoffs against the 3rd seeded Milwaukee Bucks, who the Pacers have had success against in the regular season. Will it carry over to the playoffs, or should Pacers fans be concerned about the team's chances?
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In the second hour of today's Monday Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Komets veteran forward, Shawn Szydlowski! Shawn joins Brett on the show to talk about the Fort Wayne Komets season that ended yesterday with fan-appreciation day at the Coliseum for the last regular season game, as the Komets unfortunately missed the ECHL Playoffs this year. Brett asks Shawn if the reality that the season is over has sunk in yet, what the season was like coming back to the Komets, and about his plans for the future and continuing to play hockey. Also in the second hour, Brett continues to track the NCAA Transfer Portal, with a breaking transfer coming in during the show!
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In the second hour of today’s Friday Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line by the voice of the Indianapolis Colts, the one and only Matt Taylor! Matt joins Brett on the show today to discuss the Colts and the upcoming NFL Draft that is taking place later this month. We hear from Matt about what he’s seen of Chris Ballard’s process of going through a draft. We also hear about some of the positions and some of the players that Matt would possibly like to see taken by Indy. Brett and Matt also sneak in some talk about the Masters and golf, and about the Canterbury Cavaliers who won a Boys’ Basketball State Championship down in Indianapolis just a few weeks ago. Also in the second hour, Brett talks about the transfer portal and how it is affecting college basketball and sports as a whole. And, we continue to follow along with The Masters!
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Happy Friday! In the first hour of today’s last Sports Rush of the week, Brett is joined by Justin Cohn, who does a fantastic job of covering the Fort Wayne Komets for the Journal Gazette here in town! Brett has to ask Justin about some news that just came out that the Wheeling Nailers, a team that the Komets are fighting for playoff positioning in their division, will not be able to play their last two games of the weekend due to flooding at their arena in Wheeling. We also hear about what the Komets have to do this weekend to still have a chance of making the playoffs, and what other teams will have to do as well. Also in the first hour, following along with The Masters. And, a look at some of the basketball players visiting IU this weekend and ahead from the transfer portal!
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In the first hour of today’s Thursday Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Pat Boylan, who does a fantastic job of his broadcasting duties for both the Indiana Pacers, as well as the Indiana Fever of the WNBA! Brett and Pat discuss the upcoming WNBA Draft on Monday that will more than likely seeing the Fever taking Iowa start Caitlin Clark with the first overall pick in the draft. We hear from Pat about what Clark will bring to the Fever not only on the basketball court, but to the Fever as a team and to the WNBA as a whole. Brett also talks to Pat about the Pacers fighting for playoff positioning in the Eastern Conference as the regular season winds down, and who would be the best potential first round matchup for Indiana in the first round. Also in the first hour, the Komets lose a crucial game last night, and the Masters is officially underway!
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Brett is joined in the second hour of today’s Sports Rush by James Boyd, who is on the beat of the Indianapolis Colts for The Athletic! We haven’t had James on in a bit, so we were sure to bring him on ahead of the NFL Draft later this month in order to hear about who James would be interested in the Colts taking. Plus, does he think that this is the year that the Colts and Chris Ballard might finally move up in the first round of the draft to get their guy? Also in the second hour, Brett is joined by Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medcine, and Purdue fan, to talk about the Boilermakers falling to UCONN in the Men’s Championship, and about High School Basketball and Baseball, and more!
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Brett is joined in the first hour of The Sports Rush today by Sam King, who covers the Purdue Boilermakers for the Lafayette Journal and Courier! Sam was out in Phoenix at the Final Four to watch Purdue’s win over North Carolina State, and loss in the Championship to the UCONN Huskies. We hear Sam’s thoughts about the loss against UCONN, and then dive into what the Purdue Boilermakers need to do roster and talent-wise here in the off-season. During the conversation, a Purdue Boilermaker player even enters the transfer portal. Also in the first hour, Brett shares his thoughts on what the NCAA needs to do in regarding to scheduling the broadcasts of the Men’s and Women’s Tournaments. Plus, it looks like there won’t be any “running it back” for the Indiana State Sycamores. All that and more!
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In the second hour of today’s Sports Rush, Brett is joined by the voice of the Fort Wayne Komets, Shane Albahrani! Shane joins the show over the guest line live from Wheeling, West Virginia where the Komets will be taking on the Nailers in a crucial matchup for the Komets’ chances of making this year’s ECHL Playoffs. We hear from Shane about how the Komets have had success against Wheeling so far this season, and what they will need to do in order to win the game tonight. Also in the second hour, Brett is joined by Kevin Bowen, from 107.5 The Fan down in Indianapolis! The two discuss the Purdue loss to UCONN in the Men’s Championship, the hiring of Calipari by the Arkansas Razorbacks and the state of college basketball, and about the Colts and the upcoming NFL Draft.
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Happy Opening Day! Although the TinCaps have already played 3 games on the road, tonight is the first game for the 'Caps here in the city of Fort Wayne at the gorgeous Parkview Field! So, what better place to broadcast The Sports Rush from today than the concourse of Parkview Field, LIVE and in person! In the first hour of today's show live from the ballpark, Brett first shares his thoughts on last night's Championship game between the Purdue Boilermakers and the UCONN Huskies. Then, we start to bring on the TinCaps guests! In the first hour, Brett is joined by TinCaps Broadcaster John Nolan, as well as new intern broadcaster out of Syracuse, Jack Gordon! Also in the first hour, Brett is sure to talk to the Team President of the Fort Wayne TinCaps, Mike Nutter, to hear about everything going on around the ballpark and about the upcoming season!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett prepares to get you ready for the TinCaps Home Opener at Parkview Field tonight as the team gets ready to take on the Lake County Captains tonight at 6:35 right after The Sports Rush! The TinCaps guests roll on, and in the second hour, we're first joined by "The Wizard of Maahs" and the voice of the TinCaps on the radio, Mike Maahs! We hear about his time calling baseball in the city of Fort Wayne, and hear his thoughts about this year's roster. Also in the second hour, we are joined by Brian Schackow, VP and Head of Finance! We hear about what Brian's journey through baseball was like, how Parkview Field continues to improve and look even better each year now after 15 years of service, and more.
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Happy Eclipse Day! Today before the show, Brett and Adam hung outside the studio to witness the eclipse, and the two share about their experience watching the astrological event before getting into some sports talk! And speaking of sports talk, we have plenty to discuss from over the weekend! Including the controversial moving screen in the game between UCONN and Iowa in the Women's Final Four, there was also the South Carolina team going undefeated and winning the championship over Caitlin Clark and Iowa. Also in the first hour, Brett and Adam get themselves ready for the Men's National Championship tonight!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, in order to prepare ourselves for tonight's National Championship matchup in Men's Basketball between the UCONN Huskies and the Purdue Boilermakers, we bring in someone who has been covering the Boilermakers all year for the Journal Gazette, and who is out there in the desert right now to take in the game live tonight, in Dylan Sinn! Brett gets Dylan's recap of the experience so far in the Final Four, and then the two break down tonight's matchup and what both team will need to do in order to be successful, particularly on the part of the Boilers, in order to come away with the trophy tonight. Also, more on the women's championship, and more!
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In the first hour of a Friday Sports Rush, Brett is joined by TinCaps Team President Mike Nutter to talk about the upcoming home opener next week for the TinCaps at Parkview Field. We also hear about the open house tomorrow at Parkview Field as well, learn about the new grass on the field and how it drains, employment opportunities at the ballpark, and more! Also in the first hour, Brett shares his thoughts on Matt Painter as a head coach, and we predict what will happen tonight in the Women's Final Four!
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In an abbreviated second hour of the show in order to make way for the season opener of the Fort Wayne TinCaps, Brett is joined by Greg Rakestraw of the ISC Sports Network! Greg and Brett discuss the past weekend that was down at Gainbridge FIeldhouse in Indianapolis that held the Boy's Basketball State Championships. They also discuss the latest in the Horizon League, as well as the new head coaching hire at Division 2 University of Indianapolis. They also talk about the Indianapolis Colts! All that and more in Hour 2
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Joining us in the first hour of today's Sports Rush, it's Kent Sterling! Kent covers a multitude of sports as the media mogul that he is, and you can find his work at KentSterling.com! Brett and Kent discuss the differences between the Purdue Boilermakers Basketball Team, who is practicing today in Arizona for a Final Four game this weekend, and the Indiana Hoosiers, who are not in any postseason play and are actively searching the transfer portal for new players. The two also discuss the Indianapolis Colts and the AFC South seemingly to continue to get better while the Colts and Chris Ballard dig their feet in the sand, metaphorically. Also in the first hour, Brett talks about how Purdue is now everything Indiana wishes it still was, travel issues for UCONN, and more!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by the voice of the Fort Wayne Komets, Shane Albahrani! We hear from Shane about the upcoming weekend of Komets hockey, including tomorrow night's scheduled game against the Wheeling Nailers being moved to this coming Wednesday after flooding in the area near the arena. We also hear from Shane about what the Komets need to do to still squeak into the ECHL playoffs with so few little games remaining. Also in the second hour, Brett is joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz to talk about reclassifications of area schools in different sports, and about the latest going on at Parkview Sports Medicine!
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Happy Hump Day! In this Wednesday edition of The Sports Rush, we kick it off by talking about Robbie Avila AKA “Cream Abdul Jabbar” and the Indiana State Sycamores defeating Utah last night at Hinkle Fieldhouse to advance to the championship of the NIT Men’s Tournament. Brett also shares his thoughts on the Colts’ AFC South rival, the Houston Texans, landing another star to surround CJ Stroud in star wide receiver Stefon Diggs. Is this another failure by Chris Ballard and another example of his sitting on his hands while the rest of the division continues to get stronger? Also in the first hour, Brett asks if anyone is giving Alabama a shot against the UCONN Huskies in the Final Four, and more!
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In the second hour of today’s Wednesday Sports Rush, we are packed with some high-quality guests! Brett is first joined by the Head Coach of the Canterbury Cavaliers, Deric Adams! The Cavaliers won the 1A Boys State Championship 48 to 41 over Bethesda Christian at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis over the weekend, and we bring on the coach of the winning squad to talk about it! We hear from Coach Adams about the doubt that a lot of media had in their team in their championship matchup, and how he convinced his team that they would be able to pull it off. We hear about the preparation that went into the entire season that led to their success. Also in the second hour, Brett is joined by former South Side Archer as well as Purdue Boilermaker, Rapheal Davis! Rapheal and Brett discuss the Purdue Boilermakers and their postseason run to the Final Four so far, and what it means for former players of the program such as Rapheal!
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Brett is joined in the first hour by Sam King, who covers the Purdue Boilermakers beat for the Lafayette Journal and Courier! Sam is in high spirits as he joins the show over the guest line to talk to Brett today, as the Purdue Men's Basketball Team has finally made the Final Four of the Tournament for the first time since 1980, and he'll be headed to Phoenix this weekend to cover the Boilers against the NC State Wolfpack this Saturday! We hear from Sam about the run so far, how this team is different from last year's, and how the team survived what many would consider a poor performance but was still able to get the win over Knecht and the Tennessee Volunteers. Also in the first hour, a look at the TinCaps roster and why you should get tickets, a transfer portal entrance for a Mastodons player, and more.
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Brett is joined in the second hour of today's Sports Rush by the voice of the Fort Wayne TinCaps, Broadcaster John Nolan! John and Brett discuss the TinCaps Opening Day Roster for the 2024 Season and about some of the returning faces that fans will see at Parkview Field coming up this season. They also talk about the development of players, how minor leagues have changed, and some recent players fans have seen at Parkview Field just last season that are now in the Majors with the Padres. The two also discuss some upcoming events at Parkview Field for fans to meet the team and see the ballpark ahead of the season opener! Also in the second hour, Brett and Adam look at their NCAA Men's Brackets, and more!
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It’s time to kick off the week, with a Monday edition of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump! There’s a lot to catch up with from what happened over the weekend today, and we start with the Purdue Boilermakers finally making the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament under Head Coach Matt Painter after defeating the Tennessee Volunteers yesterday in a fiery matchup that saw standout performances from Zach Edey and Dalton Knecht. In order to talk about the game, Brett is joined on the guest line by Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette, who covered both of Purdue’s games this weekend at Little Caesars Arena up in Detroit. We hear about how Purdue has gotten their wins, the level that Edey is playing at, and about the atmosphere with a majority of Purdue fans in the building for the games. All that and more with Dylan Sinn! Also in the first hour, the tragic early passing of a former Indianapolis Colt, the Purdue Fort Wayne Women fell in the WNIT, and more.
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In the second hour of today’s Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Indiana Hoosiers Broadcasting Hall-of-Famer Don Fischer! Don Fischer joins Brett all throughout the Indiana Basketball season on Mondays at 5:20PM for a weekly segment that we like to call “Fifteen Minutes with Fisch!” Today is Don’s last appearance for the season, so be sure to tune in and hear what he has to say about the Men’s Basketball, the Women’s Basketball Team, and the upcoming Football season all for the Indiana Hoosiers. Also in the second hour, a look at the 2024 TinCaps Roster that was released by the San Diego Padres earlier today, and an unfortunate and odd issue at the NCAA Women’s Tournament in Portland!
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Happy Friday! After a grueling week of travel with the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodon Men’s Basketball Team by plane, train, and automobile, Brett is finally back in the host saddle of The Sports Rush! In the first hour of today’s show, Brett catches up on what he’s missed since being gone since Monday! Talking about changes in the Horizon League, with both top-level players and coaches leaving the conference. Plus, the Indiana Women have a tough matchup at 5PM against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the Women’s NCAA Tournament. Also, the Purdue Fort Wayne Women will take on St. Louis tonight in the WNIT! Plus, the Indiana Hoosiers Men’s Basketball Team finally has a recruit for the 24-25 Class!
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In the second hour of today’s show, Brett is joined by Greg Rakestraw of the ISC Sports Network, and the TV broadcaster of the IUPUI, soon to be IUI, Jaguars! Greg and Brett discuss the news of the Horizon League, including the hire of Paul Corsaro as the new head coach of the IUI Men’s Basketball Team. The two also discuss what Oakland getting a win over Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament means for the Horizon League as a whole. Plus, the two discuss the men’s NIT and the run by the Indiana State Sycamores, and the future of the Sycamores Head Coach.
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With Brett traveling back from Norfolk, Virginia today with the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodon Men’s Basketball Team, today’s Sports Rush is guest-hosted by Derek Decker, who’s going for three Sports Rush in a row today! Today is MLB Opening Day, and Derek and Adam talk about the games currently underway, as well as the games coming up tonight in the MLB as well. We hear about Derek’s predictions for some of our “area” MLB Teams and how they’ll do this season, as well as his dark horse picks to succeed this year. Also in the first hour, a look at tonight’s matchups in the Sweet Sixteen in the Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament!
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In the second hour of today’s Sports Rush guest-hosted by Derek Decker, Derek is joined by the voice of Indiana Women’s Basketball as well as Indiana Baseball, Austin Render! Austin and Derek discuss the Indiana Women’s run through the Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament so far this year, including their win over Oklahoma to advance to the next round. The two also discuss the Indiana Hoosiers Baseball Team, who is struggling a bit after a good start to the season. Also in the second hour, Derek is joined by Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine! Derek and Doot preview this weekend’s 1A Boy’s High School Basketball Championship that will feature Canterbury taking on Bethesda Christian down in Indianapolis. The two also preview the upcoming Men’s Sweet Sixteen games that start tonight and continue tomorrow!
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With Brett on the road to call tonight's CIT Championship game between the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodon Men and the Norfolk State Spartans in Norfolk, Virginia, today's Sports Rush is once again guest-hosted by Derek Decker! But, that didn't stop us from getting Brett on his own show today! He joined Derek in the first hour over the phone line to talk about the 'Dons run so far in the CIT and how they got to the championship game, and a preview of tonight's matchup against the Spartans. Also in the first hour, a preview of MLB opening day with Derek, and a whole lot more!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, guest host Derek Decker is joined by the voice of the Fort Wayne Komets, Shane Albahrani! Shane and Derek break down the playoff situation currently for the Komets with just a handful of games remaining in the regular season. Derek asks Shane what kind of record the Komets will have to reach during this last stretch in order to comfortably reach a spot in the postseason. And he asks Shane about what the atmosphere at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum can provide for this Komets team, and more! Also in the second hour, Derek talks about the NCAA Transfer Portal, some names to keep an eye on, the future of Fran McCaffrey at Iowa, and more!
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With Brett traveling to Norfolk today in order to call tomorrow night’s game for the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodon Men against Norfolk State in the Championship of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, today’s Sports Rush is guest-hosted by Derek Decker! In the first hour of today’s show, Derek is joined by Dylan Sinn, who covers many of our area teams and universities for the Journal Gazette here in Fort Wayne! The two discuss the Indiana Women’s Basketball Team who got a win last night in the Women’s NCAA Tournament in Assembly Hall to continue on to face the undefeated South Carolina Gamecocks in their next matchup. Also in the first hour, we hear Derek’s thoughts on the PFW Men and Women’s runs so far in their postseasons, and about the latest with Shohei Ohtani and his troubles with his translator and gambling debts!
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In the second hour of today’s Sports Rush guest-hosted by Derek Decker, Derek is joined by the head coach of the Purdue Fort Wayne Women’s Basketball Team, Maria Marchesano! Maria and her team have gotten wins in the opening round of the WNIT over Eastern Kentucky and in the second round over the Cincinnati Bearcats, and will face the St. Louis Billikens on Friday Night at home at the Gates Center! Derek hears from Coach Marchesano about the run so far, a preview of Friday night’s matchup, and what playing in the postseason and winning does for the program in areas such as recruiting and the transfer portal. Also in the second hour, Derek talks about changes to the rules in the NFL, and more!
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After a packed weekend of sports, there's nothing like The Sports Rush on a Monday to break down everything that happened! This weekend was a big one, because it was the second round of the NCAA Men's Tournament! To talk about the one-seeded Purdue Boilermakers and their dominant wins over their first two opponents, Brett is joined in the first hour by the voice of the Purdue Boilermakers, Rob Blackman! Rob and Brett discuss the noise surrounding Purdue before they came into the tournament, the scheduling that the team and the fans have faced so far, and of course about the dominant two wins to get to the Sweet Sixteen that have seen a high level of play from the Boilers. All that and more in Hour 1!
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In the second hour of today's Monday Sports Rush, we continue to bring the heat for you! First, Brett is joined by Indiana Hoosiers Broadcasting Hall-of-Famer, Don Fischer! Brett is joined every week on Monday at 5:20 for our weekly "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch" segment! Today, the two talk recruiting and the transfer portal for the Indiana Hoosier Men's Basketball Team under Mike Woodson, and about the Indiana Women's Basketball Team in the NCAA Tournament! Also in the second hour, Brett is joined by Paul Corsaro, who was named the new Head Coach of the IUPUI (soon to be IUI) Jaguars of the Horizon League! We hear from Coach Corsaro on what attracted him to the job at the program, what he plans to do to improve the program and level of play, and more!
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Happy Friday! Today, Brett was out once again at Winner's Circle in New Haven in order to do the show LIVE on location from 4-6PM as we hung out with the crowd and enjoyed the afternoon slate of games in the Men's NCAA Tournament. All throughout the hour, Brett kept us up to date on what was going on in each of the live games, the results of games from earlier in the day, and more. Plus, what the heck is going on with Shohei Ohtani? All that and a whole lot more in the first hour of a Friday Sports Rush!
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It's the last hour of this week of The Sports Rush! And today, we wrapped up what was a fantastic two day appearance at Winner's Circle in New Haven in order to do the show live on location each day from 4-6PM. In the second hour of today's show, we continue to bring you updates on all of the Men's Tournament games that were going on live throughout the show. Brett shares his thoughts on Purdue's matchup tonight against Grambling State. And, we have another conversation with Brian, who does a fantastic job of running things there at Winner's Circle in order to talk about March Madness, sports betting, horse racing, and more!
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Happy Thursday! Today's show is a different won and a fun one, as we were live at Winner's Circle in New Haven to broadcast the show live from all the fun being had there as the NCAA Men's Tournament Round of 64 got underway this afternoon. We followed along with all of the live scores, tracked all the upsets, and more! We were also joined LIVE in the first hour by Caleb Hatch, who you hear on Caleb and Kenny in the Morning, to talk to Brett about the tournament, some of his picks, and more. We were also joined by Brian who does a fantastic job of running Winner's Circle there in New Haven to hear more about the business, the facilities, upcoming events and more!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush coming to you live from Winner's Circle in New Haven, we still had a lot of things to talk about! Brett was joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine in the second hour LIVE at the Winner's Circle to talk to Brett about the NCAA Men's Tournament, particularly about Purdue and their chances to go on a deep run this year after last year's upsetting first round loss to Farleigh Dickinson. Brett and Doot also talk about Fort Wayne Area High School Basketball as there's a bit of a quirk in the scheduling ahead of the IHSAA State Championships next weekend. Plus, following along with all the live games!
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With Brett on the road this afternoon to call the PFW Men's Basketball team as they take on Bowling Green in the CIT Tournament this evening, today's show is guest hosted by Justin Kenny, who you hear regularly on Caleb and Kenny in the morning right here on our airwaves! In the first hour, Justin is joined by the head coach of the Trine University Men's Basketball Team, Brooks Miller! Brooks and his Trine Thunder Men won the D3 NCAA National Tournament, and we get the breakdown of what the tournament was like from Coach Miller, as well as how it feels now that the season has ended. Plus, we finish filling out our listener bracket for the Men's March Tournament!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, guest host Justin Kenny is joined on the phone line by JJ Stankevitz! JJ is a beat writer for the Indianapolis Colts as well as doing a whole lot of other duties covering the Colts! The two today discuss if the team has gotten better since the start of free agency despite pretty much only signing guys that were already in house to new deals so far. But, we also get JJ's thoughts on Joe Flacco joining the Colts at backup qb, and more! Also in the second hour: How important is it for Purdue to make a deep run in this year's tournament?
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Today on The Sports Rush, with the First Four games in the Men's March Tournament getting underway tonight, we decided it was time for our listeners to show their basketball knowledge and call in to fill out a bracket to see how they compare to some of the guys here at the station! Also in the first hour, Brett is joined by Kyle Rowland of the Toledo Blade in order to talk about the hiring of Jake Diebler by the Ohio State Men's Basketball program as their new Head Coach, and about the future of the Michigan Wolverines Men's Basketball program following the termination of Juwan Howard at Head Coach in Ann Arbor. All that and a whole lot more in Hour 1 of The Sports Rush!
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In the second hour of The Sports Rush today, Brett is joined by Purdue Fort Wayne Women's Basketball head coach, Maria Marchesano! Coach Marchesano is going to be leading her team into postseason play tomorrow night at the Gates Center against Eastern Kentucky in the opening round of the Women's NIT! We hear from Coach Marchesano about how the Horizon League Tournament ended for the 'Dons as they fell to Green Bay, how the team has been working out and getting ready for postseason play since, and a preview of their matchup against Eastern Kentucky. Also in the second hour, Brett and Adam continue to take listeners calls in order to fill out a "Listeners Bracket" for the Men's March Tournament, and we play Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with a listener today as well!
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Back in action on a Monday to bring you another week of The Sports Rush! On today's show, we have a lot of things to talk about, particularly brackets! We have the NCAA Men's Tournament, the NIT, the CBI, and the CIT, as well as the Women's NCAA Tournament, NIT, and more as well! Brett shares his thoughts on all of these, as well as his thoughts on some really quality teams that he thinks missed out. He also proposes a solution to teams being left out on the proverbial "bubble." Also in the first hour, we hear Brett's thoughts on the Chicago Bears getting rid of Justin Fields, what went down in Boy's Semi-State Basketball over the weekend, and more!
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In the second hour of today's show, Brett is joined by Indiana Hoosiers Broadcasting Hall-of-Famer Don Fischer for our weekly segment with Don on Mondays that we like to call "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch!" There's a lot of things to discuss with Don today, as the Hoosier Men's Basketball season is now officially over, the coaches will be hitting the transfer portal to find new players, will any current Hoosier players be hitting the portal? Also the two discuss the Indiana Women Basketball team who got a tough draw in their first round of the Women's NCAA Tournament against Fairfield. Also in the second hour, biggest snubs in the Men's Tournament, PFW Men and Women will both be playing postseason tournament basketball, and more!
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Happy Friday! We have another abbreviated Sports Rush for you today with our on-air coverage of the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament! But, we still have plenty of local sports to talk about on the show today! Brett is joined by Trine Men's Basketball Head Coach Brooks Miller ahead of their NCAA D3 Men's Tournament Championship game against Hampden-Sydney tomorrow afternoon! We hear about the run the team has had so far including their semi-final win last night over Trinity, and how Coach Miller has gotten his team prepared for this moment. Also in the show today, Brett talks about the Indiana win over Penn State, Purdue taking down Michigan State this afternoon, and more in the Big Ten Tourney! Plus, big retirements in the NFL, Free Agency in the NFL, Trades in the NFL, and more!
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With 1380 The Fan and 100.9 FM broadcasting every game of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament right here on our airwaves, today’s Sports Rush show was abbreviated! But, we pack in a ton of content in the short time that we have on air today! Brett shares his thoughts on the Indianapolis Colts signing Joe Flacco to bring him in to Lucas Oil Stadium as the backup quarterback to Anthony Richardson. He also breaks down the numbers in a preview of tonight’s Big Ten Tournament game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Nittany Lions of Penn State! Also on the show today, Brett is joined by Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine! Brett and Doot discuss the run of the Trine University Men’s Basketball Team in order to get to the Men’s D3 Final Four at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, with their Final Four game tonight against Trinity! The two also preview our area Boys’ High School Basketball Teams that will be participating in Semi-State matchups around the state of Indiana this weekend, including Wayne taking on Mishawaka, a game we’ll have right here on our airwaves on Saturday! All that and more on The Sports Rush today!
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In the first hour of today’s Wednesday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Destin Adams! Destin does a fantastic job of covering the Indianapolis Colts for A to Z Sports, and there’s certainly a lot to discuss about the Colts today and this week! Brett gets Destin’s opinion on the players that the Colts have retained so far on new deals, and how good it was for the team to bring each of these players back. We also hear from Destin about the next potential moves that the team could make here in free agency, if any! Who does Destin like the Colts taking as a backup quarterback with the departure of Minshew? All that and more! Also in the first hour, Oakland wins the Horizon League Tournament, the Big Ten Tournament gets underway, and more!
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Brett is joined in the second hour of today’s Sports Rush by Brandon Podgorski, producer of Talkin’ Sports with Jim Shovlin on Saturdays here on 1380 The Fan! Brandon also teaches Sports Management at Trine University up at Angola and has been involved in the world of sports, particularly basketball, for most of his working career! We hear from Brandon about his sports journey, how he ended up producing for us here on 1380, and more! And then Brett and Brandon get into the Trine Men’s Basketball season so far, with them having a standout regular season and now a fantastic run so far in the D3 Men’s Basketball Tournament this month. What has Coach Miller brought to the Trine Thunder? What’s the atmosphere like there at the University? All that and more with Brandon! Plus in the second hour, a look at the NCAA March Madness Bracketology!
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In the first hour of today’s show, Brett is joined by Kent Sterling, sports media mogul of KentSterling.com! The two today have a lot to discuss, particularly what happened with the Indiana Hoosiers and Liam McNeeley falling out, with McNeeley requesting out of his NLI and no longer planning to attend IU. There’s also a lot of Indianapolis Colts news for Kent and Brett to discuss, with the Colts reaching new contract terms with MPJ, Grover Stewart, Tyquan Lewis, Kenny Moore, and Rigoberto Sanchez. Also in the first hour, Brett shares his thoughts on the PFW Women falling to Green Bay yesterday in the Women’s Horizon League Tournament in Indianapolis, and more!
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Brett is joined by Zach Osterman from the Indy Star in the second hour in order to hear about what happened between Indiana and Liam McNeeley, what his departure means for the program and other recruits, and more. We also hear from Zach on his thoughts on both Anthony Leal and Trey Galloway announcing that they will return for next season, and whether or not that’s actually a good thing for the Hoosiers. Also in the second hour, a recap of Trine’s fantastic OT win that sends them to Fort Wayne for the Men’s D3 Basketball Tournament, the craziness going on in NFL Free Agency, and more.
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With Brett down in Indianapolis to call the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Women's Horizon League Tournament game against Green Bay and the game going past 4PM this afternoon, today's show is abbreviated, and also guest hosted by Derek Decker! Derek and Adam break down a lot of news that has broke in the NFL today, including signings by the Colts for players to return, and a Colts QB signing with a new team! Also in the abbreviated show, we hear a conversation between Brett Rump and Indiana Hoosiers Broadcasting Hall-of-Famer Don Fischer for our weekly edition of "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch!" Derek also shares his own thoughts on Mike Woodson and Indiana's run of wins to end out their regular season, and a whole lot more!
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Happy Friday! Brett is back in the captain's seat today, as unfortunately the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodon Men fell on the road in the Horizon League Tournament last night to the top-seeded Oakland Golden Grizzlies. We hear from Brett who called the game last night about why the Mastodons were unable to get the win and continue further in the tournament. Also in the first hour, the big news that Liam McNeeley has decommitted from Indiana just days after it was announced that Mike Woodson would be returning for the 24-25 season! Plus: a college basketball team flagged for unusual betting patterns on their game? All that and more!
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To wrap up this week of The Sports Rush and to get ready for a weekend of sports, Brett is joined in the second hour today by Greg Rakestraw of the ISC Sports Network! He also is on the call for IUPUI Athletics, and more! And the two start their discussion there, with the Men's Basketball program at IUPUI now searching for a new head coach. We also hear from Greg on his thoughts on the Women's side of the Horizon League as their tournament continues as well, and he and Brett also talk about High School Boy's Basketball Regionals taking place this weekend! Also in the second hour, a preview of North Side and Wayne taking on each other in those regionals tomorrow afternoon, who returns for IU Basketball, and more!
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Happy Thursday! Today's show is once again guest-hosted by Derek Decker with Brett on the road to call tonight's game between the Purdue Fort Wayne Men and the Oakland Golden Grizzlies up in Rochester, Michigan in the Men's Horizon League Basketball Tournament. And to talk about tonight's game, we have Brett join Derek in the first hour on his very own show! Also in the first hour, we hear from Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette on Indiana keeping Mike Woodson as the Men's Basketball Head Coach for next season, and about their reason stretch of wins as the Big Ten regular season winds down.
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, guest-host Derek Decker is joined by Josh Patterson of the Journal Gazette here in Fort Wayne! Although normally the beat writer for Fort Wayne FC, there is other news regarding soccer here in town, and Derek has Josh break down all the latest on a planned 7000 seat soccer stadium in town off of Bass Rd. that was proposed earlier today. Also in the second hour, Derek is joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz to preview some of our area schools who have Boys Basketball teams that are competing in Regionals this weekend! All that and more!
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Happy Hump Day! The Mastodon Men's Basketball Team won their opening round game of the Horizon League Tournament last night against Robert Morris, so Brett is on the road with the 'Dons as they travel to their next matchup against the 1 Seed Oakland Golden Grizzlies tomorrow night. With Brett out, we bring in Derek Decker to host The Sports Rush today! In the first hour, Derek is joined by Mastodon Women's Basketball Head Coach Maria Marchesano ahead of their quarterfinal game in the Women's Horizon League Basketball Tournament against the Detroit Mercy Titans. We also hear from Coach Marchesano about the team and the season as a whole, and a bit about how she turned things around at PFW!
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In the second hour of today's Wednesday Sports Rush, Derek is joined by the voice of Purdue Basketball, Rob Blackman! Rob joins Derek to discuss last night's win for the Boilermakers over the ranked Illinois Fighting Illini on the road to secure back-to-back outright regular season championships for Purdue. We hear about that win last night, the season as a whole, and the state of the team and the roster ahead of the team going into March. Also in the second hour, Derek is joined by Zion Brown from the Indy Star to talk about tonight's Indiana Hoosier game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers in Minneapolis tonight, the Hoosier Men's season as a whole, and why fans of IU should have a ray of positivity heading into the off-season. All that and more!
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In the first hour of today’s Tuesday Sports Rush, Brett previews tonight’s matchup for the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodon Men taking on Robert Morris in the opening round of the Men’s Horizon League Basketball Tournament tonight at the Gates Center! Also in the first hour, Brett takes a look at some interesting terms to a potential buyout for Mike Woodson at Indiana University, Purdue looking to lock up the Big Ten regular season tonight against the Fighting Illini in Champagne, and more! Plus, he continues to push for a downtown arena here in the city of Fort Wayne, which got a lot of responses from our listeners!
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Brett is joined in the second hour of today’s Sports Rush by Kevin Bowen from 107.5 The Fan down in Indianapolis! We brought Kevin in today to talk about the breaking news that the Indianapolis Colts will be placing the non-exclusive franchise tag on wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr.! We find out what Kevin makes of the Colts putting the tag on MPJ, what it means for both him as a player and for the Colts as the franchise, and more! Also, some IU Basketball talk with Kevin as well! Plus in the second hour, Brett is joined by the Head Coach of the UIndy Greyhounds Men’s Basketball Team, Paul Corsaro! Paul and Brett discuss the season that the Greyhound Men have had so far, previewing their upcoming post-season in the GLVC Championship Tournament, and the upcoming NCAA D2 National Men’s Tournament as well!
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Happy Monday! To kick off the week, we have today's Sports Rush in podcast form, just for you! In the first hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Trine Men's Basketball Head Coach, Brooks Miller! Coach Miller and his Thunder team have gotten wins over Fontbonne and Coe in the first rounds of the D3 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, and we hear about those wins and what it took from Coach Miller! We also get a preview of their next matchup against Washington University out of St. Louis! Also in the first hour, Brett talks about Caitlin Clark beating Pistol Pete's NCAA scoring record, Mike Woodson was possibly actually right about something, and more!
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In the second hour of today's Monday Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Indiana Hoosiers Broadcasting Hall-of-Fame Broadcaster Don Fischer! Don joins Brett every Monday at around 5:20PM for a segment we call "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch!" In today's segment, Don and Brett have some positives to discuss, as the Indiana Hoosier Men have won their last two games! The two discuss what this means for the program this year, the program moving ahead, and what it means for the fate of Head Coach Mike Woodson. Also in the second hour, the PFW Mastodon Men and Women's Basketball Teams had some players honored by the Horizon League ahead of the conference tournaments underway, and we congratulate them and preview the tourneys! Also, the Pacers suffer an embarrassing loss last night to Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs.
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With Brett making his way to Bluffton to call the 2A Sectional 37 Semi-Final games, today's Sports Rush is guest-hosted by Shannon Griffith! In the first hour of today's show, Shannon talks to Sam King from the Lafayette Journal and Courier about the remainder of Purdue's regular season in the Big Ten, as well as their upcoming Big Ten Tournament and NCAA Tournament in March. Also in the first hour, previewing some of tonight's area sectional semi-finals, talking the NFL Combine, and more!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Shannon Griffith is joined by Zach Osterman who covers the Indiana Hoosiers beat for the Indy Star to talk about the Hoosier Men's win over Wisconsin, but also finds out if Indiana fans still need to pump the breaks. The two also talk a bit of Hoosier Football with Spring Football under Curt Cignetti is just around the corner. Also, Shannon gets a preview of this weekend of Komet hockey from the voice of the Fort Wayne Komets, Shane Albahrani!
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Happy Thursday! Brett is in the show host chair for the last time this week today as tomorrow he makes his way to Bluffton to call some Boys Basketball Sectionals Semi-Finals games! So today in the first hour, we had to talk to Scott Agness of the Fieldhouse Files, who broke the news earlier today that Caitlin Clark will be foregoing her COVID year of eligibility at Iowa and declaring for the WNBA Draft that sees the Indiana Fever having the number one pick. We are sure to sneak in some questions about the Pacers as well too! Also in the first hour, PFW gets a big win on the road last night, and Chris Ballard was certain about the future of Michael Pittman Jr. and where he will be playing next season.
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Bishop Luers Boys Basketball Head Coach Seth Coffing ahead of their Sectional Semi-Final Game tomorrow night at Bluffton against Whitko. We also hear from Coach Coffing about the team's win over Bluffton to open sectional play, and about the team and the season so far. Also in the second hour, Brett talks to Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz about the Boys Sectionals so far as well as the two games that we will be broadcasting tomorrow night on 1380 The Fan!
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With Brett on the road as the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men’s Basketball Team gets set to take on the Wright State Raiders in Dayton, Ohio tonight, today’s Sports Rush is guest-hosted by Shannon Griffith! In the first hour of today’s show, Shannon is joined by Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com and more! The two discuss Indiana’s win over the Wisconsin Badgers last night that also featured a fire alarm going off mid-game, AND what the Colts should be looking for this off-season ahead of the NFL Combine! Also in the first hour, Shannon shares his thoughts on court storming in the NCAA, and talks about the first night of Sectional play for Boy’s Basketball here in Indiana that took place last night!
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In the second hour of today’s Sports Rush guest-hosted by Shannon Griffith, Shannon is joined by Komets veteran player Shawn Szydlowski! Shawn and Shannon discuss a record for games played for the Komets that Shawn is soon about to tie as the K’s take on the Toledo Walleye on Friday, what this season has been like so far for Shawn, and what’s coming up for the rest of this season. Also in the second hour, Shannon is joined by Dylan Sinn from the Journal Gazette to briefly discuss the Indiana Basketball win last night! All that and more in Hour 2!
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Happy Tuesday! With Brett on the road as the PFW Mastodons Men's Basketball Team heads to Dayton, Ohio to take on the Wright State Raiders, we are guest hosted today by Glenn Marini! Our listeners will recognize Glenn from his work as Sports Director of WANE15, providing TV coverage of our area sports! But today he's in the radio seat, and in the first hour of the show, he is joined by "The Thiccer Kicker," Harrison Mevis! Harrison just completed an incredible career at Mizzou as their kicker, including a 61 yarder that broke record for the longest field goal in SEC history! Harrison is getting ready for the NFL Combine this week, and we hear from him about the journey he's had getting there and what he expects from this week as he talks to and puts his kicking displays on talent for the NFL Scouts. Also in the first hour, Glenn is joined by TinCaps Team President Mike Nutter for an update on what's going on at Parkview Field, what's coming up this season for the Fort Wayne TinCaps, and about some of the past TinCaps that he's now seeing with the Padres in Spring Training for MLB! All that and more in Hour 1!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, guest host Glenn Marini is joined on the show by Fort Wayne Komets Head Coach, Jesse Kallechy! We hear from Coach Kallechy on the current state of the team and where they're at on the season, and also get details on what went into the Komets winning games over the past weekend against both the Wheeling Nailers as well as the Toledo Walleye. Plus, we get a preview of what's coming up this weekend for the K's as well! Also in the second hour, Glenn talks about some of the upcoming Sectionals that kick off tonight in Boy's Basketball around the state, some baseball talk, and more!
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It's time to kick off a new week in the world of sports! On today's Sports Rush on a Monday, Brett is joined by the head coach of the Bishop Luers Girls Basketball Team who just won a 2A State Championship on Saturday over Brownstown Central, Mark Pixley! Brett and Coach Pixley have a fantastic conversation about the game on Saturday, what it took for his team to get there, and if these accomplishments set up future expectations for next year's team and beyond! Also in the first hour, recapping a weekend of college basketball, that saw the PFW Men split two games on their road trip to Wisconsin, the PFW Women clinch a home quarterfinal spot, Purdue continues to dominate with Zach Edey, and more!
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In today's second hour, Brett is joined by the voice of the Indiana Hoosiers, Don Fischer! Don joins Brett every Monday at approximately 5:20PM for a weekly segment that we like to call "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch!" Today, Don and Brett unfortunately have to discuss two losses by the Indiana Hoosier Men, first losing to Nebraska and then losing to the Penn State Nittany Lions. Also in the second hour, Indiana Basketball needs to go in a new direction, but who can man the helm of the ship? Plus, Boy's Basketball Sectionals also begin this week! All that and more in Hour 2!
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With Brett on the road as the PFW Mastodons Men's Basketball Team gets set to tip off tonight against the Green Bay Phoenix, today's Sports Rush is guest hosted by none other than Derek Decker! In the first hour of today's program, Derek is joined by Shane Albahrani, the voice of the Fort Wayne Komets, to get a weekend preview of their matchups against Wheeling and Toledo! Also in the first hour, Derek shares his thoughts on the Indiana Men's Loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers a few days ago, and his thoughts on Caitlin Clark and Iowa suffering a big loss to the Indiana Women at Assembly Hall last night. All that and more!
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In the second hour of today's Friday Sports Rush, guest host Derek Decker is joined by the voice of Indiana Women's Basketball as well as Hoosiers Baseball, Austin Render! Austin and Derek discuss last night's win for the Hoosier Women over Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes, and also preview the upcoming season for Hoosier Baseball! Also in Hour 2, Derek is joined by Norwell Girls Basketball Coach Eric Thornton ahead of his team taking on Gibson Southern tomorrow at Gainbridge Fieldhouse down in Indianapolis for the 3A Girls Basketball State Final. All that and more in Hour 2!
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With Brett traveling to the Dairy State of Wisconsin as the Purdue Fort Wayne Men's Basketball team heads up north to take on the Green Bay Phoenix and the Milwaukee Panthers this weekend, today's Thursday edition of The Sports Rush is guest-hosted by "The Coach," Shannon Griffith! In the first hour of today's show, Shannon is joined by Justin Cohn, who does a fantastic job covering the Fort Wayne Komets as well as other area sports for The Journal Gazette! Shannon and Justin talk about the Komets struggles on the season, where they currently stand in regards to the playoffs, and also discuss a signing of a young forward that was just announced today that can potentially boost the roster. Also in the first hour, Shannon is joined by John Nolan, the voice of the Fort Wayne TinCaps to talk about the upcoming TinCaps season at Parkview Field, some former 'Caps that are now playing with the parent club, the Padres, in Spring Training out in Arizona, and more.
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush that is guest hosted by Shannon Griffith, Shannon is joined by Zach Osterman who covers the Indiana Hoosiers beat diligently for the Indy Star! Unfortunately we had to bring Zach onto the show today to talk to Shannon about yet another loss by the Indiana Hoosier men on the season, this time at home once again to the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Shannon talks to Zach about what went wrong last night, whether or not this has become a mental issue for the team or if it's still X's and O's, and just why this team isn't succeeding this season overall. We also get a preview of Caitlin Clark and Iowa coming in to Assembly Hall to take on the Hoosier Women tonight as well. Also in the second hour, Shannon is joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine to discuss Luke Amstutz moving from football coach to AD at East Noble, Bishop Luers and Norwell ladies basketball teams playing in the State Championship this weekend, and the top 5 Boys Basketball teams in the area for the past week!
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Happy Hump Day! On this Wednesday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Kevin Bowen from 107.5 The Fan down in Indianapolis, for his perspective on several sports topics, including the Indianapolis Colts and whether or not they should franchise tag Michael Pittman Jr., the All-Star Weekend for the NBA down in Indianapolis, and the current state of the Indiana Hoosiers Men's Basketball Team! Also in the first hour, a preview of Indiana back at home tonight to take on the Nebraksa Cornhuskers in a basketball tip, Creighton blows out #1 UCONN last night doing a favor for Purdue, Caitlyn Clark is visiting the Indiana Women along with the Iowa Hawkeyes tomorrow, and more!
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Sam King, who covers the Purdue Boilermakers for the Lafayette Journal and Courier, joins Brett here on The Sports Rush in Hour 2 today! Sam and Brett discuss the Boilermakers loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus over the weekend and what went wrong for the Boilers in that game. However, has Purdue already done enough to cement themselves as one of the 4 top 1-seeds in the upcoming tournament in March? Do these regular season games even matter to the Boilers any more? All that and more with Sam! Plus, Brett gives his reasoning why we don't need the shot clock still in high school basketball here in Indiana, and he talks about Justin Fields unfollowing the Chicago Bears on social media!
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Brett is joined today in the first hour of The Sports Rush by Purdue Fort Wayne Men's Basketball Head Coach, Jon Coffman! Coach Coffman, the 'Dons, and Brett are all gearing up for a road trip up to The Dairy State of Wisconsin later this week to take on both Green Bay and Milwaukee, two tough Horizon League foes. We preview those matchups with Coach, as well as go back to the win over the Detroit Mercy Titans who got their first win of the season one game before taking on PFW. Plus in the first hour, Brett proposes solutions to some problems he has with the IHSAA's Basketball Tournament scheduling system!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Trine Men's Basketball Head Coach, Brooks Miller! The Trine Thunder finished their regular season with a fantastic 22-3 record, and before they head into post-season tournament play, we bring on Coach Miller to hear about the makeup of their team and how they've gotten to the point they're at now on the season. We also hear about recruiting at Trine, as well as how the new MTI Center has affected the program from Coach Miller. Also in the second hour, Brett plays our weekly game of Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with a listener of the show, and discusses whether or not the Indianapolis Colts should franchise tag Michael Pittman Jr.. All that and more!
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We’re back in the saddle for another week of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump, starting with your Monday edition of the show! In the first hour today, Brett discusses the loss by the Purdue Boilermakers over the weekend to the Ohio State Buckeyes, as well as the Indiana Hoosiers falling to the Northwestern Wildcats at home at Assembly Hall. What went wrong for both teams that resulted in both teams coming home with a loss on their records? Plus, Brett is joined by Greg Rakestraw from the ISC Sports Network as well as IHSAATV and more in order to talk about the Boys High School Basketball Sectional pairings that were announced yesterday, and we also get a preview of the Girls’ Basketball State Championships that are coming up this weekend that feature two area teams, Bishop Luers and Norwell! All that and more in Hour number 1!
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In the second hour of today’s show, Brett is joined by Indiana Hoosiers Broadcasting Hall-of-Famer, Don Fischer! Don joins Brett every Monday at 5:20PM for a weekly segment that we here like to call “Fifteen Minutes with Fisch!” In today’s conversation with Don, Brett has not a lot of positive to talk about as the two discuss the Hoosier Men’s loss to the Northwestern Wildcats yesterday at Assembly Hall. What is left for this season that many already consider to be a failure for the Hoosiers? Is there any positives that can be taken from the season at all? All that and more with Don. Plus, a look at the Boys Basketball Sectional Pairings that were released yesterday, plus, a preview of Caitlin Clark and Iowa coming to Indiana on Thursday to take on the Women Hoosiers!
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Happy Friday! With Brett on the road with the PFW Mastodons Men's Basketball Team as they take on the Detroit Mercy Titans up in Detroit tomorrow afternoon, today's Sports Rush is guest-hosted by Shannon Griffith! In the first hour of today's show, Shannon shares his thoughts on the news that Komets Captain Morgan Adams-Moisan is heading to play in Germany after leaving the Komets. We also hear his thoughts on Caitlyn Clark breaking the scoring record, and how NIL has changed the way college athletes consider going professional. Also, Shannon is joined by Jeremiah Johnson from the Pacers broadcast crew who is down in Indianapolis for the NBA's All-Star Weekend. We hear from JJ about what's going on throughout the weekend, the Pacers participating in events, and a look at the team with about 1/3 of the season left after the All Star Break!
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In the second hour of today's Friday Sports Rush that is guest hosted by Shannon Griffith, Shannon is joined by Jim Coyle! You hear Jim on Indiana Sports Beat from 3-4PM right here on our station before The Sports Rush every weekday afternoon. Today, Shannon and Jim break down the current state of Indiana Hoosiers Basketball, and also talk a little bit of Curt Cignetti and Hoosier Football as well. Also in the second hour, Shannon is joined by the voice of the Fort Wayne Komets, Shane Albahrani, ahead of the Komets taking on the Kalamazoo Wings for a 3 game weekend that kicks off tonight. We get a preview of this weekend, get a feel for where the K's are in the standings, and hear about the departure of Captain Morgan Adams-Moisan to Germany. All that and more!
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Today's Thursday edition of The Sports Rush is guest-hosted by Derek Decker! You've heard Derek throughout the TinCaps season last summer and on our airwaves for other events as well! In the first hour of today's show, Derek is joined by Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette to discuss the loss by the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons last night at the Coliseum to the Oakland Golden Grizzlies, and a preview of tonight's matchup between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Minnesota Golden Gophers as Dylan makes his way to Mackey Arena to cover that basketball game tonight as well. Also in the first hour, we do touch on the very serious situation that took place at the Kansas City Chief's Super Bowl Parade.
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, guest host Derek Decker is joined by the Head Coach of the Norwell Girls Basketball Team, Eric Thornton! The Norwell Knights will be playing in a semi-state game that will be on airwaves right here on Saturday morning on 1380 The Fan, and we get a preview of that upcoming game as well as a look back on the season so far with Coach Thornton. Also in the second hour, Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine joins Derek to talk about the area Girls Basketball teams that will be competing in semi-state matchups this weekend, and also share his Top 5 Boys Basketball Teams from the past week!
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Happy Valentine's Day! In the first hour of our show today, Brett has a lot to talk about! The biggest news of today is that Ohio State has fired Chris Holtman as the head coach of the Men's Basketball Team after a very disappointing season so far and an upsetting loss to the Wisconsin Badgers that was the final nail in the coffin. Also in the first hour, Brett gives a detailed breakdown of our area girls teams competing in semi-state basketball matchups this weekend. Plus, which event is bigger this weekend, the NBA All Star Game or the Daytona 500? And, an underrated game in NCAA Basketball tonight! All that and more in Hour 1 of a Valentine's Day Sports Rush!
