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Hour 1: James Boyd 44:12

10m ago44:12

44:12

To kick off this week of The Sports Rush, we hear from James Boyd, who covers the Indianapolis Colts for The Athletic! There's no one better to have on today as James has been down at Westfield and Grand Park following along with all the Colts' training camp that he possibly can! We hear from James about Jim Irsay being down at practice, and how he…

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Hour 2: Scott Agness 41:07

13m ago41:07

41:07

In the second hour of the first Sports Rush of the week, Brett is joined on the guest line by Scott Agness! Scott does a fantastic job of covering the Indiana Pacers as well as the Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark for FieldhouseFiles.com! Today, he and Brett talk about Pacers star player Tyrese Haliburton not getting any playing time in the USA's fi…

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Hour 1: High School Football Media Day 2024 46:27

15m ago46:27

46:27

In this special edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is coming to you live from 2024's High School Football Media Day! With the season just around the corner, Brett talks to many of our Fort Wayne and surrounding area head coaches of many fantastic football programs that we have here. Listen to how the off-season and what the upcoming season will look…

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Hour 2: High School Football Media Day 2024 28:29

16m ago28:29

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In the second hour of today's special edition of The Sports Rush, Brett continues his conversations with the head coaches of football programs throughout Northeast Indiana as we come to you live from High School Football Media 2024 as we get ready for the upcoming season! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Hour 2: Eric Dutkiewicz 39:09

26m ago39:09

39:09

In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz of Parkview Sports Medicine! Ahead of The Sports Rush being at the 2024 Fort Wayne Area High School Football Media Day tomorrow, Brett and Doot discuss some of the football coaching changes at programs around the area. The two also talk about Doot's Top 5 returning…

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Hour 1: Shane Albahrani 44:05

29m ago44:05

44:05

In the first hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line by the voice of the Fort Wayne Komets, Shane Albahrani! We hear from Shane all about the new signings for the Fort Wayne Komets in the off-season so far, as well as some familiar faces that will also be returning to the lineup. We also hear from Shane about how much further…

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Hour 2: Big Ten Media Days / Kel'el Ware Shines in Summer League 39:47

23m ago39:47

39:47

In the second hour of today's return to The Sports Rush, Brett talks about what we've heard football-wise out of Big Ten Media Days so far as we hear from coaches and more. Brett asks if Purdue's Football Team under Ryan Walters is being too heavily underrated as they are considered by many polls to be at the bottom of the conference for the upcomi…

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Hour 1: Colts Start Training Camp / Pacers Extend Nembhard 44:06

25m ago44:06

44:06

After a break for vacation that lasted longer than expected due to major issues with airlines all across the country, The Sports Rush is finally BACK! And we have a lot to catch up with on today's show. In the first hour, Brett catches up on some of the big sports stories he missed while he was gone. Then, we talk about today's news that has come o…

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Hour 1: Kent Sterling 1:05:39

1d ago1:05:39

1:05:39

With the Fort Wayne TinCaps playing a double-header tonight after being rained out last night up in Midland, Michigan, today's Sports Rush was cut a bit short, so we have it all here in one hour for you! Brett was joined today by Indy-based sports media mogul Kent Sterling of KentSterling.com and his Kent Sterling page on YouTube! Today, he and Bre…

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Hour 1: TinCaps Roll / Kawhi Leonard Off Team USA 43:19

3d ago43:19

43:19

In the first hour of today's mid-week Sports Rush, Brett talks about the Fort Wayne TinCaps getting a shutout win in their series opener against the Great Lakes Loons last night with a 7-0 victory. We also hear about the Indiana Fever dropping a game to the Washington Mystics earlier in the afternoon despite a standout performance from Caitlin Clar…

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Hour 2: Greg Rakestraw / Will Robbins 44:28

3d ago44:28

44:28

In the second hour of today's Wednesday Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the show by Greg Rakestraw! In addition to his work covering high school sports across the state of Indiana with the ISC Sports Network and doing work for the Indianapolis Colts, Greg is also the voice of the Indy Eleven soccer team! And, it's an exciting time for the Indy Elev…

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Hour 1: Jeremiah Johnson 43:11

4d ago43:11

43:11

In the first hour of today's Tuesday Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line by Jeremiah Johnson, of the Indiana Pacers Broadcast Team! You can hear Jeremiah throughout pregame and postgame, and also alongside the sidelines providing fantastic coverage of the team. Today, he and Brett discuss the Pacers signing Pascal Siakam to a new deal, a…

