Sports Desk
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BASKETBALL
NETS FORWARD JEFFERSON TO UNDERGO ANKLE SURGERY
Nets forward Richard Jefferson will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right ankle today.
The team gave no timetable for his return.
Jefferson had been bothered by ankle pain since before the start of the season, and left a game against Miami on November 10 after landing on the foot of Miami’s Shaquille O’Neal. He has missed six of New Jersey’s 40 games and is averaging 16 points and 4.5 rebounds.
In his most recent game, he scored 17 points in New Jersey’s 101–94 win over Orlando on Saturday.
BASEBALL
UTLEY AND PHILLIES AGREE TO $85M, 7-YEAR CONTRACT
All-Star second baseman Chase Utley and the Philadelphia Phillies agreed yesterday to an $85 million, seven-year contract.
Utley hit .309 last season with 40 doubles, 32 homers, 102 RBIs and 131 runs. He also had a 35-game hitting streak that tied for the 10th-longest in major league history and longest by a second baseman.
After making $500,000 last year, Utley gets a $2 million signing bonus and salaries of $4.5 million this year, $7.5 million in 2008, $11 million in 2009 and $15 million in each of the final seasons.