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The TinCaps take Game 1 of the Midwest League Playoffs Eastern Division Championship Series! We spend a good portion of the first segment going over an exciting win for the TinCaps last night against the Great Lakes Loons at Parkview Field that saw the team taking Game 1 by a score of 5 to 0. Brett is also joined by Kevin Bowen from 107.5 The Fan down in Indianapolis in Hour 1 today! Brett and Kevin discuss the Colts week one opener that saw them suffer a loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. We start off by getting Kevin’s thoughts on the performance of Anthony Richardson at quarterback, and what he would like to see more of from AR in future games. Brett then asks Kevin for his thoughts on the lack of success from the running back room that is currently a “running back by committee” type of room. We hear his thoughts on the bad performance in Week 1 by Deion Jackson at RB and what he thinks needs to be done to fix or repair the running back room. Is the return of Zack Moss enough? Is it ponying up the money for Jonathan Taylor? Or is there another solution at running back for the Colts? All that and more on the Colts with Kevin Bowen today!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by TinCaps outfielder Tyler Robertson! The TinCaps won Game 1 of their playoff series against the Great Lakes Loons last night at Parkview Field, and Tyler was one of the key contributors in the game with two doubles and also scoring two runs! We get an inside perspective of the current mindset of the team in the locker room from Tyler, hearing about how players aren’t afraid to hold each other accountable, but also have a lot of fun with each other. We also hear from Tyler about what it’s like for himself and the players to be playing in the playoffs, and if that brings a different feeling when they come into the ballpark as opposed to a regular season game. Also, we hear a bit about Tyler’s upbringing through the sport of baseball growing up in the South, and about how big a fan he is of the Alabama Crimson Tide! All that and more with TinCaps outfielder Tyler Robertson! Also in the hour, Brett discusses and shares his thoughts on the Mel Tucker situation, the Colts preparing for the Houston Texans in Week 2, and more!
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It’s playoffs time! The Fort Wayne TinCaps will be kicking off their opening series of the Midwest League Playoffs tonight at Parkview Field in Game 1 against the Great Lakes Loons. We get excited for the game and preview it just a bit in Hour 1. Brett is also joined in Hour 1 by the voice of the Indianapolis Colts, Matt Taylor! Matt and Brett discuss the Indianapolis Colts falling in Week 1 to the Jacksonville Jaguars. They go over what they thought was good from the team, as well as the bed. They also go over the specific positives and negatives from the debut of Anthony Richardson at quarterback for the Colts. We hear Matt’s thoughts about the Colts issues with Red Zone Defense, and more things that the team can work on before their Week 2 game, and what he would like to see more of in that game against the Houston Texans.
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Dylan Sinn who covers the Fort Wayne TinCaps as well as many area colleges for the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette! We get a preview of tonight’s playoff game at Parkview Field against the Great Lakes Loons, including a look at both team’s lineups. We also hear about what it was like for the team to clinch their playoff spot on the road, as Dylan was traveling with the team covering them in Dayton when they made it in. Also in Hour 2, Brett is joined by “The Coach” Shannon Griffith to talk the Indiana Hoosier’s win against the Indiana State Sycamores over the weekend, Tayven Jackson being named QB1, and more on the Hoosiers. Shannon and Brett also discuss some exciting matchups coming up on Friday night in High School Football in the area! We also play our weekly game of Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with a listener!
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The TinCaps are now officially in the Midwest League Playoffs! We are joined in Hour 1 today by TinCaps Manager Jonathan Mathews to hear all about it. We get his thoughts on the final regular season series of the year against the Dragons in Dayton, as well as his thoughts on the upcoming matchup on Tuesday night against the Great Lakes Loons. Also in the first Hour, we discuss Anthony Richardson's debut for the Indianapolis Colts in their loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, we look at some of the scores from around the NFL, and more. And, Brett shares his thoughts on some of our area colleges games as well including Purdue, Indiana, and Notre Dame, who all won this weekend!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 today by Don Fischer for our weekly edition of "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch"! Brett and Don discuss the Indiana Hoosiers Week 2 win against the Indiana State Sycamores. Although it wasn't the highest level opponent, it was a good opportunity for the Hoosiers to right their ship and get a quality win after Week 1's loss. Brett hears from Don about the positives that he saw in the win against the Sycamores. We also hear from Don about some of the things that Head Coach Tom Allen said that the IU team still needs to improve on. Also in Hour 2, we continue to discuss the Colts, High School Football, and more! We also give away more TinCaps playoffs tickets!
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In hour 1 of Sports Rush, Brett talks about high school football.
Detroit winds their road opener at Kansas City.
Brett picks a winner from each division in the NFL.
Greg Rakestraw joins us for a chat about the Colts and high school football.
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In hour 2 of Sports Rush, we talk about the Packers/Bears game. Can the Packers take the win without Aaron? The Colts defense will be tested by the Jags.
The TinCaps fell short last night, but they are still a half-game up.
Brett chats with James Boyd.
We also talk about high school football. Brett gives his high school football picks of the week.
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 today by Larra Overton of the Colts! Larra is as producer, host and reporter for Colts Productions, and is always close to the beat and pulse of the entire team in Indianapolis. Brett talks about the health of the team going into the first week of play, with the team’s injury report being one of the cleanest bills of health that they’ve had for opening day in a while. We hear Larra’s thoughts on why Colts fans should be more positive about this team’s potential than some of the national media members are. Brett asks whether or not its okay for Colts fans to still expect wins and not be happy with the “inexperience and learning” narrative of the season. Brett also asks about some particular areas of need on the team, including the receivers as well as the running back room with the lack of Jonathan Taylor. We also hear Larra’s biggest concern about the Colts’ opponent, the Jacksonville Jaguars. Also in the hour, Brett and Adam make their Week 1 NFL Picks, and Brett summarizes a wild win for the TinCaps last night!
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In Hour 2 of The Sports Rush today on a Thursday, Brett is joined by TinCaps Broadcaster John Nolan! Brett brings in John to the show today to recap a wild and crazy win for the TinCaps last night in Dayton against the Dragons that saw the TinCaps start with a 6-0 lead only for it to be flipped into an 8-6 lead for Dayton. The ‘Caps were able to rally back after that for the win after that, including a 5 run top of the ninth inning. We also hear from John about what he’s looking for from the team for the rest of the games of the series, and about the Midwest League East playoff race between the TinCaps and the West Michigan WhiteCaps. We always enjoy a visit with John Nolan! Another guest we always enjoy a visit from is Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine! He also joins Brett in the second hour to quickly summarize last week’s results in High School Football in the area, preview area games coming up tomorrow night, and hear about the latest at Parkview Sports Medicine! All that and more in Hour 2!
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In Hour 1 of The Sports Rush today, we are joined on the show by Joel Erickson, a Colts reporter for the Indy Star. Brett starts off by asking Joel about the status of Shaq Leonard who fully participated in practice with the team today, despite still being in the concussion protocol. We also hear Joel’s thoughts on the current makeup of the roster, particularly with some positions such as wide receiver and running back, lacking a bit of depth. Brett asks Joel who he thinks could possibly be called up from the practice squad for the Week 1 game against Jacksonville. We also get Joel’s thoughts on what he hopes to see out of Anthony Richardson as he gets his first start of the season. Also in the hour, we discuss the TinCaps falling in Game 1 of their series against the Dragons in Dayton, and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Rob Blackman from the Purdue Radio Network to discuss the Boilermakers loss in Week 1 to the Fresno State Bulldogs. Brett starts off by asking how a team with a new defensive-minded head coach in Ryan Walters scored 35 points and gave up 39 points to Fresno State in the loss. What are some of the issues that Rob saw on the defense that was supposed to be better than that? What do they need to do better in their next game? Brett also asks Rob for his thoughts on both teams coming into the game with new quarterbacks, and his thoughts on Hudson Card in his first opportunity to play at Purdue. What does he want to see more of from him when the Boilermakers play their next game? Speaking of which, we get a preview of the Boilers Week 2 matchup against Virginia Tech with Rob Blackman as well. Also in the hour, we discuss High School Football this Friday, the TinCaps in their playoff race, and more!
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Happy September! Brett is joined in Hour 1 by TinCaps Manager Jonathan Mathews. The TinCaps won their last 5 games in a row at home against the South Bend Cubs and are now in sole possession of first place in the second half standings of the Midwest League, meaning they have a playoff spot if they can hold onto that lead against West Michigan as they are off in Dayton to play 6 games against the Dragons. We hear about the roster and what Jonathon Mathews expects from his guys in this series in Dayton. Also in the hour, Brett gives his thoughts on some of the area college football scores from the past weekend including the Indiana Hoosiers, the Purdue Boilermakers, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Indiana Hoosiers Broadcasting Hall-of-Famer, Don Fischer, for our weekly edition of "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch"! Brett and Don go over the loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes that the Hoosiers suffered over the weekend. We hear from Don about what he saw out of the IU team that he did like, and what are some things that he saw that needed to be improved. We also get his thoughts on Indiana's chance to "right the ship" against the Indiana State Sycamores in their next game. Also in the hour, we play our weekly game of Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with a listener competing for a large pizza from Pizza Hut, discuss Saint Francis Football falling in their week one home opener, and more.
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In hour 1 of Sports Rush, Brett starts off by talking about how college football has taken over the Labor Day weekend. What happened to the final weekend of Summer?
The Fort Wayne Tin Caps had a big win last night. Brett talks about Key players Carlos Luis, Kervin Pichardo, and Colten Bender.
There are new additions to the ACC. Stanford, CAL, SMU get official invites.
Then Brett talks with both Dylan Sinn and Greg Rakestraw.
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In hour 2 of Sports Rush, Brett talks about the Colts roster in comparison to other NFL teams, the Reds-Cubs series, and IU & Purdue's new QBs.
Brett has a chat with Zach Osterman.
Brett gives his high school football picks of the week for tonight's game.
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 by Kevin Bowen from 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis! Kevin has been doing a fantastic job down in Indianapolis keeping track of all the latest going on with the Indianapolis Colts. Whether it’s attending practices in person, or going to the press conference with Chris Ballard yesterday! Brett gets Kevin’s impression of what he thought about Ballard’s comments at the press conference yesterday, including his comments about not signing Jonathon Taylor because last season they were a “four win team.” We also get his thoughts on Ballard’s comments about how the situation “sucks.” Brett and Kevin also do a deep dive into the Colts’ 53-man roster, as well as go through some of the notable cuts from the roster. Brett also gets some questions in about Anthony Richardson, who was also named one of the seven captains of the Colts today, as voted on by his fellow teammates. Also in the hour, Brett discusses the TinCaps winning with a formula that was described by Team President Mike Nutter on the show yesterday, the Indiana Hoosiers vs. Ohio State, and a whole lot more!
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In Hour 2 of The Sports Rush today, Brett is joined on the show by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine, Upon Further Review, and you hear him on our Highschool Football Pregame Tailgate Show every Friday evening as well! 1380 The Fan will be out at New Haven High School tomorrow for our Game of the Week as the New Have Bulldogs take on the DeKalb Barons. Brett and Doot go over that game as well as some of the other area football games that they are looking forward to tomorrow, with Brett getting some of Doot's picks as well. Brett also gets Doot, a big Purdue fan and graduate, to share his thoughts on this upcoming season for the Boilermakers as well. Also in the hour, we bring you Brett's High School Football Picks of the Week, brought to you by Outside the Huddle!
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Brett kicks off this week's Hump Day by discussing the makeup of the Colts 53-Man Roster after the cuts and waives were made yesterday by the organization. We also discuss an upcoming exciting weekend of High School Football taking place all across Northeast Indiana on Friday Night, including our 1380 Game of the Week between the New Haven Bulldogs and the DeKalb Barons. We also replay a fantastic conversation that Brett had with the Colts' Larra Overton. We played it in the 5 o'clock hour yesterday, and it was such a great convo that we wanted to replay for our listeners who may have missed it in our 4 o'clock hour today. All that and more on The Sports Rush!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 today by Destin Adams, who covers the Indianapolis Colts beat for A to Z Sports! Brett and Adam break down the cuts that were made by the Colts yesterday as they narrowed their team down to 53 players. What were some of the biggest surprise cuts for both Brett and Destin? The two also give their take on the current makeup of the 53 man roster, particularly noting that the wide receiver and running back rooms are currently looking a bit empty. We also hear from Destin about the latest with Jonathon Taylor, and his thoughts on Anthony Richardson heading into the season as quarterback number one. All that and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 today by Sam King who covers the Purdue Boilermakers for the Lafayette Journal and Courier! Brett asks Sam about what he thinks the expectations are for the Boilers this season, as he’s not quite sure himself. With a new coach, a new quarterback, and coming off a good year last year, it’s a little hard to guess what the Purdue team expects of itself. We also hear from Sam about the new Purdue quarterback Hudson Card and how he’s looked so far in preseason and practices and what Sam has heard from scouts and seen personally what Hudson brings to the table. We even hear about what kind of defense we expect the Boilermakers to have with some of the players returning to that side of the field, and some new ones as well. We are also joined in the hour by TinCaps Team President Mike Nutter, ahead of what is already the last regular season home stand for the ‘Caps that kicks off tonight against the South Bend Cubs. We get Mike’s thoughts on the latest iteration of the roster, some of the exciting promotions that the team is putting on for fans to wrap up the regular season, and about some of the behind-the-scenes operations involving both the team and the ballpark at Parkview Field!
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In Hour 2, Larra Overton, who appears across Colts media platforms as producer, host and reporter for Colts Productions, joins Brett on The Sports Rush! As someone who is around the team almost every day and has seen a majority of team practices as well as preseason games, we get a good idea of what Anthony Richardson is like, not only as a player, but as a young rookie who is expected to be a bit of a leader. We ask Larra how he’s handled being thrust into a bit of a leadership position at such an early start, and learn a fair bit about he carries himself. Brett also goes into some of the early games on the Colts’ schedule and we hear from Larra about some of the matchups and storylines in these early season games that she’s looking forward to seeing. All that and a whole lot more with Brett in Hour 2!
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After a fun morning hanging out with some of the Colts broadcasting team here in the studio, and we were also joined on The Sports Rush today by Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin! Brett asks Zaire about being a seventh round pick and what kind of motivation that gave him in order to get to the spot that he is today, coming off of a great season last year and getting ready for Week 1 now against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Brett also gets a sense of what the emotions are like for Zaire as well as other players around the facility as unfortunately roster cuts are coming up for the team and players must say goodbye to teammates. Brett asks how Zaire compartmentalizes that and focuses on what he has to do to bring the best play to the field possible. He also asks him about working alongside Shaquille Leonard, what Anthony Richardson does to open up the offense and how he's lead the team so far, and more!
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It's that time of year again! Brett and The Sports Rush are pleased to welcome none other than Indiana Hoosiers Broadcasting Hall-of-Famer, Don Fischer, back to The Sports Rush! Don will be joining us every Monday afternoon at 5:20 yet again for our weekly segment of, "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch"! Brett welcomes Don back to the program today and starts to dive into the Hoosiers Football Team, including the strengths and weakness of the team, who Don expects to start at QB1, and a whole lot more. We also get an idea of how Don thinks some of these early season games will go for Indiana Football under head coach Tom Allen. All that and more with Don Fischer! Also in the hour, Brett discusses the exciting but also disappointing Cincinnati Reds, High School Football in the area, and a whole lot more!
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Brett starts hour 1 talking about the Colts' victory against the Eagles last night. Lots of hype about Anthony Richardson. Brett says don't get caught up in the appearance and judge the substance.
Brett chats a bit with James Boyd, Colts reporter at the Athletic.
The Tin Caps will be on stream tonight and then a double header tomorrow.
What are the expectations of the Fighting Irish as they play Navy tomorrow?
Also, IU has a new starting QB, but we aren't allowed to know who.
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We kick off hour 2 talking about Anthony Richardson. The "Jello Shot" of NFL QBs? After last night, the Atlanta Falcons should be talking to Indy about J.T.
Brett stayed up too late last night to watch the Reds take a 2-1 lead and then lose when Arizona got a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 8th.
Brett has a chat with Dylan Sinn from the Journal Gazette.
Then it's high school football tonight and Brett gives his high school football picks of the week.
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We are pleased to be joined in Hour 1 by the Judge! Judge Phil Houk joins us on The Sports Rush today LIVE from the Emerald Isle, Ireland! The Judge is in Dublin ahead of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish taking on the Navy Midshipmen across the pond over in Ireland. We get his take on what he expects from the game on Saturday, including what he expects from the experienced veteran quarterback for Notre Dame, Sam Hartman. We also get an idea of Phil of what areas of the team are still the biggest question marks heading into the game, and what are the keys of the game for the Irish to take home a win from Dublin. Also in the hour, we keep you up to date on the latest in the MLB and playoff races, and the TinCaps got a much needed win last night against the Great Lakes Loons in Michigan!
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We kick off Hour 2 today with Brett's High School Football Picks of the Week, presented by Outside the Huddle! Brett is also joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine in Hour 2 on The Sports Rush today! Brett and Doot spend a good portion of their conversation previewing the upcoming football games taking place at high schools around the area tomorrow night, including our 1380 Game of the Week, Warren Central at Carroll High School! We get Doot's predictions for those games, and also get his thoughts on the news that the Bishop Dwenger Saints will be reclassifying their football program from 5A down to 4A. The two discuss what that means for the sectionals in our area. Also in the hour, Brett talks about what he would like to see out of the Colts in tonight's preseason game including how much he wants Anthony Richardson to play in the game. All that and more!
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In Hour 1, Brett is joined live in studio today by two players for the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men’s Basketball Team! We are pleased to welcome Quinton Morton-Robertson and Anthony Roberts to the 1380 The Fan Studio. Brett asks both Anthony and Quintin about their off-season preparation so far, how hard they’ve been training to get ready. We also hear from both players about their expectations for the upcoming season, and what their roles will be on the team as they’ve added another year of experience and play to their tool belts. Brett also asks the players about their schedule of play, noting that Anthony will be able to play in front of many of his hometown fans in Chicago when the ‘Dons take on DePaul, and more. Also in the hour, we discuss the TinCaps offense lacking last night in a loss to Great Lakes as the San Antonio Missions experienced an exciting win behind the offense of many of the recently promoted players that we just saw in Fort Wayne. All that and more in a packed Hour 1!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Nathan Baird who covers the Ohio State Buckeyes for Cleveland.com! Brett gets an idea of what the mood is in Columbus around the team as many national and Big Ten media members are looking over the Buckeyes a bit and showing all of the love to the Michigan Wolverines, favoring the team out of Ann Arbor to be the cream of the crop. Brett asks Nathan if that is providing any extra motivation to the team in the off-season. We also find out from Nathan about why we don’t know who the starting quarterback will be yet at this point in the season. And, what area of the team is the biggest question mark heading into the season? All that and more with Nathan! Also in the hour, we discuss who in the NFL could fall out of the playoffs from last season, our upcoming High School Football schedule on Friday nights, and a whole lot more!
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It's a Tuesday edition of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump! In Hour 1 of the show today, Brett is joined by Destin Adams, who covers the Indianapolis Colts for A to Z Sports! Destin shares his thoughts on a bit of a scuffle that took place between the Eagle's Kelce and Zaire Franklin at a joint practice today that caused an early end to the event. We also hear from Destin about Anthony Richardson not playing over the weekend in the preseason game against the Bears at home, but being named the starter for the Colts third preseason game against the Eagles in Philadelphia. We also hear about the latest from Jonathan Taylor, who has now been given permission by the Colts to seek out a trade for himself. What is his value around the league, and will the Colts be able to get what they are looking for out of a trade from any of his potential suitors? All that and more with Destin Adams! We also discuss the new look TinCaps in Hour 1, and a whole lot more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 of The Sports Rush today by TinCaps Manager Jonathon Mathews! The two discuss the new look of the team as many of the top players in Fort Wayne were promoted from High-A baseball here in town to Double-A Baseball in San Antonio with the Missions. Although we understand as fans that this is all for the betterment of the players to hopefully one day make it to San Diego, but we also do want to see our 'Caps succeed. Brett asks Jonathan how he manages that balance between wanting to win and wanting to see the guys he spends almost every day with succeed and move up. We also ask him about his process of filling out the lineup for tonight's game with such a different roster. All that and more with Manager Mathews! Also in the hour, we continue to discuss Jonathan Taylor, the Colts fighting with the Eagles at joint practice, and more.
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 on a Monday by Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com! The two discuss the disappointment that many Colts fans felt when Anthony Richardson did not get any playing time in the preseason game that took place over the weekend. What is more important for Anthony Richardson to both Brett and Kent, playing time and experience, or starting the regular season in perfect health? Does health matter if you don’t have the experience? Lastly on the Colts, what is Kent hoping to see from Indianapolis in their final preseason game against Shane Steichen’s old team, the Philadelphia Eagles. Does he want to see more from the quarterbacks? Or perhaps another position? Brett also gets Kent’s thoughts on Mike Woodson getting a million dollar bonus to his salary. Does Kent think that Woodson deserved the raise for the level of play that we have seen from the Hoosiers under his tenure? All that and a lot more fun with Kent Sterling. Also in the hour, we discuss the TinCaps roster being decimated by many of the team’s best players being moved up to the Double-A San Antonio Missions for a promotion while the ‘Caps are in the midst of a playoff battle.
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In Hour 2 of today’s Sports Rush, we are joined by “The Coach” Shannon Griffith! Shannon is Brett’s booth partner throughout the season on Friday nights, calling all of our 1380 Games of the Week along with Brett as we bring you all the best games from around the area. We bring on Shannon today to discuss the game that the two called on Friday night, the Homestead Spartans taking on the Carmel Greyhounds. And in addition, the two also discuss the final scores of many of the other games from around the area, getting both Shannon’s thoughts as well as Brett’s on the results. The two also preview our Week 2 Game of the Week coming up on Friday night as Warren Central comes up to Fort Wayne to face the Carroll Chargers after taking it on the chin against the Snider Panthers last week. Brett also shows some love to Tyrese Haliburton playing for Team USA against Germany over the weekend!
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In Hour 1, we hear a conversation between The Coach Shannon Griffith and Homestead High School Football Head Coach, Chad Zolman, that took place at Northeast Indiana High School Football Media Day '23. We hear about some of the standout players on the Spartans' team as well as what Coach Zolman is looking forward to in the upcoming season. Also in the hour, we discuss Jonathan Taylor once again absent from Colts Training Camp, this time due to a "personal matter" that made it an excused absence for JT. Brett also shares his thoughts on a potential solution for College Football being the lone sport that needs to consolidate into a separate conference away from the rest of the NCAA sports that would compete in their conferences.
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We kick off Hour 2 with Brett's first edition of High School Football Picks of the Week! Brett is also joined in Hour 2 by James Boyd who covers the Indianapolis Colts for The Athletic to discuss the latest story lines with the Colts. What did James see in the first joint practice between the Bears and the Colts last night, and what are the plans for tonight's practice and Saturday's preseason game? What does James think of Anthony Richardson so far? What are his thoughts on many other positions on the roster? We ask all that and more of James in Hour 2. We are also pleased to be joined by Eric Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine to get HIS picks for some of the area football matchups going down tomorrow, and we also hear about the latest that's going on at PSM! A packed second hour of The Sports Rush on a Thursday!
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In Hour 1 of The Sports Rush today, Brett is joined live in studio by Purdue Fort Wayne Men’s Basketball Head Coach Jon Coffman! Coach Coffman joined Brett live in studio today in order to preview the Mastodon’s non-conference opponents for the upcoming 23-24 season, as well as talk to Brett about some of the new additions that make up the new-look Mastodons. In addition, we hear about how Coach Coffman prepares his players in the off-season through a vigorous but exciting and fun program that gets all of the players involved and building team morale and skills through all sorts of various methods. We get an in-depth preview of some of the non-conference opponents that the Mastodons will be facing as well, including a trip to Chicago to take on the DePaul Blue Demons, and a multi-game event that will be taking place out in Arizona, the Arizona Tip-Off Event in November! All that and a lot more with Coach Coffman in Hour 1. We also discuss the TinCaps taking a loss to the Dragons in Game 1 of their series last night, Colts starting joint practice with the Chicago Bears, and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 of the Sports Rush today by Joel Erickson who covers the Indianapolis Colts for the Indy Star! Joel shares his thoughts on Anthony Richardson being named the starting quarterback for the Colts this season, whether or not he thinks he’s ready, and more. We also hear from Joel about what other players on the roster feel about Anthony getting the nod by head coach Shane Steichen, is the general consensus throughout the locker room that AR is ready to go? And of course, Brett also must ask Joel about the obvious elephant in the room, that being the Jonathan Taylor situation. Although he is back at practice but not participating due to being on the PUP list, is that really all there is to the story? Brett asks Joel if he thinks that there is more to the story between the Colts and JT that no one is really discussing. Is it more than just not playing because of rehab? Is there bad blood?
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 today by the voice of the Indianapolis Colts, Matt Taylor! Matt joins us on the day of the news breaking that quarterback Anthony Richardson, the fourth overall pick in this year’s NFL Draft by the Colts, will be the starting quarterback for the team this season. We get Matt’s initial reaction to finding out this news about Anthony getting the start and whether or not he thinks it’s the right time. And what can we expect from Richardson this season? We also get Matt’s thoughts on many of the other positions on the Colts that could exceed expectations, but there are also a number of positions that lack a little bit of depth. All that and more with Matt Taylor of the Colts! Also in the hour, we discuss the Padres continuing to slide, and discuss some of today’s other top headlines in the world of sports.
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In Hour 2 on The Sports Rush today, Brett is joined by Jonathan Mathews, the Manager of the Fort Wayne TinCaps! The TinCaps are back in town at Parkview Field tonight to kick off a very crucial series against the Dayton Dragons, a team that they are locked in a tie with record-wise as the two teams vie for a playoff spot in the Midwest League Playoffs, in addition, the West Michigan WhiteCaps are also in the mix for that last spot. Brett hears from Jonathan about the addition of a few new players to the ‘Caps roster, including what he’s seen in the week or so of play so far from highly touted prospect, catcher Ethan Salas. We also get some of Jonathan Mathew’s thoughts on offense and what gets the offense going on any given for the night for the team. Also in the hour, we discuss the MLB Playoffs race, and a lot more!
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In Hour 1 of The Sports Rush on a Monday to kick off the week, Brett is joined by TinCaps Team President Mike Nutter! Mike and Brett discuss the current makeup of the 'Caps roster as the team is fighting between themselves, the Dayton Dragons, and the West Michigan WhiteCaps for a spot in the Midwest League Playoffs as the season begins to draw to a close. We also hear from Nutter on his thoughts on receiving top Padres prospect Ethan Salas being moved up to the High-A TinCaps at such a young age, but we also hear about what the hype around him and his level of quality play bring to the ballpark not only on the field of play, but in fan attendance as well. We also hear about some of the promotions at Parkview Field this week, including Star Wars Night on Friday! Also in the hour, we discuss Rays young star Wander Franco getting into some trouble, James Harden beefing with the Sixers and Daryl Morey, and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 of The Sports Rush today by Ben Smith of Midwest Box Breaks! We hear about a graded Mike Trout card as well as another full box of cards that we are giving away to a lucky listener through 1380 The Fan and Midwest Box Breaks! We also hear about Ben's journey into the world of trading cards, and how things have changed since he first started collecting cards as a kid. We also get an idea of how trading card box breaks work and learn how listeners who might want to join in on the fun can get involved. Check out https://iso.gg/midwestboxbreaks to learn more! Also in the hour, we continue to get excited for High School Football starting on Friday night, preview Mastodons Basketball head coach Jon Coffman joining us in the studio on Wednesday, and more!
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Happy Friday! Brett is joined in Hour 1 before the weekend today by Dylan Sinn, who covers a myriad of local and area sports for the Journal Gazette here in Fort Wayne! Brett and Dylan kick off the discussion by talking about highly touted Padres prospect, catcher Ethan Salas, not only being promoted to High A baseball with the Fort Wayne TinCaps, but also being the youngest ever Top 5 ranked minor-league prospect by MLB today. Although he’s great, we ask Dylan what he still needs to learn and improve upon at this level of baseball here in Fort Wayne. Brett also talks to Dylan about Indiana and Purdue Football and what he thinks some of the major story lines will be for both programs throughout the season. And before Dylan signs off, we get a quick report on Notre Dame Football as well. Also in the hour, we discuss CJ Stroud’s struggles in his debut for the Houston Texans against the Patriots, the Colts preseason opener against the Bills tomorrow, and a whole lot more on a Friday before a packed sports weekend!
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In Hour 2 of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined by a true professional of his craft and media mogul, Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com! Brett and Kent discuss the Indianapolis Colts ahead of their preseason opener tomorrow against the Buffalo Bills that will see newly drafted quarterback Anthony Richardson getting the start for Indianapolis and will reportedly play for at least a quarter of action. Brett asks Kent what he will be looking for in particular from individual guys on the team, including Richardson. We also get Kent’s thoughts on what he makes of the new look of the Big Ten Conference as a Hoosiers fan with the additions of USC, UCLA, Oregon, and Washington. We also are pleased to be joined in the hour by Kyle Neddenriep of the Indy Star to get a preview of some Indianapolis area football teams that our SAC High School teams will be going down to play with out of conference games now being allowed on the schedule for our area teams. We hear about Warren Central, Hamilton Southeastern, and a whole lot more from Kyle!
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In Hour 1 of today's Sports Rush, we hear more interviews that took place between "The Coach" Shannon Griffith and area head football coaches at the 2023 Northeast Indiana High School Football Media Day. Today, we hear Shannon talk to the head coaches of the DeKalb Barons, the Heritage Patriots, and the Woodlan Warriors. We get a preview of the upcoming season as well as hear about some of the standout players on each of these teams. Also in the hour, we discuss the TinCaps getting a great win yesterday behind the spectacular bat of Midwest League Player of the Week Graham Pauley, Michael Lorenzen getting a no hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies, the devastating news out of the islands of Hawaii, and more in Hour 1 on The Sports Rush with Brett Rump on a Thursday!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Kevin Bowen from 107.5 The Fan down in Indianapolis today! Kevin has been diligently covering the Indianapolis Colts at their training camp that's been underway and has been watching a good majority of the reps that the team has taken. With Anthony Richardson being named the starter by head coach Shane Steichen ahead of Saturday's preseason game against the Buffalo Bills, Brett asks Kevin how significant of a choice at start that is for the franchise and whether or not in indicates who will be starting when the regular season begins. We also ask Kevin what he's personally seen from AR as well as the rest of the team at practices. Also in the hour, we are joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz to preview a lot of area High School Football that gets underway next season and also tell us about the latest at Parkview Sports Medicine!
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On a Wednesday edition of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump, Brett discusses what it means for the organization that the Colts are actively pursuing a running back to add to the roster, with the flavor of the day being veteran Kareem Hunt. He also discusses the teams that are continuing to slide in the MLB Wild Card race, which unfortunately includes both the San Diego Padres as well as the Cincinnati Reds. However, in positive baseball news, we summarize a great TinCaps win that just wrapped up before we came on the air today! And who was the hero of today's game? None other than current Midwest League Player of the Week Graham Pauley! He hit a go ahead grand slam home run that put the 'Caps on top for the win. All that and more in Hour 1 today!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 today by Tom Dienhart who covers Purdue Boilermaker Football for On3.com! Tom and Brett discuss the new look of the program with Jeff Brohm having departed after last season for Louisville. Brett also asks Tom if he thinks that the Boilermakers have been fairly or unfairly counted out and considered to be near the bottom of the Big Ten in regards to quality of the football program by many members of the media. Brett also asks Tom for his thoughts on the new look Big Ten that is rapidly changing with the upcoming additions of USC, UCLA, Oregon, and Washington. Also in the hour, we give away racing tickets to a listener, discuss the media hype surrounding Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson, and more!
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In Hour 1 of today's Sports Rush with Brett Rump, Brett begins the show by discussing the latest news between the Baltimore Orioles and play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown who was suspended by the organization for truthful comments about how the Orioles had previously struggled in Tropicana Field against the Rays. Also in the hour, we hear from The Coach Shannon Griffith who was at High School Football Media Day right alongside us getting all the interviews with coaches that we weren't able to get live on air. Today, we hear Shannon talking to the head coaches of the Columbia City and Northrop Football teams! All that and a lot more in Hour 1
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In Hour 2 on a Tuesday, Brett is joined on The Sports Rush phone line by Jake Arthur from Horseshoe Huddle of FanSided and the Locked on Colts Podcast! Brett and Jake discuss the Colts star running back Jonathan Taylor being away from training camp today with an excused absence to rehab his ankle. Brett asks Jake how legit that situation is, or if the Colts just wanted JT off of the sidelines of the practice field for a little bit. The two also discuss the rumors that are coming out about the Colts calling free agent running back Kareem Hunt who was trying out with the Saints and offered him more money to come to Indy. Also in the hour we are pleased to be joined by TinCaps Manager Jonathan Mathews ahead of the team getting a series underway tonight in Lansing against the Lugnuts.
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We are pleased to be joined on The Sports Rush in Hour 1 today by none other than the current Midwest League Player of the Week, TinCaps infielder Graham Pauley! Graham has been playing fantastically since joining the TinCaps organization, and today he was rightfully named the Midwest League Player of the Week after putting up more impressive stats as he and the Hoosier State Tenderloins faced off against the Loons in the past week. We hear from Graham about his journey through baseball, how he's been able to play as well as he has been at this level of High-A Baseball, what it was like to play at Duke University for the Blue Devils, and if he ever took in some exciting basketball games there, and more! Also in the Hour, we discuss the Reds continuing to falter, the Colts potentially having the worst roster they've ever had, and a whole lot more!
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Zach Osterman who covers the Indiana Hoosiers for the Indy Star joins Brett on The Sports Rush today in Hour 2. The two discuss the new-look Big Ten Conference, with Washington and Oregon out on the west coast slated to join the conference. The two discuss what this will mean not only for Indiana and Big Ten Football, but for the conference as a whole, including all of the other athletic programs involved in Olympic sports. Zach and Brett also discuss the future of college conferences as a whole as things seem to be continuing to consolidate. We also get Zach's thoughts on the upcoming season of Hoosier Football at IU, and a whole lot more. Also in the Hour, we discuss an Orioles Broadcaster being suspended for telling the truth, give away tickets to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to one of our listeners, and a whole lot more!
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It’s finally Friday! Brett is joined in Hour 1 on The Sports Rush today by first time guest Amanda Christovich, a reporter who covers Sports Business and College Sports for Front Office Sports. We bring Amanda on to talk to Brett about Oregon and Washington planning to join the Big Ten Conference, which was officially announced today. Brett asks Amanda how much life she thinks that the PAC-12 Conference still has left in it. Brett also asks about what is the driving force behind these insane jumps by schools from conference to conference. We also get Amanda’s thoughts on the ACC, the Mountain West Conference, and more. Also in the hour, we talk about the Hoosier State Tenderloins getting ten runs in a win against the Great Lakes Loons last night, give away tickets to the Indiana State Fair, and more!
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In Hour 2 of a Friday show, Brett is joined by the Head Coach of the Snider High School Football Team, Kurt Tippmann! The two discuss the upcoming season ahead for the Panthers, as well as what makes each member of the Snider Football Team into a quality young man and responsible leader. The two discuss Snider being able to schedule out of conference games with their first game going to be on the road against Warren Central. All that and more with Coach Tippman in Hour 2! Also in the hour, we talk about the Cubs getting destroyed by the Braves in Chicago this afternoon, and the 30 year anniversary of the Nolan Ryan and Ventura altercation that ended in a huge benches-clearing brawl. All that and more on a Friday!
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Happy Thursday! In Hour 1 of today's show, Brett is joined over the phone line by Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com! Brett and Kent do a deep dive into the drama that has plagued the Indianapolis Colts throughout their training camp, most notably the dispute between Jim Irsay and running back Jonathan Taylor. But, in addition to the drama surrounding the Colts, Kent and Brett discuss some of the other players that aren't involved in any drama but that they expect a lot of in the upcoming season. We also ask of Kent: is Jim Irsay now the most disliked or considered the worst NFL owner in the league? All that and more. Also in the hour, we discuss the Cincinnati Reds getting another beatdown from the Cubs last night, the Hoosier State Tenderloins, and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 on The Sports Rush today by Dylan Sinn who covers many Fort Wayne and Indiana sports teams for the Journal Gazette. Today, Dylan and Brett discuss what Dylan saw when he attended Indiana University's open practice to the media yesterday, as well as what he expects to see from Purdue when he visits their practice tomorrow. He also shares what he expects to see from each team this season. Brett and Dylan also discuss the Fort Wayne TinCaps before signing off as well. Also in the hour, Brett is joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz to discuss High School Football coming up just around the corner, as well as all the latest goings on at Parkview Sports Medicine!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 of The Sports Rush today by Greg Rakestraw from the ISC Sports Network. The two discuss the upcoming High School Football schedule that will be getting underway in just a few weeks here. With SAC schools now able to play out of conference games, we hear from Greg about some of the SAC schools he will be seeing come down to the Indianapolis area to play games against some of the schools there. We also hear from Greg his opinions on the Colts and the situation with Jonathan Taylor, but we also ask him about some of the other position players on the team and who he thinks needs to have a breakout year on the roster. All that and more with Greg! Also in the hour we discuss the TinCaps getting a great win last night, and the Cubs absolutely stomping the Reds 20-9.
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In Hour 2 of The Sports Rush today, Brett asks the question if the Cincinnati Bengals have surpassed the Buffalo Bills in the AFC, and whether or not they are good enough to win the AFC. We also show some love to Snider graduate Jessie Bates who left the Bengals to sign for a good bit of money with the Atlanta Falcons. On top of that, we also give away a four pack of tickets to the Indiana State Fair to one of our loyal listeners. Also in Hour 2, we replay Brett's in-depth and insightful conversation with the one and only Greg Rakestraw of ISC Sports Network. All that and a lot more in Hour 2!
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Happy first day of August! To celebrate it officially being the first month of High School Football, Brett is joined on the show in Hour 1 by "The Coach" Shannon Griffith! Shannon is a large part of our high school football coverage here on 1380 the Fan, joining Brett on play-by-play for the games we cover, being on the pregame before the game, and also hosting "Upon Further Review" a podcast with Eric Dutkiewicz. Shannon stops by to share his excitement for the upcoming season, preview some exciting up and coming players and teams in the area, and more. Also in the hour we discuss the MLB Trade Deadline as trades continue to roll in during the last few hours. All that and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by TinCaps Manager Jonathan Mathews ahead of the team taking on the Great Lake Loons in a series at Parkview Field that starts tonight. We hear about some reinforcements that just came in today to join the team after the roster became a little bit depleted. We also hear from Mathews his thoughts about the past series that was a bit difficult with that depleted roster, but also his expectations for the new guys coming in and the rest of the season. Brett is also joined in the hour by Kevin Bowen from 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis to discuss all the latest Colts story lines as their training camp continues to be a complete circus show.
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Happy Monday! We kick off the week by going over all of the drama that has taken place in the soap opera that is the Indianapolis Colts Training Camp. Jonathan Taylor requesting a trade and still showing up scowling, severe injuries, fans being given thousands of dollars, and more. We are joined in the hour by Destin Adams, the Colts beat writer for A to Z Sports, to discuss this issue further. What are some of the potential solutions to this situation? Just how much is Jonathan Taylor worth to the Indianapolis Colts? Should Irsay stop being so stubborn and consider potential trades for JT? All that and more discussed with Destin. Also in the first hour, we discuss the TinCaps roster struggling on the road, and mourn the loss of "Mr. Komet" Eddie Long.
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The voice of the Fort Wayne Komets, Shane Albahrani, joins Brett on The Sports Rush today in Hour 2. We bring Shane on the show today to remember the life of Eddie "Mr. Komet" Long, who unfortunately passed away over the weekend at 90 years old. We hear from Shane about how he was one of the original Fort Wayne Komets, and about the life he lived and just how much he gave back in his lifetime to the Fort Wayne Komets organization. The two also take some time to discuss some new signings for the team this year, and more about the team. Also in the hour, Brett does a deeper dive into running backs in the NFL and their prime, and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 today by Dylan Sinn from the Journal Gazette to talk about Big Ten Football Media Day, the upcoming seasons of Purdue and Indiana Football, and more. We also get his current and most recent thoughts on the TinCaps as they are up on a road trip in Comstock Park, Michigan taking on the West Michigan WhiteCaps. All that and more on a Friday!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 on a Friday by Jake Arthur who covers the Indianapolis Colts for Horseshoe Huddle which is the Colts coverage on Fan Nation, as well as a co-host of the Locked on Colts podcast! He and Brett discuss the latest story lines from the Indianapolis Colts including the Jonathan Taylor issue. We also hear about some impressive plays that Jake saw at camp today, including a 60yd touchdown pass to Alec Pierce thrown by none other than Anthony Richardson getting reps with the first team.
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The Sports Rush is abbreviated today due to the TinCaps needing to make up a game that was rained out yesterday starting this evening at 5:35PM! But, we still manage to pack an entire show's worth of content in today! We discuss Jim Irsay and Jonathan Taylor's agent going back and forth on twitter in the two sides ongoing contract dispute, big moves being made in the MLB ahead of the trade deadline, Tom Allen on the hot seat at IU, and a whole lot more. Brett is also joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine to talk about both IU and Purdue Football being ranked at the bottom of the BIG10, High School Area Football, and a whole lot more! We also hear about the latest at PSM, including their event with Ayanna Patterson that is right around the corner! All that and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 today by Scott Agness who covers the Indiana Pacers from FieldhouseFiles.com! Brett learns about an exciting event held by Kyle Guy that took place last night where fans saw some exciting basketball plays from Pacers players Tyrese Haliburton and Obi Toppin. With seeing those two play last night, Brett asks Scott what from that event could translate into season play for the Pacers later this year. We also get Scott’s opinion on former Indiana Hoosier Trayce-Jackson Davis and how he looked for the Golden State Warriors in the limited time he played in Summer League, as well as a Summer Pro-Am. Also in the hour, we discuss a frustrating win for Brett and the Cincinnati Reds last night, the Indianapolis Colts getting underway with their Training Camp and Jonathan Taylor on the Active/PUP List, and a whole lot more!
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In Hour 2 of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined by James Boyd who covers the Indianapolis Colts for The Athletic! Brett asks James his thoughts on all of the storylines from the Colts going into their first day of Training Camp today. What is the purpose of pointing Jonathan Taylor on the PUP list? Is it truly because of injury or because of contract disputes? How good of a sign was it that Shaquille Leonard was actively participating in 11-on-11 practice today? We are also joined in the hour by long time Snider Football Coach (also coached other sports!) Russ Isaacs! We hear about what Coach Isaacs has been up to with the Snider Panthers, the state of High School athletics, his opinion on the SAC allowing teams to schedule football games with teams from outside of the conference, and more. We also talk to Coach Isaacs about one of the best athletes to ever come out of the Fort Wayne area that not many people consider regularly but should, Johnny Bright. We learn about his importance in the history of Fort Wayne Sports and more. All that and more in Hour 2!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 on this Tuesday by the voice of the Indianapolis Colts, Matt Taylor! Matt and Brett get into an in-depth discussion regarding the state of the Colts who reported to Westfield, IN today for Training Camp that begins tomorrow. We hear Matt’s thoughts on Chris Ballard talking to the media today about the state of Jonathan Taylor’s contract frustrations and the state of running backs in the league as a whole. We also hear from Matt about how long it could possibly take until a deal between both sides are reached. The two also discuss the encouraging news from Chris Ballard today that Shaquille Leonard has passed his medical exam, and what that means for the organization. Also in the hour, we discuss Jim Harbaugh facing a four game suspension at Michigan, the scary situation over the weekend involving Bronny James, and a whole lot more.
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In Hour 2 today, Brett is joined on the show by Fort Wayne TinCaps Jonathan Mathews! We get Jonathan’s thoughts on the ‘Caps home stand at Parkview Field over the past week that saw some of the biggest crowds that the team has ever seen, but unfortunately saw the ‘Caps drop a good majority of the series’ games in losses. We hear from Coach Mathews about what he expects from the lineup tonight and in this series. Also in the second hour, we play our weekly game of Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with a listener competing against Brett for a large pizza from Pizza Hut, and we also get some very interesting news concerning Colts star running back Jonathan Taylor…
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We are back on a Monday to kick off a week of The Sports Rush! On today’s show, Brett is joined by Judge Phil Houk in Hour 1 to get a preview of this year’s Fighting Irish Football Team ahead of them getting underway with practices for the upcoming season. Judge Phil and Brett go over the transfers and freshman coming into the program, and also go over some of the early schedule for the team. A great preview of the football program ahead of the season today from The Judge. We are also joined in Hour 1 by Kevin Bowen from 1075 The Fan down in Indianapolis to discuss the biggest story lines going into Colts training camp, and more. We hear Kevin’s thoughts on Shaquille Leonard’s injuries, Anthony Richardson’s rookie contract, how he expects Shane Steichen to run the show, and more. Also in the hour, we discuss Lionel Messi’s historic MLS debut for Inter Miami CF, and a whole lot more!
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In Hour 2 of The Sports Rush, we are joined by Kalyn Kahler, a senior writer for The Athletic. Kalyn recently wrote a story in The Athletic detailing the allegations of hazing and abuse that have taken place at Northwestern University under the tutelage of recently let-go Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald. We ask Kalyn about the details of the article and get a more in-depth look at the situation, as well as learn more about getting details from former players and members of staff and the actual process of writing the article. We also get Kalyn's opinion on where she thinks will go next for the Northwestern Football program, including all of the assistant coaches and whether or not they will even have a season in the upcoming year. Also in the hour, we give away a four pack of tickets to the Indiana State Fair to one of our listeners!
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Listen in to Brett catching up with Head Coaches of Football programs from the Fort Wayne and surrounding area LIVE from Empowered Sports Club at the Northeast Indiana High School Football Media Day, 2023 edition! Brett gets a season preview and learns about many up-and-coming as well as standout players from many area coaches, any HS Football fans won't want to miss this special edition of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump!
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Listen in to Brett catching up with Head Coaches of Football programs from the Fort Wayne and surrounding area LIVE from Empowered Sports Club at the Northeast Indiana High School Football Media Day, 2023 edition! Brett gets a season preview and learns about many up-and-coming as well as standout players from many area coaches, any HS Football fans won't want to miss this special edition of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 by Fort Wayne FC beat writer Josh Patterson who has been covering the team since their inception. We get a preview of the club's upcoming playoff matchup against the Flint City Bucks. We also hear from Josh his opinion on why Fort Wayne FC gives up so little goals against their opponents, and about some of the standout players in the club. Also in the hour, we discuss the Cincinnati Reds and Major League Baseball, Colts unveiling a new alternate jersey, and play getting underway in the 2023 Open Championship. All that and more in Hour 1!
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Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine drops by in Hour 2 to talk to Brett about the new Indianapolis Colts uniforms, the Open 2023 golf tournament, High School Football Media Day coming up tomorrow, and more in the world of sports. We also hear about the latest going on with Parkview Sports Medicine. Also in the hour, we discuss Fort Wayne FC's difficult bracket in the playoffs, TinCaps having their 90's night tomorrow, and more. Also, Brett shares his list of the Top 10 Colts that he thinks have something to prove in the upcoming season.
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 today by former Bishop Dwenger and University of Dayton golfer Sarah Frazier! Sarah completed a dominant two-day performance on Monday evening, and she won her second Fort Wayne Women’s City Golf Championship. We congratulate Sarah, and Brett gets an idea of what she thinks is the strongest part of her game, how she prepares herself for the Championship, her mental state as she competes in events like this, and an idea of her future in the sport of Golf! Also in the Hour, Brett discusses the day-game for the TinCaps that came before our show today that saw the TinCaps grab an impressive 11-3 win. Brett also shares his opinion on what the Angels should do with star hitter and pitcher Shohei Ohtani ahead of the MLB Trade Deadline with much discussion around his and the Angels next move. Lastly in the hour, we discuss the 2024 Madden ratings that have been released, including some of the top players in the league as well as many players on the Indianapolis Colts!
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We are joined in Hour 2 by Greg Rakestraw of the ISC Sports Network. Brett starts by asking if Greg was able to experience any Banana Ball while Brett was down in Florida on vacation, asking the important questions first. We also get a lot of insight about the world of US Soccer and the MLS from Greg, as he is the voice of the Indy Eleven. We get Greg’s thoughts on Messi’s move to Inter Miami, as well as whether or not he thinks America truly has their own American soccer star as of right now. We also see who Greg thinks that the next major player to come to MLS could be. We also get Greg’s thoughts on Flory Bidunga not choosing Indiana University and Mike Woodson to play for, the Colts and Jonathon Taylor and the overall running back situation in the NFL, and more. Also in the hour, Brett predicts what MLB teams he think will bust and which teams will be a surprise in the second half of the season. All that and more in Hour 2!
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In Hour 1 today, we welcome one of the most recognizable voices in Fort Wayne sports, TinCaps broadcaster Mike Maahs! Brett and Mike begin their conversation by discussing the new-look roster ahead of the ‘Caps home series against the Lake County Captains that begins tonight. With a good number of the TinCaps best hitters, fielders, and pitchers being promoted to AA San Antonio, does the team still have enough juice to get to the Midwest League Playoffs? We then get a preview of the series against the Captains that is coming up. After that, we have a good bit of fun with Mike by making him guess some popular songs from the 90’s head of 90’s Night at Parkview Field on Friday! Mike needed a redemption after doing a terrible job of guessing songs from the 80’s, and we provided that opportunity today on the Sports Rush! We also discuss Saquon Barkley and other top-end NFL running backs that weren’t able to reach deals with their team in the hour, and we also get Brett’s reaction to Colts running back Jonathon Taylor tweeting about it. Brett also shares his experience at the Indiana Football Hall of Fame Induction Banquet last night.
