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. …

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 …

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 …

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The carcass of a North Atlantic right whale found floating off the coast of Georgia marks the second known death in the past month for the critically endangered whale species. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the dead whale off Tybee Island east of Savannah had been identified as a female born last year. The …

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

All Times EST GP W L OW OL SOW SOL Pts GF GA Minnesota 10 4 2 2 2 0 0 18 23 20 Montreal 9 3 1 3 2 0 1 17 22 19 Toronto 10 4 5 1 0 1 0 14 23 27 Boston 8 2 3 2 1 0 0 11 20 23 New York 9 …

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 …

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. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chaz Lanier’s 29 points helped North Florida defeat Queens 93-79 on Wednesday night. Lanier also contributed nine rebounds for the Ospreys (14-13, 7-5 Atlantic …

BOSTON (AP) — Natalie Spooner scored a hat trick, Kristen Campbell earned her fourth straight win in goal and Toronto returned from the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s 10-day break on Wednesday night to pick up a 5-3 win in its first trip to Boston. Spooner has five goals and an assist in her last two games, scoring twice with an …