Sports Rush With Brett Rump

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.