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 today by TinCaps Manager Jonathan Mathews ahead of the TinCaps getting ready to take on the Lake County Captains in a home series here at Parkview Field, with first pitch tonight taking place at 7:05. We get Jonathon’s thoughts on the updated roster after promotions for several players to San Antonio, and his thoughts on the ‘Caps first series without those players up in Michigan against the Great Lakes Loons. Brett asks Coach Mathews just how important it was for the team to escape with a narrow victory on Sunday afternoon before heading back to Parkview Field. Also in the hour, we play Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with one of our listeners competing for a large pizza from Pizza Hut! All that and more in Hour 2 on a Tuesday!
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One of the most memorable games ever played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum took place November 22, 2016 in front of 11,000 fans as the IPFW Mastodons defeated the #3 ranked Indiana Hoosiers in overtime, 71-68. From a 13-3 start, to a John Konchar dramatic slam-dunk, every exciting play is preserved from the radio broadcast with Brett Rump on the call and John Nolan adding color.
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We are pleased to be joined in Hour 1 by former Harding Hawk, Northwestern Wildcat, and Pittsburgh Steeler, Trai Essex! Trai is being honored tonight at a banquet in town as one of 9 standout players and coaches from the area that are being inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame. We hear from Trai on what it means for him to receive the honor of being inducted into the Hall tonight. We also get a bit of his story coming up through Paul Harding and Northwestern and hear about his journey getting to the NFL, including original starting as a tight end when he first started playing! We also get Trai’s thoughts on the unfortunate situation taking place within the Northwestern Athletics program, and more. We are also pleased to be joined in the hour by Pay Boylan, play-by-play of the Indiana Fever as well as part of the Indiana Pacers Broadcast! We get Pat’s opinion on the Fever’s season so far, as well as his thoughts on the Pacers draft picks and their performances in the NBA Summer League!
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In Hour 2 on a Monday, we are joined by Dylan Sinn who covers the TinCaps and a multitude of other local sports for the Journal Gazette here in town! Dylan and Brett discuss the drastic changes made to the TinCaps roster by the Padres choosing to promote many of the standout players on the team, including Jackson Merrill. The two discuss whether or not they think that the ‘Caps still have enough talent to secure a playoff spot in the Midwest League. They also share thoughts on Indiana Basketball and more! Also in the hour, we talk about MLB’s plans to eventually expand to 32 teams and the problems it could bring, and the North-South All Star Game embarrassment! All that and more in Hour 2!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 on Friday by James Boyd who covers the Indianapolis Colts for The Athletic! The two discuss the Colts off-season so far and expectations for the upcoming season. Does Anthony Richardson need to be QB1 for Game 1 of the Colts season? How worried is James about the Colts defense with Shaq Leonards’ injury status still up in the air and some rookies getting serious playing time. Brett also asks James what he thinks the Colts expectations are for the season, whether it be using the entire season for developmental purposes of the younger players, or trying to win. There are certainly some players on the roster that can’t afford to have a losing season. Does James think that the team will be in line for the number one pick after the season? Or will they be competitive enough to win maybe 4-6 games and will that be enough to keep both the team and fans happy? A lot of tough questions about Indy with James today. Also in the hour, we discuss the TinCaps getting back into action tonight against the Loons, and a whole lot more!
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We are joined in Hour 2 by the Fort Wayne TinCaps Team President, Mike Nutter! Mike joins right after the news just came down that Jackson Merrill and many of the other standout TinCaps from the season so far are being moved up to the AA San Antonio Missions. We hear Mike’s thoughts on the players that have been moved up, and also get his perspective on how he and the organization deal with the quality players being moved up while things seemed to be rolling and exciting baseball was being played here in Fort Wayne. While we certainly understand the Padres moves, we also discuss with Mike the value of learning how to win as a collective that the TinCaps really seemed to be getting the hang of together. Also in the hour, we discuss Fort Wayne FC’s friendly match last night against Atlante FC, and continue to discuss with our listeners, what is “essentially 90’s?” All that and more in Hour 2 of The Sports Rush on a Friday!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 today by Tony East who covers the Indiana Pacers for the Indy Star! Brett gets all of Tony’s thoughts on what he saw during his time in Las Vegas watching the Pacers Summer League squad. We hear from Tony about his thoughts on Indy’s draft picks including Jarace Walker, Ben Sheppard, Isaiah Wong, and more. Brett also gets Tony’s opinions on the Tyrese Haliburton extension contract, the signing of Bruce Brown, and the team trading with the New York Knicks for Obi Toppin. Also in the hour, Brett and Adam discuss last night’s ESPY Awards, the TinCaps returning to play tomorrow, and a whole lot more!
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In Hour 2 today, we are joined on the show time by Destin Adams, a Colts insider who is joining The Sports Rush for the first time today! We get his thoughts on the Colts’ off season moves so far. In addition, Brett asks him his thoughts on the Shaq Leonard injury and how serious he believes it is as we haven’t heard a lot from the organization or Jim Irsay. We also get Destin’s thoughts on whether or not he thinks Anthony Richardson will be starting game one at quarterback for the Colts. In addition to those questions, we get a lot more valuable Colts info! Also in the hour, Brett is joined by Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz to discuss the latest in Fort Wayne and area sports, including Rod Woodson returning back to Snider today for his annual Kids Football Camp. We also hear from Doot about the latest going on at Parkview Sports Medicine!
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In Hour 1 of The Sports Rush today, Brett catches up with former Indiana Hoosier basketball player and now head coach of the Fort Wayne Champs, Rod Wilmont! The Fort Wayne Champs are once again getting ready to participate in the 2023 TBT, a nation-wide basketball tournament featuring many talented teams competing through a bracket for a million dollar prize in the championship! We first ask Rod about what he’s been up to in his basketball career! He and Brett also talk about the roster and makeup of this year’s Champs team. They discuss what is different in the lineup and roster from last season, and also get an idea of their first game matchup in the Bucketneers, a team consisting of ETSU Alumni. Also in the hour, we summarize last night’s MLB All-Star Game that wasn’t exactly the most exciting, and also didn’t have the best fashion choices. We also discuss the Colts roster as well as the American Century Championships! All that and more in Hour 1!
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We keep the fun rolling in Hour 2 today on The Sports Rush! Brett is joined in this hour by Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com to discuss a myriad of things going on in the world of sports right now, including the latest in the coaching sagas of Pat Fitzgerald as well as Bob Huggins. Brett asks Kent if he’s ever remembered a time in his media career where there was as much craziness going on in the world of coaching before. We also get Kent’s thoughts on the Indianapolis Colts off-season as well as roster going into this upcoming season. Also in the hour, Brett is joined by Mike Monaco who does play-by-play on EPSN as well as fills in on NESN for the Boston Red Sox. And he’s also a former TinCaps broadcaster! Brett get Mike’s thoughts on this year’s College World Series in Omaha that he called some of the games of, as well as his thoughts on the MLB Draft that just took place over the past weekend. And with the trade deadline coming up, Brett asks Mike if he’s heard any rumors about who could be moved, including Shohei Ohtani…
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In Hour 1 of The Sports Rush on a Tuesday, we are joined by Scott Agness of FieldhouseFiles.com who does a fantastic job covering the Indiana Pacers. Scott joins us LIVE from NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada this afternoon. He and Brett discuss the Pacers in the Summer League so far through two games, including the performances of some more established players on the team such as Bennedict Mathurin, Isaiah Jackson, and Andrew Nembhard. We also ask Scott his thoughts on rookies Jarace Walker and Ben Sheppard and whether or not he sees those two players making an immediate impact on the team for a regular rotation spot on the roster. Brett also asks Scott about what he’s heard on the Pacers having interest in Pascal Siakam from the Raptors, who has been connected to Indiana in recent trade rumors from the like of Marc Spears. Also in the hour, we discuss the latest with Bob Huggins and Pat Fitzgerald, the MLB Home Run Derby last night that saw Vladdy Guerrero Jr. take home the trophy, and a whole lot more!
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We are joined in Hour 2 by the voice of the Fort Wayne Komets, Shane Albahrani! Shane gives his thoughts on the off-season and what’s been done so far within the organization. We hear what he thinks of the new hire at the head coaching position, Jesse Kallechy, as well as the promotion of Olivier Legault to an associate head coaching position on his staff as well. We also get Shane’s thoughts on the team signing Shawn Boudrias back to the team as well as the addition of the former ECHL Goalie of the Year in Francois Brassard. Also in the hour, Brett shares his thoughts on major sports’ All-Star Games, and we play Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with one of our listeners competing for a large pizza from Pizza Hut! All that and more in Hour 2!
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In the first hour of today’s Sports Rush, Brett talks to Fort Wayne FC Head Coach Mike Avery! Coach Avery helps catch Brett up to speed on all the latest going on with the club as we continue to delve deeper into our Fort Wayne FC fandom. The two also discuss the remainder of the club’s regular season that includes one more regular season match tomorrow, and an international friendly against Atlante F.C. of Mexico. We also discuss the upcoming USL League 2 Playoffs, with the club being selected to host the Conference Quarterfinals and Semifinal in Fort Wayne on July 21st and 23rd. Also in the hour, we discuss the TinCaps continued success ahead of the All-Star Break with an exciting 11-inning win to wrap up their series against West Michigan yesterday at Parkview Field. We also discuss Victor Wembanyama in the Summer League, the MLB Draft, and a whole lot more on The Sports Rush on a Monday!
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We are joined in Hour 2 by Dylan Sinn who covers the Fort Wayne TinCaps as well as many other local sports for the Journal Gazette! Brett and Dylan share their thoughts on the very impressive turnaround by the team in the first half of the season. Brett asks Dylan his thoughts on whether or not he believes that this ‘Caps team should be kept together for the remainder of the season to promote learning how to win as a team, as opposed to moving up individual players who are doing well for the team to a higher level. We also ask Dylan Sinn his thoughts on the parent club of the TinCaps, the Padres, and whether or not he thinks they will be big movers that would result in the organization losing some quality players at our High-A level.
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Happy Friday! On today’s edition of The Sports Rush in Hour 1, Brett discusses the TinCaps getting their fifth straight win in a row last night against the West Michigan WhiteCaps for their best winning streak this season! We also discuss more baseball news, including some of the top prospects that will be taken in the first round of tomorrow night’s MLB Draft. We also discuss Northwestern Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald being suspended for 2 weeks over a hazing investigation. And with our listeners, we spend a good portion of the hour discussing our favorite TV sitcoms of all time ahead of TV Sitcom Night tonight at Parkview Field with the TinCaps!
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In Hour 2 of the Sports Rush today, we spend time continuing to discuss our listener’s favorite TV Sitcoms ahead of TV Sitcom Night at Parkview Field. We also asked our listeners to weigh in with their thoughts on living in Fort Wayne, and to choose from between tenderloins and burgers! We also preview the very exciting series that will get underway tonight between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds. Also in the hour, we continue to discuss the MLB Draft that starts tomorrow, the Three Rivers Festival, and a whole lot more!
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In Hour 1 of The Sports Rush today, we discuss Trayce Jackson-Davis signing a 4 year deal with two years guaranteed with the Golden State Warriors who drafted him 57th overall in the 2023 NBA Draft. Brett shares his thoughts on how he thinks that TJD will fit in with the Warriors and what kind of role he will play on the roster. We also talk about the TinCaps continuing to crush it in the second half of the Midwest League season as the team is going for their 5th win a row, which would be the longest win streak of the season so far, tonight against the West Michigan WhiteCaps at Parkview Field. We also discuss some of our favorite TV Sitcoms ahead of Sitcom Night at Parkview Field tomorrow night!
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On today’s Sports Rush in Hour 2, Brett is joined by Justin Cohn who covers the Fort Wayne Komets in addition to other sports for the Journal Gazette here in town. We get his thoughts on the Komets adding another coaching voice to the bench, and how big of a change that will be in the K’s coaching philosophies. We also get an idea of what Justin thinks the makeup of the roster will look like for the upcoming season, and we also find out about some of the Komets players from last season who won’t be back this year as they’ve signed with other clubs, including some overseas. We are also joined in Hour 2 by Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine to hear his thoughts on many local and national sports headlines, and also hear about the latest at PSM, including an upcoming event with former Homestead star and now UCONN Husky, Ayanna Patterson.
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The Sports Rush is officially back! After a brief summer vacation, Brett is back in the captain's chair. In our first hour back, Brett discusses the TinCaps getting an exciting win last night on the Fourth of July. He also discusses the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball team landing a new commit to the program in Mason Shrout from Ohio. We also discuss the Indiana Pacers off-season moves ahead of them getting ready to participate in the NBA Summer League, including the signing of Bruce Brown and trading for Obi Toppin from the New York Knicks. We also marvel at the sheer athletic prowess of none other than the legendary Joey Chestnut.
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by TinCaps Manager Jonathan Mathews live from Parkview Field in downtown Fort Wayne ahead of the second game of a series against the West Michigan WhiteCaps. We get the skipper's thoughts on last night's exciting Fourth of July game that saw a top 20 largest crowd in Parkview Field history see a fantastic walk-off win. Also in the second hour, we talk about some new hires and roster additions to the Fort Wayne Komets, massive lay-offs in the world of sports media, and we play Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with a listener competing against Brett for a large pizza from Pizza Hut, but on a Wednesday!
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In Hour 1 we spend a good portion of the show going over the NBA Draft that took place last night, particularly with a focus on the draft picks of the Indiana Pacers. Brett takes a look at each of the players that Indiana took and shares his thoughts on each. We also lament some of the clear issues that the NBA has with the product itself in regards to how the NBA Draft is presented, whether it be the confusing process of figuring out which pick is going where, to there being different broadcasts of the draft between ABC and ESPN. Also in the first hour, we hear about Oscar Tshiebwe an undrafted free agent being signed to a two-way contract by the Pacers just after it was announced. We also show some love to Purdue Fort Wayne Women’s Basketball, and prepare for another TinCaps game in South Bend tonight as the Midwest League Records reset after the first half of the season!
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Brett speaks in Hour 2 to Jeremiah Johnson who is a sideline as well as pre and postgame host for the Indiana Pacers. We get his thoughts about last night’s draft process as well as the players that the Pacers selected with their picks. We also get his thoughts on Trayce Jackson-Davis from IU falling as far as he did into the second round as well as his thoughts on the overall draft and some picks he thought were perhaps steals or surprising. We also speak to Snider Football head coach Kurt Tippmann about an Indiana Football Hall of Fame event that will be coming up next month that will honor some area players and coaches. We preview the class with him and he shares his thoughts about the state of High School football in Indiana right now as well! All that and more in Hour 2!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 today by Dustin Dopirak who covers the Indiana Pacers for the Indy Star ahead of tonight’s NBA Draft live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Pacers are currently sitting with the 7th pick in tonight’s draft, and Brett gets an idea from Dustin on what he thinks the Pacers will end up doing with the pick, whether it be trading it or drafting someone in that position. The two also discuss the picks trades that the Pacers have made last night and today that has seen the Pacers consolidating some of their many picks tonight. Also in the hour, we discuss the TinCaps continuing to crush it on the road in South Bend against the Cubs, and we also discuss some of the other trades that went down last night in the NBA and more!
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In Hour 2 today, Brett is joined by David Franke, the GM of the Fort Wayne Komets in order to discuss the decision process behind the hiring of new Komets Head Coach, Jesse Kallechy. We figure out what swayed Mr. Franke to hire Coach Kallechy and what he’s looking forward to from the hire in the upcoming season. We are also joined in the hour by Greg Rakestraw to discuss the IUPUI split, and upcoming changes to the IHSAA. And in the hour, we are also joined by Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine to discuss all the latest in area sports as well as what’s going on at PSM! All that and more in Hour 2 of The Sports Rush
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In Hour 1 of today's Sports Rush, we are pleased to welcome the new Head Coach of the Fort Wayne Komets that was just introduced today, Jesse Kallechy! Jesse was the assistant coach of the Florida Everblades who have won back to back Kelly Cups before signing to be the Head Coach of the Komets here in the off-season! We ask him about the hiring process and his time in Florida, and ask him what kind of team he hopes to assemble here in Fort Wayne with the Komets. We are also joined in the hour by David Prokop, the new Head Coach of the Eastside Blazers Boys Varsity Basketball Team! We get an idea of what lead to the choice to join the Blazers from David, as well as what he's looking forward to in regards to constructing his team for the upcoming season, and what type of identity of play he sees his team having. All that and more!
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In Hour 2 of today's Sports Rush, Brett shows some major love to the Cincinnati Reds who have now won 11 straight games in a row for their longest winning streak since 1957. We also continue to discuss the NBA Draft that's coming up tomorrow night, including the Pacers trading some of their picks with the Denver Nuggets. We also show some love to some baseball players that are from our area that are working their way through the minor leagues of baseball and we could possibly see them soon one day in the Major Leagues. Also in Hour 2, we replay our interview with new Komets Head Coach Jesse Kallechy for anyone who may have missed it in Hour 1!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 today by John Conniff of MadFriars.com, the site that provides the most extensive coverage around of the Padres farm system at all levels of the minor-leagues. Brett spends a good portion of time asking John his thoughts about the TinCaps season and players so far, and who he thinks could possibly soon be moving up to the AA level, and could any players potentially be sent down to Single-A ahead of the second half of the Midwest League season. All that and more with John! Also in Hour 1, we show some love to the surging Cincinnati Reds who have taken 1st place in the NL Central, and Brett shares some Indianapolis Colts players that he thinks are due for a breakout year!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 today by Scott Agness of FieldhouseFiles.com! The Indiana Pacers are just two days away from potentially drafting seventh overall in the 2023 NBA Draft on Thursday, and Scott joins Brett to go over all of the options that the Pacers could do with the pick ahead of the draft, including potentially including it in a trade. We ask Scott his thoughts on some of the potential players that have been mentioned in trade talks, including Kyle Kuzma and OG Anunoby, and Brett even throws a curveball player Scott's way! Also in the hour, we are thrilled to be joined by the Manager of the Fort Wayne TinCaps, Jonathon Matthews! The Skipper of the 'Caps joins us live from Four Wind Fields ahead of the start of their series against the South Bend Cubs tonight to give us an update and his thoughts on the team!
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In Hour 1 today, Brett is joined by the Head Coach of Fort Wayne FC, Mike Avery! Coach Avery stops by to talk to Brett about a very successful season so far, what has been going well for the team, and how the team is able to keep their opponents from scoring hardly any goals on them. We also hear about some of the standout players on the team, as well as learn a little bit more about the level of play and what kind of players are playing for teams at this level. With how well the team has been playing, we definitely had to show them some love on The Sports Rush today! We also discuss the Bradley Beal to the Phoenix Suns trade, Rickie Fowler faltering (but not out of the top 20) at the U.S. Open, and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by the General Manager of The Fort Wayne Champs, Garrett Martz! The Fort Wayne Champs will once again be competing in this year’s upcoming “The Basketball Tournament” which will see teams from all over competing in a huge basketball tournament that has done nothing but grow over the years since its inception for a $1,000,000 first place prize! The Fort Wayne Champs are hosting an open tryout on Jun 29th at OPS DuPont and one person who tries out will be guaranteed a roster spot on the Champs team. We also get an idea of the current makeup of the team, the history of the Champs and the tournament as well, and we also hear about Potter Sports Group from Garrett as well! Also in Hour 2, we discuss the Cincinnati Reds being on a hot tear as of late and what the addition of Joey Votto back to the roster could mean for the Reds in regards to their flow. All that and more!
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Happy Friday! Brett is joined in Hour 1 today by former South Side Archer as well as Purdue Boilermaker, Rapheal Davis! Rapheal is still actively involved in basketball as well as giving back to the local community, and we hear about his upcoming camp for kids that will be taking place at OPS on Dupont from the 26th to the 28th this month. For more information about the camp check out RaphealDavisBasketball.com. We also ask him his thoughts about the off-season comparison between IU and Purdue, and more! Also in the hour, we ask our listeners about their favorite sports memories with Dad ahead of Father's Day this weekend!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 on today's Friday edition of The Sports Rush by Jon Coffman, the Head Coach of the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball Team! Coach Coffman gives us a summary of how the past two weeks have gone for him, with last week seeing over 100 area high school teams coming into Fort Wayne for their High School Camp, and then this week being the Jon Coffman Kid's Camp that also had record attendance. In addition, we also get a preview of the upcoming 'Dons season schedule that will see the Mastodons playing some hoops at an exciting event out in the desert! All that and more in Hour 2 of The Sports Rush.
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 by Tony East, who covers the Indiana Pacers for the Indy Star! Brett asks Tony why the Pacers have brought so many players in ahead of the draft for workouts, with it being quite a lot of players coming through the Indy facility for the Pacers staff to get a look at them. Brett also asks Tony on his thoughts on the 7th overall draft pick that is held by Indy, and who he thinks the Pacers will take at that spot, or does he think the Pacers could potentially package picks in a trade for a more seasoned player or a higher pick in the draft? We also get his thoughts on some of the top players in the draft, including Victor Wembanyama. Also in the hour, we continue to get some of our listener’s favorite summer time movies, and show some love to the Fort Wayne TinCaps who continued their hot streak last night in a double-header against the Dayton Dragons! All that and more in Hour 1.
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In Hour 2, Brett is joined on The Sports Rush by Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine! Brett and Doot discuss the upcoming events that are happening with Parkview Sports Medicine, including their upcoming inaugural PSM 7on7 Tournament that will be taking place next Wednesday, June 21st at East Noble High School and East Noble Middle School. The two also discuss the ongoing U.S. Open in Golf, with some interesting names showing up at the top of the leaderboard after the opening round today, including Rickie Fowler! Also in the hour, we discuss the biggest surprises and disappointments in MLB so far. All that and more!
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Today's Sports Rush is abbreviated as we had to make way for the TinCaps in Hour 2, the 'Caps are playing a double header this evening against the Dayton Dragons after their game last night was rained out. On today's show, we start off with Brett lamenting the absolute beatdown of the Florida Panthers last night in Vegas that saw the Golden Knights winning the Stanley Cup and ending the NHL Season. We are then joined by Joel Erickson who covers the Colts for the Indy Star! We get an idea of how the off-season is going with mini-camps, and we hear all about the current roster and more!
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Brett spends the first hour going over the series clinching Game 5 last night that saw the Denver Nuggets winning the NBA Finals over the Miami Heat 4 games to 1. Brett shares his thoughts on the performances of Jokic, Butler, and a whole lot more in regards to the win for the Nuggets last night. We also get excited for the game tonight between the Panthers and the Vegas Golden Knights that will see the Panthers with their backs against the wall. Also in Hour 1, we play our weekly game of Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with a listener of the show!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 of The Sports Rush today by TinCaps Manager Jonathan Mathews ahead of the 'Caps starting a series against the Dayton Dragons at Parkview Field tonight. We get his thoughts on the successful series in Quad Cities that saw the 'Caps take 5/6 games from the River Bandits. We are also joined by Justin Cohn who covers the Fort Wayne Komets and many other sports for the Journal Gazette. We get his thoughts on the Komets roster, an update on the coaching search, a summary of the ECHL Playoffs, and his prediction for tonight's game between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Florida Panthers. All that and more in Hour 2!
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Brett spends a good portion of Hour 1 going over the fun weekend of sports that took place while we were out of the 1380 The Fan Studio! From a wonderful moment in golf at the PGA Tour at the RBC Canadian Open, to unfortunately the Panthers falling to a 3-1 deficit against the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Championship. We also discuss the NCAA Baseball Super-Regional Games ahead of the field at Omaha being finalized, and discuss the Miami Heat trying to stay alive in the NBA FInals against the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 in the Mile-High City tonight. All that and more in Hour 1 today!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 of The Sports Rush by new Head Coach of the Heritage Patriots Boys Basketball team, Kyle Sovine! We welcome Coach Sovine to the group of area coaches, and get an idea of the journey that led him to become a basketball coach, as well as what he expects the program to look like under his leadership. Also in the hour, we discuss a lack of State Title runs in area baseball, and we also ask our listeners what is the most they have ever spent on a ticket to a sporting event, and was it worth it?
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Happy Friday! In Hour 1 of today’s Sports Rush, Brett is first joined by the head coach of the Trine Softball Team, Don Danklefsen! The Trine Thunder completed a comeback in the 3-game National Championship Series against Salisbury University down in Marshall, Texas to become NCAA D3 Softball National Champions! We extend our congratulations to Coach Danklefsen, and get a recap of the series against Salisbury. We also ask him about the standout performances of many of his players, and about how the celebrating has been going so far! We are also joined by former Homestead Girls Basketball and now UCONN Women’s Basketball player, Ayanna Patterson! Ayanna joins Brett to preview her upcoming “EmPower Forward Weekend” event that is in partnership with Parkview Sports Medicine. The event will be a full weekend celebrating women in sports as well as raising support for the Autism Society of Indiana. We also ask Ayanna a few questions about how her freshman season at UCONN went!
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In Hour 2 on a Friday show, Brett is first joined by Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette to cover a whole potpourri of sports topics, including Notre Dame getting a new Athletic Director, the Big 10 releasing their football scheduling model and opponents for the 24 and 25 seasons that will see UCLA and USC joining the Big Ten, and we also talk to Dylan about the TinCaps and more. We are then joined by the Head Coach of Heritage Baseball, Dean Lehrman, ahead of the Heritage Patriots team taking on Frankfort in their Semi-State game tomorrow. We ask Coach Lehrman about his team and their journey so far this season and what he expects from the game/games this weekend. All that and more in Hour 2 of The Sports Rush!
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We have a fully packed Sports Rush for you this Thursday! In Hour 1 Brett is joined by Judge Phil Houk from Fighting Irish Preview to discuss Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbick announcing that he will be stepping down from his role and will be replaced by NBC Sports Chairman Pete Bevacqua. We get the Judge’s thoughts on what Jack Swarbick will be remembered for in his role as the school’s AD and what he thinks of the hiring of Bevacqua as his replacement. Also in the hour we are joined by the Head Coach of the Blackhawk Christian Baseball Team, Kevin Kinnison. Coach Kinnison tells us about his team and his roster and the team’s journey so far this season ahead of them representing our area in their upcoming Semi-State game against Marquette Catholic.
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In Hour 2 on this packed Sports Rush Thursday, we first go over the schedule release of Indiana and Purdue Football for the 2024 and 2025 seasons that will see both USC and UCLA joining the Big Ten, and will also see the Boilers and Hoosiers having home and away games against both of those teams. We are joined in Hour 2 by Greg Rakestraw of the ISC Sports Network to hear about a lot of the local sports and events taking place in the center of our state, and also get Greg’s thoughts about the Colts player Isaiah Rodgers being found guilty of placing bets on the NFL and his own team. We are also joined by Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine to hear his thoughts on all local sports stories here in the Fort as well as his thoughts on national stories such as the PGA and LIV merger and more! He also shares the latest going on with the PSM team.
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In Hour 1 of The Sports Rush today, we preview Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets that will take place tonight in Miami. We also are following the Trine Thunder Softball Team as they are in the Championship Series of the D3 NCAA Softball World Series. We also discuss Lionel Messi joining the MLS in America with him planning to join the club Inter Miami down in Florida. We also discuss the MLB Debut of highly touted Reds prospect Elly De La Cruz, and the Pacers working out both Jarace Walker and Taylor Hendricks today. All that and more in Hour 1!
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Brett talks to Kevin Bowen from 107.5 The Fan down in Indianapolis in Hour 2 today. The two discuss the PGA Tour and LIV Golf merger and what that will mean for the game of golf going forward as well as what it means for the players who both stayed with PGA and those who left for LIV. They also discuss the gambling situation surrounding the Colts and their player Isaiah Rodgers who admitting to placing multiple bets on NFL games, including bets on Indianapolis. Brett and Kevin discuss what this will mean for Isaiah and his career in the league, and what it means for the Colts organization moving forward. Also in the hour, we discuss Albert Breer’s tweets about other potential gamblers in the NFL, the TinCaps strange come-from-behind win last night, and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 of the Sports Rush today by Homestead Baseball Head Coach Nick Byall ahead of their Semi-State matchup against Hamilton Southeastern after they won their Regionals matchup against the DeKalb Barons. We hear about some of the exceptional players on the Spartans Baseball team as well as what the team does as a group overall that has led to their success in the season so far. We are also joined in Hour 1 by the Head Coach of the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men’s Basketball Team, Jon Coffman! Coach Coffman gives us an update on the ‘Dons offseason in the summer and also shares with us a lot of in-depth information about his upcoming Kids Basketball Camp this summer. You can find more information about the camp at: https://joncoffmanbasketballcamps.com/!
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In Hour 2 of The Sports Rush, we are joined by the Manager of the Fort Wayne TinCaps, Jonathan Mathews! We hear his thoughts on the long home stand that just wrapped up at Parkview Field that saw the ‘Caps win a series against the Lansing Lugnuts and split a series with the South Bend Cubs. We get some great insight into the recent improvement of some of the TinCaps players as well as the team as a whole. Plus, Coach Mathews gives us a great preview of the upcoming road series against the Quad Cities River Bandits in Davenport, Iowa that begins tonight! We also discuss the Pacers continuing to work out players ahead of the NBA Draft, and discuss a bit of Marketing! All that and more in Hour 2.
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In Hour 1 of today’s Sports Rush, Brett spends a fair portion of the show discussing the breaking news out of Indianapolis that a player of the Indianapolis Colts is under investigation for placing a large amounts of bets not only on the NFL but the Colts games themselves. With no idea of who the player could be yet except for a few context clues by reporters, Brett theorizes on who the player could possibly be and what the punishment could be. We also discuss Miami evening the NBA Finals at 1-1 against the Denver Nuggets on the road, give an update on the Trine Thunder Softball Team, discuss Class Reunions, and a whole lot more in Hour 1!
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We are joined in Hour 2 of The Sports Rush by Scott Agness who covers the Indiana Pacers for FieldhouseFiles.com! The Pacers are hosting many many players for workouts ahead of the upcoming NBA Draft, including former Indiana Hoosier Trayce Jackson-Davis. Brett asks Scott’s opinion of TJD and whether or not the Pacers consider Trayce a legitimate draft option or if it was more of a PR opportunity for Indy. We also continue to discuss the Colts player gambling news in the hour, and their signing of veteran wide receiver Breshad Perriman.
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In Hour 2, Brett is joined by the Head Coach of the DeKalb Barons Baseball Team, Collin Bice! The DeKalb Barons Baseball Team is going to be taking on the Homestead Spartans in their Regional matchup tomorrow in Plymouth. Coach Bice gives us a breakdown of some of the key members of the roster that has lead them to this point so far, talks about what these wins to the community around DeKalb High School, and what he expects out of the matchup against the Spartans. Also in the hour, we are joined by Dylan Sinn from the Journal Gazette to hear about the TinCaps as well as area high school sports and his thoughts on Zach Edey returning to Purdue!
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In Hour 2, Brett is joined by the Head Coach of the DeKalb Barons Baseball Team, Collin Bice! The DeKalb Barons Baseball Team is going to be taking on the Homestead Spartans in their Regional matchup tomorrow in Plymouth. Coach Bice gives us a breakdown of some of the key members of the roster that has lead them to this point so far, talks about what these wins to the community around DeKalb High School, and what he expects out of the matchup against the Spartans. Also in the hour, we are joined by Dylan Sinn from the Journal Gazette to hear about the TinCaps as well as area high school sports and his thoughts on Zach Edey returning to Purdue!
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In Hour 1 today, Brett is joined by Alan Karpick, the Presdient/Publisher of GoldAndBlack.com who covers Purdue Basketball, Football, and recruiting! We bring Alan on the show today to discuss Zach Edey’s announcement that he will be returning to play for the Boilermakers for the 23-24 Season. Brett and Alan discuss what this means for the team, whether another year in college can improve Zach’s NBA Draft stock, and what kind of lineup adjustments and changes Head Coach Matt Painter will need to make in regards to having a very full roster with many players who possibly expect playing time. Also in the first hour, we talk about the NBA Finals and how exciting we think it will be between the Nuggets and the Heat, and a whole lot more!
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Brett is joined on The Sports Rush in Hour 2 today by Komets reporter for the Journal Gazette, Justin Cohn the day after the news broke that the Komets would not be renewing the contract of now former Head Coach Ben Boudreau for next season. We get an idea from Justin on why this happened, and whether it was something that we all saw or if it was more of a behind the scenes choice. We also get an idea of some possible replacements that we could see filling in the coaching vacancy for the Komets, what are some key upcoming dates for the Komets in the off-season, and more. We are also joined in the hour by Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine to hear his thoughts on all the latest local sports stories in town, as well as the latest going on and what’s upcoming with Parkview Sports Medicine this summer, including their EmPower Forward Weekend event with Ayanna Patterson!
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We start today with discussing the biggest news of the day, the Fort Wayne Komets have announced they will not be renewing the contract of Head Coach Ben Boudreau for the upcoming season. We spend a good portion of time discussing this. Later in the hour, Kent Sterling joins Brett on The Sports Rush today in Hour 1! The two discuss the hiring of Calbert Cheaney by the Indiana Hoosiers, and what that means for the program. Was there a connection between the signing of Mackenzie Mgbako and Cheaney joining the Hoosiers Staff? We also Kent's thoughts on some of the players that will be returning to the roster as well as the new additions to the team and what will need to happen for IU to be successful in the Big Ten this year. We also get his thoughts on Jalen-Hood Schifino in the draft, and more.
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In Hour 2 today, Brett is joined by Sam King who covers the Purdue Boilermakers for the Lafayette Journal and Courier! Brett gets the latest from Sam on the Boilers, particularly regarding their basketball team. Brett asks Sam what the program needs to do in the off-season in order to improve as well as what they can do to avoid a slump at the end of their season in a similar fashion to last year where the team seemed to run out of a bit of steam. We also get Sam’s thoughts on Zach Edey and whether he thinks he should enter the NBA Draft or return to Purdue for another year, ahead of his expected decision before midnight tonight. We are also joined by the Eastside Blazers Softball Team Head Coach, Brennen Kitchen! The Blazers won their regional yesterday against South Adams 8-2 and are headed into their semi-state matchup against Madison-Grant. We get an idea of the build of the Blazers’ roster and a look into the winning culture that has been established at Eastside from Coach Kitchen. All that and more in Hour 2 of The Sports Rush!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 today by the Head Coach of Trine Softball, Don Danklefsen! The Trine Thunder Softball team won their super-regional matchup over the weekend and are now headed down to Texas to compete in the D3 NCAA Championship. We get ahold of Coach Danklefsen right before the team heads out on their plane to hear about how the program has gotten to the point it’s at, and we also hear about some of the standout players on the Softball team as well, including their pitching rotation. Also in the hour, we talk about the Heat shocking the Celtics in Game 7, the Indy 500 that saw Josef Newgarden winning, and a whole lot more from a packed sports weekend to go over!
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In Hour 2, we are joined by TinCaps Manager Jonathan Mathews! Brett and Coach Mathews discuss the successful series against the Lansing Lugnuts that saw the team take 4 of 6 wins. We also hear about the upcoming series against the South Bend Cubs, as well as the status of some of the standout players over the past few games. We get an idea of what Mathews expects from Jairo Iriarte in his start tonight after a rough outing last game, and we also ask him about the build of the roster! We also continue to discuss the NBA Finals and a whole lot more in Hour 2 today!
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In Hour 1 of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump, we first summarize our fun day yesterday that we had at the Colts at Bat night with the TinCaps! We then continue to have our listeners pick random squares to be assigned a driver in this weekend's Indy 500, with the winning driver square listener receiving a large pizza from Pizza Hut! Also in the hour, we discuss the Miami Heat faltering in their series against the Celtics, the Florida Panthers still await their opponent between the Stars and Golden Knights, and the Reds beat up on the Cubs! All that and more in Hour 1 on a Friday.
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In Hour 2, we are joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine! Brett and Doot discuss some of their favorites for the upcoming Indianapolis 500 race on Sunday, as well as other area sports that are going on right now! Doot also shares with us some information about the EmPower Forward Weekend that is an event created between a partnership between PSM and Ayanna Patterson! Also in the hour, Brett and Adam continue to fill out the remaining Indy 500 squares with listeners of the show, and Brett theorizes on who should or could be the starting quarterback for the Colts this season!
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In Hour 1 of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined live on the show by racecar driver Rinus VeeKay! Rinus is going to be in the front row in position 2 of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, and we are thrilled to welcome him to the show today! Brett asks Rinus a lot about what it’s like to be driving through the track at such high speeds, how he prepares for how he’ll drive based on his starting position and car, and a whole lot more. We even ask what it’s like for him to drive at normal speeds on normal roads! Also on today’s show, we have our listeners pick squares to assign them drivers in the field of the 500, the winner will receive a large pizza from Pizza Hut! All that and more in Hour 1!
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In Hour 2, we continue to have our listeners call into the show to get squares that are assigned to different Indy 500 drivers, with the winner receiving a large pizza from Pizza Hut! We have fun with that, and Brett is also joined in the hour by Dylan Sinn from the Journal Gazette! Brett and Dylan discuss the TinCaps, the Indiana Hoosiers Men’s Basketball team’s off-season additions on both the roster and the staff, and we also show some love to the Trine Thunder softball team! A great second hour on today’s show!
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In Hour 1, The Sports Rush with Brett Rump is not only live on the radio, we’re also live on our station’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/1380TheFan! Stay tuned to our social media pages for the next time you can get a behind-the-scenes look at the Sports Rush Studio! We also spend the hour discussing Lebron James and the Lakers being swept in the Western Conference Finals by the Denver Nuggets, and what that means for the future of Lebron James, especially with him saying that he would be considering retirement!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 today by the Manager of the Fort Wayne TinCaps, Jonathan Mathews! We get his perspective on what has been going well for the Caps as they have started hitting the baseball a lot better, and won their last series on the road against the Dayton Dragons. We also ask him about the start of the series, that was none other than a combined no-hitter for the TinCaps! Also in the hour, we show some love to the 3-0 Florida Panthers, and also discuss a controversial call last night for the Los Angeles Lakers as they were swept in Game 4
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 of The Sports Rush today by the Voice of the Indy 500, Mark Jaynes! Brett gets an in-detail recap of the Indy 500 Qualifiers that took place over the weekend that proved to be very exciting. Brett gets an idea of what went well and what went wrong for some of the different racing teams that have drivers competing in the race from Mark. The two also discuss some of the potential drivers that could be leading or winning the race on Sunday. Brett also asks Mark about some of the most popular drivers in the race and how they’re shaping up ahead of Sunday, including Tony Kanaan, Takuma Sato, and Helio Castroneves. Brett also asks Mark if Palou, the pole sitter, will be the favorite to win. Also in the hour, we show the TinCaps some love for winning their road series, discuss the disappointing Celtics, and more!
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In Hour 2, we are joined by the voice of the Fort Wayne TinCaps, John Nolan! John joins us to summarize a fantastic road series against the Dayton Dragons. The start of the series saw the TinCaps throw their third no-hitter in franchise history on a combined no-hitter between Jairo Iriarte, Alan Mundo, and Adam Smith. And they ended the series with what would prove to be a game winning grand slam from Nathan Martorella. John tells us about how the TinCaps roster is starting to come together and figure out how to win baseball games after a fairly rough start to the season record wise. He also previews some of the fun promotions that will be taking place at Parkview Field as the ‘Caps are home for a 12 game home stand at Parkview Field. Also in the hour, we show some love to Brett’s Florida Panthers ahead of their Game 3 in Sunrise, FL tonight! All that and more in Hour 2!
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Brett is joined on The Sports Rush in Hour 1 today by Chris Denari! We get an idea of how Chris came to be at his station at turn four of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Indianapolis 500 that is coming up next weekend, and what all goes into the production side of an Indy 500 broadcast, and some updates about the upcoming race. We also get his thoughts on the Indiana Pacers drafting 7th in the upcoming NBA Draft as well as his thoughts on the current roster, the past year, and the season ahead and what he expects the team to look like in the 23-24 year. We also spend a fair portion of time discussing the 6th longest NHL game in history between the Panthers and Hurricanes last night! All that and more!
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In Hour 2 we are joined by Dylan Sinn who covers many Fort Wayne and Indiana Sports for the Journal Gazette, including the Fort Wayne TinCaps! After starting this week's road trip strong, the TinCaps' struggles reared their head last night after the team lost in a walk-off after having the lead for the majority of the game. We get Dylan's thoughts on what the team needs to do to improve and get back on the winning track, and his thoughts on what HAS gone well for the 'Caps thats gotten them some wins recently. We are also joined by James Boyd, the new head reporter on the Indianapolis Colts for The Athletic with Zac Keefer joining the national football beat. We get all the latest with Anthony Richardson, upcoming practices, what the vets think of the roster, and more!
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In Hour 1 of the Sports Rush today, Brett is joined by PGA Pro and Golf Coach and old friend of the station, Scott Pieri! We get an update in all the latest in the world of Scott as he continues to play professional golf as well as coach and give lessons at Cherry Hill. We also get his thoughts on some of the top players through Round 1 of the PGA Tour Championship that’s taking place over the weekend at Oak Hill Golf Course. Also in the hour, we give props to Jimmy Butler and the Heat for taking Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, and also discuss a serious issue in sports, a severe lack of umpires for high school baseball and softball.
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 of The Sports Rush by Chris Vosters, the play-by-play voice of the Chicago Blackhawks! We get his thoughts on the past season that didn’t go exactly according to plan for the Blackhawks, including losing some valuable players. We also get Chris’s thoughts on the Blackhawks getting the #1 pick in the NHL Draft and the organization most likely drafting the extremely highly touted prospect in Connor Bedard. If and when Connor is drafted, will he be expected to immediately come in and be one of the centerpieces of the franchise? We are also joined in Hour 2 by Eric Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 by Alex Bozich from Inside The Hall, a fantastic source for coverage of the Indiana Hoosiers. Brett asks Alex about the addition of Mackenzie Mgbako to Mike Woodson’s squad at IU, and how big of a get it was for the program. Does Alex think that this new lineup for the Hoosiers could be as good as or possibly even better than last year’s team? The two also discuss what the expectation is of a team of this caliber. Do they need to make the tournament? Make a run in the tourney? Also in the hour, we discuss the Fort Wayne TinCaps throwing a combined no-htter last night in Dayton, and the Pacers landing the #7 spot in last night’s NBA Draft Lottery!
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In Hour 2, Brett is joined by NIL Attorney/Agent James O’Connor. Brett asks James what is possible and not possible for student-athletes to do at universities in the state of Indiana. James also shares with us what it’s like in different states for NIL athletes compared to Indiana. We also ask about whether NIL has become just a way to straight up pay athletes, or if they schools still have to find a way to make things legitimate under NIL Guidelines. We are also joined in Hour 2 by Adam Amin, who is a commentator for both NFL and MLB for Fox, as well as being the play-by-play voice of the Chicago Bulls. We get Adam’s thoughts on the multitude of quality NBA Head Coaches that have been let go, the NBA Draft Lottery and Victor Wembanyama, and more!
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In Hour 1, Brett is joined on The Sports Rush by Dustin Dopirak! As the reporter on the Pacers for the Indy Star, Dustin has been in Chicago for the NBA Draft Combine. We get an idea on some of the guys that the Pacers have been potentially looking at depending on where they fall in the Draft Lottery tonight. We also hear from Dustin about Trayce Jackson Davis and how he performed at the Combine. We also hear what Dustin thinks of number 1 prospect in the draft in Victor Wembanyama, and a whole lot more! Also in the hour, we talk the NBA Conference Finals!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Kyle Neddenriep who covers High School Sports for the Indy Star! There was news released yesterday about new rules for High School Basketball regarding the foul bonus and shooting 1-and-1 free throws. Brett gets Kyle's opinion on the rule change as well as some of the other hotly contested potential changes to the sport that could be coming down the line. We also get an idea of why this change was made. Also in the hour, we play Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with a listener for a large pizza from Pizza Hut, preview tonight's Nuggets Lakers game, and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 of the Sports Rush today by Tyler Tachman who covers a multitude of sports for the Indy Star, including the Indiana Hoosiers! We talk to Tyler about how big of a get Mgbako was for Mike Woodson and the Hoosiers program, what the Indiana starting 5 lineup would look like or possibly could be, and a lot more involving the basketball program. We also shoutout the Hoosiers baseball team who gave Purdue a beatdown over the weekend. Also in the hour, we ask our listeners who will score more touchdowns for the Colts next season, Anthony Richardson or Jonathan Taylor? All that and a lot more in Hour 1!
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In Hour 2 of The Sports Rush on a Monday, Brett plays an exciting edition of "One, Neither, or Both" focused on the upcoming seasons of both Purdue and Indiana Men's Basketball teams. Also in the hour, we discuss the Lakers taking on the Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals, Monty Williams being the latest quality head coach in the NBA to get the boot, the latest in the Ja Morant story, and a whole lot more on the NBA. We also discuss the Draft Lottery a bit ahead of tomorrow, and talk about what the Indiana Hoosiers and what the team will look like next season.
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 by Zach Osterman who covers the Indiana Hoosiers for the Indy Star! We hear all about potential commit Mackenzie Mgbako, his possibility of choosing IU over Kansas, and what adding Mgbako would do in regards to putting a winning product on the floor of Assembly Hall. We are also joined by James Boyd who covers the Indianapolis Colts for The Athletic. We get his thoughts on the Colts schedule that was released last night, particularly the fact that the Colts don’t have any prime time television games. We also ask James which games he is looking forward to the most, not only for the Colts but within the NFL schedule as a whole! We also discuss the NBA Playoffs with Adam’s Knicks looking to survive against the Heat in Miami tonight, and the Panthers looking to win their series against the Leafs tonight in Toronto. All that and more in Hour 1!
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In Hour 2 today, we are pleased to welcome Jim Coyle from Indiana Sports Beat to The Sports Rush for the first time! We continue to ask more questions about Mackenzie Mgbako and what he would mean for the Indiana Hoosiers team and also for their recruiting. But Brett and Jim also do a deeper dive into some of the other players who will be playing for IU next season, including rookie Gabe Cupps who could be a potential x-factor coming in as a freshman. We also talk about Fort Wayne FC having their opener tomorrow, as well as the TinCaps continuing their homestand at Parkview Field this weekend! Also, Mackenzie Mgbako shares his college choice right at the end of our show today!
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In Hour 1 on The Sports Rush today, we discuss a myriad of topics! We start off with asking our listeners again, what is a song that when you hear it, you know summer has started? We also discuss the NFL Schedule that is going to be released tonight, but we already have a partial schedule to talk about based on various leaks and some games already being announced. We also discuss the NBA Playoffs and Adam’s Knicks surviving in Game 5 against the Heat as well as the Warriors sticking it to the Lakers in Oakland. Also in the hour, Brett discusses if he thinks that a downtown stadium in Fort Wayne would have kept the Mad Ants from leaving the city for Noblesville, or if it wouldn’t have mattered in the long run. All that and more in Hour 1!
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We are joined in Hour 2 by Dylan Sinn from the Journal Gazette to get his perspective on the TinCaps season so far, as the team is currently 9-20 and struggling with its bullpen pitching a bit. We also get his thoughts on some of the players that are doing well for the TinCaps on the young season. We also get his thoughts on the potential transfer of prospect Mackenzie Mgbako to the Indiana Hoosiers. Will that really happen, or is it more likely that he’ll be a Kansas Jayhawk? Also joining us in the hour is Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine to hear his thoughts about the Colts games that have been announced so far, as well as upcoming games in the PSM Baseball Classic at Parkview Field, and a whole lot more!
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In Hour 1 Brett is joined by Kent Sterling from KentSterling.com who covers many Indy area and Indiana sports! The two discuss important and hot topics, including Bob Huggins’ insensitive comments and the response by West Virginia. They also discuss the Indianapolis Colts draft picks, from Anthony Richardson who has been starting to catch the eyes and hearts of the local media, all the way down through the draft. Did the Colts make the right picks? What does this upcoming season going to look like for the Indianapolis Colts?
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by the one and only legendary Mike Maahs! Mike has been calling Fort Wayne Baseball for 20 seasons now from the time that the franchise in town was the Wizards. Mike and Brett spend a good portion of their time together reminiscing on some of the best TinCaps and Wizards players and moments, and we also find out a bit more about some of Mike Maahs’ favorite calls from his time in the sport. Also in the second hour, we discuss the NFL Games that have been announced ahead of the full schedule release tomorrow. And we also give some love to Brett’s Florida Panthers as they look to sweep the Toronto Maple Leafs down in Sunrise tonight! All that and more in Hour 2!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 by the new Head Coach of Northrop Boys’ Basketball, Shane Merryman! We welcome Shane to the job, and also ask about his history and career so far in basketball, and get his thoughts on what he wants to bring to the Bruins program. We are also joined by NFL Reporter for ESPN, Stephen Holder! Brett gets Stephen’s report on how the first look at Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson at a practice went. He also shares with Brett a more in-depth look at Anthony’s character as both a player and a person, and how his personality lends to him being a potential leader. We get more of an idea of AR as a person through talking to Stephen. We also hear about the veterans on the Colts team and whether or not they have faith in Richardson to lead the team to victory. All that and more in Hour 1 of The Sports Rush!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Justin Cohn, a reporter for the Journal Gazette here in town that covers the Fort Wayne Komets, and covered the Fort Wayne Mad Ants until Pacers Sports and Entertainment suddenly announced yesterday that the franchise would be leaving Fort Wayne to move to Noblesville. We get Cohn’s inside scoop on what happened with relations between the Mad Ants and the City of Fort Wayne turning negative and what ultimately led to this decision to move. We also hear about some of the short comings that The Mad Ants had in regards to getting fans in the building and interested in the team. We also get his thoughts on the Komets season ending in Game 7 to the Cincinnati Cyclones in a controversial finish.
