• Seattle Times, Tampa Bay Times, Axios receive coronavirus rescue loans

    Seattle Times, Tampa Bay Times, Axios receive coronavirus rescue loans

    The feds granted a a trio of news outlets millions of dollars in small-business rescue loans as the coronavirus crisis battered the media industry. The Seattle Times, the Tampa Bay Times and political news website Axios received multimillion-dollar, government-backed loans through the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program, which aims to help small businesses retain jobs …
  • Tarvaris Jackson, longtime NFL quarterback, dies in car accident

    Tarvaris Jackson, longtime NFL quarterback, dies in car accident

    Former NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson died in a car accident Sunday night in Alabama, NFL Network reported Monday. Jackson, who was about to begin his second season as quarterbacks coach for Tennessee State, was 36. The former second-round (64th overall) pick out of Alabama State in 2006 played the first five seasons of his NFL …
  • Jadeveon Clowney losing Seahawks’ interest in NFL free-agency twist

    Jadeveon Clowney losing Seahawks’ interest in NFL free-agency twist

    Jadeveon Clowney apparently overplayed his hand. After lowering his asking price last week to $17 million, the Seahawks have reportedly flipped on the 27-year-old edge rusher and are no longer interested in bringing him back for a second season. On Tuesday, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo characterized the chances of Clowney returning to Seattle as “slim …
  • Jadeveon Clowney lowering NFL free agency demands could spark frenzy

    Jadeveon Clowney lowering NFL free agency demands could spark frenzy

    The market appears to have won. Jadeveon Clowney, arguably the top remaining NFL free agent left, has lowered his contract demands from $20 million per year to as low as $17 million, according to ESPN. His former team, the Seattle Seahawks, and the Tennessee Titans are two of the interested parties. But others could get …