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The Chargers surely want Vincent Jackson back, especially after a three-touchdown performance Dec. 16 against San Francisco that flashed his immense potential. Jackson is an unrestricted free agent, expect him to

Darren Sproles has likely played his last game as a Charger. Sproles was so important in playoff victories following the 2007 and ’08 seasons that the Chargers tagged him as their franchise player to prevent him from leaving as a free agent in 2009, making him one of the league’s highest-paid running backs. They retained him as a restricted free agent in 2010 by awarding him a 10 percent pay raise, leaving his salary at $7.283 million, a figure his play in 2010 didn’t justify. — North County Times

A former patient of Chargers team doctor David Chao was awarded $2.2 million Thursday by an arbitration panel that found Chao was negligent when he performed hip surgery on her in May 2007. The patient, Kathleen Adams, said Chao lacerated her femoral artery, vein and nerve, resulting in chronic pain and a limp. Adams sued Chao in November 2008, becoming the latest in a string of legal troubles for Chao, 46. — San Diego Union-Tribune

The Internet was abuzz Tuesday night with word that wealthy Los Angeles entrepreneur Phil Anschutz is poised to purchase, or has bought, a 35 percent stake in the San Diego Chargers. Until that is, Mark Fabiani, the team’s special counsel, muted speculation in a statement e-mailed to reporters just before 11 p.m., saying, “There is no truth to the rumor out of Toronto that the Chargers have agreed to sell a portion of the team to Mr. Anschutz.” There were also reports Tuesday that NBA basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson was involved in an effort with Anschutz’s AEG to bring a National Football League team back to Los Angeles after an absence of 16 years. Fabiani said he didn’t know anything about that. — San Diego Union-Tribune

How Vincent Jackson performs in these six games and, potentially, the postseason will likely determine Jackson’s success in free agency. So even though the relationship between Jackson and the Chargers’ front office soured during the holdout, likely ending any chance of a long-term deal between the sides, don’t expect Jackson to lack for motivation. His teammates certainly hope he has a big statistical run in the works — Jackson had 561 receiving yards and four touchdowns in his first six games of the 2009 season. — North County Times

Are the San Diego Chargers headed to Los Angeles? Some Chargers fans naturally will jump to that conclusion — again — in the wake of the revelation Tuesday that a minority interest in the franchise is being shopped by family patriarch Alex Spanos, who owns 36 percent of the team. Team attorney Mark Fabiani, special counsel to the Chargers president, made it clear during radio and news media interviews Tuesday that the Spanos family will continue to hold a controlling interest in the franchise and that the intention to sell a stake is merely to help with estate planning. (In the event of 87-year-old Spanos’ death, estate taxes would be substantial.) As the Chargers publicly explore options to build a new stadium downtown, there also have been reports that Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) wants to build a downtown stadium in L.A. Some people already are trying to connect the dots, hardly a surprise considering that AEG has been hired to help promote the Chargers in L.A. and Orange counties this year. — OC Register

Chargers Nate Kaeding still is not kicking, and Kris Brown remains on the roster. But Kaeding, who has missed three games with a groin injury, is expected to be back for the Chargers’ Nov. 22 game against the Broncos. — San Diego Union-Tribune

Chargers TE Antonio Gates might not practice until late next week as he nurses his various injuries to both feet. Said Gates: “I’m glad I got a whole other week and then a Monday night game.” — San Diego Union-Tribune