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We got breaking news today that The Fort Wayne Mad Ants are leaving Fort Wayne and will play down in Indy in the upcoming season before ultimately moving to Noblesville, Indiana for the 2024-25 season. We discuss this more later in the show, but in the first hour today we are joined by TinCaps Manager Jonathan Mathews! We get his thoughts on the team starting to turn things around from an unfavorable start to the season, with the team getting its first series win against The Lake County Captains on the road in Ohio. We get the Skipper's thoughts on what is starting to go well for the 'Caps, and a whole lot more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Mickey Shuey, a Real Estate, Tourism, and Sports Business Reporter for the Indiana Business Journal. Mickey is the one who broke the news today that The Mad Ants will be leaving Fort Wayne for a new stadium that is being built in Noblesville, just outside of Indianapolis. Brett takes a dive into the business side of this decision for the Pacers with Mickey, and he gives us a sense of what went into this choice to move the franchise out of Fort Wayne and down to Noblesville. Also in the hour, we discuss the NBA Playoffs and the Panthers going up 3-0 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 today by Scott Agness, who extensively covers the Indiana Pacers from FieldhouseFiles.com! Brett asks Scott about his thoughts on the past season for the Pacers, as well as the roster. Heading into the Draft Lottery and then the NBA Draft fairly soon, Scott tells us what kind of players the Pacers should look to draft at their potential positions, and who he thinks are some of the best players in the draft. Also about the Pacers roster, do the Pacers have too many players and potentially look to trade a bit of their quantity for some quality? And what type of free agent players would be a good fit in Indy? All that and more with Scott! We also discuss Mike Budenholzer getting fired by the Bucks and the Panthers taking a 2-0 lead against the Maple Leafs!
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In Hour 2, we are pleased to be joined by Indianapolis Colts second-round draft pick, JuJu Brents! An Indy native who played in high school at Warren Central, JuJu talks to Brett about what it was like to be drafted by his hometown NFL team the Colts, and what he’s looking forward to this upcoming season. We also ask him his thoughts on his new quarterback Anthony Richardson, and a lot more! Also in the hour, we are joined by Eric Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine to discuss all area local sports including the PSM Baseball Classic at Parkview Field and more! A packed Hour 2 on a Friday!
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We are joined on The Sports Rush in Hour 1 by Purdue Fort Wayne Men's Head Golf Coach, Billy King! The Dons Mens Golf Team is headed to the NCAA Golf Tournament for the first time in program history fresh off of winning the Horizon League Golf Tournament, and we get the latest from Head Coach Billy King. We hear from him about what it took to build this program up to the point it's gotten to today, about the standout golfers that play for him, and a lot more! We are also joined by Indianapolis Star Colts Insider Joel Erickson, to get his thoughts on the Colts draft picks in the 2023 NFL Draft and look ahead to the season this Autumn!
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We're not ones to mess with superstition here on The Sports Rush! We had Shane Albahrani, the voice of the Fort Wayne Komets, join the show yesterday ahead of the Komets' Game 6 against the Cyclones. They soundly defeated the Cyclones 6-0, so we knew we had to bring Shane back on the show today at the same time! He shares with Brett all that right for the Komets in their impressive victory last night, and what he expects from Game 7 tonight. We especially give goalie Ryan Fanti a lot of props! Also in the hour, we talk the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, and the NBA Playoffs! All that and more in Hour 2!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 of The Sports Rush today by Kevin Bowen, co-host of Kevin & Query on 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis! Kevin shares his thoughts with Brett on the Colts’ draft picks from the 2023 NFL Draft, and also his thoughts on Chris Ballard’s drafting philosophy. Also, were there any particular players in the draft that Kevin thinks that the Colts missed on? Also in the hour, we talk about Dillon Brooks being booted from the Grizzlies, the Komets needing to win two more games in a row on the road to win their series against Cincy, the Devils defeating the Rangers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and a heck of a lot more!
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In Hour 2 of The Sports Rush today, we are joined by Shane Albahrani ahead of the Komets taking on the Cincinnati Cyclones in the Queen City in Game 6 of their opening round Kelly Cup Playoffs series. Down 3-2, the Komets will have to win two games on the road to win the series. Shane breaks down what the Komets have done so far to keep themselves afloat in the series, and also discusses what the Komets lineup will have to do to win these games. Shane also shares his thoughts on some of the players that have been standouts during the playoffs, particularly the goalies. Also in the hour, we preview Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs that kicks off tonight, and play our weekly edition of Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with one of our awesome listeners!
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Happy May! We kick off today's show by discussing the NFL Draft that took place over the weekend. Brett takes a look at each individual pick taken by the Indianapolis Colts and shares his thoughts on Chris Ballard doing his typical trading down to receive more and more picks in later rounds. We also show some love to Brett's NHL Team, the Florida Panthers, as they completed a historic upset in a Game 6 last night against the Boston Bruins. Also in the hour, we talk about Steph Curry's historic Game 7 performance against the Sacramento Kings and where we think he fits in all-time great conversations. All that and more!
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In Hour 2 of The Sports Rush today, Brett gives each of the Colt's 2023 NFL Draft picks a grade, and in addition gives Chris Ballard an overall grade for how he feels he did in the draft. What grade will each pick and Chris get? Find out in Hour 2! We also spend a good portion of the hour discussing the NHL Playoffs, which included a win by the Florida Panthers (Brett's team!) in their first round series against the historically good Boston Bruins. We also take a quick look at what went wrong for Adam's New York Knicks in their first game against the Miami Heat, and a whole lot more in Hour 2!
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In Hour 1 on the Sports Rush Today, we spent a good majority of the hour focusing on last night’s first round of the NFL Draft. Brett shares his concerns about Anthony Richardson, but also accepts this is the choice the team made and that we have to move forward! We are joined in Hour 1 by Greg Rakestraw from the ISC Sports Network as well as the Colts Postgame Show to hear his thoughts on the Indianapolis Colts selecting Anthony Richardson with the 4th pick in the 2023 NFL Draft and who he would like to see the Colts take with their upcoming picks tonight and the rest of the draft. We also briefly discuss area High School Basketball coaching changes, and more!
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In Hour 2 of The Sports Rush, the play-by-play voice of the Indianapolis Colts, Matt Taylor, joins the show! We pick Matt’s brain for his thoughts on the Richardson pick at 4. What does Anthony need to improve upon in order to be a great quarterback, and how much faith do the Colts have in Richardson’s ability to do so? We also ask Matt how he thinks Richardson will fit in the Colts offensive scheme under new Head Coach Shane Steichen, and who else he would like to see the Colts take in the later rounds of the NFL Draft. All that and more on a special Friday show!
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In Hour 1 of The Sports Rush, we spend a lot of our focus on tonight’s first round of the NFL Draft. Who do we think the Colts will take with the 4th pick? Or will the Colts trade up or down? Who will be taken ahead of the Colts’ turn to pick a player? How do we rank the top 4 quarterbacks in the draft? All that and more in regards to the NFL Draft tonight! We also discuss last night’s NBA Playoffs games as well, and a little bit of NHL playoff action as well. Also in the Hour, we get the news that Lamar Jackson will become the highest paid player in the league after resigning with the Baltimore Ravens.
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Caleb Hatch and Justin Kenny from “Caleb and Kenny in the Morning” which you hear every morning on our station, as well as the “New Track Record” podcast on our podcast network. The guys join us on The Sports Rush live from Parkview Field where the Tincaps will be celebrating Indy 500 Night with a lot of fun promotions involving the 500 and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. We are also joined in the hour by Eric Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine to hear his thoughts about the upcoming NFL Draft tonight, and hear about his experiences with the WWE coming into town. We also get an update on the upcoming games in the PSM Baseball Classic that will take place at Parkview Field! All that and more in Hour 2.
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 of The Sports Rush today by Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com who covers many Indianapolis and Indiana sports! Brett and Kent discuss what they would like to see out of the Indianapolis Colts from the upcoming NFL Draft tomorrow night, whether it be taking a defense player or a quarterback at 4, or Chris Ballard trading down? And if they trade down, what position do they draft then. What do the Colts do if 3 quarterbacks are taken ahead of them? All that and more for the Colts, and Brett and Kent discuss the return of Xavier Johnson to the Indiana Hoosier Men’s Basketball Team after being granted a medical redshirt from the NCAA.
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In the second hour of The Sports Rush Brett is joined by Komets Head Coach Ben Boudreau. Ben summarizes what went wrong in the two disappointing losses to start the series in Cincinnati, and what went right for the Komets in their home win last night. With the series now at 2-1, Coach Boudreau shares his thoughts on what it will take for the Komets to tie the series up and keep winning games. How does Ben prepare for a potential bounce back from the Cyclones? We also discuss the NBA playoffs, the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and a whole lot more in Hour 2!
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In Hour 1 of The Sports Rush today, we discuss the crazy night that took place in the NBA last night that saw Jimmy Butler score 56 points against the Bucks to take a 3-1 series for the Heat, as well as Lebron having a 20 and 20 game in an overtime win against the Memphis Grizzlies to also take a 3-1 lead in that series. We also discuss Tyler Buchner from Notre Dame entering the transfer portal, the Komets coming back home for the playoffs down 0-2, and Indiana and other area schools and their successes or lack thereof in the transfer portal. All that and more in Hour 1!
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In hour 2, Brett is joined by Justin Cohn who covers the Fort Wayne Komets for the Journal Gazette ahead of the Komets taking on the Cincinnati Cyclones tonight at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum for Game 3 of the opening round series. Down 0-2, Justin gives Brett a summary of what happened in the two disappointing losses to start the series on the road, and shares his thoughts on what the Komets need to do to keep this series alive at home. We are also joined by James Boyd who covers the Indianapolis Colts for The Athletic to hear his thoughts and the latest going on in Indianapolis ahead of the NFL Draft on Thursday Night. Should the Colts take a Quarterback at 4 if the 3 best ones have already been taken? That question and a whole lot more answered!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 on Monday by “The Judge” Judge Phil Houk, from FightinIrishPreview.com! Brett gets Judge Houk’s breakdown on Notre Dame’s Blue and Gold Game that took place over the weekend on Saturday. Who were the standouts in the game, and what will the starting lineup look like for the Irish Football Team this autumn? We also ask Judge Houk’s opinion on who gets the most out of these Spring Football games, the team or the fans of the team? Also a report on some of the standout reports that were in attendance at the game that could be future Irish are discussed. Also in the Hour, we bring you today’s top headlines, including talking about Aaron Rodgers officially joining the New York Jets!
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Nathan Baird, who covers the Ohio State Buckeyes Football Team for Cleveland.com and also co-hosts the “Buckeye Talk Podcast,” joins us in Hour 2 on The Sports Rush today to give us an inside scoop on Buckeyes quarterback C.J. Stroud ahead of the NFL Draft on Thursday evening. Do the new cognitive S2 test results mean that Stroud deserves to fall down the draft board? What does Nathan have to say to those saying CJ was surrounded by the best receivers in college that made him look better? All those questions and a whole lot more answered today by Nathan. Also in the hour, we preview tonight’s NBA Playoff games, and talk about a new coaching hire in the NBA as well!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 by Shane Albahrani, the voice of the Fort Wayne Komets, in Hour 1. The Komets are in Cincinnati for Game 1 against the Cyclones tonight in Round 1 of the ECHL Playoffs. The Komets have a tough task ahead as the Cyclones are one of the top teams in the league, and Shane tells Brett what the Komets will need to do in order to come back home to the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum with some wins in the series. Brett is also joined in Hour 1 by Kevin Bowen from 107.5 The Fan down in Indianapolis to get the latest on the Colts in the NFL Draft that’s coming up next week. Should the Colts trade down, trade up, take a quarterback, not take a quarterback, which quarterback to take if they do, and a whole lot more questions today answered. The two also share their thoughts on Chris Ballard’s press conference with the media earlier today.
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Tim Prister from Irish Illustrated as well as Fightin’ Irish Preview with Judge Phil Houk! The two preview the upcoming Blue and Gold Game taking place tomorrow at Notre Dame as Spring Football wraps up for the Irish. Brett asks Tim who these Spring Football games serve the most, the fans, the players, the coaches, who is it? Brett also gets the latest scoop on the latest loss for the Irish on their team, but also a preview of some of the players who have committed to join the Irish, and also more potential good players who will be visiting tomorrow for the game. Also in the hour, we briefly discuss the NBA Playoffs, and the transfer portal options dwindling for the Indiana Hoosiers!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 by Zach Osterman who covers the Indiana Hoosiers for the Indianapolis Star. Brett gets Zach’s thoughts on the Hoosier Men’s Basketball offseason so far, and whether he thinks that IU fans should start to worry about how the off season is going in regards to restructuring the roster. With the Hoosiers missing out on Chris Ledlum who will play at Tennessee, do the Hoosier Fans need to start worrying about what the IU Men’s Roster will look like next season? We also discuss former Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodon John Konchar having monster blocks against Anthony Davis last night in the playoffs, and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by the GM and VP of the Fort Wayne Komets, David Franke! Brett gets David's thoughts on the regular season and what he's looking forward to in the playoffs as David makes his way to Cincinnati for the first round against the Cyclones! He also gets an inside scoop on some of the business side of the ECHL and the ECHL in relation to the AHL and NHL. We are also joined by Eric Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine to hear about all the latest going ons with PSM including the PSM Baseball Classic that's underway at Parkview Field, and a whole lot more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 by Ben Boudreau, the Head Coach of the Fort Wayne Komets! Brett gets a summary of the regular season the Komets had from the coach as well as what the team adjusted and learned in their last few games of the regular season. The two also preview the playoffs lineup that will be playing for the Komets, including the return of Tye Felhaber to the lineup. Also in the hour, we talk the first night of the NHL Playoffs, the Pacers in the upcoming Draft Lottery, the PFW Mastodons roster, and more!
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We are joined on The Sports Rush in Hour 2 today by Kevin Donley, the head coach of the Saint Francis Cougars football team! We get an update from Coach Donley about how spring football is going for the team, who is starting to stand out to him on the roster, and how the game went for them on Saturday. We also get his thoughts on what it means to him to have the field at Saint Francis renamed Kevin Donley Field. Also in the hour, we play Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, discuss the upcoming NBA Playoffs, and more!
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Back in the saddle for another week of The Sports Rush! Hour 1 of today's show includes of a summary of the weekend of playoff basketball in the NBA which featured a lot of exciting game 1's. We decide which game was the biggest upset, who is in the most trouble after losing the first game, and a whole lot more. We also discuss the injuries that were incurred by key members of different teams and what the means for them going forward. We also discuss the huge extension for quarterback Jalen Hurts agreed upon by him and the Philadelphia Eagles, and more!
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In Hour 2 on a Monday, Brett is joined by TinCaps Manager Jonathan Mathews! The bats are starting to heat up for the Caps, as the team split the home series over the past 6 days against the Lake County Captains after a rough start on the road. Brett asks the Skipper what it was like to get his first win for the organization, as well as how the team attitude changed after the first win. Brett also gets Mathews' insight into working with players at this level, who are predominantly young guys who are still learning their way around the sport at the pro level. Also in the hour, we give away Foreigner tickets to a listener, and a whole lot more!
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In Hour 2 on The Sports Rush on a lovely Friday, Brett is joined on the show by Justin Cohn who covers the Fort Wayne Komets for the Journal Gazette. The regular season for the Komets is winding down this weekend, and the team is now preparing itself for the playoffs against the Cincinnati Cyclones. We ask Justin his thoughts on what the Komets can get out of these last few regular season games, as well as get an update on the roster, and what it will take for the team to play “playoff hockey.” We also get a quick update on the Detroit Red Wings’ season from Cohn. Also in the hour, we share our predictions for the NBA Playoffs that begin this weekend after the Play-In Tournament concludes tonight. All that and more!
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Happy Friday! Joining us on The Sports Rush in Hour 1 today is Greg Rakestraw, who you hear and see on the ISC Sports Network, the post-game for the Indianapolis Colts, and a whole lot of other places involving sports in Indiana. Brett picks Greg’s brain for his thoughts on the upcoming NFL Draft, and whether or not he agrees with him on the idea that a lot of these mock drafts and reports about possible picks by the media are all smoke screens to hide team’s actual intentions. He also gets Greg’s takes on the quarterbacks available in the draft, and who he thinks the Colts should take with their later picks. Also in Hour 1, we celebrate the TinCaps getting their first win last night, and highlight a great article on former PFW Mastodon John Konchar.
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Back on a Monday with The Sports Rush! In Hour One today, Brett laments the Pacers winning their last game of the regular season and how it might possibly affect their draft spot. Also in the hour, we discuss the NCAA Men's Basketball Transfer Portal, including Purdue Fort Wayne landing transfer player Rasheed Bello, as well as the Purdue Boilermakers bringing on Lance Jones of SIU. Also in the hour, Brett shares his thoughts on the Ravens signing Odell Beckham Jr., as well as a summary of the 2023 Masters from Augusta.
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Pacers Radio Host/Sideline Reporter and Indiana Fever Play-by-Play voice, Pat Boylan. Pat and Brett discuss the end of the season for the Pacers as the team is conducting exit interviews today with both the media and the team front office. What does Pat think the Pacers will do in the draft and the off-season, and what will the team look like next season? He and Brett also preview the WNBA Draft tonight that will see the Indiana Fever drafting at the top of the order with the first pick. Also in the hour, we tell you about tomorrow's hope opener for the Tincaps, Colts in the NFL Draft, and more!
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Keeping you up to date today on The Sports Rush with our thoughts and updates on The Masters Tournament at Augusta National, as well as Brett's thoughts on Brandon Newman transferring away from the Boilermakers Basketball program, as well as a preview of the 2023 SAC Football Schedule, Pacers continuing to tank, and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by David Jay of MadFriars.com for a preview of the 2023 Tincaps Season and to highlight some of the standout players that fans will see at Parkview Field this season. We are also joined in the hour by Eric Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine for his thoughts on The Masters Tournament so far as well as picks for Girls Basketball Player and Coach of the Year for Area High Schools!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 by Sam King, Boilermaker Sports Reporter for the Lafayette Journal and Courier. Brett gets right down to business to ask Sam about the latest status of Zach Edey and what he thinks he will do in regards to the NBA Draft, as Edey himself has been rather 50/50 with what he plans to do when talking to media so far. We also get the latest goings-on at Purdue's Spring Football program as Head Coach Ryan Walters gets things going with his new team. We also give our takes on what we consider to be a blue blood in College Basketball, and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 today by media mogul Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com! The two continue the discussion of who is a blue blood in College Basketball, and what the heck does a blue blood even mean? On top of that, they discuss the Colts and their upcoming decisions that have to be made in the 2023 NFL Draft, and the latest with both Indiana and Purdue Basketball. Brett also gets Kent's opinion on the breaking transfer of Brandon Newman out of Purdue. Also in the hour, we preview Tincaps Baseball and More!
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On a Monday on The Sports Rush, the run is officially over for our adopted team, the Florida Atlantic Owls. Brett goes over that loss that featured some unsavory officiating that left a bit more to be desired. Also, speaking of officiating that left a lot to be desired, we spend a good portion of Hour 1 fairly criticizing the refereeing that took place between Iowa and LSU in the NCAA Women's National Championship yesterday. What did the refs do to make it such an unwatchable game? We answer that and more. We also give props to Trace Jackson-Davis of the Hoosiers for winning a national media award, although the position he won it for is a bit strange. All that and more!
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In Hour 2 of The Sports Rush on a Monday, Brett continues to go over the polarizing matchup, refereeing, and on court antics that all took place in the Women's NCAA National Championship yesterday between LSU and Iowa. Brett also discusses the impact of a mid-major school like Florida Atlantic getting all the way to the Final Four on other mid-major programs such as the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons. We also get ready to head out to Parkview Field tomorrow for their Meet the Team event by previewing their season a bit. We also give our final predictions for SDSU vs UCONN tonight!
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Happy Friday! Brett is joined in Hour 1 today by Justin Cohn, who covers the Fort Wayne Komets for the Journal Gazettte. We catch Justin on his drive up to Kalamazoo this afternoon as the Komets will take on the Wings on the road and then head back to the Coliseum for a Saturday and Sunday game. Justin gives Brett the latest scoop on the Komets roster, their position in the playoff standings, and more. Also in the hour, Brett celebrates Dusty May staying as the Head Coach of the Florida Atlantic Owls, and we make our predictions for the Final Four on both the Men and Women's sides of the field! All that and more on a Friday!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 today by the President of The Fort Wayne Tincaps, Mike Nutter. With opening day at Parkview Field drawing ever closer, we get the latest on the Tincaps organization from Mike, including hearing about the newest proposed plans to pay Minor Leaguers a more fair wage, and about some of the upcoming promotions at the park before the season gets underway. Brett is also joined by Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette to get all the latest at Notre Dame with Micah Shrewsberry being introduced to the Irish fans, the latest with the Hoosiers as Jalen Hood-Schifino enters the NBA Draft, and the latest at Purdue as well. He also gives us a quick spring football preview and the biggest story in that sport so far this year!
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Happy MLB Opening Day! Brett gets today started by looking over the slate of games that we are treated to today, featuring every team playing! Also, joining us in Hour 1 is Jeremiah Johnson, the host of Pacers Live! Pregame and Postgame, as well as the sideline reporter for the Pacers. With a depleted roster last night due to injuries, the Pacers struggled against the Milwaukee Bucks, particularly on the defensive end. And they have another test tomorrow against the OKC Thunder. We get Jeremiah's thoughts on the team and the season as it wraps up, and we also inquire into whether Fort Wayne Mad Ant Gabe York, who signed a two-way contract with the Pacers today, will see some action with the Pacers in these last few games. All that and more!
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In Hour 2, we have a new guest on the show today! Brett is joined by Tyler Tachman, a reporter for the Indianapolis Star who is following the Indiana Hoosiers beat. We have him on to get his thoughts on the Payton Sparks transfer, the loss of several Hoosiers from this year into the transfer portal, the potential joining of the Hoosiers and Caleb Love, and more. Also in the hour Brett is joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine! Doot shares his Final Four predictions with Brett as we are just around the corner from the games on Saturday. He and Brett also put a bow on the High School Basketball Season by summarizing the run that Blackhawk Christian had down to Gainbridge to win the 2A State Championship.
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Happy hump day! Brett is joined in Hour 1 of The Sports Rush today by John Nolan, the Broadcasting and Media Relations Director of The Fort Wayne Tincaps! You see or hear him on almost every broadcast of the team's games, and he's here on The Sports Rush today to talk to Brett about the Tincaps' opening day roster and what can we expect from some of the players coming to the Fort as well as some faces we remember. In addition to the roster, Brett and John also discuss promotions, scheduling, an upcoming open house at Parview Field, a meet-the-team event, and more! We also discuss IU getting their first transfer from the portal in Payton Sparks!
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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett takes a look at the College Basketball transfer portal, including Indiana Hoosiers getting their first official transfer in Payton Sparks and in talks with others such as Caleb Love who has been reported to be interested in the Hoosiers. We also discuss Wisconsin Men's disappointing loss to North Texas in the NIT Semifinals last night, and we get ready for Opening Day of the MLB tomorrow! What story lines in baseball are we most looking forward to, and more!
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The Blackhawk Christian Brave Boys Basketball team won against Linton-Stockton over the weekend to secure their 2A State Championship, and on today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by their Head Coach and former Indiana Hoosier, Matt Roth. Coach Roth takes us through his Saturday and what was going through his mind before the game, his thoughts on how the actual game went, and also just gives us an insight into a quality Basketball program here in Fort Wayne. Also in the hour, we discuss the just-announced 2023 Tincaps Roster, including standout prospect Jackson Merrill!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com! The two talk the Colts and whether or not they should be looking at trading for Lamar Jackson at quarterback, or if the Colts go to the draft for their next QB, which of the top 4 or 5 players would the two like to see slinging the pigskin in Indianapolis? Brett and Kent also discuss this offseason for Indiana Men's Basketball and the tough time that will be replenishing this Hoosier Roster. We are also joined by Kyle Neddenriep from the Indy Star to hear his thoughts on the HS Boys Basketball State Championships down at Gainbridge Fieldhouse over the weekend, as well as a few of the standout performers at the event.
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Back in the saddle to kick the week off with The Sports Rush! In Hour 1 we talk about the weekend of basketball that was, including a surprising remaining field in the Men's Final Four, as well as an incredible performance on the Women's tournament side by Caitlin Clark. We also discuss the incredible comeback victory by the Blackhawk Christian Brave Boys against the Linton Stockton Miners on Saturday to claim the 2A State Championship Title. Also in the mix, another historic night for the Komets over the weekend!
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In Hour 2 of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Noelle Duncan, a 16 year old attendee of Kokomo High School who took the state by storm after an incredible performance of the National Anthem before the 3A and 4A State Championships over the weekend. We are also joined by Indiana Hoosiers Hall-of-Famer Don Fischer for our last segment of "15 Minutes with Fisch" for the season. Brett and Don wrap up the 22-23 Indiana Men's Basketball season, and also look ahead to the off season and recruiting that Mike Woodson and Staff will have to navigate to prepare the roster ahead of next season. All that and more!
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Happy Friday! Brett spends the start of the show justifiably gloating about his Florida Atlantic Owls as they defeated the Tennessee Volunteers last night in the Sweet Sixteen of the March Madness Tournament. We also discuss the crazy finishes in the Michigan State and Kansas State game and the UCLA versus Gonzaga nightcap that also had an insane ending. Also in the hour, to get a preview of the upcoming 2A High School State Basketball Championship between Blackhawk Christian and Linton-Stockton tomorrow, we an air an interview off Head Coach Matt Roth done by Justin Kenny earlier this week.
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Brett has two guests in a packed second hour of The Sports Rush on a Friday! We are first joined by Dylan Sinn who covers Indiana, Purdue, and Notre Dame for the Journal Gazette to hear not only his thoughts on the end of the Purdue and Indiana Men's Basketball seasons in the March Madness tournament, we also get his thoughts on the Micah Shrewsberry hire at Notre Dame, and an update on his tournament bracket. We are also joined in Hour 2 by Shane Albahrani, the voice of the Komets, to get a preview of their upcoming 3 game weekend series against the Rapid City Rush here at home.
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 by Kevin Bowen from 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis to get his thoughts on the latest news from the Indianapolis Colts, including the potential signing of free-agent quarterback Lamar Jackson. Would signing Lamar be the right move as opposed to taking one of the quarterbacks in the upcoming draft? What kind of fit would Lamar be on the Colts? All that and more with Kevin Bowen. Also in the hour, we discuss Micah Shrewsberry being hired as the next head coach of Notre Dame Basketball, and the NBA Draft.
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In Hour 2 on today’s Sports Rush we are joined by Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine to hear his thoughts on his Purdue Boilermakers and their unfortunate and historic loss in the NCAA Tournament to Farleigh Dickinson, and his thoughts on the upcoming matchup this weekend between Blackhawk Christian and Linton Stockton in the 2A State Championship at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Also in the hour, a lot of talk about hamburgers…
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Zach Osterman who covers the Indiana Hoosiers for the Indianapolis Star joins The Sports Rush with Brett Rump in Hour 1 today! Zach shares his thoughts on what many considered to be a lackluster effort by the Hoosiers against the University of Miami in the Round of 32 that ultimately ended in a loss for IU. He and Brett also discuss the future of many of the players leaving the program, as well as the future of the basketball program itself. Also in the hour, we give our listeners another chance to show their stuff against Brett by filling out a sweet sixteen edition of the tournament bracket by calling in picks!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 of The Sports Rush today by Rob Blackman, the play-by-play voice of the Purdue Boilermakers Men's Basketball Team. Rob shares his perspective on what didn't go right for the Boilers in their historic loss against Farleigh Dickinson University in March Madness, becoming only the second #1 seed in history to fall to a #16 seed in the Round of 64. We also get Rob's thoughts on if he expects Zach Edey to enter the NBA Draft or if he will return for one more year at Purdue. Also in the hour. we continue to fill out our listener bracket with called-in picks!
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Happy Tuesday! We're back with another great show for you. On today's show, Brett does a deeper dive into the Indiana Men's Basketball program and takes a look at a possible comparison between two coaches, Mike Woodson and the recently fired Patrick Ewing at Georgetown. Is that a cause for concern amongst the IU fanbase? We also continue to look at the historic loss by the Purdue men against FDU, and respond to many listener comments and criticisms! All that and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Sam King of the Lafayette Journal and Courier, who is close to the Purdue Men's Basketball program and covers their beat. Brett and Sam discuss what went wrong for the Purdue Boilermakers in their loss against Farleigh Dickinson, and talk about the future of Zach Edey and whether or not he will go to the NBA after this season. Also in the hour, we play our weekly game of Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with one of our listeners!
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Brett certainly has a lot to discuss today on The Sports Rush after the weekend that was, which included #1 seed Purdue Boilermakers falling to the #16 seeded Farleigh Dickinson Knights for only the second 16-1 upset in tournament history. Also, the Indiana Hoosiers fell in the round of 32 to the Miami Hurricanes. Additionally, the only Big Ten team that makes it to the Sweet Sixteen is Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans! We take listeners thoughts on all that happened, and Brett provides his own takes on what was a crazy weekend of basketball. All that and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 of today's show by Indiana Hoosiers Hall-of-Famer Don Fischer for our weekly segment of "15 Minutes with Fisch!" Don and Brett discuss the Hoosier Men and their March Madness Tournament loss to the Miami Hurricanes over the weekend in the Round of 32. The two also discuss the future of the basketball team next season as the Hoosiers could potentially lose a good portion of their roster. Also in the hour, we continue to respond to listener's thoughts about the Purdue vs FDU loss and Indiana loss.
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In the first hour of today's Sports Rush, we had our listeners call into the show to make their picks of matchups in the Round of 64 in March Madness, and next week we will compare how they did to Brett's and Adam's brackets and see who did better! Also in the hour, we discuss many of the moves and potential moves that are taking place with the beginning of NFL Free Agency, including the Colts releasing Matt Ryan, signing a new edge rusher, and Aaron Rodgers likely going to the New York Jets. All that and more in Hour 1!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Sam King, who covers the Purdue Boilermakers for the Lafayette Journal and Courier. The two discuss what winning the Big Ten Regular Season and Tournament Championship means for the Boilers ahead of March Madness, and what the team needs to do to have success into the later rounds of the tourney. We are also joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine for a preview of this weekend's High School Boys Sectional Basketball matchups as well as his picks for March Madness!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 today by Dylan Sinn who covers both Purdue and IU and is the resident Bracketology Expert for the Journal Gazette in order to get his thoughts on the upcoming March Madness Tournament and the chances of the Hoosiers and the Boilermakers in it. He also shares some of his dark horse and upset picks in the first round! Also in the hour, we discuss the Indianapolis Colts setting an NFL record - for the highest paid kicker contract of all time in Matt Gay! We discuss some of the other moves that took place today as well, including losing Bobby Okereke to the New York Giants.
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Brett is first joined in Hour 2 by Jalen Jackson, a Northrop High School Graduate who played his Freshman year of basketball with the UIC Flames. He just announced today that he is joining the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's team next season via the transfer portal! We ask him all about his freshman season, what he's most improved upon since starting play at the college level, and why he chose PFW. Brett is also joined by the radio play-by-play voice of the Purdue Boilermakers Rob Blackman to get a summary of the regular season and Big Ten Tournament and look ahead to what Purdue needs to do to excel in the March Madness Tournament.
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Back in action on a Monday after a packed sports weekend! Brett takes a look over the field of 64 teams in the upcoming March Madness Tournament, as well as the teams who are going to the NIT as well as the CBI Tournaments. We discuss Purdue getting the win in the Big Ten Tournament, how we think our area teams will do in the tournament, and more. Brett is also joined by the radio voice of the Fort Wayne Komets, Shane Albahrani. The Komets had a goalie fight featuring Ryan Fanti go viral on the internet over the weekend with Shane on the call and we hear all about it from him as well as a summary of the Komets' weekend of play. All that and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 on Monday by Indiana Hoosiers Broadcasting Hall of Famer Don Fischer for our weekly edition of "15 Minutes with Fisch!" Don and Brett discuss how the Hoosiers fared in the Big Ten Tournament, falling to Penn State in the semi-finals, and the two discuss the team and their seeding and potential fate in the upcoming March Madness tournament. Also in the hour, we discuss North Carolina declining a bid for the NIT, Jessie Bates III signing a deal with the Atlanta Falcons, and more!
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We have another abbreviated show today between Big Ten Tournament Games, but we pack in the content! Brett is joined today by Scott Agness from FieldhouseFiles.com to get all the latest on the Indiana Pacers as the season is winding down, including what went wrong and what went right in an overtime win against the Houston Rockets last night, who is the core group moving forward, and what is the status of Bennedict Mathurin's ankle injury? Also in the hour, we find out that the Bears are trading the #1 pick in the upcoming draft to the Carolina Panthers, and are joined by Greg Rakestraw from the Colts postgame as well as the ISC Sports Network to hear this thoughts on this move and what it means for the Colts in the upcoming draft.
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We have an abbreviated edition of The Sports Rush for you today as we are between the games of t he Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament live from Chicago, Illinois! On today's show, Brett is joined by Head Coach of the North Side Legends Boys Basketball Team, Gary Andrews, as he and his team are headed to Regionals at Logansport on Saturday to take on Kokomo! We are also joined by Eric Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine to hear his thoughts on what went down at our area Sectionals and look ahead to some of our area teams in Regionals! Also in the show, we talk about went wrong for the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball team this season. All that and more!
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Halfway through the week, it's The Sports Rush! We are joined today in Hour 1 by Snider Lady Panthers Basketball standout player Jordyn Poole, who just today was selected to the Indiana Junior All-Stars Core Team. We talk to Jordyn about how it felt to be selected to this roster, as well as her thoughts on the season that just transpired, and if she has any idea where she might be playing in college! We are also joined by the Head Coach of the Wayne Generals Boys Basketball Team, Byron Pickens, to hear about the season the Generals went through winning the SAC, and get a preview of their upcoming Regional matchup on Saturday against Noblesville!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 on The Sports Rush by James Boyd, who covers the Indianapolis Colts for The Athletic. Brett asks James for his thoughts on the current situation with Lamar Jackson and the Ravens and whether or not the Colts should make a call to inquire about Lamar and his availability. Also the two share their thoughts on what they think the Colts will do with the upcoming NFL Draft and which quarterback will they take, if any! We are also joined by Sports Attorney Dan Lust to get a legal perspective on several situations happening in sports, including Pat McAfee being sued by Brett Favre, LIV Golf, and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 by the Head Coach of the Purdue Fort Wayne Women's Basketball team, Maria Marchesano. Although the team is coming off of a disappointing loss to Green Bay in the semi-finals of the Horizon League Tournament in Indianapolis, the Lady Dons have a very bright future ahead under the tutelage and leadership of Coach Marchesano, who shares her thoughts on the game yesterday as well as a preview of the future of the program. We also talk about Zach Edey and Trayce Jackson-Davis being named All-Americans!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by the voice of the Michigan Wolverines Basketball team on the radio, Brian Boesch. Brett and Brian discuss the teams in the Big Ten that have the most to prove in the upcoming Tournament in Chicago, as well as who Brian thinks has the biggest chance to be a tournament dark horse. He also gives us the inside scoop on the good and the bad with the Wolverines basketball team. Also in the hour, we play our weekly game of Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia where a listener has a chance to win a free large pizza from Pizza Hut!
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Back on a Monday, Brett recaps what was a disappointing loss by the Purdue Fort Wayne Lady Mastodons Basketball team to Green Bay in the semi-finals of the Horizon League Tournament in Indianapolis, but also looks back at what was a very successful season for the Lady Dons and looks ahead to the future as it the program looks to be trending upwards under Head Coach Maria Marchesano. Brett also gives his thoughts on the Big Ten Tournament seeding and matchups in Hour 1, and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Indiana Hoosiers Hall-of-Fame Broadcaster Don Fischer for our weekly segment called "15 Minutes with Fisch." Don and Brett discuss the Hoosiers getting the win in the last game of their regular season against the Michigan Wolverines, the Big Ten Tournament, and more. We are also joined by former South Side Archer and Purdue Boilermaker and now Analyst for the Big Ten Network, Rapheal Davis. He and Brett discuss both the good and bad of the Boilermakers team and what their chances are and what they need to do in both the Big Ten Tournament as well as March Madness. We also hear the latest about his basketball camps coming to town later this year!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 on a Friday by Greg Rakestraw of the ISC Sports Network as well as Colts postgame to talk about the latest with the Indianapolis Colts as well as area high school basketball Sectionals. We are also joined by the voice of the Komets, Shane Albahrani, as he has recovered from sickness and is ready to share all the latest news regarding Fort Wayne's Hockey Team!
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Maria Marchesano the Head Coach of the Purdue Fort Wayne Women's Basketball Team joins Brett on The Sports Rush in Hour 2 to discuss their win over IUPUI in the Horizon League Tournament last night, and preview their game against Green Bay on Monday Evening! We also update you on Sectional Basketball in the area with inclement weather, and more!
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Happy Thursday! Brett is joined in Hour 1 by Kevin Bowen from 107.5 The Fan down in Indianapolis in order to discuss the Colts and what members of their front office and coaching staff have said to media so far at the 2023 NFL Combine in Indianapolis in regards to drafting a quarterback, what kind of player they are looking for, and whether or not they plan to trade down to get their guy. We also take a look at the massive log jam that is currently the Big Ten standings with just a few games to go. Also in the hour, we share a positive sports story in a softball game that took place down in Florida. All that and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 of The Sports Rush today by the head coach of the UIndy Greyhound Men's Basketball team, Paul Corsaro. Coach Corsaro and his team had a huge win earlier today in their first game in the GLVC Tournament over Quincy by a score of 79-77 in double overtime. Coach Corsaro gives his thoughts on the win today, what he expects of the next game, and looks ahead a bit to the Divison II National Tournament. We are also joined by Eric Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine to run down where we are in area Boys Sectional Tournaments for Basketball so far and preview tomorrow and Saturday's games, as well as tell us about the Parkview Sports Medicine Baseball Classic coming to Parkview Field.
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Brett is back in the Captain's chair here in the Sports Rush Studio, as unfortunately the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball team lost in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament against the Detroit Mercy Titans on the road in Detroit and their season comes to a close. Brett gives his thoughts on what many consider to be a somewhat disappointing season for the Dons. Also in the hour, we give our thoughts on the Indiana loss to Iowa last night on their home court after beating Purdue on the road in their last game. What changed between the two games? All that and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 of the Sports Rush today by Gary Andrews, the Head Coach of the North Side Legend Boy's Basketball Team. The Legends just got a big victory last night against the Carroll Chargers in the first round of Sectional play, and we hear all about the win from Coach Andrews, as well as his thoughts on the team's next matchup against the Snider Panthers. Also in the hour, we talk about Chris Ballard and Shane Steichen's comments at the NFL Combine about what they plan to do with the draft and the kind of quarterback they are looking for.
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We have The Coach Shannon Griffith guest-hosting The Sports Rush today as Brett is traveling with the Dons for the first round of the Horizon League Tournament up in Detroit against the Detroit Mercy Titans! Shannon and Adam preview the game against Detroit Mercy, and also are joined by Victoria Jacobsen who covers many area high school sports for the Journal Gazette to preview several area Boys Basketball Sectionals Matchups that begin tonight! We are also joined by the head coach of the Fort Wayne Komets, Ben Boudreau, to hear his thoughts on the latest Komets roadtrip and upcoming games at home.
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Shannon is joined in Hour 2 by the President of the Fort Wayne Tincaps, Mike Nutter. Mike shares all the latest that is going on with the players and roster of the Fort Wayne Tincaps as the majority of all of the players are down in Peoria, Arizona for Spring Training. Mike tells us what Spring Training is like for Minor Leaguers, and also shares his thoughts on some of the coaching staff that will be joining the Caps in 2023! Shannon also talks to Zach Osterman about the Indiana Hoosiers Men's Basketball team as Zach makes his way to Assembly Hall to see the Hoosiers take on the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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Back in action on a Monday! Brett shares his thoughts on the Purdue Boilermakers once again falling to the Indiana Hoosiers, this time on their home court at Mackey Arena. He takes a look at some of the standout players, particularly Jalen-Hood Schifino, and what made IU a team that has been able to take out the Boilers twice now. Brett also shares his thoughts on the Big Ten Tournament that is now upcoming soon and what it means to the conference before March Madness begins later this month.
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Indiana University Broadcasting Hall-of-Famer, Don Fischer, for our weekly edition of “15 Minutes with Fisch!” Brett and Don discuss the Indiana Hoosiers once again defeating the Purdue Boilermakers Saturday, this time at their arena, behind a stellar night from freshman Jalen Hood-Schifino. Also in the hour, Brett shares his thoughts on the rule changes to MLB that we are now seeing in spring training. He also gives his further opinion on the Big Ten Tournament!
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The Sports Rush is guest-hosted today by "The Coach" Shannon Griffith as Brett is traveling with the PFW Mastodons Men's Basketball Team to Green Bay, Wisconsin to take on the Phoenix. Shannon is joined in Hour 1 by Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette who covers many of our states teams to preview the matchup of Purdue and Indiana in Men's Basketball tomorrow at Mackey Arena. We are also joined in Hour 1 by the Head Coach of the Fort Wayne Komets, Ben Boudreau. Ben and Shannon discuss how the road trip the team is on has gone so far with a tough loss against the Stingrays and taking on the Ghost Pirates tonight in Savannah!
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Guest-host Shannon Griffith is joined in Hour 2 by James Boyd who covers the Indianapolis Colts for The Athletic to discuss the Shane Steichen hiring as well as the staff that Steichen is building around him with the loss of Bubba Ventrone, the status of Gus Bradley up in the air, etc. He and Shannon also discuss the Colts and their draft spot and what they think the team should do with it. Shannon is also joined by Jeremiah Johnson who is a pre/postgame and sideline host for the Indiana Pacers to hear all about a close loss last night to the Boston Celtics as well as preview the Pacers next game on the road against the Orlando Magic.
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Coming to you live from Milwaukee, Wisconsin today, its the Sports Rush with Brett Rump! Brett is joined today in Hour 1 by Scott Agness from FieldhouseFiles.com as he was just in Utah over the past weekend in order to take in the All Star Game and other events that left many rather unimpressed. We get Scott's take on what he saw and what he would improve in the game, and what the committee from Indiana who was there and is planning next year's All Star Game in Indianapolis plan to do to improve things next year, hopefully! We also hear his thoughts on the Pacers as a team as they come down the final stretch of this year's regular season.
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In Hour 2 of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Shane Albahrani, the play-by-play voice of the Fort Wayne Komets that you hear during every game on our sister station, WOWO. Shane and Brett discuss the current road trip that the Komets are on including a game yesterday that saw the puck drop in South Carolina against the Stingrays at 10:30 AM in front of a crowd of 5,000+ students that also saw some mishaps with the ice surface, and tomorrow the Komets will be taking on the Savannah Ghost Pirates. We are also joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine in order to hear about his top High School teams of the past week, and get a sectional matchup preview on the boys side as well.
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We are guest hosted on The Sports Rush today by The Coach, Shannon Griffith as Brett is making his way to Milwaukee with the PFW Mastodons Men's Basketball team! We spend a good portion of Hour 1 talking college basketball, where we start off by talking to Sam King of the Lafayette Journal & Courier who covers the Purdue Boilermakers to hear about how the team is doing now after winning against Ohio State on Sunday and having some time off before their next game at home against Indiana on Saturday. We then talk to Zach Osterman who covers the Hoosiers for the Indy Star to get his perspective on the upcoming matchup between the two teams on Saturday, but also discuss the Hoosier men taking a loss to Michigan State last night.
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Justin Cohn who covers the Fort Wayne Komets for the Journal Gazette here in town. The Komets had a morning game today against the South Carolina Stingrays where the Komets fell 3-1 after a game with several interesting setbacks and that was also attended by 5,000+ screaming kids! Shannon is also joined by Nathan Dennison, the Vice President of Sales at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, to talk all about the upcoming NCAA Division III Men's Tournament that will be taking place at the Coliseum, as well as an event that is coming up in town on selection day which will see many buildings and monuments lit up in blue.
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It’s a Terrific Tuesday edition of The Sports Rush today! Brett is joined today by Morgan Olson, the Assistant Director of Marketing and Promotions with the Fort Wayne Tincaps. The Tincaps just released their 2023 Promotional Schedule yesterday, and Morgan joins the show to talk to Brett about all the fun things that fans can come to expect at Parkview Field during this upcoming Tincaps season. We also preview the Hoosier Men heading up to East Lansing to take on the Michigan State Spartans tonight!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 of the Sports Rush today by Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com, and on top of wishing Kent a happy birthday tomorrow, the two also discuss the lack of news coming from the Colts organization regarding current coaches Gus Bradley and Bubba Ventrone and their status as new head coach Shane Steichen continues to fill out his roster. The two also discuss Indiana Men’s Basketball and their season so far and what they need to do going forward. We are also joined by Matt Roth, the first year head coach of the Blackhawk Christian Braves who are having a good year in his coaching debut!
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We're back and rolling on a Monday with The Sports Rush! We go over the dramatic ending to the Mastodons Men's game against Wright State yesterday with Damian Chong-Qui hitting the game winning shot. We also discuss the PFW Women's Basketball team and their recent success and rise as a program. Brett is also joined by Dylan Sinn from the Journal Gazette who was at both the IU and Purdue game over the weekend to hear about everything that took place, and to preview the matchup between IU and Purdue on Saturday!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 of The Sports Rush on a Monday by Indiana Hoosiers Hall-of-Fame Broadcaster Don Fischer for our weekly edition of the "15 Minutes with Fisch" segment! Brett and Don discuss the recent play of the Indiana Hoosiers, including narrowly escaping with a win against Illinois and also falling to the Northwestern Wildcats.
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We are joined in Hour 1 by Greg Rakestraw of the ISC Sports Network as well as the Colts Radio Network in order to get his thoughts on the hiring of former Philadelphia Offensive Coordinator Shane Steichen as the new Head Coach of the Colts. Brett also enquires about the latest with Gus Bradley, as we are all still in the dark on his status on Steichen's staff in the future. Also in the hour, we take a look at what went wrong for the Purdue Boilermakers as they suffered another loss on the road against the Maryland Terrapins.
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Scott Agness of TheFieldhouseFiles.com LIVE from Salt Lake City in Utah as he is there to take in the sights and sounds of the All Star Game. That includes seeing rookies Benedict Mathurin and Andrew Nembhard in the Rising Stars Challenge, Buddy Hield and Tyrese Haliburton in the 3-point contest, and Tyrese will also be on the main stage on Sunday in the All-Star Game! Scott shares his thoughts on the Pacers season so far and what he expects the team to do with the remainder of the season after the break. Also in the hour, Brett and Adam do their own mock NBA All-Star Draft!
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We begin the show today by talking about the Indiana Hoosiers Men's Basketball loss to the Northwestern Wildcats last night in Evanston, Illinois. Brett is joined in Hour 1 of The Sports Rush today as well by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine! He and Brett preview the Girls Basketball Semi-state matchup of the Snider Lady Panthers and the Fishers Lady Tigers on Saturday, and Doot also shares with us his top 5 Boys Basketball teams based on their achievements over the past week. All that and more!
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In an abbreviated Hour 2 of The Sports Rush today, Brett is joined by The Judge, Judge Phil Houk of FightingirishPreview.com and the Fighting Irish Preview show that you hear on Saturday mornings during the football season. He and Brett discuss the "controversy" behind the non-hiring of Offensive Coordinator Andy Ludwig and then subsequent hiring of Gerad Parker.
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Happy Wednesday! Brett is joined in Hour 1 of The Sports Rush today by James Boyd who covers the Indianapolis Colts for The Athletic! He and Brett do a deeper drive into what they think of the new head coaching hire of former Philadelphia Offensive Coordinator Shane Steichen. The two also talk a lot about the owner of the Colts, Jim Irsay, and his seeming desire to move the Colts up to the number 1 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft and "the kid from Alabama" that he expressed interest in. We also have a bonanza of ticket giveaways for our live listeners! All that and more on a hump day edition of The Sports Rush.
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 of The Sports Rush by Samuel King of the Lafayette Journal and Courier in order to talk about the recent struggles of the Purdue Boilermakers Men's Basketball team as they are still reeling from a loss to the Northwestern Wildcats on Sunday. Brett wants to know if teams have now developed a plan for how to stop the Boilers, does Edey still get fouled, and is their any fatigue in the program? We also continue to give away tickets to our loyal listeners!
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The Indianapolis Colts have a new head coach in Philadelphia Eagles former offensive coordinator Shane Steichen! We share our thoughts on the hire by the Colts as well as our thoughts on the introductory press conference that took place early this afternoon with Steichen, Irsay, and Ballard at the table answering questions. We are also joined by Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com to hear his thoughts on the hire as well as the upcoming season for the Indianapolis Colts, including what they should do at the quarterback position!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by the radio play-by-play voice of the Purdue Boilermakers, Rob Blackman, in order to discuss the challenges that the Boilers have faced recently including losing on Sunday against the Northwestern Wildcats. He and Brett discuss the officiating against Edey, the freshman guard play, and more as they figure out what the rest of this season looks like for the Boilermakers. We also continue to discuss the hiring of Shane Steichen by the Indianapolis Colts!
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We are bringing you all the sports coverage on a Monday to help you get through your Big Game Hangover! We share our thoughts on the game and how it went down, the big calls, the big plays, and more. We are also joined in Hour 1 by Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette who spent the weekend covering both the Indiana Hoosiers win against the Michigan Wolverines as well as the Purdue Boilermakers falling to Northwestern early in the afternoon yesterday.
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Indiana Hoosiers Hall-of-Fame Broadcaster Don Fischer for our weekly edition of "15 Minutes with Fisch" the two discuss all the latest with the Indiana Hoosiers Men's Basketball team as they have continued to find success against opponents and on the road as the Big Ten season continues to roll on. We also continue to discuss last night's Super Bowl, the commercials, the halftime performance by Rihanna, and more!
