BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with LHP Joely Rodriguez on a minor league contract. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Claimed OF Peyton Burdick off waivers from Baltimore. Placed RHP Matt Foster on the 60-day IL. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with C Austin Nola on a one-year contract. Placed LHP Kris …

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. USC Trojans (10-16, 4-11 Pac-12) at UCLA Bruins (14-12, 9-6 Pac-12) Los Angeles; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: USC visits the UCLA Bruins after Boogie Ellis scored …

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany’s businesses remain mired in pessimism, a key survey showed Friday, as Europe’s largest economy struggles with shortages of skilled labor, slower global trade, high interest rates and political squabbling. The closely watched Ifo institute survey of business sentiment rose only slightly to 85.5 points in February from 85.2 points in January due to “slightly less …