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Top Seattle sports stories of 2017: WSU takes a run at 10-win season after beating USC, Stanford

The 12 hosts of 710 ESPN Seattle have voted on the top Seattle sports stories of 2017. Each day we will count down to the top story of the year with an article by a different host. Today, Jim Moore of Danny, Dave and Moore covers the 11th biggest story of the year, the WSU Cougars’ contention for a Pac-12 North football title after big wins over USC and Stanford.

The Cougars went 9-3 in the regular season and have now won 26 games in the past three years. And they have a good chance to post their first 10-win season since 2003 as three-point favorites to beat Michigan State in the Holiday Bowl on Dec.