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Happy Friday! We are joined on the Sports Rush in Hour 1 today by the Head Coach of the Homestead Lady Spartans Basketball team, Rod Parker. Coach Parker talks with Brett about their win in their Sectionals bracket and previews their upcoming Regionals matchup against Fishers this weekend. We are also joined by the play-by-play voice of the Indiana Women's Basketball team, Austin Render. Austin and Brett discuss all the latest with the Hoosier women as they are ranked #2 in the nation and just got a great win last night over Caitlyn Clark and the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 of The Sports Rush today by Kevin Bowen from 1075 The Fan down in Indianapolis to discuss a lot of different sports topics, including the Indianapolis Colts Head Coaching search that continues onwards, who does Kevin like and when does he think the search will finally be over? We also hear his thoughts on Indiana and Purdue basketball briefly, and get his prediction for the Super Bowl. We are also joined in the second hour by Sam King who covers the Purdue Boilermakers for the Lafayette Journal and Courier to get an in depth analysis of the men's win over the Iowa Hawkeyes last night!
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In Hour 1 of The Sports Rush today, Brett is joined by the Head Coach of the Snider Lady Panthers Basketball team, Reggie Tharp. In his first year as head coach, he and his team are now headed to a Regionals matchup against Harrison out of West Lafayette after winning their Sectionals bracket! He and Brett discuss the team, their identity, and what they need to do to keep their run alive at the next level of the post-season tournament. We also talk to Greg Rakestraw of the ISC Sports Network about all the latest with the Indianapolis Colts and their head coaching search as well as the upcoming NFL Draft and what the Colts plan to do there, and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Scott Agness of FieldhouseFiles.com in order to talk about the moves that were made by the Indiana Pacers ahead of the 3PM trade deadline today in the NBA. Including adding Jordan Nwora and George Hill, as well as Serge Ibaka who the Pacers are going to waive and some picks, Scott and Brett take a look at what these moves mean to the organization moving forward. Brett also visits with Eric Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine who shares his top 5 boys basketball teams of the past week and also previews Regionals matchups on the girls side with Brett!
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The Sports Rush comes to you live on location today from Christopher James Menswear! The finest place in Fort Wayne to get all your outfit needs. We are joined in Hour 1 by Chris Lambert, the owner of Christopher James Menswear to hear about the upcoming Big Game Sale as well as about the store in general. We are also joined live in person in Hour 1 by Tincaps President Mike Nutter as he shares all the latest with the Tincaps including the roster, tickets, promotions, and more!
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Hour 2 live from Christopher James Menswear this Wednesday! Brett is joined by Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball Head Coach Jon Coffman, and the two discuss where Coach Coffman thinks the program is right now, how he feels about the season so far, and looking ahead to the rest of the Horizon League regular season as the Dons begin to face the same teams for a second time this season, including the Youngstown State Penguins who come to the Coliseum on Friday!
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 by Zach Osterman from the Indy Star to hear his thoughts on the Indiana Hoosiers win over the Purdue Boilermakers over the weekend. What all went into that victory, and are the Hoosiers looking at a potential trap game tonight as they take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights? All that and more with Zach. We are also joined by the Head Coach of the Norwell Lady Knights Basketball team, Eric Thornton, as he and his team had an exciting sectionals win and are headed towards their Regionals matchup!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Kent Sterling from KentSterling.com to hear about his thoughts on the Indiana vs Purdue Men's Basketball game over the weekend that saw the Hoosiers getting a big win at Assembly Hall. He and Brett also go over the extensive coaching search underway in the Indianapolis Colts organization as the team is now on a rather large third round of interviews. Also in Hour 2, we play our weekly game of Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with a listener as they and Brett test their sports trivia knowledge!
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Brett is back in town in the Captain's chair to kick off a week of The Sports Rush on a Monday! We talk all about the weekend in sports that was, including the Hoosiers getting a big win over the Purdue Boilermakers. We also talk to Fort Wayne Komets Head Coach Ben Boudreau in Hour 1, as he and the Komets are on a win streak that continued over the weekend and we hear about all the latest with the team and what has been working from Coach Ben. And we get a preview of their upcoming games against the Allen Americans!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Hooisers Hall-of-Fame Broadcaster Don Fischer for our weekly segment "15 Minutes with Fisch!" Don and Brett certainly had a lot to discuss today as the Hoosier men over the weekend took down the #1 Purdue Boilermakers at home at Assembly Hall. What went into the win, and what does IU have to do to continue that momentum against Rutgers? All that and more with Don!
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Brett is back in the saddle for a Friday show of The Sports Rush! We are happy to be joined in Hour 1 today by Dane Fife, who has been an assistant coach at Michigan State as well as Indiana, and was also the Head Coach of then IPFW. He and Brett discuss all the latest in his world as he has been dipping his feet in the world of media, his thoughts on the state of college basketball, particularly our area teams, and if Dane has any plans to get back into the world of coaching in the future! He and Brett discuss all that and more.
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 of The Sports Rush today by former Purdue University Basketball player and now basketball analyst on the Big 10 Network, Rapheal Davis. He and Brett discuss the upcoming matchups this weekend between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Indiana Hoosiers as the heated rivalry comes to fruition this season. What does he expect from the game, and what does each team need to do to win the game? We also speak to Mastodon Womens Basketball Head Coach Maria Marchesano as her and her Lady Dons are on a win streak and just won last night in a close game against the Youngstown State Lady Penguins!
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We have The Coach Shannon Griffith filling in again today for Brett on The Sports Rush as the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball Team are up in the Detroit Metro area to take on the Oakland Golden Grizzlies. We are joined in Hour 1 by Jeremiah Johnson from the Pacers Network to preview the Pacers taking on the Lakers tonight with the likely return of Tyrese Haliburton. We are also joined by Rob Blackman the radio voice of the Purdue Boilermakers to recap the Boilers victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions by a score of 80-60.
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Guest Host Shannon Griffith is joined in Hour 2 today by Homestead Girls Basketball Coach Rod Parker. He breaks down the nail-biter win in the first round of Sectional play that his team experienced against the Columbia City Eagles. We are also joined by Eric Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine to share his Top 5 Boys Basketball Teams of the Week and also preview the next round of Girls Sectional matchups!
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We are guest-hosted today on The Sports Rush by Shannon Griffith as Brett is traveling with the Mastodons Basketball team to the Detroit area to take on Oakland and Detroit Mercy. We are joined on the show today in Hour 1 by Colts Sideline reporter Larra Overton for the latest from within the organization as the Colts are still undergoing an intensive Head Coaching search. We also speak to Zach Osterman of the Indy Star as the Indiana Hoosiers fell on the road against the Maryland Terrapins last night.
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In an abbreviated second hour of The Sports Rush, Shannon Griffith talks to Fort Wayne Komets Head Coach Ben Boudreau as they are coming off of 3 wins on the road against the Iowa Heartlanders and have a home and home with the Kalamazoo this weekend. Ben shares all the latest with the roster and lineup, and also tells us what hockey is like on the road for multiple days.
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Brett is joined in Hour 1 by Michael McIntyre who will have the play-by-play call tonight of a local Girls Basketball Sectional matchup as the Columbia City Eagles will be taking on the Homestead Spartans tonight on our station. Mac gives us a preview of what he expects from this exciting battle of two great teams from our local area tonight. We are also joined by the University of Saint Francis Men's Basketball Head Coach Chad LaCross to get updates about all the latest on how the season is going for the Cougars Men's Basketball team!
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Brett is joined by Pacers Radio Host and Sideline Reporter Pat Boylan as the Indiana Pacers held a press conference yesterday with center Myles Turner who they just signed for another two years despite there previously being rumors that Turner and Hield would be on the move. Brett and Pat discussed what changed that made Turner want to stay as well as what the two expect for the rest of the season ahead for Indiana. We also play our weekly edition of Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with a listener of the show and preview Girls Basketball Sectional matchups!
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Back from his road trip with the Mastodons, we have Brett back in studio today hosting the Sports Rush on a Monday! We are joined in Hour 1 today by Samuel King who covers the Purdue Boilermakers for the Lafayette Journal and Courier. We brought someone in to discuss the Boilers because they are currently unanimously ranked #1 in the country by AP after defeating Michigan and Michigan State over the past week. We also talk Indiana continuing to win as well as the results of the NFL Playoffs over the weekend and preview the Super Bowl matchup of the Chiefs and the Eagles.
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Indiana Hoosiers hall-of-fame broadcaster Don Fischer for our weekly edition of "15 Minutes with Fisch"! Brett and Don talk the recent success that the Hoosier Men's Basketball team has experienced as well as look ahead to the matchup against Purdue on Saturday. We are also joined by Scott Agness of FieldhouseFIles.com in Hour 2 to hear about the latest from the Pacers franchise as Scott has just come directly from the press conference surrounding the resigning of center Myles Turner!
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We have Shannon Griffith filling in today on Friday as Brett has the call of the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball team against the Cleveland State Vikings tonight! We are joined in Hour 1 by Michael McIntyre to hear all about the City Bowling Championship that is underway here in the Summit City. We also talk to Kent Sterling from KentSterling.com about all the latest in the Colts head coaching search and also ask him his thoughts about Indiana Hoosiers Basketball. All that and more!
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Shannon is joined in Hour 2 of Friday's Sports Rush by the radio play-by-play voice of the Purdue Boilermakers basketball team, Rob Blackman. Coming off an exciting victory in Ann Arbor last night against the Michigan Wolverines, Rob shares his thoughts with Shannon about just what makes this team the #1 ranked AP team in the nation. We are also joined by Eric Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine as he joins to share his top 5 Boys and Girls High School Basketball teams of the week!
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We have Shannon Griffith guest hosting The Sports Rush today and tomorrow with Brett traveling with the Mastodons Basketball Team to Cleveland to take on Cleveland State! Shannon is joined in Hour 1 today by Justin Cohn who covers the Komets for the Journal Gazette to talk about the latest with the team as they continue to undergo many player transactions and face a 3 game series on the road against the Iowa Heartlanders. We are also joined by Scott Agness of FieldhouseFiles.com to talk about the latest with the Indiana Pacers as they lost last night to the Orlando Magic and are still without their star in Tyrese Haliburton.
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Shannon is joined in Hour 2 by Dustin Dopirak who, although now covers the Indiana Pacers beat for the Indy Star, formerly covered the Indiana Hoosiers and still keeps a close eye on their program. He and Shannon discuss the Hoosiers narrowly escaping from The Barn in Minnesota with a win against the Golden Gophers and what the team needs to do to continue to improve and win again when they face even tougher Big 10 opponents. We also speak to Tommy Schoegler from Parkview Sports Medicine about a new event that will be coming this summer to Fort Wayne that involves Ayanna Patterson and girls sports, and you can hear all about it!
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On a very snowy Wednesday edition of The Sports Rush, we are joined in Hour 1 by Dylan Sinn who reports on many of the Indiana colleges and universities for the Journal Gazette. He and Brett discuss the Hoosiers basketball matchup tonight in Minnesota against the Golden Gophers who only have 7 of their scholarship players available to play tonight. But with Mike Woodson not coaching tonight as he recovers from covid and it being an away game, the Hoosiers still need to avoid the much dreaded trap game!
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In Hour 2 today, we are joined by Greg Rakestraw of the ISC Sports Network as well as the Colts Postgame show! He and Brett discuss the latest in High School Basketball in Indiana including going into depth into how the Girls Basketball tournaments and post season are now scheduled and bracketed. He and Brett also discuss the Colts and their head coaching search that seems to be extensive but with not a clear front runner yet.
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In the first hour of The Sports Rush today, we discuss South Side High School getting a new Head Coach for their Football team in Andre Goodwell, fellow Horizon League team Green Bay has let go of their head basketball coach Will Ryan, the upcoming NFL Playoffs this weekend, and more. We are also joined by Liz Braden, the morning meteorologist at 21 Alive, as we prepare for a bit of an intense snow storm tomorrow, Liz joins us to give us a breakdown of what our listeners in the Fort Wayne area can expect tomorrow and how to stay safe!
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Brett is joined by Kevin Bowen from 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis in Hour 2 to discuss the extensive head coaching search being carried out by the Indianapolis Colts with 14 potential options being interviewed over the past few weeks. We ask Kevin who he likes, what he thinks of how the process is going so far, and who he thinks is the most likely to end up in the coaching position at the end of the search. He and Brett also discuss the Pacers and how the team has looked without Tyrese Haliburton. We also play our weekly game of Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia! All that and more.
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Kicking off another week of The Sports Rush! We discuss Purdue getting a close win over Maryland and getting back to #1 on the Men's AP Basketball Poll as Houston and Kansas both suffered losses over the past week. We also share our thoughts on the Divisional Round of play that took place in the NFL over the weekend. Additionally, we share our thoughts on the Pacers sputtering dropping every one of their last 4 games without Tyrese Haliburton. All that and more in Hour 1!
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Indiana Hoosiers Hall-of-Fame Broadcaster Don Fischer joins Brett at the start of Hour 2 for our weekly segment of "15 Minutes with Fisch!" The two have one of the most positive basketball-based conversations about the Hoosiers on the year so far as IU won another game against the Michigan State Spartans and appear to be back on track.
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Zach Osterman, who covers the Indiana Hoosiers for the Indy Star, joins Brett in Hour 1 to discuss the Hoosiers Men's Baksetball team getting another much needed Big Ten conference win on the road against the Illinois Fighting Illini. Zach shares what has lead in his opinion to the Hoosiers getting back on track in the win column in their last two games, and what they need to continue to due to win their next upcoming games. We also discuss Gonzaga's legendary 75 game home winning streak being broken by Loyola Marymount University and more!
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Brett is joined in Hour 2 of today's show by Alan Karpick, the President and Publisher of GoldAndBlack.com, to discuss Purdue's dominant win last night over the Minnesota Golden Gophers on the road. He and Brett also discuss what several of the individual players bring to the team. And in addition, they take a look at what makes Matt Painter such a consistently successful college basketball coach. Also in the hour, we make our NFL Playoff picks for the upcoming Divisional Weekend.
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We have "The Coach" Shannon Griffith guest hosting The Sports Rush today as Brett is with the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball team as they are in Dayton tonight to take on Wright State! In Hour 1 of the show today, Shannon talks to Fort Wayne Komets Head Coach Ben Boudreau about the current state of the club, previews the upcoming matchups that the Komets have this weekend, and also talks about some of the players that have both come up and been sent down from the AHL affiliate Bakersfield Condors. All that and more!
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We were thrilled to talk to Indiana Hoosiers Head Football Coach, Tom Allen, to kick off the second hour of The Sports Rush today! He and Shannon discuss some of the new players that have arrived in Bloomington via the transfer portal, what they bring to the program, as well as Coach Allen's thoughts on the ever-evolving state of both the transfer portal as well as NIL deals that allow players to make money off of themselves while playing in the NCAA. We also welcome Eric Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine as he joins us to share his Top 5 Boys and Girls basketball teams from the past week and also tell us about all the latest goings on with PSM and also preview tomorrow's 1380 Game of the Week.
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We have John Nolan filling in on The Sports Rush today as Brett is traveling with the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons team to Wright State! We are joined in Hour 1 and have a discussion with the radio voice of the Indiana Pacers, Pat Boylan. He and John discuss how the season has gone so far for the Pacers as the team has experienced far more success to start the year than they originally planned. The two also preview tonight's matchup of the Pacers against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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John is joined in Hour 2 first by Ariel Epstein, also known as "The Prop Queen" of PointsBet USA, to talk about her meteoric rise in the media world as well as her favorite betting picks for this upcoming weekend of NFL Playoff Football. We then are joined by Erin Okeson from Visit Fort Wayne to get a preview of Savor Fort Wayne which is currently taking place all throughout the city at different restaurants, and also discuss what sporting events bring to the city of Fort Wayne.
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On this Tuesday edition of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump, we welcome Dylan Sinn from the Journal Gazette to the show in Hour 1 to talk with him about the Purdue Boilermakers Men's basketball team as they survive a battle against the Michigan State Spartans in Lansing, and he discusses the Indiana Hoosiers getting back on track against the Wisconsin Badgers, and what IU needs to do to carry that level of performance into their next game and further into the season.
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Kent Sterling from KentSterling.com joins Brett in Hour 2 of the Sports Rush today to discuss the Indianapolis Colts and their head coaching search as they continue to bring in and request more interviews. Who does he think will get the position, who he would like to see as the coach, and what kind of coach are the Colts looking for? Also in the hour, we play our weekly game of Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia as Brett and a fan compete for a chance for a free large pizza from Pizza Hut!
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We have an abbreviated Sports Rush today for you with Purdue Basketball playing and getting the win against Michigan State before us! IU Hoosiers Broadcasting Hall-of-Famer Don Fischer joins Brett today for our weekly "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch" segment! Brett and Don discuss everything Hoosiers Basketball as the IU Men's team recently rebounded from a rough start with a win against #18 Wisconsin. We are also joined by Stephen Holder who covers the NFL for ESPN as he and Brett dive into the current state of the Colts organization and look at their head coaching search process.
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Chirp Chirp! In Hour 1 today on The Sports Rush, we are joined by Head Coach of the Ball State Cardinals Men's Basketball Team, Michael Lewis. He and his team had been on a hot streak since the last time we had Coach on the program, but the Cardinals ran into trouble in their most recent game against the Ohio Bobcats. We ask Coach Lewis how he feels about his team through the season so far, and what work needs to be done to avoid future MAC losses as they prepare to take on Miami of Ohio in their next game. We also preview the Purdue Boilermakers taking on the Nebraska in Men's Basketball tonight!
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Dustin Dopirak, who covers the Indiana Pacers for the Indy Star, joins Brett in Hour 2 to discuss all the latest with the Pacers, including a current injury report as the Pacers will be taking on the Atlanta Hawks tonight and the Memphis Grizzlies this weekend. Do Pacers still plan on trading some of their key players? Or are they looking to now build around this lineup? All that and more with Dustin. We also discuss the upcoming Super Wildcard Weekend that is taking place in the NFL.
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We have The Coach Shannon Griffith filling in for Brett today as he is down with the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball team as they prepare to take on the IUPUI Jaguars tonight! Shannon is joined in Hour 1 by Zach Osterman who covers the Indiana Hoosiers for the Indy Star. He and Shannon discuss all that is going on with the Hoosiers team as they lost another game on the road in Big Ten play against the Penn State Nittany Lions last night.
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Kevin Bowen from 107.5 The Fan down in Indianapolis joins Shannon in Hour 2 to discuss the head coaching search that is underway within the Colts organization, from the confirmed list of interviewees to the people they'd both like to see in the position. We are also joined by Eric Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine as he highlights the Top 5 area Boys and Girls Basketball teams over the past week that have had standout performances.
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We have John Nolan in the studio guest hosting for Brett today! David Stockton, current starting point-guard of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, and son of hall-of-famer John Stockton is our first guest and shares how things are going with the Mad Ants organization as well as the parent club the Indiana Pacers so far on the season. We are also joined in Hour 1 by Jonathan Mathews who was just today named the new Manager of the Fort Wayne Tincaps for the 2023 Season. He tells about his baseball philosophy and things that he's looking forward to accomplishing as the skipper here in Fort Wayne!
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We start off Hour 2 with Team President of the Tincaps Mike Nutter talking to John all about the new coaching hires for the team released by the parent club Padres today as well as all the latest that's going on at Parkview Field. We then are joined by former Purdue player and now member of the Big Ten Network Rapheal Davis to discuss the Indiana and Penn State Men's Basketball game that is coming up tonight as well as area basketball in general. And finally, we are joined by local soccer legend DaMarcus Beasley to hear about all the latest with him and what is going on with Fort Wayne F.C., including a change in home venue.
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The voice of the Fort Wayne Komets on our sister-station WOWO, Shane Albahrani joins us on The Sports Rush in Hour 1 today to discuss what is going on in the Komets organization that has caused them to be such a streaky team, whether it be winning streaks or losing streaks. We also briefly recap the slaughtering that took place last night by the Georgia Bulldogs against the TCU Horned Frogs, and we also discuss the Chris Ballard press conference that took place earlier today regarding the future of the Indianapolis Colts.
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Greg Rakestraw from the ISC Sports Network as well as the Indianapolis Colts Postgame Show joins Brett in Hour 2 of the Sports Rush today to discuss a wide variety of local sports including basketball as well as Indianapolis Colts Football. Also in the hour, we play our weekly edition of Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia as a listener competes against Brett for their chance at a free large pizza from Pizza Hut, as well as a four pack to the Shrine Circus on the line this week!
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Lock back in to another week of The Sports Rush! We start the week off discussing what was yet another embarrassing lost to wrap up the Indianapolis Colts' season as they ended up losing to the Texans in their last game of the year. We look ahead to the 2023 NFL Draft and discuss what the Colts need to do at multiple positions to improve as well as discuss whether or not changes will be made in the front office. We are also joined in Hour 1 by Scott Agness from FieldhouseFiles.com to talk all the latest with the Indiana Pacers as they remain hot with wins over the weekend against the Trailblazers and the Hornets!
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Indiana Hoosiers Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Don Fischer joins us in Hour 2 for our weekly segment of "15 Minutes with Fisch." He and Brett discuss all the latest with the Indiana Hoosiers Men's Basketball team, including an unfortunate loss to the Northwestern Wildcats in their most recent matchup. Also in the hour, we continue to discuss the Indianapolis Colts and their woes as well as some of the other basketball teams in the area including the Purdue Boilermakers who fell to number 4 in the AP poll as well as the Ball State Cardinals who are on a roll.
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Happy Friday! Sam King who covers the Purdue Boilermakers for the Lafayette Courier and Journal joins Brett in Hour 1 today to discuss the 71-69 win for the Boilermakers Men's Basketball team against the Buckeyes last night on the road in Columbus. We also discuss the Mastodons getting their next Horizon League win last night against the Green Bay Phoenix at the ACWMC and the Indiana Hoosiers blew a 21 point lead to fall to the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com joins the Sports Rush in Hour 2 to discuss with Brett both Indiana Hoosiers Basketball losing to Iowa on the road last night as well as the Indianapolis Colts wrapping up their embarrassing 22-23 Season. Also in the hour, we make our NFL picks for the last week of the regular season.
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With 16 seasons of play-by-play coverage of the Indiana Pacers under his belt, Chris Denari joins Brett on the Sports Rush in Hour 1 of the show today to discuss all things going on with the Pacers, including a close loss in overtime to the Sixers last night. But despite that loss, the Pacers are competing and winning a lot of games against quality opponents lately. Brett asks Chris how that affects the future plans of the organization regarding players that were once considered to be on the way out such as Hield and Turner.
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Greg Rakestraw of the ISC Sports Network as well as the Indianapolis Colts postgame show joins the Sports Rush in Hour 2 to discuss not only the Colts who are wrapping up a rather embarrassing season and potentially looking to draft a quarterback and possibly find a new head coach in the off-season. We are also joined by Eric Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine as he shares his top Boys and Girls High School Basketball teams of the past week and tells us about the latest happenings at Parkview Sports Medicine.
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James Boyd who covers the Indianapolis Colts for The Athletic joins The Sports Rush in Hour 1 to discuss what remains for this team in the 22-23 season as well as a look ahead into the future of the organization. What needs to be done to get back to a competitive level, and just how embarrassing has this season been for the Colts? We also preview Indiana taking on the Iowa Hawkeyes in basketball tomorrow as well as make our betting predictions for the College Football Championship between Georgia and TCU.
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Scott Agness who covers the Indiana Pacers with FieldhouseFiles.com joins The Sports Rush to to discuss the team with Brett. The Pacers have won 6 of their last 7 and are on a win streak heading into tonight's game against Philadelphia. What does this mean for a team who was originally planning to not have much of any success and move some of their players to other teams? We are also joined by Dylan Sinn who covers many area teams for the Journal Gazette to discuss Notre Dame's Bowl win, Purdue and Indiana basketball, and more.
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The Sports Rush is back in action for the New Year and Brett is back in the captain's chair ready to bring you all the latest in the world of sports in the upcoming year of 2023. We are joined in Hour 1 today by Mike Bundt, former sports director here in Fort Wayne, now co-host of the "Going Deep Podcast" of the Cover1 Network out of Buffalo that focuses entire on the Buffalo Bills. He and Brett discuss what is the most important sports news of the day, that being the injury and status to Bills player Damar Hamlin. We get to learn a bit more about the player and the kind of guy Damar is from Mike, and more about how the Bills organization is handling this scary situation.
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Kevin Bowen from 107.5 The Fan down in Indianapolis joins The Sports Rush in Hour 2 to discuss the Indianapolis Colts as they lost once again over the New Year's Weekend to the Giants and also lost quarterback Nick Foles to a serious rib injury. What does this Colts organization need to do moving forward, is CJ Stroud the answer? Also, we ask Kevin about the Pacers and if he thinks Myles Turner will stick around. Also in the second hour, a listener calls in to compete for a large pizza from Pizza Hut in our Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia!
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Shannon Griffith is back in the captain's chair today as he guest hosts what will be the last Sports Rush of 2022! Joining us in Hour 1 is Andy Wittry from ON3.com who is an NIL expert to educate us more about the ever changing world of college-level athletics and NIL deals and what they mean to the college sports as well as the value of individual athletes in the NCAA. We are also joined in Hour 1 by Judge Phil Houk from Fighting Irish Preview as Notre Dame is set to take on the South Carolina Gamecocks in the Gator Bowl on Friday afternoon! We get a preview of the game as well as word on the latest possible transfers to the Irish.
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Eric Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine joins Shannon in Hour 2 to discuss the upcoming PSM Holiday Shootout that starts tomorrow and continues Friday. It is a basketball event featuring local and area boys and girls high school basketball games at the Trine University campus at the MTI Center up in Angola. Shannon also gives a preview of the College Football Playoffs that are coming up from his perspective as someone with a lot of experience coaching college football!
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Head Coach of the Fort Wayne Komets, Ben Boudreau, joins guest-host Shannon Griffith in Hour 1 of the Sports Rush today to talk about his Komets team as they have turned things around as of late, winning many more games than they did at the beginning of the season. Coach Boudreau talks to Shannon about what the team is doing that is leading to success, changes to the lineup, and more. We are also joined by James Boyd who covers the Indianapolis Colts for The Athletic as the Colts once again lost last night to the Chargers by a score of 20-3.
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Indiana Hoosiers hall-of-fame broadcaster Don Fischer joins us for our weekly segment of "15 Minutes with Fisch" as he and Justin Kenny this week discuss all things IU Athletics with a focus on the Hoosier Men's Basketball Team as they faced a little bit more than they expected as they got the win over Kennesaw State in their past matchup. We also talk about the NFL playoff picture as the regular season is winding down to a close.
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Alan Karpick, the publisher of GoldAndBlack.com joins The Sports Rush in Hour 1 to talk to Shannon Griffith who is filling in for Brett about all the latest in Boilermaker news as Purdue is getting ready to head down to a bowl game in football against LSU and is currently ranked #1 in the AP Poll in Men's Basketball. We are also joined by Justin Cohn in Hour 1 who covers the Fort Wayne Komets for the Journal Gazette about where he thinks the Komets are at as a franchise at this point in the season, additions and subtractions from the roster, and more.
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Zach Osterman who covers the Indiana Hoosiers for the Indy Star joins The Sports Rush in Hour 2 today to preview the Hoosier Men taking on Kennesaw State in a basketball matchup this evening, as well as talk the latest in Indiana Hoosier Football as national signing day just transpired. Who did the Hoosiers sign and what will they look for in the transfer portal? All that and more!
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The voice of Komets Hockey, Shane Albahrani, joins Shannon Griffith who is filling in on The Sports Rush for Brett Rump today. The two discuss the recent success that the Komets have found as they have won their last 5 games and are looking for 6 tonight against the Kalamazoo Wings at the Memorial Coliseum. In addition to hockey, Shannon also shares his thoughts on the NIL craze in college football as well as the multitude of high-talent college level players foregoing College Bowl games and what it means for the sport.
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Kent Sterling from KentSterling.com joins Shannon in Hour 2 of The Sports Rush to discuss all things Indianapolis Colts as head coach Jeff Saturday has decided that Nick Foles will be the starter for Monday Night's matchup against the Chargers. What does Kent think of this move at quarterback as well as the state of the Colts in general? We also talk to Eric Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine in this hour as he shares his top 5 area boys and girls high school basketball teams from the past week and also shares information about the upcoming PSM Holiday Shootout taking place up at Trine over the holidays.
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Director of Public Relations and Social Media for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, Dan Vance joins John Nolan who is guest hosting The Sports Rush today in place of Brett. The two discuss the Mad Ants who are currently in Las Vegas in the G-League Vegas Showdown. How the games there have gone so far, what the event is like, and what we can expect from the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in their upcoming games back at home at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
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Jordan Bernfield who does play-by-play for ESPN as well as many other sports teams, and is calling the Purdue Boilermakers Men's Basketball game tonight against the New Orleans Privateers, joins John Nolan who is guest hosting The Sports Rush in Hour 2 today to discuss how his recent first visit to Fort Wayne went, what he thinks of the Purdue Boilermakers team and Mackey Arena, and more.
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Head Coach of the Carroll Chargers Football Team Doug Dinan joins Brett and The Sports Rush in Hour 1 to discuss what was a historic run for the Chargers football team in the 6A State tournament, getting down to the State Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium and representing Fort Wayne there. We are also joined by Zach Osterman from the Indianapolis Star to discuss all things Indiana University Hoosiers as the Men's Basketball team is facing Elon tonight at home after falling on the road to the Kansas Jayhawks.
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Dylan Sinn who covers many area teams for The Journal Gazette joins The Sports Rush in Hour 2 to talk to Brett all about both Purdue and Indiana Basketball and their successes and setbacks so far this season. We also play "Guess the Line" for the upcoming NFL games in Week 16, and we also have a listener go head-to-head against Brett because it is Tuesday which means Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia!
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The Indianapolis Colts allowed the largest comeback in NFL regular season history on Saturday as the Minnesota Vikings came back from a 33 to nothing halftime deficit to defeat the Colts by a score of 39-36. Brett delves into every aspect of this loss and what makes it so deflating and why it happened and what it means for the Indianapolis Colts organization going forward. All that and more in Hour 1 of The Sports Rush.
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Indiana Hoosiers Hall-of-Fame Broadcaster Don Fischer joins The Sports Rush on Monday for our regular segment of "15 Minutes with Fisch." Today he and Brett discuss the Indiana Hoosiers basketball team and their most recent loss in Lawrence, Kansas against the Kansas Jayhawks. What do the Hoosiers need to improve on and fix to avoid more road losses like this? We also continue to examine the embarrassing loss the Colts faced against the Vikings on Saturday.
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Dylan Sinn who covers many of our area sports teams for The Journal Gazette joins us in Hour 1 of The Sports Rush today to talk about the new hire at offensive coordinator for Purdue in Graham Harrell. We get Dylan's opinion on the hire, how he sees the Purdue football program moving from here, and we also dive into some area basketball talk as well. All that in the hour and a whole lot more.
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Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com joins the Sports Rush in Hour Two to discuss the Indianapolis Colts, the new hires at Purdue, Indiana sports, and more. Then, we bring in Greg Rakestraw of the ISC Sports Network as well as the Colts postgame show to delve deeper into the latest with the Indianapolis Colts, high school basketball in the state, and we learn about his former career in showbusiness! All that and more.
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Kevin Bowen from 107.5 The Fan down in Indianapolis joins Brett in the first hour of today's Sports Rush to discuss many topics including the new head coaching hire at Purdue Football, Drew Brees joining the Boilers as an interim coach, and the Indianapolis Colts and why on earth they're still starting Matt Ryan at quarterback. All that and more in Hour 1 of The Sports Rush!
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Head Coach of the Women's Basketball Team and Athletic Director at Indiana Tech Jessie Biggs joins the Sports Rush in Hour 2 to tell us all about the women's basketball team as they've gotten off to a fantastic start to this season and have won their last 7 games. She also discusses the other athletic programs at Indiana Tech and ones that may be coming soon. Erik Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports also joins us in Hour 2 to talk about both Boys and Girls High School Basketball in the area and share his top 5 boys and girls teams for this week.
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Michael Lewis, the Head Coach of the Ball State Cardinals Men's Basketball Team, joins the Sports Rush in Hour 1 today to tell us all about his team and how they are doing so far on the season, and what he hopes to keep improving as the season goes on. They will be taking on Illinois State this Saturday afternoon in the Indy Classic, so we also get the inside scoop from him about that upcoming matchup. We also discuss the Purdue Football head coaching hire of Ryan Walters, and a whole lot more!
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Alan Karpick, the Publisher of GoldAndBlack.com who has been covering the Purdue Boilermakers for the website since 1996, joins the Sports Rush in Hour 2 to discuss Purdue's Men's Basketball team and their makeup and how they've made it to #1 in the AP Poll. He and Brett also discuss the new head coaching hire for the Purdue Football Team in Ryan Walters. Also in Hour 2, we make our NFL Picks for the week and more!
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Joey Wagner who covers the Illinois Fighting Illini for the Illini Enquirer as well as 24/7 Sports joins the Sports Rush in Hour 1. Why are we talking to somebody who covers the Illini on an Indiana Sports Show? Well because Purdue University has hired former Illinois Defensive Coach Ryan Walters as their new head football coach. We hear from Joey all about Coach Walters and what he brought to Illinois football that Purdue fans can look forward to in their program.
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Dylan Sinn from the Journal Gazette joins The Sports Rush in Hour 2 to discuss the new head coaching hire at Purdue University, as well as the latest in Indiana Hoosiers and Boilermaker Basketball as the hoops season is in full swing. We are also joined by Kory Alford, the head coach of Huntington University Men's Basketball, who has gotten off to a great start to this season including just getting a win against Marian University. He tells us all about his team and what he's learned coaching at Huntington.
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Head Coach of the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball Team Jon Coffman joins Brett on The Sports Rush in Hour 1 today to talk about a road trip that saw the 'Dons taking down both SEMO and Missouri State in the Show-Me State. What it took for the team to get the wins, what he liked, and what he still hopes the team can improve on before their next matchup. We also discuss all the major sports stories that took place over the weekend, as well as IU and Purdue Basketball, and more!
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Don Fischer is back for our weekly segment of "15 minutes with Fisch" after missing last week to accept yet another broadcasting award celebrating his excellence in Las Vegas. Today he and Brett talk about the Hoosiers Men's Basketball team taking a loss to the Arizona Wildcats in Las Vegas over the weekend and more. We also talk about who should be the quarterback for the Colts for the rest of the season, and more.
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In Hour 1 of the Sports Rush today, we discuss Baker Mayfield's surprise game-winning drive against the Las Vegas Raiders, Fort Wayne High School Basketball, the Purdue Mastodons Men's Basketball team taking on Missouri State tomorrow, and a whole lot more!
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Greg Rakestraw from the ISC Sports Network as well as the post-game voice of the Indianapolis Colts joins the Sports Rush in Hour 2 after some technical difficulties in the first hour! He talks to Brett all about the Colts and if he thinks that there's a possibility that Jeff Saturday becomes the full-time head coach of Indy. We also talk to Tincaps President Mike Nutter about his trip to the MLB winter meetings and what they meant for MiLB as well as congratulate him for winning Minor League Executive of the Year with the Tincaps.
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Shane Albahrani who is the voice of the Fort Wayne Komets joins Brett on The Sports Rush to talk about the look of the Komets team now that we are past Thankgiving and getting more of an idea of the identity of the squad. Shane also talks about the potential for upcoming changes to the roster and more. We also discuss both Indiana and Purdue mens basketball teams getting good wins last night, as well as the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons team doing the same against SEMO.
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Kyle Roland who covers sports for The Toledo Blade joins the Sports Rush in Hour 2 to discuss the Michigan football program who is heading to the College Football Playoffs under head coach Jim Harbaugh. Brett asks what the possibility of Harbaugh coming to coach the Indianapolis Colts is, as well as if Kyle thinks that the current head coach of the Toledo football program Jason Candle could come and fill the vacancy at Purdue football. Eric Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine also joins the show in Hour 2 to talk High School Basketball and share his Top 5 girls high school teams in the area!
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Jeff Brohm is officially out as head coach of Purdue Football and is headed to be the new head coach of his alma mater Louisville. We discuss what this means for the Purdue Football program as well as who we and listeners would like to see fill the vacancy for the Boilermakers. Dylan Sinn from the Journal Gazette joins us to talk all about the move for Brohm, as well as all the latest from Notre Dame with Drew Pyne hitting the transfer portal. In addition to the Brohm leave, we also discuss Purdue WBB backing out of a Las Vegas Tournament, a big win for Big 10 Basketball, and more.
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John Nolan who is covering the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team on their roadtrip against SEMO and Missouri State joins the Sports Rush in Hour 2 to preview the two matchups for the Dons. He also delves into some awards that the Fort Wayne Tincaps staff have won in the offseason. On top of John's visit to the show, we also delve into the insane free agency period that has been going on in the MLB and also continue to discuss the move of head football coach Jeff Brohm to Louisville.
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Kevin Bowen from 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins The Sports Rush to talk about the Indianapolis Colts and their loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football. They also discuss the quarterback future of Indianapolis as well as the firing of Tennessee Titans GM Jon Robinson. Also in the hour, we discuss Tom Brady and his incredible comeback against the Saints last night on Monday Night Football.
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Judge Phil Houk from FightingIrishPreview.com and Fighting Irish Preview every Saturday on 1380 The Fan joins Brett and The Sports Rush in Hour 2 to talk about all things Notre Dame Football, including the upcoming Gator Bowl against the South Carolina Gamecocks, as well as the transfer of quarterback Drew Pyne. We also discuss the upcoming road trip that the PFW Mastodons Men's Basketball team is taking, and more!
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Tommy Schoegler from Parkview Sports Medicine joins The Sports Rush to tell Brett all about the brand new PSM High School Basketball Holiday Showcase that will be coming up this season that will feature both mens and womens high school basketball games. We also start to dive in to the Colts loss to the Dallas Cowboys last night on Sunday. We also talk about Indiana taking its first loss in mens basketball to Rutgers, and more.
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Jake Arthur, who covers the Colts and is the co-host of Locked on Colts, joins the Sports Rush in Hour 2 to talk more about the Indianapolis loss to the Dallas Cowboys last night on Sunday Night Football. We also discuss the College Football Playoffs now that the table of 4 has been set, as well as some of the other bowl games that teams from the state of Indiana will be playing in.
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Julie Roe Lach, the Commissioner of the Horizon League, joins the Sports Rush to discuss Antoine Davis breaking a nearly 40-year long record in Horizon League Basketball, as well as to talk about the Horizon League Championship tickets that are now on sale and a great deal for anyone looking to attend a fun highly competitive basketball event. We also ask her about the future of the Horizon League and if a new school could potentially join in the future. We also talk to the voice of the Purdue Boilermakers - Tim Newton as the Boilers are facing the Michigan Wolverines in the BIG10 Championship Football Game tomorrow!
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Dylan Sinn from The Journal Gazette joins The Sports Rush to discuss Drew Pyne transferring out of Notre Dame and what it means to the program, Indiana Basketball taking on Rutgers this weekend, and Purdue and Michigan facing off in the BIG10 Championship game down in Indianapolis. We also discuss the Mastodons taking on the Oakland Golden Grizzlies on ESPNU at the Gates Center tomorrow.
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Head Coach of the Fort Wayne Komets Ben Boudreau joins the Sports Rush to discuss the Komets and their progress as they try to become a better team every single time they hit the ice. Although things seem up and down right now results wise, Coach Boudreau shares what he thinks the team can do to improve and come together as the season goes along. Kent Sterling from KentSterling.com also joins the program to share his thoughts on all things sports in Indiana including the Colts as well as the Indiana Hoosiers and Purdue Boilermakers.
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Eric Dutkievicz from Parkview Sports Medicine joins The Sports Rush in Hour 2 to summarize what took place at the State Championship games for several of our area high school football teams, including both Carroll and Adams Central. After putting a bow on the football season, Doot and Brett look ahead to the High School Basketball season. We also discuss the college football playoffs expanding to 12 teams in 2024, and more!
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Kevin Bowen from 107.5 The Fan down in Indianapolis joins Brett to discuss the Colts latest loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football. What do the Colts need to do to win, or do they even want to win the rest of the season? We also discuss a lot of the great college basketball games taking place tonight both nationally as well as locally.
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Indiana Tech Men's Basketball Head Coach Ted Albert joins the Sports Rush in Hour 2 as the Indiana Tech Warriors are taking on Cornerstone University tonight at the Schaefer Center. He discusses members of his roster as well as the overall identity of his team so far on the season. We also make our NFL picks for the week as well as discuss Notre Dame potentially heading to the Gator Bowl.
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Kyle Neddenriep, who covers High School Sports for the Indianapolis Start joins The Sports Rush in Hour 1 to summarize the State Championships in High School Football for each class including the losses that area teams Carroll and Adams Central faced. He also gives his early prediction for Indiana Mr. Basketball as we get close to the basketball season getting underway.
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Greg Rakestraw from the ISC Sports Network as well as the Colts post-game and IHSAA champions network joins The Sports Rush in Hour 2 to discuss the Colts loss against the Pittsburgh Steelers last night for Monday Night Football. Zach Osterman from the IndyStar also joins the show to discuss Indiana Hoosiers Football as well as Basketball. We also play our weekly edition of Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia!
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Brett Rump is back in his rightful host seat of The Sports Rush today, and we spend a good portion of the first hour today catching up on everything that happened this past weekend in sports. Including an incredible weekend for Purdue Boilermaker athletics as they win the Big 10 West in football as well as win the Phil Knight Legacy Tournament in basketball over the likes of Duke and Gonzaga. We also discuss the results of the 6A and 1A State Championships in high school football that featured two area teams, Carroll and Adams Central.
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Indiana Hoosiers broadcasting hall-of-famer Don Fischer joins the Sports Rush for our weekly segment on Mondays, "15 Minutes with Fisch." He and Brett discuss all things IU Football as well as Basketball. We also look ahead towards the Colts taking on the Steelers tonight in Monday Night Football as well as do a deeper dive into Purdue's successful weekend.
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"The Coach" Shannon Griffith is back in today to guest host the Sports Rush as Brett is down in Cancun with the Mastodons! We are joined in Hour 1 by Mike Carmin who covers the Purdue Boilermakers for the Lafayette Journal and Courier to discuss the Boilers. We are also joined by Kevin Bowen from 1075 The Fan in Indy to discuss the Colts loss on Sunday and their upcoming game on Monday Night.
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Dylan Sinn who covers the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for the Journal Gazette joins Shannon in Hour 2 to preview the matchup against Notre Dame this weekend against long-time rival USC. What can we expect, do the Irish have a chance of winning the game? We also discuss coaches in the hot-seat, what makes a great rivalry game, and more.
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Zach Osterman who covers the Indiana Hoosiers for the IndyStar joins guest host Shannon Griffith in Hour 1 to discuss Hoosiers football as they got a dramatic win over Michigan State over the weekend. Shannon also talks in Hour 1 to Carroll Football Head Coach Doug Dinan who won in semi-state over Hamilton Southeastern and will be taking his Chargers to the 6A State game this weekend.
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Indiana Hoosiers broadcasting hall-of-famer Don Fischer joins the Sports Rush in Hour 2 on Mondays for a conversation about IU Basketball and Football in our regular "15 Minutes with Fisch" segment. Shane Albahrani, the play-by-play voice of the Fort Wayne Komets also joins the show to discuss the past few games that the Komets have played as they try to turn around a shaky start to the season and also previews this Thursday's Thanksgiving Bob Chase Memorial Game against Cincinnati.
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Greg Rakestraw joins the Sports Rush in Hour 1 to discuss the Indianapolis Colts who are taking on the Philadelphia Eagles this Sunday. He and Brett also talk about a lot of the different semi-state matchups for area high school football teams, and what game Greg will be at tonight! We also replay a conversation that Brett had with Kent Sterling earlier in the week. All that and more!
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Hour 2 of today's Sports Rush features a replay of yesterday's conversation between John Nolan who guested the show and Ian Eagle who calls many sports on national broadcasts. He previews the Colts matchup against the Eagles on Sunday and also talks about the Pacers. Additionally in the hour, we get ready for Indiana to take on Xavier and preview High School Football in the area.
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John Nolan is today's guest host of The Sports Rush as Brett travels to Northwestern University to cover the PFW Mastodons Basketball team! Pat Boylan, the host and sideline reporter for the Pacers Radio Network, as well as contributing to the Pacers broadcast telecast, joins John in hour 1 to talk all the latest within the Pacers organization. In addition, Anthony Calhoun, the Sports Director and main anchor at WISH-TV as well as host of great shows like SportsLocker joins the show to discuss all things Indiana sports, particularly the Colts!
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You've heard him covering the NFL, the NBA, and College Basketball on stations such as CBS, TNT, and TBS, and now you can hear him on today's Sports Rush! Commentator Ian Eagle joins the show today to discuss the Colts matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday as well as a lot of the other latest sports stories from all around the country. We are also joined in Hour 2 by Shannon Griffith to talk the semi-state football matchups for area teams in High School Football, as well as Eric Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine to share his picks for each matchup as well!
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Mike Carmin from The Lafayette Journal & Courier joins The Sports Rush to discuss Purdue Basketball's win last night over Marquette University -- as well as a few of the standout players from the game including freshman Braden Smith. He also discusses Purdue Football with Brett as the Boilermakers can potentially win the Big 10 West. We also talk about a few of the most exciting college basketball games from last night including Michigan State against Kentucky and Kansas and Duke.
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Kent Sterling from KentSterling.com joins The Sports Rush to discuss the Indianapolis Colts getting the win over the Las Vegas Raiders over the past weekend, as well as Indiana University and Purdue University Basketball, as well as a little bit of college football. We also make our NFL picks for Week 11 as Thursday Night Football kicks off tomorrow!
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James Boyd who covers the Indianapolis Colts for The Athletic joins us in Hour 1 to discuss the past week that took place in Colts football, from the firing of Frank Reich and hiring of Jeff Saturday to the results of the game between the Colts and the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday where the Colts got the win. We also discuss Purdue Fort Wayne's sound defeat of Manchester University in Men's Basketball last night, and more!
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Scott Agness from FieldhouseFiles.com joins The Sports Rush in Hour 2 to discuss all things Indiana Pacers as the team has gotten off to a better start than many have expected them to. In addition, he discusses the latest in trade rumors involving both Myles Tuner as well as Buddy Hield, and says who he thinks on Indiana could be a potential all-star. We also discuss the odd storylines that have taken place in both the NBA as well as the NFL, and play Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia!
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The Indianapolis Colts got a win against the Las Vegas Raiders in Jeff Saturday's head coaching debut! We discuss all that we thought was good and bad from the game. Also, 4 area high school teams have advanced to the Semi-State games that will take place this Friday. All that and more!
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Indiana Hoosiers Hall-of-Fame Broadcaster Don Fischer joins the Sports Rush on Monday for our regular "15 Minutes with Fisch" segment to discuss all things IU athletics. We also revisit the Colts getting a win under Jeff Saturday in his first head-coaching experience.
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Greg Rakestraw from The Colts Radio Network as well as the ISC Sports Network joins The Sports Rush to talk all the craziness that has taken place in the Colts organization over the past couple of weeks as well as the matchup against the Raiders this weekend and what he expects of Jeff Saturday. We also discuss some of the big names in MLB who are hitting the free agency market. All that and more!
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Kent Sterling from KentSterling.com joins The Sports Rush to talk all things Indianapolis Colts as they have fired Head Coach Frank Reich and hired Jeff Saturday as interim head coach and head to Las Vegas to take on the struggling Raiders this weekend. He also discusses IU Basketball and more! We also discuss the Komets games coming up this weekend as well as the PFW Women falling last night in basketball to Michigan State.
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Kevin Bowen from 1075 The Fan in Indianapolis joins the Sports Rush to discuss everything that has been going on in the Colts organization, from head coach Frank Reich being fired, to Jeff Saturday being hired by Jim Irsay as interim head coach. We are also joined by Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Mens Basketball head coach Jon Coffman, who discusses the loss in the season opener against the Michigan Wolverines, but also looks ahead to the rest of this season as well as shares information about 3 new signees to the program that we will see next year.
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Brett makes his High School Football Picks of the Week to kick off Hour 2 of The Sports Rush, with regional matchups taking place this Friday. Tommy Schoegler from Parkview Sports Medicine joins the show to share his picks for the Regional matchups and compare and contrast his picks with Bretts, as well as tell us what the latest is that is going on at PSM.
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James Boyd, who covers the Indianapolis Colts for The Athletic, joins the Sports Rush in Hour 1 to talk all things Colts. How long has Jim Irsay been calling the shots for the team in regards to the firing of Frank Reich and Marcus Brady, and the hiring of interim head coach Jeff Saturday? James also tells us how things are shaping up at the facility during practices with Saturday at the reigns. All that and more!
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Head Football Coach of the University of Saint Francis Kevin Donley joins the Sports Rush in Hour 2 for his weekly visit with Brett. Coming off a heartbreaking loss against Lawrence Tech on the road, Coach Donley tells us what the team needs to do better for their last regular game of the season this Saturday against Concordia University in Ann Arbor. We also discuss area basketball player Luke Brown who had a big game for the Stetson Hatters against the Florida State Seminoles on Monday night.
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Brett has made it safely back from his trip from to Ann Arbor to cover the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball team as they took on the Michigan Wolverines and unfortunately lost, but there were many bright points and things to learn from, and Brett talks about all of those here on the show today. In addition, Brett gets a chance to tackle the huge story that broke yesterday, with the Colts firing head coach Frank Reich and replacing him with interim coach Jeff Saturday!