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Hour 2: Team USA Top 10 / Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia 44:15

4d ago44:15

44:15

In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett and Adam put together their Top 10 Teams of Men's Basketball Players for USA since the 1992 Dream Team. Who will each of the guys select to make their "all-time" rosters? Also in the second hour, we play our weekly game of "Tuesday Time Capsule Trivia" with one of our listeners competing against Bret…

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Hour 1: Merrill Makes All-Star / Fever Defeat Liberty 49:04

5d ago49:04

49:04

After a long 4th of July Weekend, The Sports Rush is back in action on a Monday! Today, Brett talks about the Indiana Fever getting a comeback win over the New York Liberty over the weekend behind a triple-double from Caitlin, the first triple-double by a rookie in WNBA History! Also in the first hour, we hear Brett's thoughts on the roster of Purd…

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Hour 2: Mike Maahs 42:11

5d ago42:11

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In the second hour of today's Monday show, Brett is joined live on the guest line by long-time broadcaster for the Fort Wayne Wizards and now Fort Wayne TinCaps, Mike Maahs! Today, Mike and Brett discuss former TinCaps Jackson Merrill and Fernando Tatis Jr., who were both named as 2024 MLB All Stars! We hear from Mike about his memories of both pla…

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Hour 1: Mike Nutter 49:18

25d ago49:18

49:18

In the first hour of today’s show, which is the last Sports Rush of the week before we break to celebrate an extended Fourth of July Weekend, Brett is joined by TinCaps Team President Mike Nutter! We hear from Mike about what the big 4th of July game is looking like tomorrow, if there’s any more tickets available, and more. We also hear from Mike a…

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Hour 2: Dustin Dopirak / Shane van Gisbergen 43:00

10d ago43:00

43:00

In the second hour of today’s last Sports Rush of the week, Brett is joined by Dustin Dopirak of the Indy Star to talk about the Indiana Pacers signing center James Wiseman out of free agency, resigning Obi Toppin, and the current construction of the roster. We also ask Dustin about the trade rumors surrounding the Pacers and Cam Johnson of the Net…

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Hour 1: Drelyn Truesdale / Dereon Truesdale 43:55

11d ago43:55

43:55

In the first hour of today's show, Brett is joined LIVE in studio by two standout guards for Bishop Luers High School Boy's Basketball Team here in Fort Wayne, as well as two Class of 2025 commits to Central Michigan University where they will play as Chippewas, it's brothers Drelyn and Dereon Truesdale! Brett hears from both players about the upco…

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Hour 2: Maria Marchesano / Lloy Ball 43:19

11d ago43:19

43:19

Brett is joined in the second hour of our show today by the head coach of Purdue Fort Wayne Women’s Basketball Team, Maria Marchesano! Maria has made a few moves and additions and changes to her coaching staff in the offseason, and we hear about those moves as well as what the offseason has been like for the Dons as a whole. We are also pleased to …

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Hour 1: NBA Free Agency / Obi Back to Indy 44:32

12d ago44:32

44:32

Happy Monday! And more specifically, happy 1st of July! To kick off the month of July, what better way to do it than to listen to The Sports Rush with Brett and Adam breaking down all the craziness that has happened so far in NBA Free Agency! From veteran Chris Paul going to San Antonio, to Klay Thompson going to the Dallas Mavericks to play alongs…

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Hour 2: Tony East 42:33

21d ago42:33

42:33

In the second hour of today's Monday Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the guest line by Tony East, who covers the Indiana Pacers for Sports Illustrated, Forbes, and more! Today, he and Brett discuss the Indiana Pacers re-signing Obi Toppin, bringing him back to Indianapolis on a 4-year, $60 million dollar deal to stay with the Pacers. Brett also tal…

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Hour 1: Scott Agness 46:28

18d ago46:28

46:28

In the first hour of our Friday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the Parkview Sports Medicine by Scott Agness, who does a fantastic job of covering the Indiana Pacers for FieldhouseFiles.com! Today we have Scott on in order to talk about the NBA Draft that took place over the last two days. We hear from him on the overall coverage of …

