On today’s Thursday edition of The Sports Rush, we are guest hosted by “The Coach” Shannon Griffith, as Brett is down in Highland Heights, Kentucky as the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons get set to square off against the Northern Kentucky Norse in a Horizon League Basketball matchup tonight! In the first hour of today’s show, Shannon is joined by Zion Brown, a student at Indiana University, who also covers the Indiana Hoosiers for the Indy Star! Shannon and Zion discuss the lackluster performances by the Indiana Hoosiers as of late, with there being issues on both the defensive and offensive ends. With a game against #10 Illinois coming up after a long break since their last game, what can we expect from Mike Woodson and the Indiana Hoosiers? What’s the status and latest on Kel’el Ware? All that and more with Zion! Plus, Shannon is also joined in the first hour by Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com to talk about the 2023 Indianapolis Colts season in review, and what Kent would like to see out of Chris Ballard and the Colts here in the off-season!

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In the second hour of today’s show, Shannon is joined by one of the newest members of the Fort Wayne Komets, Daniel “Diamond Hands” Amesbury! We hear from Daniel about his career throughout the world of professional hockey, what lead to his deal coming about to sign with the Fort Wayne Komets, and hear directly from him about his philosophy on hockey and what kind of play he intends to bring to Sweetwater Ice here in Fort Wayne. Also in the second hour, Shannon is joined by Eric “Doot” Dutkiewicz to talk about the top teams in Boys and Girls High School Basketball from the past week, preview tomorrow’s double-header on our airwaves between Bishop Luers and Wayne, and tell us about the latest at Parkview Sports Medicine! All that and more in Hour number Two!

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Happy Hump Today! With Brett on the road traveling with the PFW Mastodons Basketball Team as they head down south to take on the Northern Kentucky Norse tomorrow night, today's Sports Rush is guest hosted by Derek Decker! You've heard Derek on the call of the TinCaps last season, as well as filling in as a host here on 1380 The Fan! In the first hour of the show, Derek focuses on a dominant win over the Michigan Wolverines last night for the Purdue Boilermakers, the hiring of Doc Rivers in the Milwaukee Bucks, if Pascal Siakam was the right move for the Pacers, or if we won't be able to tell until the return of Tyrese Haliburton, and more! Also in the first hour: the growing popularity of Women's Basketball, the rise of Caitlin Clark, and whether she's become a villain or not, and if she has, is that still good for the women's game? All that and more! 

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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush guest hosted by Derek Decker, Derek is joined live on the air by the play-by-play voice of the Purdue Boilermakers Men's Basketball Team, Rob Blackman! Rob joins Derek on the guest line today to talk about the Boilers 99-67 dominant win over the Michigan Wolverines last night at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette. We hear from Rob about this dominant stretch for the Boilers and the players that have joined the team that are contributing to this improved offense from last year. We also hear Rob's thoughts on the state on the Big Ten as a whole, with many thinking that is a down year for Men's Basketball in the conference. Also in the second hour, Derek continues to talk Caitlin Clark, Women's Basketball, and he is also sure to cover his favorite topic of all, Indiana Hoosiers Basketball! 

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On today's Tuesday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Chris Lambert of Christopher James Menswear, a store you hear a lot about here on The Sports Rush! Chris was the winner of the "Guest Host of The Sports Rush for a Day" Prize at the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Silent Raffle at their Charity Night last last year, and today he joins Brett in the studio as a guest host!! And today is a fantastic day for Chris to join Brett on the show, as he's a huge Detroit Lions fan! We hear from Chris about how the season has been so far as a fan of the Lions, and what he's looking forward to in the game against the San Francisco 49ers. Also in the first hour today, John Konchar had a great game for the Grizzlies last night, Joel Embiid had a monster game for the 76ers, the Mastodons heading to Northern Kentucky later this week for a rematch against the Norse, and more! 

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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the Parkview Sports Medicine guest line over the phone by Zach Osterman, who covers the Indiana Hoosiers for the Indy Start! We hear from Zach on his thoughts about the second Indiana Men's player being ejected this season, as well as the comments made during the broadcast of the game by Don Fischer about being embarrassed by this Indiana team. We also hear Zach's own thoughts about this Indiana Hoosiers Men's roster and what they have to do in order to get some wins here throughout the rest of the season. Also in the second hour, Brett and Chris Lambert of Christopher James Menswear continue to discuss the NFL, court stormings in college basketball with a focus on the situation with Caitlin Clark at Ohio State, AND, Chris takes on one of our listeners today in Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia! 

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Welcome back, as we kick off another exciting and fun week of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump! In the first hour of today's show, Brett absolutely had to bring in Justin Cohn, who not only does a great job of covering the Fort Wayne Komets for the Journal Gazette, he is also an outspoken huge fan of the Detroit Lions. We hear from one of the biggest Detroit Lions fans in Justin about just what it means for the fans of Detroit to finally make it this far after such a long period of mediocrity in the NFL. We hear about what he hopes for the game against the Niners, and if he thinks that fans are already happen with how far the Lions have gotten already. And, of course, Brett also talks to him about the Fort Wayne Komets! The K's had a good weekend against the Worcester Railers, and a veteran signing, and we hear all about both! Plus in the first hour, IU's loss to Wisconsin, Purdue's win over Iowa on the road, and more! 

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In the second hour of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Indiana Hoosiers Hall-of-Fame Broadcaster, Don Fischer! Don joins Brett every Monday on The Sports Rush for a segment we like to call "Fifteen Minutes with Fisch"! Brett and Don certainly have a lot to discuss today on top of Indiana's loss on the road to Wisconsin over the weekend. Don made rounds on social media over the weekend for comments he made on the game broadcast about he was "embarassed for this IU Basketball Team" and that it wasn't "because of the score." Today on the show, Brett gives Don a chance to clarify and explain what he meant by those comments that set social media ablaze. Also in the second hour, Caitlin Clark collides with a court stormer, the Girls HS Basketball Sectional Draw took place, and more! 

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Happy Friday! With Brett traveling with the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball team today in order to call their game tomorrow afternoon against the Cleveland State Vikings, today's Sports Rush is hosted by John Nolan! You hear and see John on TinCaps broadcasts throughout the summer, and on Purdue Fort Wayne and Mad Ants games throughout the colder months. In the first hour of the show, John is joined by Pat Boylan of the Pacers broadcasting team in order to hear his thoughts and break down of the trade with the Toronto Raptors for All-Star player Pascal Siakam. We hear about how Pat thinks this trade affects the team and the lineup and roster, and how much it improves the Pacers overall. We also hear about the latest with Tyrese Haliburton's injury return. Also in the first hour, John is joined by Komets play-by-play broadcaster Shane Albahrani to preview this weekend's matchup between the Komets and the Worcester Railers, plus a familar goalie back with the K's! 

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In the second hour of The Sports Rush guest hosted by John Nolan today, John is joined by Victoria Jacobsen who covers many area high school sporting events for the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Victoria talks to John about some of the best high school basketball teams in the 260 and the surrounding area, about the girls side of basketball getting close to the tournament, what game she'll be covering tonight, and more! Also in the second hour, John is joined by Erin Okeson of Visit Fort Wayne to hear about the Savor Fort Wayne event going on in the city right now, and about some of the sporting events coming to Fort Wayne this year that Visit Fort Wayne is a part of including the D3 Men's Basketball Tournament at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. All that and more in Hour 2!

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