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Xbox One to launch ‘Brazil Now’ app for World Cup, debuts original soccer TV series

Soccer fans who own an Xbox One will have plenty of content to play around with this month as the FIFA… Read More

Microsoft, ESPN team up for slick World Cup website

Microsoft is getting in the World Cup spirit. Soccer — er, fútbol — fans will like a slick new website… Read More

Steve Ballmer: I’ll do ‘everything in my power’ to keep the Clippers in Los Angeles

Any Seattle basketball fans hoping that Steve Ballmer would bring the Los Angeles Clippers up to the Emerald City can… Read More

Report: Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is lead bidder to purchase NBA’s Clippers

[UPDATE: Steve Ballmer: I’ll do ‘everything in my power’ to keep the Clippers in Los Angeles] Steve Ballmer owning the Los… Read More

Report: Steve Ballmer meets with Donald Sterling’s wife to discuss sale of NBA team

It appears Steve Ballmer is seriously interested in purchasing the Los Angeles Clippers. TMZ reported this afternoon that the former… Read More

President Obama references the ‘really smart people at Microsoft’ at Seahawks White House ceremony

Seahawks fans are so loud President Barack Obama thinks that some cheating is going on. As customary for teams that… Read More

Watch live for free: Seahawks meet President Obama at the White House

#169959513 / gettyimages.com President Barack Obama already cracked jokes with Richard Sherman. Now, he’ll have a chance to entertain the… Read More

Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sued for $3M in strange case involving NBA bid, former Sonics employee’s debts

From honing his golf game to offering up advice to young students, it seems as though Steve Ballmer has enjoyed… Read More

AT&T merger with DirectTV may fall through if NFL contract is not renewed

In an example of how valuable live football is to media companies today, AT&T may pull out of its merger with DirecTV… Read More

Steve Ballmer wouldn’t move NBA’s Clippers to Seattle, says Microsoft is ‘still like a child to me’

Sorry, Seattle basketball fans: Even if Steve Ballmer were to own the Los Angeles Clippers, he wouldn’t move the team… Read More

You mad bro? Trash-talking Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman in running for Madden NFL cover

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman — the trash-talking Stanford-educated Super Bowl champion — is in the running to be on… Read More

How to watch the NFL Draft on your Xbox One

If you plan to watch the NFL Draft tonight and own an Xbox One, the NFL app might be worth… Read More

Seahawks star Russell Wilson still ‘honestly’ loves his Microsoft Surface

Russell Wilson isn’t lying when he expresses admiration for Microsoft’s Surface tablet. As part of Microsoft’s latest Surface commercial that… Read More

Batter up! T-Mobile offering free access to MLB At Bat

T-Mobile will be offering customers free access to the MLB At Bat mobile app from now until September, according to… Read More

Seattle Clippers? What Donald Sterling’s lifetime ban could mean for ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer

In light of racist comments Donald Sterling made during a recorded conversation, today the NBA placed a lifetime ban on the… Read More

This robot can teach you how to play golf and find that perfect swing

If you want to figure out how to fix that nasty slice that’s been hampering your golf game for years,… Read More

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer still trying to bring the NBA to Seattle

It remains to be seen what Steve Ballmer will do with all his time — other than play a little… Read More

Happy Opening Day: Check out these awesome baseball-related apps

Today brings great joy for anyone who shares a love for baseball: It’s Opening Day. Major League Baseball officially kicked… Read More

Trash-talking NFL star Richard Sherman keynotes Adobe conference, dishes out marketing tips

The CEO of Kickstarter, the CMO of Sephora, Robert Redford and … Richard Sherman? This week’s Adobe Summit conference had… Read More

Seattle Mariners make history, use instant replay to help win baseball game

The Seattle Mariners made history today, but not the kind baseball fans are used to hearing about. During a Spring… Read More

Here’s your chance to play Titanfall with Seahawks star Richard Sherman

If you like playing video games and root for the Seattle Seahawks, a visit to a Microsoft Store on Monday… Read More

Manchester United giving away free front row tickets to Liverpool match — via Google Hangouts

Manchester United is giving away free tickets to its upcoming match against Liverpool, although not in the way we’re used… Read More

Twitter app now shows live sports scores, tweet stats for certain search queries

Twitter has already put together some sweet sports-related infographics utilizing the wealth of tweets it has about a certain game or… Read More

How teams utilized Microsoft’s Surface at the NFL Scouting Combine

We’re beginning to see more and more of Microsoft on and off the NFL field thanks to a partnership inked last year, and… Read More

Seahawks star football players join the fight to save UberX in Seattle

First Macklemore, now the Seahawks. One day after Macklemore, the world-famous rapper and Seattle native, used his social media accounts to… Read More

Here’s what a Super Bowl win did for the Seahawks’ web traffic, social followers

Here’s a magic formula for huge traffic spikes and insane social media follower increases: Win a Super Bowl. While it’s… Read More

Olympic athletes in Sochi banned from posting video, audio to social media

There’s a reason you won’t see any Instagram or Vine videos published on social media by Olympic athletes this month… Read More

Photos: Seattle shuts down for celebration of the Seahawks

Is anyone in Seattle working today? It sure doesn’t seem like it. The GeekWire team took a little field trip… Read More

It’s all ’bout Seattle, boss: What do we make of this Super Bowl moment?

The Super Bowl clinched it: Seattle is having a moment. “We’re not just some harmless, damp dorks up in the… Read More

Here’s how Seattle tech companies are celebrating the Seahawks

From blue and green jerseys everywhere to the 12 flags flying atop skyscrapers, Seattle has been full of 12th Man… Read More

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