Sports Rush with Brett Rump

In this special Friday edition of the show, Brett is on the road traveling to Indianapolis with the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball Team for their game tomorrow against IU Indy! However, that doesn't stop us, as Brett brings you his thoughts on all the latest in local sports, including the Pacers struggling against the Spurs in Paris, the 'Dons Men dropping a game to Oakland on the road, and more. Also in the first hour, Adam talks to Destin Adam from A to Z Sports about all the latest moves and rumors with the Indianapolis Colts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Adam has a conversation with Dustin Dopirak who covers the Indiana Pacers for the Indy Star! The Pacers suffered a 140-110 defeat to Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs yesterday afternoon in Paris. We hear about that game and what lead to the defense breaking down for Indy in the second half. Adam also asks Dustin what the Pacers will do to hopefully make it a closer game tomorrow afternoon. Also in the second hour, a replay of Brett's conversation with Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine to get you ready for HS Basketball tonight! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brett is joined by Zach Osterman of the Indy Star in today's first hour to discuss the Indiana Hoosiers Men's Basketball Team dropping a game on the road in Evanston last night to Northwestern after a very poor second half and being shot out of the game. Also in the first hour, a look back at the College Football Playoffs Championship between Notre Dame and Ohio State! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's show, Brett is joined by Greg Rakestraw of the ISC Sports Network as well as the Colts Radio Network to talk about the hiring of Lou Anarumo as the new defensive coordinator for the Colts who will be alongside Shane Steichen and Chris Ballard next season. We also hear from Greg about Saturday's matchup between the PFW Mastodons and the IU-Indy Jaguars Men's Basketball Teams! Also in hour two, we are joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine to hear about his Top 5 Boys and Girls HS Basketball Teams for the past week! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's show is guest hosted by voice of the Fort Wayne TinCaps as well as Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Athletics and Mad Ants Basketball, John Nolan! In the first hour of today's show, John talks to Judge Phil Houk of Fighting Irish Preview who was at last night's National Championship Game about Notre Dame's loss to Ohio State and where the program goes next. We also hear from Fort Wayne native and former Major League Baseball Player Josh VanMeter, who announced his retirement from professional baseball yesterday! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's Tuesday show, guest host John Nolan is joined by Dylan Sinn from The Journal Gazette who was down in Atlanta last night to cover the National Championship Game between Ohio State and Notre Dame! We get his opinion on the game and where Notre Dame goes moving forward as a team. Also in the second hour, all the latest in Big Ten Men's Hoops with Big Ten Network star and former Boilermaker and South Side Archer, Rapheal Davis! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Judge Phil Houk of Fighting Irish Preview joins Brett in the first hour of today's show LIVE from Atlanta, Georgia to preview tonight's College Football Playoffs Championship between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Ohio State Buckeyes! Also in the first hour, a look back at the weekend's divisional matchups in the NFL, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brett is joined in the second hour today by Don Fischer for "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch!" Today, Don and Brett discuss a much needed win by the Hoosiers Men's Basketball Team against Ohio State after two bad losses for the team. We also hear Don's thoughts on tonight's football matchup between Notre Dame and Ohio State, the two teams that defeated Indiana Football this year! Also in the second hour, a whole lot more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brett is joined in the first hour of today's Sports Rush by the new manager of the Fort Wayne TinCaps for the 2025 season, Lukas Ray! Also in the first hour, a conversation with the voice of Purdue Basketball, Rob Blackman! Rob and Brett discuss the season so far for the Boilermakers, and preview tomorrow's game between Purdue and the Oregon Ducks! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett and Adam make their NFL Picks for the spread of each of the four divisional round games this weekend! They also discuss who needs to win the game between the Bills and the Ravens more for their legacy as a quarterback, Lamar Jackson or Josh Allen. Also in the second hour, a replay of our conversation with new 2025 TinCaps Manager, Lukas Ray. