Sports Rush with Brett Rump

Happy Hump Day! On this Wednesday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett gets ready for the upcoming Indy 500 this weekend at the IMS by talking to one of the drivers who will be in the race, Rinus Veekay! Brett talks to Rinus about his qualifying on Saturday that saw him get into a big crash and qualify with a modify car, what starting in 7th will be like on Sunday, what his pre-race day routine is like, and more! Also in the first hour, Brett is joined by Scott Agness who covers the Indiana Pacers for The Fieldhouse Files to talk about last night's disappointing loss by the Pacers, who essentially gave the game away to the Boston Celtics. All that and more in Hour 1! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's mid-week Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the Parkview Sports Medicine phone line by Alex Golden, who is the creator and host of the "Setting the Pace" podcast, and we bring him in to keep the Pacers talk going. We get Alex's take on last night's disappointing close loss in overtime to the Boston Celtics, whether or not the Pacers can recover from that crushing loss, and more. Also in the second hour, Brett and Adam continue to discuss the Pacers and Celtics series, and preview tomorrow night's exciting night at Parkview Field with the TinCaps by talking about the fantastic run they've been on in the past 6 games. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour of a Tuesday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett and Adam preview tonight's Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Indiana Pacers and the Boston Celtics in TD Garden. Brett theorizes about who on the Pacers will be guarding who on the Celtics, and vice-versa. How many games does Brett give the Pacers to win against the heavily favored Celtics? Also in the first hour, we get ready for the TinCaps to kick off another home series tonight against the Lansing Lugnuts, and talk about a close loss for the Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Kevin Bowen from 107.5 The Fan down in Indianapolis! After summarizing an exciting anniversary trip to Las Vegas over the weekend, Brett and Kevin discuss the Indiana Pacers getting the win in the Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 7 over the New York Knicks, and now the upcoming matchup tonight as Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics will commence. Brett and Kevin also discuss the Colts and OTA's getting underway tomorrow, and what Kevin is looking for at some of the key positions that the Colts need to improve at from last season. Also in the second hour, Brett and a listener play Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Time to kick off the week with a Monday edition of The Sports Rush! In the first hour of today's show, Brett shares his thoughts on the Indiana Pacers defeating the New York Knicks yesterday afternoon in Game 7 in MSG to advance to the Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics. He also expresses his disdain for the way the the game and the series was covered by the national media. Also in the first hour, we talk about Indy 500 Qualifiers and Team Penske sweeping the front row of positions for the big race down in Indianapolis, the TinCaps are now hot and have had two grand slams over the weekend, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's Monday Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the show over the Parkview Sports Medicine phone line by none other than Jeremiah Johnson, part of the Pacers Broadcast crew that you see throughout pregame and postgame, during halftime, and on the sidelines throughout Pacers games. Of course, today we have JJ on the show in order to talk to Brett about the Pacers defeating the New York Knicks in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on the road in Madison Square Garden to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics. We hear from JJ on his thoughts about the series against New York, plus, a preview of the next series against the Celtics! Also giving away racing tickets today throughout the show, to Indy 500 Carb Day! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Friday! On today's week-ending edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the show by TinCaps Team President, Mike Nutter! Mike joins the show today after the TinCaps have gotten a few wins in a row at home at Parkview Field, and he joins Brett to talk about the team, as well as some of the upcoming promotions at the ballpark throughout the current homestand. Also in the first hour, the #1 Golfer in the world, Scottie Scheffler, was arrested on his way into Valhalla Golf Club this morning. We talk about that, the Indiana Pacers in a must-win game tonight, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line by one of the newest members of the Purdue Fort Wayne Men's Basketball Team, De'Vion Lavergne! De'Vion is a transfer out of JUCO Lee College in Texas where he was named the Men's JUCO player of the year by the Texas Basketball Association. We hear from De'Vion about his play style, who he models his game after, why he chose the Mastodons, and more! Also in the second hour, continuing to follow along with the Scottie Scheffler situation and the PGA Championship, previewing tonight's Pacers game, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Thursday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett gears up for tonight's regular season home opener for the Indiana Fever that will see Caitlin Clark and her team take on the New York Liberty. Also in the first hour, Brett discusses and goes through the Indianapolis Colts' 2024 Schedule that was released last night, and shares his predictions on how he thinks the team will fare throughout the season. Then, Brett is joined on the show by local golf pro Scott Pieri! Scott and Brett talk about the PGA Championship that is currently underway at Valhalla, the latest going on with Scott Pieri in the world of golf, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line by Scott Agness of FieldhouseFiles.com! Brett talked to Scott today about Caitlin Clark's upcoming regular-season home debut at Gainbridge Fieldhouse tonight as the Fever will take on the New York Liberty. The two also discussed tomorrow night's Game 6 between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks down in Indianapolis as well. What do the Pacers need to do to get a win at home and send the series to Game 7 at Madison Square Garden? Also in the second hour, Brett is joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine to discuss all the latest High School coaching news, Zach Edey at the NBA Combine, and the latest going on at PSM! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour of today’s mid-week edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is not feeling very positive! Last night, three teams that he was rooting for all fell in their respective games. The Indiana Pacers were blown out by the New York Knicks in a pivotal Game 5 of their Eastern Conference Semifinals series, the Indiana Fever in Caitlin Clark’s debut lost on the road by 20 to the Connecticut Sun, and Brett’s Florida Panthers also lost last night to the Boston Bruins! Also in the first hour, we have more 2024 NFL Games that have been announced/released/leaked, including the two Christmas Day games, that will be exclusively streamed on a new service.. Also in the first hour, Brett visits with Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com to discuss the Indiana Pacers, the hiring of Doug Gottlieb by Green Bay of the Horizon League, Colts Rookie Camp, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alex Golden, who covers the Indiana Pacers, joins The Sports Rush as a guest on our hotline for the first time today! Alex covers the Indiana Pacers as the Creator and Host of the “Setting the Pace” Podcast, and also does written articles at TheBlueAndGolden.substack.com! He and Brett break down the series between the Pacers so far, and the embarrassing loss last night for Indiana in Game 5 at Madison Square Garden. Also in the second hour, Brett shares a scoop that he was able to get info on about a potential new stadium coming to the Fort Wayne Area… all that and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the show today by Destin Adams, who covers the Indianapolis Colts for A to Z Sports! Today, Destin and Brett discuss the Colts Rookie Mini Camp that concluded and what Destin and others saw from the Colts' draft picks, and what he expects each of these players to contribute to the team/roster in the upcoming season. We are sure to ask him how much of an impact he thinks players like Laiatu Latu and Adonai Mitchell will make immediately on this Colts team, and more. Also in the first hour, Zach Edey continues to impress in the NBA Draft Combine, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett and Adam bring in a listener on the show over the phone to play our weekly edition of "Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia," a game where Brett and one of our listeners try to guess the year that multiple sports events all happened in! Also in the second hour of today's show, Adam was able to have a conversation with Indy Car driver Alex Palou earlier this afternoon, and you'll be able to hear that conversation here in the second hour of the show. Adam and Alex discuss Alex's win this past weekend in the Sonsio Grand Prix, preparing for the upcoming Indianapolis 500, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour of today's Monday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the show over the phone by the voice of the Indiana Pacers, Chris Denari! Although he is normally the voice of the Pacers, with the team now being deep into the playoffs, Chris has had a chance to experience the Pacers team from more of a fan perspective. We hear from him about what that's been like, what he expects out of the Pacers and the Knicks for the rest of the series, and more. Also in the first hour, we are starting to hear about some of the upcoming 2024 Regular Season NFL Games that are being announced by broadcast networks! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump on a Monday, Brett and Adam continue to look ahead to tomorrow's pivotal Game 5 between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden. Plus, the two discuss the opening week games in the NFL that have been announced/leaked to the public so far, particularly Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs taking on Lamar Jackson and the Ravens in Week One. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first hour of today’s Friday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line over the phone on the show today by one of the newest additions to the Purdue Fort Wayne Men’s Basketball Team, Trey Lewis! Trey joins the Mastodons after spending last season with the Loyola University Chicago Ramblers, and prior to that in High School, he was a finalist for Mr. Basketball in the state of Michigan! We hear from Trey about what he feels like he can contribute to the Mastodons program on both offense and defense on the court. We also hear from Trey about what the recruiting process for him to come to Purdue Fort Wayne and the 260 as a whole. Also in the first hour, Brett and Adam continue to prepare themselves for Game 3 of the Pacers and Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals down in Gainbridge Fieldhouse tonight, discuss last night’s games in the NBA Playoffs, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To round out this week of The Sports Rush, we have two guests in our second hour! First, Brett is joined by Scott Agness of FieldhouseFiles.com who does a fantastic job covering the Indiana Pacers, as well as the Indiana Fever! Before getting into the Pacers game tonight, Brett hears from Scott about last night’s Indiana Fever preseason game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse that saw a crowd of over 13,000 come to see a non-regular season WNBA Game and newest Fever star Caitlin Clark. Then, Scott and Brett get into the nitty gritty in breaking down the series so far, tonight’s game, and the comments and decisions made by Pacers Head Coach Rick Carlisle. Then, next in the second hour, Brett is joined by the Head Coach of the Saint Francis Cougars Baseball Team, Dustin Butcher! The Cougars are headed down to Williamsburg, Kentucky to play in the opening round of the NAIA National Baseball Championships. We hear from Coach Butcher about his season so far, the team and the players that have stepped up for his program, and we hear about his recruiting philosophy in trying to get a lot of local players from the area to join the Cougars Baseball Team! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Thursday, and it's a day after the Indiana Pacers fell into an 0-2 hole in their Eastern Conference Semifinals series against the New York Knicks last night after being in the lead in the third quarter. And on the show, we are joined on the guest line by the voice of the Indiana Pacers, Chris Denari! Chris and Brett talk about the series against the Knicks so far and the two disappointing losses to start the series. They also discuss the series shifting to Indianapolis at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for games 4 and 5 and the chances that the Pacers have to head back to New York with the series tied 2-2. Also in the first hour, the Fort Wayne TinCaps are unfortunately continuing their losing streak on the road against West Michigan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour of today's Thursday Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the show over the phone by one of the newest members of the Purdue Fort Wayne Men's Basketball Team, Chandler Cuthrell! Chandler joins the Mastodons after playing last season at UTSA, and we hear from him about what he plans to bring to the Mastodon's Basketball Team in the upcoming season, what it was like for him to be recruited by Head Coach Jon Coffman and the recruiting staff, and more. Also in the second hour, Brett is joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine. On today's show, Doot shares with us his Boy's and Girl's High School Basketball Coaches of the past season. We also hear from Doot about what's been going on at Parkview Field during the PSM Baseball Classic, and the latest going on at Parkview Sports Medicine! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.