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• Oregon QB Masoli faces burglary charge (AP)

  

  Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli, who helped lead the Ducks to the Pac-10 title and a Rose Bowl berth last season, faces a burglary charge in connection with a theft at a campus fraternity house in late January. The Lane Country district attorney's office says Masoli and former Oregon receiver Garrett Embry were each charged Wednesday with one count of burglary in the second degree.

  
  
• Spiller, Ford don't run 40 at pro day (AP)

  Two of college football's fastest chose to sit this one out. Former Clemson stars C.J. Spiller and Jacoby Ford passed up the chance to run the 40-yard dash in front of a full house of NFL scouts, coaches and personnel at the Tigers' pro timing day. "There really was no need to run it. Why waste the energy?" said Spiller, the Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year.

• Head of BCS fires back at Congress (AP)

  The head of the Bowl Championship Series thinks Congress "has more important things to do" than look into the way his group distributes money to college football conferences. Still, BCS executive director Bill Hancock said Wednesday he will respond to a question-filled letter sent to him by two U.S.

• Ducks RB James to appear in court Friday (AP)

  Oregon running back LaMichael James, who set a Pac-10 freshman record with more than 1,500 yards rushing last season, is scheduled to appear Friday at a change-of-plea hearing on domestic violence charges. James previously pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of menacing, strangulation and assault.

• Star OT Campbell passes on Terps pro day (AP)

  While 11 of his former University of Maryland teammates pressed to make an impression on NFL scouts, offensive tackle Bruce Campbell smiled for the television cameras and happily answered questions from reporters. Campbell had nothing left to prove after running the 40-yard dash in an impressive 4.85 seconds and bench-pressing 225 pounds 34 times last month in Indianapolis at the NFL combine.

• Cowboys LT Okung shows off for NFL teams (AP)

  Russell Okung got a chance to finish what he started at the NFL combine. The standout left tackle for Oklahoma State was the star attraction at the school's pro day Wednesday for 40 representatives from 27 NFL teams, including general managers from the Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers.

• Alabama NT Cody slimmed down for pro day (AP)

  

  Terrence Cody showed NFL teams he had the willpower to shed excess pounds, while Rolando McClain demonstrated his willingness to push through health issues. Mount Cody, a two-time All-America nose guard, weighed in at 349 pounds at Alabama's pro day on Wednesday with representatives from all 32 NFL teams present.

  
  
• Swarbrick: Irish could lose independence (AP)

  

  Notre Dame wants to remain independent in football, but that might not matter if the Big Ten and Pac-10 decide to expand and create sweeping changes to major college sports. "Our preference is clear," Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said Tuesday. "I believe we're at a point right now where changes could be relatively small or they could be seismic." Swarbrick...

  
  
• Pinstripe Bowl set for Yankee Stadium (AP)

  The first Pinstripe Bowl will be played at Yankee Stadium on Dec. 30 and will be televised by ESPN. The game will include the No. 3 team in the Big East and the No. 6 school in the Big 12, excluding Bowl Championship Series participants. "I think no matter what the sport, every kid who grows up wants to play at Yankee Stadium," Yankees president Randy Levine said Tuesday.

• Bradford not part of Sooners' pro day (AP)

  

  With all the first-round prospects coming out of Oklahoma for this year's NFL draft, St. Louis Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo could be getting to know the Norman campus quite well over the next month. Carrying the No. 1 pick with them, Spagnuolo and general manager Billy Devaney visited the Sooners' pro timing day Tuesday, getting another chance to see defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, offensive...