Can Seattle come up with another save?
Looking back at how the Seahawks wanted to leave, but were stopped by a billionaire
It wasn't a court decision, or a panel of arbitrators or promise of a sparkling new arena.
The last time Seattle blocked one of its pro sports franchises from relocating, the city needed a billionaire native to prevent the NFL's Seahawks from uprooting to Southern California .
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen contributed some of his personal fortune toward a renovated or new playing facility.
Allen's b...
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