NFL commish says new multi-year partnership with Microsoft will ‘change the game of football’

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The nation’s most popular sport is about to get real geeky thanks in large part to technology from Microsoft. During today’s big Xbox One launch in Redmond, Microsoft announced a new multi-year partnership with the NFL that will, according to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, “change the game of football.” NFL.com is reporting that the deal is for five years and… Read More…

NCAA bans Twitter hashtags from football fields, #WTF?

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It seemed as though the NCAA was lightening up to the idea of social media when it lifted an in-game tweet limit last month. But now the NCAA football rules committee has oddly decided to ban the use of hashtags on the football field. Yep, that’s right: Schools can’t paint hashtags that promote their teams… Read More…

Data hack that helps soccer clubs prevent injuries wins top prize at Sports Hack Day

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A game that combines fantasy baseball and Monopoly. A project that identifies soccer teams that are suffering from missing players due to preventable injuries. A website called SuperBowlDrinkingGame.com.  Sunday’s conclusion of the first-ever Sports Hack Day certainly reinforced a simple fact: infinite opportunities exist at the crossover between sports and technology.  More than 20 groups demoed their sporty-geeky-techie apps… Read More…

Manti Te’o fake-girlfriend hoax reminds us how creepy social media really is

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At one point in history, I had a large amount of hair on my head. So much so that I jokingly made a Twitter account called @TheSoperAfro, specifically for the follicles.  Someone decided to one-up me and created @SoperFroLice. Location: “Taylor Soper’s Epidermis.” Biography: “Ever since Taylor ran out of Head and Shoulders, we’ve been living… Read More…

Sports Hack Day: A 48-hour sports-themed hackathon during Super Bowl weekend

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While most people will spend Super Bowl Sunday sitting on their couches, a group of hackers, data crunchers and sports fans will be doing something a little bit different in Seattle. Two nights before the Feb. 3 Super Bowl, developers and designers will come together for a unique weekend-long, sports-themed hackathon called Sports HackDay that culminates… Read More…

Prediction guru Nate Silver: The Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl

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If Nate Silver is as good at predicting the Super Bowl as he is with presidential elections, then Seahawks fans are going to like his latest picks. Silver, a statistician and sabermetrician famous for correctly predicting the winner of all 50 states in the 2012 presidential election, went on ESPN this morning and unveiled his… Read More…

Seahawks Sunday: Tech tips to help you follow the big playoff game against Washington

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Don’t expect to see many people on the streets of Seattle tomorrow afternoon. That’s because thousands will be tucked inside local homes, bars, and restaurants, huddled around the television as the hometown Seahawks take on the Washington Redskins in a much-anticipated first round, NFL wild card playoff game in D.C. While we’ll be nearly 3,000… Read More…

Tweet no more: Washington State football bans players from Twitter

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A message from Mike Leach to his athletes: Stop Tweeting. On Tuesday, the first-year Washington State head football coach banned his players from Twitter. The Spokesman-Review reports that Leach would give no specifics for what prompted the decision, other than saying, “because I decided to, that’s what prompted that.” WSU student-athletes were required to go to… Read More…

Controversial Seahawks ending sets off wildfire on Facebook and Twitter

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The controversy surrounding the end of Seattle’s 14-12 win over Green Bay at CenturyLink Field Monday night certainly did not stop at the final whistle. Between the NFL deleting questionable posts on Facebook and players venting their anger via Twitter, the social media world exploded with rage following Seattle’s questionable victory in front of millions of fans… Read More…

Embattled Penn State football program kicks off new iPhone app with help from Seattle startup

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It’s no secret that the image and aura of the Penn State University football program went from representing high-class tradition to committing and covering up downright disturbing actions. But the past is the past. Supporters of the program undoubtedly want to move on and help get Penn State football back on its feet. And to help… Read More…