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Justin Kenny from Caleb and Kenny in the Morning joins us on The Sports Rush to talk about the past weekend of Sectional Championship Football in area High Schools as well as preview the matchups of the local schools who have made it on to Regional matchups. We also continue to talk about the Colts head coaching situation, Purdue Fort Wayne Basketball, and more.
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John Nolan is in to guest-host the Sports Rush today as Brett is up in Michigan for the call of Purdue Fort Wayne against the Michigan Wolverines in Men's Basketball. However, we have a lot to talk about here today as the Indianapolis Colts have fired Frank Reich and hired Jeff Saturday as their interim coach. We call Brett over the phone line to get his initial reactions to this. We also talk to Tincaps President Mike Nutter to put a bow on the baseball season with the Astros winning the World Series.
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We are joined in Hour 2 by Indiana Hoosiers hall-of-fame broadcaster Don Fischer to discuss all things Indiana Football as well as Basketball. We are also joined by Fort Wayne Mad Ant Gabe York who has had immense success in the first two Mad Ants games of the 22-23 season, including game-tying and game-winning shot in OT on Sunday.
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In hour one of Sports Rush, Brett talks about high school football tonight. Can Notre Dame beat Clemson? The Fort Wayne Mad Ants have announced their roster. Then Brett talks with media mogul, Kent Sterling about the Indianapolis Colts.
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In the second hour of Sports Rush, Brett has his weekly chat with Greg Rakestraw. We talk about the high school football schedule, the Pacers game against the Heat tonight, and how the IU Men's Basketball team looked during their game against St.Francis. Brett will also go over his high school picks of the week.
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Dylan Sinn from the Journal Gazette joins the Sports Rush in Hour 1 to discuss the matchup of Saint Francis and Indiana University tonight in a men's basketball scrimmage, as well as preview the matchup of Notre Dame against the Clemson Tigers this weekend. We also discuss the Colts preparation against New England this weekend as well as Purdue triumphing easily over Truman State last night.
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Kyle Neddenreip from IndyStar joins the Sports Rush to talk about some of the Indianapolis area schools that are doing well in the State Sectional Championships in Football, and discusses the rivalry that exists between the Fort Wayne area high schools and in the Indy area. He also previews matchups for this Friday that he is looking forward to. Erick Dutkievicz joins the program as well to give his High School picks for this Friday.
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Justin Cohn, who covers both the Fort Wayne Komets as well as the Mad Ants, joins the program to discuss both teams. The Komets got their first win and are looking for more as they are potentially adding more help in the form of new players. Also, a preview of the roster for the Mad Ants season that is set to start soon. What kind of players are we going to see, what does the Mad Ants team look like? Veterans or young guys? All that and more!
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Indiana Tech Men's Basketball Head Coach Ted Albert joins the Sports Rush to discuss the season ahead for the Warriors, as well as their victory in a close game against Indiana Wesleyan in the WHAC/CL Challenge. University of Saint Francis Football Head Coach Kevin Donley also joins the program to discuss a senior week win against Taylor University at home, and the upcoming matchup against Lawrence Tech.
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The Indianapolis Colts have traded Nyheim Hines to the Buffalo Bills, and fired offensive coordinator Marcus Brady. Kevin Bowen from 1075 The Fan joins The Sports Rush to talk about all of the latest news at the trade deadline for Indy. What each move means, and what they mean for the future of the Colts organization this season and beyond. We are also joined by Shannon Griffith from Upon Further Review to discuss the sectional semi-finals that took place in High School Football last Friday, and look ahead towards this Friday's matchups as well.
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University of Saint Francis' Men's Basketball Head Coach Chad LaCross join the Sports Rush in Hour 2 to talk about the program's first game and win of the season against Michigan-Dearborn, and preview the upcoming matchup down in Bloomington as the Cougars will head to IU to take on the Hoosiers in an exhibition game. We also play our weekly game of "Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia" with a listener competing against Brett for free pizza!
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The Indianapolis Colts aren't tanking... are they? Brett takes a deep dive into all the "mistakes" that were made in the loss against the Commanders on Sunday and forms a proper conspiracy theory that the Colts are actually this bad and making this many mistakes..on purpose. Also, Ryan Dellinger who is the voice of Fort Wayne High School Volleyball joins the program to talk about a few of the teams in the area who are experiencing success in the state-wide tournament so far.
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In the opening hour of The Sports Rush, Brett talks about High School Football Sectional Semifinal games. He also talks about Darby Maggard's first win as Huntington coach. Later, Kent Sterling joins the show.
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In thee second hour of today's episode of The Sports Rush, Brett talks with Greg Rakestraw about High School Football Sectional Semifinal action and the Colts' decision to go with Sam Ehlinger at quarterback over Matt Ryan. Later, Brett's High School Football Picks of the Week are replayed.
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Justin Kenny from "Caleb and Kenny in the Morning" on 1380 makes a visit to The Sports Rush this afternoon to preview all of the area high school football matchups that will be taking place this Friday night in Sectional semi-finals action. We also discuss the Pacers loss to the Chicago Bulls, and the Colts are looking to get their first win with new starting quarterback Sam Ehlinger against the Washington Commanders on Sunday.
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With the Fort Wayne Komets getting off to a rocky start to their season, allowing 7 goals each in two losses, Komets head coach Ben Boudreau joins the Sports Rush to talk about what was discussed amongst the team in order to be better as they practiced throughout the week, namely on the defensive end. He also discusses how the new affiliation with the Edmonton Oilers is going, and previews a few new players who have been sent to the Komets. Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine also joins the show in Hour 2 to preview all of the area high school sectional semi-final matchups that are taking place on Friday night!
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Brett is broadcasting from the Sport One Parkview Fieldhouse for High School Basketball Media Day. Brett chats with some high school coaches from the area about the upcoming season. Also, we get today's top stories with Adam Lundy followed by This week's power rankings in high school football.
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Brett has a chance to talk with several high school basketball coaches from the area about the upcoming season. Brett also has a chat with Kevin Donley, head coach of the St. Francis Football team.
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Kevin Bowen from 1075 The Fan joins The Sports Rush in Hour 1, with much to discuss as the Indianapolis Colts have benched veteran quarterback Matt Ryan, and intend to start Sam Ehlinger in his place for the remainder of the season. What does this mean for the Colts moving forward? How do we think Ehlinger will do, what does he bring to the offense? Was this the doing of mostly Jim Irsay? All these questions and more are discussed!
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"The Coach," Shannon Griffith joins The Sports Rush in Hour 2 to preview all the High School Sectional Semi-Final matchups in Northeast Indiana coming up this Friday Night. John Konchar had another good performance for the Grizzlies in a win against the Nets. And, we play our weekly edition of "Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia" as Brett and a listener of the show compete with each other, with a large pizza from Pizza Hut on the line.
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The Colts announced that Matt Ryan has been essentially benched in place of Sam Ehlinger, who will start the remainder of the games for the Colts season, with Nick Foles being his backup. We discuss all that lead up to this changing of the guard at Colts QB, and what it means for both the organization as well as the team as we are only 7 games through the 2022 NFL season.
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Indiana Hoosiers broadcasting hall-of-famer Don Fischer joins the Sports Rush for his weekly chat with Brett. This week, he discusses IU's loss over the weekend in football to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, and what the team needs to do if it hopes to win another game this season. Don and Brett also look ahead towards the Hoosiers upcoming Basketball season as it is just around the corner. On top of that, we also continue to discuss the Colts and their position moves.
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In the show's first hour, Brett shares his thoughts on a must-win for Notre Dame at home against UNLV this weekend. Later in the hour, Greg Rakestraw joins the show to look ahead to the Colts game against Tennessee on Sunday and the first of sectionals in High School Football.
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In the second hour of today's episode, Brett is joined by Justin Kenny as they preview the first round of sectional play. Later, Brett shares his thoughts on some of the top college rivalries before he shares his High School Football Picks of the Week.
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Indianapolis Colts reporter Larra Overton joins the Sports Rush in Hour 1 to discuss the different-look offense that the Colts featured the past Sunday in their win against Jacksonville, and also look ahead to this Sunday's AFC South matchup against the Tennessee Titans. While the Colts are slowly returning to fully healthy, there are still some potentially significant omissions from the lineup on Sunday. Also, the Indiana Hoosiers and Kentucky Wildcats have agreed to begin a new regular-season series between the two schools that would begin in the 2025-26 season.
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Scott Agness, who extensively covers the Indiana Pacers for The Fieldhouse Files, joins The Sports Rush to talk with Brett about the Pacers season debut last night which was a loss to the Washington Wizards. He discusses which players looked good, and gives an idea of what the Pacers lineup and style of play might look like throughout the season. Brett shares his High School Football Picks of the Week, and Eric Dutkievicz from Parkview Sports Medicine and Upon Further Review joins the show to share his picks and discuss each matchup this weekend as well.
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Indianapolis Colts radio broadcaster Matt Taylor joins The Sports Rush in Hour 1 to discuss the win against the Jacksonville Jaguars over the past weekend that featured a different looking Colts offense than what we had been used to so far this season. He also previews this weekend's matchup against AFC South rival Tennessee Titans. In addition, Brett does his weekly power ranking of High School Football teams in Northeast Indiana, and we also discuss the Jim Irsay comments made about Daniel Snyder.
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Starting tonight we will be broadcasting High School Hockey live on our station 1380 The Fan once a week, and Josh Williams, who will be the play-by-play voice of these games, joins the show. He tells us what we can look forward to in these upcoming games in the season, and about some of the teams that we will be listening to play. Saint Francis Football Head Coach Kevin Donley joins the show for his weekly visit to talk about a tough loss over the weekend against Marian. We also make our NFL Picks for the upcoming week of football!
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Kevin Bowen from 1075 The Fan joins us in Hour 1 to discuss the Colts and their win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, and how the offense looked different in this win than it had in weeks past. Will the Colts be able to continue this success in their upcoming games, and who has improved and who needs to continue to improve on the roster. We also preview the Phillies taking on the Padres in Game 1 of the NLCS, all that and more!
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Shannon Griffith, who joins Brett in the booth to call Friday Night Football most weeks, joins the show to discuss what he saw in the Columbia City Eagle's win over the Norwell Knights this past Friday. After that, he and Brett look ahead towards the sectional matchups for teams in Northeast Indiana, and predict who they think might have the best shot at making it to Indianapolis to compete for a State Championship. We also predict who we think will win each division in the NBA, and play our weekly game of Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia.
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Fort Wayne Komets play-by-play announcer Shane Albahrani joins The Sports Rush today as the Komets have now undergone two preseason games and start their regular season this Saturday. Shane discusses what he has seen so far from the roster, and what we can expect from the Komets this upcoming season. We also take a look at the college football results from the past weekend, with Purdue getting a win and IU and Notre Dame both suffering defeat. All that and more!
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Indiana Hoosiers broadcasting Hall-of-Famer Don Fischer joins the Sports Rush for his weekly visit. He discusses the lost over the past weekend to Maryland who lost their quarterback mid-game and still found a way to win the game. And also looks ahead to the rest of the football season as well as the IU Basketball program. Kent Sterling of kentsterling.com also joins the program to talk about the Colts win against Jacksonville on Sunday, and more.
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In the opening hour of today's episode, Greg Rakestraw joins the show as he and Brett look ahead to the Colts' match up against Jacksonville on Sunday.
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In the second hour of today's episode, Brett shares his High School Football picks and John Nolan joins the show after the release of the Tincaps' 2023 schedule.
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Zach Osterman who covers the Indiana Hoosiers for The Indy Star joins the program to discuss both the Hoosiers Football program as well as the Basketball program, as that season is rapidly approaching. Colts sideline reporter Larra Overton joins The Sports Rush as well to discuss what the Colts have and haven't done well in their games so far, and what they need to improve upon to be a winning team. She also previews the matchup this Sunday in Indianapolis against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Brett shares his High School Football Picks of the Week to start off Hour 2. Later on in the hour, Tommy Schoegler from Parkview Sports Medicine joins the show to discuss each of the matchups this weekend in the different conferences in Northeast Indiana, and give his own picks to compare and contrast with Brett's.
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Justin Kenny from Caleb and Kenny in the Morning joins the show to talk with Brett about High School Football. With the sectional pairings made, does the IHSAA need to consider a seeding program for the better schools? And what do the matchups ahead look like? We also discuss the first game of each of the Divisional series in the MLB. All that and more.
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Professional MMA Fighter and Fort Wayne native Jacob Kindig joins the show as he is set to fight this weekend in "Art of Scrap 5" at the Memorial Coliseum on Saturday. He shares his story of how he got into MMA, how the Art of Scraps event started, what kind of fighter he is, and what people who attend Art of Scrap 5 can expect. We are also joined by Saint Francis Football Head Coach Kevin Donley who summarizes a dominant win over the past weekend against Madonna, and looks ahead towards this Saturday's game against rival Marian at home.
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Komets reporter for The Journal Gazette Justin Cohn joins the show as hockey season is just around the corner in Fort Wayne and training camp has already begun. We talk about how the game, and players have changed in the past decades. He also discusses the current Komets roster and players to keep an eye on this year. We are also joined by Saint Francis Men's Basketball Head Coach Chad LaCross to preview some of his new players that are coming in for this year as well as look at the schedule ahead for his team, including an exhibition game in Bloomington against the IU Hoosiers.
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Kevin Bowen from 1075 The Fan in Indianapolis joins us in Hour #2 to talk about last Thursday night's Colts game against the Broncos, despite how ugly it may have been, it was still a win for the Colts. He and Brett also look ahead to this weekend's matchup as well as consider the other teams in the AFC South. We also play Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with one of our listeners, as well as our weekly edition of "Guess the Line" for NFL Week 6.
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Fort Wayne Komets Head Coach Ben Boudreau joins the show today, as training camp for the Komets is now underway. He discusses the new lineup, the large training camp roster, and what he is looking forward to in the 22-23 season and more. We also talk about the wins that Notre Dame and Purdue notched over the weekend, while the Hoosiers were unable to get it done against Michigan. All that and more!
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Breaking down potential match-ups to watch for and possible opponents in the Regionals, Semi-States, and what chances do area teams have to make it to Lucas Oil Stadium on Thanksgiving Weekend? It's all in a SPECIAL podcast-only edition of the Sports Rush with Brett Rump!
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Brett breaks down this week of High School Football action and recaps the Colts' low-scoring win over the Denver Broncos on Thursday Night Football.
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In Hour 2 of the Sports Rush, Brett discusses the schedule of High School Football match-ups this week. Huntington North Head Football Coach Bob Prescott joins the show ahead of the Game of the Week. Later, Greg Rakestraw joins the show to break down Thursday's Colts win at Denver and Brett's picks for High School Football are replayed.
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Kent Sterling of kentsterling.com joins us on The Sports Rush to preview tonight's game for the Indianapolis Colts in Denver as they take on the Broncos. Both teams have underperformed so far this season and are desperate for another win, but with many of the Colts injured, does Indy even have a chance? We also discuss how the Pacers looked in their first preseason game of the season against the Charlotte Hornets, and more.
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Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette joins the program to discuss the developing story of the former Huntington University track coach and all the allegations and charges against him as more and more information makes it to the light. Also, Brett shares his High School Picks of the Week and Eric Dutkiewicz from the Parkview Sports Medicine team joins the show to discuss the games and share his picks as well.
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FGCU Softball Player and Leo High School Graduate Sim Spahiev joins the program to share about her experience of being down in Florida in Fort Myers during Hurricane Ian first-hand, from having to climb out of a window to wading in waist-deep water. Kevin Bowen also joins the program to discuss Colts football as they head into Denver for Thursday Night Football on a short week.
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Saint Francis Cougars Football's head coach Kevin Donley joins The Sports Rush for his weekly discussion with Brett. After another tough loss over the weekend, he discusses how he's lighting under a fire under players who may be too comfortable and what else the team needs to do to win. We also make our NFL picks for Week 5 of action.
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The Colts writer for The Athletic, James Boyd, joins the show to give a preview of the Colts' matchup versus the Denver Broncos as it is coming up rapidly on Thursday Night Football. We go through the injury report, as well as consider what the Colts need to do to get a must needed win in Denver. Also, how hot are the seats of Frank Reich and Chris Ballard?
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Ball State Football's Head Coach Mike Neu joins the Sports Rush in Hour 2 today to discuss his team's incredible victory in 2OT versus NIU over the past weekend. He also takes some time to highlight some of his standout players, as well as give his thoughts on the MAC style of football being played today. We also play our weekly edition of "Guess the Line" for some Week 5 NFL games.
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We look back at the weekend of football in both the NFL and NCAA. The Colts and the Hoosiers both suffered upsetting defeats. Should coach Tom Allen be on the hot seat as a result of this loss? Purdue however, got a good win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers on the road. Ball State also had an impressive win in overtime against NIU. All that and more!
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Hoosiers broadcasting legend Don Fischer joins the program in Hour 2 to look back on what happened as IU fell at Nebraska over the weekend. Does this Indiana team have another win on their schedule? Also, the Colts are the lowest scoring team through Week 4, and the University of Saint Francis dropped a tough one on the road against Siena Heights.
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In hour one of the Sports Rush, Brett looks ahead to the football action to come over the weekend, and he shares his thoughts on the situation surrounding Tua Tagovailoa's inury. Later in the opening hour, Greg Rakestraw joins the program to talk about the Colt's game this week as they attempt to get back to .500 on the season.
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In hour two of today's episode, Brett is joined by Jim Shovlin as the duo look ahead to Friday Night's High School Football action in Northeast Indiana. Later in the hour, Brett's picks for this week's High School Football games are replayed.
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Zach Osterman from Indy Star joins The Sports Rush to talk about Indiana Hoosiers football. Is this weekend at Nebraska a must win for the Hoosiers if they want to keep their chances of a bowl game alive? We also get in a few questions in about IU Basketball as their season rapidly approaches. All that and more.
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Trine Women Basketball head coach Andy Rang joins the show to preview the season ahead for his team at Trine. He also discusses his golfing win at the Fort Wayne Senior City Championship. Brett makes his High School Picks of the Week, and Eric Dutkiewicz joins the show to talk about the upcoming games this Friday and shares his picks as well.
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Scott Agness from FieldhouseFiles.com joins the program to talk all things Pacers. Roster, schedule, record, coaching, all are considered as we look ahead to the upcoming season. We also look for wins in the Hoosiers football team's remaining schedule as they hope to reach at least six wins for bowl game eligibility.
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Justin Kenny from Caleb and Kenny in the Morning on 1380 joins the show to talk this upcoming week in High School Football in Northeast Indiana. Saint Francis Football Head Coach Kevin Donley also joins the show to discuss last week's loss to Saint Xavier and what the team needs to do to improve and win this weekend. We also make our NFL picks for Week 4 and do our weekly power ranking of area high school football teams.
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We are joined for today's show by guest producer/host Mark Buhlman, winner of the chance to do so by supporting the Mastodons Basketball team at their annual Casino Night. We discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of the Colts season so far as they are now through three games. Kevin Bowen of 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins the show to discuss Colts action as well as tell us what he learned at Pacers Media Day yesterday!
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Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Basketball head coach Jon Coffman joins the show to discuss how the off-season has been going, provide a look at the current roster - including new members of the team, and looks forward to the 22-23 campaign. We also play Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with our guest Mark Buhlman taking on a caller to compete for pizza. We also play Guess the Line with this week's upcoming NFL games.
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Kent Sterling from kentsterling.com joins the show to discuss the Colts getting their first win of the season at home in Indianapolis against the Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes. Did the Colts win this game, or did the Chiefs lose this game? Purdue survives their weekend game with backup quarterback against the Florida Atlantic Owls. And the Super Bowl Halftime performer has been officially announced... all that and more!
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Hoosiers broadcasting legend Don Fischer joins the show to talk about Indiana football's loss over the weekend to the Cincinnati Bearcats. He also looks ahead towards the remainder of the season for IU. In area high school football, Norwell looked impressive in their big win over East Noble on Friday. The Dons are placed 3rd in a new Horizon League basketball ranking?
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Brett is joined by Dylan Sinn of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette as they talk about IU Men's Basketball after the team's media day.
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While broadcasting live on location in Kendallville at East Noble High School, Brett is joined by East Noble Head Football Coach Luke Amstutz as they look ahead to the Knights' big game against Norwell.
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The University of Saint Francis has a new head coach of their Women's Basketball team, Jeremy Henney. He joins the Sports Rush today to talk about how he's adjusting to the new head coaching role, and how he wants to run the program going into the future. We also discuss minor league talent in the Padres system that could be moving up to improve the Tincaps next year, and more.
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Indiana University beat writer Dustin Dopirak joins the show to talk IU Football. The Hoosiers are 3-0 through their first three games, but have faced challenges against less than top-tier teams so far. How many more wins does IU have left in their season? Also in the hour, Brett shares his High School Football Picks of the Week, and Tommy Schoegler also joins the show to share his picks and discuss each game with Brett.
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Tincaps President Mike Nutter joins to discuss Fort Wayne being voted #2 in the USA for best Minor-League Sports Cities. He also sheds some light on what goes on in the offseason for the Tincaps organization and also highlights some of the improvements and changes coming to Parkview Field in the next few years. In College Football, it seems like some teams are already a lock to make the playoffs when looking at their remaining schedules.
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Saint Francis Football Head Coach Kevin Donley joins the Sports Rush for his weekly visit to the show to discuss last week's victory over Judson and to preview this week's matchup versus Saint Xavier. Shannon Griffith of Upon Further Review joins the show to discuss the High School Football games taking place this upcoming Friday Night. We also make our NFL picks for Week 3 of action.
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Colts Insider Kevin Bowen joins the Sports Rush to discuss the Colts' disappointing start to the season. We discuss what is going wrong with the franchise and what needs to be done to improve the team for the remainder of the year. We also preview a huge series between the White Sox and the Guardians as the Sox fight to keep their season alive. The Horizon League plans to continue to hold their tournament at the Farmers Coliseum through 2026.
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Justin Kenny from Caleb & Kenny in the Morning on 1380 The Fan joins the show to share his thoughts on who is the Most Outstanding Player in Northeast Indiana High School Football through the first half of the season. He also shares his thoughts on many of the teams and their results so far, and what he expects from the remainder of the football season. We also play our weekly game of Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia where a listener competes with Brett for free pizza!
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Disappointment for Colts fans. Reporter Kent Sterling of kentsterling.com joins the show to talk about Indianapolis and their shutout loss against the Jaguars in Jacksonville in Week 2 of NFL action. We also discuss Purdue's upsetting loss to Syracuse, and look around at other games from the past weekend.
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Indiana University's Hall of Fame broadcaster Don Fischer joins the Sports Rush to talk about IU Football's 3-0 start to the 22-23 season as the Hoosiers survived in overtime against Western Kentucky. We also discuss the Notre Dame Fighting Irish getting their first win of the season against Cal while still looking somewhat unconvincing.
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In the first hour of this episode of the Sports Rush, Brett previews this week of High School Football in Northeast Indiana as Jim Shovlin joins the program. The two also discuss Saint Francis' home game this weekend.
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In Hour 2 of the Sports Rush, Brett Rump speaks with James Boyd as they look ahead to the Colts' upcoming Week 2 game at Jacksonville. Later, Brett shares his picks for this week's High School Football action.
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James Boyd, who covers the Colts for The Athletic, joins the show. We discuss what happened last week in the tie versus Houston, and look forward to the game this weekend versus the Jacksonville Jaguars as Indy tries to get a win down at their stadium for the first time in years.
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Brett shares his High School Football picks of the week as Friday Night Football quickly approaches. Also, he tries to correctly guess who is favored in the NFL, and by how much in our weekly edition of "Guess the Line." Eric "Doot" Dutkeiwicz joins the show to share his high school football knowledge and make his picks for the upcoming games as well.
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"The Coach" Shannon Griffith joins the show to talk about High School football from both last week, and the week ahead. As the Colts front office is the process of finding a new kicker, Brett examines just how important kicking can be for an NFL team. We also discuss the concussion to Alec Pierce. and who could be in to replace him on Sunday. Brett also shares his weekly top 10 ranking of area high school football teams.
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Head Coach of the Saint Francis Cougars football team Kevin Donley joins the program for his weekly conversation with Brett. They go over the stats from last weeks' win over St. Francis of Joliet, IL, and then preview this weekend's home game versus Judson. Brett and Adam make their NFL picks for Week 2 of action. Brett Farve has found himself in hot water in a legal situation. All that and more!
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Colts Post-game host and VP of ISC Sports Network Greg Rakestraw joins the program to discuss week one's tie versus Houston and looks ahead to this weekend's opponent in Jacksonville. Also heavily discussed is the cutting of kicker Rodrigo Blankenship as he was cut from the Colts just an hour before the Sports Rush started today. Week one officially ended in the NFL last night as the Seattle Seahawks took out the Denver Broncos.
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Journal Gazette reporter Dylan Sinn joins the program to talk about Notre Dame Football. With Tyler Buchner out for the season, Dylan discusses what Irish fans can expect from backup quarterback Drew Pyne. Additionally, we preview this weekend's matchup versus Cal. Also in Hour 2, a fan takes on Brett for a chance to win a pizza in our weekly edition of Time Capsule Trivia.
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The Colts tie with the Houston Texans. Notre Dame loses to Marshall. Indiana University has an unattractive first half of play against the Idaho Vandals. Bishop Dwenger gets a huge win over the Homestead Spartans. All that and more, as the Sports Rush recaps the past weekend of High School, College, AND NFL action in Hour 1.
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In "15 Minutes with Fisch," Brett has his weekly discussion with Hoosiers legend Don Fischer. Don joined today to discuss Indiana's game over the weekend against the Idaho Vandals. We also talk about other exciting games in college football on Saturday. In addition, head coach Scott Frost was relieved of his duties from the Nebraska Football program. as they lost to Georgia Southern.
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Brett talks about high school football, the NFL season opener on Thursday night between the Rams and Buffalo. Greg Rakestraw, the postgame host of Colts Football, talks with Brett about how the Colts are looking for their game against the Texans this Sunday. Brett gives his college football picks.
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Brett gives a rundown of the high school football schedule. Major league baseball has adopted new rules for 2023. TinCaps full throttle on Lake County last night. Brett talks Notre Dame with Judge Phil Houk and gives his High school football picks of the week.
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Zach Osterman of the IndyStar joins us to talk about Indiana Hoosiers football as they won their first game of the season against Illinois, and a preview of this weeks' matchup vs Idaho. We also talk about the NFL MVP odds and who Brett bet to win it this season. We also play an abbreviated version of "Guess the Line" with a few of the NFL games coming up this weekend.
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Brett shares his High School Football Picks of the Week to start Hour 2. We look ahead toward the weekend of football on both the college and NFL side. Eric "Doot" Dutkeiwicz joins us to share his picks of the week for High School Football as well.
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Indiana Pacers Pregame/Postgame Host and sideline reporter Jeremiah Johnson joins the program. We discuss the schedule, the younger roster, and the direction the the Pacers are headed in as the season approaches. Also, the Colts' first week game against Houston is a must-win, and Notre Dame needs to avoid a trap game this week.
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Coach Kevin Donley, head coach of the Saint Francis Cougars football team, joins the program to preview several of his standout players as well as their week one matchup, and looks towards the season ahead. We also make our NFL picks for week one of action coming up later this week.
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Dylan Sinn joins the program to discuss the Notre Dame and Ohio State football game over the past weekend that he covered in-person. Kent Sterling also joins the show to share his thoughts about the past weekend of college football, as well as preview week 1 of the NFL as the Colts travel down to Houston for their first game.
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Indiana University Athletics Hall-of-Famer Don Fischer joins us for an abbreviated second hour of the show. We also play Tuesday Time Capsule trivia, as another listener joins the show to compete against Brett for Pizza Hut.
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High school football tonight, blame Purdue's loss on Brohm, Dan Austin of K105 joins to discuss this year's Boys of Fall video and a scholarship in honor of Owen Scheele, and Ohio State football writer Nathan Baird of Cleveland.com joins to discuss Purdue's loss, preview Notre Dame-Ohio State and the College Football Playoff expansion news.
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High school football schedule, Notre Dame at Ohio State keys, Cavs lock up a playoff spot, Greg Rakestraw with ISC Sports Network and the Colts Radio Network joins to recap Purdue's tough loss, high school football tonight, the Colts preseason wrap up and his thoughts on the Colts final roster. Plus, it's the final weekend of baseball at Parkview Field and the high school football picks of the week.
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Countdown to kickoff for Purdue hosting Penn State tonight, Donovan Mitchell is traded from Utah to Cleveland, Colts sign players to the practice squad, Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball coach Jon Coffman signs an extension, Russell Wilson signs a new 5-year deal with Denver, a report that Tom Brady and Gisele are fighting over his decision to un-retire and play, and the voice of the Colts Matt Taylor joins to discuss the final Colts roster and any surprises from Tuesday's cuts.
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Special guest and future Sports Rush producer Adam Lundy joins in studio, the high school football picks of the week, the Mad Ants schedule is released, holiday weekend schedule, TinCaps special broadcast tonight, all the pressure is on Tyler Buchner against Ohio State and Parkview Sports Medicine's Eric Dutkiewicz joins to make his high school football picks.
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Colts roster cuts, Mastodons women's basketball schedule is released, Shannon Griffith of the Upon Further Review SAC podcast joins to preview this week's top area high school football games, and Judge Phil Houk of Fighting Irish Preview joins to discuss the keys for Notre Dame in their matchup against Ohio State Saturday.
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TinCaps home to West Michigan, high school football power rankings, college football with Purdue, IU and Notre Dame with key week 1 games, St. Francis football coach Kevin Donley joins to discuss how the preseason has gone as the team gets ready for week 1 next week, and Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball coach Maria Marchesano joins to discuss the release of this year's schedule and the upcoming season.
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Final cuts to the 53-man roster for the Colts, TinCaps open series tonight against West Michigan, Kevin Bowen of 93.5 and 107.5 the Fan in Indianapolis joins to discuss the Colts final roster and any surprises with the cuts, Rory vs. Scheffler is the perfect script for the PGA, and college football kickoff weekend is days away.
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Colts cuts and trade, Marlon Mack released by the Texans, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette joins to preview Purdue-Penn State and Notre Dame at Ohio State, and TinCaps broadcaster Ben Shulman joins to preview this week's season finale homestand against West Michigan and the promotions on deck.
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Weekend summary and Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball coach Jon Coffman joins in studio to release the Mastodons' nonconference schedule for the 2022-23 season.
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Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball coach Jon Coffman joins in studio to wrap up the Mastodons nonconference schedule release, the voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer joins to preview IU-Illinois Friday night and TinCaps manager Brian Esposito joins for his weekly chat recapping the Midland series and to preview this week's final homestand of the season.
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High school football matchups tonight, Colts preseason finale is against Tom Brady and the Bucs, Jim Shovlin of the Parkview Sports Medicine Tailgate Pregame Show and Talkin' Sports on 1380 The Fan joins to preview week 2 of high school football, and Purdue football play-by-play voice Tim Newton joins to preview the upcoming season for the Boilers.
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High school football schedule tonight, Colts host Tampa Bay tomorrow to wrap up the preseason, big year for Belichick in New England, what you missed yesterday, Kevin Bowen of 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins to preview the Colts preseason finale against Tampa, and the high school football picks of the week.
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Colts prepping for preseason finale, Chet Holmgren will be out for the season with a foot injury, what does the Lakers trade for Patrick Beverly mean for the Pacers, Justin Prince of Fox 55 joins to recap week 1 and preview week 2 and discuss Notre Dame-Ohio State, and Komets VP and GM David Franke joins to discuss the affiliation with Edmonton and Bakersfield, Szydlowski moving on and filling out the Komets roster.
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Monday's show will have the Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball schedule release, good stuff on the Upon Further Review podcast ahead of Snider-Carroll, the high school football picks of the week, a show announcement, college football opening weekend, and Eric Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine joins to preview this week's high school football matchups in the SAC.
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Jessie Bates III is back where he belongs, a tough season for the TinCaps, Colts lose punter Rigoberto Sanchez to a season-ending Achilles injury, and a preview of high school football coming up this Friday.
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Special show coming Monday with Jon Coffman in studio, SAC favorites, Colts sign a punter, Greg Rakestraw of ISC Sports Network and the Colts Radio Network joins to discuss the Colts preseason wrapping up and high school football across the state, and area high school football power rankings.
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Hagerstown loses a heartbreaker, Jessie Bates III accepts the franchise tag, FS1 revamping daily lineup again, Trayce Jackson-Davis named preseason All-American, and Mastodons men's basketball player Jarred Godfrey joins to recap the Dons trip to Portugal and Spain.
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Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez suffers an Achilles injury, a look at the Colts WR room, Dana White reveals a deal was almost done to bring Tom Brady and Gronk to Las Vegas, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, Zach Osterman of the IndyStar joins to preview the upcoming season for IU, if Tom Allen is on the hot seat, the QB situation and IU-Illinois, a big announcement coming Thursday, and three big games highlight Friday night's high school football schedule.
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High school football week 1, Yahoo Sports simulates Madden 23 and the Colts go 16-1, Hagerstown at the Little League World Series, Tom Brady was rumored to be out to film The Masked Singer, major announcement coming Thursday, Komets announce signings, TinCaps rained out, Panthers announce Baker Mayfield as starting QB, and Shannon Griffith joins to recap week 1 of high school football.
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Little League World Series, Colts will go 16-1 according to Yahoo Sports' Madden 23 simulation, Oregon is pushing for an invite into the Big Ten, TinCaps Manager Brian Esposito joins to discuss last week's series against Dayton and the Komets announce some player signing.
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The start of the 2022 High School Football season, the Chicago Bears' form in preseason and Deshaun Watson's statement after the extension of his suspension are all discussed by Brett. Later, he talks about producing his High School Football Picks of the Week segments and the over/under for wins in 2022-2023 for the Pacers. To conclude, the hour Kent Sterling joins the program.
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Brett talks about how the Friday Night Tincaps game will be streaming. He breaks down the High School Football schedule and teases a big announcement coming up on Thursday, August 25th. Scott Agness joins the show to talk about the Pacers' offseason and look ahead to their 2022 campaign. Later he talks about the Tincaps' loss on Thursday Night and pennies from heaven. The show closes out with the 2022 edition of Dan Austin's Boys of Fall and Brett's picks for Week 1 of High School Football.
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The Big Ten mega-media deal is done, DeShaun Watson settles with the NFL for 11 games and $5 million, TinCaps are blown out and Kevin Bowen of 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins to discuss takeaways from Colts camp, the join practices with the Lions and the Colts needs.
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Big Ten media deal and the future of Notre Dame, the high school football picks of the week, a conversation with North Side football coach Ben Johnson to preview the upcoming season at high school football media day, and Parkview Sports Medicine's Eric Dutkiewicz joins to preview the SAC.
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The Pacers 2022-23 schedule is out, Horizon League women's basketball schedule released, Colts working against the Lions, Tincaps come from behind to beat Dayton, a big week of high school football, Fernando Tatis Jr.: how did it happen, and ranking the teams in the AFC by strength of their QB.
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Ranking the NFC quarterbacks, pumped for the Mastodons season, Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette joins to discuss Notre Dame negotiating a new TV deal with NBC and trying to stay independent along with the Fernando Tatis Jr. suspension, and Concordia football coach Tim Mannigel preview the upcoming season for the Cadets during high school football media day.
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Mastodons win in Spain and have their Horizon League schedule released, a conversation with Carroll football coach Doug Dinan at high school football media day, and expectations for Notre Dame going into the season and the Irish are looking for a new NBC TV deal and to remain independent.
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NE8 picks, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, James Boyd of The Athletic joins to discuss his new role, who has stood out for the Colts in training camp and the WR question and Shannon Griffith joins to preview Upon Further Review Podcast and his SAC favorite this high school football season.
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Colts blow lead and lose to Bills, Notre Dame announces Tyler Buchner as QB1, Fever end the season...did anyone notice, the college football preseason AP poll is out, Zach McKinstry is getting an opportunity with the Cubs, and Justin Kenny of Outside the Huddle joins to preview opening week of high school football.
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Little League World Series this weekend, Tatis gets 80-game suspension for PEDs, Komets charity alumni game roster is announced, Colts will not play starters this week, Mastodons finish trip in Portugal and Spain, TinCaps manager Brian Esposito joins to discuss his week off and setting the lineup, and preseason football picks for the SAC.
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What does Vegas predict for the NFC, the Cubs defeat the Reds in Dyersville, Iowa, congrats to Hagerstown on making the Little League World Series, and sports law expert Dan Lust joins to discuss the latest in the DeShaun Watson case and the LIV golfers losing to the PGA.
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Colts at Buffalo, Bears LB Roquan Smith saga continues, Jessie Bates listed as starting safety but still a Bengals no-show, TinCaps broadcaster John Nolan joins to discuss his viral moment and discusses the ongoing series at Lake County.
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Vegas NFL predictions for 2022, DeShaun Watson to play in preseason game Friday, Antonio Brown releases a statement, Victo Olapdio tweets some shots at the Pacers, Kevin Durant trying the "they go or I go" approach, and Kevin Bowen of 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins to discuss Oladipo's tweet and the latest from Colts camp.
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LIV golfers trapped into believing they could play both tours, Field of Dreams game tonight, can Notre Dam overcome a loss to Ohio State and still make the playoffs, Homestead football coach Chad Zolman joins to preview the upcoming season and Parkview Sports Medicine's Eric Dutkiewicz joins to preview the NE8.
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First day of school photos, most underrated band of the 80s, NFL title favorites, Bishop Dwenger football coach Jason Garrett joins to discuss the upcoming season for the Saints, and IndyStar Colts beat writer Nate Atkins joins to discuss the latest observations at Colts camp.
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Roger Goodell doesn't talk much...but he says a lot, a big initial legal win for the PGA over LIV Golf in court, Mastodons in Portugal, Judge Phil Houk of Fighting Irish Preview joins to discuss the NBC TV deal, recruiting and position battles ahead of the Notre Dame season opener, ABC/ESPN out of the future Big Ten TV deal, TinCaps bats quiet in loss to Lake County, and looking ahead to 1380's football schedule.
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IndyCar has a crash-filled race at Nashville, news reports surface that NFL offered DeShaun Watson a deal, trouble for the Padres, Padres make roster moves including promoting some TinCaps, can the Hoosiers bounce back after a difficult 2021, and Greg Rakestraw of ISC Sports Network and the Colts Radio Network joins to discuss Colts expectations and teams to watch in the Indy area for the upcoming high school football season.
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TinCaps at Lake County tonight, high school football game most excited about in 2022, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, Shannon Griffith chats with Leo football coach Jason Doerffler and South Side football coach Guy Lee, and Scott Dixon wins the IndyCar race on the streets of Nashville.
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In the first hour of Monday's episode, Brett recaps the Tincaps bounce back weekend which saw them win three of their last four games against the South Bend Cubs and how fans of the Chicago Cubs missed out if they didn't get to the ballpark to see hard-throwing Pitcher Daniel Palencia. He discusses Fernando Tatis Jr.'s rehab assignment in San Antonio and talks about the nice outings that Tincaps Pitchers Jackson Wolf and Jose Espada had over the weekend. Later, Brett sets the stage for the return of High School Football, by breaking down of the some of the underrated games in the area on this season's schedule. He also talks about how Ben Shulman is covering a Little League World Series Regional in suburban Indianapolis this week. And Shannon Griffith sits down Churubusco Head Football Coach Paul Sade and the Head Coach of the Eastside Blazers Todd Mason ahead of kickoff of the 2022 season.
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In the second hour of Monday's edition of The Sports Rush, Brett breaks down the Colts' offensive recent offensive struggles in training camp, the Padres getting swept by the Dodgers and the big series that lies ahead for the Tincaps at Lake County this week. Later, he chats with Tincaps manager Brian Esposito about that series, the pitching performances of Jackson Wolf and Jose Espada and the recent form of Joshua Mears and Matthew Acosta. He also speaks with Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette about last week's Tincaps series against South Bend as well Notre Dame's starting quarterback battle.
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High school football is just two weeks away, a look at the Colts schedule and predictions on the AFC South teams, TinCaps battle but fall short against South Bend, and Justin Kenny of Outside the Huddle joins to discuss storylines ahead of the high school football season.
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End of an era this weekend, Raiders win the Hall of Fame game, high school football partners, Jake Arthur of the Locked On Colts podcast and HorshoeHuddle.com joins to discuss the latest takeaways from Colts training camp, and Shannon Griffith chats with New Haven football coach Kyle Booher, Columbia City football coach Brett Fox and Woodlan Coach MIke Smith at high school football media day.
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Britney Griner sentenced to 9 years, Hall of Fame Game tonight between Oakland and Jacksonville, Juan Soto and Josh Bell joined the Padres as San Diego beats Colorado, Purdue's schedule should get them to at least a bowl game, the NBA has gone very quiet, high school football is just two weeks from tomorrow, and IndyStar Colts beat writer Nate Atkins joins to discuss the latest takeaways from training camp.
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Do the Colts need a wide receiver, the Giants need to snag Garoppolo, new TinCaps arrive in town, a replay of the conversation with Shawn Szydlowksi, and Parkview Sports Medicine's Eric Dutkiewicz joins to discuss Szydlowski going to Orlando and high school football previews of the NECC and ACAC.
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Padres had a day yesterday with the trade deadline, TinCaps nearly didn't have a lineup last night in 5-4 loss to South Bend, Vin Scully passes away at 94, and former Komet Shawn Szydlowski joins to discuss his time in Fort Wayne and signing with Orlando to continue his ECHL career.
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TinCaps with lineup changes after Juan Soto trade, sports broadcasting influences including Vin Scully, TinCaps President Mike Nutter joins to discuss a wild day yesterday with the Padres and the trade deadline, Colts training camp updates, and the NFL files an appeal in the DeShaun Watson case.
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The big deal is done...Juan Soto is a Padre, still time for more trades, Tiger Woods turned down a megamillions jackpot from the LIV Tour, and Kevin Bowen of Kevin and Query on 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins to discuss the Juan Soto trade and takeaways from Colts training camp.
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TinCaps return home tonight to host South Bend, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, John Conniff of Mad Friars joins to recap the Juan Soto trade and its impact on the TinCaps, and Shannon Griffifth chats with Adams Central football coach Michael Mosser and South Adams football coach Grant Moser to preview their upcoming seasons.
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DeShaun Watson gets 6 games, Padres dealing...trade for Milwaukee All-Star Closer Hader, Hassel and Joshua Mears homer as the TinCaps split series with Peoria, Bill Russell passes away, Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball coach Jon Coffman joins to discuss the team traveling to Spain and Portugal next week, Alexander Rossi gets his first IndyCar win since 2019, and two of Indiana's best high school basketball players announce their commitments.
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49ers turn to Trey Lance, Jimmy G is available, Colts camp continues, a look at the Colts schedule game-by-game, TinCaps manager Brian Esposito joins to discuss the Peoria road trip, Joshua Mears return, Robert Gasser is traded while on the golf course, and the latest on Robert Hassel III. Plus a look at the DeShaun Watson decision.
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Colts have improved at QB, CB, DE/OLB, S, but question marks remain at TE, WR and LB, Ohtani could be on the trade market, Padres reportedly in the top 4 for Juan Soto, TinCaps win on Joshua Mears' home run, and longtime Indianapolis radio voice Kent Sterling joins to discuss the early takeaways from Colts training camp.
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LIV tourney in New Jersey, who would you rather have...Ohtani or Juan Soto, Jessie Bates holding out of Bengals camp, Ryan Kerrigan retires from the Commanders, who has a better year: Notre Dame football or IU basketball, the voice of the Komets Shane Albahrani joins to discuss the new affiliation with Edmonton and roster moves in the last week, Dan Snyder testifies for 11 hours before a Congressional committee, and Shannon Griffith catches up with Norwell's Josh Gerber and East Noble's Luke Amstutz.
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Back at it...countdown to football, Floridians all have the same response to the weather, Notre Dame is becoming "cool" as Marcus Freeman changes the image of the Irish, Kyler Murray gets huge deal but has an assignment attached to it, TinCaps President Mike Nutter joins to discuss the trade deadline pressure on minor league baseball players, and Willson Contreras will be a Padre.
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No Julio Jones, but TY Hilton is still a possibility for the Colts, Purdue could be sneaky good this fall, Komets coach Ben Boudreau joins to discuss the new affiliation with Edmonton and Bakersfield, teaming up with Colin Chaulk and roster moves, and Parkview Sports Medicine's Tommy Schoegler joins to discuss the Komets new affiliation, Notre Dame football and Marcus Freeman are "cool" again, and Colts training camp.
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Colts hold opening practice for training camp, Komets announce new affiliate for the NHL in Edmonton and AHL in Bakersfield, Komets President Michael Franke joins to discuss the affiliation agreement, and Derek Schultz of Query and Schultz on ISC Sports Network joins to discuss takeaways from Colts training camp day 1 and position battles to watch the next few weeks.
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Jeff Brohm, Purdue football at Big Ten Football Media Days and the Boilers could win 9 games again this season, Big Ten expansion update with four Pac-12 teams reportedly under consideration, the latest on the contract drama regarding 2021 IndyCar champion Alex Palou, and Kyle Charters of GoldandBlack.com joins to discuss expectations for Purdue football this fall.
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Ballard takes the mic as Colts camp is set to begin, the Big Ten may not be done expanding and a look at the four most likely candidates, State of the Program: IU, and Zach Osterman of the IndyStar joins to discuss takeaways from IU at Big Ten Football Media Day and expectations for the Hoosiers this upcoming season.
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Colts GM Chris Ballard "doesn't quite see the desperation" at WR position because he knows it's a problem, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette joins to discuss Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren's comments at media day and changes for IU, Tae Tae Johnson and Myland Graham visit Notre Dame, MACtion wants Notre Dame and the loudest college football stadiums.
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Time to pump the brakes on IU basketball preseason expectations, IndyCar doubleheader at Iowa, Chase Elliot "wins" at Pocono, Marco Andretti wins the SRX series championship, Nick Yeoman of the IndyCar Radio Network joins to recap the doubleheader at Iowa Speedway, Hy'Vee's support for the event, Josef Newgarden's fall and discuss the IndyCar championship battle.
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The Big Ten football preseason media poll is out and Ohio State is once again the favorite, Nathan Baird, Ohio State reporter for Cleveland.com, joins to break down the poll and discuss his preseason picks and to discuss IU and Nebraska coaches on the hot seat and if Purdue can sustain another solid season. The Pacers reject a trade offer including Russell Westbrook from the Lakers, the bracket is set for the Phil Knight Legacy and Purdue will face West Virginia, and the Choco Taco is no more.
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Hour 1 of High School Football Media Day features Concordia Coach Tim Mannigel, North Side Coach Ben Johnson, Northrop Coach Quentin Bowen and Bishop Luers Coach Kyle Lindsay.
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Hour 2 of High School Football Media Day includes interviews with Homestead Coach Chad Zolman, Snider Coach Kurt Tippman and Carroll Coach Doug Dinan.
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The Pacers are rumored to be discussing a trade that would send Buddy Hield to the Lakers, Colts rookies are set to report to training camp, questions for the 11-year veterans on the roster and the LIV Tour keeps attracting players.
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What major sports event should Fort Wayne go all in to host, high school football starts four weeks from tomorrow, former TinCaps broadcaster Mike Couzens joins to discuss his career and working with ESPN, and Parkview Sports Medicine's Tommy Schoegler joins to discuss the Open Championship and Fort Wayne's recent success with baseball prospects.
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Travel time, MLB All-Star Game, Mat Peters of Bishop Dwenger and Ivy Tech drafted by the Cubs in the 12th round, Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Doug Boles joins to preview next weekend's tripleheader featuring IndyCar, NASCAR Xfinity and Cup, and Jason Garrett of Bishop Dwenger joins to discuss Mat Peters' journey from high school baseball to being drafted yesterday by the Cubs.
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Cubs all-in on pitching, future help for the TinCaps, Fort Wayne Champs set for round two matchup with Florida TNT in TBT, sports law expert and host of Conduct Detrimental Dan Lust joins to discuss the Doug Gottlieb libel lawsuit and the latest on the DeShaun Watson situation, TinCaps and quality at bats, and Lance Stephenson has a cryptic Instagram post on his future.
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State of the Program: Notre Dame, Notre Dame potentially pursuing a TV deal with the Big 12, it's time for Notre Dame to join the Big Ten, and Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette joins to discuss expectations for year one of Marcus Freeman.
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Mathew Peters of Bishop Dwenger and Ivy Tech drafted by the Cubs, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, Ashton Pollard of BlueandGold.com joins to discuss Notre Dame football recruiting, NASCAR is coming to Chicago, Alex Palou contract situation takes another turn, Ra Kpedi named to NABC Honors Court, and a Netflix special is coming out next month on Manti Te'o and his catfish situation.
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Incredible back 9 at the Open Championship, TinCaps win 4th straight before losing last 2 of Lansing series, baseball's summer classic, Three Rivers Festival memories, and Fort Wayne Spacemen coach Kaleigh Schrock joins to discuss the offseason, a potential doubleheader with the Komets and the Aug. 20 fundraiser for Braydin Lewis.
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Incredible finish for Cameron Smith, will he jump to the LIV Tour, Pacers finish summer league with another loss, Three Rivers Festival ended Saturday, TinCaps Manager Brian Esposito joins to discuss his All-Star break plans, a recap of the series with Lansing, and the glove, Robert Hassell III shines in the futures game, home run derby, and the Rudy Gobert trade has changed trade values.
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Tiger fading with each tourney, TinCaps win another close one and Jessie Bates was in attendance, top two winning streaks in baseball, Purdue lands a 2024 recruit, and TinCaps broadcaster John Nolan joins to discuss the team's win streak, Robert Hassell III in the futures game, and upcoming weekend promotions.
