February, 2024

• 23 February

  France and Galthié face critics and Italy in the Six Nations

  

  Fabien Galthié compares the critics rounding on his France team to impatient viewers of a reality TV show. Two frustrating performances in the Six Nations so far — France was humiliated by Ireland and lucky against Scotland — have emboldened observers to say he should chop and change his team. But the under-fire Galthié has come out swinging. First, the …

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• 23 February

  CSU Fullerton hosts Bostick and CSU Northridge

  

  The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. CSU Northridge Matadors (17-11, 8-8 Big West) at CSU Fullerton Titans (12-15, 5-10 Big West) Fullerton, California; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: CSU Northridge faces the CSU …

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• 23 February

  A former funeral home owner has been arrested after a corpse lay in a hearse for 2 years

  

  DENVER (AP) — A former funeral home owner accused of keeping a woman’s corpse in the back of a hearse for two years and hoarding the cremated remains of 35 people has been arrested, authorities said. Thursday night’s arrest of Miles Harford, 33, comes in connection with the latest in a series of offenses by Colorado funeral home owners, including …

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• 23 February

  Wendy Williams thanks fans for ‘overwhelming’ response to dementia diagnosis

  NEW YORK (AP) — Former talk show host Wendy Williams is thanking well-wishers for their response to the revelation she has been diagnosed with dementia and ahead of the airing of Lifetime documentary about her struggles. “I want to say I have immense gratitude for the love and kind words I have received after sharing my diagnosis of Aphasia and …

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• 23 February

  A Kansas county shredded old ballots as the law required, but the sheriff wanted to save them

  

  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The most populous county in Kansas has rejected demands from the local sheriff and the state’s attorney general to preserve old ballots and records longer than legally allowed, shredding materials sought for an election fraud investigation that has yet to result in any criminal charges. Johnson County in the Kansas City area issued a statement Thursday …

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• 23 February

  Van Rooyen abre con ronda de 63 y busca ganar otra vez en México

  

  PUERTO VALLARTA, México (AP) — Erik van Rooyen se apuntó dos eagles el jueves, en camino a una ronda de 63 golpes, ocho bajo par, con la que tomó ventaja de uno en el Abierto Mexicano, un buen inicio de su aventura en busca de un segundo título de la Gira de la PGA en este país en los últimos …

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• 23 February

  Acker’s 28 help LIU down Le Moyne 76-64

  The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Acker’s 28 points helped LIU defeat Le Moyne 76-64 on Thursday night. Acker had seven rebounds and five assists for the Sharks (7-19, …

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• 23 February

  Texas visits Dickinson and No. 9 Kansas

  

  The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Texas Longhorns (17-9, 6-7 Big 12) at Kansas Jayhawks (20-6, 8-5 Big 12) Lawrence, Kansas; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 9 Kansas plays the Texas Longhorns …

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• 23 February

  Límite salarial de la NFL por las nubes, incrementa a 255,4 millones de dólares

  

  NUEVA YORK (AP) — El límite salarial de la NFL para la temporada 2024 será de 255,4 millones de dólares, un incremento de 30,6 millones con respecto al año anterior. El máximo pasó de 198,2 millones en el 2020 a 182,5 millones en el 2021 tras la pandemia de COVID-19. Incrementó a 208,2 millones en el 2022 y 224,8 millones …

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• 23 February

  NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

  A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. ___ Executive Order 9066 authorized Japanese detention during World War II, not gift cards for recent migrants CLAIM: President Joe Biden issued Executive …

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