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The Flyers had high hopes entering the NHL’s draft lottery. Then the ping-pong balls started flying.
They finished with the fourth-worst record and had the fourth-best odds, but they drooped to the No. 6 pick in a depressing (for them) lottery Monday night that saw the New York Islanders grab the No. 1 selection.
The Flyers have selected at No. 6 three times before, taking Bob Currier in 1969, Behn Wilson in 1978, and Peter Forsberg in 1991. Forsberg went on to a Hall of Fame career, mostly accomplished with the Colorado Avalanche after the Flyers dealt him away in the Eric Lindros trade.
The bright side for the Flyers in the draft, which begins June 27: They’ll have three picks in the first round.
The Flyers’ Matvei Michkov fell out of the running for the Rookie of the Year award as he failed to be named a finalist for the Calder Trophy.
— Jim Swan, @phillysport, sports.daily@inquirer.com.
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Dante Nori started collecting his rookie baseball cards — there are more than 20 variations — after the Phillies drafted the outfielder in last summer’s first round. Nori rips open packs, searches eBay, goes to card shows, and connects with collectors who may have found his cards. He’s persistent about his quest and he needs just three more cards to complete the set. The 20-year-old Nori is in low-A Clearwater and has yet to play 50 minor-league games. But he could one day reach the majors. On his climb there, he’s collecting himself.
Bryce Harper is frustrated by his slow start — even if he is managing it better — but believes a breakout will come.
Next: The Phillies open a series in Tampa at 7:a05 tonight (NBCSP). Zack Wheeler (2-1, 3.48 ERA) will start against Rays right-hander Drew Rasmussen (1-2, 2.64).
The 76ers’ are fresh off a dreadful, injury-plagued 2024-25 season. The result? An opportunity to keep their top-six protected draft pick, which will go to the Oklahoma City Thunder if it lands at No. 7 or higher. The Sixers tanked to be here, and it largely worked.
Now the NBA draft lottery is on the horizon. So what’s at stake for the Sixers, and does the drawing actually work? The Inquirer’s Gina Mizell presents a refresher eight years after the Sixers’ last lottery appearance.
The Eagles have had pretty good luck in drafting defensive players out of Georgia, so they went back to the well to select another linebacker. Smael Mondon, a fifth-round pick, considers fellow linebacker Nakobe Dean a “big brother” and has kept up with Dean through the years.
While Dean continues to recover from a torn patellar tendon, Mondon will give the Eagles some much-needed depth at linebacker going into the summer.
Britain Covey, a punt returner and depth receiver for the Eagles for three seasons, is moving on after signing with the Rams.
Also moving on is Anthony Patch, the Eagles’ senior director of college scouting, who is taking a senior position with the Raiders.
The Truist Championship tees off Thursday at Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Wissahickon Course in Flourtown. Join Inquirer columnists David Murphy and Marcus Hayes on Wednesday at 9 aa.m. as they preview the PGA Tour signature event.
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