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PHILADELPHIA - Right-hander Chad Billingsley and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a $1. Travis Kelce Super Bowl Jersey .5 million, one-year contract.Billingsley can earn an additional $3 million based on innings under Thursdays deal plus $2 million based on starts and $1.5 million based on time on the active roster.The 30-year-oldhad Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on April 24 and spent all of last season on the Los Angeles Dodgers disabled list. He also had an operation on his right flexor tendon on June 24.Billingsley averaged over 12 wins and nearly 180 innings per season from 2007-12. He is 81-61 with a 3.65 ERA in 190 starts and 29 relief appearances for the Dodgers, who selected him in the first round of the 2003 amateur draft with the 24th pick.A 2009 NL All-Star, he has pitched in six post-season games for the Dodgers, three against the Phillies.Billingsley would earn $250,000 each for one, 30, 60, 90, 120 and 150 days on the active major league roster, and $250,000 apiece for 13 starts and each additional two through 27. He would get $750,000 each for 120, 140, 160 and 180 innings.His deal also includes award bonuses, among them $50,000 for comeback player of the year. Tyrann Mathieu Super Bowl Jersey . "Well over 50 (per cent)," coach Claude Noel said Tuesday after practice, where the Jets were looking at ways to cut down the scoring chances theyve been giving away. Darrel Williams Super Bowl Jersey . -- The Oakland Athletics and free agent right-hander Bartolo Colon have agreed to terms on a US$2 million, one-year contract, bolstering their depleted starting rotation.OKLAHOMA CITY -- Joe Johnson hit a high-arching jumper as time expired to give the Brooklyn Nets a 95-93 comeback victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night. Johnsons game-winning shot capped an improbable rally from a 16-point second-half deficit for the Nets (11-21), led by a season-high 29 points from point guard Deron Williams. Brooklyn trailed 77-61 late in the third quarter, but Williams scored 18 in the second half and helped set the stage for Johnsons last-second shot. Paul Pierce added 18 points for the Nets. Kevin Durant led the Thunder (25-7) with 24 points. Oklahoma City was playing its fourth straight game without injured All-Star guard Russell Westbrook, who had surgery on his right knee Dec. 27. The loss was the second straight for the Thunder, only the second time theyve lost two in a row this season. Brooklyn appeared finished at various points during the first half and even near the end of the third quarter when the Thunder went up 77-61 after a 3-pointer by Jeremy Lamb. The Nets, however, had other plans -- going on a 14-0 run in the closing minutes to take a 93-89 lead. Pierce scored five points during the run, while Williams gave Brooklyn its first lead since the first half with a 3-pointer to go up 91-89. Serge Ibaka, who finished with 10 points, tied the game at 93 for Oklahoma City with a basket with 5. Mitchell Schwartz Super Bowl Jersey. 8 seconds remaining. Johnson then took a pass from Kevin Garnett on the other end, stepped back and connected on the game-winning shot from the top of the key. Brooklyn had lost two in a row and six of seven coming into the game. The loss was the third in four games at home for the Thunder, who opened the season 13-0 at home. Brooklyn, despite its struggles this season, was up 29-26 after the first quarter -- led by eight points from Williams. The Nets stayed close into the second quarter, trailing 38-37 after a 3-pointer by Mirza Teletovic. Oklahoma City, now 14-3 at home this season, took control after that with a 14-1 run to go up 52-38. Ibaka had two fast-break baskets during the spurt and Durant added a pull-up 3 on the break. Thabo Sefolosha capped the run with a jumper for the Thunder, who shot 52.5 per cent (21 of 40) in the first half. The guard also gave Oklahoma City its biggest lead of the half with a free throw to go up 59-43 late in the second quarter. NOTES: Westbrook, out until after the All-Star break, was courtside during the game and was walking without crutches. ... Brooklyn scored five points in 0.9 seconds to end the third quarter, with Pierce hitting a jumper and Williams connecting on a 3 at the buzzer following a steal. ' ' '
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