CHICAGO (AP) — A Cook County judge ruled the Illinois State Board of Elections must take former President Donald Trump’s name off the state’s March 19 primary ballot Wednesday. But she placed her order on hold until Friday to allow an appeal. Judge Tracie Porter issued her decision after a group of voters trying to remove Trump’s name from the …

BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League DETROIT TIGERS — Claimed 3B Buddy Kennedy off waivers from St. Louis. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Agreed to terms with C Francisco Mejia on a minor league contract. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Reassigned LHP Hayden Harris and RHP Taylor Widener to the minor league camp. Minor League Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS — …

NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials are investigating whether there’s a link between two new RSV vaccines and cases of a rare nervous system disorder in older U.S. adults. The inquiry is based on fewer than two dozen cases seen among more than 9.5 million vaccine recipients, health officials said Thursday. And the available information is too limited to establish …

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. Kennesaw State Owls (15-14, 6-9 ASUN) at Queens Royals (12-18, 6-9 ASUN) Charlotte, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Queens hosts the Kennesaw State Owls after …

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. Kennesaw State Owls (15-14, 6-9 ASUN) at Queens Royals (12-18, 6-9 ASUN) Charlotte, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Queens hosts the Kennesaw State Owls after …

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid scored 4:34 into overtime and also had two assists to rally the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night. Zach Hyman scored twice to give him 40 for the season as Edmonton won its second straight. Stuart Skinner finished with 30 saves. Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich …

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. Saint Mary’s Gaels (23-6, 14-0 WCC) at Pepperdine Waves (12-18, 5-10 WCC) Malibu, California; Thursday, 11 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gaels -15.5; over/under is 136.5 BOTTOM LINE: …

CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan made the big shots down the stretch and Andre Drummond dominated on the glass. It was just enough to lift the Chicago Bulls past one of the Eastern Conference’s best teams. DeRozan scored 35 points, Drummond had 26 rebounds and Chicago outlasted the Cleveland Cavaliers 132-123 in double overtime Wednesday night. DeRozan scored 16 points …

Health care providers across the country are reeling from a cyberattack on a massive U.S. health care technology company that has threatened the security of patients’ information and is delaying some prescriptions and paychecks for medical workers. The hack could also disrupt discharging people from the hospital, a major hospital association said. Change Healthcare announced Thursday that a ransomware group …

NEW YORK (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will visit former President Donald Trump next week at his Florida home Mar-a-Lago, according to a person briefed on the plans. The meeting comes as Trump seeks to turn his attention to his looming election rematch with President Joe Biden. Trump’s political standing within his own party seems stronger than ever, …