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The 2024 NHL draft lottery was held Tuesday night, though it came without many surprises. In fact, this year’s draft is the first since 2010 in which the picks went unchanged through the lottery process, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.
As such, it’ll be the San Jose Sharks on the clock first.

Welcome back to SI Golf’s Fact or Fiction, where we hope the finish of next week’s PGA Championship in Kentucky is as great as the Kentucky Derby.
Once again, we’re here to debate a series of statements for writers and editors to declare as “Fact” or “Fiction” along with a brief explanation. Responses may also (occasionally) be “Neutral” since there’s a lot of gray area in golf.
Do you agree or disagree? Let us know on the SI Golf X account.
Bob Harig: FACT.

We now know who will be picking first in this year’s NHL Draft — which as Commissioner Gary Bettman announced, will become the first televised event held at The Sphere in Las Vegas on June 28 and 29, which will be very cool — and that honor goes to the San Jose Sharks.
The lottery was televised on ESPN ahead of Game 2 of the New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes’ second-round series.
The 16 teams were in the weighted lottery with each one having the ability to move up ten spots.

Rudy Gobert is the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year once again.
The Minnesota Timberwolves center was named the winner of the defensive award Tuesday for the fourth time in his 11-year career.
Gobert received 72 first-place votes and 433 total points in the award voting, well ahead of San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama (19 first-place votes, 245 total points) in second place.
Gobert also was named the Defensive Player of the Year in the 2017–18, 2018–19 and 2020–21 campaigns.
In 76 games this season, Gobert registered a 104 defensive rating and 2.1 blocks per game.

Monte Harrison is taking an unconventional path to gridiron glory. The 28-year-old former MLB player has committed to play wide receiver at Arkansas. He will enroll as a freshman walk-on.
Harrison was a two-sport start at Lee’s Summit West High School and committed to play football at Nebraska in the summer of 2013, but was also a top prospect entering the 2014 MLB draft. The Milwaukee Brewers selected him in the second round as an outfielder, and he signed on June 14.

Boston University forward Macklin Celebrini is expected to be the No. 1 overall pick.

Zach Edey is better off sticking to basketball. The former Purdue superstar, headed for the NBA Draft in June, appeared on the mound Monday night, throwing out the first pitch for the Chicago Cubs ahead of their matchup against the San Diego Padres.
Though praised for his exceptional length at 7-foot-4 and tough physicality, few of Edey’s athletic traits were on display during Monday’s first pitch — hurling an absolute clunker that leaned left heavier than Brett Maher’s field goal attempts.

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders is looking to finish out his college career with another strong season in 2024, ahead of his projected leap to the NFL. That hasn’t kept him from pursuing some of his aspirations outside of football during the offseason.
Sanders recently made his musical debut by releasing a hip hop song titled, “Perfect Timing,” on which he both sings and raps. Among the topics he touches on include flashy cars, specifically a Maybach, watches and jewelry, as well as making money.
On3 shared a snippet of the song on social media Tuesday.

For the 12th consecutive spring, a PSG Champions League campaign ended sooner than it was supposed to, without the only acceptable result.

If you think Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark’s rise over the last four years—from Des Moines-area high school basketball star to one of the most transcendent college athletes ever—has been the stuff of Disney movies, you are not alone.
Disney+ will debut in the live sports space next Tuesday by airing Clark’s WNBA regular season debut, ESPN told The Hollywood Reporter Tuesday.
The Fever are slated to open their season against the Connecticut Sun, one of four games scheduled for the league’s first day.