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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.

The Zone 6/6/17

We offer hot takes on the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. BleacherReport.com analyst Dan Favale joins us… Lance Calloway of the Bellingham united FC… Trivia tuesday with Westside Pizza and Good question.

The Zone 6/5/17 Part 1

3 is a magic number… The Seahawks signed Austin Davis… M’s sweep the Rays… Ryan Divish from the Seattle Times joins us to talk Mariners… Big Dumb Game… We take a look back at the weekend with “Seen Heard Said” We hear from Hawks Quarterback Russell Wilson and Coach Carroll… If Seattle got another NHL team (Don’t Forget the Metropolitans!) what would you throw on the ice? and Sporting news.

The Zone 6/5/17 Part 2

3 is a magic number… The Seahawks signed Austin Davis… M’s sweep the Rays… Ryan Divish from the Seattle Times joins us to talk Mariners… Big Dumb Game… We take a look back at the weekend with “Seen Heard Said” We hear from HAwks Quarterback Russell Wilson and Coach Carroll… If Seattle got another NHL team (Dont Forget the Metropolitans!) what would you throw on the ice? and Sporting news.

The Zone 6/2/17

A modified version of The Good the Bad and the Ugly… Gregg Bell from the News Tribune of Tacoma joins us to talk Seahawks… Big Dumb Game… Seahawks tight end Nick Vannett comes on to talk about OTA’s. Cody Benjamin from CBS Sports joins us to talk about Pittburgh’s 2-0 series lead and Sporting news.

The Zone 5/31/17

Mark is at the inaugural Bellingham Bells Media Day at Joe Martin Field.. Bells Manager Greg Goetz and pitcher Josh Zavisubin join us… Steve Kyler from BasketballInsiders.com comes on to preview the start of the Warriors-Cavaliers NBA Finals Thursday night on KPUG.

The Zone 5/25/17

The Mariners just beat the Nationals to Salvage the series, ESPN’s Seth Wickersham is talking Seahawks. Kurt Helin from NBC Sports joins us to talk Cavs and Celts… Big Dumb Game and we have Lynden Christian and Sehome girls Softball prep Coaches on to talk about the state tournament.

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