Greenville student Jakkula Chaitanya has been chosen as the Doodle for Google Competition winner for the state of Mississippi. Being chosen as the state-wide Doodle for Google winner, Chaitanya is now eligible to become the national winner of the competition. The Doodle for Google Competition is designed to encourage eligible U.S. school students and their parents/guardians on their behalf to use their creativity to create their own interpretation of the… Source link
Read More »Bucks win again; Westbrook records triple-double
Yahoo Sports will keep you updated nightly on the NBA playoff race during the last two weeks of the regular season. Check back daily for the latest movement in the standings, what to watch for and teams securing their 2020-21 playoff berths. Wednesday’s standings Eastern Conference 1. Philadelphia 76ers (45-21) 2. Brooklyn Nets (43-23, 2 GB) 3. Milwaukee Bucks (42-24, 3 GB) 4. New York Knicks (37-29, 8 GB) 5. Atlanta Hawks (37-30, 8.5 GB) 6. Boston Celtics (35-31, 10 GB) Play-in tournament 7. Miami… Source link
Read More »Waiver-wire adds to win your finals
Jalen McDaniels of the Charlotte Hornets could be a steal to add into your fantasy team. (Getty Images) I hope your fantasy playoffs are going well. If they are, the fight isn’t over, and if you are trailing, you’ve come to the right place to claw back some ground. ‘JUSTICE SERVED’: Sporting world reacts to Derek Chauvin verdict ‘HEARTBROKEN’: NBA legend rocked by son’s tragic death After Thursday’s big 12 game slate, we have four days left in the week. That means you need to work the… Source link
Read More »Over/under win totals for all 32 teams
NFL team win totals used to typically come out over the summer. That release date keeps getting moved up, and now we can find those win totals before the draft even happens. BetMGM released NFL season win totals for all 32 NFL teams. Those numbers will be picked over and bet for nearly five months before the season starts. And remember, this season there are 17 games on each team’s schedule. It’ll take a while to adjust our math to that. The highest win total on the board is Kansas City at… Source link
Read More »USWNT win streak snapped by Sweden in Olympic tuneup friendly
Megan Rapinoe converts a late penalty for the USWNT in Stockholm. (Photo by Linnea Rheborg/Getty Images) The U.S. women’s national soccer team has not lost in over two years. It hasn’t lost since winning the 2019 World Cup. Hasn’t lost under head coach Vlatko Andonovski. Hasn’t lost in 38 games. Sweden almost ended all of that on Saturday. But Megan Rapinoe’s 87th-minute penalty stole a 1-1 draw for the USWNT in a pre-Olympic friendly, and kept a remarkable unbeaten streak alive. The penalty,… Source link
Read More »The Impact of Google v. Oracle: Google’s Big Win at the Supreme Court | Foley & Lardner LLP
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court issued a decision in the long-standing copyright battle between technology titans, Google LLC and Oracle America, Inc.1, Google LLC v. Oracle America Inc. , ruling 6-2 in favor of Google.2 Oracle alleged that Google copied and used a limited portion of the code from the Java SE platform. The Court’s opinion, penned by Justice Breyer, said that when Google originally acquired Android, it had envisioned building the Android platform as a free and open… Source link
Read More »What Google’s copyright win means for other industries
It’s been called the Copyright Case of the Century. For a decade, the software company Oracle has accused Google of “stealing” code from its Java programming language to build Google’s Android mobile operating system. Google argued that it was “fair use” and therefore protected by law. Java is a common programming tool, and many say Oracle’s claim would be like telling an architect not to use bricks. On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed. The… Source link
Read More »Supreme Court Hands Google A Win Over Oracle In Multibillion-Dollar Case : NPR
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-2 for Google in a case in which tech giant Oracle accused it of illegally copying its code. The decision is the culmination of a decade-long legal battle between the two companies. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle… Source link
Read More »Google settles with labor board in win for new union
Google must allow workers at one of its data centers in South Carolina to talk about their pay and inform them of their rights to organize under a settlement it reached with the National Labor Relations Board. Alphabet Inc. GOOGL, +0.78% GOOG, +0.64% and subcontractor Modis E&T have agreed to post notices telling employees, among other things, that they have the right to form, join or assist a union; discuss pay and working… Source link
Read More »James Harden claims MVP status after Nets win
It has been an eventful year for James Harden, but he still seems to be playing like James Harden. The Brooklyn Nets star posted 44 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists on Friday against the Detroit Pistons in a 113-111 win, continuing a strong run for the Nets over the last month in the absence of Kevin Durant. In addition to Durant, the Nets were also missing Kyrie Irving due to a personal matter. That led to an interesting question after the game: Does Harden believe he belongs in the MVP… Source link
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