Sports Tech – Page 26 of 52

Aug 12, 2016, 12:18 PM

NBA reportedly nearing $250M deal with sports data firms Sportradar and Second Spectrum

Bloomberg reported Friday that the NBA is nearing a 6-year, $250 million deal with sports data companies Sportradar and Second… Read More

Aug 11, 2016, 8:33 AM

Microsoft Xbox acquires Beam interactive game streaming service, embracing alternative to Amazon’s Twitch

Microsoft’s Xbox group announced Thursday that it has acquired Seattle-based interactive game streaming service Beam, bringing the Redmond, Wash.-based tech… Read More

Aug 10, 2016, 10:52 AM

Bad sports call: Olympic fencer’s phone falls out of his pocket in the middle of a duel

Embed from Getty Images Dropped calls, am I right? An Olympic fencer in the middle of competition in Rio a… Read More

Aug 9, 2016, 1:47 PM

ESPN to offer subscription streaming service after Disney pays $1B to acquire 33% of MLB’s tech arm

Disney announced today that it will acquire a 33 percent stake in BAMTech, the streaming video company spun out of… Read More

Aug 9, 2016, 12:31 PM

These two NCAA football teams are using a $1,500 high-tech helmet that reduces impact forces

Two of the top collegiate football programs on the West Coast will be testing high-tech helmets developed by a Seattle… Read More

Aug 9, 2016, 10:58 AM

IT Sports League is a hit as Simply Measured beats TINYPulse/Avvo for first softball title

The inaugural season of the IT Sports League has wrapped up with a team from Simply Measured taking the softball championship.… Read More

Aug 9, 2016, 10:56 AM

Top Asian firms lead $80M investment in virtual reality live streaming platform NextVR

NextVR today announced an $80 million funding round to help the Laguna Beach, Calif.-based company expand its virtual reality platform internationally.… Read More

Aug 8, 2016, 5:21 PM

Tired of Olympics spoilers and tape delays? Here’s how to watch the Games live

If you’ve been frustrated with the way NBC is airing this month’s Olympic games on cable TV — particularly for… Read More

Aug 8, 2016, 10:58 AM

Valve CEO Gabe Newell kicks off huge Dota 2 eSports championship; prize pool at $20M

“Welcome to The International!” Key Arena exploded with energy on Monday morning as Valve CEO Gabe Newell kicked off the… Read More

Aug 4, 2016, 12:30 PM

How Olympic athletes use machine learning and data analysis to reach peak performance levels

Embed from Getty Images For the first time ever, Ireland will have a field hockey team participating in the Summer Olympics.… Read More

Aug 2, 2016, 9:21 AM

NFL inks deal with Snapchat to become first sports league on ‘Discover’ platform

The NFL is expanding its presence on Snapchat. The league announced today that it will become the first sports league… Read More

Aug 1, 2016, 9:27 AM

How Microsoft is turning Bing into a Summer Olympics TV guide and information hub

Microsoft is turning its search engine into a TV and streaming guide for the Summer Olympics. Bing today revealed details… Read More

Aug 1, 2016, 9:00 AM

Microsoft’s Azure faces new challenges in streaming Rio Olympics coverage

This year’s Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, which run August 5-21, won’t be the first time NBC has used Microsoft’s Azure… Read More

Jul 29, 2016, 10:59 AM

MLB players and coaches sound off on using robotic umpires to call balls and strikes

There are some debates that seem to come up during every baseball season. Whether the National League should start using designated… Read More

Jul 28, 2016, 7:00 PM

The state of virtual reality in sports: ‘Cautious optimism’ with unlimited possibilities

You can’t have a conversation about the intersection of sports and technology without mentioning virtual reality. At the GeekWire Sports… Read More

Jul 27, 2016, 1:21 PM

Video gamer wins college scholarship thanks to ‘League of Legends’ skills

Eddy Su is about to enter his freshman year at the University of Washington with $3,000 in his pocket — and… Read More

Jul 27, 2016, 10:41 AM

Seattle startup Sioeye bringing first live-streaming action camera to retail stores

The live-streaming of your buddies snowboarding or mountain biking or being generally action-sporty could get a bit more pervasive if a… Read More

Jul 26, 2016, 4:36 PM

Here’s how Twitter pitches its live-streaming platform to sports leagues and news media

In the past few months, Twitter has inked streaming deals with a bevy of content rights holders, from the NBA… Read More

Jul 26, 2016, 10:38 AM

‘Incredible evolution’: How Getty Images will cover the Rio Olympics with robot cameras, 360-degree views and more

Getty Images has constructed a complex network infrastructure to prepare for the Aug. 5 start of the Olympic Games in Rio… Read More

Jul 26, 2016, 9:13 AM

High-tech golf entertainment complex operator Topgolf set to open first Northwest facility

Topgolf, which operates nearly 30 popular golf entertainment complexes globally, has arrived in the Northwest. The Dallas-based company will open its… Read More

Jul 25, 2016, 2:34 PM

NFL will issue fines and strip teams of draft picks for not following concussion protocol

The NFL and the league’s players’ association today announced a new enforcement policy for its concussion protocol that will punish teams… Read More

Jul 25, 2016, 10:32 AM

LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena: Analytics in soccer ‘doesn’t mean a whole lot’

Embed from Getty Images Bruce Arena isn’t the biggest believer in analytics. The Los Angeles Galaxy head coach bashed the… Read More

Jul 25, 2016, 8:43 AM

NFL inks deal with Sony to stream NFL Network and RedZone via PlayStation Vue

Cord-cutting football fans have a new way to watch NFL Network and NFL RedZone. The league today announced a deal… Read More

Jul 25, 2016, 7:56 AM

Twitter adds more live sports content, will stream free weekly MLB and NHL games

Twitter today announced another sports-related streaming deal. As a result of a new partnership with MLB Advanced Media, Twitter will stream one… Read More

Jul 21, 2016, 7:58 AM

NBA inks deal with Facebook to live stream USA Basketball exhibition games

Just a few days after inking a streaming deal with Twitter, the NBA today announced a similar partnership with Facebook.… Read More

Jul 20, 2016, 9:56 AM

Amazon scores original kids series ‘The Kicks,’ based on books by U.S. soccer star Alex Morgan

Amazon has a new original kids series called “The Kicks” coming to Prime Video that seizes on the popularity of youth… Read More

Jul 19, 2016, 4:15 PM

How this video analysis app is helping athletes train for the Olympics

At last month’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, I noticed a geeky theme at the practice range. Many of the professional golfers had… Read More

Jul 19, 2016, 2:35 PM

Nike helps launch new ‘smart’ bike-sharing program in Portland

Portland now has a bike-sharing program, thanks to a little help from the hometown shoe giant. BIKETOWN debuted today in Portland,… Read More

Jul 19, 2016, 6:22 AM

Twitter inks streaming deal with NBA for pre-game shows, but no games

Twitter inked another live-streaming deal today, and this time it’s with the NBA. The two companies announced a partnership to… Read More

Jul 18, 2016, 4:34 PM

University of Washington football players to test high-tech helmet from Vicis

Vicis didn’t have to look far for a team to test its high-tech helmet. The University of Washington football team… Read More