Data hack that helps soccer clubs prevent injuries wins top prize at Sports Hack Day A game that combines fantasy baseball and Monopoly. A project that identifies soccer teams that are suffering from missing players due… Read More
‘Sports Hack Day’ Diary: Hackathons are sport — you need your teammates to win SEATTLE — Teamwork is one of the pillars of success in team sports. A quarterback needs his offensive line, the… Read More
‘Sports Hack Day’ Diary: Pitching ideas, picking teams and getting started on a football ‘PED or Not’ app SEATTLE — Ready, set, hack. Just 12 hours after kickoff and we’re well underway at Sports Hack Day. I’m here at… Read More
Let’s get ready to rumble: Join me this weekend for my first-ever hackathon adventure I’m part nervous, a little excited and honestly, a bit scared. My first hackathon experience, which I’m going to document… Read More
The San Francisco 49ers are trouncing the Baltimore Ravens … on Microsoft Bing If the number of Bing searches correlates with winning football games, then 49ers fans have reason to be ecstatic. Bing… Read More
Microsoft to Sacramento: Don’t blame us for taking your NBA team You may have heard, people in Northern California are none too happy about a deal to sell their Sacramento Kings… Read More
From Shawn Kemp to Edgar Martinez: Favorite phones and apps of Seattle’s sports stars In between Washington’s most well-known sports stars from past and present, there was one geek running around Benaroya Hall Friday… Read More
Sonics update: Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson outlines plan to keep Kings While the deal to bring the NBA back to Seattle is extremely close to completion, Sacramento still has a chance… Read More
California politician blasts Ballmer over NBA deal, seeks details on Microsoft’s state contracts Nasty, angry, threatening — these are words that describe a letter sent on Tuesday from a California politician intending to… Read More
Done deal: The NBA is returning to Seattle Seattle basketball fans have reason to celebrate this morning: The NBA is coming back to the Emerald City. We’ve been… Read More
NBA returning to Seattle thanks to Steve Ballmer We heard two weeks ago that the NBA might be back in Seattle. Now we have some confirmation and assurance.… Read More
Sports Hack Day: A 48-hour sports-themed hackathon during Super Bowl weekend While most people will spend Super Bowl Sunday sitting on their couches, a group of hackers, data crunchers and sports… Read More
Hope, heartbreak, recovery: How our big NFL playoff game played out online Seattle hearts hurt Sunday. It happened around 1 p.m. In about 31 seconds. Maybe you remember. The Seahawks had just… Read More
The Seahawks’ secret weapon: 12th man social media truck firing up fans at Georgia Dome If you’re a Seattle Seahawks fan that made the trip to Atlanta for today’s big playoff game, you’ll likely be… Read More
Seahawks Sunday: Must-follow Twitter accounts for today’s playoff game against Atlanta To get a sense of how much Seahawks fever is going around Seattle, just read this status posted by my… Read More
Prediction guru Nate Silver: The Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl If Nate Silver is as good at predicting the Super Bowl as he is with presidential elections, then Seahawks fans… Read More
Report: NBA returning to Seattle with help from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Watch the video above. This is what Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer — and frankly, the rest of the Seattle sports… Read More
Smartphones in the dugout: T-Mobile inks landmark deal with Major League Baseball When you see a Major League Baseball manager whip out his Samsung Galaxy S3 during the sixth inning, don’t be… Read More
Vantage looks to transform sports analytics for players, coaches and fans Recording and studying statistics has always been a backbone of sports. Computers and technology, however, have revolutionized the way we… Read More
Forget pens and paper: Egraph paves way for autographs of the future No more fighting your way through a throng of sports fans to score an autograph. With just a few clicks… Read More
Seahawks Sunday: Tech tips to help you follow the big playoff game against Washington Don’t expect to see many people on the streets of Seattle tomorrow afternoon. That’s because thousands will be tucked inside… Read More
Driver data: Race Capture Pro delivers real-time racing info Race car drivers all share one thing in common: To cross the finish line in as little time as possible. Seattle-based… Read More
Washington’s Steve Sarkisian is the 5th most popular college football coach on Twitter If the Washington Huskies football team ends up losing Saturday at the Las Vegas Bowl, head coach Steve Sarkisian probably won’t be the… Read More
Xbox introduces SportsPicks app, new SmartGlass experience for ESPN, NBA For sports fans, the Xbox was once just a device for scoring touchdowns on Madden or making birdies with Tiger… Read More
Washington football players get their faces on NCAA Football ’13 covers Seeing your face on a sports video game cover is a dream come true and a mark of accomplishment for… Read More
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson teams with Verizon to stop texting and driving The country’s most favorable wireless carrier and Seattle’s most popular athlete — at least right now — are teaming up… Read More
Music, photos and Tweets: How the Mariners will incorporate social media with their massive new board The Mariners’ holy-huge new video board won’t just be for watching crystal-clear replays — the team has big plans to… Read More
Mammoth new Mariners video board will be largest in Major League Baseball The Mariners new video board at Safeco Field is incredibly massive. We’re talking 201 feet wide and 57 feet high… Read More
UW policy restricting reporter tweets is not just claiming rights, but taking turf In 2009, the Southeastern Conference, one of the most powerful in college sports, tried something stupid. In a hopeless and… Read More
Should sports reporters be permitted to Tweet every play? Here’s what Pac-12 schools have to say about it By now, you may have heard that the University of Washington athletic department reprimanded a reporter for Tweeting too much… Read More
