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The Zone 6/20/17

The guys confess to their lack of skill at wood shop… Doug gets credit for making the Mariners win… Sean Deveney from The Sporting News joins us to look ahead to Thursday’s NBA Draft on KPUG… Big Dumb Game… It’s Mark’s birthday and we launch into some hot takes with The Good the Bad and the Ugly… Trivia Tuesday with prizes from WestSide Pizza and we gather the KPUG staff for another round of Good Question and Sporting news.

The Zone 6/19/17

Mark is back from his week off and we start with 3 is a magic number… big dumb game… Fultz potentially heading to Philly… We look at the weekend with Seen-Heard-Said… and the first ever fortune cookie Olympics.

The Zone 6/16/17

Can anyone catch Rickie Fowler at the US Open? Friday Fun day songs Fathers Day edition. Sporting news o the day, and The Big Ole Dumb Game.

The Zone 6/15/17

The US open began with a Blimp Crash… Tracy Ellis talks about his favorite Major… Mariners new Draft choice catcher David Banuelos is a former Bellingham Bell… Seattle Times Bob Condotta joins us to review the Seahawks mini-camp. Are the Pittsburgh Penguins a dynasty team? Cody Benjamin from CBSSports.com answers our NHL questions.

The Zone 6/14/17

The Congressional Baseball game will go on tomorrow despite today’s tragic shooting, let Sports heal our divides. Bellingham Bells Vice President Nick Caples brings us up to speed on the Bells players selected in the MLB Draft. Rex Hoggard from the Golf Channel joins us from Erin Hills in Wisconsin to preview the U.S. Open

The Zone 6/13/17

Seattle Mariners draftee Wyatt Mills out of Gonzaga joins us… NBA Finals edition of The Good the Bad and the Ugly… BasketballInsiders.com NBA Analyst Steve Kyler from Oakland to re-cap the Warrior’s win over the Cavs in the NBA Finals and Trivia Tuesday.

The Zone 6/12/17

Seen, Heard, Said; A look back at a busy sports weekend with the Stanley Cup, French Open, Belmont Stakes and more. Author Billy Mac joins us to discuss his book “My Oh My: The Dave Niehaus Story” – an inning by inning portrait of the late Mariners Hall of Fame broadcaster and we finish with the Big Dumb Game.

The Zone 6/9/17

It is a BIG sports weekend! The NBA Finals tonight… Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final Sunday and the M’s host the Blue Jays this weekend… The Belmont stakes is Saturday, the French Open wraps up… and Mark is off to see a concert. Bellingham Bells coach Greg Goetz tells us about his 3-3 start. NBA Finals Game 4 Preview… Belmont Stakes Preview- Joe Withee from Emerald Downs tells us who to put our money on and Sporting News.

The Zone 6/8/17

Doug says Durant is passing Lebron… Chris Daniels from King 5 News joins us to talk about the Seattle arena situation… Big Dumb Game, Mariners are on a hot streak, 9-1 in the lat 10 games! Greg Wyshynski from Yahoo sports comes on to talk about Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. We gather the KPUG staff for another round of Good Question and sporting news.

The Zone 6/7/17

New Mariner infielder Tyler Smith joins us to talk about his first handful of days in the major leagues. Mariner shortstop Jean Segura signed a big contract extension today… Western Viking basketball senior Taylor Stafford comes on to tell us about his decision to play pro ball in Iceland…Seattle climber Lisa Thompson conquered Everest and is next taking on K2… and Sporting News.

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