Seattle Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll, left, and GM John Schneider during a Zoom press conference about the NFL Draft. (Seahawks.com screen grab) Teams across the National Football League, familiar with the dreaded prospect of dropped passes or fumbled handoffs, are hoping dropped calls and missed connections over the internet aren’t the norm starting Thursday. That’s […]
Bigstock Photo Seattle sports fans may be able to place a legal bet on Russell Wilson’s pass completion rate during the Seahawks home opener this fall, but not from their favorite Pioneer Square barstool. Instead, they will have to travel to one of the state’s 29 tribal casinos. All forms of sports — including esports […]
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 […]
ESPN technicians and NFL game staff chat about new camera equipment embedded in the first down marker and sideline pylons before a Monday Night Football game Dec. 2 in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) Technology is changing the way we watch live sports. The innovation dates back decades, from the advent of the color […]
Jody Allen (right), sister of Paul Allen and the new Seahawks owner, helps raise the 12th Man flag and pumps up the crowd before a game. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) It’s no secret that the number 12 is important to the Seattle Seahawks. The team refers to fans as 12s, raises a 12th Man […]
Former Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin sports the Vicis Zero1 helmet in a preseason game back in 2017. Baldwin was also an investor in the startup. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Update, Monday, Dec. 23, 3:10 p.m.: This story has been updated with additional comments from Vicis Board Chair Bruce Montgomery. Just days after […]
Vicis headquarters building in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Seattle startup Vicis officially eliminated the jobs of more than 100 employees on Friday, including its interim CEO, in the latest sign of problems at the high-tech football helmet maker. Previously, the company had furloughed employees, putting a majority of its […]
A display inside the Vicis headquarters building in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Inside the lobby of Vicis‘ headquarters in Seattle this week, floor-to-ceiling images on the walls showed young football players wearing the company’s high-tech helmet. A portrait of former Seattle Seahawks star Doug Baldwin loomed behind a reception […]
AWS chief Andy Jassy (left) and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announce a new partnership Thursday at Amazon’s re:Invent conference. (Amazon stream screenshot) The National Football League is turning to Amazon’s cloud technologies as it looks to improve the safety of its players. The NFL and Amazon Web Services today announced a new partnership to learn […]