Iverson talking with 76ers about reunion

Recently retired guard Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers met Monday to discuss his possible return to the team.

Team president Ed Stefanski said in a statement that both parties remain noncommittal about a final decision after a nearly two-hour meeting in Dallas. The 76ers were in town to play the Dallas Mavericks.

Iverson, his agent and his business manager met with Stefanski, 76ers coach Eddie Jordan and two other members of the organization in the first formal meeting between the sides. Stefanski said the team ''will continue to discuss internally whether or not to pursue this course.''

Iverson, who retired last week after playing in only three games this season with the Memphis Grizzlies, is among those the 76ers are considering to replace point guard Lou Williams, who's expected to miss eight weeks after having jaw surgery.

Iverson, a four-time scoring champion and 10-time All-Star, played the first 10-plus seasons of his career with the 76ers before being traded to the Denver Nuggets in December 2006.

- A person with knowledge of the situation said New Jersey Nets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe will coach the team for the rest of the season. The Nets, who are expected to announce the move today, fired coach Lawrence Frank on Sunday, then tied the NBA record with 17 losses to start a season.

NHL

OVECHKIN HURT IN CAPS' WIN

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin left the team's 3-2 road victory against the Carolina Hurricanes with an apparent injury to his right knee midway through the first period.

A spokesman for the Capitals said Ovechkin's injury would be evaluated overnight and that any further information from the team would come this morning.

Ovechkin was injured with 7:55 left in the first period. He appeared to initiate a knee-to-knee collision with Hurricanes defenseman Tim Gleason and was down on the ice for several minutes before being helped off. He was given a five-minute major penalty for kneeing and a game misconduct.

BASEBALL

TBS, CARAY PART WAYS

Former Cubs broadcaster Chip Caray has called his final game for TBS. Network spokesman Jeff Pomeroy said TBS and Caray had decided to part ways.

Caray had called first-round playoff games for TBS for the last three seasons. He also had been part of TBS' regular-season broadcast on Sunday afternoons.

- New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter was named Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

BATTLE FUELS PENN STATE

Talor Battle scored 28 of his 32 points in the second half, and Penn State (5-2) withstood a furious rally in the last four minutes to earn a 69-66 victory against Virginia (4-3) in the opener of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in Charlottesville, Va. The Nittany Lions led 55-43 before hanging on.

AUTO RACING

DANICA SIGNS EXTENSION

Danica Patrick signed a three-year contract extension with Andretti Autosport that will keep her with the IndyCar Series team through 2012. The deal isn't expected to affect talks for Patrick to become a part-time driver on the NASCAR Nationwide Series next season.