Jul 4, 2017, 12:30 PM Podcast: Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto on MLB team’s usage of analytics, sports science, nutrition To describe Jerry Dipoto as a baseball geek is probably an understatement. The Seattle Mariners general manager has long been… Read More
Jul 3, 2017, 1:00 PM Up and running: Young entrepreneur with bad knees learns 3D printing to launch custom shoe company At 25 years old, Oliver Brossmann is pretty young when it comes to being an entrepreneur. He’s also young to… Read More
Jul 2, 2017, 12:00 PM Vicis football helmet unboxing: Watch a high school linebacker open his new high-tech head protector It’s not just NFL and NCAA players who will be wearing Vicis’ new football helmet this season — teenagers will… Read More
Jun 29, 2017, 5:57 PM Nike confirms plan to sell products on Amazon, starting with ‘limited’ pilot Nike today confirmed that it will start selling products on Amazon.com, starting with “a limited Nike product assortment,” setting aside… Read More
Jun 29, 2017, 10:09 AM Future of NFL safety: Inside Vicis’ high-tech football helmet production facility in Seattle The Fisherman’s Terminal in Seattle might be the last place you’d expect to find a company that is aiming to… Read More
Jun 27, 2017, 10:59 AM Hero Sports raises $1.3M to help fuel growth of college sports news site The sports media landscape seems to be changing everyday, but some investors like the potential they see in HERO Sports.… Read More
Jun 27, 2017, 10:08 AM Microsoft debuts ‘Sports Performance Platform’ to help teams make data-driven decisions Microsoft is making more moves in the sports arena. The tech giant today debuted its “Sports Performance Platform,” a new… Read More
Jun 27, 2017, 9:05 AM GeekWire Sounders Day: Tickets on sale for our epic summer rooftop deck party Summer is finally here, and that means one thing: Our big GeekWire Sounders Day party is back! On July 19,… Read More
Jun 26, 2017, 5:46 PM Real-time sports news text update service wins top pitch at the Seattle Sports Tech Hackathon As we saw at the second annual GeekWire Sports Tech Summit last week, there is plenty of opportunity for entrepreneurs… Read More
Jun 23, 2017, 10:18 AM Bleacher Report CEO to Facebook: Think hard about what you are doing to the publishing industry Bleacher Report CEO Dave Finocchio has some advice for Facebook. Speaking at the 2017 GeekWire Sports Tech Summit the co-founder… Read More
Jun 23, 2017, 10:15 AM GeekWire Sports Tech Summit recap: NFL COO, Mariners GM, Sue Bird highlight 2nd annual event There is more happening at the intersection of sports and technology than ever. That much was evident at the second… Read More
Jun 22, 2017, 2:06 PM Could data analytics have prevented a painful, last-second goal in the Seattle Sounders FC match? If you’re a fan of the Seattle Sounders FC, you’ll grasp at anything that might explain away that painful 1-1… Read More
Jun 22, 2017, 1:59 PM Why the NFL loves Amazon: Key league exec explains tech giant’s football streaming deal Everyone these days wants to be like Amazon, even the NFL apparently. At the 2017 GeekWire Sports Tech Summit, NFL… Read More
Jun 22, 2017, 12:46 PM NFL audience bigger than ever, despite declining TV ratings, says COO Tod Leiweke Despite widespread reports that NFL television ratings were down this past season, the chief operating officer of the league insists… Read More
Jun 22, 2017, 11:50 AM Seattle Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto: Team is at cutting edge of analyzing players’ mental health — and they eat right, too Seattle Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto has been around baseball for a lot of years, as a player and as an… Read More
Jun 22, 2017, 11:21 AM Here are the kinds of technology and data Sue Bird wants to see come to the WNBA Technology and data are revolutionizing basketball, from the style of play to how players train and workout. But some of… Read More
Jun 22, 2017, 11:17 AM Bleacher Report CEO: NFL fantasy football ‘peaked five years ago’; legal betting could disrupt industry The fantasy football craze is over. That’s what Bleacher Report CEO Dave Finocchio said at the GeekWire Sports Tech Summit… Read More
Jun 22, 2017, 10:59 AM WNBA legend Sue Bird: Athletes who don’t embrace sports tech are idiots WNBA legend and Seattle Storm veteran Sue Bird is still going strong 14 years into her pro career, and a… Read More
Jun 22, 2017, 10:05 AM Riot Games co-founder Brandon Beck and NBA champ Rick Fox hope more women join male-dominated world of eSports In a stadium built for a nearly 100-year-old sports league, Brandon Beck and Rick Fox talked about eSports and what the… Read More
Jun 20, 2017, 9:12 AM NBA champion and eSports team owner Rick Fox joins GeekWire Sports Tech Summit lineup You probably know Rick Fox from his days as an NBA hoopster, or for his appearances on shows like Oz… Read More
Jun 20, 2017, 9:00 AM Why U.S. soccer star DeAndre Yedlin invested in this ‘intelligent workout’ sports tech startup At just 23 years of age, DeAndre Yedlin has built quite the resume. The Seattle native was the first “homegrown”… Read More
Jun 20, 2017, 8:00 AM Can technology make stadiums more secure? Seattle renovation team ups its game with new safety initiative Oak View Group is serious about keeping its arenas around the world safe and secure. That’s partly why the sports… Read More
Jun 19, 2017, 9:19 AM FTC aims to block merger of fantasy sports giants FanDuel and DraftKings FanDuel and DraftKings have run into a roadblock for their proposed merger. The FTC announced today that it will, along… Read More
Jun 14, 2017, 9:20 AM Agenda set for GeekWire Sports Tech Summit: NFL COO, Bleacher Report CEO, Mariners GM and more We’re only a week away from the GeekWire Sports Tech Summit, an immersive, informative, and action-packed conference taking place at… Read More
Jun 13, 2017, 10:57 AM Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners, is getting a name change — what should it be? Safeco Field, the name of the home ballpark for your Seattle Mariners, will be getting a new name after the… Read More
Jun 13, 2017, 3:00 AM Vicis raises another $10M as 12 NFL teams place orders for high-tech football helmet Vicis’ high-tech helmet is making its way into the NFL and more investors are taking notice. The Seattle startup just… Read More
Jun 12, 2017, 3:18 PM Join us at the GeekWire Sports Tech Summit: Top speakers, networking, and a Sounders match It’s almost time for the GeekWire Sports Tech Summit. We’re excited to bring together the leading thinkers and innovators working… Read More
Jun 12, 2017, 10:14 AM Q&A: Peloton’s president on how the $1B bike maker powers at-home spin classes with tech One of the newest unicorns has landed in the Seattle area. Peloton, maker of the $2,000 high-tech spin bikes that… Read More
Jun 11, 2017, 8:00 AM How the Seattle Sounders use data and analytics to create an ‘evidence-based’ soccer culture As a former lawyer, Garth Lagerwey knows about the value of evidence-based reasoning. Now he’s trying to apply that same… Read More
Jun 9, 2017, 8:32 AM Key Arena renovation leader Tim Leiweke to speak at GeekWire Sports Tech Summit Tim Leiweke is a name Seattleites should be familiar with if they care about potential new sports franchises coming to… Read More
