The Zone
The Zone airs live weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sports Radio 810 WHB Kansas City, bringing a mix of analysis, opinions and laughs — just not always in that order. From the numbers to the absurd, they have it covered with host Jason Anderson, co-host Joshua Brisco and producer Beards McFly. Mick Shaffer, Todd Leabo and a variety of guests join the show throughout the week, bringing unique voices to the airwaves from Sports Radio 810 WHB.
What’s More Nostalgic? Kauffman or Arrowhead? 6/27

Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes, Mick Shaffer from KSHB 41 & producer Kyle Collier talk about the atmospheres in KC and which is best, the possible stadium moves, and more!
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Bring Back Carrier Pigeons 6/27/25

Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes, Matt Derrick from Chiefs Digest & producer Kyle Collier take a look around the NFL discussing contract negotiations. Later, Mick Shaffer- KSHB 41 Sports Dir. joins us to talk recent Royals’ struggles and the need to turn things around.
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Stadiums In Kansas? Or Renovate? 6/27

Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes, Matt Derrick from Chiefs Digest & producer Kyle Collier talk about the future plans of the Royals’ and Chiefs’ Stadium, will they move or renovate? Â
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There’s a Blank Space and the Royals can’t Write Any Names 6/27/25

Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & producer Kyle Collier start the show talking Leabo’s workout regimen, then move on to recap the Royals’ hitting struggles.
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Sports or Leisure! 6-26-25

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The 'What If Simmons was healthy' NFL Draft, 6/26/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & The Drake answer the question, "what if Josh Simmons never got injured" and see where he would land in a redraft, continue NBA Draft coverage & more!
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Kent Swanson from KCSN, 6/26/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & The Drake talk with Kent Swanson from KCSN about Josh Simmons and the Chiefs offensive line, discuss the NBA achilles problem, debate the best way to eat a banana & more!
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From Flaggs to Riches; NBA Draft reactions, 6/26/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & The Drake react to the 2025 NBA Draft results, the Royals continual struggles at home & more!
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Rotten Tomatoes & Mick Shaffer, 6/25/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan Michaels welcome in KSHB 41's Sports Director, Mick Shaffer, to end the show for this Wednesday edition of The Zone!Â
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Champagne-Scented Rylan Stiles, 6/25/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan Michaels are joined by Rylan Stiles, from Locked on Thunder covering the OKC Thunder beat, after a NBA Championship celebration and incredible season from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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Royals & MLB News & Breakdowns, 6/25/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan Michaels continue to talk about the Royals struggling offense, MLB news and more in the 2nd hour!
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Royals Need Another Players Only Meeting (or Not), 6/25/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & producer Dylan Michaels are joined by Jack Johnson, from Locked on Royals, to discuss the struggling offense again for the Royals and if the team can be competitive this season or if they need to sell at the deadline.
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Todd Leabo Returns from Vacation! 6/24/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan michaels welcome back Todd Leabo, of 810 WHB, back from Canada as we discuss the Royals, Chiefs, play Fact or Fiction and more!
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Former Kansas City Royal, Les Norman! 6/24/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan MIchaels talk to our baseball expert, Les Norman, from Breakin the Norm on 810 WHB & Kauffman Corner with Soren Petro, to talk about the upcoming trade deadline and homestand!
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Adam Teicher of ESPN & USGA, 6/24/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan Michaels talk to our friend, your friend, Adam Teicher from ESPN for the 2nd to last time as we talk more left tackle depth chart, camp battles he is excited to see, golfing in retirement and more!
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Royals Vs Rays Preview & Trade Deadline Approach, 6/24/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan Michaels start the show talking Royals, and their deficiencies, as we get ready to host the Rays tonight!Â
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Mick Shaffer on Coach & Umpire Relationships, 6/23/25

Mick Shaffer, KSHB 41’s Sports Director, joins The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan Michaels to talk about the NCAA Baseball Championship, Royals, share our Learned/Funniest/Best and more.
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Joel Penfield of One Royal Way & KCSN, 6/23/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan Michaels welcome on Joel Penfield from One Royal Way podcast & KCSN to talk about the Royals great road trip as they swept the Rangers and got above .500!
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More NBA Finals Recap & Royals Successful Road Trip, 6/23/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes, Jack Johnson & Producer Dylan Michaels continue to discuss the NBA Finals and Game 7 last night as we dive into the topic of “load Management” and if it’s actually good for the league. Then, we get into some Royals discussion as they had a winning record on a tough road trip.
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OKC Wins Finals & Pacers Come Tragically Short, 6/23/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes, Jack Johnson & Producer Dylan Michaels put a bow on the 2024-2025 NBA season and discuss the landscape of professional basketball going forward after OKC wins with one of the youngest rosters in NBA history & Haliburton becomes the 3rd superstar player to injure their Achilles this post-season.
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Max Rieper of Royals Review, 6/20/25

The Zone with Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan Michaels welcome on Max Rieper of Royals Review to talk about Jac’s big day yesterday, the trade deadline, the bullpen usage from Matt Q and more!
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NFL Hall of Famer Barry Sanders & More Matt Derrick, 6/20/25

