Sanchez’s Court Date Probably to Change

A court hearing scheduled this week for USC quarterback Mark Sanchez will probably be delayed until the end of the month, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office said Monday.

Sanchez, 19, was arrested April 26 after a female USC student told police that he had sexually assaulted her. Sanchez, who is free on $200,000 bail, was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday. But district attorney spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said Sanchez would not be required to appear because the investigation into the allegations against him was not complete and no determination had been made on whether charges would be filed.

Leonard Levine, Sanchez’s lawyer, said, “We remain confident ... in Mark being exonerated of these allegations.”

USC put Sanchez on interim suspension after his arrest, but he was allowed to complete his spring semester exams.

-- Gary Klein