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SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Chargers were paid just more than $1 million by the city to play at Qualcomm Stadium in 2015 thanks to various credits, meaning theyve made $4.6 million off their lease since 2007.Without the various credits, the Chargers, who are threatening to move to Los Angeles, would have had to pay $28.7 million in rent in that span.Figures for the 2015 season, when the Chargers finished 4-12, were provided to The Associated Press by the citys Financial Management Department.The teams $3 million rent for 2015 was more than offset by $1,364,350 in its cut of concessions, $1,244,231 in miscellaneous credits and $1,416,753 in credits stemming from a settlement between the city and plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the citys expansion of Qualcomm Stadium in the late 1990s.In February 2001, the city settled a lawsuit by a disability activist by agreeing to make $5.3 million in modifications, including removing 985 seats. While the Chargers werent involved in that suit, they requested to be compensated for seats lost or obstructed because of the ADA changes. The city also compensates the Chargers for lost concession and merchandize revenue for those seats.The last time the city made money from the Chargers was 2006, when the team paid net rent of $20,369. Income from a home playoff game was just enough to offset the rent credits and ADA money.Last season was the first time the Chargers were paid more than $1 million by the city.Before the teams lease was renegotiated in 2004, the Chargers had received more than $36 million in rent credits from a controversial ticket guarantee approved as part of the deal that expanded the stadium in 1997.The Chargers have until Jan. 15 to exercise an option to move to Los Angeles and join the Rams in a stadium scheduled to open in Inglewood in 2019. If they move, the Chargers would have to find a temporary home for the next two seasons, either the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum or the 27,000-seat StubHub! Center in Carson. Its not known how much in rent theyd have to pay at those stadiums.On Nov. 8, voters overwhelmingly rejected Measure C, the Chargers-written initiative that sought $1.15 billion from increased hotel taxes to help pay for a $1.8 billion downtown stadium and convention center annex. After the vote, team chairman Dean Spanos said that hed wait until after the season to announce a decision on the teams future.On Tuesday, four city councilmembers sent Spanos, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the other 31 NFL owners a letter offering a 99-year lease at $1 a year for the entire 166-acre Qualcomm site in an attempt to restart talks between the team and the city to replace aging Qualcomm Stadium.In 2015, the city and county offered Spanos $350 million toward a new stadium at the Qualcomm site. The team walked away from negotiations and focused on trying to get approval for a stadium in Carson that it would share with the rival Oakland Raiders. Owners rejected that plan in January while approving the Rams plans for Inglewood, but gave Spanos the option to move to L.A. They also gave Spanos an additional $100 million to add to $200 million available from the league in a loan to try to get a stadium built in San Diego.After that rejection, Spanos asked Mayor Kevin Faulconer to add $200 million to the city-county offer. When Faulconer declined, the Chargers began crafting Measure C, without input from other stakeholders, including the citys powerful tourism industry. The tourism industry opposed the measure.---Follow Bernie Wilson on Twitter at http://twitter.com/berniewilson---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Cheap Rangers Jerseys Authentic . 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MILWAUKEE -- It was the Giannis and Jabari show Thursday night for the Milwaukee Bucks.Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and Parker added 28 in leading Milwaukee to a 108-97 victory over the Chicago Bulls.Milwaukee led the entire game and held a 24-point advantage early in the fourth quarter but had to hold on to snap a three-game losing streak, its longest of the season.Antetokounmpo has totaled 88 points and 35 rebounds in his last three games, and Parker has reached at least 27 points in four of his past five.If were just being judged on points, then theyre playing really well, Bucks coach Jason Kidd said. But its not all about points. Unfortunately, thats all you guys write about. Its a team game, but it comes down to winning and doing your job. Both of those guys did their jobs tonight.Chicago lost for the fifth time in seven games and dropped its third straight on the road despite 21 points from Jimmy Butler and 20 from Dwyane Wade. The Bulls also got 19 points from Taj Gibson in the opener of a home-and-home between the teams on back-to-back nights.The Bucks went up 95-71 on a dunk by Antetokounmpo with 10:01 remaining. Chicago cut the deficit in half by scoring the next 12 points, with 10 of them coming from Wade. His two free throws trimmed the margin to 95-83 with 7:14 to go.Milwaukee led by at least eight the rest of the way, marking just the second time this season the Bucks never trailed in a game.I think everybody did a great job keeping the lead, Antetokounmpo said. Its hard to keep a lead for 24 minutes, for a half. Its hard sometimes.The Bucks biggest lead of the night was 27 on a dunk by Tony Snell that made it 58-31 with 3:40 left in the second quarter.The advantage was 64-45 at halftime, as Antetokounmpo (20), Parker (17) and Mirza Teletovic (10) combined to outscore Chicago by two points.Milwaukee shot 80 perrcent (8 for 10) from 3-point range while Chicago was 1 for 9 (11.dddddddddddd1 percent) from beyond the arc in the first two quarters.They were too comfortable early, Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said. We didnt want to give them dare shots, we wanted to keep them out of the paint, and they were hitting them.TIP-INSBulls: Rajan Rondo returned to the starting lineup after missing Tuesdays game against Minnesota because of a right ankle sprain. ... Butler has 79 points in his last three games and has scored at least 20 in 18 of his last 19 outings. ... Chicago lost at Milwaukee for just the fifth time in the last 15 games.Bucks: There was a moment of silence following the death of longtime TNT sideline reporter Craig Sager, and Milwaukee players wore Sager Strong T-shirts during pregame warmups that resembled the outfit he wore at the recent ESPYs. Even mascot Bango donned a funky blue sport coat and plaid pants in Sagers honor. ... Michael Beasley missed his first game of the season with a left foot sprain.STRONG DIVISIONMilwaukee improved to 12-12, making the Central Division the only one in the NBA with every team at .500 or better.LETS PLAY TWONot only does Milwaukee play Chicago on consecutive nights, the Bucks also play back-to-back games against Cleveland on Tuesday and Wednesday, and then against Washington on Dec. 23 and Dec. 26. Scouting reports are easy, quipped Kidd.TRADE TALKMilwaukee traded Michael Carter-Williams to Chicago for Tony Snell on Oct. 17. Carter-Williams has missed the last 22 games for the Bulls with knee and wrist injuries, while Snell has started all but two games for the Bucks.UP NEXTBulls: Begin a three-game homestand Friday night against Milwaukee.Bucks: Play at Chicago on Friday. ' ' '