Indiana guard Reggie Miller broke a bone in his left hand in the Pacers' preseason finale against Denver and is expected to miss 4-to-6 weeks. The 39-year-old Miller was injured in the first quarter of Indiana's 98-79 loss to the Nuggets and left holding his non-shooting hand. The Pacers are already without Jermaine O'Neal (strained ligament in his left foot), Jeff Foster (hip), Anthony Johnson (broken hand), David Harrison (shoulder) and Jonathan Bender (knee) . . .
Portland Trail Blazers forward Qyntel Woods, already suspended by his team following allegations of dog fighting, has been suspended without pay for five games by the NBA for violating the league's drug policy. The NBA suspension starts with Wednesday night's season opener at Golden State.
BASEBALL
Chicago Cubs shortstop Nomar Garciaparra filed for free agency, two days after his former team, the Boston Red Sox, won the World Series. Also filing were St. Louis shortstop Edgar Renteria, Atlanta pitcher Russ Ortiz, Cincinnati shortstop Barry Larkin, Cleveland shortstop Omar Vizquel and Colorado third baseman Vinny Castilla . . .
Texas Rangers reliever Frank Francisco pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge for breaking a woman's nose after tossing a chair into the stands at an Oakland Athletics game, his attorney said.
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Marat Safin lost his temper and his quarterfinal at the St. Petersburg Open, getting surprised by seventh-seeded Michael Llodra 6-4, 6-1 after protesting a line call. The top-seeded Safin wasted two break points at 4-4 in first set. At deuce, chair umpire Carlos Bernardos was unable to rule on a shot by Llodra and ordered the point to be replayed. Safin started arguing, insisting that the ball was out and that it had left a mark on the court. The point was replayed, and Llodra wound up holding serve to lead 5-4.
