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The UA football team received a surprise late addition to its 2008 recruiting class Wednesday.

Safety Anthony Wilcox of Compton (Calif.) Community College signed with the Arizona Wildcats late in the afternoon, giving the program some extra depth heading into next season.

Wilcox, a 6-foot-2-inch 210-pounder, also was recruited by Louisville, Missouri, Arizona State, Cal, North Carolina and South Florida. He committed to the UA after taking an official visit to Tucson over the weekend.

"Arizona seemed like the best fit for me, man," Wilcox said. "I'm ready to help them win a championship this year."

Wilcox registered 115 tackles and had eight interceptions and two fumble recoveries during his only year at Compton. Wilcox will have three years to play three college seasons.

● USC signed a new 25-year lease that will keep the Trojans in Los Angeles Coliseum and include improvements to the stadium.

● QB Ryan Perrilloux, kicked off LSU's national title team after repeated off-the-field problems, signed Wednesday with Jacksonville State.

Flowing Wells High School senior basketball standout Brittany Dickson signed a letter of intent Wednesday to play at Marshalltown (Iowa) Community College.

Dickson, a guard who helped guide Flowing Wells to a 33-1 record and the Class 4A-I state title last season, visited Marshalltown last weekend and verbally accepted a scholarship offer from Tigers coach Larry Roberts.

Dickson was a staunch defender at Flowing Wells and an All-Southern Arizona all-star during her senior season, one in which she averaged seven points per game.

BALTIMORE — Big Brown was installed as the 1-2 early favorite for Saturday's Preakness, with the Kentucky Derby winner going for a victory that could set up a Triple Crown try three weeks later in the Belmont Stakes.

A field of 13 3-year-olds was entered Wednesday, with Big Brown drawing the No. 7 post for the 13/16th-mile race at Pimlico.

● Sen. Arlen Specter on Wednesday called for an independent investigation of the New England Patriots' taping of opposing coaches' signals, possibly similar to the high-profile Mitchell Report on performance enhancing drugs in baseball.

"What is necessary is an objective investigation," Specter said at a news conference. "And this one has not been objective."

● Prosecutors in Miami say a fifth person, 16-year-old Timothy Brown, has been charged in the slaying of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor. Brown is charged with first-degree murder.

● Former NFL center Curtis Whitley, who played for three teams in the 1990s and had a history of substance use, was found dead in his trailer home in West Texas.

● The Browns cut backup defensive back Kenny Wright, who was arrested last month on marijuana possession charges after trying to outrun police in Texas.

● The Pima College women's golf team was 11th after two rounds of the NJCAA championships in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Wednesday.

● In Halifax, Nova Scotia, Sami Lepisto's goal at 3:59 of overtime led Finland to a 3-2 victory over the United States on Wednesday night in the world hockey quarterfinals.