ACC commish: FSU situation not discussed
(AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File) (AP) -- Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford said Wednesday that the possibility of Florida State leaving the league was not brought up "in any formal way" during this week's meetings. In a phone interview from Amelia Island, Fla. - where the meetings were held - Swofford touched on a wide range of topics. He said ACC schools prefer a postseason plan for football that would incorporate the bowls for at least the semifinal stage of a four-team playoff with conference champions meeting "a certain standard within the rankings." But much of the outside attention lately has focused on Florida State and the rumblings that the Seminoles possibly could leave the ACC for the Big 12. Read More...

Sandusky still wants charges thrown out
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Jerry Sandusky again asked a judge to throw out the child sexual abuse charges against him on Wednesday, arguing that some counts are too vague to defend and others involve alleged victims whose identities have not been determined. The former Penn State assistant football coach's trial is scheduled to get under way in less than three weeks, although the judge has not ruled on a separate motion from Sandusky asking for a delay. (MORE)

Notre Dame LB charged with intimidation
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Prosecutors charged Notre Dame linebacker Carlo Calabrese with a misdemeanor count of intimidation Wednesday for allegedly making threatening remarks to a police officer after quarterback Tommy Rees was arrested near an off-campus party. The St. Joseph County Prosecutor's Office announced its decision less than two weeks after police recommended on May 3 that he be charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct. (MORE)

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