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour of today’s Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men’s Basketball Head Coach, Jon Coffman! We hear from Coach Coffman about the thrilling win for his team last night in double overtime over the Wright State Raiders on the road, and how the team is preparing for their next matchup! Also in the first hour, Brett thought the Hoosier Men’s Basketball loss to Iowa on the road was bad, but it got even worse after their blowout loss at Assembly Hall to Illinois! Also, a tragic passing in the world of sports, Bub Uecker. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brett is joined by Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine in the second hour of today’s show! He and Brett discuss Doot’s Top 5 Boys and Girls High School Basketball Teams in the area for their performances in the past week. Brett also continues to question the feasibility of Mike Woodson as head coach of the Hoosiers, gets ready for Pacers taking on the Pistons tonight, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour of today's show, we are joined by Dustin Dopirak of the Indy Star, who is making his way to tonight's Indiana Pacers game against the Cleveland Cavaliers as he joins the show today! We hear from Dustin about what the Pacers have done to turn the tides around and win a good majority of their recent games, including their last 6. We hear about the game on the road on Sunday that ended the Cavaliers 12 game win streak, and what the Pacers will have to do tonight as well. Also in the first hour, an interesting golfing event is taking place tonight, there's lots of college basketball to discuss, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's show, we are joined by Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette! Today, we preview the matchup between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Championship on Monday! We also hear from Dylan about the latest with the Indiana Hoosiers Men's Basketball Team as they are slated to take on the ranked Illinois Fighting Illini tonight at Assembly Hall, and Dylan was there in person to tell us about it! Also in the second hour, playing Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with one of our listeners, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett goes over all of the news from the weekend of sports that was. Including taking a look at the NFL Wild Card games we've seen so far, the hirings and firings in the NFL coaching circle, and more. He also talks about the 'Dons both Men and Women's Basketball Teams getting some good wins over the weekend, Purdue Men's Basketball getting a great win, and IU Men's Hoops needing some work after their game against Iowa! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's show, Brett is joined by IU Hoosiers Hall-of-Fame Broadcaster Don Fischer for "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch!" Today, they unfortunately have to talk about a bad loss suffered by the Hoosiers Men's Basketball Team against the Iowa Hawkeyes over the weekend. Also in the second hour, a talk with PFW Women's Basketball Head Coach Maria Marchesano about their exciting win yesterday over Cleveland State on the road, and about their undefeated start to Horizon League play! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour of today's Friday show, Brett is joined on the guest line by Justin Cohn! Currently the long time Komets beat reporter, we get all the latest on the Komets before hearing about the new job that he will be doing soon with Fort Wayne FC! Also in the first hour, getting ready for tonight's College Football Playoffs matchup as well as High School Basketball! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kyle Rowland from the Toledo Blade joins Brett on The Sports Rush in Hour 2 to talk about tonight's Cotton Bowl matchup between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Texas Longhorns. Also in the second hour, getting ready for High School Basketball tonight and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's a special edition of The Sports Rush, we have a guest co-host! Chris Lambert of Christopher James Menswear was gracious enough to bid on an opportunity to join us for a day on The Sports Rush at a Mastodon Men's Basketball silent auction, and won! Today, we talk about his sporting team affiliations and how they came about, his Detroit Lions in the NFL Playoffs, and more! Also in the hour, we are joined by Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodon Men's Basketball Assistant Coach Mike Wolf to not only put Chris and his interview skills to the test, but to also hear about a great win by the Dons over Milwaukee last night! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's Sports Rush with guest co-host Chris Lambert, Brett and the gang continue to discuss the upcoming NFL Wild Card Weekend coming up this weekend, and talk about the chances of both the NFC AND AFC #1 seeds both making it to the Super Bowl and look at times it has happened in the past. We also continue to prepare for the Orange Bowl between Notre Dame and Penn State down in Miami tonight! Also in the second hour, Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz stops by on the guest line to share his Top 5 Boys and Girls High School Basketball Teams of the week, and also talks about the latest going on at Parkview Sports Medicine! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.