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LOS ANGELES — The NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers will get their victory parade, but they'll have to help pay for it.

City officials say the parade set for Wednesday will run from the Staples Center to a rally at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

The Lakers and the city will kick in about $1 million apiece for the party.

Critics including the police union complained that the cash-strapped city should not be putting money toward the Lakers in the light of looming layoffs, worker furloughs and hiring freezes, and there was speculation that no parade would be held.

The Lakers beat the Orlando Magic on Sunday to win their 15th NBA title and first in seven years.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Two races, two losses for Michael Phelps. The 14-time Olympic gold medalist was beaten in the 100-meter freestyle and 100 backstroke Sunday night at the Santa Clara International Grand Prix.Phelps finished second behind defending world champion Brent Hayden of Canada in the 100 free, which featured seven Olympians among the nine finalists. Hayden, the leading qualifier, touched in 48.44 seconds. Phelps, swimming in lane 8, clocked 48.87.

LOS ANGELES — Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman graduated from UCLA 21 years after starring for the Bruins.Aikman participated in Saturday's graduation ceremony on the Westwood campus along with 450 other graduates. He earned his sociology degree earlier this year, having left college as the No. 1 pick in the 1989 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys.He quarterbacked UCLA to a 20-4 record during the 1987 and 1988 seasons.

HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun was out of the hospital Sunday, a day after breaking five ribs in a bicycle accident.Calhoun, 67, biked at least 16 miles after hitting a pothole and falling during Saturday's 50-mile annual Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride bike ride.He completed the ride but collapsed while talking to friends near the finish line in Simsbury. He was taken to the UConn Medical Center in Farmington where he was treated for his injuries and dehydration.

SAN FRANCISCO — Eric Chavez is headed for another back surgery and won't return in 2009 for the Oakland Athletics.The six-time Gold Glove third baseman, on the 60-day disabled list with a herniated disk and strained right forearm, will have the operation June 23

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Former Masters champion Trevor Immelman withdrew from the U.S. Open because of tendinitis in his left wrist and elbow.Immelman is the second player from the top 50 in the world to pull out of the Open.

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