Sports Rush With Brett Rump

In the first hour of this hump-day edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line by one of the newest members of the Fort Wayne Komets, and someone who spent the first three years of his life here in the Summit City, it's forward Alex Aleardi! Alex has played the last two seasons with the Rapid City Rush, and won the ECHL's Kelly Cup with the Florida Everblades in the 21-22 season alongside then assistant coach and now head coach of the Fort Wayne Komets, Jesse Kallechy! Also in the first hour, Brett talks about the Komets signing another veteran today, and another skirmish happened today at Indianapolis Colts practice! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour of today's Tuesday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Greg Rakestraw, who wears many hats in the world of sports coverage! We hear from Greg today on his thoughts on the Indianapolis Colts losing Samson Ebukam for the season. We also hear his thoughts on the Colts seemingly going into this season with zero restrictions on Anthony Richardson and how many times we may see him run the ball. Also in the first hour, Brett considers the Top 5 USA Olympians of all time, and shares his thoughts on The Basketball Tournament that's been going on this summer, with some exciting matchups last night! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett previews tonight's series that gets underway between the Fort Wayne TinCaps and the West Michigan Whitecaps. We also play Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with one of our listeners competing for a large pizza from Pizza Hut. Also in the second hour, we replay a conversation that Brett had on Friday with Snider Football's Head Coach, Kurt Tippmann, at High School Football Media Day 2024! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To kick off this week of The Sports Rush, we hear from James Boyd, who covers the Indianapolis Colts for The Athletic! There's no one better to have on today as James has been down at Westfield and Grand Park following along with all the Colts' training camp that he possibly can! We hear from James about Jim Irsay being down at practice, and how he's recovered so far from some serious health concerns. Speaking of heath concerns, James and Brett discuss the season-ending Achilles tear for Samson Ebukam, and how that will affect the Colts' defensive line coming into this upcoming season. All that and more with James! Also in the first hour, catching up on the Olympics, AJ Preller is aggressive again and we once again lose some of our favorite TinCaps in trades, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of the first Sports Rush of the week, Brett is joined on the guest line by Scott Agness! Scott does a fantastic job of covering the Indiana Pacers as well as the Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark for FieldhouseFiles.com! Today, he and Brett talk about Pacers star player Tyrese Haliburton not getting any playing time in the USA's first official Olympic game against Nikola Jokic and the country of Serbia. What are Scott's thoughts on that, and is there the same resentment there as there was for Caitlin Clark being left off of the women's Olympic team? We also hear from Scott about the latest Pacers rookies, what we saw from them at Summer League, and more! Also in the second hour, breaking down some MLB trades that have gone down, particularly a big one for the Chicago Cubs! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is coming to you live from 2024's High School Football Media Day! With the season just around the corner, Brett talks to many of our Fort Wayne and surrounding area head coaches of many fantastic football programs that we have here. Listen to how the off-season and what the upcoming season will look like for many teams! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's special edition of The Sports Rush, Brett continues his conversations with the head coaches of football programs throughout Northeast Indiana as we come to you live from High School Football Media 2024 as we get ready for the upcoming season! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine! Ahead of The Sports Rush being at the 2024 Fort Wayne Area High School Football Media Day tomorrow, Brett and Doot discuss some of the football coaching changes at programs around the area. The two also talk about Doot's Top 5 returning High School football players for the upcoming season! Also in the second hour, Brett predicts where every football team in the Big Ten Conference will end up finishing this upcoming season, the TinCaps are struggling on the road, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line by the voice of the Fort Wayne Komets, Shane Albahrani! We hear from Shane all about the new signings for the Fort Wayne Komets in the off-season so far, as well as some familiar faces that will also be returning to the lineup. We also hear from Shane about how much further along in the roster process the K's are at this time of year compared to this time last year, where we really only knew the head coach of the team, Jesse Kallechy. Also in the first hour, we hear from Shane Steichen and Chris Ballard at Colts Training Camp, Brett lists his Top 10 Quarterbacks in the NFL for the 24-25 Season, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's return to The Sports Rush, Brett talks about what we've heard football-wise out of Big Ten Media Days so far as we hear from coaches and more. Brett asks if Purdue's Football Team under Ryan Walters is being too heavily underrated as they are considered by many polls to be at the bottom of the conference for the upcoming season. Also in the second hour, Caitlin Clark and the WNBA All-Stars stuck it to the Team USA Women in the All-Star Game, and former Indiana Hoosier Kel'el Ware has shone for the Miami Heat so far now that Summer League is over! All that and more in Hour 2 ! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a break for vacation that lasted longer than expected due to major issues with airlines all across the country, The Sports Rush is finally BACK! And we have a lot to catch up with on today's show. In the first hour, Brett catches up on some of the big sports stories he missed while he was gone. Then, we talk about today's news that has come out of the first day of training camp for the Indianapolis Colts! What have we already heard from the players that have reported in Westfield today? Also in the first hour, the Pacers signed guard Andrew Nembhard to a 3 year, 59 million dollar contract extension! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the Fort Wayne TinCaps playing a double-header tonight after being rained out last night up in Midland, Michigan, today's Sports Rush was cut a bit short, so we have it all here in one hour for you! Brett was joined today by Indy-based sports media mogul Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com and his Kent Sterling page on YouTube! Today, he and Brett catch up and talk about some of the hottest topics in sports, including the meteoric WNBA rise of Caitlin Clark on the Indiana Fever and her being left off the USA Olympics Women's Basketball Team, the latest with the Indiana Pacers, as well as his thoughts on the Indianapolis Colts and some of the rookies they brought in! Also in the abbreviated show: Brett finds the best rookie season in the sport of basketball since Caitlin Clark, we talk about the USA Men's Basketball Team defeating Canada in a friendly scrimmage last night, and more! Friendly reminder: The Sports Rush will be off until 7/23 after today! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour of today's mid-week Sports Rush, Brett talks about the Fort Wayne TinCaps getting a shutout win in their series opener against the Great Lakes Loons last night with a 7-0 victory. We also hear about the Indiana Fever dropping a game to the Washington Mystics earlier in the afternoon despite a standout performance from Caitlin Clark. Also, Zach Edey didn't play in the NBA Summer League last night, but should be back tonight, and Brett shares about one of his favorite sporting events that is coming up this weekend! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's Wednesday Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the show by Greg Rakestraw! In addition to his work covering high school sports across the state of Indiana with the ISC Sports Network and doing work for the Indianapolis Colts, Greg is also the voice of the Indy Eleven soccer team! And, it's an exciting time for the Indy Eleven as last night they got their first win in club history over an MLS opponent, Atlanta United, in the Open Cup! We hear all about that and what it means for the club from Greg, and we also sneak in some Caitlin Clark talk as well! Also in the second hour, we are joined by Will Robbins of Empowered Sports Club as well as Gym Rats Volleyball! We hear from Will about the growth of volleyball here in Northeast Indiana as well as the USA as a whole, the latest programs that they are offering for all different kinds of people at different talent levels to get involved in the sport of volleyball, and a whole lot more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour of today's Tuesday Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line by Jeremiah Johnson, of the Indiana Pacers Broadcast Team! You can hear Jeremiah throughout pregame and postgame, and also alongside the sidelines providing fantastic coverage of the team. Today, he and Brett discuss the Pacers signing Pascal Siakam to a new deal, as well as inking forward Obi Toppin to a deal that seems relatively team-friendly as well. We also hear from Jeremiah on what he's looking forward to seeing from the Pacers' Summer League team starting this weekend, the current state of the roster, and more! Also in the first hour: Brett asks if the NFL has a problem with "forced parity"! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett and Adam put together their Top 10 Teams of Men's Basketball Players for USA since the 1992 Dream Team. Who will each of the guys select to make their "all-time" rosters? Also in the second hour, we play our weekly game of "Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia" with one of our listeners competing against Brett to guess the year in sports! Also: Caitlin Clark's teammates on the Indiana Fever are finally learning how to play with her and her style of play and it's led to success, and the Fort Wayne TinCaps start a series against the Great Lakes Loons tonight! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a long 4th of July Weekend, The Sports Rush is back in action on a Monday! Today, Brett talks about the Indiana Fever getting a comeback win over the New York Liberty over the weekend behind a triple-double from Caitlin, the first triple-double by a rookie in WNBA History! Also in the first hour, we hear Brett's thoughts on the roster of Purdue's Basketball Team this upcoming season, where the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball team has been predicted to finish in the 24-25 season in the Horizon League, and a whole heck of a lot more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's Monday show, Brett is joined live on the guest line by long-time broadcaster for the Fort Wayne Wizards and now Fort Wayne TinCaps, Mike Maahs! Today, Mike and Brett discuss former TinCaps Jackson Merrill and Fernando Tatis Jr., who were both named as 2024 MLB All Stars! We hear from Mike about his memories of both players, and what he's seen from both in their rapid ascensions to stardom. We also hear Mike's thoughts on baseball movies, and Michigan State Spartans Basketball Head Coach Tom Izzo! All that and more with Mike. Also in the second hour, we replayed a conversation that Brett had with former TinCap and now Padre and MLB All-Star Jackson Merrill back in April of last year when he first arrived in Fort Wayne. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour of today’s show, which is the last Sports Rush of the week before we break to celebrate an extended Fourth of July Weekend, Brett is joined by TinCaps Team President Mike Nutter! We hear from Mike about what the big 4th of July game is looking like tomorrow, if there’s any more tickets available, and more. We also hear from Mike about the rest of the homestand through Saturday and about the other fun promotions taking place on Friday and Saturday. Also in the first hour, we replay Brett’s conversation from Hour 2 yesterday with 4 time Olympian and Gold Medalist Lloy Ball!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today’s last Sports Rush of the week, Brett is joined by Dustin Dopirak of the Indy Star to talk about the Indiana Pacers signing center James Wiseman out of free agency, resigning Obi Toppin, and the current construction of the roster. We also ask Dustin about the trade rumors surrounding the Pacers and Cam Johnson of the Nets! Also in the second hour, a conversation between our station’s program director Josh Williams and Driver Shane van Gisbergen!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.