The Zone is on the road Friday at the Lynden Pioneer Museum. Mark Scholten and Jennifer Zaremba will broadcast the Zone live as they get people signed up for the 2008 Lynde 500 Push Kart Derby..Come by and enter in for our Ultimate Sports Weekend giveaway, a package that includes tickets for two to the Huskies home opener against BYU September 6^th, overnight accommodations at the Hotel Nexus and two tickets to the Mariners vs. Yankees game on Sunday.
Come by and get yourself signed up for the Lynde 500 happening Labor Day from 11:00am to 3:00pm in downtown Lynden. It's a 4-man relay race with three pushers and one driver. The prize for first place is $1000 with 100% of all proceeds benefiting the Lynden Pioneer Museum. For more information contact the Lynden Pioneer Museum at 354-3675.  Don't miss your chance to sign up for the Lynde 500 Push Kart Derby Friday at the Lynden Pioneer Museum with KPUG 1170, The Sports Leader.

Paul O'Breen of Coldwell Banker and KPUG are proud to present the return of our Pro Football UPICKEM contest. KPUG's got you covered for the entire NFL season as you go head to head each week against others locally and from across the nation for your chance at great prizes. Local, weekly 1st place winners will receive a $25 gas card courtesty of Industrial Supply, $50 gift card to Borthwick Jewelry and $25 gift certificate to Hodge Podge Coffee House.  Prove you can tackle the competition nationally and you could win a $1500 gift certificate to Amazon.com. Just go to our UPICKEM site by CLICKING HERE to get signed up for free. The UPICKEM contest is brought to you by Paul O'Breen of Coldwell Banker, Fairhaven Bike and Ski, Adams Property Management, Hodge Podge Coffee House, Borthwick Jewelry, Industrial Supply and KPUG 1170, The Sports Leader.

KPUG is excited to announce it is almost time for the Bellingham Parks & Recreation 9th Annual Hoop Jam 3-on-3 basketball tournament. The tournament will take place Saturday, August 23rd and Sunday, August 24th in the Bellingham High School parking lot. The tournament offers divisions for 3rd graders up adults and divisions will be split up based on age and ability. Registration is going on now! Cost for 3rd through 12th graders is $80 a team; adults is $100 per team. To pick up a registration form stop by the Bellingham Parks and Recreation Department at 3424 Meridian Street. For more information about Hoop Jam contact Cori Kauk at 778-7000 or parks@cob.org.

Click here to listen to Park & Rec's Mike Love about the upcoming Hoop Jam!

Hoop Jam is brought to you by Bellingham Parks and Recreations, Ludtke Pacific Trucking, Inc. and KPUG 1170, The Sports Leader.

The KPUG Belly Bustin Bargain is your opportunity to buy half priced gift certificates to some great restuarants. All you have to do is check out the Neofill Website Wednesday at 10 a.m. by CLICKING HERE and you'll be able to purchase a $30 gift certificates for just $15. This week's hot spot is Neiner Neiner Weiner. Plus we've got some super deals still available for Flyers Restaurant and Brewery and other great restuarants. Don't forget to check back each week for the Belly Bustin' Bargain.

The Seattle Mariners  continue the 2008 Major League Baseball season this weekend and you can hear it all on KPUG.   Join us on The Sports Leader as the Mariners play the White Sox and A's. Here's the KPUG broadcast schedule:
  
8/19 Mariners at Chicago 4:00pm
8/20 Mariners at Chicago 10:00am
8/21 Oakland at Mariners 6:00pm
8/22 Oakland at Mariners 6:00pm
8/23 Oakland at Mariners 6:00pm
8/24 Oakland at Mariners 11:00am

Keep it on KPUG all season long for complete coverage of the Mariners, Sunday night baseball and the World Series.  

Loyal listener and Zonehead, Keith has produced a short video and uploaded it to YouTube!  It's a funny take on his experience calling the Jim Rome show while Jay Mohr was hosting.  Doug and Mark defended the Zonehead on The Zone on July 7th.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH KPUG ON YOUTUBE! 
(Go to our "favorites" to watch Keith's video)

KPUG's morning man Dan Patrick will be reunited with Keith Olbermann this fall on NBC football telecasts. Known as one of the best anchor teams for their time on ESPN's "SportsCenter," the duo will reunite on television beginning this September. Patrick will co-host NBC's "Football Night in America" and deliver highlights Sunday nights with his old ESPN pal Olbermann as they lead into the network's coverage of the NFL each week.

Patrick will also work some of the network's Olympic coverage starting with the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. Olbermann and Patrick have done radio together since their split in 1997, but this will be their first outing on TV together.

Keith recently went on The Dan Patrick show heard on KPUG to talk about the upcoming adventure into television together. Click here to listen to Dan Patrick's interview with Olbermann.

Tune in weekday mornings to KPUG to hear The Dan Patrick show and be sure to check out www.danpatrick.com and to phone in during the show: 1 (877) 3-DP-SHOW

Welcome to the KPUG website - the on-line home of The Sports Leader. Want to catch up with some of the KPUG staff you listen to every day? See us in action by visiting our photo gallery.  Catch the kpug gang caught in the act of karaoke at Doug's great Birthday bash, check out our crazy birthday party in-studio for Mark, the creative photo shop work on The Zone and our different staff members out and about with roadshows and game broadcasts. To get to the photo gallery click here.

If you have some great pictures of yourself in KPUG gear send it our way by e-mailing in to thezone@kpug1170.com . We'll add it to our gallery and make you a website star.  Everybofy gets their fifteen minutes of fame on KPUG 1170 - The Sports Leader.

We know you're busy and that's why we've made listening to The Zone easier for you.  Breakout your laptops and I-pods, The Zone is now available for download from KPUG. Don't worry about missing Doug and Mark and the Big show again. Listen at home or on the move by clicking here or check out our Zone Podcast and Hear it Now sections to get your fix.

Get every segment of The Zone and archived interviews at kpug1170.com - the on-line home of The Sports Leader.