Sports Tech – Page 6 of 50

Too much spring in their step? Nike running shoe under scrutiny after record marathon times

Almost as swiftly as the records are falling, scrutiny is catching up to the elite marathoners and the Nike shoes… Read More

Listen up, Seahawks fans: Russell Wilson says preparation tops tech after loss of in-helmet audio

Russell Wilson couldn’t hear anyone talking on the other end of his in-helmet communication system during a drive in Sunday’s… Read More

Nike acquires TraceMe, a Seattle startup founded by Russell Wilson and backed by Jeff Bezos

Nike has acquired TraceMe, the Seattle startup co-founded by Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and backed by investors including Amazon CEO… Read More

Who is Maven? Seattle-based media company under microscope after Sports Illustrated layoffs

NEW: Internal memo: Sports Illustrated publisher Maven blasts ‘me-first attitude’ in firing of top soccer journalist Grant Wahl Original story:… Read More

‘He’s why we have football here’: Seattle Seahawks salute Paul Allen, add late owner to ‘Ring of Honor’

Patti Hammond — better known around these parts as “Mama Blue” — knows how much Paul Allen meant to the… Read More

Paul Allen to become 12th member of Seattle Seahawks’ ‘Ring of Honor’ in tribute to late owner

Paul Allen has been credited with keeping the Seattle Seahawks from leaving the city, and now the late owner and… Read More

Seattle-based Atavus, leaders in football tackling analytics, acquired by sports tech fund

Atavus, the Seattle startup using analytics to help football players develop better tackling skills, has been acquired by Phoenix Sports… Read More

Q&A: Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer get ready for second season calling Amazon’s NFL games

There was limited time to interview Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer last week, so I made sure to ask the… Read More

Photos: GeekWire community celebrates summer and soccer with big rooftop Sounders Day party

Summer wasn’t quite done putting on a show in Seattle on Wednesday evening, turning the rooftop deck at Qualtrics in… Read More

Russell Wilson’s startup Tally powers new real-time predictions game for L.A. Rams, Seahawks’ big rival

When the Seattle Seahawks take on the Los Angeles Rams on Oct. 3 this season, fans might want to predict… Read More

Dramatic plays caught on video lead TINYpulse to 2019 softball championship in IT Sports League

TINYpulse had the drive to beat Convoy. The Seattle startup that offers technology to assess employee morale is assessing how… Read More

High-tech compression shorts maker Strive aims to measure the ‘miles per gallon’ of athletes

As a professional basketball player in Montenegro, Nikola Mrvaljevic got the idea that there must be a better way for… Read More

New guy on LinkedIn, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll races scooters during Microsoft ‘mindset’ training

Finally, an answer to what Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll maybe should have done with the football at the… Read More

Vicis expands helmet line with new soft ‘cap’ for practices, 7-on-7 and flag football

High-tech football helmet maker Vicis today announced a soft helmet for use during practices, 7-on-7 and flag football. The Ultim… Read More

Former Microsoft exec sentenced to 28 months in prison for Super Bowl ticket and invoice fraud

A federal judge sentenced Jeff Tran, a former director of sports marketing at Microsoft, to 28 months in prison for… Read More

Seahawks QB Russell Wilson officially hires video-making college kid who became a star on Twitter

Memes do come true. Josh Cashman’s meteoric rise from football fan to Twitter video star took another turn on Monday… Read More

How the Seattle Seahawks use data to win — on and off the field

The Seattle Seahawks have the NFL’s second-best winning percentage since 2012. One of the secrets to that success may lie… Read More

I worked out with basketball legend Sue Bird via a new Amazon Alexa skill — here’s what it was like

I pretty much rely on Amazon’s Alexa to tell me the weather for the day, read some headlines and play… Read More

Seattle has a new professional sports team as fantasy league gives fans an ownership stake

Seattle sports fans waiting for the NHL to drop the first puck in the city, or for the NBA to… Read More

Big tech and pro sports converge in Silicon Valley during NBA Playoffs, offering a preview for Seattle

REPORTING FROM OAKLAND: It was a regular break in the action during the first quarter of Tuesday’s NBA playoff game… Read More

Thanks, Doug Baldwin, for being a total geek … and a great catch for the Seahawks and Seattle, too

Plenty of professional athletes fancy themselves as tech geeks in some fashion or another, whether they’re into gadgets or video… Read More

Youth football programs lean on crowdfunding to afford Vicis’ high-tech helmet

Football is still America’s game in U.S. high schools, drawing more than a million athletes each year. But concerns over… Read More

Russell Wilson reportedly gifted his offensive linemen $12,000 each in Amazon stock

Deion Sanders may have been “Prime Time” during his playing days in the NFL, but Russell Wilson is a prime… Read More

‘More than just playing a game’: State-of-the-art esports arena powers up at Univ. of Washington

Game on at the University of Washington. A state-of-the-art Esports Arena & Gaming Lounge at the UW’s Husky Union Building… Read More

Podcast

Steve Ballmer breaks down the numbers behind the LA Clippers’ historic NBA playoff comeback win

With even more yelling and fist-pumping than normal, Steve Ballmer might not have seemed like an analytical guy to casual… Read More

‘Jody’s in charge now’: Paul Allen’s sister credited for role in Russell Wilson’s huge Seahawks deal

Russell Wilson took time away from counting his newfound riches on Wednesday to thank the Seattle Seahawks for making him… Read More

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer reaches peak NBA geek as Clippers’ comeback stuns Warriors

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is never short of courtside enthusiasm while watching his LA Clippers compete, as we documented… Read More

Seahawks star Russell Wilson launches Limitless Minds to bring competitive edge to corporate world

We already know Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has “no time to sleep.” It looks like his latest company will… Read More

My, oh magenta! T-Mobile customers will see extra perks at Seattle’s newly renamed baseball stadium

The Seattle Mariners like to say that their fans are “True to the Blue,” but the new look and some… Read More

More Pop! in the lineup: Funko Field is new name for minor league baseball stadium north of Seattle

The Seattle Mariners will be playing in a hometown stadium with a new name this season, and so will the… Read More