Happy Friday! Brett is joined in Hour 1 before the weekend today by Dylan Sinn, who covers a myriad of local and area sports for the Journal Gazette here in Fort Wayne! Brett and Dylan kick off the discussion by talking about highly touted Padres prospect, catcher Ethan Salas, not only being promoted to High A baseball with the Fort Wayne TinCaps, but also being the youngest ever Top 5 ranked minor-league prospect by MLB today. Although he’s great, we ask Dylan what he still needs to learn and improve upon at this level of baseball here in Fort Wayne. Brett also talks to Dylan about Indiana and Purdue Football and what he thinks some of the major story lines will be for both programs throughout the season. And before Dylan signs off, we get a quick report on Notre Dame Football as well. Also in the hour, we discuss CJ Stroud’s struggles in his debut for the Houston Texans against the Patriots, the Colts preseason opener against the Bills tomorrow, and a whole lot more on a Friday before a packed sports weekend!

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In Hour 2 of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined by a true professional of his craft and media mogul, Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com! Brett and Kent discuss the Indianapolis Colts ahead of their preseason opener tomorrow against the Buffalo Bills that will see newly drafted quarterback Anthony Richardson getting the start for Indianapolis and will reportedly play for at least a quarter of action. Brett asks Kent what he will be looking for in particular from individual guys on the team, including Richardson. We also get Kent’s thoughts on what he makes of the new look of the Big Ten Conference as a Hoosiers fan with the additions of USC, UCLA, Oregon, and Washington. We also are pleased to be joined in the hour by Kyle Neddenriep of the Indy Star to get a preview of some Indianapolis area football teams that our SAC High School teams will be going down to play with out of conference games now being allowed on the schedule for our area teams. We hear about Warren Central, Hamilton Southeastern, and a whole lot more from Kyle!

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In Hour 1 of today's Sports Rush, we hear more interviews that took place between "The Coach" Shannon Griffith and area head football coaches at the 2023 Northeast Indiana High School Football Media Day. Today, we hear Shannon talk to the head coaches of the DeKalb Barons, the Heritage Patriots, and the Woodlan Warriors. We get a preview of the upcoming season as well as hear about some of the standout players on each of these teams. Also in the hour, we discuss the TinCaps getting a great win yesterday behind the spectacular bat of Midwest League Player of the Week Graham Pauley, Michael Lorenzen getting a no hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies, the devastating news out of the islands of Hawaii, and more in Hour 1 on The Sports Rush with Brett Rump on a Thursday! 

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Brett is joined in Hour 2 by Kevin Bowen from 107.5 The Fan down in Indianapolis today! Kevin has been diligently covering the Indianapolis Colts at their training camp that's been underway and has been watching a good majority of the reps that the team has taken. With Anthony Richardson being named the starter by head coach Shane Steichen ahead of Saturday's preseason game against the Buffalo Bills, Brett asks Kevin how significant of a choice at start that is for the franchise and whether or not in indicates who will be starting when the regular season begins. We also ask Kevin what he's personally seen from AR as well as the rest of the team at practices. Also in the hour, we are joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz to preview a lot of area High School Football that gets underway next season and also tell us about the latest at Parkview Sports Medicine!

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On a Wednesday edition of The Sports Rush with Brett Rump, Brett discusses what it means for the organization that the Colts are actively pursuing a running back to add to the roster, with the flavor of the day being veteran Kareem Hunt. He also discusses the teams that are continuing to slide in the MLB Wild Card race, which unfortunately includes both the San Diego Padres as well as the Cincinnati Reds. However, in positive baseball news, we summarize a great TinCaps win that just wrapped up  before we came on the air today! And who was the hero of today's game? None other than current Midwest League Player of the Week Graham Pauley! He hit a go ahead grand slam home run that put the 'Caps on top for the win. All that and more in Hour 1 today! 

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Brett is joined in Hour 2 today by Tom Dienhart who covers Purdue Boilermaker Football for On3.com! Tom and Brett discuss the new look of the program with Jeff Brohm having departed after last season for Louisville. Brett also asks Tom if he thinks that the Boilermakers have been fairly or unfairly counted out and considered to be near the bottom of the Big Ten in regards to quality of the football program by many members of the media. Brett also asks Tom for his thoughts on the new look Big Ten that is rapidly changing with the upcoming additions of USC, UCLA, Oregon, and Washington. Also in the hour, we give away racing tickets to a listener, discuss the media hype surrounding Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson, and more! 

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In Hour 1 of today's Sports Rush with Brett Rump, Brett begins the show by discussing the latest news between the Baltimore Orioles and play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown who was suspended by the organization for truthful comments about how the Orioles had previously struggled in Tropicana Field against the Rays. Also in the hour, we hear from The Coach Shannon Griffith who was at High School Football Media Day right alongside us getting all the interviews with coaches that we weren't able to get live on air. Today, we hear Shannon talking to the head coaches of the Columbia City and Northrop Football teams! All that and a lot more in Hour 1

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In Hour 2 on a Tuesday, Brett is joined on The Sports Rush phone line by Jake Arthur from Horseshoe Huddle of FanSided and the Locked on Colts Podcast! Brett and Jake discuss the Colts star running back Jonathan Taylor being away from training camp today with an excused absence to rehab his ankle. Brett asks Jake how legit that situation is, or if the Colts just wanted JT off of the sidelines of the practice field for a little bit. The two also discuss the rumors that are coming out about the Colts calling free agent running back Kareem Hunt who was trying out with the Saints and offered him more money to come to Indy. Also in the hour we are pleased to be joined by TinCaps Manager Jonathan Mathews ahead of the team getting a series underway tonight in Lansing against the Lugnuts.

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We are pleased to be joined on The Sports Rush in Hour 1 today by none other than the current Midwest League Player of the Week, TinCaps infielder Graham Pauley! Graham has been playing fantastically since joining the TinCaps organization, and today he was rightfully named the Midwest League Player of the Week after putting up more impressive stats as he and the Hoosier State Tenderloins faced off against the Loons in the past week. We hear from Graham about his journey through baseball, how he's been able to play as well as he has been at this level of High-A Baseball, what it was like to play at Duke University for the Blue Devils, and if he ever took in some exciting basketball games there, and more! Also in the Hour, we discuss the Reds continuing to falter, the Colts potentially having the worst roster they've ever had, and a whole lot more! 

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Zach Osterman who covers the Indiana Hoosiers for the Indy Star joins Brett on The Sports Rush today in Hour 2. The two discuss the new-look Big Ten Conference, with Washington and Oregon out on the west coast slated to join the conference. The two discuss what this will mean not only for Indiana and Big Ten Football, but for the conference as a whole, including all of the other athletic programs involved in Olympic sports. Zach and Brett also discuss the future of college conferences as a whole as things seem to be continuing to consolidate. We also get Zach's thoughts on the upcoming season of Hoosier Football at IU, and a whole lot more. Also in the Hour, we discuss an Orioles Broadcaster being suspended for telling the truth, give away tickets to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to one of our listeners, and a whole lot more! 

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