Crystal Helmet, season finale Posted by Jerry Brewer - NEW - 12/28, 09:31 AM

It's Week 17 in the NFL (and Week 18 for the Crystal Helmet because the college season started a week earlier), so I'm down to my final regular-season picks of the year. I need to go a perfect 10 for 10 to reach my goal of 70 percent. If you think that's going to happen, you probably think the Mariners will go to the World Series in 2009.

A reason to watch the NBA? Posted by Jerry Brewer - NEW - 12/23, 08:41 AM

Today's column is about how many Seattle-bred NBA players are thriving, led by Brandon Roy. It's an interesting situation because even though the NBA has turned its back on this city, Seattle continues to supply the league with some of its most promising talent.

Crystal Helmet, Week 17 Posted by Jerry Brewer - NEW - 12/21, 09:39 AM

I've been away on vacation, visiting my family in Kentucky and Tennessee. My column resumes Tuesday, but here are the weekly football picks. It's the second-to-last week, and my goal is to be at 70 percent. I have to be near perfect (17-3) to do that. Here's how I'm calling it this week.