Sports in Brief: Iverson to play in Puerto Rico?

Some pro athletes just can't let go - or can't afford to. Allen Iverson and Puerto Rico's professional basketball league are negotiating a possible deal for the former Sixer and 11-time all-star, according to Yahoo Sports.

Iverson, 36, is hoping for an NBA comeback and working out for one but needs to prove he's capable of playing. In October, Iverson told Yahoo that he'd "play for anybody."

In January, a judge in Georgia ruled in favor of a jeweler trying to recoup $375,000 it says Iverson owes. The Puerto Rican league, which starts its 30-game season in March, pays its stars about $20,000 a month.

Since Iverson returned from a stay in Turkey last season, it's unclear if he has had much, if any, interest among professional leagues outside the NBA. NBA front-office executives say Iverson has had his representatives reach out to teams on his behalf this season, but there's been no interest in signing him.

COLLEGES: The Holy Family women's 4x400-meter relay team provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division II Championship for the first time in program history with a time of 3:53.58 at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational on Saturday in New York. Latifah Porter, Zafirah Green, Delainey Price, and Dominique Thomas finished second in their race.

HORSE RACING: On Saturday, Algorithms pulled away from Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Hansen to win the $400,000 Holy Bull Stakes by five lengths at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla. In New York, Alpha moved into the Triple Crown picture after beating Speightscity by 31/4 lengths in the $200,000 Withers Stakes at Aqueduct. Also on Saturday, at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif., 43-1 longshot I'll Have Another upset Liaison, the 3-2 favorite, in the Robert B. Lewis Stakes.

TRACK AND FIELD: Rowan track and field assistant Norm Tate will temporarily leave the team this spring to coach the male jumpers for the U.S. team at the 2012 International Association of Athletics Federations World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, March 9-11.

LACROSSE: Wings captain Brodie Merrill will start at transition for the East Division in the National Lacrosse League All-Star Game Feb. 25 in Buffalo, N.Y.

HONORS: Rowan's Dan Bower (Washington Township High) and Christie Raleigh were named New Jersey Athletic Conference swimmers of the week. . . . Rowan's Jena Peacock (Williamstown) and Rutgers-Newark's Kevon Brown (West Deptford) are NJAC indoor track athletes of the week. . . . College of New Jersey's Steve D'Aiutolo (Cinnaminson) was named NJAC field athlete of the week. . . . Bucknell track and field's Tom Barr (La Salle College High) was named the Patriot League field athlete of the week for the fifth time, more than any athlete in league history. - Staff and wire reports