If the Seattle Mariners “left it all on the field” at the end of the 2017 baseball season they won’t be able to get it back next year, as the playing surface is being completely replaced at Safeco Field. The offseason project is the first replacement of the ballpark’s original surface, installed in the spring of 1999. New images from the team on Instagram show the process has begun to remove the grass in the outfield. The Mariners said in a news release that grass in the infield and foul territory was replaced in 2012, but with the exception of patches… Read More
We’ve seen 22-foot tall cactuses and a Georgia city offering to change its name. But football-crazed Michigan is taking a gridiron approach to wooing Amazon’s second headquarters, known as HQ2. In last night’s Michigan-Michigan State football game, the head coaches of the rival schools found common ground when they donned headsets with a special message touting Detroit’s bid for Amazon’s “second home.” Their headsets proudly claimed: #amazondetroit! #AmazonHQ2. Here’s a look at Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio and Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh with the specially-branded headphones. They may be rivals on the field, but #AmazonDetroit is something we can all agree… 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: What’s up, everybody? Hope your weekend is off to a nice start. Before Sunday’s NFL games, make sure you check out our feature story about technology on the sidelines. We spoke with NFL execs and gameday crew about all the geeky stuff that goes into helping players and coaches communicate with each other. I also met with Microsoft to learn more about how the Surface is used during games. And I got to do my best Pete… Read More
Even Michael Jordan is getting in on the Amazon HQ2 sweepstakes. Embed from Getty Images The greatest basketball player of all time and owner of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets wrote a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos this week asking him to bring the company’s second headquarters to Charlotte. The Charlotte Observer reported that the letter is part of Charlotte’s bid for “Amazon HQ2,” which will be the tech giant’s second headquarters in addition to its home base in Seattle. Amazon is currently accepting RFP applications from cities around North America for its new $5 billion site that will house… Read More
Much like how technology has changed the way you communicate with friends, family, and co-workers, it has also revolutionized how NFL players and coaches talk to each other and strategize on the sidelines. At last month’s Seahawks vs. 49ers game at CenturyLink Field, GeekWire got a sneak peek at the latest geeky tools that the NFL has implemented to ultimately help teams win games. We spoke with NFL executives and gameday crew to learn how the league changed the way it uses radio frequencies to eliminate interference on headsets. We also met with Microsoft to get an update on its… Read More
