Podcast appearances and mentions of brett rump

Today's Sports Rush with Brett Rump comes to you live from Parkview Field today as we get set for tonight's season opener for the Fort Wayne Tincaps! In the first hour of today's show, Brett is joined by TinCaps Team President Mike Nutter, new broadcaster Jaden Taylor, and by VP Brian Schackow! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's show, we hear from a former producer of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump, Dedrick "DC" Hendrix! DC now does a fantastic job of writing about the WWE for Screen Rant, and also covers the WWE on his podcast Wrestleholics! He will be down in Indianapolis this weekend to cover the Royal Rumble, and we hear all about the event from the man himself! Also in the second hour, a look at our schedule for the rest of the week of sports, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's Sports Rush with Brett Rump is a special one, with Brett coming to you live today from Daytona Beach, Florida! The Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons won their game down there today against Drexel in the Sunshine Slam, and will be taking on Radford tomorrow in the Small School Championship! We hear from Brett who called the game about how the 'Dons team was able to win this one. Also in the first hour, the Indiana Hoosiers Football Team suffered their first defeat of the season against Ohio State, and the Indianapolis Colts suffered an expected defeat against the juggernaut Detroit Lions yesterday afternoon! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's Sports Rush with Brett Rump came to you live on location from Winner's Circle Sportsbook and Pub in New Haven! We tried their new menu and specials and had a fantastic time out there today. In the first hour of today's show, Brett recaps last night's loss by the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball Team to the Penn State Nittany Lions last night, and he and Adam discuss media members wanting two loss SEC teams to get into the College Football Playoffs over undefeated Indiana! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After taking yesterday off for Labor Day, The Sports Rush is back in action with Brett Rump at the helm! In the first hour of today's show, Brett talks about an exciting opening weekend for College Football that saw all of the universities around the state toss the pigskin! We hear Brett's thoughts on the Hooisers, Boilermakers, Notre Dame, and more. Also in the first hour, the Indiana Fever are on a hot streak, and some words of advice for watching football and sports this autumn and winter! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Thursday afternoon, Alex was a guest on The Sports Show with Brett Rump, where he did a radio interview breaking down the season the Pacers had and looking forward to the future. Brett asks Alex whether or not Myles Turner can be the starting center on a Finals team, what Indiana needs to do to improve their roster and whether or not there will ever be a hot seat for Rick Carlisle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Back in action on a Monday, it's The Sports Rush with Brett Rump! In the first hour of today's show, Brett has to discuss the Conference Championship Games that took place yesterday in the NFL, with the Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes defeating Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens, and the Detroit Lions falling on the road to the San Francisco 49ers. Brett shares his thoughts on the Lions blowing a sizable lead that they had in the second half, and some questionable decisions made by Dan Campbell. Plus, we ask our listeners: who was more impressive for the Kansas City Chiefs: Patrick Mahomes, or the Chiefs Defense? Plus, Indiana fell to the Illinois Fighting Illini, and Purdue gets a win on the road at Rutgers! All that and more in Hour 1! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back, as we kick off another exciting and fun week of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump! In the first hour of today's show, Brett absolutely had to bring in Justin Cohn, who not only does a great job of covering the Fort Wayne Komets for the Journal Gazette, he is also an outspoken huge fan of the Detroit Lions. We hear from one of the biggest Detroit Lions fans in Justin about just what it means for the fans of Detroit to finally make it this far after such a long period of mediocrity in the NFL. We hear about what he hopes for the game against the Niners, and if he thinks that fans are already happen with how far the Lions have gotten already. And, of course, Brett also talks to him about the Fort Wayne Komets! The K's had a good weekend against the Worcester Railers, and a veteran signing, and we hear all about both! Plus in the first hour, IU's loss to Wisconsin, Purdue's win over Iowa on the road, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour of today's Sports Rush with Brett Rump, Brett has to talk about the two Wild Card games that took place last night in the NFL Playoffs. The Buffalo Bills had a relatively easy win over the Pittsburgh Steelers after a dominant first half and a great performance from quarterback Josh Allen. The Philadelphia Eagles lead by Nick Sirianni suffer a humiliating defeat on the road in Tampa Bay at the hands of Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers. Brett