Sep 27, 2023 3 min read

Lillard to be traded to Bucks

Damian Lillard is being traded by Portland to play alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Wednesday, a deal that ends his 11-year run with the Trail Blazers and a three-month saga surrounding his wish to be moved elsewhere in hopes of winning an NBA title.

The seven-time All-Star – a player so elite that he was selected to the NBA’s 75th anniversary team – goes from the Trail Blazers to the Bucks in a three-team deal that sends Jrue Holiday to Portland, Deandre Ayton to Portland and Jusuf Nurkic to the Suns, according to the person who spoke to the Associated Press.

As with all trades, it cannot be finalized until NBA attorneys approve the deal.

Girls soccer

Ella Miller scored two goals and Waynesburg blanked bentworth 4-0 in a Class A Section 2 match.

Kaley Rohanna and Rylei Rastoka also put shots in the net for the Raiders (6-2, 8-2), who have won five straight. Lake Litwinovich had two assists and goalkeeper Peyton Cowell kept Bentworth scoreless.

• Beth-Center used two goals by Kendall Welsh to power past winless South Side Beaver 4-1 in a non-section match.

Alexia Fischer and Hannah Bins also scored for the Bulldogs (2-8).

• A goal in the second half by Grace West gave Belle vernon a 1-0 victory over Laurel Highlands in Class 3A Section 2.

The goal came off an assist by Chessa Mertz and after a corner kick by Kataira Rhodes.

Men’s soccer

Washington & Jefferson settled for a 1-1 draw against host Chatham in a Presidents’ Athletic Conference match Wednesday at UPMC Graham Field.

The second consecutive draw puts the Presidents record at 2-3-3 overall and 1-0-2 in the PAC.

The Presidents’ Jimmy Gogol scored the first goal of the game in the fourth minute of play.

In college football

Michigan State fired Mel Tucker on Wednesday, saying the suspended football coach failed to present adequate reasons why he should not be fired for cause after having what he described as consensual phone sex with an activist and rape survivor.

The school said it terminated what’s left of Tucker’s $95 million, 10-year contract for acknowledging actions that breached his contract.

Brenda Tracy, the activist and rape survivor, said Tucker sexually harassed her during the phone call in April 2022. Several months later, Tracy filed a complaint with the school’s Title IX office.

In baseball

Pete Alonso was 4 for 4 with a homer, Francisco Lindor also went deep and drove in four runs, and the New York Mets pounded the playoff-chasing Miami Marlins 11-2 in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday.

Braxton Garrett (9-7) was tagged early in a costly loss for the Marlins, who began the day a half-game behind the Cubs for the final National League wild card.

• Shane Bieber shut down Cincinnati for six innings and the Cleveland Guardians sent manager Terry Francona off with a victory in his final home game, 4-3 over the Reds, whose playoff hopes are hanging by a thread.