Today's Thursday edition of The Sports Rush is guest-hosted by Derek Decker! You've heard Derek throughout the TinCaps season last summer and on our airwaves for other events as well! In the first hour of today's show, Derek is joined by Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette to discuss the loss by the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons last night at the Coliseum to the Oakland Golden Grizzlies, and a preview of tonight's matchup between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Minnesota Golden Gophers as Dylan makes his way to Mackey Arena to cover that basketball game tonight as well. Also in the first hour, we do touch on the very serious situation that took place at the Kansas City Chief's Super Bowl Parade. 

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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, guest host Derek Decker is joined by the Head Coach of the Norwell Girls Basketball Team, Eric Thornton! The Norwell Knights will be playing in a semi-state game that will be on airwaves right here on Saturday morning on 1380 The Fan, and we get a preview of that upcoming game as well as a look back on the season so far with Coach Thornton. Also in the second hour, Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine joins Derek to talk about the area Girls Basketball teams that will be competing in semi-state matchups this weekend, and also share his Top 5 Boys Basketball Teams from the past week! 

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Happy Valentine's Day! In the first hour of our show today, Brett has a lot to talk about! The biggest news of today is that Ohio State has fired Chris Holtman as the head coach of the Men's Basketball Team after a very disappointing season so far and an upsetting loss to the Wisconsin Badgers that was the final nail in the coffin. Also in the first hour, Brett gives a detailed breakdown of our area girls teams competing in semi-state basketball matchups this weekend. Plus, which event is bigger this weekend, the NBA All Star Game or the Daytona 500? And, an underrated game in NCAA Basketball tonight! All that and more in Hour 1 of a Valentine's Day Sports Rush! 

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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com to hear his thoughts on the firing of Chris Holtman as the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes Men's Basketball Team, the result of the Indiana Purdue game on Saturday night that Kent predicted on our show on Friday afternoon that Indiana would win (they didn't), the Colts off-season, and more. Also in the second hour, Brett is joined by the coach of the Homestead Spartans Girls Basketball Team, Rod Parker. Coach Parker and Brett discuss the Spartans season so far and their upcoming matchup this weekend as the Spartans will be taking on Lake Central in the 4A Semi-State at LaPorte. All that and more in Hour 2! 

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In the first hour of today’s Tuesday Sports Rush, Brett is joined by former South Side Archer, Purdue Boilermaker, and now member of the Big Ten Network, Rapheal Davis! Brett and Rapheal break down the current state of Big Ten Basketball with a focus primarily on Purdue, but Brett is also sure to get Rapheal’s thoughts on the struggles of Indiana, Northwestern as a “dark horse” of the conference, and more. We also hear from Rapheal about his “Crew Life” Nonprofit Foundation and the work that he’s been doing on providing both opportunities for kids to see and learn about different sports, but also hear about job opportunities outside the world of sports, and they also provide a lot for families in need. We hear about what his foundation has been doing recently, and about the camps and events that he has coming up and how those listening can get involved/donate to the cause. Also in the first hour, Brett shares his thoughts on where other talking heads on the radio were wrong today with their takes on the Super Bowl, Indiana State is finally ranked since the days of Larry Bird, and more!

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Brett is joined in the second hour of today’s Sports Rush by the voice of the Purdue Boilermakers, Rob Blackman! Rob and Brett discuss the Boilermakers big win over the Indiana Hoosiers over the weekend at Mackey Arena, which also saw Purdue completing the regular season sweep of the Hoosiers, with both wins coming by big margins. We hear Rob’s thoughts on the game, especially Edey’s banked three pointer that electrified the Mackey crowd. Also, Rob shares his thoughts on how Matt Painter keeps the team from getting complacent as the Boilers enter a stretch of games that aren’t necessarily what may be considered “marquee” opponents. All that and a lot more with Rob Blackman! Also in the second hour, where is Travis Kelce now on the all-time list of NFL tight ends? Plus, Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia today with a listener! 

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Happy Monday! And more specifically, Happy Monday-after-Super-Bowl-Sunday! We hope everybody had a great time and enjoyed the game last night as it was a thrilling overtime victory for the Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes against the San Francisco 49ers. In the first hour of today's show, Brett breaks down his thoughts on all things that took place last night, from the game, to the music, the celebrity appearances, the commercials, everything! Plus: Tony Romo made a terrible decision last night when calling the winning moments of the big game. All that and more in a packed Hour 1 of The Sports Rush! 

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Brett is joined in Hour 2 of today's Sports Rush by Indiana Hoosiers Broadcasting Hall-of-Famer Don Fischer for our weekly segment on Mondays at 5:20PM that we like to call "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch." Don and Brett discuss Indiana's disappointing loss to the Purdue Boilers at Mackey Arena on Saturday night, and more things IU as well. Also in the second hour, Girl's Regional Basketball Results as well as a look ahead at the Semi-State Pairings that will feature some of our regional teams. Plus, a look at the PFW Mastodons taking on Oakland on Wednesday. All that and more! 

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Happy Friday! With Brett traveling on the road with the Purdue Fort Wayne Men's Basketball Team as they head down to Indianapolis this afternoon ahead of their matchup tomorrow with the IUPUI Jaguars, today's Sports Rush is guest-hosted by "The Coach," Shannon Griffith! In the first hour of today's show, Shannon is joined by local Fort Wayne former pro-golfer and now golf instructor and a wearer of a whole lot other hats as well, Scott Pieri. Shannon talks to Scott about a new business venture into the world of golf that has been going very well for him, that being virtual golf simulation suites that allow anyone who wants to get in some golf practice year round, but we also hear from Scott about how it's a place where anyone can have a good time. Also in the first hour, Shannon and Adam preview tomorrow's matchup for the Dons against IUPUI, preview the Super Bowl on Sunday, and talk the Komets week of hockey so far! 

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In the second hour of today's Friday Sports Rush, guest host Shannon Griffith is joined by Dylan Sinn! Dylan does a fantastic job covering Fort Wayne sports as well as sports all across the state of Indiana for the Journal Gazette here in town. Today, Dylan and Shannon preview the matchup tomorrow night in Men's Basketball between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Purdue Boilermakers at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette. Also in the second hour, Shannon is joined by Scott Agness who covers the Indiana Pacers for the Fieldhouse Files! Shannon and Scott discuss the moves that were made by the Indiana Pacers at yesterday's trade deadline that involved sending Buddy Hield to the 76ers as well as picking up Doug McDermott from the San Antonio Spurs for a reunion in Indianapolis. Scott breaks down these moves as well as the addition of Pascal Siakam, where the Pacers currently sit as a team, and more! 

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