Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers are closer to a reunion.

A person with knowledge of the contract talks says the Sixers offered a one-year, non-guaranteed contract to Iverson on Tuesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract talks had not been made public.

Iverson, his agent and business manager met with team president Ed Stefanski, coach Eddie Jordan and two other members of the organization Monday during the first formal meeting between the Sixers and their former MVP.

Iverson announced his retirement last week after an ill-fated stint with the Memphis Grizzlies. The 10-time All-Star was NBA MVP in 2001 when he led the Sixers to the NBA Finals.

Golf Phenom Tiger Woods has, according to reports, been seriously injured in a car accident near East Lake, Fla.

Quoting a report from the Florida Highway Patrol, several local media outlets have said that Tiger Woods pulled out of his driveway at around 2 in the morning, hit a fire hydrant, and then hit a tree at his neighbor’s property. He was transported to Health Central Hospital in Ocoee in serious condition.

1. New Orleans Saints: 10.7
After a one week intermission, the Saints have reclaimed the top spot with their 38-7 (+16.4 Trench Counter) thrashing of the Buccaneers.

2. Indianapolis Colts: 9.6
Pierre Garcon, Reggie Wayne and Tom Santi each had 80 or more yards on Sunday.

3. New England Patriots: 9.0
Wes Welker made all the difference, as he caught 15 balls for 192 yards. He is projected to finish the season with 126 receptions.

4. Minnesota Vikings: 7.2
Brett Favre had a near perfect, 22-for-25, four TD, zero interception day.

5. Green Bay Packers: 7.2
With Sunday’s win, the Packers improved to 3-0 when Greg Jennings has over 100 yards receiving.
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Philly beat Chicago Sunday night 24-20 at Soldier Field, covering the spread as 3.5-point road favorites on the NFL betting line. They also won outright as -195The game stayed UNDER its posted total of 46.5.

The win broke a two-game losing streak for Philadelphia, which now trails the first-place Dallas Cowboys by one game in the NFC East. The 6-4 Eagles are also tied with the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants in the race for the two NFC Wild Card spots.

Chicago, on the other hand, has now lost five of its last six games, and at 4-6 trails Philly, the Packers and Giants by two games in the NFC Wild Card race.

The Giants, coming off a huge losing streak, needed an awesome game from star quarterback Eli Manning and overtime to do it, but the Giants were able to just overcome the Atlanta Falcons, 34-31, Sunday afternoon. They got their first win since Oct. 11 thanks to a 384-yard, three-touchdown performance from their quarterback, and a game-winning 36-yard field goal from Lawrence Tynes.

Going into Week 9 in the NFL its clear that the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts are the two best teams in the NFL. Both teams from New York, the Giants and the Jets, were overrated by NFL fans after three weeks. Also, the Dallas Cowboy and Philadelphia Eagles are the class of the NFC East.

The other two teams, Eagles and Cowboys are tied at the top of the NFC East and face each other this Sunday, a game that could determine which team heads into the playoffs with a top four seed and which team will be fighting for the wildcard.

The Eagles have been incredible since being upset by the Raiders in Week 6, 13 to 9 as 14 point NFL betting favorites. They’ve covered two spreads in a row including absolutely dominating the Giants 40 to 17 just last Sunday as 1 point home faves.

The Philadelphia Phillies won the opening game of the World Series 6-1 over the host New York Yankees on Wednesday due largely to the incredible pitching of Cliff Lee.

“To me he sets the tone by his rhythm, getting the ball back, and he knows what he’s going to do and he knows what he’s going to throw,” Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. “I like the way he pitches. I like everything about how he goes about it.”

The Phillies, who won last year’s World Series, brought their game, which didn’t seem to phase Yankees captain Derek Jeter. “We’ve just got to win a game, it’s nothing more complicated than that,” Jeter said.

Game Two of the best-of-seven series will be in New York on Thursday with the Phillies starting Pedro Martinez against A.J. Burnett of the Yankees.

Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini has released wide receiver Braylon Edwards off on his former team. Mangini sent Edwards, a former first-round pick whose troubles have matched his immense talent to the New York Jets on Wednesday for wide receiver Chansi Stuckey, linebacker Jason Trusnik and undisclosed draft choices.

Braylon Edwards has 10 receptions for 139 yards but was held to no catches for the first time in his career in the winless Browns’ 23-20 overtime loss to Cincinnati on Sunday. His best season came in 2007, when he had 80 catches for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns.

Detroit’s 19-game losing streak is history as the Lions got their first win in over 21 months with a 19-14 triumph over the Washington Redskins at Ford Field.

The last time Detroit won a game was a 25-20 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on December 23, 2007. The team then dropped their next game at Green Bay and suffered through a humiliating 0-16 season last year, the first-ever winless campaign since the NFL went to a 16-game format. Detroit opened the 2009 season with a 45-27 loss at New Orleans and a 27-13 defeat to Minnesota last week at home.

Juan Martin del Potro took down the five-time defending champion Roger Federer to capture the US Open title this week.

The Argentine player kept the pressure on the player many hail as the greatest in tennis history, one he had never beaten in six prior attempts, to complete a dramatic 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 upset after four hours and six minutes.

“A dream came true,” said a tearful Del Potro. “I don’t have words to explain how I feel.”