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A person with knowledge of the contract talks says the 76ers offered a one-year, non-guaranteed contract to Allen Iverson on Tuesday.

He found the role that defined his career in the NBC sitcom, but "30 Rock" actor Alec Baldwin says he is prepared to leave the acting profession altogether in 2012.

Allen Iverson's retirement could be a short one.

TO ALL OF MY FANS: I would like to announce my plans to retire from the National Basketball Association. I always thought that when I left the game, it would be because I couldn't help my team the way that I was accustomed to. However, that is not the case.

Marat Safin ended his career Wednesday after losing to Juan Martin del Potro 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters....

Bobby Jackson is retiring from the NBA.

Country superstar Garth Brooks announced Thursday that he’s coming out of retirement with an extended engagement at the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas.

By law, Social Security benefits can't decline. But because premiums for the Medicare drug program are expected to increase 11% next year, seniors who have those premiums deducted from their benefits will see a drop in payments, says Barbara Kennelly, president of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.

The embattled chief executive, under pressure over the disclosure of losses and bonuses at Merrill Lynch, told the board on Wednesday that he planned to retire, people briefed on the situation said.

Big job losses and a spike in early retirement claims from laid-off seniors will force Social Security to pay out more in benefits than it collects in taxes the next two years, the first time that's happened since the 1980s....