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How ‘Tacklytics’ can make football safer; video replay approved for World Cup; and more sports tech news

TAYLOR’S TAKE ON THE WEEK IN SPORTS TECH: Can better tackling make football safer? That’s the thesis behind Atavus Football, a Seattle-based… Read More

Microsoft powers Seahawks sports science; Trail Blazers’ new esports team; and more sports tech news

[Love sports and technology? Sign up for our sports tech newsletter to receive this rundown from GeekWire’s Taylor Soper via email every… Read More

NHL to Seattle; Microsoft’s new cricket grounds; MLS Cup predictions; and more from the week in sports tech

[Love sports and technology? Sign up for our sports tech newsletter to receive this rundown from GeekWire’s Taylor Soper via email every… Read More

Amazon and Facebook to compete for live sports supremacy in 2018, new report predicts

Amazon is poised to become a live sports powerhouse as soon as next year, a new report predicts, as more… Read More

Amazon partners with NFL; Brooks uses biomechanics for new shoes; and more from this week in sports tech

[Love sports and technology? Sign up for our sports tech newsletter to receive this rundown from GeekWire’s Taylor Soper via email every… Read More

Mariners hire performance analytics guru; Russell Wilson invests in Vicis; and more sports tech news

[Love sports and technology? Sign up for our sports tech newsletter to receive this rundown from GeekWire’s Taylor Soper via email every… Read More

Testing electrical muscle stimulation; World Series champs embrace analytics; and more from the week in sports tech

[Love sports and technology? Sign up for our sports tech newsletter to receive this rundown from GeekWire’s Taylor Soper via email every… Read More

Alibaba co-founder buys part of NBA team, SeatGeek and Facebook ink partnership, and more sports tech news from this week

[Love sports and technology? Sign up for our sports tech newsletter to receive this rundown from GeekWire’s Taylor Soper via email every… Read More

E-commerce vets raise $1.5M from top VCs and NFL players for sports jersey rental startup

A new Seattle startup backed by top venture capital investors and NFL stars is looking to change the way sports… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Women’s Startup Hackathon, Great American Eclipses, and more

Diversity — or lack thereof — in the tech and startup worlds is a persistent problem. But there are plenty of… Read More

Microsoft debuts ‘Sports Performance Platform’ to help teams make data-driven decisions

Microsoft is making more moves in the sports arena. The tech giant today debuted its “Sports Performance Platform,” a new… Read More

Real-time sports news text update service wins top pitch at the Seattle Sports Tech Hackathon

As we saw at the second annual GeekWire Sports Tech Summit last week, there is plenty of opportunity for entrepreneurs… Read More

Sue Bird

Here are the kinds of technology and data Sue Bird wants to see come to the WNBA

Technology and data are revolutionizing basketball, from the style of play to how players train and workout. But some of… Read More

Sue Bird

WNBA legend Sue Bird: Athletes who don’t embrace sports tech are idiots

WNBA legend and Seattle Storm veteran Sue Bird is still going strong 14 years into her pro career, and a… Read More

GeekWire Sports Tech Summit: Last chance for early-bird prices at this action-packed event

Our second annual GeekWire Sports Tech Summit on June 21-22 in Seattle is shaping up to be another action-packed event featuring top leaders… Read More

How this sports tech startup is tapping college researchers to mine data for analytics insights

There’s something pretty cool happening at the intersection of sports and technology, and the connection made between a Seattle startup and… Read More

Doug Baldwin

Calendar Picks: Seattle’s 2017 sports tech kick-off; the art of Rube Goldberg comes to MoPop; and more

Seattle’s fervor for all things sports and all things tech make it the perfect spot for one of GeekWire’s major… Read More

Vicis raises another $4M as it prepares to equip teams with high-tech football helmet

Vicis has raised more money to help scale development and production of its high-tech football helmet. The Seattle startup confirmed today… Read More

Technology brings sports fans closer to their favorite teams than ever before, but they want more

LAS VEGAS — No matter the industry, whether sports, virtual reality, cars or media, people want to be closer to… Read More

Sports tech at CES: Star athletes and new products on deck at annual tech-palooza

From Hall of Fame athletes to up-and-coming startups to big tech giants, sports will once again be a focus at CES in… Read More

Physics professor analyzes Stefan Frei’s epic save that helped the Sounders win their first MLS Cup

It was the save heard ’round the soccer world. Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei pulled off what Sports Illustrated called “the greatest… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Sports Tech Hackathon, indie games expo, and more

If there are three things Seattleites love, it is sports, technology, and coffee. On Sept. 9 and 10, you can get your… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Seahawk Doug Baldwin, MLS boss Don Garber and more on the sports tech revolution

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: A sports tech extravaganza. First, GeekWire’s sports technology guru Taylor Soper joins us to discuss new… Read More

The state of virtual reality in sports: ‘Cautious optimism’ with unlimited possibilities

You can’t have a conversation about the intersection of sports and technology without mentioning virtual reality. At the GeekWire Sports… Read More

NFL set to install chips inside footballs this season; implications for kicking, officiating, and more

NFL game-balls will become “smart” this season. The Toronto Sun reported that the NFL will insert chips inside of footballs this preseason and… Read More

Steve Ballmer on new technology in sports: ‘We still haven’t beaten the kiss cam’

Business leaders, team owners, and technologists gathered Wednesday at GeekWire’s inaugural Sports Tech Summit to discuss how technology is influencing… Read More

GeekWire Sports Tech Summit: What to know if you’re attending this week’s big sports conference

OK, folks, it’s game time. We’ve been planning the inaugural GeekWire Sports Tech Summit for months, and the day is… Read More

LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer joins all-star lineup at GeekWire Sports Tech Summit

When he’s not firing up the crowd with massive trampoline dunks, dancing wildly to Fergie or inviting Kanye West to lunch, Los… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Solstice Social Good, Future of Robotics, Rails for Women Workshop

Community organizers will kick off a new initiative, Solstice Social Good, in conjunction with Seattle’s annual Fremont Solstice festival, on… Read More

How the Portland Trail Blazers are embracing technology to engage fans and sell more tickets

The Merriam-Webster definition for “trailblazer” is “a person who makes, does, or discovers something new and makes it acceptable or… Read More

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