PRO BASKETBALLCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said returning the All-Star Game to Charlotte in 2019 is a high priority, provided theres a resolution to a North Carolina law that restricts the rights of LGBT people.The NBA recently decided to move the 2017 All-Star Game to New Orleans because it didnt believe it could successfully host the All-Star Game and related events in Charlotte under the climate created by the law known as House Bill 2. Los Angeles hosts the game in 2018.Silver spoke following a ceremony in Charlotte in which Hornets owner Michael Jordan unveiled the first of three refurbished neighborhood basketball courts.Several concerts and sporting events have been relocated from North Carolina because of HB2.PRO FOOTBALLNEW YORK -- NBCs flagship Sunday Night Football game had its smallest audience in five years this week, evidence of the NFLs new deflation issue.The game between Indianapolis and Houston reached 13.6 million viewers, removing the weekly broadcast from its usual spot at or very close to the top of the Nielsen company ratings. CBS Thursday night game scored slightly higher.To be fair, Indianapolis and Houston represents few fans idea of a marquee matchup. NFL ratings have been down in general this year, leading to much speculation about the cause. Intense interest in the presidential race is thought to be one factor in the slump.This season, NBCs prime-time games have been down 17 percent from last year, when ratings were at their peak for the telecast.UNDATED -- Independent medical observers stopped five NFL games in 2015 and two so far in 2016 -- the first two seasons in which the Medical Timeout has been employed as a method to identify players with major injuries or possible concussions.In its 2016 Health and Safety Report , the NFL said an average of 29 health care providers, including two unaffiliated neurotrauma consultants, attend games. Many of them, along with on-field officials, can rule a player out due to a concussion or other severe injury.In a new move last season, the NFL stationed athletic trainers in spots high above the field and allowed them to watch replays -- and to call time out if they saw injuries that otherwise went unnoticed.BOSTON -- Bill Belichick is throwing in the towel in his ongoing fight with the use of tablets on the sideline.Responding to a question in a conference call about headset issues the Patriots had during last weeks win over the Bengals, Belichick said he cant take it anymore with the tablets, adding there isnt enough consistency in the performance of the devices.He also railed for several minutes about on-going issues with NFL technology, including the communication system between coaches in the press box and those on the field, as well as the coach-to-quarterback play calling system, which Belichick said fail on a regular basis.Earlier this season Belichick was caught on camera slamming down a sideline tablet following a Bills touchdown.Belichick said going forward hes going to stick with low tech -- printed images taken of plays during the game to help strategize on the sideline.DERRICK ROSE LAWSUITLOS ANGELES -- Lawyers for Derrick Rose and two friends say the woman accusing them of rape is a liar trying to trick jurors with her tears.The attorneys said in closing arguments in the civil trial that Roses ex-girlfriend faked the allegations to extort money from the NBA star.The defense says the woman was angry Rose dumped her after she willingly engaged in sex with him and his childhood friends in August 2013.Attorney Michael Monico says the woman had no evidence of rape, so she lied that she was too drunk to remember anything and tried to sway jurors with tears instead of evidence.The womans lawyer says the defense was slut shaming her by lying about her behavior that night. Her attorney says she was unconscious and couldnt consent to sex.PRO HOCKEYMONTREAL -- A man who took put a full-page ad in a Montreal newspaper to express his anger over P.K. Subbans trade from the Canadiens to Nashville is making a big donation to the popular defensemans charity.The Montreal Childrens Hospital said that Dr. Charles Kowalski and his wife are donating $250,000 to P.K.s Helping Hand Fund. The couple had originally pledged $50,000 to the foundation.Kowalski, an emergency room physician living in Ottawa, Ontario, and until recently a die-hard Canadiens fan, will make the check presentation Wednesday at the hospitals P.K. Subban Atrium.The Canadiens dealt the flashy Subban to Nashville this offseason for star defenseman Shea Weber.In a full-page ad in Thursdays Montreal Gazette, Kowalski thanked Subban for his time in Montreal and said the trade has shaken his belief in the Canadiens.AUTO RACINGCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NASCAR will resurrect its series in Mexico behind new title sponsor PEAK, an automotive products company seeking to boost its profile.The rebranded NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series will mark its return with an exhibition race in Mexico City in December. The series plans to run a full championship schedule next year.The announcement in Mexico City was attended by Daniel Suarez, who used the series as a starting point that led to his current ride with Joe Gibbs Racing.Suarez is currently tied for the lead in the Xfinity Series championship. He