Fitbit unveils new wearable with Fitbit Blaze, a $199 Apple Watch competitor; stock down 10% LAS VEGAS — Fitbit today showed off its newest fitness tracker at the Consumer Electronics Show, unveiling a $199 fashion-focused smartwatch… Read More
Here’s why tennis legend Andre Agassi is at the big CES tech show LAS VEGAS — It’s not surprising that Andre Agassi is in Vegas this week, given that he lives in the region. But… Read More
New York Knicks player shot, robbed during Uber ride New York Knicks forward Cleanthony Early was shot in the leg after his Uber vehicle was pulled over by a… Read More
Ex-Microsofties launch app to help weightlifters track workouts, compete with friends Apps like RunKeeper and Strava have utilized smartphone technology to help runners track their workouts and compete with friends. Now,… Read More
Up close with LeBron James: Reviewing the NBA superstar’s first virtual reality film Last night, I was sitting next to LeBron James inside an SUV, listening to the NBA superstar talk about what basketball… Read More
Falling drone nearly crushes champion skier at World Cup race One of the world’s top alpine skiers was nearly crushed by a drone during a race today — yes, you… Read More
eSports engagement platform Matcherino raises $1.2M from Madrona and NFL lineman eSports, though still in its infancy, already has a massive following. Now, a Seattle startup wants to get in on the… Read More
NFL accepting bids from tech giants for Thursday Night Football streaming rights The NFL is gearing up to ink another deal with a technology giant. Sports Business Daily reported Wednesday that the… Read More
Dallas Cowboys ban reporters from tweeting, live-streaming at practice The Dallas Cowboys front office doesn’t like the technology that reporters are using to do their jobs. The NFL team… Read More
Sounders partner with Kitman Labs to use injury prevention technology The Seattle Sounders FC is adding yet another technology tool to its arsenal of gadgets and software that help players perform… Read More
UW wins $250K grant to continue building high-tech VICIS football helmet that reduces brain trauma Vicis has more cash to help the company finish developing its high-tech football helmet. The company, which spun out of the… Read More
Update: NFL says server power issue, not tablet glitch, caused Microsoft Surface outage on Monday Night Football Post updated on Dec. 8 to reflect new details on the cause of problem. The Microsoft Surface tablets used by NFL… Read More
How Microsoft’s fitness tracker, cloud technology was used at the Squash World Championships Sports and Microsoft’s technology met this weekend at the 2015 Men’s World Squash Championship in Bellevue, Wash. The world’s top 50… Read More
Volt Athletics raises another $1M to continue growing online fitness training platform Volt Athletics is raising more money to fuel growth of its online fitness training platform. The Seattle-based startup has reeled in… Read More
China Diary: Amazing scene at historic Pac-12 basketball game in Shanghai SHANGHAI, China — An energetic buzz grew as fans poured inside the arena. Lines from concession stands crowded the concourse.… Read More
Alibaba founder Jack Ma tells U.S. college basketball players in China to embrace failure HANGZHOU, China — Alibaba, athletics, and American universities came together on Tuesday in China at the headquarters of one of… Read More
NFL player files class action lawsuit against FanDuel over player ‘names and likenesses’ View image | gettyimages.com Washington Redskins wide receiver Pierre Garcon is suing FanDuel one year after promoting the daily fantasy… Read More
First-ever virtual-reality NBA live broadcast falls short, but long-term potential is clear I had a courtside seat for last night’s Golden State Warriors season opener, with a cameraman squatting to my right and referee… Read More
Yahoo reaches 15.2M viewers during NFL live stream on Sunday Not only did Yahoo’s first attempt at streaming an NFL game go without major disruption, but the company attracted a… Read More
Yahoo’s first attempt at streaming an NFL game goes without major disruption Update: The NFL said that 15.2 million unique viewers watched the live stream, which is comparable to an average Monday Night… Read More
Ex-Microsoft, Amazon manager changes how people find personal trainers with new startup Before he decided to launch a business that changes the way people find personal trainers, Dan Li was not exactly in… Read More
How to watch Yahoo’s free stream of Sunday’s NFL game, the first to be aired strictly online Yahoo’s big bet on NFL streaming will be put to the test on Sunday morning when the struggling tech giant… Read More
Nike officially unveils self-lacing ‘Mag’ shoes, gives first pair to Michael J. Fox Just in time for Back To The Future Day, Nike’s self-lacing shoes are officially here. The shoe giant originally released its “Nike… Read More
IBM partners with Spare5 to use Watson technology for golf advice app IBM wants to improve your golf game and it’s getting help from a Seattle startup to do so. The tech… Read More
Here are the best and worst MLB stadiums for mobile network data performance Having a reliable network connection while attending a baseball game can be important. More and more, fans are using their… Read More
Spending on DraftKings, FanDuel dips as regulators scrutinize daily fantasy sports sites For the first time this NFL season, total spending and participation from consumers on daily fantasy sports sites decreased week-over-week.… Read More
Uber to test in-car entertainment in select cities with live streaming college football from AT&T Uber and AT&T announced a partnership today that will let riders in select cities stream live college football games from… Read More
Nevada gaming regulators issue cease-and-desist to DraftKings and FanDuel, deeming them illegal DraftKings and FanDuel are being ordered out of Nevada. The Nevada Gaming Control Board ruled today that daily fantasy sports… Read More
Former IGT exec launches new play-by-play prediction fantasy football game A new startup from Seattle is putting a different spin on the daily fantasy sports model with an app that… Read More
Twitter suspends Deadspin, SBNation accounts over apparent copyright violations Update, 5 p.m. PT: Deadspin’s account has been reinstated. Twitter suspended accounts used by both Deadspin and SBNation today over what… Read More