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Hour 2 : Dylan Sinn 41:36

15d ago41:36

41:36

In the second hour of today’s last show of the week, Brett is joined by Dylan Sinn of the Journal Gazette! Today, Brett and Dylan talk about the latest with the Fort Wayne TinCaps, with the latest changes to the ‘Caps roster, their recent struggles in their current series against the Dayton Dragons, and more. We also hear from Dylan about the lates…

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Hour 1: Logan Wiening 54:33

16d ago54:33

54:33

With the Fort Wayne TinCaps scheduled to play a double-header today starting shortly after 5 o'clock, today's Sports Rush was a bit abbreviated! But, we still have a lot to talk about! Last night in the first round of the NBA Draft, Purdue's Zach Edey was selected 9th overall by the Memphis Grizzlies, and Kel'el Ware was drafted 15th overall by the…

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Hour 1: Jeremy Hullinger 47:34

17d ago47:34

47:34

Happy Hump Day! In this Wednesday edition of The Sports Rush, Brett is joined in the first hour by the new Head Coach of the Heritage Patriots Football Team, Jeremy Hullinger! Jeremy played and attended Heritage back in the day, and has worked his way up through the coaching ranks at Heritage until the head coaching position became available and he…

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Hour 2: Alex Golden / Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz 42:55

17d ago42:55

42:55

In the second hour of today’s show, Brett is joined by Alex Golden, who is the creator and host of the “Setting the Pace” podcast that covers the Indiana Pacers! He also writes about the Indiana Pacers for “The Blue and Golden” on Substack. Today, Alex and Brett discuss the move last night made by the New York Knicks to bring in Mikal Bridges in fr…

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Hour 1: Panthers Win All / Fever Drawing Eyes 46:58

18d ago46:58

46:58

Happy Tuesday! It's a very Happy Tuesday for Brett today, as last night, his Florida Panthers won Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals last night in Sunrise, Florida in order to secure the Stanley Cup after nearly blowing a 3-0 lead in the series. We hear Brett's thoughts on last night's game, who some people said was boring, but we're here to contradi…

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Hour 2: Nathan Baird 40:54

18d ago40:54

40:54

In the second hour of today's Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Nathan Baird, who is back on the beat of the Purdue Boilermakers for the Indy Star! We ask Nathan about the latest with both the Purdue Basketball program with the loss of Zach Edey as well as the de-commitment of Kanon Catchings. And we also ask him about the latest with the Purdue Boil…

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Hour 1: Garrett Martz 48:05

19d ago48:05

48:05

In the first hour of today's Sports Rush, we are joined on the show over the Parkview Sports Medicine guest line by Garrett Martz, the GM of the Fort Wayne Champs, a team that has competed in the annual TBT (The Basketball Tournament), a summer basketball competition with teams from across the country competing for a one million dollar prize as the…

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Hour 2: Stanley Cup Game 7 / Indiana Fever and Coach Sides 39:28

19d ago39:28

39:28

In the second hour of today's Sports Rush with Brett Rump, Brett gets himself siked up for Game 7 between his Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers in the final winner-take-all game of the Stanely Cup Playoffs tonight down in Sunrise, Florida. Stay tuned until the end of the hour for his official prediction for tonight's game. Also in the second…

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Hour 2: Dylan Sinn / Blake Sebring 42:09

22d ago42:09

42:09

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…

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Hour 1: Panthers Game 6 / TinCaps Start 2nd Half 40:35

22d ago40:35

40:35

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 avoidi…

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Hour 1: Yu Darvish Recap / Fever Continue to Win 44:17

23d ago44:17

44:17

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 f…

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Hour 2: Eric "Doot" Dutkiewicz 39:57

23d ago39:57

39:57

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 vo…

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Hour 1: James Boyd 46:43

24d ago46:43

46:43

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…

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Hour 2: Jarred Godfrey 42:10

24d ago42:10

42:10

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…

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Hour 1: Mike Nutter 41:47

25d ago41:47

41:47

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, …

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Hour 2: Celtics Win / Panthers Look To Win Tonight 41:29

25d ago41:29

41:29

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 Edmo…

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Hour 1: NBA and NHL Stay Alive / Fever on a Hot Streak 42:39

26d ago42:39

42:39

Back on a Monday, it's The Sports Rush with Brett Rump! After a weekend of sports, we have a lot to talk about in our first hour of the show today! In the NHL, the Edmonton Oilers stayed alive by blowing out the Panthers in Game 4. The Mavericks also did similar in their finals series against the Boston Celtics in that game as well. Also over the w…

