4:52 PM Enrico of The 700 Level tweets: "Allen Iverson is retiring. Per Stephen A. Smith on Espn 950."

4:48 PM Despite an earlier report from the Chicago Sun-Times, Mike Martz denies that he's joining the Bears' coaching staff: "This is the first I've heard of that....No. They've got an offensive coordinator right now. And he's a good one. I have not talked to Lovie (Smith)."

4:30 PM WHDH-TV in Boston reports that gambler Jimmy "The Sheep" Battista had contact with as many as 13 NBA referees involved in the betting scandal that sent ex-ref Tim Donaghy to prison.

4:14 PM $500,000 for Andruw Jones? Does Jones have photos of Kenny Williams?