shares his thoughts on those losses, and what hit means for both head coaches of each franchise. Is Mike Tomlin planning to leave the Steelers organization? Is Nick Sirianni now on the hot seat in Philadelphia, with Shane Steichen being a crucial factor to the team that the Eagles lost in the off season to Indianapolis? Plus, Brett starts to look at the matchup tonight in NCAA Men's Basketball as the rivalry continues in Bloomington with the Indiana Hoosiers taking on the Purdue Boilermakers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kicking off your week, it's The Sports Rush with Brett Rump! A good portion of the first hour of today's show is dedicated to the Indianapolis Colts and their loss to the Houston Texans on Saturday that saw Indy be eliminated from NFL Playoff contention. Brett breaks down the game and why the Colts were unable to get the win, including the 4th and 1 play call by head coach Shane Steichen that saw Minshew throwing to a running back with Jonathon Taylor off of the field. Was it the right play call? Also, we take a look at the coaching carousel starting to get underway as Black Monday kicks things off in the NFL. Also in the first hour, the PFW Mastodons Men's Basketball Team suffered their first Horizon League loss at the hands of the hot shooting Wright State Raiders over the weekend. Hear what that means for the 'Dons and the Horizon League standings, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've got a packed Friday edition of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump for you today! In the first hour of today's show, Brett is joined by Maria Marchesano, the Head Coach of the Purdue Fort Wayne Women's Basketball Team! The Lady Dons got a win last night over Robert Morris at the Gates Center, and we hear from Coach Marchesano about the matchup and what it took for her team to get the win last night. We also hear about how the Dons Women's Basketball Team will be tackling the rest of their season's opponents as we are now fully into Horizon League Play. Also in the first hour, Brett is joined on the guest line by Justin Cohn, who covers the Fort Wayne Komets for the Journal Gazette! Brett asks why Toledo has had the Komets' number ahead of the team taking on the Walleye in Ohio later tonight, and about the roster and makeup of the team heading into the rest of this weekend. What do the Komets still need to improve on? All that and more with Justin Cohn! Plus, Purdue is taking on Illinois tonight in Men's Basketball, and Brett previews a lot of area high school basketball taking place tonight as well!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy New Year! The Sports Rush is officially back in action today with the one and only Brett Rump behind the microphone!! In the first hour of today's show, Brett does a bit of a recap on all of the exciting sporting events and occurrences that he missed over the Holiday Break. Including the Dons falling to Pitt but getting two Horizon League wins to remain undefeated in league play. The Colts have a win-or-go-home game against the Texans on Saturday after narrowly escaping the Raiders this past Sunday. The two College Football Playoffs Semi-Final games were a fantastic watch, although perhaps a little too late into the evening for Brett. All that and more as we kick off a new year of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump, here on 1380 The Fan! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back today with John Nolan guest hosting The Sports Rush! John is joined in the first hour by the regular host of this show, Brett Rump! Brett is on the road in Pittsburgh with the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball team as the ‘Dons will be taking on the Pitt Panthers tonight in a matchup of Horizon League versus the ACC. We hear from Brett about what he expects out of this game for the ‘Dons as they come into tonight with an 11-1 overall record, and what the ‘Dons can still improve on in this game and throughout the rest of the season. John is then joined in the first hour by PFW Women's Basketball Coach, Maria Marchesano! The PFW Women are tipping off early tomorrow at 11AM against Aquinas, and we hear about the matchup taking place tomorrow at the Gates Center and a bit about the Women's team as they're coming off of a few losses. What does the team need to do to get back on the winning track against Aquinas? Plus, we hear about the standout players on the Women's team as well as some new players joining the team. All that and more with Coach Marchesano! ​See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour of today's Sports Rush with Brett Rump, Brett is joined by "The Judge," Judge Phil Houk! Judge Phil has been covering the Notre Dame Fighting Irish alongside Tim Prister since 1997! We bring on Judge Phil today to discuss the Notre Dame Fighting Irish's football season, their upcoming bowl game in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl down in El Paso, Texas against the Oregon State Beavers. Brett asks Phil if he and other fans of the programs should have wanted the Irish to get into a better bowl game than this one, and the two discuss some of the players on both sides who have already decided they will not be participating in the bowl game, and what to expect from the game in general. Also in the first hour, we ask our listeners to chime in on our text line with some of their favorite Christmas movies! All that and more in Hour 1! