Real-time scoring is commonplace in pro and college sports. But many high school teams across the U.S. still rely on pen and paper to record game results and other statistics. Scorebook Live is looking to modernize this process with technology. The startup, originally founded in San Diego and now headquartered in Spokane, Wash., just raised $450,000 from existing investor Cowles Company, which owns The Spokesman-Review, several TV stations, and has investments in other Pacific Northwest startups like Zipwhip, Phytelligence, and SheerID. Scorebook Live, which counts ex-NBA players like Jerry Stackhouse and former Gonzaga star Adam Morrison as investors, is somewhat… Read More
UPDATE, 2:50 p.m. PT: The video is now back up. UPDATE, 11:45 a.m. PT: Richard Sherman’s live stream Q&A video from his hospital bed disappeared from his YouTube channel about an hour after he posted it on Thursday. Perhaps the Seahawks or the NFL weren’t into the setting or the format? If it reappears, we’ll drop it back on here. But we did see it happen, and the details are below. Original story: Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman didn’t wait to get dressed or even get out of his hospital bed on Thursday as he went live on YouTube to update… Read More
[Love sports and technology? Sign up for our sports tech newsletter to receive this rundown from GeekWire’s Taylor Soper via email every week.] TAYLOR’S TAKE ON THE WEEK IN SPORTS TECH: Last night’s Thursday Night Football game at Arizona was a bit wild, in particular from a sports tech and sports science perspective. Embed from Getty Images Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman suffered a devastating season-ending injury, tearing his achilles during the third quarter of Seattle’s 22-16 win over Arizona. NBC decided to show Sherman mouthing “I tore my achilles” to his teammates on the sidelines — I would have loved to be… 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
Rep the Squad is growing. The Seattle startup, which launched its sports jersey rental service three months ago, today added NBA jerseys to its collection and also announced an additional $1 million in funding. Rep the Squad charges customers $19.95 per month to receive selected jerseys in the mail, one at a time — it’s the model Netflix used in its early days. When you’re done wearing one, you can return it and receive a different jersey as long as you maintain your subscription. The company launched with NFL jerseys for Seahawks, 49ers and Lions players; it added Denver and… Read More
