HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s state courts agency said Thursday that it never received a ransom demand as part of a cyberattack that briefly shut down some of its online services earlier this month and prompted a federal investigation. The attack, called a “denial of services” attack, on the website of the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts disabled some online …

Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored two goals as AC Milan eased to 3-0 victory over Rennes in the first leg of the playoff for the Europa League’s round of 16 on Thursday. The former Chelsea midfielder headed in the opener in the 32nd minute in front of over 69,000 spectators at the San Siro, with the ball bouncing in off the post. …

BASEBALL Major League Baseball National League PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Promoted Alex Nakahara to senior director/research and development, Tegan Ashby director/software engineering and Pat McFarlane director/predictive modeling. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Agreed to terms with RHP Austin Warren on a one-year contract. Placed LHP Robbie Ray on the 60-day IL. Minor League Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Signed RHP Justin …

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. Georgia State Panthers (11-13, 5-7 Sun Belt) at James Madison Dukes (22-3, 10-3 Sun Belt) Harrisonburg, Virginia; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dukes -13.5; over/under is …

RAJKOT, India (AP) — Centuries by Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja underpinned India reaching 326-5 against England on day one Thursday of the third test. India was 33-3 but Sharma and Jadeja rebuilt the innings with a 204-run stand. Sarfaraz Khan equalled the record for the fastest India half-century on test debut, 50 off 48. He was eventually run out …

Feb. 16 1961 — Elgin Baylor of Los Angeles scores 57 points to lead the Lakers over the Detroit Pistons 129-106. 1967 — Rick Barry of the San Francisco Warriors scores 52 points against Chicago at Fresno for his second consecutive 50-point game. 1969 — Alex Delvecchio of the Detroit Red Wings gets his 1,000th point with an assist in …

BOSTON (AP) — The brother of a man suspected in four arsons involving Jewish institutions in the Boston area in 2019 pleaded not guilty in federal court Thursday to charges that he obstructed the investigation. Alexander Giannakakis, 37, formerly of Quincy, Massachusetts, was working in security at the U.S. embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, when he was arrested by Swedish authorities …

ATLANTA (AP) — Excolega de trabajo testifica que relación entre fiscal Fani Willis y Nathan Wade empezó en 2019, antes de lo conocido.

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. Siena Saints (4-20, 3-10 MAAC) at Saint Peter’s Peacocks (11-11, 7-6 MAAC) Jersey City, New Jersey; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Siena takes on the Saint Peter’s …

NEW YORK (AP) — Auto workers held waves of walkouts. Hollywood actors and writers picketed for months. And healthcare, education and hospitality employees also withheld their labor while calling for improved pay and job conditions. The number of U.S. workers on strike more than doubled last year. According to an annual report from the Labor Action Tracker, a collaboration between …