spent four years racing in NASCAR Mexico and won 10 races before graduating to the national series level. Hes the first Mexican driver to win a national series race and lead a national series in points. Cheap Under Armour Shoes . -- Yogi Ferrell orchestrates pretty much everything in Indianas offence. Cheap Under Armour USA .com) - The red-hot Los Angeles Kings will try to extend their winning streak to a season-high seven games when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for Sundays clash at Rexall Place. http://www.clearanceunderarmour.com/ . -- Linebacker Myles Jack ran for four touchdowns, defensive end Cassius Marsh caught a scoring pass, and No. Discount Under Armour . The Swede became the first golfer to win the PGA Tours FedEx Cup and European Tours Race to Dubai in the same season. "It is still taking a little time to sink in what Ive achieved this week as was the case when I won the FedEx Cup but then it just kept getting better and better as the days went on and I am sure this will be the same," he said. Wholesale Under Armour . Down by seven with 90 seconds left in regulation, thats where they looked comfortable. PITTSBURGH -- Every week a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers support staff lines the hallway leading to the teams locker room with photos taken from the previous weeks game.This week was no different, even though the pickings were slim and included shots of punter Jordan Berry and backup linebacker Anthony Chickillo. Getting handed the franchises worst loss in 27 years -- a 31-point meltdown against Philadelphia -- has a way of limiting your options.Even 48 hours after a three-hour reality check that put the brakes on his teams promising start, coach Mike Tomlin was hardly in a mood to search for any sliver of a silver lining.We got our butts kicked, Tomlin said on Tuesday.A whipping that magnified cracks in the defensive front seven that Pittsburghs offense was able to gloss over through the seasons opening two weeks. The Steelers (2-1) barely laid a hand on Philadelphia quarterback Carson Wentz and put on an exhibition of poor tackling that turned modest gains into big ones .We do it hard, Tomlin said. We need to do it smarter than what we displayed on Sunday.Particularly with Kansas City (2-1) coming to Heinz Field this weekend. Eagles coach Doug Pederson is a protege of Chiefs coach Andy Reid and the series of screens and misdirection passes Philadelphia used so effectively are just Pedersons own riff on the West Coast offense Reids teams have been using for years.Making Kansas City quarterback Alex Smith uncomfortable would help, though the Steelers have not been able to create any sort of sustained pressure. They have just one sack through three games, dead last in the league, and that was a sack in name only when linebacker Arthur Moats touched down Andy Dalton on a scramble for no gain in Week 2.There is room for improvement all around, defensive end Cam Heyward said. Whether its pass rush, not tackling well, not rallying to the screens better, not winning third downs.Or avoiding major penalties, like the three 15-yard flags the Steelers incurred on defense against Philadelphia, miscues that led directly to Eagles scores.Be it a late hit, a roughing the passer or a facemask, you cant give up 15-yard penalties during the courrse of drive play, Tomlin said.dddddddddddd It just makes getting off extremely difficult.Tomlin was hardly laying blame strictly at the feet of his defense. He pointed the finger at the coaching staff for a poor game plan poorly executed and an offense that was held to its lowest point total in five years. Help will arrive on Sunday when running back LeVeon Bell returns from a three-game suspension.Dont expect Tomlin to slowly work Bell back into the mix. Bell missed the first two games of 2015 due to a suspension and touched the ball 26 times in a Week 3 victory over the Rams.Well see how sharp he is physically once we get him out on the practice field and kind of go from there, Tomlin said. But, rest assured youre going to see LeVeon Bell, and probably a lot of him on Sunday.Whether a handful of starters will join Bell in the lineup remains uncertain. Guard Ramon Foster is dealing with an elbow injury. Ryan Shaziers balky right knee acted up on Sunday and rookie safety Sean Davis back is aching. While Foster and Shazier could conceivably play without practicing, Davis wont be afforded the same luxury. With safety Robert Golden battling a hamstring issue, Pittsburgh could be shorthanded in the secondary, placing even more onus on the defensive line to get to Smith.Whoever is out there will have to play better -- much better -- than what transpired in Philadelphia. Then again, the Steelers have proven resilient when on the wrong ends of blowouts. In 2012 they opened with a 28-point loss to Baltimore and went 12-4. In 2014, the Browns drummed them by 20-3 and Pittsburgh won 8 of 10 to capture the AFC North. Even in 1989 -- when the Steelers were outscored by a combined 92-10 in opening losses to Cincinnati and Cleveland -- they rallied to make the playoffs.We have a great group of guys in all three phases, linebacker Arthur Moats said. Were all going to correct our issues and were going to make sure that that gets off of the tape real quick.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '