University of Washington Athletic Director Jennifer Cohen is seen at the Fiesta Bowl in 2017. She recently characterized the pandemic-driven financial hit to her department as something that “certainly continues to be even more challenging every day.” (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)
University of Washington Athletic Director Jennifer Cohen during the Fiesta Bowl, December 2017, in Glendale, Arizona. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)
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University of Washington Athletic Director Jennifer Cohen is seen at the Fiesta Bowl in 2017. She recently characterized the pandemic-driven financial hit to her department as something that “certainly continues to be even more challenging every day.” (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)
University of Washington Athletic Director Jennifer Cohen during the Fiesta Bowl, December 2017, in Glendale, Arizona. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)
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Analysis: As it hurtles toward an economic iceberg, UW Athletics will need numerous solutions to stay afloat

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at a news conference next to a video display showing a chart of the “reproductive number” of each case of the coronavirus in both eastern and western Washington state, Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The chart shows the average number of other people infected by a person who has the virus, and Inslee cited a recent increase in that number as he announced Tuesday that Washington state will require people to wear facial coverings in most indoor and outdoor public settings, under a statewide public health order in response to ongoing COVID-19 related health concerns. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WATW118

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This March 31, 2016, file photo shows a driver for Uber Technologies Inc., arriving at an authorized customer pick up area at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. Uber will start keeping a closer eye on its drivers by tracking their speed and sudden acceleration or braking using data from the GPS and other motion sensors in their smartphones. The tests are new for Uber, which is eager to show that it’s making safety a priority, at a time when authorities want to impose stricter rules on its hiring and operations. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren/File)
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Nearly 200 completed Boeing 737 MAX airplanes destined for airlines worldwide, are parked at the Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake Washington. In March 2019, aviation authorities around the world grounded the passenger airliner after two separate crashes. Photographed on November 13, 2019. 212113
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From left, Soundgarden band members Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd perform during “I Am The Highway: A Tribute to Chris Cornell” at The Forum, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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A sea lion eats a salmon in the Columbia River near Bonneville Dam in North Bonneville, in Skamania County. On Friday, regulators are expected to lift some restrictions on killing sea lions to protect salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River and its tributaries. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

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A Los Angeles County firefighter extinguishes hot spots at a scorched residence while battling the Lake Fire in the Angeles National Forest, Calif., north of Santa Clarita on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. Light winds and scattered thundershowers early Thursday helped calm the flames of a huge wildfire that prompted evacuations north of Los Angeles, and firefighters hoped to rein in the blaze before temperatures spike later in the day. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) CANB101 CANB101

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at a news conference next to a video display showing a chart of the “reproductive number” of each case of the coronavirus in both eastern and western Washington state, Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The chart shows the average number of other people infected by a person who has the virus, and Inslee cited a recent increase in that number as he announced Tuesday that Washington state will require people to wear facial coverings in most indoor and outdoor public settings, under a statewide public health order in response to ongoing COVID-19 related health concerns. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WATW118

Gov. Jay Inslee worries President Trump’s moves with the U.S. Postal Service will jeopardize mail-ballot voting

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Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson throws as the Seattle Seahawks hold training camp at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton Thursday August 13, 2020. 214762

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From left, Soundgarden band members Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd perform during “I Am The Highway: A Tribute to Chris Cornell” at The Forum, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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Seahawks veteran linebackers K.J. Wright, left, and Bobby Wagner take the field as the Seattle Seahawks hold training camp at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton Thursday August 13, 2020. 214762
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A honey bee climbs on top of a lily flower at Martha Lake in Lynnwood on August 11, 2020. Red and white lily flowers line the shore in several areas of the lake. Photographed on August 11, 2020. LO LO LO 214751
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Clouds pass in front of Sunday night’s nearly full moon as it rises behind the Cascade Mountains in this view from Lake Forest Park. August’s 100% full moon, happening Monday night (Aug. 3), is named a Sturgeon Moon after North America’s largest fish, the lake sturgeon. The moonrise is visible rising in the southeast. LO LO LO Photographed on August 2, 2020. 214667
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Ahjeawnna Sterling (CQ), captain of the Washington Diamonds Drill Team & Drumline, gets help with her ostrich feather headdress before the Ujoma Fest parade leaves 23rd and Union for Jimi Hendrix Park. REF to more photos online 2020 Parade March & Day of Unity for Black Lives – LO Linesonly Saturday Aug 1, 2020 214652
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