Sports Rush with 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.

Brett is joined in the second hour of The Sports Rush LIVE at Parkview Field today by TinCaps Broadcaster Mike Maahs! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brett talks to Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette in the first hour today about the latest news in the transfer portal for both the Purdue Boilermakers and the Indiana Hoosiers, and also gets ready for TinCaps baseball getting officially underway tomorrow! Also in the first hour, keeping our eye on the NCAA Transfer Portal! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brett talks to Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz today in the second hour about his thoughts on the Purdue Boilermaker players coming in and going out of the program via the transfer portal, talks about the PSM Baseball games coming to Parkview Field this spring, and more! Also in the second hour, following along with some Basketball Tournaments that aren't the main NCAA one! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Nolan, broadcaster for the Fort Wayne TinCaps, joins Brett on the Sports Rush in the first hour today! Before getting into the baseball action, we first hear from John who does a lot of other media coverage for other sports teams, about his chance recently to call an NBA Game on the radio for the Brooklyn Nets, and about his thoughts on the season for the PFW Women's Basketball Team! We then hear from John about the TinCaps roster for the upcoming season, and about the All-Access Event taking place at Parvkiew Field tonight! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, to celebrate former Fort Wayne TinCap Jackson Merrill, who had a fantastic rookie season with the San Diego Padres last season, signing a 9 year extension with the Padres, we replay an interview that Brett had with Jackson back when he was a Fort Wayne TinCap in the Minor Leagues back in 2023! Also in the second hour, continuing to follow along with the NCAA Transfer Portal, and a whole lot more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour of today's show, Brett talks to Sam King of the Lafayette Journal and Courier about the Purdue Boilermakers Basketball Team losing to the Houston Cougars in the Men's Tournament, the players that the team has lost to the transfer portal, and the addition of Oscar Cluff from the portal as well. Also in the first hour, a college team is offering something for fans that Brett has NEVER seen before! All that and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Judge Phil Houk of Fighting Irish Preview in order to discuss the state of the Notre Dame Football Team as they go through spring practices at this time of the year. Also in the second hour, following along with the NCAA Transfer Portal, as well as playing Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with a listener! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett catches up on the packed weekend of sports that was, including the Elite Eight of the Men's Basketball Tournament that saw the Purdue Boilermakers bow out of the tournament at the hands of Kelvin Sampson and the Houston Cougars. Also in the first hour, a Horizon League matchup in the Great Eight of the WNIT tonight! All that and more in Hour 1! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brett is joined by Indiana Hoosiers Broadcasting Hall-of-Famer Don Fischer on the second hour of this Monday show for our last edition of "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch" for the season! Today, he and Brett discuss the overtaking of the Men's Basketball Program by the new Head Coach Darian DeVries, and about the latest going on with Spring Football Practice under head coach Curt Cignetti. Also in the second hour, getting ready for the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodon Women taking on Cleveland State in the Great Eight of the Women's NIT at the Gates Center tonight! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott Agness of The Fieldhouse Files is our guest on the phone line in Hour 2 as he and Brett not only talk about the Butler Bulldog Women’s Basketball Team coming into the Gates Sports Center tonight to take on the PFW Mastodons in the Super Sixteen round of the WNIT, but also the insane Pacers win last night over Washington and how the Pacers are shaping up ahead of the NBA Playoffs! Also in the second hour, getting ready for Purdue vs. Houston tonight at Lucas Oil Stadium in the Sweet Sixteen! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour of today’s show, Brett is joined by Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette! Dylan is down in Indianapolis as he prepares to cover the Purdue Boilermakers taking on the Houston Cougars in the Sweet 16 at Lucas Oil Stadium tomorrow night, and we get a preview of that matchup from Dylan! We also get his thoughts on the hiring of DeVries at Indiana, and about the players from the Hoosiers that have entered the transfer portal. Also in the first hour, it’s MLB Opening Day! Brett and Adam catch up on the early-day matchups and get ready for the season ahead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine is our guest on the show in Hour 2 today! Today, Brett and Doot talk about the lack of teams from our area down at the Boys Basketball State Finals this weekend, aside from our adopted regional team Manchester. They also talk about the IBCA Super 15 selectees from teams around our area. Also a big fan of Purdue, Doot shares his thoughts on the Boilermakers taking on Houston tomorrow night! Also in the second hour, continuing to follow along with MLB Opening Day! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Maria Marchesano, the head coach of the Purdue Fort Wayne Women's Basketball Team, is our guest on the phone line in the first hour of the show today! Last night, the Mastodons defeated the Old Dominion Monarchs in the Second Round of the WNIT at the Gates Center after earning a first-round bye, and will face the Butler Bulldogs in the next round at the Gates Center on Friday! Also in the first hour: is UCONN Head Coach Dan Hurley the next/modern iteration of Coach Bobby Knight? All that and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's show, we are joined by Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com and Kent Sterling on YouTube! Today, he and Brett discuss the mass exodus of Indiana University Men's Basketball players after the arrival of new head coach Darian DeVries who is replacing the leaving Mike Woodson. What does the fact that so many players mean, and what does DeVries expect to accomplish in the portal? Also in the second hour, we nearly finish filling out our listener NCAA March Bracket! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour of today's show, Brett takes a deep dive into the current state of college basketball and NIL Deals, and how they're effecting the product of NCAA Basketball as we've seen a very chalk Sweet Sixteen field and a severe lack of mid-major success compared to the Power 5 Conferences. Also in the first hour, we prepare for the Purdue Fort Wayne Women's Basketball Team competing against the Old Dominion Monarchs in the WNIT at the Gates Center tonight! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's show, Brett is joined by Mark Spade, organizer of the Sertoma Awards here in Fort Wayne that honors High School Athletes that are standout members of their community! We hear about the history of the award from Mark, as well as the selection process for deciding the winners, and hear about when this year's awards event will be taking place! Also in the second hour, Brett is joined by Brian Boesch, the voice of the Michigan Wolverines Basketball Team, to hear about the team's run through the March Tournament so far, and their upcoming matchup against Auburn on Friday! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett and Adam recap the weekend that was in Tournament Basketball across Men's and Women's Basketball! The two also take a look at the matchups that will be taking place in the Sweet Sixteen, particularly a matchup between Purdue and Houston! Also in the first hour, the Mastodon Women's Basketball Team will be hosting Old Dominion tomorrow in the second round of the WNIT! All that and more in Hour 1! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's show, Brett is joined by Indiana Hoosiers legend Don Fischer for "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch" for the second to last time of the season! Today, Don and Brett discuss the hiring of Head Coach Darian DeVries by the Hoosiers and what Don thinks he will bring to the Men's Basketball Program. Also in the second hour, Brett takes a stab at some of the lines of Thursday and Friday's Sweet Sixteen games, and a whole lot more fun! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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