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Open Championship update, big news for former TinCap Fernando Tatis Jr., Pacers tried by whiffed on DeAndre Ayton, IndyStar Pacers beat writer James Boyd joins to discuss losing out on Ayton, what it means for Myles Turner, and summer league storylines, Jessie Bates' contract dispute continues, and was last night the last of Robert Hassell III in Fort Wayne.
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DeAndre Ayton agrees to Pacers offer sheet of 4 years and $133MM, Colts most important additions, and Kevin Bowen of 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins to discuss the Ayton offer, the future for Myles Turner, Mathurin's play in summer league, the Colts' 2nd biggest impact addition behind Matt Ryan, and the Open Championship.
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DeAndre Ayton agrees to Pacers offer sheet, Open Championship update, Fort Wayne FC has their final home match of the season this Saturday, Tony East of the Locked On Pacers Podcast and Forbes joins to discuss the Ayton offer sheet, sign and trade possibilities, Ayton's potential fit with the Pacers, and Mathurin's summer league performance, and Parkview Sports Medicine's Tommy Schoegler joins to recap the Rod Woodson camp, Open Championship day 1, John Konchar's extension and a TinCaps-West Virginia connection.
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TinCaps get a walk-off afternoon win, 2021 IndyCar driver Alex Palou is joining McLaren, more rumors around DeAndre Ayton to the Pacers plus Donovan Mitchell is on the trading block, and The Open Championship squares.
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The Open Championship squares, TinCaps with a walk-off win today at Parkview Field, St. Francis Football Coach Kevin Donley joins to discuss recruiting, new facilities, staff changes and returning to calling plays, and Justin Kenny of Outside the Huddle joins to preview area high school football contenders this fall.
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Rumors and reports covering both the Pacers and Colts: Pacers engaged in sign and trade deal for DeAndre Ayton, could the Colts be a landing spot for Odell Beckham Jr., high school football media day is next week, TinCaps start a series with Lansing tonight, The Open Championship at St. Andrews favorites, and Scott Agness of The Fieldhouse Files joins to discuss the possibility of Ayton to the Pacers, Aaron Nesmith making his summer league debut tonight, and other Pacers summer league takeaways.
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Two weeks to the start of Colts training camp, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, an encore of yesterday's interview with former TinCaps and current ESPN broadcaster Mike Couzens, and longtime Indianapolis sports radio host Kent Sterling joins to discuss if Ayton becomes a Pacer and keys for the Colts ahead of training camp.
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Wild and long weekend with the TinCaps, NBA summer league, Myles Turner "open" to playing in LA, and former TinCaps and current ESPN broadcaster Mike Couzens joins to discuss his time in Fort Wayne and what he is up to now.
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Komets affiliation partner will not be Nashville, NFL could be taking Sunday Ticket to a streaming service, new Good Morning Football host announced, Jessie Bates with a decision to make ahead of camp, Three Rivers Festival parade Saturday, TinCaps manager Brian Esposito joins to discuss a long weekend of baseball, Robert Hassell III playing in the MLB Futures game and more, plus Myles turner says he is "open" to playing in LA.
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How is my generation still around, does Carolina have a long-term plan, Pacers open summer league play tonight, and Dustin Dopirak of the Bloomington Herald-Times joins to discuss USC and UCLA to the Big Ten and the expected impact of IU's men's basketball freshmen class.
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Wild Thursday night at Parkview Field, Mastodons hosting Indiana Classic, Memphis commits to John Konchar, and Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette joins to discuss last night's TinCaps game, if Notre Dame should join a conference and the IU men's basketball roster for this upcoming season.
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Memphis commits to John Konchar, actor James Caan passes away, baseball needs to adapt the clock, TinCaps at home tonight with Leslie David Baker from The Office making an appearance, and former Bishop Dwenger and Butler golfer and Fort Wayne native Patrick Allegeier joins to discuss his golf career in Florida.
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Playoff teams in the AFC, John Konchar staying in Memphis through the next five years, Kyle Neddenriep of the IndyStar joins to discuss the IHSAA basketball tournament changes, and Eric Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine joins to give his top 5 July 7th sports birthdays and the possibility of Notre Dame joining the Big Ten Conference.
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Browns trade Baker Mayfield to Carolina, a look at the Big Ten and TV markets, NBA Summer League players to watch, and Tim Prister of Irish Illustrated joins to discuss the possibility of Notre Dame joining the Big Ten and the team continuing to roll in recruiting.
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Komets re-sign Marcus McIvor and Oliver Cooper, could the Komets enter an affiliation agreement with the Nashville Predators, Browns trade Baker Mayfield to Carolina, Fort Wayne Champs GM Garrett Martz joins to preview this year's TBT, and the TinCaps will play two on Saturday.
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Pacers with money to spend...how do they spend it, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, TinCaps Manager Brian Esposito joins to discuss additions from Lake Elsinore and other roster moves, Joey Chestnut wins the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest once again, UCLA/USC move to the Big Ten and how the SEC will respond.
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The Big Ten is heading in the right direction...now what does Notre Dame do? A small move by the Pacers could prove big, are the Pacers looking ahead to the 2023 draft, St. Francis associate men's basketball head coach Luke Cummings joins to discuss their exhibition game with IU, and the TinCaps' deficiencies are on display in July 4th loss to Lake County.
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Pacers trade Malcolm Brogdon to Boston, IU releases their full non-conference schedule, learning more about the USC/UCLA move to the Big Ten, TinCaps President Mike Nutter joins to discuss the upcoming July 4th game and a long homestand coming up, and Rudy Gobert is traded to Minnesota.
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Pacers trade Malcolm Brogdon, NBA extensions signed, Kevin Durant prefers Miami or Phoenix, Tony East of the Locked On Pacers Podcast and Forbes joins to break down the Malcolm Brogdon trade, roster moves, Jalen Smith, the summer league roster, and the Rudy Gobert Trade. Plus, IU announces their nonfconference schedule and the Big Ten is waiting on an answer from Notre Dame to join the conference.
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UCLA and USC are possibly leaving the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten, NBA free agency is set to begin, Kevin Durant asks for a trade from the Nets and James Harden opts out to negotiate a team-friendly contract.
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Counting down to NBA free agency, USC and UCLA likely moving to the Big Ten, an update on the Freddie Freeman situation, IndyStar Pacers beat writer James Boyd joins to discuss Kevin Durant's trade request, Pacers possibilities in free agency, could Bobby Portis be an option, and other names to focus on. Plus, Eric Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine joins to discuss the changes to the IHSAA basketball tournament, NBA free agency and USC and UCLA likely going to the Big Ten.
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Grilling season, Pacers pick up Oshae Brissett option, Norwell offensive lineman Brody Bolyn joins to discuss his commitment to Bowling Green, Professional Bull Rider Marcus Mast of Middlebury joins to preview the PBR coming to Michiana Events Center July 8-9 in Shipshewana, and Freddie Freeman has fired his agent creating a strange situation.
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Colts announce plans for training camp, LIV Tour getting lukewarm reception in Portland, Kevin Bowen of 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins to recap the Pacers draft, Brogdon trade options and more, NBA free agency headlines, and the TinCaps back in action tonight against West Michigan.
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Three NBA point guards with contract decisions that could impact favorites in the NBA next season, Pacers GM had Buchanon claims Myles Turner is not on the trading block, TinCaps start road trip at West Michigan, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, and Jarrod Parker joins to discuss his playing days at Norwell, the MLB Draft, his career and what he is up to now in Nashville.
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TinCaps make some roster moves, a huge brawl with major suspensions in baseball, podcast update, could Gus Bradley be the next Colts coach, sports law attorney Dan Lust of the Conduct Detrimental Podcast joins to discuss the Commanders and Daniel Snyder's subpoena, the DeShaun Watson disciplinary hearing, and other sports law headlines, and Mike Monaco of ESPN joins to discuss his time as a TinCaps broadcaster, his other minor league baseball work, calling hockey, the College World Series and what is next on his broadcast schedule.
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The TinCaps deficiencies on display in losing 5 of 6 to Great Lakes, the Avalanche wore out the Lightning, the Pacers draft is complete and now the focus is on the Summer League, more players moving to the LIV Tour, and IHSAA Commissioner Paul Neidig joins to discuss the format change for the high school basketball regional and semi state.
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Padres promoted CJ Abrams, Pacers finalizing NBA Summer League roster, Colorado eliminates defending champion Lightning, Wimbledon is underway, TinCaps manager Brian Esposito joins to discuss the first half of the season and upcoming roster moves. Plus, breaking down why it would be tough for the TinCaps to move up to Double-A baseball.
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Pacers draft night ends with Ben Mathurin, Andrew Nembhard and Kendal Brown, Colorado can win the Stanley Cup tonight, Big Ten/ACC Challenge matchups are set with IU taking on North Carolina, Purdue visiting Florida State and Notre Dame matching up against Michigan State, Scott Agness of the Fieldhouse Files joins to recap the Pacers NBA Draft selections, and IHSAA Commissioner Paul Neidig joins to discuss the decision to move the boys and girls tournament regionals to one game and the semistate to two games.
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Pacers have a complete failure in the NBA Draft, the real winner of the night, Paolo Banchero a surprise at #1, TinCaps finish off the first half of the Midwest League season with a win, several big name Big Ten players didn't get drafted last night, and Justin Kenny of Outside The Huddle joins to discuss the IHSAA changing the high school basketball regional and 7 on 7 football at the high school level.
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NBA Draft tonight, Arch Manning commits to Texas, what is the IHSAA doing, and Art Saltsberg joins for our where are they now segment to discuss WOWO Sports Talk, doing color commentary for high school basketball and Mastodons games and more.
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Counting down to the NBA Draft, Colorado is just one win from the Stanley Cup, IndyStar Pacers beat writer James Boyd joins to discuss draft options, trade possibilities, Benedict Mathurin and Shaedon Sharpe, the IHSAA is changing their basketball tournament format, and Parkview Sports Medicine's Tommy Schoegler joins to discuss the US Open, Caleb Swanigan's death, and the IHSAA regional changes.
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The countdown to the NBA Draft, death of Caleb "Biggie" Swanigan still the top topic today, Daniel Snyder must go--or the commissioner must go, TinCaps battled to the end but come up short, Pacers have perhaps indicated they won't go above the #4 pick, and Homestead boys basketball coach Chris Johnson joins to remember Caleb Swanigan.
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Mastodons working out and get extra time this summer with trip to Europe, golf news, Tony East of the Locked On Pacers Podcast joins to discuss potential Pacers trades, the draft board and more, Tony "Goose" Siragusa passes away, Mike Monaco is the voice of the College World Series, and the TinCaps back in action tonight at Parkview Field.
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A shocking death of another young athlete, Tampa Bay flips the script against the Avalanche, Brooks Koepka surprises no one, DeShaun Watson settles with 20 of 24 women, and Scott Pieri joins to discuss the U.S. Open and the LIV Tour's impact on the game of golf.
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Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M in the College World Series, Biggie Swanigan dead at 25, the Pacers are weighing options including the rumor of Malcolm Brogdon to Atlanta for John Collins, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, Scott Agness of the Fieldhouse Files joins to discuss if Brogdon and Myles Turner are on the trade block, Jaden Ivey, and John Collins rumors, TinCaps set to open series against Great Lakes, and Tampa Bay can even up the Stanley Cup Final at two games apiece tomorrow night.
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A good day for the TinCaps, a good day for Matt Fitzpatrick, Komets make the signing of Anthony Petruzelli official, Notre Dame splits the weekend in Omaha, a huge Sunday for a former TinCap, and Komets captain Anthony Petruzelli joins to discuss his signing and staying in Fort Wayne.
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Pacers time running out...Shaedon Sharpe visits today, TinCaps manager Brian Esposito joins to discuss the Lansing series win, Stanley Cup Final Game 3 tonight and Komets sign Petruzelli.
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Golden State wins the title, U.S. Open, NHL Stanley Cup Final game 2 tomorrow night, this or that, College World Series ongoing, and IndyStar Pacers beat writer James Boyd joins to discuss Pacers NBA Draft preparations.
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Notre Dame vs. Texas tonight in the College World Series, next year's NBA favorite, U.S. Open update, this or that, TinCaps broadcaster John Nolan joins to discuss roster moves and upcoming promotions, and Indiana football has the toughest schedule in the Big Ten.
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U.S. Open underway, Avalanche beat Lightning 4-3 in OT, Big Ten announces basketball opponents for 2022-23, Jessie Bates involved in a contract situation, and Fort Wayne native and San Francisco 49er Austin Mack joins to discuss his time in the Bay Area and to preview this weekend's Mack Fest.
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Cubs becoming an embarrassment right now, Komets announce player signings, U.S. Open update, Justin Cohn of the Journal Gazette joins to discuss the Komets protected list, Shawn Szydlowski's future and an affiliation update, and Parkview Sports Medicine's joins to discuss Eastside's softball state title, their scholarship program, a golf outing and the LIV Tour.
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Colts have another early retirement, David Jenkins transfers to Purdue, TinCaps get a solid win at Lansing, congrats to local official James Craig, U.S. Open squares, news not good for Fernando Tatis Jr., NBA mock drafts overwhelmingly pick 2 players at #6 for the Pacers, and Kent Sterling joins to discuss the Khari Willis retirement, Terry McLaurin rumors, Pacers pre-draft workouts and Purdue gets their point guard.
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It's embarrassing to the LIV players to answer questions at the U.S. Open, Stanley Cup Final game 1 tonight, Purdue gets their point guard and Tim Heffron joins to preview this week's USA Pickleball Great Lakes Diamond Regional in Fort Wayne.
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Today on campus, rough weather last night, last two College World Series spots decided, new Northrop football coach Quentin Bowen joins to discuss the new job, Golden State with the win despite off night from Curry, and Purdue Fort Wayne Women's Basketball Coach Maria Marchesano joins to discuss her upcoming kids basketball camp.
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Thursday Night Football on Amazon lineup set, Zach Osterman of the IndyStar joins to discuss the Big Ten likely dropping divisions in football, Serena Williams, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, Boston with backs against the wall after loss to Golden State, Stanley Cup Final set between Tampa Bay and Colorado, and the Padres get a quality start from Yu Darvish in Chicago.
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Can it be June 24th already, a huge game 5 tonight in San Francisco, upset of the weekend in Knoxville, Eastside softball coach Brennen Kitchen joins to discuss winning the 2A state title, and TinCaps broadcaster Ben Shulman joins to talk about his recent broadcast with his father Dan last week.
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Setting the field in the College World Series, CJ Gunn an overlooked x-factor for IU hoops, TinCaps manager Brian Esposito joins to discuss Brandon Komar earning the Midwest League's pitcher of the week award, Roncalli softball may have been the most dominant team in Indiana sports history, and a preview of game 5 of the NBA Finals with Boston at Golden State.
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Meeting Dan Shulman, NBA Finals game 4 tonight, this or that, and sports law attorney Dan Lust of the Conduct Detrimental podcast joins to discuss the LIV Tour and PGA suspensions, NIL and the latest on the Deshaun Watson case.
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LIV Tour debut leaderboard is a who's who in golf, Pacers holding more pre-draft workouts including Ben Mathurin, TinCaps played long beal and win a close game against Lake County, Tim O'Malley of Irish Illustrated joins to discuss Notre Dame landing 5-star QB commit CJ Carr, college baseball Super Regionals are underway, more this or that and NFL futures for 10-win teams.
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Boston's big three was too much for the Warriors, Colts counting on Matt Ryan to elevate receivers, back to hockey tonight, TinCaps President Mike Nutter joins to discuss upcoming promotions include Purdue Night tonight, wizards and wands night and the fireworks schedule, plus an encore of yesterday's interview with Komets Coach Ben Boudreau signing an extension to stay in Fort Wayne.
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A big night at Parkview Field, the PGA responds to players participating in the LIV events this weekend, Boston gains back control of the NBA Finals, and Parkview Sports Medicine's Eric Dutkiewicz joins to discuss the passing of Owen Scheele, the top 5 area boys teams last season and Eastside playing for a state softball title.
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Darius Leonard is out after back surgery, the TinCaps get a masterful start from Brandon Komar, the Komets have signed head coach Ben Boudreau and assistant Olivier Legault to new deals, the college baseball Super Regionals are set, the women's softball final continues between Oklahoma and Texas, and Kevin Bowen of 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins to discuss the latest from Colts OTA's, Nyheim Hines, Darius Leonard's surgery and the LIV Tour.
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Dustin Johnson may have changed the game, could the Big Ten Baseball Tournament be played in Fort Wayne, Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette discusses the impact of shorter minor league baseball games on and off the field, and Komets head coach Ben Boudreau joins to discuss his new deal to stay in Fort Wayne.
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The Colts are holding mandatory OTA's and a key player is absent, John Elway had a bad day, Mike Woodson wants Kentucky, sad news in area high school football, and former South Side Archer and Purdue Boilermaker and current Big Ten Network analyst Rapheal Davis joins to preview his basketball camp coming up June 27-29. More information at raphealdavisbasketball.com.
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College baseball sets Super Regional brackets for the Road to Omaha, game 3 of the NBA Finals tomorrow night, a wild finish the Western Conference Finals in the NHL, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, Scott Agness of the Fieldhouse Files joins to discuss the Pacers' NBA Draft options, and coverage coming this fall.
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TinCaps no-hit in rain-shortened game, what you've missed, Keion Brooks Jr. transfers to Washington, Eastside softball coach Brennen Kitchen joins to discuss advancing to state, Golden State wins game 2 of the NBA Finals, Quin Snyder steps away from Utah and Wal-Mart heir Rob Walton buys the Denver Broncos for $4.5 billion.
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Colts open mandatory OTA's, Pacers continue to evaluate talent for upcoming draft, TinCaps manager Brian Esposito joins to discuss Friday night's triple play, new names on the roster, Justin Lopez and more, and college baseball wraps up the regionals.
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Greg Rakestraw talks all things Indiana sports with Brett, including the upcoming Regionals in High School Baseball, as well as the Colts and their interest in finding a veteran wide receiver, and whether or not it should be T.Y. Hilton. Boston defeats Golden State in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
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Aaron Willard, Head Coach and Athletic Director at Eastside High School joins us to talk about the Baseball team and their sectional win and look forward to their Regional matchup this weekend in Whiting. Colts are still looking for a veteran presence at Wide Receiver. A new game with no name is introduced to the show, as fans join in to try and win a pizza prize.
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Did "the Match" miss having PGA professionals? Celtics/Warriors Game 1. Friday is National Donut Day.
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Dave Goodmilller, baseball coach for the Norwell Knights and Tommy Schoegler from Parkview Sports Medicine join us on the show.
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Dave Ginder the Head Coach of Carroll Baseball joins the program to talk about their Sectional win over Snider and look ahead towards their Regional matchup versus Homestead. We also rank the upcoming broadcasting duos for this year in the NFL.
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Tony East discusses the Pacers pick as well as players they have been working out ahead of the NBA Draft. Bishop Dwenger Baseball Head Coach Jason Garrett joins the show to talk Sectional win. Predictions begin for the NBA Finals as the Celtics take on the Warriors tomorrow.
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Marcus Erikkson is the winner of the Indy 500. Local high school baseball teams are competing and winning in Sectional baseball, and are now looking ahead towards Regionals. Homestead Baseball's Head Coach Nick Byall joins the program.
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Justin Kenny of OPS joins the program to talk about his experience at the Indianapolis 500. Mike Woodson discusses how he wants to get a game against Kentucky back on the IU Basketball schedule. And we play Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia.
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Reds beat Cubs in historic blowout 20-5, Golden State advances to the NBA Finals after defeating the Dallas Mavericks, and MLB is still looking for ways to speed up the game.
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Indy 500 Driver Conor Daly joins the program
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Golden State hosts Dallas tonight with a chance to close out the series and Parkview Sports Medicine's Eric Dutkiewicz joins to discuss area high school baseball sectionals and the Colts signing Nick Foles.
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Field day in the rain, two at Parkview Field today, Yahoo Sports has 6 players that improved their stock the most at the NBA Combine...and Purdue fans will recognize one of the them, Boston pulls away from injury-riddled Miami and Kyle Kirkwood, IndyCar driver of the no. 14 Rokit A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet, joins to discuss qualifying for his first Indy 500, how he has adapted to driving an IndyCar as a rookie and his season so far, and "Kirk Kirkwood."
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Colts start OTAs, Indy to host the NFL combine the next two years, recognized again, Trine heading to the NCAA Division III softball World Series, and Kent Sterling joins to discuss Trayce Jackson-Davis' comments on team drug use at IU, the Colts signing Nick Foles and Indy 500 storylines.
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High school baseball sectionals start this week, as the NBA increases shooting the 3, games continue to be more one-sided, and Rinus VeeKay, driver of the no. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet, joins to discuss the fast speeds in Indy 500, what he learned from last year's race and how Arie Luyendyk helped him in getting to IndyCar.
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Blowout series between Celtics and Heat continues pattern, Golden State tries to complete the sweep, Trayce Jackson-Davis with interesting comments about drug use at IU, Irsay bids $4.5 million to buy Kurt Cobain's guitar, Colts quietly building brick by brick, Mastodons announce travel special for the Cancun Challenge, and TinCaps President Mike Nutter joins to discuss upcoming promotions and Mental Health Awareness Night.
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Florida Panthers disappointing sweep out to the "club," hot picks to click for the Indy 500, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman's Monday Night Football schedule is released, Trayce Jackson-Davis with some interesting comments, and Kevin Bowen of 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins to recap Indy 500 qualifying, the Colts signing Nick Foles, Pacers draft options and the PGA Championship.
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The Colts sign QB Nick Foles, Scott Dixon wins the pole for the Indianapolis 500 with a record speed, congrats to Northrop softball and Dwenger and Snider baseball on winning the SAC, a tough weekend for the TinCaps, jumping off the Dallas bandwagon, and Brendan King of 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis and the South Bend Cubs joins to recap Indy 500 qualifying and a busy week ahead of race coverage and Cubs baseball.
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Colts get Nick Foles, Trayce Jackson-Davis returns...what if IU were to win a national title, biggest surprise from time trials, TinCaps manager Brian Esposito joins to discuss player development and Kevin Bowen of 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins to discuss Indy 500 qualifying, the Colts signing Nick Foles, Justin Thomas winning the PGA and if the Pacers would move up in the draft.
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Thanks to the TinCaps, Colts and Nyheim Hines, big news for IU fans as Trayce Jackson-Davis is coming back next season, news today about Boiler ball, PGA Championship, and new Leo football coach Jason Doerffler joins to discuss the move from Northrop to Leo.
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PGA Championship update, heartbreaker for Florida last night, Sean Arata of Fort Wayne band Downstait joins to discuss how they got into creating wrestling theme music for WWE and AEW wrestlers, Saban vs. Jimbo and Jimbo vs. Saban, and a preview of Dallas-Golden State game 2.
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Colts At Bat at Parkview Field tonight, could it be Oct. 8th already, Warriors shut down Luka and blow out the Mavs, Pacers throw 4 names out as possible picks, Tyrese Haliburton is quickly becoming the face of the franchise, and Pacers TV play-by-play voice Chris Denari joins to discuss the Pacers options with the 6th pick in the NBA draft, the Pacers offseason and calling the Indianapolis 500 from turn 4.
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Celtics expect Marcus Smart back tonight vs. the Heat, TinCaps up and down season continued last night, Indianapolis Colts running back Nyheim Hines joins live from Parkview Field as part of Colts At Bat Night, and Parkview Sports Medicine's Tommy Schoegler joins to discuss the action in the PGA Championship so far and his Indy 500 memories.
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Pacers might be in the perfect place at no. 6 in the draft, Mike Woodson was in town last night, Miami pounds the Celtics in the 3rd quarter to take game 1 last night, the TinCaps win a thriller vs. West Michigan 5-4, and Komets GM David Franke joins to discuss the future of Ben Boudreau, their affiliation and other offseason moves.
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Rosters posted for the NBA Combine games, PGA Championship starts tomorrow and a look at some of the favorites, the Cubs shut out the Pirates, former Wayne High School football player and NFL punter Jason Baker joins to discuss the Northeast Indiana Football Association, Tampa Bay wins game 1 against Florida in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and a preview of Dallas-Golden State tonight.
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Lottery tonight as the NBA moves into conference finals, Memphis Grizzlies post year-end video with two notable omissions, Leo has a new football coach, NFL OTA's underway, Notre Dame opens against Ohio State, Keion Brooks Jr. announces he will stay in the NBA Draft, and Justin Kenny of Outside The Huddle joins to discuss Jason Doerffler being named the new Leo football coach, Bohde Dickerson transferring and who could be the next Northrop head coach.
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The next round of the playoffs begins, TinCaps open homestand tonight, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, Scott Agness of the Fieldhouse Files joins to break down the Pacers' chances for a top pick in tonight's NBA Draft Lottery and Dale Coyne Racing with HMD IndyCar driver David Malukas joins to discuss racing in the rain at the GMR Grand Prix on Saturday, his rookie season and having Takuma Sato as his teammate.
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Big weekend of game 7's in the NBA and NHL, Indy Grand Prix runs in the rain, Pacers find out their draft pick tomorrow night, the next football coach at Leo could be revealed today, and former Northrop and Purdue basketball great Walter Jordan joins to discuss his Future Stars Day Camp that runs from June 13-16 in Fort Wayne.
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Changes in the media, Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing IndyCar driver Takuma Sato joins to discuss racing in the rain for the GMR Grand Prix and preparations for the Indy 500, TinCaps manager Brian Esposito joins to discuss the Rangers advancing, a long road trip and returning home to Parkview Field this week, plus no drama in NBA game 7's last night.
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Friday the 13th, Colts schedule is out, Greg Rakestraw of the IHSAA Champions Network and Colts Radio Network joins to discuss Marc Davidson's passing and the Colts schedule, and Miami eliminates Philadelphia out of the NBA Playoffs.
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Colts rookie Bernhard Raiman joins to discuss his journey from Austria to the NFL and preparations for the team's rookie mini-camp, the Colts schedule is out, NHL Playoffs, NBA Playoffs, and the Colts make it on prime time at home twice this upcoming season.
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NFL schedule release, top 5 games for the Colts, Grizzlies blow out the Warriors to send the series back to the Bay Area, Bears biggest games, comeback Cats do it again, and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing IndyCar driver Christian Lundgaard joins to discuss going to the Kentucky Derby, his rookie season and adjusting to life in America.
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Adrian Martinez makes it another recent TinCap to go 260 to the Show, Jerry Jeudy arrested, Colts get one of the easiest schedules based on 2021 win-loss records, IndyCar Radio broadcaster Nick Yeoman joins to preview Saturday's GMR Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and Parkview Sports Medicine's Tommy Schoegler joins to discuss Panthers-Capitals, his top 5 NFL games of the upcoming season and Marc Davidson's passing.
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Chris Ballard's patience pays off...but is it improving the team, two blowouts in NBA game 5s, the NCAA passed the buck and now they want it back, and Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette joins to discuss Mike Brey's comments on NIL, the issues with implementation, and Mike Woodson's recruiting class for Indiana.
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Mike Woodson wins first full recruiting cycle, Ja Morant ruled out for Memphis, Fever win in front of about 1,000 fans, Justin Kenny of Outside the Huddle and New Track Record Podcast joins to discuss sectional realignment, Marc Davidson's passing, and storylines for the Month of May at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Plus, 12 Big Ten players are invited to the NBA Draft Combine and Reid Detmers of the Angels throws for a no-hitter.
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Remembering Marc Davidson after the former Blackhawk Christian boys basketball coach passes away from cancer, sales trip, comeback cats do it again, Tom Brady has his next gig, Zach Osterman of the IndyStar joins to discuss Mike Woodson adding Jordan Hulls to his staff, and the Grizzlies blow it.
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Remembering Marc Davidson, the Colts schedule is out Thursday, Kyle Neddenriep of the IndyStar joins to reflect on the passing of Marc Davidson and his relationship with him, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, and the TinCaps start a series at South Bend.
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Historical Kentucky Derby ends in incredible finish, the derby is part of a losing weekend for me/my teams, Jordan Hulls joins the IU coaching staff while Antoine Davis returns to Detroit, best of the weekend, the Colts fared even better than we thought on their draft picks, the Fever opened the season in front of several Pacers players and Adreian Payne shot and killed in Orlando.
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NBA playoffs continue tonight, the TinCaps partner with Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation for a new Daisies monument in Memorial Park, and Trine women's softball coach Don Danklefson joins to discuss qualifying for the NCAA Tournament.
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Komets end of season jersey auction, it's Kentucky Derby weekend, Trayce Jackson-Davis showing range in pre-draft workouts, and new Blackhawk Christian boys basketball coach and former IU player Matt Roth joins to discuss taking over from Marc Davidson and his coaching and officiating experience.
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Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball coach Jon Coffman joins to discuss his incoming class and his basketball camp, solving the IHSAA sectional alignments, NHL playoffs continue, NBA picks for this weekend and a Kentucky Derby preview.
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Top seeds look like top seeds in the NBA last night, Reds are making losing look easy, the Colts starting lineup as of today, and Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball coach Maria Marchesano joins to discuss her summer basketball camps.
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Mackenzie Gore strong for the Padres, Komets jersey auction is tonight, the 2022-23 Komet schedule is out, Matt Roth takes over at Blackhawk Christian, and Parkview Sports Medicine's Tommy Schoegler joins to discuss the Komets falling in game 7 to Wheeling, the Colts draft and IHSAA sectional realignmnet.
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Komets drop game 7, Celtics shut down Bucks while Grizzlies even series with Warriors, Alec Pierce is on a mission from God, no over-the-pond trips for the Colts, the TinCaps are shut out again, and Justin Kenny of Outside the Huddle joins to discuss Blackhawk Christian hiring former IU player Matt Roth as their new boys basketball coach and IHSAA sectional realignment.
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What's happening with the NIL, Komets out and no series with Toledo this year, Tincaps broadcaster John Nolan joins to discuss Colts At Bat on May 19, the Reds have lost 18 of their past 19 games and the debate on if Ben Boudreau be back as the Komets' coach.
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A quick week in Florida, Komets force game 7 tonight, Chris Ballard loves the athletes, Komets coach Ben Boudreau joins to preview tonight's game 7 against Wheeling, and Fort Wayne FC coach Mike Avery joins to discuss the club's roster, the impact of DaMarcus Beasley, player development, the match against Cincinnati FC 2 and the season opener on May 15.
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Colts win day 2...leave question marks on day 3, Memphis-Golden State game 1 is top-rated conference semi since 2011, the intent of NIL is being abused, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, and Justin Cohn of the Journal Gazette joins to preview tonight's game 7 between the Komets and Nailers.
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The Komets face elimination, the TinCaps struggle against Dayton, the Colts draft is complete, the draft haul makes them the favorite in the AFC South but Matt Ryan is a question mark, and TinCaps manager Brian Esposito joins to discuss the Dayton series, having Blake Snell make a rehab start and to preview the matchup this week against Wisconsin.
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Stephen Holder of The Athletic joins to discuss the Colts addressing needs in the NFL Draft and expectations for the upcoming season, the voice of the Komets Shane Albahrani joins to recap game 5 against Wheeling and preview game 6 of the series at the Coliseum, and some IHSAA rule changes are up for a vote and some new sports could join the association.
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In the first hour of Friday's episode of the Sports Rush, Caleb recaps the Tincaps' win on Thursday and the rehab start made by Blake Snell and previews the Komets' big playoff games at Wheeling this weekend. He shares his thoughts on the impact of the Titans trading star receiver, A.J. Brown, to Philadelphia and the options the Colts have in night two of the NFL Draft. Kevin Bowen- from 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis- joins the show to preview the draft for the Colts.
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In hour two, Caleb previews the newly-announced home match for Fort Wayne FC against FC Cincinnati 2. Then, talks about the pressure on Colts General Manager Chris Ballard to make get things right on night two of the NFL Draft. Dylan Sinn from the Journal Gazette stops by to talk about Blake Snell's rehab start for the Tincaps, the looming deadline to enter the transfer portal and IU's Trace Jackson-Davis working on his jump shot. Later, Caleb talks about Indiana connections to this year's NFL Draft.
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Caleb is joined by Fort Wayne Tincaps President Mike Nutter who previews Tribute to the Indy 500 Night and Blake Snell's Tincaps start.
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In hour two of Thursday's Sports Rush, Caleb is joined by his co-host of the New Track Record Podcast, Justin Kenny and President of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Doug Boles as they preview this year's Indy 500 and Tribute to the Indy 500 Night at Parkview Field. Later, Parkview Sports Medicine's Tommy Schoegler breaks down the Komets first round playoff serious versus Wheeling and the Parkview Sports Medicine High School Baseball Series
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Luke Brown enters the transfer portal, Mark Emmert to retire from the NCAA, Blake Snell to pitch for the TinCaps Thursday, a thriller between Minnesota and Memphis last night, Kent Sterling joins to discuss the NBA, Mike Woodson's recruiting success, NCAA reform and draft needs for the Colts.
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A big week for the TinCaps, Mark Emmert to retire as head of the NCAA, Grizzlies rally to beat T-Wolves, the voice of the Komets Shane Albahrani joins from Wheeling to discuss what the Komets need to do to rally from behind 0-2 to the Nailers, Colts NFL Draft needs and NBA action tonight.
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Down and out in Brooklyn, Toronto a home win away from tying series with Philadelphia, Grizzlies back home vs. Minnesota and the series is tied 2-2, Ivy Tech Titans baseball coach Connor Wilkins joins to discuss Ivy Tech ending athletics programs and their season so far, and another edition of Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia.
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The Komets head to Wheeling down 0-2, why Vegas is the best city for the NFL Draft, a strange draft, TinCaps vs. Dayton tonight, Justin Cohn of the Journal Gazette joins to discuss why the Komets are in an 0-2 hole, and an encore presentation of yesterday's interview with WWE superstar Becky Lynch.
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Komets fall into an 0-2 hole at home in series against Wheeling to open the Kelly Cup Playoffs, Angel Hernandez stole the show on Sunday Night Baseball, Nets down 3-0 to the Celtics, Hunter Dickinson to return to Michigan, and don't expect Deebo Samuel to be a Colt.
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NBA Playoffs continue and is Phoenix in trouble, WWE wrestler Becky Lynch joins to preview the Sunday Stunner at the Coliseum on May 22, TinCaps manager Brian Esposito joins to recap taking 5 of 6 against Lansing and to preview this week's series against Dayton at Parkview Field, and Jordan Geronimo announces he is returning to IU. Nijel Pack, a Purdue transfer portal target, opts to go to Miami.
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A crazy game between Memphis and Minnesota last night, Komets start the playoffs tonight, is it time for baseball to end the gambling hypocrisy, Colts GM Chris Ballard addresses the media and USA Today baseball writer Bob Nightengale joins to discuss his story on Pete Rose and gambling in baseball today.
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TinCaps winning streak comes to an end, Komets start playoffs tonight, Colts GM Chris Ballard on wide receivers on the team and in the draft, the voice of the Komets Shane Albahrani joins to discuss Will Graber being named ECHL MVP and to preview the Komets-Wheeling series that starts tonight. Plus, what are your greatest sports memories and best bets this weekend in the NBA.
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TinCaps ride the power of Joshua Mears to beat Lansing, huge win for PFW volleyball against no. 2 seed Loyola Chicago in the MIVA semifinals, Vegas has made the Colts the favorite to land Deebo Samuel, Jay Wright retires from Villanova and Rob Phinisee is transferring to Cincinnati, Komets coach Ben Boudreau joins to preview the series against Wheeling that starts Friday night at the Coliseum and Kyle Neddenriep, the high school sports reporter for the IndyStar, joins to discuss IHSAA reclassification, Jack Keefer's retirement and Todd Howard stepping down from Brebeuf Jesuit.
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Mackenzie Gore with a strong outing for the Padres, Kevin Durant struggles and Boston takes a 2-0 lead on Brooklyn, Purdue Fort Wayne men's volleyball coach Rock Perotte joins to recap last night's win over Loyola Chicago and to preview the MIVA Championship against Ball State on Saturday, Parkview Sports Medicine's Eric Dutkiewicz joins to discuss the PSM Baseball Classic at Parkview Field and more, plus another player is in the transfer portal as Eric Hunter Jr. of Purdue joins the list.
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TinCaps pull away with 5 runs in the 9th last night, Deebo Samuel wants out of San Francisco, mock drafts have Colts taking Sam Howell, NBA last night, and former Huntington North and Purdue men's basketball star Chris Kramer joins to discuss injuries, playing overseas, staying in a bomb shelter and his upcoming basketball camp.
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Reds continue slide out West, Panthers come back again to tie Colorado for best record in the NHL, Thad Matta hires Greg Oden and Jon Diebler to Butler staff, Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette joins to discuss the TinCaps, Mackenzie Gore's MLB debut, IU not holding a spring football game, Trayce Jackson-Davis potentially going pro, Notre Dame QB Tyler Buchner injured and Saturday's Blue-Gold game. Plus, TinCaps broadcaster John Nolan joins to discuss the Tincaps-Lansing series and the Daisies throwback night.
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Indiana fills final scholarship with Malik Reneau, Stephon Gilmore met the media yesterday, "The Match" returns, Parkview Sports Medicine Baseball Classic is underway at Parkview Field, and Zach Osterman of the IndyStar joins to discuss if Trayce Jackson-Davis is coming back, NIL impact, and IU spring football and not having a spring game.
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NBA Playoffs continue, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, and Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball coach Maria Marchesano joins to discuss her incoming class and transfers joining the program after signing day.
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Two stars...different fan engagement yesterday, NBA Playoffs opening weekend with one surprise result, former Homestead star and now Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball player Sydney Graber joins to discuss her decision to transfer from Central Michigan, mental health and returning to Fort Wayne. Plus, a good week for the TinCaps.
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IU gets another 5-star recruit, Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball announces signing class, Stephon Gilmore vs. Tyrann Mathieu, Rickie Fowler has to go through qualifying for the US Open, TinCaps Manager Brian Esposito joins to discuss the opening home series, adjusting to the pitch clock and Justin Lopez' grand slam yesterday in the win over South Bend. Plus, the NBA Playoffs continue tonight and the NBA announces their award finalists.
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Colts sign Stephon Gilmore, Race Thompson is back at IU, Paul George enters health and safety protocols, new Bishop Luers boys basketball coach Seth Coffing joins to discuss the new role and Kevin Bowen of 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins to discuss the Pacers offseason, the Colts signing Gilmore and what needs are left for the team.
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TinCaps continue their series with South Bend, Paul George is out tonight for the Clippers, the voice of the Komets Shane Albahrani joins to preview tonight's game at Wheeling and playoff scenarios for the Komets, the transfer portal pitfall plus Race Thompson returns to IU.
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What Clayton Kershaw had to say after getting pulled from a perfect game, Blackhawk Christian announces Marc Davidson has boys basketball coach emeritus as he continues his battle against cancer, TinCaps at home tonight for two on a Thirsty Thursday, NBA play-in as Hawks and Pelicans advance, and Parkview Sports Medicine's Eric Dutkiewicz joins to discuss the Masters and Tiger's performance, the new IHSAA classifications and next week'sParkview Sports Medicine Baseball Classic.
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Baker Mayfield's comments on wanting to go to Indy, Antoine Davis era ends at Detroit Mercy, Fever loaded with picks, sports law attorney Dan Lust joins to discuss the allegations against Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder, and new Ball State men's basketball coach Michael Lewis joins to discuss his new job and what he wants to do in the first year on the job.
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TinCaps with solid pitching and big hit to win home opener, a debate over Clayton Kershaw getting pulled after 7 perfect innings, Armando Bacot of North Carolina makes decision to return to school, NBA play-in games last night, and Justin Kenny of Outside the Huddle joins to break down the IHSAA reclassification.
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Time for Daniel Snyder to go, new details coming out of investigation into Dwayne Haskins' death, QB rankings in 2021, Colts draft top needs, Rob Phinisee likely to end up at either Cincinnati or Butler, Justin Cohn of the Journal Gazette joins to discuss the Red Wings, more roster moves for the Komets and keys for Fort Wayne in the playoffs plus the future of the Mad Ants in Fort Wayne.
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The Pacers are interested in a possible trade for Russell Westbrook, Colts sign a free agent in former Patriot Brandon King, TinCaps President Mike Nutter joins to discuss updates to Parkview Field, rule changes and that the team is still hiring for gameday positions, new Huntington University women's basketball coach Darby Maggard joins to discuss her new role, her style of coaching and what she has been up to since playing at Canterbury, and TinCaps broadcaster John Nolan joins to discuss game preparations, pitch clocks, 260 to the show, broadcasts and players to watch this season.
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New rules in Minor League Baseball, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, TinCaps VP of Marketing and Promotions Michael Limmer joins to discuss promotions, fan input, pace of play and what's new, TinCaps no. 2 broadcaster Ben Shulman joins to talk about the Syracuse connection, moving to Fort Wayne, and his dad's influence along with others on broadcasting, and TinCaps broadcaster Mike Maahs joins to discuss year 19, the team's talent level and rule changes.
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Scheffler wins the Masters, John Konchar records his first career triple double, Pacers lose their season finale, a Woj bomb goes too far, TinCaps home opener tomorrow, Dwayne Haskins struck and killed over the weekend, and Scott Agness of the Fieldhouse Files joins to discuss Frank Vogel's firing, the roster overhaul for the Pacers, and to preview the playoffs.
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NBA play-in games are set, Scottie Scheffler continues his magical run, Trayce Jackson-Davis is testing the NBA waters, TinCaps Manager Brian Esposito joins the discuss the opening series of the season plus John Conniff of Mad Friars joins to discuss Mackenzie Gore's development, other TinCaps in the farm system, expectations for Robert Hassell III and more.
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Tiger Woods update, Nijel Pack visiting Ohio State and Miami, Reds spoil Braves celebration, Butler hires Austin Parkinson as new women's basketball coach, Pacers will have no problem tanking this weekend, and Mastodons men's basketball coach Jon Coffman joins to discuss the Cancun Challenge schedule, his basketball camp and the transfer portal.
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Tiger watch, Colts prep for the draft, TinCaps open the season tonight at Dayton, Lance McAlister of 700 WLW in Cincinnati joins to discuss the Reds offseason, expectations, Opening Day changes and the Bengals buzz, Komets host Toledo tonight, Masters update, and Butler in the Big East.
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Masters underway, Mastodons Cancun schedule announced, Komets beat Toledo, Mastodons Baseball Coach Doug Schreiber joins to discuss the win over Michigan last night, Nijel Pack visits Purdue, Ben Botts will be an assistant at Ball State under Michael Lewis, and Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette joins to discuss Notre Dame playing their first ever FCS game in 2023 against HBCU Tennessee State, if Trayce Jackson-Davis will return to IU, Xavier Johnson's future with the team, and Nijel Pack's Purdue visit and fit with the Boilers.
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Masters Watch, MLB Opening Day, Colts risking reputation with conservative approach, and Parkview Sports Medicine's Eric Dutkiewicz joins to discuss Tiger at the Masters, Braden Smith winning Mr. Basketball and the top 5 area boys high school basketball breakout players.
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Florida Panthers win a thriller, Pacers continue slide after loss to Sixers, Masters practice impacted by storms, Horizon League transfers, a tough night in the NBA and Purdue football play-by-play voice Tim Newton joins to preview Saturday's spring game at Ross-Ade Stadium.
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Tiger's chances at the Masters, MLB set to open season tomorrow plus division winner predictions, Colts sign a safety from Kansas City, TinCaps President Mike Nutter joins to discuss the roster, earlier start times, promotions and tickets ahead of next week's home opener, and our Masters picks.
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Kansas flips the game against North Carolina, Tiger Woods set to compete at the Masters, what is basebal doing, and golfer Scott Pieri joins to preview the Masters and discuss the return of Tiger Woods.
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Kansas takes the crown, MLB "pitch com," Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, new TinCaps manager Brian Esposito joins to discuss his new role, player development and expectations, Purdue to Maui in 2023, Notre Dame to host HBCU and first ever game against an FCS school against Tennessee State in 2023, Masters picks and 76ers at Pacers tonight.
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Tonight's championship game is set, That Matta named as "new" Butler coach, Purdue with back to back Mr. Basketballs as Braden Smith from Westfield edges Homestead's Fletcher Loyer, Xavier Johnson arrested in Bloomington over the weekend, Dustin Dopirak of the Bloomington Herald-Times joins to discuss Thad Matta leaving IU for the Butler coaching job, where Dane Fife could land and Xavier Johnson's arrest. Plus, the Komets struggle without Samuel Harvey over the weekend.
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Kansas-North Carolina tonight, NFL win totals...a lot of +/- 9.5s, Tincaps arrive, Butler basketball beat writer David Woods of the IndyStar joins to discuss the school firing LaVall Jordan and hiring Thad Matta to return to be the head coach, South Carolina women defeat UCONN for the women's title and picks for tonight's men's matchup between Kansas and North Carolina.
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Final Four weekend, Butler fires LaVall Jordan, women's NIT, Purdue freshman and former Blackhawk Christian star Caleb Furst joins to discuss the loss to St. Peter's, his season, playing with Edey and Williams, the role next year, what he wants to improve and his summer camp with Luke Goode. Komets GM David Franke joins to discuss player call-ups, the trade deadline, the partnership with Henderson and Vegas and tonight's game against Toledo.
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Women's Final Four tonight, Jim Irsay says the Colts are eyeing a defensive difference-maker, NFL futures bets, Kent Sterling joins to discuss Jordan out at Butler, replacement options, Michael Lewis to Ball State, Sparks returning to the Cardinals, more transfer portal updates and the Colts lack of moves in free agency. Plus, more on NFL MVP odds, the Komets are at Toledo tonight and our Final Four picks.
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"With the Next Pick" Colts draft series returns, a look at the Colts 2022 opponents and early expectations, Bruce Arians steps out of coaching as Todd Bowles takes over for the Bucs, the Komets stay hot and beat Wheeling 4-1, Rob Phinisee reveals the teams that have been in touch with him and Notre Dame's Blake Wesley and Purdue's Jaden Ivey both declare for the NBA Draft.
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Who has more wins in the 2022-23 season in men's basketball: IU or Purdue? Parkview Sports Medicine's Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz joins to give his top 5 area girls basketball breakout players, the case for both Homestead's Fletcher Loyer and Central Noble's Connor Essegian for Mr. Basketball, plus his Final Four picks.
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A good night for Homestead basketball, Loyer and Essegian are finalists for Mr. Basketball, Jim Irsay opened up on Carson Wentz, Tiger possibly playing at the Masters, the transfer portal is entertaining and troubling, Pacers host the Nuggets tonight and Kevin Bowen of 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins to break down Irsay's comments on Wentz, the Colts need for a wide receiver and the struggling Pacers.
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Mastodons get Bobby Planutis for another year, women's NIT tomorrow, Ballard feels like a WR from the draft might be there for the Colts, the voice of the Komets Shane Albahrani joins to discuss the winning streak, Graber's play and to preview tonight's game against Wheeling, and Scott Agness of the Fieldhouse Files joins to recap the Pacers long injury list, Mad Ants players making an impact and to preview the Denver game this evening.
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It has been a year of disappointments for sports fans in Indiana, the Memphis Grizzlies are costing Ja Morant MVP consideration, Karissa McLaughlin selected for the women's 3-point contest, Tiger in Augusta today, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, and the voice of the Tincaps John Nolan joins to discuss the jersey auction, the team open house, and team arrival ahead of the regular season starting next week.
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Jim Irsay comments on Carson Wentz, Colts/Eagles new playoff overtime rule adopted after NFL vote, officials announced for the Final Four games, one of the best games of the year was last night between UCONN and North Carolina State, Komets coach Ben Boudreau joins to discuss his return to the bench after having the flu, the winning streak, and to preview the Wheeling game tomorrow. The NIT semifinals are tonight, plus it has been a year of disappointment for sports fans in Indiana.
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The slap at the Academy Awards, a tough start to the weekend, Purdue chokes and fails against St. Peter's, the Final Four is set, Central Noble's slow start leads to Providence win, Cathedral handed Chesteron an old-fashioned beat down, and former South Side and Purdue star and current Big Ten Network Analyst Rapheal Davis joins to break down the Purdue loss, why the Big Ten struggles in the tournament, the Final Four matchups and his upcoming spring break camps.
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Who is back and who is gone for Purdue and IU, Komets take 4 out of 4, the Pacers are in full tank mode, the voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer joins to discuss players leaving, the transfer portal, Dane Fife out as an assistant, Michael Lewis getting the Ball State job, and spring football. Plus, scoring with the cash out parlay and Notre Dame loses late and IU loses "at" UCONN in women's basketball.
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A perfect night in the NCAA Tourney, Boilersmakers vs. Peacocks, Michael Lewis is the new men's basketball coach at Ball State, more transfers from Indiana, and Justin Kenny of Outside the Huddle joins to preview tomorrow's IHSAA Class 2A boys state title game between Central Noble and Providence.
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NFL position grades and overall scores, tonight's March Maddness schedule, Pacers embarrassing in 133-103 loss to Grizzlies, Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette joins to preview Purdue-St. Peter's and discuss IU players entering the transfer portal, what was the best off-season acquisition in the NFL, and Sweet 16 picks.
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Colts don't seem to be in a hurry to address LT, WR tracker, what is the truth behind Dane Fife's departure from IU, CBI decided in 2OT game, NCAA Sweet 16 tonight, and Zach Osterman of the IndyStar joins to discuss Dane Fife out at IU, Khristian Lander and Michael Durr putting their names in the transfer portal and more roster turnover for the Hoosiers this offseason.
