Sports Rush With Brett Rump

In the second hour of today’s Sports Rush guest-hosted by Derek Decker, Derek is joined by the head coach of the Purdue Fort Wayne Women’s Basketball Team, Maria Marchesano! Maria and her team have gotten wins in the opening round of the WNIT over Eastern Kentucky and in the second round over the Cincinnati Bearcats, and will face the St. Louis Billikens on Friday Night at home at the Gates Center! Derek hears from Coach Marchesano about the run so far, a preview of Friday night’s matchup, and what playing in the postseason and winning does for the program in areas such as recruiting and the transfer portal. Also in the second hour, Derek talks about changes to the rules in the NFL, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a packed weekend of sports, there's nothing like The Sports Rush on a Monday to break down everything that happened! This weekend was a big one, because it was the second round of the NCAA Men's Tournament! To talk about the one-seeded Purdue Boilermakers and their dominant wins over their first two opponents, Brett is joined in the first hour by the voice of the Purdue Boilermakers, Rob Blackman! Rob and Brett discuss the noise surrounding Purdue before they came into the tournament, the scheduling that the team and the fans have faced so far, and of course about the dominant two wins to get to the Sweet Sixteen that have seen a high level of play from the Boilers. All that and more in Hour 1! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's Monday Sports Rush, we continue to bring the heat for you! First, Brett is joined by Indiana Hoosiers Broadcasting Hall-of-Famer, Don Fischer! Brett is joined every week on Monday at 5:20 for our weekly "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch" segment! Today, the two talk recruiting and the transfer portal for the Indiana Hoosier Men's Basketball Team under Mike Woodson, and about the Indiana Women's Basketball Team in the NCAA Tournament! Also in the second hour, Brett is joined by Paul Corsaro, who was named the new Head Coach of the IUPUI (soon to be IUI) Jaguars of the Horizon League! We hear from Coach Corsaro on what attracted him to the job at the program, what he plans to do to improve the program and level of play, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Friday! Today, Brett was out once again at Winner's Circle in New Haven in order to do the show LIVE on location from 4-6PM as we hung out with the crowd and enjoyed the afternoon slate of games in the Men's NCAA Tournament. All throughout the hour, Brett kept us up to date on what was going on in each of the live games, the results of games from earlier in the day, and more. Plus, what the heck is going on with Shohei Ohtani? All that and a whole lot more in the first hour of a Friday Sports Rush! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the last hour of this week of The Sports Rush! And today, we wrapped up what was a fantastic two day appearance at Winner's Circle in New Haven in order to do the show live on location each day from 4-6PM. In the second hour of today's show, we continue to bring you updates on all of the Men's Tournament games that were going on live throughout the show. Brett shares his thoughts on Purdue's matchup tonight against Grambling State. And, we have another conversation with Brian, who does a fantastic job of running things there at Winner's Circle in order to talk about March Madness, sports betting, horse racing, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Thursday! Today's show is a different won and a fun one, as we were live at Winner's Circle in New Haven to broadcast the show live from all the fun being had there as the NCAA Men's Tournament Round of 64 got underway this afternoon. We followed along with all of the live scores, tracked all the upsets, and more! We were also joined LIVE in the first hour by Caleb Hatch, who you hear on Caleb and Kenny in the Morning, to talk to Brett about the tournament, some of his picks, and more. We were also joined by Brian who does a fantastic job of running Winner's Circle there in New Haven to hear more about the business, the facilities, upcoming events and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's Sports Rush coming to you live from Winner's Circle in New Haven, we still had a lot of things to talk about! Brett was joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine in the second hour LIVE at the Winner's Circle to talk to Brett about the NCAA Men's Tournament, particularly about Purdue and their chances to go on a deep run this year after last year's upsetting first round loss to Farleigh Dickinson. Brett and Doot also talk about Fort Wayne Area High School Basketball as there's a bit of a quirk in the scheduling ahead of the IHSAA State Championships next weekend. Plus, following along with all the live games! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Brett on the road this afternoon to call the PFW Men's Basketball team as they take on Bowling Green in the CIT Tournament this evening, today's show is guest hosted by Justin Kenny, who you hear regularly on Caleb and Kenny in the morning right here on our airwaves! In the first hour, Justin is joined by the head coach of the Trine University Men's Basketball Team, Brooks Miller! Brooks and his Trine Thunder Men won the D3 NCAA National Tournament, and we get the breakdown of what the tournament was like from Coach Miller, as well as how it feels now that the season has ended. Plus, we finish filling out our listener bracket for the Men's March Tournament! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, guest host Justin Kenny is joined on the phone line by JJ Stankevitz! JJ is a beat writer for the Indianapolis Colts as well as doing a whole lot of other duties covering the Colts! The two today discuss if the team has gotten better since the start of free agency despite pretty much only signing guys that were already in house to new deals so far. But, we also get JJ's thoughts on Joe Flacco joining the Colts at backup qb, and more! Also in the second hour: How important is it for Purdue to make a deep run in this year's tournament? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on The Sports Rush, with the First Four games in the Men's March Tournament getting underway tonight, we decided it was time for our listeners to show their basketball knowledge and call in to fill out a bracket to see how they compare to some of the guys here at the station! Also in the first hour, Brett is joined by Kyle Rowland of the Toledo Blade in order to talk about the hiring of Jake Diebler by the Ohio State Men's Basketball program as their new Head Coach, and about the future of the Michigan Wolverines Men's Basketball program following the termination of Juwan Howard at Head Coach in Ann Arbor. All that and a whole lot more in Hour 1 of The Sports Rush! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of The Sports Rush today, Brett is joined by Purdue Fort Wayne Women's Basketball head coach, Maria Marchesano! Coach Marchesano is going to be leading her team into postseason play tomorrow night at the Gates Center against Eastern Kentucky in the opening round of the Women's NIT! We hear from Coach Marchesano about how the Horizon League Tournament ended for the 'Dons as they fell to Green Bay, how the team has been working out and getting ready for postseason play since, and a preview of their matchup against Eastern Kentucky. Also in the second hour, Brett and Adam continue to take listeners calls in order to fill out a "Listeners Bracket" for the Men's March Tournament, and we play Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with a listener today as well! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Back in action on a Monday to bring you another week of The Sports Rush! On today's show, we have a lot of things to talk about, particularly brackets! We have the NCAA Men's Tournament, the NIT, the CBI, and the CIT, as well as the Women's NCAA Tournament, NIT, and more as well! Brett shares his thoughts on all of these, as well as his thoughts on some really quality teams that he thinks missed out. He also proposes a solution to teams being left out on the proverbial "bubble." Also in the first hour, we hear Brett's thoughts on the Chicago Bears getting rid of Justin Fields, what went down in Boy's Semi-State Basketball over the weekend, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's show, Brett is joined by Indiana Hoosiers Broadcasting Hall-of-Famer Don Fischer for our weekly segment with Don on Mondays that we like to call "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch!" There's a lot of things to discuss with Don today, as the Hoosier Men's Basketball season is now officially over, the coaches will be hitting the transfer portal to find new players, will any current Hoosier players be hitting the portal? Also the two discuss the Indiana Women Basketball team who got a tough draw in their first round of the Women's NCAA Tournament against Fairfield. Also in the second hour, biggest snubs in the Men's Tournament, PFW Men and Women will both be playing postseason tournament basketball, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Friday! We have another abbreviated Sports Rush for you today with our on-air coverage of the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament! But, we still have plenty of local sports to talk about on the show today! Brett is joined by Trine Men's Basketball Head Coach Brooks Miller ahead of their NCAA D3 Men's Tournament Championship game against Hampden-Sydney tomorrow afternoon! We hear about the run the team has had so far including their semi-final win last night over Trinity, and how Coach Miller has gotten his team prepared for this moment. Also in the show today, Brett talks about the Indiana win over Penn State, Purdue taking down Michigan State this afternoon, and more in the Big Ten Tourney! Plus, big retirements in the NFL, Free