Quick Hitters White Sox slugger Jiménez has pectoral surgery

chicago White Sox outfielder Eloy Jiménez was having surgery Tuesday to repair a ruptured left pectoral tendon, and general manager Rick hahn said the slugger still is expected to miss five to six months.

hahn said the timeline hasn’t changed, though he left the door open for Jiménez to return sooner.

The 24-year-old Jiménez, who throws and bats right-handed, was acquired in a July 2017 trade with the crosstown cubs. he hit 31 homers in his first year in the majors in 2019. he batted .296 with 14 homers and 41 RBIs in 55 games during the pandemic-shortened season.

Raiders agree to extension with LT Kolton Miller

The Las Vegas Raiders have agreed to a contract extension with left tackle Kolton Miller that will keep him locked up through the 2025 season.

The deal reached Tuesday was announced by Miller’s agents at Octagon Football. The total contract tacks on three additional seasons beyond Miller’s fifth-year option in 2022 and is worth $68.7 million.

ESPn first reported the deal and said it includes $42.6 million in guarantees and averages more than $18 million a year from 2023-25.

Murray, Porter lead Nuggets past slow-starting 76ers

Jamal Murray scored 30 points, Michael Porter Jr. added 27 and the denver nuggets raced out to a 25-point lead on their way to a 104-95 win over the slow-starting Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night.

nikola Jokic added 21 points for the nuggets, who played in front of a home crowd for the first time since the pandemic shut down the 2019-20 season in mid-March of last year.