D.C. Defenders win lottery for first pick in XFL draft

The D.C. Defenders won the virtual lottery and will select first in the XFL Draft, which begins Wednesday.

The event continues Thursday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The eight teams in the upstart league, which opens play Feb. 18, will draft an offensive skill player -- wide receivers, tight ends, running backs and fullbacks -- with the first pick. Quarterbacks already have been assigned to teams.

Following the Defende