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The Zone 7/6/18

The Bellingham Slam open their new season in the Seattle Pro-Am Saturday afternoon and Slam player and coach, Tyler Amaya joins for a look ahead and we let fly with our Friday Funday Songs with a team of “Seattle Mariner Victims”. Also, hear the latest Sporting News, and the Big Dumb Game!

The Zone 7/5/18

The Zone starts off with T.J. Cotterill from the News Tribune of Tacoma talking Mariners, the eight-game winning streak and…

The Zone 7/3/18

We jump right into NBA free agency talk with Steve Kyler from BasketballInsiders.com.

The Zone 7/2/18

Mark laments the 10th anniversary of the worst day of his sports life, when the Sonics were stolen by Clay Bennett and the Oklahoma City Group… and we’re joined by Bellingham Bells coach Bob Miller as his team had the best record in the West Coast League in the first half of the season.
Sporting News
Big Dumb Game

The Zone 6/29/18

We give away our first Deluxe Whale Watching Cruise with Make a Splash with San Juan Cruises.

The Zone 6/21/18

Mike DeCourcy from the Sporting News joins us to preview the NBA Draft (Coming up at 4:00 on KPUG).
Sporting News
Tessa comes in to tell us about a KPUG contest winner.
Big Dumb Game

The Zone 6/18/18

Jason Sobel from the Action Network joins us right off the top to re-cap the U.S. Open.. and we hear from M’s manager Scott Servais after yesterday’s loss to the Red Sox.
Sporting News
Ryan Divish from the Seattle Times come on with a Mariner update as the M’s get ready to open their road trip against the Yankees and Red Sox
Big Dumb Game

The Zone 6/15/18

Mark gives us an update on the U.S. Open leaderboard … and we talk to Seahawk reporter Greg Bell from the News Tribune of Tacoma with a summary of mini-camp and Earl Thomas’s contract situation
Sporting News
We break out our Friday Funday songs
And we get our final entrant for our Father’s Day All-American Weekend and draw the winner.

The Zone 6/14/18

New Mt. Baker High School boys basketball coach Shelby Greenlaw joins us to talk about being the only female coach of a boys varsity team in Whatcom County.
Sporting News
And we get two more entrants for our All-American Father’s Day Weekend.

The Zone 6/12/18

Mark is excited about the upcoming visit by Washington softball coach Heather Tarr after the Dawgs trip to the National Championship Series last week… and the coach joins us!
Sporting News
And we get today’s entrant for our All-American Father’s Day weekend drawing.

Recent Headlines

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Caleb Williams rallies Bears from 18 points down for 31-27 playoff win over rival Packers

Caleb Williams dropped back, pump-faked and found DJ Moore wide open down the sideline for the go-ahead touchdown. His latest clutch throw propelled the Chicago Bears to yet another improbable comeback win and kept their breakout season going for at least another round of the postseason.

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Purdy, 49ers eliminate defending Super Bowl champion Eagles with 23-19 win in wild-card game

Brock Purdy threw a go-ahead 4-yard touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey late in the fourth quarter, San Francisco used a trick play on a TD toss from Jennings to McCaffrey, and the 49ers eliminated the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles with a 23-19 wild-card victory Sunday.

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Miami heading home for shot at national title after beating Ole Miss 31-27 in Fiesta Bowl

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