In Hour 1 of The Sports Rush today, Brett is joined by none other than former Bishop Luers Knight and now member of the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball, Kevin Kiermaier! Kevin joins us in the off-season of the MLB a few days after it was announced that he would be returning to the Toronto Blue Jays on a one year deal. Brett hears from Kevin about his off-season preparation and training, what it was like to have to move from Tampa Bay in the United States to playing in Toronto in Canada, and we even hear from Kevin about the current Purdue Boilermakers basketball team! All that and a lot more with Toronto Blue Jay, Kevin Kiermaier. Also in the first hour of the show today, Brett is joined by Purdue Fort Wayne Men's Basketball Coach, Jon Coffman! Coach Coffman joined Brett to preview Saturday's matchup for the Dons as they'll be taking on Horizon League foe Wright State! 

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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz from Parkiew Sports Medicine! Brett and Doot discuss many of the area teams who are performing well in High School Basketball so far this season. We also hear from Doot his Top 5 Teams of the Past Week on both the Girls and Boys side of area basketball action. We also hear about the latest going on at Parkview Sports Medicine from Doot! Also in the second hour, the Komets get a 1-0 shutout on the road in Kalamazoo last night thanks to goaltender Tyler Parks, the Pacers beat the Milwaukee Bucks again, and more! 

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Happy Hump-Day! Brett is joined in the first hour of today's Sports Rush by Scott Agness, who does a fantastic job covering the Indiana Pacers for FieldhouseFiles.com! Brett talks to Scott about the matchup between the Pacers taking on the Bucks down at Gainbridge Fieldhouse tonight in Indianapolis. These are two teams that have seen each other a lot so far this NBA Season, and with some events taking place between the two such as the game ball fiasco, is there a rivalry brewing here between the Pacers and the Milwaukee Bucks? Also in the first hour, Brett takes a look at the NFL's Officiating problem and how it's affecting how fans are looking at the league in a negative light. All that and more in Hour 1! 

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Brett is joined in the second hour of The Sports Rush today by the voice of the Indianapolis Colts that you hear every weekend right here on 1380 The Fan, Matt Taylor! Matt and Brett discuss the crucial game that is coming up this Saturday night as the Colts will be taking on the Houston Texans in what is essentially a playoff game, with the winner being assured a spot in the NFL Playoffs. Brett talks to Matt about the current makeup and identity of the Colts team and what it will take in order to get the win on Saturday against the Texans. Also in the second hour, Brett discusses what he thinks the Bears should do with the #1 pick in next year's NFL Draft, Caitlin Clark pulls off another spectacular feat, and more!

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Happy New Year! The Sports Rush is officially back in action today with the one and only Brett Rump behind the microphone!! In the first hour of today's show, Brett does a bit of a recap on all of the exciting sporting events and occurrences that he missed over the Holiday Break. Including the Dons falling to Pitt but getting two Horizon League wins to remain undefeated in league play. The Colts have a win-or-go-home game against the Texans on Saturday after narrowly escaping the Raiders this past Sunday. The two College Football Playoffs Semi-Final games were a fantastic watch, although perhaps a little too late into the evening for Brett. All that and more as we kick off a new year of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump, here on 1380 The Fan! 

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Back with the second hour of today's Sports Rush, with Brett back in action as your show host! Brett is joined in the second hour today by Indiana Hoosiers Broadcasting Hall-of-Famer, Don Fischer, to discuss the Indiana Hoosiers basketball team! Brett also discusses the matchup between the Indiana Pacers and the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA, with both teams playing each other frequently, the Pacers getting the win over the Bucks in the In-Season Tourney, the game-ball incident on Giannis' historic scoring night, and the Pacers getting the win last night! Has this matchup become the most heated and exciting rivalry in the NBA? Also, we play Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia with a listener competing against Brett for a gift card for a large pizza from Pizza Hut! Plus, Purdue hoops have a tough challenge taking on the Maryland Terrapins on the road tonight! 

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The Mastodons improved to 12-2 with a 73-60 win against preseason Horizon League favorite Northern Kentucky.  Listen to the top plays in just over 3 minutes.  Listen to PFW games all season on 1380 the Fan and/or 1380theFan.com.

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Happy Friday! Today is our last show of the 2023 year before we take a holiday break and return with The Sports Rush on January 2nd! Today's show is once again guest-hosted by "The Coach" Shannon Griffith! In the first hour, Shannon is joined by Sam King who is on the Purdue Boilermakers beat for the Lafayette Journal and Courier. Shannon hears from Sam about the Boiler's dominant 100-57 win over Jacksonville last night and about how the Men's Basketball Team is looking with one more non-conference game before heading into Big Ten play. Shannon and Sam also discuss Purdue Football's signing class and how that's looking for Ryan Walters! Also in the first hour, Shannon is joined by the voice of the Fort Wayne Komets, Shane Albahrani, to discuss the Komets loss to the Iowa Heartlanders last night and to hear about what the Komets need to do tonight and tomorrow night in order two pick up two wins out of the three games on their roadtrip to Iowa. All that and more! 

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In our last hour of The Sports Rush before 2024, Guest Host Shannon Griffith is joined by "The Judge" Phil Houk! Judge Phil has done a fantastic job of covering the Notre Dame Fighting Irish since 1997 alongside Tim Prister for FightingIrishPreview.com! Shannon and Judge Phil discuss Notre Dame's signing class after National Signing Day on Wednesday, and about the strength of the players that Marcus Freeman has brought in. We also hear Judge Phil's thoughts on the new Irish quarterback in Riley Leonard out of Duke. The two also have a discussion about the issue of players opting out of bowl games more and more. Also in the second hour, Shannon is joined by Jeremiah Johnson, sideline and tv reporter for the Indiana Pacers! Shannon and JJ discuss the Pacers loss to the Grizzlies last night, their upcoming schedule, what they need to do to improve, where they could be as a team by the end of the season, and more! 

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With Brett on holiday vacation enjoying spending some time with his family, The Sports Rush will be guest hosted today and tomorrow by "The Coach" Shannon Griffith! Shannon was joined today on an abbreviated show in order to make way for Purdue Basketball by Larra Overton of the Colts to preview the Colts taking on the Atlanta Falcons this weekend, the latest with injured players such as Jonathon Taylor and Michael Pittman Jr., and where the Colts are in the playoffs picture! Then, Shannon is joined by Zach Osterman who covers the Indiana Hoosiers sports beat for the Indy Star. Shannon and Zach discuss the Indiana Hoosiers Football recruiting class with signing day yesterday, as well as the confidence of Coach Cignetti. The two then discuss Indiana Basketball and their struggles in a close win over Morehead State. Lastly, Shannon is joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine to talk about some of our area high school players signing with division 1 sports programs in the NCAA yesterday!

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