Seattle’s professional soccer club is adding more tech heavyweights to its ownership group. Seattle Sounders FC announced Wednesday that the families of Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky and Redapt… Read More
— Electronic Arts (EA) announced Chris Suh as its new CFO effective March 1. Suh is currently CVP and CFO of the cloud and AI group at Microsoft. He has… Read More
Can Seattle Sounders fans match the Seahawks’ “Beast Quakes” when it comes to making the earth move? Seismologists from the University of Washington and the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network conducted… Read More
His name is Andy Hartpence, and he normally raps about video games, computer science and robots. But this week the Seattle nerdcore hip hop artist’s sly and silly rhymes about… Read More
This weekend’s MLS Cup match between the Seattle Sounders FC and Toronto FC is almost here, and GeekWire readers are getting fired up. When we put out the call for… Read More
The lessons from sports that can be applied to business and life are endless. Teamwork, grit, determination, leadership, planning, overcoming obstacles … the list goes on and on. That’s why… Read More
During practice, in the front office, on the jerseys — technology is impacting the Seattle Sounders FC in a myriad of ways, both helping the franchise win games and grow… Read More
We’ve got MLS Cup fever here at GeekWire — as you may have noticed with a Rave Green color change to your favorite technology news site. For the third time… Read More
We’re not ready for summer to end, so we are squeezing in one last party. GeekWire Sounders Day is taking place Wednesday evening, and below is everything you need to… Read More
Highlights from today’s top stories. Subscribe here to receive this rundown daily. Satya Nadella owns a soccer team. At least, he owns a piece of one. An all-star roster of Seattle tech… Read More
Editor’s note: Story updated with comments from Adrian Hanauer’s press conference. Tech is taking over soccer in Seattle. An all-star roster of current and former technology executives from the Seattle… Read More
Our favorite outdoor event is returning to one of the coolest rooftop decks in Seattle. The GeekWire Sounders Day tailgate is back, taking place on Wednesday, September 18 before the… Read More
Zulily? Really? That was the reaction from many Sounders FC fans on Thursday as Seattle’s pro soccer team announced its new jersey sponsor. Gone is Microsoft Xbox, a globally-recognized gaming… Read More
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with details from the Sounders’ event announcing Zulily as its new jersey sponsor. [Follow up: From Microsoft to Zulily: Why the Sounders teamed up… Read More
There were slick passes, booming shots, big saves, and tough tackles. But this time, Seattle Sounders soccer stars took their competition from the pitch to the game room, duking it out… Read More
Microsoft’s increasing focus on its cloud-based gaming services will be front-and-center at the Seattle Sounders FC match this Saturday. As part of its Sounders jersey sponsorship deal, Microsoft has released… Read More
Today’s featured stories Seattle sports stadiums all Clear for new biometric security, payments and alcohol ID verification Comcast’s Seattle expansion highlights complex history of urban internet access T-Mobile takes its… Read More
If you didn’t have a chance to win a dodgeball championship, battle a Sounders player in FIFA, fly through the air on a cross-venue zipline, or participate in one of… Read More
The premium YouTube TV video service has struck a multi-year deal with Seattle Sounders FC to become the exclusive live streaming provider for the soccer club starting this year. The deal… Read More
The Sounders are bringing the MLS Cup back to Seattle if Roger Levesque’s prediction holds true. Levesque dropped by our big GeekWire Gala party on Wednesday and we had a… Read More
Goodbye, Ticketmaster. Hello, SeatGeek. The Seattle Sounders on Wednesday announced a new deal with SeatGeek, a New York-based startup that offers a unique “open ticketing platform” and a focus on… Read More
For the third year in a row, Seattle Sounders jerseys will feature a video game. Seattle’s MLS club will don new kits for Sunday’s home match against Los Angeles that… Read More
The Sounders may look a little different after the 2018 season — aesthetically speaking, at least. Seattle’s MLS club announced today that it is working with sports management giant WME… Read More
VAR made its debut at CenturyLink Field in Seattle this past weekend. VAR, also known as “video assistant referee,” is new technology that Major League Soccer is piloting to help… Read More
At just 23 years of age, DeAndre Yedlin has built quite the resume. The Seattle native was the first “homegrown” player to sign with Sounders FC; he made his first… Read More
As a former lawyer, Garth Lagerwey knows about the value of evidence-based reasoning. Now he’s trying to apply that same line of thinking to the professional soccer club he helps… Read More
For the Seattle Sounders, sports analytics remains an important part of winning matches and keeping players healthy. The defending MLS Cup champions will make their 2017 home debut today at 4… Read More
Mobile ticketing continues to be a big focus for the Seattle Sounders. The MLS club just revamped its iOS and Android app with a redesign and a host of updated features.… Read More
It was the save heard ’round the soccer world. Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei pulled off what Sports Illustrated called “the greatest high-stakes save in MLS history” on Saturday when he miraculously… Read More
Data and analytics surely aren’t the only reason for the Seattle Sounders’ remarkable late-season run that’s resulted in a chance to play for an MLS Cup title on Saturday. But… Read More