Sports Rush With Brett Rump

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! 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.

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 tim

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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! 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.

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!  See omnystudio.com/listener for pri

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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.