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first Sports Rush with Brett Rump of the week today, Brett is coming to you live from San Francisco! Brett is traveling with the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball Team as they'll be taking on the San Francisco Dons tomorrow evening on the road! But, the show must go on! In the first hour of today's Rush, Brett talks to TinCaps Team President Mike Nutter about their Holiday Fireworks Event that is taking place at Parkview Field tomorrow evening as part of the Downtown Fort Wayne Christmas Lighting Event! We also hear from Mike Nutter about the upgrades to the ballpark that are taking place over the off-season, including a brand new turf field as well as an update to the front steps! Lastly the two discuss the unfortunate passing of someone that Mike knew personally, Padres Chairman Peter Seidler. And some breaking news today, Shaquille Leonard has been officially waived by the Indianapolis Colts! All that and more in Hour 1 of The Sports Rush! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kick off the week with today's edition of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump! In the first hour of today's show, Brett talks about the Colts getting an uninspiring low-scoring win over the New England Patriots in Frankfurt, Germany over the weekend. He also discusses the Purdue Fort Wayne Men's Basketball team getting their third win of the season to go 3-0 over the Texas A&M Commerce Lions yesterday. Also in the first hour, the Indiana Hoosiers Men's Basketball team struggles in a close win over a not very good Army Black Knights squad, the IU Women suffer a bad defeat in their basketball game against Stanford, the Hoosiers football bowl hopes are dashed, and a whole lot more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour of today's Sports Rush with Brett Rump, Brett discusses the upcoming game tonight between the Purdue Fort Wayne Men's Basketball Team as they'll be taking on a non-D1 opponent in Andrews University. Brett shares what he expects out of the Mastodons team tonight as we may see more players getting more time on the court tonight. Also in the first hour, Brett shares which area football team that he thinks has the best chance to make it down to Lucas Oil Stadium for a HS Football State Championship, and also discusses each team's individual chances of making it down there as well. Also in the first hour, Brett and Adam make their NFL Picks for the upcoming Week 10 of NFL Football that kicks off tonight with the Carolina Panthers taking on the Chicago Bears in the Windy City. All that and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In an abbreviated second hour of The Sports Rush today in order to make room for the Purdue Boilermakers taking on the Samford Bulldogs, we hear from Brett Rump who was able to join Don Fischer earlier today for our usual Monday segment, "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch!" Brett and Don discuss the latest with Indiana Football, as they got the win over the Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday. The two also discuss the upcoming Indiana Hoosiers Men's Basketball season as well. Also in the abbreviated second hour, Derek discusses the Colts getting a win over the Panthers, the in-season tournament in the NBA and their hideous courts, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Purdue Football Coach Ryan Walters speaks out about Michigan and the sign stealing and scouting scandal while other coaches do so anonymously, the Big Ten released their complete 2024 football schedule with Michigan-USC an early highlight and the road to a bowl game getting really tough for IU and Purdue, Colts LB Shaq Leonard is complaining about a lack of snaps, Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette joins to reflect on Bob Knight, preview Notre Dame-Clemson and discuss Purdue basketball so far in the exhibition games, the Colts can't afford an "oddball" quarter or half and can right the ship against Carolina, Brett Rump of the Sports Rush and play-by-play voice of high school sports on 1380 The Fan joins to preview the area sectional championship football games including the game of the week with Bishop Dwenger at Leo, and an Australian woman is charged with 3 counts of murder over an alleged mushroom poisoning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's Halloween edition of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump, Brett discusses some of the moves that took place before the NFL Trade Deadline that was at 4PM this afternoon. Brett examines some of the moves that were made by teams that were looking to improve or just be better at various positions, and then compares that to the Indianapolis Colts and Chris Ballard, who did absolutely nothing at the trade deadline to address any of the team's issues. Also in the second hour, we hear about the Mastodons Women's Basketball team will be heading to Italy next summer, we play Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with one of our listeners, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're ready to kick off a Monday today with another packed to the brim edition of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump! Brett comes into Hour 1 today with a lot of different sports