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Hour 2: Scott Agness 42:10

26d ago42:10

42:10

In the second hour of today's Monday Sports Rush, Brett talks to Scott Agness of The Fieldhouse Files, who does a fantastic job of covering the Indiana Pacers as well as the Indiana Fever. Today, the two have a discussion about the Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark having won two games in a row, with one of the games this weekend coming with some con…

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Hour 1: Wes Carroll 41:40

29d ago41:40

41:40

Happy Friday! Today on The Sports Rush, it's a familiar voice hosting the show as a guest host today, former producer and co-host of The Sports Rush alongside Brett, it's DC Hendrix!! And of course, DC brought the heat today, asking our listeners for their thoughts on the disappointing finals series in both the NBA and the NHL playoffs, with both s…

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Hour 2: Craig Young / Bob Nightengale 41:26

29d ago41:26

41:26

In the second hour of our Friday show guest-hosted by D.C. Hendrix, we are joined live in studio by one of the newest members of the Indianapolis Colts, Craig Young! Craig was a standout player from here in Fort Wayne where he played for Wayne High School, then went on to play in college at Ohio State as well as Kansas, and has now signed in the of…

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Hour 1: Derek Hinen 46:55

1M ago46:55

46:55

In the first hour of today’s mid-week Sports Rush, Brett is joined on the show over phone by the new Head Coach of the Leo Lions Boys’ Basketball Team, Derek Hinen! We hear from Coach Hinen about how his coaching experience so far, what he learned from his time coaching at Fairfield, and what he hopes to bring to the Leo Lions program. Also in the …

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Hour 2: Zach Apple / Eric Dutkiewicz 42:04

1M ago42:04

42:04

We are pleased to be joined in the second hour of today’s show by two-time Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer, Zach Apple! Zach joined Brett on the show today to talk about his career in swimming, what it was like for him to win the gold medals and be on the podium in the Tokyo Olympics, and more. We also ask him about how he got into the sport of swimm…

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Hour 1: Kurt Tippmann 44:32

1M ago44:32

44:32

Brett is joined by Snider Football Head Coach Kurt Tippmann in the first hour of today's show on the heel of the news that a brand new football and multi-use stadium will be coming to the campus of Snider High School, predicted to be finished by 2026, that will finally allow Snider to no longer have to share Spuller Stadium with the Northrop Bruins…

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Hour 2: Scott Agness 42:05

1M ago42:05

42:05

Brett is joined in the second hour of today's Sports Rush by Scott Agness of The Fieldhouse Files to discuss the Indiana Fever and the team continuing to struggle against the tougher opponents of the WNBA, without showing many signs of improvement. We hear from Scott about the growing pains for Caitlin Clark as well as the team as a whole, and also…

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Hour 1: Clark Snubbed from Olympics / Hurley Says "NO!" 42:08

1M ago42:08

42:08

Time to kick off another week of The Sports Rush after a packed sports weekend! In the first hour of today's Monday show, we certainly have a lot to cover from over the weekend. Brett shares his thoughts on Caitlin Clark being left off of the USA Women's Basketball Olympics Roster ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, did Team USA's Committee make a mi…

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Hour 2: Shannon Griffith 42:22

1M ago42:22

42:22

For the second hour of today's Sports Rush, we bring in "The Coach," Shannon Griffith, to talk to Brett on the show over the phone on the guest line! Before Shannon and Brett get into some football talk, Brett asks for his opinion on some of the highlights of the Fort Wayne Komets' 24-25 Season Schedule that was released earlier this month, and we …

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Hour 1: Destin Adams 47:48

1M ago47:48

47:48

Happy Friday! In today's first hour of a week-ending Sports Rush, Brett is joined by Destin Adams, who covers the Indianapolis Colts for A to Z Sports! We hear from Destin on his thoughts on what we've seen from the Colts' Mini-Camp and Rookie Camps so far, particularly with a focus on the skill positions. We also hear from Destin on his thoughts o…

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Hour 2: Dylan Sinn 40:38

1M ago40:38

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In the second hour of today's Friday show to wrap up the week, Brett is joined on the guest line by Dylan Sinn, who covers nearly all of our state's universities athletics, high-school athletics, the Fort Wayne TinCaps, and more for the Journal Gazette! Today, Brett and Dylan discuss the loss of Kanon Catchings by the Purdue Boilermakers Men's Bask…

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