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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The NBA All-Star Games exit from North Carolina because of a law limiting protections for LGBT people represents some of the worst publicity yet for Republican Gov. Pat McCrorys re-election campaign, even as he dismisses the move as political correctness gone too far.The 2017 events departure from Charlotte deprives the state of an estimated $100 million economic impact and comes after the law prompted PayPal and Deutsche Bank to cancel plans to add hundreds of jobs. The law known best for its restrictions on transgender bathroom access looms large in an election season that includes one of the nations most closely watched governors races.On Friday, McCrory told Charlotte radio station WFAE that the NBAs decision was total P.C. B.S.Its an insult to our city. Its an insult to our state. And I think it sets a dangerous precedent of the corporate sports and entertainment elite basically asking for a quid pro quo on legislation or else theyll deny their service, he said.Shortly after the NBAs announcement Thursday night, the governor who promotes himself as pro-business issued a statement lashing out at the sports and entertainment industries, the liberal media and his opponent in the fall race, the states Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper.Cooper has refused to defend the law in court, while McCrory filed a federal lawsuit seeking to uphold it.The law enacted in March requires transgender people to use restrooms corresponding to the sex on their birth certificates in many public buildings. It also excludes sexual orientation and gender identity from statewide antidiscrimination protections.Republicans including McCrory are likely to maintain their rhetoric surrounding the law known as HB2, banking on conservative voters in rural areas who support the law, said Michael Bitzer, a political science professor at Catawba College.If you are seen as compromising or trying to find some way out of this, you will simply get hammered by your core base supporters, he said.Still, Bitzer said that if more events pull out of the state, it will be hard for voters to ignore the laws impact. The NCAA, which has 2017 basketball tournament games scheduled in Greensboro, issued a policy shortly after the North Carolina law passed requiring host sites to demonstrate that they are free of discrimination.When it comes to these kinds of events, maybe future NCAA basketball tournaments, I just have to wonder when that breaking point is over ones partisanship, Bitzer said.Local tourism officials estimated that the NBA All-Star Games economic impact would likely have ranked second in Charlottes history behind the $164 million brought in by the 2012 Democratic National Convention. The annual exhibition basketball game showcasing the leagues stars draws visitors from around the country and is held in a different city each year.Its definitely going to hit us pretty hard, said Morgan Conroy, marketing director for The Bottle Cap Group, which owns several bars and restaurants in Charlotte.Cancellations of special events booked at the groups Slate Billiards and Oak Room for the week of the All-Star Game are expected to deprive the company of an estimated $300,000 in sales, Conroy said. Conroy compared that amount to the $20,000 to $100,000 in sales at the companys venues on the day of a home NFL game.Around the state, entertainers including Bruce Springsteen have canceled concerts to protest the law, while 68 businesses signed an amicus brief urging a federal judge to block the provision on bathroom access.Lawyers for the companies -- including General Electric Co., Microsoft Corp. and United Airlines Inc. -- wrote that the law is already damaging their ability to recruit and retain a diverse workforce and is imposing a substantial disincentive to investment and commerce in the State, directly impacting their bottom line.Coopers campaign was quick to criticize McCrory over the NBAs move, issuing a statement saying: While the economic consequences of HB2 grow, Governor McCrory continues to pass the blame onto others while refusing to take any action to stop the bleeding.State Sen. Jeff Jackson, a Democrat whose district includes part of Charlotte, put the blame for the NBAs move squarely on McCrory, saying the governor is so closely tied to the issue.There is a very good chance the All-Star Game just cost him the election, he said.However, Republican strategist Dee Stewart said polling data suggests McCrorys position on the LGBT law wont hurt him because other issues are more important to voters.With so many issues on voters minds today like national security, our economic recovery and the need to take care of our vets ... I dont believe that HB2 will sway many votes either way, said Stewart, who is not involved with McCrorys campaign.---Follow Jonathan Drew on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jonldrew Trevor Ariza Jersey .ca NBA Power Rankings, ahead of the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs. Kyle Guy Jersey . 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LOS ANGELES -- When Arizona and Oregon decided to make changes on defense after disappointing 2015 seasons, they did so in a wildly disparate fashion.The Ducks demoted defensive coordinator Don Pellum and replaced him with former Michigan head coach Brady Hoke, while the Wildcats completely overhauled their staff, adding rising star Marcel Yates from Boise State.The varying approaches reflect both the coaches and programs that met in the 2014 Pac-12 title game won by Oregon. The Ducks have long valued staff continuity, promoting offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich to the top job in 2013 while five assistants including Pellum have been with the program for at least 13 seasons.Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez has never been a wallflower, removing his longtime coordinator Jeff Casteel in January and scrapping the 3-3-5 defense that had been a staple dating back to Rodriguezs tenure at West Virginia.Instead of just putting a Band-Aid on it, lets just go and start all over again, Rodriguez said at Pac-12 media day on Thursday. It was better just to start all over again, scheme-wise, personnel-wise, recruiting-wise. It just wasnt working out.An injury-ravaged Arizona defense allowed 35.8 points per game last season, with All-America linebacker Scooby Wright (knee/foot) limited to just three games and 25 different players making at least one start.Rodriguezs search for a replacement was focused as much on personality as tactical acumen, leading him to the 38-year old Yates.Defensive lineman Sani Fuimaono said the team relates well to the youthful energy of Yates and his assistants, which has carried over to recruiting. Arizona currently has 22 non-binding verbal commitments and its class ranks in thee top 15 nationally according to Scout, Rivals and 24/7 Sports.ddddddddddddThe most encouraging thing I saw from our defense was just the renewed enthusiasm, Rodriguez said.Oregon linebacker Johnny Ragin said Hoke has done the same for the Ducks, but Helfrich has been just as impressed with how Pellum has welcomed the change.What he did blew me away, just as far as his passion to sell Brady Hoke on the recruiting trail. . There needs to be a sociological study done about how great that was, Helfrich said.Pellum has been with the program for all but two years since 1984 as a player, administrator and assistant, electing to maintain his ties to Oregon even after his defense ranked last in the Pac-12 in points and yards allowed last season.Coach Pellum is an Oregon man through and through, Ragin said. He has been there longer that a lot of us (players) have even been alive, so he is really dedicated to the program and dedicated to our success.For Oregon to rebound from a 9-4 season -- nowhere near the recent high-flying standards set by Chip Kelly or quarterback Marcus Mariota -- the defense must replace five starters from its defensive front. The tally includes standout lineman DeForest Buckner, who was drafted No. 7 overall by the San Francisco 49ers.But Helfrich saw benefits from the turnover, enjoying how players pushed to make their mark while also absorbing the new two-gap system in the spring.We would have found a home for DeForest, dont get me wrong, but the newness, the freshness, the competitiveness that they approached it with was awesome, Helfrich said. ' ' '