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• Seahawks’ Johnson starts over

  May 13, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 RENTON, Wash. – Jerrod Johnson had to reconstruct the most essential element of playing quarterback: His throwing motion. Johnson, who looks like a pro quarterback at 6-foot-5, 251 pounds, spent …

• Seahawks relish calculated risks in draft

  April 29, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 RENTON, Wash. – John Schneider and Pete Carroll are like a pair of good gamblers. Calculated. Strategic. Quick to walk away from mistakes (see: Kris Durham, LenDale White).

• 49ers QB has focus of Falcons

  January 20, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – Michael Turner’s trademark high-pitched laugh filled the Falcons’ locker room. Asked about San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick, Turner grinned Thursday and said “I’m glad I’m not …

• Seahawks-Falcons matchup of teams eyeing elite level

  January 13, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 ATLANTA – This game is the difference between good and great. The kind of moment that separates a successful season from a truly special one as two teams arrive at …

• Down 14-0 early, Seahawks come on strong to beat ’Skins

  January 7, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 LANDOVER, Md. – Quarterback Russell Wilson reached the end zone first, his block opening the path Marshawn Lynch followed to the winning touchdown for the Seattle Seahawks. That description of … 1

• Rookie QB calmly leads Hawks to win

  January 7, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 LANDOVER, Md. – Down 14 points at the stomping feet of the largest playoff crowd in the football history of the nation’s capital, while attempting to do something a Seattle …

• Browner returns to field

  January 3, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 RENTON, Wash. – Brandon Browner was back in the Seattle Seahawks’ locker room Wednesday, shaking hands and sitting just a few feet away from fellow cornerback Richard Sherman. For a …

• Seahawks calmly drive 90 yards for TD to beat Rams

  December 31, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 SEATTLE – It wasn’t just the way Seattle ended its winning drive that showed how far the Seattle Seahawks have come this season. It was the way they started it … 3

• Little to gain, plenty to prove for Seahawks against Rams

  December 30, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 SEATTLE – The Seahawks will play their second-most meaningless game under coach Pete Carroll today. That doesn’t mean their regular-season finale against the Rams at CenturyLink Field is entirely meaningless, … 2

• Seahawks snubbed? Defense has one player on Pro Bowl roster

  December 27, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 RENTON – The Seahawks had five players named to the NFC Pro Bowl team Wednesday, and while that total was a compliment to Seattle’s success, it didn’t include the player … 1

• AFC playoff teams settled, NFC up in air

  December 24, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 One year after putting together the NFL’s worst record, the Indianapolis Colts are headed to the playoffs. Joining them on Sunday were the Cincinnati Bengals, finishing out the field in … 1

• Wilson’s 4 TD passes help Seattle rout San Francisco

  December 24, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 SEATTLE – As the noise grew, coach Pete Carroll looked up through the rain at the deafening home crowd fueling the blowout his Seattle Seahawks were putting together on the … 3

• ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s‘ added to US film registry

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” ”Dirty Harry” and “A League of Their Own” will be preserved for their enduring significance in American culture by the Library of Congress, along …

• Cruz visits home of Giants fan, 6, killed in Conn.

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — New York Giants receiver Victor Cruz has visited the home of the 6-year-old Connecticut shooting victim who was buried in a replica Cruz jersey. Jack Pinto …

• These Seahawks are something special

  December 17, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 TORONTO – Dang. Again? What has gotten into these Seahawks? In the last two games, they’ve turned into a cocktail of the 1972 Miami Dolphins, the 1985 Chicago Bears and …

• Sizzling Seahawks join exclusive club

  December 17, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 TORONTO – It wasn’t that long ago when Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll was worried about overwhelming rookie quarterback Russell Wilson with too much information. That’s no longer a concern …

• Hawks hope to avoid ‘trap’ against Bills

  December 16, 2012 in Sports on Page C4 Looming in the not-so-distant future for the Seahawks is a potential showdown for the ages – or at least for the NFC West title – with the 49ers. Still dancing …

• Fatal shooting after Texas wreck still a mystery

  December 12, 2012 in Nation/World ALVIN, Texas (AP) — Mourners packed a memorial service Wednesday for two young brothers who were killed by a suspected drunk driver while helping their father push the family’s broken-down … 2

• Americans finding dozens of ways to mark 12-12-12

  December 11, 2012 in Nation/World A Michigan sixth-grader will put aside her nerves and get her ears pierced on her 12th birthday. Two law-enforcement officials will exchange wedding vows at 12:12 p.m. in Pittsburgh’s federal …

• Seahawks roll past Cardinals in record fashion

  December 10, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 SEATTLE – Russell Wilson got the hook. He wasn’t complaining. On his way to some NFL history, Wilson was told to be an observer for the final 25 minutes of …

• Cowboys involved in fatal wreck were close friends

  December 9, 2012 in Nation/World IRVING, Texas (AP) — Josh Brent and Jerry Brown met in college, forming a close, unshakeable bond. Having realized his NFL dream, Brent was trying to help his roommate do …

• Dallas’ Brent ‘trying to deal’ with friend’s death

  December 9, 2012 in Nation/World IRVING, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent says he’s “just trying to deal” with the death of his teammate and “very best friend” Jerry Brown. Brent is …

• Cowboys player’s attorney: $500K bond excessive

  December 9, 2012 in Nation/World IRVING, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent remained in custody Sunday on $500,000 bond, one day after being charged with intoxication manslaughter after what police said was …

• Grandmother says NFL was dream of Cowboys’ Brown

  December 9, 2012 in Nation/World IRVING, Texas (AP) — The grandmother of Jerry Brown, who was killed in what police say was a drunken-driving accident, remembers him as a young man who stopped at nothing …

• Cowboys lineman still in custody on $500,000 bond

  December 9, 2012 in Nation/World IRVING, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent remains in custody on $500,000 bond a day after he was charged with intoxication manslaughter in what police say was …

• Cowboys lineman due in court after teammate dies

  December 9, 2012 in Nation/World IRVING, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent was due to appear at a court hearing in Irving on Sunday morning, a day after he was charged with …

• Second chance for Seahawks who face Cardinals again

  December 9, 2012 in Sports on Page C4 There may not be a second chance to make a first impression, but Seattle will get its first chance at redemption against Arizona today. This was the team the Seahawks …

• Belcher’s mom says she loves son, slain girlfriend

  December 5, 2012 in Nation/World KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The days since Jovan Belcher killed his 22-year-old girlfriend then shot himself in the head have been very difficult for his mother, who said Wednesday …

• Chiefs player’s mom begs dying girlfriend to live

  December 5, 2012 in Nation/World KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jovan Belcher’s mother begged her son’s dying girlfriend to stay alive while frantically asking for an ambulance shortly after the Kansas City Chiefs linebacker shot …

• Chiefs’ LB mentioned other ‘girlfriend’ to police

  December 4, 2012 in Nation/World KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police say Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher spent some of his final hours sleeping in his car outside the home of another woman whom …

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