In the second hour of today’s show, Brett is joined on the show over the phone by Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette! Dylan’s had a busy week covering sports all around Northeast Indiana, and we get a recap on some of the topics that he’s covered! We first hear his thoughts on Matt Painter’s comments on the loss of his recruit Kanon Catchings to BYU, saying that Catchings had changed his mind and wanted to remain with the program, but Coach Painter said no. We also hear about Dylan’s brief meeting with Hoosiers Head Coach Mike Woodson this week, and his thoughts on Padres pitcher Yu Darvish making an appearance at Parkview Field with the TinCaps. Also in the second hour, we talk to author Blake Sebring, who has written a myriad of fantastic books on Fort Wayne, Sports, and more. We hear from Blake about an event that he’s having tomorrow morning where people can meet him and get a signed copy of his book “Brave at Heart: A Christian Coach’s Journey through Life & Cancer” which is about the life of long time Head Coach Marc Davidson of Blackhawk Christian, who lost his life to cancer. We hear about the process of writing that book, more about the event tomorrow, and more!

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Happy Friday! In the first hour of today’s show, Brett gets himself psyched up for tonight’s Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals between his Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers. With this game being on the road in Edmonton, Brett is hoping that his Panthers can pull off the tough task of finishing the series away from their home arena, and avoiding a Game 7 back in Sunrise, Florida. Also, the Fort Wayne TinCaps begin the second half of the Midwest League Season tonight in their matchup against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, and Brett shares his thoughts on what the ‘Caps can do to make the Playoffs in 2024. Also, a preview of the Indiana Fever taking on the Atlanta Dream tonight!

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On this Thursday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett shares his experience calling the Fort Wayne TinCaps game last night that saw five time MLB All-Star Yu Darvish take the mound in a rehab assignment with the Fort Wayne TinCaps! Although it wasn't a quality outing for Darvish, it was still an exciting experience at the ballpark that we won't soon forget. Also in the first hour, the Indiana Fever continue to win, securing a victory over the Washington Mystics last night!

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In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz from Parkview Sports Medicine, who is gracious enough to join us on the show every week on Thursday afternoons in our second hour! Today, we hear from Doot about the Parkview Sports Medicine 7-on-7 Football event that took place earlier this week, about upcoming volleyball events hosted by PSM, and more! Also in the second hour, Brett shares his thoughts on Aaron Rodgers missing out on mandatory practices for the Jets, a potential new rule regarding scrimmages in NCAA Basketball, and more!

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Happy Hump Day! In our mid-week edition of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by James Boyd of The Athletic on the heels of the news announced earlier today that the Indiana Pacers have signed forward Pascal Siakam to a new max level contract that will keep him in Indianapolis for the next four years. We hear James' thoughts on the signing, where the Pacers are currently at roster-wise, and more. We also hear his thoughts on the Indiana Fever starting to improve and Caitlin Clark being left off of the Team USA roster, and more on the WNBA! We also are sure to ask James a question about the Indianapolis Colts and which position on their roster that he is currently most concerned about.

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In the second hour of today's mid-week show, Brett and Adam continue to prepare for the rehab start tonight by 5 time MLB-All Star by Padres pitcher Yu Darvish tonight at Parkview Field with the TinCaps! Brett is also joined on the phone line by former Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Men's Basketball player, Jarred Godfrey! Jarred is back in Fort Wayne for a bit of time this summer as he wrapped up his first season playing professional hoops overseas in Sweden! We hear from Jarred about what playing overseas professionally in Europe has been like, how the basketball is different there, and what he's learned and how he's improved his game so far! Also in the second hour, Brett laments his Florida Panthers losing Game 5 and missing out on a chance to wrap up the Stanley Cup.

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In the first hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by the Team President of the Fort Wayne TinCaps, Mike Nutter! Mike joins Brett on the show in the first hour today in order to discuss a pretty exciting event happening tomorrow night at Parkview Field that we just heard about yesterday, it's a relief start by Padres All-Star level pitcher, Yu Darvish! We hear from Mike about what it's like for a Minor League organization to get the word from their parent club that they will be receiving one of the Major Leaguers for a rehab start, the process that goes into getting ready for them, and more! We also hear if Yu is already at Parkview Field, what to expect tomorrow night, and more. Also, we hear about how fans can stay cool at Parkview Field this week with the intense heat!

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In the second hour of The Sports Rush today, Brett continues to share his thoughts on the Boston Celtics wrapping up the NBA Finals series against the Dallas Mavericks. Then, Brett looks ahead to tonight, where he hopes that his Florida Panthers can be copycats of the NBA once again, and finish their Stanley Cup Championship Series against the Edmonton Oilers in 5 games tonight at home in Sunrise, Florida. Also in the second hour, we replayed our conversation with TinCaps Team President Mike Nutter from our first hour today to get a preview of Yu Darvish coming to Parkview Field tomorrow night for a rehab assignment with the 'Caps and more!

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