Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. The world of the COVID-19 pandemic is unlike anything any of us has ever experienced. We covered three stories this week that give us a glimpse into how the virus is changing our lives: We’ll talk about the new realities of work, through the […]
Seattle Mariners players and coaches are seen on the field at T-Mobile Park during a livestream of one of the team’s Summer Camp workouts. (YouTube screen grab) If you’re going to root, root, root for Mariners in Seattle these days, you’re going to have to do it virtually as baseball has taken on a whole […]
(Mariners Image) They can’t step on real grass, swing for real fences or hear the cheers of real fans, but Seattle Mariners players are still getting in some baseball, albeit virtually, during a showdown that pits them against fans in “MLB The Show 20” on PS4. Sixteen fans and 16 Mariners players, selected during a […]
A “Thursday Night Football” game as seen on Amazon Prime Video. (Amazon / NFL screen grab) Sports fans missing baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer and just about anything else that should be in play right now are holding out hope for the return of football in the fall. And Amazon is right there with them, as […]
Tanner Swanson, a catching coach with the New York Yankees, who grew up in Roslyn, Wash., and once coached at the University of Washington. (Photo courtesy Tanner Swanson / MLB) Tanner Swanson was a week away from starting his first full season in the Major Leagues as a member of the New York Yankees coaching […]
NFL teams, including the Seattle Seahawks, use Microsoft Surface tablets on the sidelines to quickly review past plays during a live game. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Microsoft and the NFL are expanding their alliance to bring more technology to one of the world’s most popular professional sports leagues. NFL players and coaches will continue […]
Amazon’s Seattle HQ. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Amazon is expanding its sports media footprint with a new deal to stream New York Yankees baseball games this season. The Seattle tech giant will stream 21 Yankees games on Prime Video later this year. The live MLB content will be free for Prime members, but only […]
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) We know Jeff Bezos has whipped together pancakes for Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. Could the billionaire Amazon founder also be working on a recipe that will make him an NFL team owner? A new report from CBS Sports is revisiting the idea that the world’s […]
The MLS Cup trophy atop the Space Needle in Seattle this week. (Seattle Sounders FC Photo via Twitter) It’s a familiar feeling. For the third time in four years, the Seattle Sounders FC and Toronto FC will meet in the MLS Cup to settle the question of soccer supremacy. But there’s also something familiar about […]
TraceMe co-founders Jason LeeKeenan (left) and Russell Wilson speak at an event for TraceMe in Seattle last year. The company pivoted in late 2018 to a sports prediction app called Tally. Now Nike is acquiring the company. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Nike has acquired TraceMe, the Seattle startup co-founded by Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson […]