Johnathan Davis has been cheering soccer in Seattle for the better part of 25 years. He was cheering again in Los Angeles this week during a huge victory for his hometown Sounders FC. The internet, and the Sounders, took notice. Born and raised in Maple Valley, Wash., as a kid Davis would go with his family to the Sounders’ North American Soccer League matches at Memorial Stadium. He has a love for traveling for big sporting events to support the teams he roots for — the Sounders, Seahawks, Mariners, Villanova University where he got his Masters, and Eastern Washington University… Read More
Almost as swiftly as the records are falling, scrutiny is catching up to the elite marathoners and the Nike shoes they’re wearing. Axios Sports pointed at the debate in a post on Friday, around the times clocked by Eliud Kipchoge, who ran the first ever sub-2-hour marathon, and Brigid Kosgei, who set a new women’s record of 2:14:04. What was on the runners’ feet — and others who have blazed through the 26.2-mile distance in recent years — is the focus. The Nike ZoomX Vaporfly shoes, introduced in 2016, have a thicker midsole than traditional running shoes. According to an… Read More
Russell Wilson couldn’t hear anyone talking on the other end of his in-helmet communication system during a drive in Sunday’s game at Cleveland. But the Seattle Seahawks quarterback was loud and clear himself this week on how he navigated the tech snafu. During the newest episode of Wilson’s “DangerTalk” podcast, Wilson, alongside tight end Luke Willson, talked about leading the Seahawks on a seven-play scoring drive in the third quarter against the Browns. Wilson was calling the plays himself without any input from his sideline coaches. “It’s all about game plan and understanding who you want to get the ball… Read More
Nike has acquired TraceMe, the Seattle startup co-founded by Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and backed by investors including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, YouTube founder Chad Hurley, Alibaba co-founder Joe Tsai, and Seattle-based Madrona Venture Group. Sources close to the deal confirmed the news to GeekWire. We’ve reached out to Nike and will update this story when we hear back. TraceMe launched back in 2017, spinning out of Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs. The company aimed to connect celebrities with “superfans” through its app via behind-the-scenes content, community features, and more. But TraceMe pivoted late last year, laying off staff, shutting… Read More
Facing protests against its plans to cut staff at Sports Illustrated, Seattle-based media startup Maven defended what it called efforts at “revitalizing and strengthening” the publication. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that 40 employees, or 20 percent of the workforce, were being cut from the iconic sports publication and that its new owner, Maven, would hire 200 contract workers to cover sports. The employees received the news from former owner Meredith, which said Maven had officially taken over Sports Illustrated and made the decision to cut staff. Earlier this year, Maven purchased the rights to publish Sports Illustrated from… Read More