In the best hour of football coverage ever produced, The Zone with Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan Michaels continue with Matt Derrick on his WR rankings for the Chiefs and who is the odd man out on cut-day. Then, Sterling Holmes interviews the most elusive NFL player to ever play, Hall of Fame Detroit Lion, Barry Sanders.
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Animal Planet with Matt Derrick, 6/20/25

The Zone with Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan Michaels bring on Matt Derrick, of Chiefs Digest & 41 is the Mic Podcast, to talk about his thoughts on the offensive line and the depth chart for that position, the health of the WR room and more!
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Jac Homers Twice & SI.com's Matt Verderame, 6/20/25

The Zone with Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan Michaels talk about the Royals sweep of the Rangers yesterday and Jac Caglianone's first TWO Major League home runs, and if that will spark the offense. We also speak with Matt Verderame of SI.com about his take-away's from Chiefs mandatory Mini-Camp this week and from teams around the NFL.
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Sports or Leisure Returns!! 6/19/25

With the Chiefs having press conferences early, The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan Michaels play another edition of Sports or Leisure presented by Johnny’s Tavern!
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Andy Reid & Nick Bolton from Mandatory Mini-Camp, 6/19/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan Michaels listen to audio from Andy Reid and Nick Bolton from today’s practice as they Chiefs wrapped up Mandatory Mini-Camp, talk about their off-season and more!
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Matt Lane Helps Wrap Up Mandatory Mini-Camp, 6/19/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan Michaels talk to our friend, Matt Lane from KCSN & KCSN Laboratory, about the training camp battles he is looking forward to, what he thinks the chiefs offensive line will look like, the return of the great Craig Stout to KCSN Laboratory and more!
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Royals Almost on a Winning Streak, 6/19/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan Michaels talk about the offensive surge from the Royals in their last two games against the Rangers, Jonathan India’s sliding technique and more!
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Chiefs Press Conference 6/18/25

Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes, and Producer Dylan Michaels listen in and recap the Chiefs’ press conference with Mahomes, Kelce, Watson, and Caliendo. The boys recap their thoughts on the responses from the respective players and look ahead to sports this week.  Â
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What's The Best Football Movie Of All Time?? 6/18/25

Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes, Producer Dylan Michaels, and KSHB 41 Sports Director Mick Shaffer talk college football, go down on a rabbit hole of football movies, and the future of SEC football.Â
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College Pitchers Taking Big Risks For Big Rewards 6/18/25

Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes and Producer Dylan Michaels recap the College World Series games so far, what’s going on in the Royals’ bullpen, and Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia. Sterling and Jason give their thoughts on the upcoming NFL season and it’s news.
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Royals Snap Losing Streak. What Now? 6/18/25

Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes, Producer Dylan Michaels, and Jack Johnson talk about the Royals’ 6-1 win on Tuesday Night and Seth Lugo’s production and future. What does the rest of the season look like? Are the Royals’ playoff hopes still alive?
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Kansas City Chiefs Press Conferences, 6/17/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan Michaels take you LIVE to Arrowhead Stadium as we hear from Chris Jones, Hollywood Brown, Josh Simmons & Jerry Tillery after their first Mandatory Mini-Camp practice.
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Former Kansas City Royal, Les Norman, 6/17/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan Michaels welcome in our friend , Former Kansas City Royal & Host of Breakin the Norm on 810 WHB, to talk about the dismal stretch for the boys in blue and his thoughts on if they can salvage the season, if they should sell at the deadline and more!
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Mandatory Adam Teicher Zone Appearance, 6/17/25

While we were concerned about a contract hold-out, we always knew our guy Adam Teicher would be at Mandatory Mini-Camp for the Chiefs and mandatory (not really) 11 am Tuesday Zone appearances as well with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan Michaels. We talk about players he will be watching, Trey Smith and the offensive line depth and more!
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OKC Takes Commanding Lead & MLB GM’s on Hot Seats, 6/17/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan Michaels talk about the NBA Finals as the Oklahoma City Thunder took a 3-2 lead in search of the franchise’s first title before we talk about Buster Olney’s article spotlighting GMs that could sell at the trade deadline to help their cause.
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Mick Shaffer, Weekend Warrior, Returns to The Zone! 6/16/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan Michaels are joined once again by our friend & KSHB 41’s Sports Director, Mick Shaffer, post-vacation as we bring him back down to earth with Royals talk before we get into the U.S. Open, Learned/Funniest/Best and more!
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Joel Penfield from One Royal Way Podcast, 6/16/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan Michaels welcome in Joel Penfield, from One Royal Way podcast on KCSN, to join the misery as we talk more Royals and their struggles against the A’s and Yankees last week.
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Translating Dave Martinez’s Comments & Royals Struggles, 6/16/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes & Producer Dylan Michaels talk about the comments over the weekend from Nationals Manager Dave Martinez, where he talked about the reason for the Nationals struggles and walked back his statement about the roles of players and managers in baseball and how that translates to the Royals.
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The Royals aren’t playing Some Ball, 6/16/25

The Zone with Jason Anderson, Sterling Holmes, Jack Johnson from Locked on Royals & Producer Dylan Michaels have a player’s only meeting as we discuss our grievances with the Royals and their lack of offensive production, what they should do the rest of the season, managing the pitching staff and more!
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