topics from over the weekend to cover. Plus, today is a Sports Equinox? What does that mean? You'll find out! Brett discusses the Colts loss over the weekend to the New Orleans Saints at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday, and focuses on who is to blame for the loss. Here's a hint, it's not who is actually on the field of play, it's the person in the Colts organization that chooses which players make the field. Also in the first hour, Mastodons continue to look good in their preseason basketball scrimmages, there were some big winners and big losers in our state's college football teams playing over the weekend, there's still a lot of drama in the Michigan Wolverines football team, and a whole lot more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have a lot to cover on today's edition of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump! Our guest in the first hour today is Justin Cohn, who does a fantastic job covering the Fort Wayne Komets for the Journal Gazette in town and also does a lot of other work covering the ECHL and Minor League Hockey. We hear from Justin about the Komets opening weekend of the regular season that saw the Komets win their season opener down in Indy against the Fuel but then lost as home the following night to the same team. Does this team have the same issue of giving up an early lead and fighting from behind, or is this just early in the season and the team figuring things out? Brett also asks Cohn for his thoughts on the new Komets coaching staff under Head Coach Jesse Kallechy and the job that he's done so far with the team and what's different with Jesse as compared to past coaches for the K's such as Ben Boudreau. All that and more on the Komets with Justin Cohn! Also in the first hour, Brett shares about his experience at the Foreigner concert last night, MLB Playoffs have reached the World Series, Michael Pittman Jr. is unhappy with the Colts, and a whole heck of a lot more to cover in the first hour!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shannon Griffith fills in for Justin Kenny. Headlines, the Komets roster is set for the season, Deshaun Watson could play Sunday against the Colts, voice of the Komets Shane Albahrani joins to dicuss the roster, surprises on the team, playing style compared to last year and what to expect in the ECHL this season, Jim Coyle of Indiana Sports Beat and publisher of the Indiana Rivals site TheHoosier.com joins to preview IU recuriting target Boogie Fland's announcement this afternoon and the IU QB battle, MIchigan is accused of sign stealing and having in-person scouts at other games and a debate if anything will happen in time for it to matter, Jim Irsay is blocking an old rival trying to get into team ownership and Brett Rump of the Sports Rush and voice of high school football joins to preview tonight's Sectional 19 matchup between East Noble and New Haven and other area key matchups as the postseason begins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shaq Leonard is healthy and could return to the Colts Sunday...but will he ever return to his old form, 3 reasons why Notre Dame beats USC Saturday night, can Purdue play Spoilermakers against Ohio State, the voice of the Komets Shane Albahrani joins to discuss week 1 of training camp, coach Jesse Kallechy's approach to putting together a roster and this weekend's exhibition games, Pat McAfee is paying Aaron Rodgers for interviews: fair or foul, the voice of high school football on 1380 The Fan and host of the Sports Rush Brett Rump joins to preview week 9 of the season, the game of the week Luers @ Homestead and area sectional matchups, plus a bear was caught stealing...bears.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a big weekend for high school football.  In hour two of Sports Rush, Brett Rump has a chat with Luke Amstutz, head football coach for East Noble. Sectional draw Sunday. The Chicago Bears roll over the Washington Commanders The Colts host the Titans at home We replay Brett's high school football picks of the week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump, Brett is joined by Indiana Hoosiers Broadcasting Hall-of-Famer, Don Fischer! Don joins Brett every Monday afternoon for our weekly segment called “Fifteen Minutes with Fisch!” Although Brett and Don are discussing a Hoosiers win this afternoon, it is probably one of the most disappointing wins in recent program history, as it took 4 overtimes for the Hoosiers to get a 29-27 win against the Zips on Saturday night. We hear from Don about a bit of a conundrum where he heard from Tom Allen earlier in the week about how well the Hoosiers team had been practicing, but we then heard later in the week that Allen had to have a conversation with the team about effort at practice and there not being enough of it. Brett asks Don how much of the offensive stagnation for the Hoosiers is due to the poor performance of Walt Bell. How many more poor performances will it take for there to be some pressure for him to be out of the program? What about the Hoosiers offensive performance concerned Don the most this weekend? Also in the hour, Brett discusses a disappointing performance for Coach Prime and Colorado against the Oregon Ducks, previewing practice getting underway for the Purdue Fort Wayne Men's and Women's Basketball teams, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.