Johnny Grier was an NFL trailblazer. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images) Johnny Grier, the first Black person to lead an NFL officiating crew, died on Tuesday. He was 74. NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent confirmed the news. A North Carolina native and University of D.C. graduate, Grier got his start as a high school referee in 1965 and in college football in 1972, according to Football Zebras. He joined the NFL as a field judge in 1981 and worked Super Bowl… Source link

Google Marketing Live is returning for another year, with Google today sharing its initial plans for the event. As per Google’s announcement, Google Marketing Live will be held on May 24th, and will feature a mixture of in-person and live-streamed content – though the actual mix is yet to be determined, pending COVID restrictions. Google’s annual marketing conference has become a key showcase of its latest ad tools, including YouTube ad changes, new ad formats, analytics offerings, and… Source link

The Sacramento Kings were down 14 points to the New York Knicks late on Monday. They managed to lose more than just the game. Kings big man Domantas Sabonis, acquired in a deal at the trade deadline, was suspended for one game by the NBA after making contact with an official while arguing a foul call, the league announced Wednesday. [Join the Yahoo Fantasy Tourney Pick’Em $25K Best Bracket Contest] The play occurred with 4:35 left in the fourth quarter and the Kings down 112-98. Knicks guard Source link

Google appears to have built its own solution for running Windows games on Stadia. Google is planning to detail its Windows “emulator” for Linux next week at the company’s Google for Games Developer Summit on March 15th. Reddit users have spotted a session at the summit that will detail “how to write a Windows emulator for Linux from scratch.” The session will be led by Marcin Undak, on Google’s Stadia porting platform team, and promises a “detailed overview of the… Source link

Join the Yahoo Fantasy Tourney Pick’Em Best Bracket contest for a chance at $25K! Let’s be honest: It’s virtually impossible to create a completely perfect tourney bracket. You’d pretty much have to be a fortune teller to do so. Luckily for you, our contest doesn’t ask for perfection — just the very best! The Yahoo Fantasy Best Bracket contest is completely free to play and is available on the Yahoo Fantasy Sports site via desktop, mobile web and the Yahoo Fantasy App — where you… Source link

Join the Yahoo Fantasy Tourney Pick’Em Best Bracket contest for a chance at $25K! Let’s be honest: It’s virtually impossible to create a completely perfect tourney bracket. You’d pretty much have to be a fortune teller to do so. Luckily for you, our contest doesn’t ask for perfection — just the very best! The Yahoo Fantasy Best Bracket contest is completely free to play and is available on the Yahoo Fantasy Sports site via desktop, mobile web and the Yahoo Fantasy App — where you… Source link

As the demand for data analysts continues to grow, Google is stepping up to help build the talent pipeline. Last week, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced the launch of the $100 million Google Career Certificates Fund, which will allow 20,000 American workers to earn a certificate in fields including data analytics, IT support, project management, and user experience design. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of data analyst jobs will grow about 25% between 2020 and… Source link

(Corrects paragraph 11 to say 18 flights between Helsinki and Savonlinna, not from Helsinki to Savonlinna) HELSINKI, March 9 (Reuters) – Finnair said on Wednesday it had noticed interference with its planes’ GPS signals near Russia’s Kaliningrad enclave, while other aircraft reported similar problems near Finland’s eastern border with Russia since Sunday, Finnish authorities said. The interference began soon after Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto met U.S. counterpart Joe Biden in Washington… Source link

Looking for a way to learn Fantasy Golf without jumping in with both feet? We have a perfect solution for you. Yahoo and Yahoo Fantasy are offering a $15,000 freeroll called the PGA “Yahoo Cup.” This contest awards a winner for weekly events and one winner at the end of the season who has the most cumulative points. It will go for 39 weeks, with the lowest nine weeks of scoring being dropped from your total score. Each week also features a $150-to-first contest, making every round matter… Source link

The list of companies around the world cutting business ties with Russia continues to grow. British luxury brand Burberry (BURBY) became the latest to jump on the bandwagon after announcing it would be temporarily shutting down its three stores in Russia, including one located in Moscow’s famous Red Square. Burberry isn’t the first luxury brand to make this move: On Friday, Hermes (HESAY) announced it would temporarily close its stores in the country, saying it is “deeply concerned by the… Source link