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The Memorial Coliseum deserves another big NCAA event, Dennis Gates from CSU to Missouri, what's next for Dane Fife, IHSAA set to begin 8-man football and Blackhawk Christian is looking for a coach and players for 2022, Purdue men's basketball radio play-by-play voice Rob Blackman joins to preview tomorrow night's matchup against St. Peter's, and Parkview Sports Medicine's Tommy Schoegler joins to give his top five area boys basketball players and to preview the IHSAA Class 2A State Finals matchup between Central Noble and Providence.
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Tyreek Hill traded to the Dolphins, more from Matt Ryan's introductory presser, a report the Steelers want to sign Baker Mayfield if he is cut by the Browns, Matt McMahon introduced as the new men's basketball coach at LSU, Dane Fife is out at IU as an assistant coach, a new idea to avoid the unfair travel for the First Four, Memphis hosts Brooklyn tonight, and Kevin Bowen of 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins to discuss the Matt Ryan trade, Tyreek Hill to Miami and more Colts offseason needs.
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Dane Fife is out as an assistant at IU while Khristian Lander put his name into the transfer portal, state finals picks, favorites to win the NCAA Tournament, Purdue to Philadelphia to play St. Peter's, IndyStar Colts beat writer Joel Erickson joins to discuss Matt Ryan's future with the Colts, the comparison to Carson Wentz and the leadership that Ryan brings. Plus, Komets coach Ben Boudreau is out of tonight's game at Iowa with an illness.
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Matt Ryan arrives in Indy, Indiana women get past Princeton, data scientist Dr. Sheldon Jacobson of the University of Illinois discusses picking games for March Madness, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia and Phil Mickelson is out of the Masters.
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The race for Mr. Basketball, Matt Ryan is a Colt, AFC has 11 teams that believe they are a playoff team, picking the Sweet 16, Greg Rakestraw of the Colts Radio Network and the IHSAA Champions Network joins to discuss the Matt Ryan trade and gives a preview of this weekend's boys basketball state finals. Plus the NIT returns tonight and the NBA matchups tonight.
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A short trip to Daytona, Purdue on to the Sweet 16, the Colts have their QB1 as they trade for Matt Ryan and give up a 3rd round pick, not a good weekend for the Big Ten, and Central Noble boys basketball coach John Bodey joins to discuss advancing to the Class 2A state title game against Providence.
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Colts get Matt Ryan from the Falcons, who busted your bracket, not a good Sunday for the Big Ten, the voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer joins to discuss the St. Mary's loss in the NCAA Tournament, the offseason and player turnover for the Hoosiers, and the IU women's team playing Princeton with a shot at the Sweet Sixteen, and did the Colts get it right by trading for Matt Ryan
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Hoosiers not good but Wyoming was worse, Wright State to begin NCAA Tournament vs. Bryant, Notre Dame-Rutgers tonight, Fletcher Loyer named Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year, Memphis blows out the Pacers without Ja Morant, last night in the NIT and Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette joins to recap IU's win over Wyoming and to preview Thursday's game against Saint Mary's.
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Final Four picks, Hoosiers win but travel is delayed to Portland, TV play-by-play voice of the Indiana Pacers on Bally Sports Indiana Chris Denari joins to discuss last night's loss to Memphis and the high number of close losses for the blue and gold this season, who has the tougher draw in the NCAA Tournament: Purdue or IU, and baseball free agency is more exciting than the NFL right now.
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IU opens First Four play against Wyoming tonight, girls Indiana All-Stars are announced and South Side's Olivia Smith will join Homestead's Ayanna Patterson and Coach Rod Parker on the team, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, Mastodons men's basketball coach Jon Coffman joins to discuss the Horizon League Tournament and the matchup against Drake Saturday in the CBI, and Zach Osterman of the IndyStar joins to preview IU's game against Wyoming tonight.
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Atlanta reportedly showing interest in DeShaun Watson, Colts not active early in free agency, guess the line NCAA Tournament edition, former South Side Archer, Purdue Boilermaker and analyst on the Big Ten Network joins to discuss the Boilers chances in the tournament, IU, and what other Big Ten team could make a run, plus is Matt Painter's legacy on the line with this Purdue team.
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Indiana is in...barely, the Boilers can't claim Big Ten Tournament title in loss to Iowa, the NCAA field is announced and 9 Big Ten teams make it, the Mastodons will play Drake in the CBI on Saturday, high school semistate Saturday, Trine women's basketball coach Andy Rang joins to discuss advancing to the NCAA Division III Women's Final Four, and Tom Brady unretires and is back with Tampa.
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Big Ten teams in jeopardy of losing their first game, teams that got snubbed, the voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer joins to discuss IU finally making the NCAA Tournament and the matchup with Wyoming in the First Four, and the Colts are without action as free agency opens up.
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IU gets NCAA Tourney-clinching win against Illinois, the new Miss Basketball Ayanna Patterson joins the show and Kyle Neddenriep previews the Logansport Regional.
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The Hoosiers complete a 17-point comeback to beat Michigan, who is the next quarterback for the Colts, and the Mastodons are still awaiting their postseason fate.
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A preview of high school basketball regional action on Saturday, Fort Wayne Spacemen coach Kaleigh Schrock joins to discuss their season and upcoming game for a trip to the finals, baseball is back, Iowa blows out Northwestern while IU comes back against Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament, and Parkview Sports Medicine's Tommy Schoegler joins to give his top 5 area high school girls basketball players and to preview Saturday's boys basketball regional matchups.
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Colts trade Carson Wentz to Washington Commanders, be careful what you wish for, Kevin Bowen of 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins to share his thoughts on the Wentz trade and the Colts' offseason needs, and St. Francis women's basketball coach Jason Ridge joins to preview the NAIA Tournament.
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Big Ten best guess seeding for the NCAA Tournament, high school regional action on Saturday, Kent Sterling joins to discuss the Carson Wentz trade and preview IU-Michigan, and best bets tonight.
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Mastodons hit the big stage and laid their biggest egg, crazy day in the NFL, what's ahead for the Mastodons, any changes for Colts' position on Wentz, and Indiana Tech men's basketball coach Ted Albert joins to discuss advancing to the NAIA Tournament.
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Mastodons await fate for postseason tourney options, Big Ten Tournament starts tomorrow, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, Kokomo "big" could be a handful for Snider, a wild day in the NFL, St. Francis men's basketball coach Chad LaCross joins to discuss NAIA Tournament play, and a preview of Saturday's boys basketball regional matchups.
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Dons play in semifinals tonight, Indiana falls short again and Mike Woodson is not getting it done, a crazy day in the Big Ten, Trine Women's Basketball Coach Andy Rang joins to discuss his team advancing to the sweet sixteen, and a boys high school sectional championship recap and regional pairings are set.
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Jack Doyle retires, Indy is proving once again that they deserve top sports events, the Big Ten Tournament is set, the voice of the Indiana Hoosiers joins to discuss IU's loss to Purdue, what to expect in the Big Ten Tournament and the women's team coming up short against Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament championship, and the Mastodons prep for Northern Kentucky tonight.
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Good night of hoops for the Mastodons, last night in the Horizon League, things a little "blue" today, high school basketball tonight, Concordia Athletic Director Tim Mannigel joins to discuss his return to coaching the football program and Justin Kenny of OPS and Outside the Huddle joins to preview the high school boys basketball sectional matchups.
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Hoosiers at Purdue, Mastodons men's basketball coach Jon Coffman joins to discuss the win over UIC in the Horizon League Quarterfinals, Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette joins to preview IU-Purdue tomorrow and discuss the NCAA Tournament bubble, Pacers at Pistons tonight, NFL Combine and Coach K set to coach his final game at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
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Mastodons in a tourney game outside of Sioux Falls for the first time since 2008, IU does it to us again, boys sectional semifinals are set, and Dustin Dopirak of the IndyStar joins to discuss IU's loss to Rutgers and what lies ahead for the Hoosiers in order to have a chance at the NCAA Tournament.
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Ballard and Reich speak to the media, a huge home game for the Mastodons, Rutgers does it again against IU, guess the line, Parkview Sports Medicine's Tommy Schoegler joins to preview area high school boys basketball sectionals and pick favorites, and more changes to the IU football program under coach Tom Allen as another assistant leaves.
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Purdie did exactly what you need to do to win on the road...and lost, high school basketball sectionals underway, last night in the Horizon League, MLB cancels the first week of the season, and Kevin Bowen of 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins to discuss Ballard's presser, Wentz, and other Colts offseason needs.
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Boilers drop 2nd straight by losing at Wisconsin on another wild shot, Hoosiers in "bubble game" hosting Rutgers tonight, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, Emma Touminen named the player of the year in WHAC for Indiana Tech, men's basketball coach Ted Albert and women's basketball coach Jessie Biggs named coaches of the year, Bob Nightengale of USA Today joins to discuss the MLB lockout, and Michael McIntyre joins to preview Woodlan v. Bishop Dwenger.
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Purdue with huge game at Wisconsin, Mastodons now ranked in college basketball mid-major poll, tonight starts the Horizon League Championship, Homestead boys basketball coach Chris Johnson joins to preview tonight's sectional opener against Huntington North, Trine women's basketball coach Andy Rang joins to discuss their postseason matchup against Immaculata, and headlines from the MLB lockout.
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MLB lockout continues, Boys sectionals start tonight, Scott Agness of the Fieldhouse Files joins to discuss the future of the Pacers roster and concerns over Purdue are overblown heading into tonight's matchup at Wisconsin.
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Saturday's historic day in college basketball, what was IU doing, Mastodons continue rolling, former IU player Maurice Creek trying to escape Ukraine, Derek Jeter steps down as CEO of the Miami Marlins, MLB talks reach deadline for the season to start on time and Carson Wentz works out with Pittman Jr. and Dezmon Patmon,
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Pacers might be too good, too fast, the IndyCar season opens in St. Pete, blowouts at girls basketball state finals, the voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer joins to discuss IU's wins over Maryland and Minnesota, and Mastodons men's basketball coach Jon Coffman joins to recap earning a share of the Horizon League title and being named league coach of the year.
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Good night for the Mastodons, last night in the Horizon League, IU shakes off losing streak with win over Maryland, high school basketball tonight, Komets at Iowa, MLB lockout negotiations continue and Zach Osterman of the IndyStar joins to discuss Xavier Johnson's big night for the Hoosiers and what teams in the Big Ten can make a tournament run.
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Mastodons with a ton at stake tomorrow but no pressure, Purdue-Michigan State tomorrow, Mike Carmin of the Lafayette Journal & Courier joins to preview Purdue-Michigan State, Pacers are back tonight after the All-Star break, have the Colts already blown the off-season and guess the line.
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IU will try to snap the losing streak tonight when they host Maryland, a look at previous late season slides for the Hoosiers, Purdue Fort Wayne will try to push their winning streak to 8 and Nick Yeoman of IndyCar Radio joins to recap the Daytona 500 and preview the IndyCar season that opens Sunday at St. Petersburg.
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What is holding Purdue back from being a Final Four contender, more offseason involving Aaron Rodgers, will he be traded, a look at the Colts possibilities to trade Carson Wentz, Parkview Sports Medicine's Tommy Schoegler joins to give his boys high school basketball top 5 and another potential rule change in the works for MLB if and when the lockout ends.
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What will it take for Indiana to break a 5-game losing streak, Aaron Rodgers got hungry for attention, big win last night for Blackhawk Christian, St. Francis men's basketball coach Chad LaCross joins to preview tonight's matchup against Huntington for the Crossroads League Tournament and Indiana Tech women's basketball coach Jessie Biggs joins to recap last night's dominant win over Madonna and preview Friday's WHAC semifinal game against Concordia.
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Teams with a legitimate shot at a national title, Komets coach Ben Boudreau joins to discuss more roster moves and to preview this weekend's road trip at Iowa, looking into the problems for the Indiana Hoosiers, and the latest AP boys basketball polls are released.
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Indiana again fails to finish in OT at Ohio State, suspensions handed down last night in Wisconsin-Michigan postgame melee, rumors that the Colts will pursue Chris Godwin, St. Francis women's basketball coach Jason Ridge joins the discuss their season and tonight's matchup against Grace and former South Side Archer and Boiler Rapheal Davis of the Big Ten Network joins to discuss the Wisconsin-Michigan suspensions, the debate over the handshake line, Purdue and IU headed into the end of the regular season.
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Tourney time, IU of 2022 looks like IU of the past, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, Indiana Tech men's basketball coach Ted Albert joins to discuss winning the WHAC regular season and preparations to host the conference tournament starting Thursday.
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Michigan's Juwan Howard swipes at Wisconsin assistant coach, Purdue rolls over Rutgers and IndyStar preps reporter Kyle Neddenriep joins to preview the high school boys basketball pairings.
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NBA All-Star weekend, Daytona 500, a special moment in Garrett's semistate loss, boys sectional pairings, the Komets salvage weekend after an embarrassing loss to Toledo, the voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer joins to discuss the Wisconsin/Michigan melee, IU-Ohio State and the IU women's basketball team, and Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball coach Jon Coffman joins to discuss the Mastodons extending their winning streak to seven in a row after beating Green Bay and Milwaukee on the road over the weekend.
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First weekend without NFL football since the first weekend in September, ranking the starting QBs in the NFL, Mastodons on the road at Green Bay, Mastodon women win at Detroit Mercy, a look back at yesterday's interview with Walter Jordan, and Komets beat writer Justin Cohn of the Journal Gazette joins to preview the K's having three games in three days starting with Toledo tonight.
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Purdue with a tough home game, have you been watching, Komets host Toledo tonight, Indiana has the weekend off...but this is a team of individuals, guess the line, Scott Agness of the Fieldhouse Files joins to discuss the Pacers outlook the rest of the season after the All-Star break, and Garrett Lady Railroaders basketball coach Bob Lapadot joins to preview tomorrow's semistate matchup against South Bend Washington.
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Boilers hold off Northwestern, new SAC football schedule already setting up big games, the new-look Pacers win and end a 16-game losing streak against the Eastern Conference, and former Northrop star Walter Jordan joins to discuss his friend Eugene Parker ahead of Eugene Parker Night Saturday at Concordia.
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Rumors and reports on Carson Wentz and potential deals, Kamila Valieva, who was accused of doping, finishes fourth in women's figure skating, Rutgers does it again by taking down Illinois, Notre Dame is the least impressive 12-3 ACC team in the league, the Komets beat Kalamazoo 6-3, Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette joins to discuss IU's loss to Wisconsin, Purdue's win over Northwestern and Marcus Freeman's hire of Al Golden to be Notre Dame's new defensive coordinator, and Parkview Sports Medicine's Tommy Schoegler joins to give his area high school boys basketball top 5.
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Indiana self-destructs late against Wisconsin, Aaron Rodgers is leaving...Shailene Woodley, Sydney Graber will transfer to Purdue Fort Wayne, last night's situation at Northrop, high school sectional brackets will be released on Sunday, and the voice of the Komets Shane Albahrani joins to discuss lineup changes and a busy week ahead of four games starting with Fort Wayne hosting Kalamazoo tonight.
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The Komets start a big week, Indiana falls down the stretch against Wisconsin, TinCaps broadcaster John Nolan joins to discuss tickets going on sale today plus other promotions this season, and Purdue Fort Wayne women's basketball is on the move under Maria Marchesano.
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Best game this year in college basketball as the Mastodons defeat Cleveland State in triple overtime, Indiana hosts Wisconsin tonight, Mastodons men's basketball coach Jon Coffman joins to discuss last night's thrilling win at the Coliseum and Kevin Bowen of 93.5 & 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins to discuss the report that the Colts are looking to cut or trade Carson Wentz, offseason moves and the Pacers trades.
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The Horizon League reinstates UIC for postseason championships, Mastodons Coaches Show plus IU hosts Wisconsin tonight, high school basketball on Friday, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, Judge Phil Houk of Fighting Irish Preview joins to discuss Marcus Freeman hiring Al Golden as his defensive coordinator, a must-win game tonight for IU and it's time for the Pacers to embrace the tank.
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The Super Bowl goes to the Rams, a huge game tonight for Purdue Fort Wayne, this is starting to feel too familiar for Indiana basketball, can the Bengals repeat, and USA Today baseball columnist Bog Nightengale joins to discuss the latest on the MLB lockout.
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The Rams win and Skowronek has two catches while Jessie Bates has an interception for the Bengals, commercials, Boilers squeak past Maryland, girls high school basketball regionals, and 15 Minutes with Don Fischer on an eventful week for the Hoosiers on and off the court.
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Purdue is finding life away from Mackey is difficult, Mastodons take care of business and beat short-handed IUPUI 72-57, the new-look Pacers debut at home tonight, all-star picks led to a hilarious moment last night, and Justin Kenny of Outside the Huddle joins to preview tomorrow's high school girls basketball regional games.
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Indiana at Michigan State tomorrow, Komets host Cincy tonight and girls high school basketball regional games tomorrow, NFL Hall of Fame announced and no Reggie Wayne, Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette joins to preview IU at Michigan State and Purdue's loss last night at Michigan, and Super Bowl bets.
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Gameday as the Mastodons host IUPUI, NBA Trade Deadline recap, Greg Rakestraw of the ISC Sports Network joins to discuss PFW hosting IUPUI, Saturday's girls basketball regional matchups and the Colts hiring Gus Bradley, and Dustin Dopirak of the Bloomington Herald-Times and IndyStar joins to discuss IU Coach Mike Woodson's suspensions and to preview the upcoming game against Michigan State.
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Pacers deal Torrey Craig to Phoenix for Jalen Smith, Brooklyn trades James Harden to Philadelphia for Ben Simmons, what's at stake for the two QB's on Sunday, Tommy Schoegler of Parkview Sports Medicine joins to preview Saturday's girls basketball regionals and give his area boys top 5 basketball teams, and the Komets lose a legend.
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Purdue rides Jaden Ivey to second half domination of Illinois, IU coach Mike Woodson suspends five players before the game and loses to Northwestern 59-51, Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball coach Jon Coffman joins to discuss the Mastodons on a roll and a big game tomorrow night against IUPUI, and Scott Agness of the Fieldhouse Files joins to recap the Sabonis trade and discuss if any other deals for the Pacers could come before the deadline Thursday.
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The University of Southern Indiana is joining the OVC, the Horizon League bans UIC from postseason conference tourney, Komets return to home ice tonight against the Indy Fuel, Indiana takes a big risk but does the right thing in suspensions but how do the players respond, Kent Sterling joins to discuss IU's loss and Purdue's win, the Pacers trades, the Colts hire of Gus Bradley as defensive coordinator and the Super Bowl, plus tonight's best bets.
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Pacers-Kings involved in blockbuster trade, Lovie Smith to the Texans, Illinois at Purdue tonight, IU at Northwestern and TinCaps President Mike Nutter joins to discuss the MLB lockout's impact on the team and their 2022 promotional schedule.
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The Pacers rebuild starts today, Komets coach Ben Boudreau joins to recap the circus road trip and roster turnover, Hendrix Magley of the Evansville Courier & Press joins to discuss the University of Southern Indiana moving up to Division I sports and potential conference landing spots including the Horizon League, why the Horizon League is the best fit for USI and why Trayce Jackson-Davis will need to stay another year at IU.
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Pacers finally pull the trigger and trade Caris LeVert, Colts hire former Jacksonville head coach Gus Bradley as defensive coordinator, a look at a busy weekend in college hoops, and Stephen Holder of The Athletic joins to discuss the Colts hiring Gus Bradley and to preview Sunday's Super Bowl matchup.
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There was a rumor last night that the NFL played a Pro Bowl, Pacers move Caris LeVert to Cleveland, girls high school basketball sectionals, 15 Minutes with the Voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer as he recap's IU's loss to Illinois over the weekend, and Tony East of the Locked On Pacers Podcast joins to break down the Caris LeVert trade and look at other Pacers players on the trading block this week.
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How the Colts and Frank Reich failed Carson Wentz, Jacksonville hires Doug Pederson, no Pacers are named All-Star reserves, Mastodons at the Coliseum tonight hosting Milwaukee, and Zach Osterman of the IndyStar joins to preview IU's game tomorrow against Illinois at Assembly Hall.
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More accusers testify in Congressional hearing against Dan Snyder, girls high school basketball tonight, Olympics get underway, Mike Carmin of the Lafayette Journal & Courier joins to discuss Purdue's travel issues and to preview the Michigan game, and Kyle Rowland of the Toledo Blade joins to discuss Jim Harbaugh staying at Michigan and not going back to the NFL for now.
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The snow continues, Hue Jackson claims he will join the class action lawsuit against the NFL, Brian Shimkus of the Fort Wayne Street Department joins to discuss road conditions amid the snow storm, yesterday's parlay, the voice of the Komets Shane Albahrani joins to recap Fort Wayne's loss last night to Adirondack and the next two on the road, and Jim Harbaugh is staying at Michigan.
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Tom Brady being recruited by the networks, ranking the top 5 QBs of all time, Colts have one less candidate for defensive coordinator, Scott Agness of the Fieldhouse Files joins to discuss the Pacers' collapse last night against the Magic and give an update on the roster before the trade deadline, and Parkview Sports Medicine's Tommy Schoegler joins to preview girls basketball sectional semifinals and to give his top 5 area high school boys basketball teams.
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Three main points made in Brian Flores lawsuit, does the lawsuit pressure the Saints and/or Texans to hire Flores, weather update, girls high school basketball sectional results, and Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette joins to preview the Purdue-Minnesota basketball game and recap National Signing Day 2022.
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Komets at Adirondack tonight, Friday and Saturday, weather update, Pacers ticking toward the trade deadline, Fort Wayne presence at the Super Bowl, sports legal expert Dan Lust of the Conduct Detrimental podcast joins to discuss the Brian Flores lawsuit against the NFL, and tonight's best matchups.
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Tom Brady officially retires, former Miami Dolphins Coach Brian Flores sues the NFL for racial discrimination, what options doe the Bucs have at QB, Bears introduce new GM Ryan Poles and new head coach Matt Eberflus, will the Super Bowl live up to the rest of the playoffs, Mastodons vs. a projected lottery pick Friday, and Lance McAlister of 700 WLW joins to discuss the Bengals advancing to the Super Bowl.
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More on the Brian Flores lawsuit, weather is the big story this week, Jaden Ivey wins wild game for the Boilers, Pacers beat the Clippers behind the Mad Ants lineup, Don Fischer joins to discuss IU's wins over Penn State and Maryland and give an update on Rob Phinisee's injury, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia and a big night of college basketball is ahead.
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Two Fort Wayne natives are in the Super Bowl, the Super Bowl LVI matchup is set as the Rams rally against 49ers and the Bengals upset the Chiefs, Laban Davis of Eastside joins to discuss signing with St. Francis to play football and the voice of Purdue Basketball Rob Blackman joins to discuss yesterday's thrilling win over Ohio State.
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260 to the Super Bowl with Jessie Bates III and Ben Skowronek facing off, an early look at Super Bowl 56, Lawrence Barnett of Traction AP joins to discuss training Bates and Skowronek back in the day and performance training, an update on upcoming TinCaps promotions and news, plus Fort Wayne tie-ins with Jackie Robinson on what would have been his 103rd birthday.
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Purdue beats Iowa on the road, Purdue Fort Wayne and high school basketball tonight, Trine Women's Basketball Coach Andy Rang joins to discuss his team snapping Hope's 61-game winning streak, and Cowboys Defensive Coordinator Dan Quinn will return to Dallas.
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IU at Maryland tomorrow, Purdue hosts Ohio State on Sunday, Mastodons at NKU and Wright State, NFL picks, and Justin Kenny of Outside the Huddle joins to discuss the girls basketball sectional draw and to preview tonight's boys basketball key matchups.
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Reports that Matt Eberflus is set to become the Bears head coach, Big Ben makes it official that he is retiring, the Pacers are embarrassed by Charlotte at home 158-126, Purdue at Iowa tonight, and Scott Agness of the Fieldhouse Files joins to discuss the Pacers loss and options as the trade deadline nears.
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Indiana locks down Penn State in a 74-57 win, Matt Eberflus is the next Bears head coach, Denver tabs Green Bay OC Nathaniel Hackett as head coach, UIC to join the Missouri Valley Conference, Mad Ants fall as Gabe York scores 45 points, and Parkview Sports Medicine's Tommy Schoegler joins to discuss Ayanna Patterson being named a McDonald's All-American and to give his area top 5 girls and boys basketball teams.
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The Big Ten is looking at 8 conference games, the Colts make their first off-season coaching move, the Pacers host the Hornets, IU hosts Penn State tonight, Kevin Bowen of 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins to discuss Colts DL coach Brian Baker out after two seasons and the next moves for the Colts during the off-season.
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TinCaps single game tickets go on sale Feb. 16, Homestead's Ayanna Patterson is named a McDonald's All-American, no Big Ten recruits on the boys roster and what impact that could be having on the conference, Mark Grote of 670 The Score in Chicago joins to discuss the Bears hiring Ryan Poles as the new GM and to give an update on the coaching search, Chris Mack is out at Louisville, and UIC is moving to the MVC.
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Jim Irsay tweets to a sleeping Colts fan base, Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers plus the receivers that might influence them to stay or go, the high school girls basketball sectional draw, Rod Sinn of the Auburn Sports Group joins to discuss the plans for the Auburn Sports Park, and Judge Phil Houk of Fighting Irish Preview joins to recap the coaching additions to Marcus Freeman's staff at Notre Dame and who could fill the open defensive coordinator role.
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Sean Payton has stepped down in New Orleans, what an incredible game last night in college hoops, Pacers fall at New Orleans in final game of road trip, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia and Kent Sterling joins to discuss IU and Jim Irsay's recent tweets on the Colts.
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What a night in the NFL, Indiana falters after Purdue win in loss to Michigan, University of St. Francis men's basketball coach Chad LaCross joins to a big win over Goshen and an upcoming matchup against Mount Vernon Nazarene, Purdue wins without Jaden Ivey, Mastodons win two over the weekend, and Jessie Bates is the highest-rated Bengals in the NFL Playoffs according to Pro Football Focus.
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Matt Stafford ruined Tom Brady's moment, is it possible to lose Ben Roethlisberger, Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady all in the same offseason, 15 Minutes with Don Fischer on IU's big win over Purdue and a letdown against Michigan, and two QB's with offseason decisions.
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The Hoosiers get their biggest win since Kentucky, Mastodons vs. Robert Morris tonight, which QB has the most pressure to win in the NFL Divisional Round and Indiana Tech men's basketball coach Ted Albert joins to recap their season so far.
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The Pacers prove the time is now to revamp the roster, Rob Phinisee the hero for Indiana, Pacers TV play-by-play voice Chris Denari joins to discuss the Pacers' big wins over the Lakers and Warriors plus the upstart Grizzles, and Komets play-by-play voice Shane Albahrani joins to preview a busy weekend ahead for the Komets starting tomorrow at the Coliseum against Cincinnati.
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Game night: Purdue at Indiana, the Pacers beat LeBron and Frank Vogel, other NBA action from last night, and Dustin Dopirak of the IndyStar and Bloomington Herald-Times joins to preview tonight's IU-Purdue matchup.
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Purdue at Indiana, NFL Playoffs, I learned a lot this week about COVID and omicron, and Eric Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine joins to discuss IU-Purdue and give his area high school girls and boys basketball top 5.
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The time is now for the Pacers to make a move, Matt Eberflus is a finalist for the Bears and Jaguars head coaching jobs, Carson Wentz...eat the money or trade, Scott Agness of the Fieldhouse Files joins to discuss the Pacers struggles, the Turner injury and trade possibilities.
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Cardinals and Eagles QB's future, a look at the QB situation for teams that lost in the Wild Card round, which team has the most pressure to advance in the Divisional round, Justin Cohn of the Journal Gazette joins to discuss Komets roster moves, a former goaltender is going to the Olympics, a Beijing update, and the outlook ahead, and does IU finally end the losing streak against Purdue.
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Purdue, IU, Notre Dame and Purdue Fort Wayne all get MLK Day wins, the NFL Wild Card weekend ends with a whimper, the Fort Wayne TinCaps announce their new coaching staff, new TinCaps manager Brian Esposito joins to discuss coming to Fort Wayne and his minor league experience and TinCaps president Mike Nutter joins to discuss the new staff, hiring for the season and how he felt the first season in High-A went.
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NFL Divisional Round set, TinCaps announce new staff, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, 15 Minutes with Don Fischer on IU's win over Nebraska, the matchup with Purdue, and IU women's basketball having a strong season, is IU a tournament team, and it is time for the Pacers to blow up the roster.
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Is Chris Ballard getting defensive, Indiana blown out in the second half against Iowa, a big win for the Mastodons with a bigger game tomorrow, and Greg Rakestraw of ISC Sports Network joins to discuss the Colts and Carmel and Center Grove going independent for high school sports.
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The Memphis Grizzlies are officially my new team, another job opening in the NFL, Purdue vs. Nebraska at Mackey, high school hoops tonight, and NFL Wild Card weekend picks.
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Game night as the Mastodons host Detroit Mercy, Chris Ballard speaks and it is not what he says but what he doesn't say, comparing NFL playoff teams by strength of schedule, when the Colts needed Wentz the most he was at his worst, the Pacers need to be saved from themselves, and Zach Osterman of the IndyStar joins to preview IU-Iowa tonight.
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Chris Ballard says Irsay chewed him out, Kent Sterling joins to discuss the Chris Ballard press conference and the Colts offseason and Eric Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine joins to discuss the Colts and give his top five area girls and boys basketball teams.
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Even 3 days later the sting remains of the Colts losing to Jacksonville, from last week: why Colts win and why they lose, the SAC announces 2023 football schedule changes including nonconference games and divisions, Emily Stuck of Visit Fort Wayne joins to preview this year's edition of Savor Fort Wayne, the Memphis Grizzlies have won 10 straight, and the Mastodons play Detroit Mercy tomorrow night.
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A great high school hoops game last night, before we have another off-season of Aaron Rodgers, Cincinnati Bengals prep for Raiders, the final two college basketball unbeatens are defeated last night, and the voice of the Komets Shane Albahrani joins to discuss their special MLK jerseys for Friday night and the upcoming schedule for the K's.
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Georgia's determined effort knocks off Bama, my favorites to win the Super Bowl, Colts owner Jim Irsay is not happy, a big week for Purdue Fort Wayne on the hardwood, and Kevin Bowen of 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins to discuss Colts Coach Frank Reich's season-ending press conference, Irsay's meeting with Reich and GM Chris Ballard, and the Colts needs in the offseason.
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Bears start search for new GM and coach, is Indiana better halfway through the season, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, 2023 College Football Playoff predictions and Justin Kenny of Outside the Huddle joins to discuss the Colts and Bears seasons coming to a close and a new SAC football schedule proposal that includes nonconference games and divisions.
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The Colts blew it against the Jaguars and miss the playoffs, the status of Reich, Ballard and Wentz moving forward and who is more upset...Colts fans or Chargers fans.
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NFL playoff matchups, Black Monday, the Colts' issues from last off-season were the issues yesterday, IU wins against crazy defense, 15 Minutes with Don Fischer on IU beating Ohio State and Minnesota, Mastodons win 2 on the road, Konchar is back in the lineup for the Grizzlies, and our picks for Alabama-Georgia.
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IU takes over down the stretch and beats OSU 67-51, the Antonio Brown era with Tom Brady and the Bucs is over, COVID positives are ridiculous right now, ranking the NFL MVP candidates, and Stephen Holder of The Athletic joins to discuss the Antonio Brown saga and to preview Colts-Jags.
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Pacers host the Jazz tomorrow, Charlie Batch guarantees Caleb Williams $1 million if he chooses to play at Eastern Michigan, Colts at Jaguars Sunday, Scott Agness of the Fieldhouse Files joins to discuss the return of Lance Stephenson to the Pacers, players on the trade radar and expectations for the Pacers, and our week 18 NFL picks.
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The Pacers entertained but come up short against the Nets as Lance Stephenson returned to the fieldhouse, the Mastodons battle in Cleveland but fall short, Antonio Brown is officially released by Tampa Bay, Hub Arkush vs. Aaron Rodgers, is Carson Wentz good enough to win a Super Bowl, and Kevin Bowen of 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins to preview the Colts-Jacksonville game and what could hold the Colts back.
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The Hoosiers host Ohio State, comparing NFL standings with my preseason predictions, Komets Coach Ben Boudreau joins to discuss last night's loss to Toledo and roster additions, and Eric Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine joins to give his area top 5 girls and boys basketball teams.
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Exhausted thanks to the cable provider, why the Colts win and why they lose to Jacksonville, the Komets have a huge game tonight, Justin Kenny of OPS and Outside the Huddle discusses Notre Dame's Fiesta Bowl loss and area high school basketball, and the voice of the Colts Matt Taylor joins to discuss the loss to the Raiders and to preview Sunday's game against Jacksonville.
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IU looks to rebound from Penn State, is now the time for Jim Harbaugh to leave Michigan, Justin Cohn of the Journal Gazette joins to discuss tonight's Komets matchup against Toledo, the Mad Ants season and the Lions, Mastodons face familiar foe and COVID cancels almost 1/3 of tonight's college basketball schedule.
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We are back, Colts fail to lock up playoff spot with loss to Raiders, the playoff situation, will Antonio Brown get another shot in the NFL, Notre Dame blows a 28-7 lead in Fiesta Bowl loss to Oklahoma State, and the College Football Playoff National Championship is set with a rematch of the SEC title game.
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Sports leagues change protocols following CDC guidance, Indiana loses at Penn State, Purdue loses at home to Wisconsin, 15 Minutes with Don Fischer on IU's loss to Penn State and the women's team win over Maryland, and Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia.
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Gator Bowl is in jeopardy after Texas A&M withdraws after a Covid outbreak and leaves them without enough players to participate, updated College Football Playoff procedures involve forfeits, Big Ten evaluating forfeit policy, NFL changing testing rules, is it time for sports to adapt, the case for Jonathan Taylor to be the NFL MVP, IU-Northern Kentucky tonight and IU NCAA Tournament chances, and expectations for Purdue as Big Ten play gets into full swing.
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Notre Dame prepares for the Fiesta Bowl, Marcus Freeman filling out staff ahead of his debut, is bowl season in jeopardy, Notre Dame tries and fails for Kedon Slovis in the transfer portal, Komet Hall of Famer and Fort Wayne Spacemen coach Caleigh Shrock joins to discuss his call-up to the K's last Sunday, and vintage toys and games expert Noel Barrett joins to discuss classic toys, games and gifts.
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What a win for the Colts over the Patriots, Lions upset the Cardinals, IU uses defense to beat Notre Dame, Purdue rolls against Butler as Ivey and Edey have big performances, COVID impacting sports again, and high school basketball over the weekend.
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Colts take care of business against the Patriots, Komets Kristmas, 15 Minutes with Don Fischer on the Hoosiers' win over Notre Dame, Purdue blows out Butler in the final Crossroads Classic, is Jaden Ivey the best player in college basketball, and IU uses defense to beat ND.
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Tomorrow's Colts-Patriots game has that "playoff" feel, Chiefs comeback makes Chargers a Wild Card team, final Crossroads Classic tomorrow, Ohio State-Kentucky canceled due to COVID in the OSU program and Tampa Bay Rays outfielder and Fort Wayne native Kevin Kiermaier joins to discuss his family, the season, trade rumors and Purdue sports.
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Pacers avoid losing to Detroit as Pistons pick up 13th straight loss, Colts host Patriots, Komets Kristmas, NFL dealing with COVID, what's my line, and Scott Agness of the Fieldhouse Files joins to discuss his conversation with Pacers owner Herb Simon earlier this week.
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Urban Meyer fired by Jacksonville, could the Colts be getting breaks, does Colts-Patriots come down to Carson Wentz vs. Mac Jones, 2022 college football recruiting rankings after National Signing Day, Pacers lose to the shorthanded Milwaukee Bucks, and Kevin Bowen of 93.5/107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins to discuss Urban Meyer getting fired and to preview Colts-Patriots.
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The Voice, Masked Singer and Bachelorette finales, John Konchar continues his hot streak, Colts vs. New England Saturday night, Komets Kristmas, it's the final year of the Crossroads Classic, and Parkview Sports Medicine's Eric Dutkiewicz joins to give his top five area girls and boys high school basketball teams.
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Pacers hit the road to play the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks, COVID the top story in sports, Komets Kristmas, National Signing Day recap, and Jimmie Johnson will to run the full IndyCar season including the Indy 500.
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Pacers-Bucks tonight, Colts have no one to blame but themselves if they fail to make the playoffs, NFL picks, North Side boys basketball coach Gary Andrews joins to discuss being nominated for the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette joins to recap National Signing Day for Notre Dame, IU, Purdue and locally, and Leo's Landen Livingston joins to discuss signing with West Virginia.
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Pacers blow it down the stretch, Rams even the score at Arizona, NFL Wild Card race, another big night for John Konchar and Memphis, IU announces a home-and-home series with Kansas just ahead of the final Crossroads Classic and Greg Rakestraw of ISC Sports Network and the IHSAA Champions Network joins to discuss Caden Curry to Ohio State, the Southport Invitational, the MIC kicking Carmel and Center Grove out of the conference and Colts-Patriots.
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Colts prep for New England, Purdue prepares for the Music City Bowl without David Bell and George Karlaftis, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, high school basketball this week, Komets Kristmas and Harlem Globetrotter Chandler "Bulldog" Mack joins to discuss joining the team, the visit today to elementary schools and the upcoming game at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Dec. 29.
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Colts have a great Sunday and don't play, New England this Saturday night, is there a future for Urban Meyer in Jacksonville, Komets forward Shawn Szydlowski joins to discuss his return to the ice over the weekend and getting his 500th point and author and longtime Komets beat writer Blake Sebring joins to remember Komets legend Len Thornson, who passed away.
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Purdue with a crazy comeback against NC State, Indiana "rebounds" from loss to Wisconsin, Pacers hosting Steph Curry tonight, two big wins for the 260 at Southport, IU voice Don Fischer joins to discuss the collapse against Wisconsin and the bounce back against Merrimack plus Walt Bell is hired by football coach Tom Allen as the new offensive coordinator, Carmel and Center Grove are voted out of the MIC, Luke Brown is ruled eligible to play for Ball State at the end of the month, and the Rams visit the Cardinals tonight for Monday Night Football.
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Purdue's history at no. 1 comes to a quick end, Indiana's collapse at Wisconsin, NIU football coach and Fort Wayne native Thomas Hammock joins to discuss winning the MAC championship and having a team with 71 freshmen, a Bucs vs. Patriots Super Bowl is possible, and high school basketball tonight.
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Purdue suffers a shocking loss, Big Ben shows he's not done being special, no Colts game this Sunday but games to keep an eye on for the playoff hunt, Justin Cohn of the Journal Gazette joins to discuss Shawn Szydlowski returning to the ice, more lineup changes and to preview this weekend's games against Kalamazoo, the Mastodons need improved defense vs. SEMO, and the "Kenny Pickett" rule takes effect immediately.
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Indiana...oh Indiana as Hoosiers collapse against Wisconsin, Big Ten Network and former Purdue and South Side great Rapheal Davis joins to recap IU-Wisconsin and discuss Purdue now having a target being the #1 team in the country, Mastodons flat at SIUE, Pacers play perhaps their most competitive game, and the Heisman finalists are announced.
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The Vikings could help the Colts tonight, Indiana extends streak and gives away game at Wisconsin, Purdue takes no. 1 ranking on the road to Rutgers, WOWO Program Director Mike Ragz joins to discuss this year's Penny Pitch radiothon benefitting Gigi's Playhouse of Fort Wayne, and Parkview Sports Medicine's Tommy Schoegler joins to give his top 5 Northeast Indiana girls and boys high school basketball teams.
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Butler wins in OT at Oklahoma, Indiana at Wisconsin tonight, Komets Kristmas, the Pacers look to trade Caris LeVert and either Myles Turner/Domantas Sabonis, Endeavor Group buying multiple minor league baseball teams, and Scott Agness of the Fieldhouse Files joins to discuss Pacers trade rumors, potential options and who is to blame for the poor start to the season.
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PUrdue with something to work on, Komets Kristmas, NFL picks, Purdue Fort Wayne broadcaster John Nolan joins to preview tonight's men's basketball road matchup at SIUE and Zach Osterman of the IndyStar joins to preview tonight's IU-Wisconsin game at the Kohl Center.
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Pacers trade rumors, Patriots win duel in the wind, odd situation in Miami, what was the best college hire, and Kevin Bowen of 93.5/107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins to discuss the Colts handling Houston, playoff chances and the Pacers shopping players for a rebuild.
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Indiana football is back to being Indiana football, Purdue to the Music City Bowl vs. Tennessee, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, Judge Phil Houk of Fighting Irish Preview joins to give his reaction on Brian Kelly leaving for LSU and Marcus Freeman being named the next head coach at Notre Dame, high school basketball this week, Mastodons travel to SIUE and women at SEMO and Notre Dame.
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The College Football Playoff is set with Alabama, Michigan, Georgia and Cincinnati in, Notre Dame is ranked 5th, an odd situation at Miami, Purdue is officially the no. 1 team in the country, IU shakes off another bad start to beat Nebraska, Mastodons respond to beat Northern Kentucky and the Colts shutout Houston to stay in the AFC playoff hunt.
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IU reportedly hires a new offensive coordinator and Michael Penix Jr. enters the transfer portal, , Northern Illinois wins the MAC Championship, are the Pacers quitting on another coach, 15 Minutes with Don Fischer on Penix entering the transfer portal and IU splitting games in men's basketball against Syracuse and Nebraska and sweaty ears.
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Konchar stars in Memphis win, Purdue Fort Wayne falls to Wright State in the Horizon League opener, how do the Pacers respond to the video session, a huge weekend of college football ahead, Notre Dame makes it official in naming Marcus Freeman as the next football coach, and Tim Prister of Irish Illustrated joins to discuss the Freeman hire, Kelly's exit and College Football Playoff chances.
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Notre Dame announces Marcus Freeman as their next football coach, Colts prepare for Houston, Purdue plays Iowa to earn the top spot in the rankings, IU hosts Nebraska and the Mastodons lose to Wright State, the voice of the Komets Shane Albahrani joins to discuss the return of Shawn Szydlowski to the roster and tonight's matchup against Iowa, high school hoops tonight and our College Football Playoff predictions.
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Notre Dame has their coach, the Komets lose and are shorthanded as they deal with COVID, how does the committee view Notre Dame under Marcus Freeman, the Mastodons with a tough test to open the Horizon League, and Kevin Bowen of 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins to discuss the Freeman hire and recap the Colts loss to the Bucs.
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The Pacers get a film session after a disappointing loss to Atlanta, is Notre Dame better or worse today, Indiana gets a break last night and didn't play, Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette joins to discuss Notre Dame set to hire Marcus Freeman as their next head coach and the College Football Playoff, and Parkview Sports Medicine's Eric Dutkiewicz joins to discuss the Marcus Freeman hire, Purdue men's basketball and his top five area girls basketball teams.
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Big 10/ACC Challenge recap as Purdue makes its case for #1, Hoosiers fight but come up short, Colts prepare for the Texans, Colts have a battle ahead for a wild card spot, and Todd Burlage of blueandgold.com joins to discuss the Notre Dame coaching search.
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Too many sports all at once, NFL U Pick 'Em, TinCaps broadcaster John Nolan joins to discuss the IU-Syracuse game and TinCaps holiday promotions, and Baseball America editor and senior writer JJ Cooper joins to discuss MLB labor talks.
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Brian Kelly is going to LSU, Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette breaks down candidates for the Notre Dame job, and Brett Kramer of Indiana Sports Corp. joins to preview this weekend's Big Ten Fan Fast in Indianapolis.
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What's next for Notre Dame, a big night for college hoops, the Colts have a battle ahead for a Wild Card spot, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, Dustin Dopirak of the IndyStar joins to preview IU-Syracuse, the Mastodons prep for Horizon League play and high school basketball coverage starts this week.
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Back from the Sunshine State, the Colts are becoming far too familiar, new college basketball AP poll and Purdue is #2, Indiana beats Marshall 90-79 as Trayce Jackson-Davis goes off, and a crazy Saturday in college football as Michigan finally beats Ohio State, Alabama hangs on against Auburn, Notre Dame rolls Stanford and Oklahoma loses to Oklahoma State and loses their coach to USC.
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Purdue embarrasses Indiana 44-7, is New England the best team in the AFC as of today, 15 Minutes with Don Fischer on IU closing out the football season with a loss to rival Purdue and a big week ahead for the men's basketball team, and a recap of college basketball this weekend.
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What did I miss, Colts with their best win in the Reich/Ballard era, the impact of Hard Knocks on holding players to a higher level of accountability, Purdue solidifies position as a Final Four contender, IU can lock it down defensively and Kevin Bowen of 93.5/107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins to recap the Colts blowout win over the Bills and preview Sunday's matchup against Tamp Bay.
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A report is out the Bears have informed Matt Nagy he will be fired after the Thanksgiving day game, Colts prepare for Tampa Bay, Zach Osterman of the IndyStar joins to discuss IU's progress in early season basketball games and Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette joins to discuss the College Football Playoff and his AP poll.
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The Colts whip the Bills to put themselves firmly in the NFL playoff picture, Notre Dame keeps winning to give them a sliver of hope to make the College Football Playoff and Purdue men's basketball has a dominant weekend in beating North Carolina and Villanova to claim the Hall of Fame Tip-Off in Connecticut.
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Who has a better shot at making the playoffs: the Colts or Notre Dame, 15 Minutes with Don Fischer on IU's loss to Minnesota plus a strong start for the basketball team, and Adams Central football coach Michael Mosser joins to discuss the semistate win and preparing for the state title game against Indianapolis Lutheran.
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High school football semistate matchups, Komets moves, another insane proposed contract in college football and how buyouts impact IU and Purdue, and Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette joins to preview Notre Dame-Georgia Tech and the Irish's College Football Playoff chances.
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Colts face a must-win for the playoffs, Mike Carmin of the Lafayette Journal and Courier joins to preview Purdue-Northwestern at Wrigley Field and Purdue taking on North Carolina in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off, Chill out on College Football Playoff rankings, Purdue and IU basketball: underrated, properly rated, or overrated.
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The true heroes, one week to Thanksgiving, what food besides turkey makes it a feast, record travel expected, and longtime Indianapolis sports radio host Kent Sterling joins to discuss IU's win over St. Johns, Purdue's start and why culture is the key to success and the tough upcoming schedule for the Colts.
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A big game Sunday between Dallas and Kansas City, Colts at Buffalo: can the Colts beat a good team this year, Mastodons women are back healthy and open Horizon League play, Mastodon men at Minnesota Friday, high school football picks of the week, and Parkview Sports Medicine's Tommy Schoegler joins to give his Eastside-Andrean and Adams Central-North Judson picks plus the top 5 high school girls basketball players in Allen County history.
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Mastodons tough out a win over Austin Peay, the Mastodon women's basketball team is back after COVID-19 breakthrough cases, Colts on Hard Knocks tonight, Purdue pounds Wright State 96-52, Michigan State at Butler tonight, and Dustin Dopirak of the Bloomington Herald-Times and the IndyStar joins to preview tonight's IU-St. John's game.
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Pacers at Detroit tonight, Mad Ants win again at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, NFL U Pick 'Em, Justin Kenny of Outside the Huddle joins to discuss the struggles of the 6A schools in the SAC in the football postseason and to preview the semistate matchups for Adams Central and Eastside, and the College Football Playoff continues to set up Cincy to be outside the top 4.
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College basketball tonight and tomorrow, Komets coach Ben Boudreau joins to talk about the strong weekend and what is to come this week starting with the Fuel and Kevin Bowen of 93.5 and 107.5 The Fan in Indianapolis joins to discuss the Pacers loss to the Knicks, recap Colts-Jaguars and forecast the Colts playoff chances.
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Colts are now 5-5 and need 5-2 (bubble) or 6-1 (Wild Card) for the playoffs, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia, St. Francis men's basketball coach Chad LaCross joins to discuss the team's hot start to the season, high school football semistate this week, and the Mastodons host Austin Peay tonight at the Coliseum.
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What is wrong with the Hoosiers, Purdue falls short against Ohio State, did Notre Dame impress in win over Virginia, Colts hold on against Jacksonville 23-17, Patriots dominate Cleveland 45-7 and Mastodons men's basketball coach Jon Coffman joins to discuss the incoming recruiting class.
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Indiana and Purdue roll to dominating wins in basketball, regional championship results last Friday, semistate matchups, 15 Minutes with Don Fischer on IU's loss to Rutgers, the men's basketball team's start to the season and women's team blows out Kentucky, college basketball tomorrow and a look at the Colts playoff picture.
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A big night of high school football, Pacers show some fight (literally) against the Jazz, Mastodons sign three for their 2022 class, the Mastodon women's basketball game at Ball State is cancelled due to COVID-19, college football picks, Gruden sues the NFL and Roger Goodell, and Purdue Football play-by-play voice Tim Newton joins to preview Purdue-Ohio State.
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College hoops tonight, Colts prepare for Jacksonville, Komets at Cincy tonight then host Toledo Saturday night, high school football picks of the week, Nathan Baird of Cleveland.com joins to preview Ohio State-Purdue and Justin Kenny of Outside The Huddle joins to preview tonight's area high school football regional matchups.
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Veterans Day, Ball State heartbreaker, the Pacers blow an opportunity, the Colts prepare for Jacksonville, and Scott Agness of the Fieldhouse Files joins to discuss the Pacers' Western road trip.
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Panthers sign Cam Newton, who are the greatest girls basketball players in Fort Wayne history, college hoops this weekend, former Notre Dame All-American Reggie Brooks joins to discuss Cincinnati and the College Football Playoff, being recruited by and playing for Lou Holtz and his new book If These Walls Could Talk: Notre Dame Fighting Irish,and Tommy Schoegler of Parkview Sports Medicine joins to give his high school football regional picks.
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