NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A chancellor will rule within the week on whether a co-owner of the Nashville Predators can keep his lawsuit against the teams ownership group in a Tennessee court or have to submit to arbitration.Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle heard nearly three hours of arguments Wednesday on a motion that would force David Freeman out of her court and back into arbitration with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.Freeman, a former team chairman, sued Predators Holdings LLC and current team chairman Tom Cigarran on June 23 and is seeking $250 million in damages for his original 48 percent stake in the team being diluted.The lawsuit states that Freeman, through Commodore Trust, organized the Holdings investment group in 2007 to keep the Predators in Nashville. But it charges that some Holdings members have conspired to repay his dedication to the team and community by claiming that Commodore owns less than one percent of Holdings.The lawsuit also states that members of the Predators ownership group have refused to treat Commodore Trust as an owner and have repudiated Holdings commitment to compensate plaintiffs in return for tens of millions of dollars of loan guarantees that kept the Predators solvent and in Nashville.The complaint names Cigarran the chief architect of this scheme.Freeman has been involved in other NHL arbitration cases over the past year, but the lawsuit argues that Bettman cannot be impartial because he has an obligation to protect the league.At Wednesdays hearing, attorneys for Freeman and Commodore Trust, which is also a plaintiff in the lawsuit, argued that league rules are so overly broad that they wrongly could allow the commissioner to arbitrate this case. 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We wanted to start out early.Things we learned from Carolinas win over San Diego:RIVERS FLOODINGThe matchup of the NFLs fourth-leading passer and 30th-ranked passing defense didnt go as might have been expected.Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers turned the ball over five times -- three interceptions and two fumbles at Carolina. Rivers two interceptions pushed him past Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles for the league lead. That makes 10 interceptions in four games, and 12 turnovers during that span.I made some throws I probably wouldnt normally make, with all good intentions, Rivers said. I know that, and Ive said over the years, that usually things dont work out well when you do that. Your follow-up question would probably be, `then why would you do it? Im just trying to give this team a chance. You feel it getting away, and you make some throws you probably really shouldnt.FARROW TAKES OVER AT RBChargers running back Melvin Gordon left Sunday with a hip injury, leaving rookie Kenneth Farrow as the primary ball carrier. Gordon, whod followed a scoreless rookie season last year with 10 TDs rushing through 12 games, left on a cart and didnt return.Farrow finished with 55 yards on 16 carries.If the Chargers look outside the organization for help at running back this week among the free agents available are: Toby Gerhart, C.J. Spiller, and Stevan Ridley.Were just a team fighting and clawinng, Rivers said.dddddddddddd We lose a man or two every week, and every week, and another man or two steps up and fights like crazy.STEWART USES HEADPanthers running back Jonathan Stewart usually lowers his head to pound out extra yards at the end of runs. On Sunday, he used it to somersault and extend a play .Stewart, whos scored four touchdowns in the past four games, lowered the boom on Chargers safety Jahleel Addae at mid field, after a 10-yard gain. The hit sprung Stewart head over heels. But his helmet rolled off Addaes cleats rather than hitting the ground. Stewart steadied his roll with his right fist on the ground before rambling for 10 more yards and a 20-yard gain.It was awesome, Rivera said. I saw it the whole way and I was trying to cheer him on. Its kind of neat because Jonathan is a physical player. When he gets rolling, I think it really helps with our mentality.The moment wasnt lost on Stewart.Ill retweet it and put it on my Instagram, he said.JOSH NORMAN UP NEXTThe Panthers now turn their attention to the long-awaited matchup with Josh Norman and the Washington Redskins next Monday night. 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