At least Russell Wilson can joke about it. With the Super Bowl just a couple days away, the sting for many fans is that their team isn’t playing for the NFL’s biggest prize. For Seahawks fans, the fact that the New England Patriots are there again only adds insult to the 2015 injury, when Wilson and his team came up just short against Tom Brady and company, and were denied a repeat championship. Via videos on his social media accounts, Wilson is pitching an Uber Rewards promotion this week in which members of the ride-hailing service’s loyalty program can get… Read More
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A few uninjured defenders, a running game, some more offensive line help — all of that may be on your Christmas wish list for the Seattle Seahawks at this point in the season, but how about just settling for a new piece of team gear? In a fun promotion the week before a Christmas Eve matchup against the Dallas Cowboys, the Seahawks are partnering with Uber and Fanatics to make last-minute holiday shopping a little easier for dedicated 12s. Fanatics, the online retailer that is enjoying big success with its sale of licensed sports merchandise, is the official e-commerce partner… Read More
Outgoing Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi called leaving the online travel company to take over as Uber CEO one of the toughest decisions of his life this week. His words in an email to employees had us remembering another tough call, and one that Khosrowshahi himself wrote about back in 2015. After the Seattle Seahawks and head coach Pete Carroll shocked the sports world in Super Bowl XLIX, by attempting a pass at the goal line instead of running Marshawn Lynch for a chance to beat the New England Patriots, Khosrowshahi, like many fans, woke up the next morning and tried to make… Read More
After American Airlines threw Tacoma Rainiers infielder D.J. Peterson some sort of curveball, he and his teammates Daniel Vogelbach, Pat Light, and Mark Lowe were forced to take a very pricey Uber. Peterson tweeted out Lowe’s Instagram post, explaining that an issue with their flight led them to take a 7-hour Uber ride from Phoenix to Albuquerque, in the middle of the night, to make Monday’s game. The ride cost them $683.52. Thanks at @AmericanAir for making @DanielVogelbach and I do this last night. #bebetter #havebettercustomerservice #Unbelievable pic.twitter.com/QlWoPgL5pw — D.J. Peterson (@DJPeterson) July 17, 2017 The players were lucky to… Read More
