Sep 22, 2017, 9:31 AM Microsoft’s Satya Nadella inspires Pete Carroll at Seahawks practice and gets signed ball from coach The Seattle Seahawks know a thing or two about rallying around inspirational voices — whether it’s head coach Pete Carroll… Read More
Sep 21, 2017, 2:13 PM Marshawn Lynch calling: Wireless carrier partners with NFL star to launch ‘Beast Mobile’ cell plan Marshawn Lynch may no longer be a Seahawk, but that’s not stopping a Seattle-area wireless carrier from teaming with the… Read More
Sep 20, 2017, 9:01 AM Sounders FC replaces Ticketmaster with SeatGeek’s tech-fueled ticketing platform Goodbye, Ticketmaster. Hello, SeatGeek. The Seattle Sounders on Wednesday announced a new deal with SeatGeek, a New York-based startup that… Read More
Sep 17, 2017, 8:00 AM Seahawks owner Paul Allen honored by team 20 years after saving franchise from leaving Seattle It’s hard to imagine Seattle’s sports scene over the past two decades without the Seahawks in town, but that could… Read More
Sep 14, 2017, 4:42 PM GeekWork Picks: Seahawks QB Russell Wilson’s startup TraceMe is picking its tech team Seahawks quarterback and Super Bowl Champion Russell Wilson has a lot of fans — and he wants a better way to… Read More
Sep 12, 2017, 11:27 AM Baseball tech: Apple shows off new iPhone 8 augmented reality feature for MLB At Bat app As part of Apple’s flurry of announcements today, the company unveiled new augmented reality features for its new iPhone devices… Read More
Sep 10, 2017, 2:36 PM Seahawks aim to enhance gameday experience for fans with revamped high-tech video-control room The biggest upgrade at CenturyLink Field this season may go unnoticed by most Seahawks fans — and that’s just the… Read More
Sep 8, 2017, 1:46 PM 12th Man can dress up Blue Friday in Seattle with a Seahawks helmet filter on Snapchat Blue Friday in Seattle usually means you or your co-workers are wearing Seattle Seahawks jerseys or some such to work… Read More
Sep 8, 2017, 5:00 AM NFL star Russell Wilson launches new Seattle startup to connect ‘superfans’ with celebs, raises $9M from Amazon, Alibaba, YouTube founders As Russell Wilson describes the ethos of his new startup, it feels like you’re inside his Seahawks huddle, driving down… Read More
Sep 7, 2017, 9:00 AM Forget fantasy football: This new esports startup backed by NFL team owner Paul Allen pits fans against each other Esports is a $700 million global industry, and growing rapidly. And while traditional sports fans may scoff at professional video gamers… Read More
Sep 6, 2017, 6:00 AM Univ. of Washington researchers developing smartphone app that can detect concussions Shwetak Patel and his colleagues at the University of Washington have already figured out how a smartphone can be used… Read More
Sep 5, 2017, 2:02 PM WatchGate: Red Sox busted over using Apple Watch to steal catcher signs from rival Yankees The Apple Watch has found itself in the middle of a juicy controversy between baseball’s biggest rivals. Embed from Getty… Read More
Sep 5, 2017, 12:00 PM Photos: Sounders and Xbox unveil new jersey kits with Forza Motorsport 7 branding For the third year in a row, Seattle Sounders jerseys will feature a video game. Seattle’s MLS club will don… Read More
Aug 30, 2017, 10:09 AM What Uber’s new CEO learned from Pete Carroll and one of the worst sports disasters ever Outgoing Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi called leaving the online travel company to take over as Uber CEO one of the… Read More
Aug 30, 2017, 7:00 AM E-commerce vets raise $1.5M from top VCs and NFL players for sports jersey rental startup A new Seattle startup backed by top venture capital investors and NFL stars is looking to change the way sports… Read More
Aug 28, 2017, 3:45 PM Seattle Seahawks players talk about their experience wearing new high-tech Vicis helmet NFL players notice something different with Vicis’ new helmet. Seattle-based startup Vicis has its high-tech helmet on the NFL playing… Read More
Aug 26, 2017, 8:56 PM Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight delayed due to PPV outage The highly-anticipated Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor is delayed due to cable system outages. A Showtime executive told ESPN that “capacity of cable systems around… Read More
Aug 26, 2017, 12:30 PM 3 fantasy football tips from an ex-Microsoft director who just wrote a book about losing for 24 years Mike Harms hopes you can learn from his two decades of disastrous fantasy football performance. Harms, who led digital media… Read More
Aug 25, 2017, 5:55 PM MLB star Aaron Judge wears ‘Destiny 2’ batting gloves and shoes, promoting new Bungie game MLB star Aaron Judge is taking “Player’s Weekend” to a geeky level. Pro baseball players are sporting unique uniforms and… Read More
Aug 23, 2017, 11:40 AM Amazon Game Studios shows off new ‘Breakaway’ trailer as it positions itself for Twitch success A new trailer for “Breakaway,” the multiplayer action game from Amazon Game Studios, encourages participants to “play like the world… Read More
Aug 22, 2017, 9:07 AM Microsoft turns its physical stores into esports gaming arenas with new League of Legends events There may be some heated League of Legends competitions going on the next time you pass by a Microsoft Store.… Read More
Aug 21, 2017, 7:54 AM NFL expands esports play with new $400K ‘Madden NFL Club Championship’ for all 32 teams The NFL is getting more involved in esports. The league today announced that it is partnering with EA Sports to… Read More
Aug 19, 2017, 9:38 AM Russell Wilson, Richard Sherman among Seahawks players wearing new high-tech Vicis helmet Several Seattle Seahawks players, including stars like Russell Wilson and Richard Sherman, are wearing the new Vicis helmet during games.… Read More
Aug 18, 2017, 10:34 AM How STRIVR expanded its VR sports training platform to Walmart associates and NFL referees STRIVR made a name for itself in the sports world as one of the top startups using virtual reality to… Read More
Aug 17, 2017, 9:05 AM Mark Cuban-backed Esports betting platform Unikrn looks to sell $100M in cryptocurrency Seattle-based Esports betting startup Unikrn today announced that it will look to sell $100 million in cryptocurrency “tokens” as part… Read More
Aug 15, 2017, 10:19 AM Professional drone racers start new league with six teams and big inaugural event in Everett arena This isn’t your kid’s Christmas-present drone, floating over the backyard to snap an aerial picture of the family picnic. The… Read More
Aug 11, 2017, 10:12 PM Elon Musk hails Dota 2 bot’s victory at The International, with OpenAI and Microsoft The Dota 2 esports tournament in Seattle, known as The International, demonstrates how video games have become hugely popular team… Read More
Aug 10, 2017, 5:41 PM Korrio youth sports software startup acquired by TeamSnap Korrio, a Seattle youth sports software startup founded in 2009 by former Isilon Systems and F5 Networks executive Steve Goldman,… Read More
Aug 10, 2017, 5:05 PM How Strideline inked an NFL licensing deal and aims to be the ‘fastest athletic apparel company’ SoftBank sparked headlines in the technology world this week as the tech giant prepares to invest $1 billion into online… Read More
Aug 10, 2017, 3:32 PM Amazon looks to challenge Ticketmaster, reportedly in talks with U.S. venue owners Another day, another new business vertical Amazon is aiming to disrupt. The Seattle tech giant is looking to partner with… Read More
