Newsmakers

Injured Indiana Pacers guard Rodney Stuckey will miss at least three games after aggravating a strained tendon in his left foot. Pacers coach Frank Vogel also said the team received a hardship exception to sign Israeli guard Gal Mekel. Stuckey, a former Eastern Washington University standout, suffered his injury during Tuesday’s loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, leaving the Pacers with 10 healthy players for Wednesday’s game against Washington.

Suspended New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith has been suspended one game by the NBA for hitting Washington’s Glen Rice Jr. in the groin. Smith was dribbling with his right hand when he hit Rice with his left with 5:45 remaining in the Knicks’ 98-83 loss on Tuesday night.

Acquired The Houston Astros acquired catcher Hank Conger in a trade with the Los Angeles Angels. The Angels got right-hander Nick Tropeano and minor league catcher Carlos Perez in the deal. Conger, a first-round pick in 2006, played 80 games with 70 starts last season for the Angels hitting .221 with four homers and a career-high 25 RBIs.

Appointed Texas Rangers career hits leader Michael Young has been appointed as a special assistant to the general manager. Before the announcement, Young had already been involved in the Rangers’ managerial search last month. Young will work with general manager Jon Daniels and his staff in all areas of baseball operations.

Fined The MLS fined New England Revolution midfielder Jermaine Jones for diving. Jones fell to the field in the 70th minute of a playoff game against the Columbus Crew on Saturday. Crew defender Waylon Francis raised an elbow but did not appear to strike Jones forcefully before he went down. The amount of the fine was not disclosed.

Announced European Tour chief executive George O’Grady is stepping down after 10 years. The European Tour said in a statement that O’Grady has asked the board to start the process of finding a successor. O’Grady said he feels that Europe has gone through a strong recovery process and it was the right time to move on.

Donated It’s a perfect choice for the Olympic Museum – as in a perfect 10.0. Gymnastics great Nadia Comaneci donated the numbered bib she wore at the 1976 Montreal Games to the museum. The Romanian-born Comaneci won three gold medals in Montreal and became the first female gymnast to earn a score of 10.0.