Russell Wilson may have inadvertently invented the geekiest touchdown celebration of the NFL season. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback was on the sidelines reviewing past plays on a Microsoft Surface tablet when his team’s defense forced a fumble and returned it for a touchdown, clinching a big 21-7 win over Minnesota during a primetime Monday Night Football game at CenturyLink Field. The cameras caught Wilson’s celebration, which involved the former Microsoft spokesperson dropping the tablet as if he was doing a mic drop. Russell drops the Microsoft Surface on @Vikings #vikings #dropthesurface sierrra wilson #MINvsSEA @nfl @espn @NFL_MNF @MNF pic.twitter.com/4DgxXYu0pu —… Read More
It’s “Players’ Weekend” throughout Major League Baseball and that means a chance for the pros to put a little pop of color and personality into the uniforms they wear throughout the summer. The Seattle Mariners are on the road against the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Saturday night, down 3-1 in the ninth inning, they faced reliever Brad Boxberger. Rather than a nickname stitched across his back, Boxberger took the mound as the first player in MLB history to have his name conveyed by emojis. A box emoji and a burger emoji were centered above his No. 31. (Don’t even get us… Read More
Bizible meant business in the third season of Seattle’s IT Sports League. The Seattle startup, which helps marketers manage and plan for revenue, bested eight other teams during the 10-week season and took home the championship at Queen Anne Playfield last week with a 14-2 win over Snap! Raise, makers of a fundraising platform for teams and groups. Bizible’s team, with an 8-2 record, was managed by partner manager Kendall Kossler and VP of product and strategy Brewster Stanislaw. The team beat TINYPulse 7-6 to reach the title game. Snap! Raise, managed by recruiting coordinator Reily Thorington, beat a combo team… Read More
It’s Bill Gates vs. Roger Federer, round two. The Microsoft co-founder and tennis legend are getting together on the court again to help raise money for children’s education in Africa via the Roger Federer Foundation. They first duked it out in Seattle this past April, meeting at KeyArena in front of a sold-out crowd that enjoyed a fun battle with Gates, Federer, Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, and American tennis star John Isner. On March 5 they’ll do it again for “Match for Africa 5,” this time welcoming another top-ranked American tennis player, Jack Sock, and NBC’s Today show host Savannah Guthrie at the… Read More
Two of the biggest defensive stars for the Seattle Seahawks take it to the house, as they say in touchdown lingo, in a promotional video for Zillow, the Seattle-based real estate technology company. Cornerback Richard Sherman and linebacker Bobby Wagner team up to taunt two fans of the rival San Francisco 49ers football team who happen to be shopping for a new home. Sherman arrives first to surprise the couple, identified as first-time home buyers Eric and Michele Ankrum. They say they’re excited to meet a real estate expert who could guide them through the process of looking for a… Read More
