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I survived my dark years thanks to Hank Williams

TERRY MOSHER   TOP OF THE TOWN – I turned on American Routes, as I usually do when I write, and went to its archives until I found October, 2010 and Hank ...

Aaron Rodgers comes out of Oregon woods and the sports world is breathlessly waiting to hear what he has to say

  TERRY MOSHER   TOP OF THE TOWN – So Aaron Rodgers has come out of the Oregon Wilderness after two days (not the four days originally intended) and the sports world ...

Three major NFL quarterbacks on the move, where will they go?

  TERRY MOSHER   TOP OF THE TOWN ‑                There could be three major quarterback shifts in the NFL this off-season. So let’s look at them. Derek Carr, who Las Vegas ...

Except for UCLA, Arizona and USC, Pac-12 basketball is riddled with non-threats to power

  TERRY MOSHER   TOP OF THE TOWN ‑ Hey, I don’t like to say this, but when I look around at college basketball there is a night and day difference between ...

Blockbuster trades shake up the NBA

  TERRY MOSHER   TOP OF THE TOWN – Boy, has the NBA been given a huge jolt, especially in the West. All of a sudden, the shift in power has the ...

LeBron may be the scoring leader, but Wilt was the best

TERRY MOSHER   TOP OF THE TOWN ‑ LeBron James soon will be the all-time scorer in NBA history, and I don’t like it. LeBron is a good business man, a good ...

Storm loses the great Breanna Stewart to the Liberty

TERRY MOSHER   TOP OF THE TOWN ‑  The Seattle Storm’s Breanna Stewart rocked the region when she announced she would sign with the New York Liberty of the WNBA. It makes ...

Things I learned from last weekend’s NFL playoffs

TERRY MOSHER   TOP OF THE TOWN ‑  Things I learned from last weekend’s NFL playoffs: Don’t  ride with the Giants, Philadelphia is much better than so-called shock jocks on TV believe, ...

Huskies and Seahawks look to toughen up on defense

TERRY MOSHER   TOP OF THE TOWN ‑                 Our region’s two major football teams – Seahawks and Huskies – are bent on improving the defensive end of things this off-season. For ...

Brady and Rodgers should retire, and Geno shouldn’t be paid $35 million

  TERRY MOSHER   TOP OF THE OWN – Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers both should retire and Geno Smith deserves a raise, but not the $35 million a year I saw ...

How does the underdog Seahawks take down the 49ers?

  TERRY MOSHER TOP OF THE TOWN ‑  The BIG question that should be asked is how the Seahawks defeat the 49ers in their first-round game of the NFL playoffs that will ...

The Hamlin incident was bound to happen in a sport were violence is the norm

  TERRY  MOSHER   TOP OF THE TOWN – If you know me you know I have knocked pro football. I believe, still believe, that players have gotten too big, too strong, ...

The great Pele` leaves us, and Wilson continues to give Seahawks great Christmas presents

    TERRY MOSHER TOP OF THE TOWN – The older I get the more unfair life is. By that I mean the longer I’m here the more I see family, friends ...

Seahawks have no chance at making the playoffs

  TERRY MOSHER   TOP OF THE TOWN ‑ I saw where one odds-maker  Fivethirtyeight.com says the Seahawks have a 30 percent chance of making the NFL playoffs. I disagree. I put ...

Richard Sherman: The mouth that roared

  TERRY MOSHER   TOP OF THE TOWN ‑ ‑ I get a big kick out of Richard Sherman. His mouth gets in the way and what comes out of it goes ...

Seahawks and Husky men’s basketball are facing trouble

TERRY MOSHER   TOP OF THE TOWN – I have been around basketball, baseball and football for almost eight decades, and not just as a fan but as player and observer who ...

Gaylord pumped some mystery and excitement into baseball, and now he’s gone

TERRY MOSHER   TOP OF THE TOWN – Gaylord Perry died today and I’m sad. For me, Gaylord, who pitched for the Seattle Mariners in the 1982 season and part of 1983, ...

Apple Cup back to normal, and Wilson got his money so don’t feel sorry for him

  TERRY MOSHERA TOP OF THE TOWN ‑ I don’t feel sorry for Russell Wilson. He got what he wanted – MONEY – and now Denver Bronco fans get what they don’t ...