SPORTS 9-28-23

NBA: The Portland Trail Blazers have traded Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks… with the Phoenix Suns also involved. The Blazers received Deandre Ayton from Phoenix, and Jrue Holiday from Milwaukee but could trade Holiday since they are already set at point guard. The deal includes a 2029 1st-round pick along with some other assets... Portland also sent Jusuf Nurkic, and Nassir Little to the Suns. Lillard released a song titled ‘Farewell’ in response to leaving the Blazers after 11 seasons. Portland plays at Milwaukee November 26th. The Bucks are now favorites to win the NBA Championship over Denver.

College Football:  

The 9th ranked Ducks are at Stanford Saturday afternoon. Coach Dan Lanning says injured Running Back Noah Whittington won’t play against the Cardinal but Lanning is confident the other running backs will step up. Kick-off is at 3:30 here on KBND.

NFL:

49ers Receiver Deebo Samuel missed practice yesterday with a knee injury. San Francisco is getting ready for Arizona Sunday.

MLB:

The Mariners are a game and a half out of the final wild card spot after losing to Houston last night. Seattle has to win 3 of 4 in their final series of the regular season starting tonight against Texas…and get help from the Diamondbacks if they can beat Houston. First pitch against the Rangers is at 6:40 from T Mobile park.

The Giants lost 5 to 2 to San Diego last night. They finish their season with a series against the Dodgers starting tomorrow.

Local:

Thrilla Cyclocross Racing finishes today at the Athletic Club of Bend. First races start at 4:30

High School-

Volleyball: Caldera at Mountain View, Summit at Bend, Ridgeview at Redmond, La Pine at Pleasant Hill, Elmira at Sisters,

Girls Soccer: La Pine at Pleasant Hill

Boys Soccer: Mountain View at Summit, Caldera at Redmond, Santiam Christian at Sisters, La Pine at Elmira.