Agency in the NFL, Trades in the NFL, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With 1380 The Fan and 100.9 FM broadcasting every game of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament right here on our airwaves, today’s Sports Rush show was abbreviated! But, we pack in a ton of content in the short time that we have on air today! Brett shares his thoughts on the Indianapolis Colts signing Joe Flacco to bring him in to Lucas Oil Stadium as the backup quarterback to Anthony Richardson. He also breaks down the numbers in a preview of tonight’s Big Ten Tournament game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Nittany Lions of Penn State! Also on the show today, Brett is joined by Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine! Brett and Doot discuss the run of the Trine University Men’s Basketball Team in order to get to the Men’s D3 Final Four at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, with their Final Four game tonight against Trinity! The two also preview our area Boys’ High School Basketball Teams that will be participating in Semi-State matchups around the state of Indiana this weekend, includ

In the first hour of today’s Wednesday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Destin Adams! Destin does a fantastic job of covering the Indianapolis Colts for A to Z Sports, and there’s certainly a lot to discuss about the Colts today and this week! Brett gets Destin’s opinion on the players that the Colts have retained so far on new deals, and how good it was for the team to bring each of these players back. We also hear from Destin about the next potential moves that the team could make here in free agency, if any! Who does Destin like the Colts taking as a backup quarterback with the departure of Minshew? All that and more! Also in the first hour, Oakland wins the Horizon League Tournament, the Big Ten Tournament gets underway, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brett is joined in the second hour of today’s Sports Rush by Brandon Podgorski, producer of Talkin’ Sports with Jim Shovlin on Saturdays here on 1380 The Fan! Brandon also teaches Sports Management at Trine University up at Angola and has been involved in the world of sports, particularly basketball, for most of his working career! We hear from Brandon about his sports journey, how he ended up producing for us here on 1380, and more! And then Brett and Brandon get into the Trine Men’s Basketball season so far, with them having a standout regular season and now a fantastic run so far in the D3 Men’s Basketball Tournament this month. What has Coach Miller brought to the Trine Thunder? What’s the atmosphere like there at the University? All that and more with Brandon! Plus in the second hour, a look at the NCAA March Madness Bracketology!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour of today’s show, Brett is joined by Kent Sterling, sports media mogul of KentSterling.com! The two today have a lot to discuss, particularly what happened with the Indiana Hoosiers and Liam McNeeley falling out, with McNeeley requesting out of his NLI and no longer planning to attend IU. There’s also a lot of Indianapolis Colts news for Kent and Brett to discuss, with the Colts reaching new contract terms with MPJ, Grover Stewart, Tyquan Lewis, Kenny Moore, and Rigoberto Sanchez. Also in the first hour, Brett shares his thoughts on the PFW Women falling to Green Bay yesterday in the Women’s Horizon League Tournament in Indianapolis, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brett is joined by Zach Osterman from the Indy Star in the second hour in order to hear about what happened between Indiana and Liam McNeeley, what his departure means for the program and other recruits, and more. We also hear from Zach on his thoughts on both Anthony Leal and Trey Galloway announcing that they will return for next season, and whether or not that’s actually a good thing for the Hoosiers. Also in the second hour, a recap of Trine’s fantastic OT win that sends them to Fort Wayne for the Men’s D3 Basketball Tournament, the craziness going on in NFL Free Agency, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Brett down in Indianapolis to call the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Women's Horizon League Tournament game against Green Bay and the game going past 4PM this afternoon, today's show is abbreviated, and also guest hosted by Derek Decker! Derek and Adam break down a lot of news that has broke in the NFL today, including signings by the Colts for players to return, and a Colts QB signing with a new team! Also in the abbreviated show, we hear a conversation between Brett Rump and Indiana Hoosiers Broadcasting Hall-of-Famer Don Fischer for our weekly edition of "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch!" Derek also shares his own thoughts on Mike Woodson and Indiana's run of wins to end out their regular season, and a whole lot more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.