Governor signs alcohol sales bill; Beer and wine sales are now possible at college stadiums and arenas in North Carolina…Talented in-state edge rusher picks ECU…Fantasy camp introduces children to ECU hoops…Vanderbilt defeats Michigan to win 2019 College World Series, earn program’s second title…Kelvin Sampson: Cincinnati Bearcats – not UConn – American Athletic Conference ‘bell cow’…Phillip Fulmer open to Tennessee playing in Memphis. Against Memphis? Maybe not….UConn to rejoin Big East, board vote makes it official…Rutgers fans should not take pleasure in UConn football’s misery, because this could’ve been them…AAC unlikely to replace UConn with ODU, but as the University grows, expect that to change in a few years…‘Hot Dogs! Cold Beer!’ M.L.B. Will Bring the Familiar to London Stadium
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Greenville Daily Reflector
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Around the American Athletic Conference
Cincinnati Enquirer
- Kelvin Sampson: Cincinnati Bearcats – not UConn – American Athletic Conference ‘bell cow’
- Former University of Cincinnati Bearcat football coach Tommy Tuberville in good position to be U.S. Senator
Jose Fernandez: USF and UConn will keep playing each other in women’s hoops Tampa Bay Times
UConn trustees approve move to Big East, leaving AAC and UCF behind Orlando Sentinel
UCF close to selling out season tickets for 2019 season NBC Sports
Memphis Commercial Appeal
- Memphis football adds two more 3-star recruits
- Memphis football adds 3-star running back to fast-growing list of commitments
Phillip Fulmer open to Tennessee playing in Memphis. Against Memphis? Maybe not. Knoxville News Sentinel
Tulsa World
- Guerin Emig: TU will be just fine without UConn as long as the AAC-ESPN contract is just fine
- TU’s home-and-home series with OSU ‘a real coup’
Houston Chronicle
Eric Wedge to complete his first WSU baseball staff with standout recruiter: sources Wichita Eagle
Hartford Courant
- Here are some key details in the UConn-Big East contract including a $30 million withdrawal fee
- UConn’s move to the Big East made official with trustees vote; chairman says conference is a ‘better overall fit’
- Mike Anthony: UConn’s official move to the Big East finally opens the door for questions to be answered
- UConn Insider podcast: The Huskies head home to the Big East
- UConn football lands two 2020 recruits, bringing total to six
New Haven Register
- It’s official: UConn is back in the Big East
- UConn football coach unsure of future after move from AAC
Edsall: UConn’s move to Big East leaves football program in transition Stamford Advocate
UConn officially approves move from American Athletic Conference to Big East UPI
UConn to rejoin Big East, board vote makes it official The Associated Press
AP Top 25 Podcast: UConn back to Big East; Why, what’s next? USA Today
UConn leaving AAC after accepting invitation to join Big East Conference in all sports except football CBSSports.com
The far-flung American Athletic Conference may soon have a football opening. Should BYU be interested in it? The Salt Lake Tribune
Rutgers fans should not take pleasure in UConn football’s misery, because this could’ve been them NJ.com
UConn’s Big East Return Is the Right Kind of Conference Realignment The Ringer
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Raleigh News and Observer
- Beer and wine sales are now possible at college stadiums and arenas in North Carolina
- Why Lou Holtz says college football coaching salaries have ‘gotten out of hand’
- After losing 4-star QB, UNC’s 2020 football recruiting class drops out of the top 10
- After a banner season, how ACC hoops shapes up for 2020
- From Alshon to Ace to Deebo, another rising Gamecocks star to wear No. 1 jersey
N.C. governor signs bill to allow game-day alcohol sales at university sports venues Winston Salem Journal
Alcohol sales now legal at college games Greensboro News-Record
New basketball coach Mike Young is dealing with the realities of his dream job, including losing a top player Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Spurrier defends son as recruiting coordinator, says ‘sickening’ attitude overtook USC Columbia The State
Omaha World-Herald
- Vanderbilt defeats Michigan to win 2019 College World Series, earn program’s second title
- Kentucky family seeks return of CWS jersey stolen from car in Omaha
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
New York Times
- ‘Hot Dogs! Cold Beer!’ M.L.B. Will Bring the Familiar to London Stadium
- Baseball in London? It’s a Real Thing, Even When the Yankees Aren’t Visiting
- Trump Criticizes Megan Rapinoe Over Refusal to Visit White House
- Bare Feet, Selfies and Silence: The World Cup Walk-Through as an Oasis
- Four Takeaways From a 1-0 Victory for the U.S. Men
- Girl Hit by Foul Ball in Houston Had Serious Head Injuries, Lawyer Says
- Why So Many Horses Have Died at Santa Anita
- Yankees Hold Off Complacency, and Blue Jays, to Secure Sweep
- U.S. Soccer, Amid an Outcry, Announces a New System for Employee Complaints
- ESPN Host Bob Ley Retires After Nearly 40 Years With the Network
Washington Post
- VAR is working at World Cup, FIFA says. That’s not wrong, but it could work better.
- Trump invites USWNT to White House after Megan Rapinoe says she’s ‘not going’
- As Mike Rizzo ponders whether to buy or sell, Nationals stay afloat with another win in Miami
- Could Stephen Strasburg opt out of his contract at season’s end? It’s complicated.
- Wayne Rooney’s long-range strike lifts D.C. United against Orlando City
- Wizards extend qualifying offers to Tomas Satoransky, Thomas Bryant
- Justin Robinson’s name wasn’t called in the draft, but he sees opportunity with Wizards
- Joe Buck on London Series, MLB analytics and why announcers should stay off Twitter
- Findlay Prep produced 17 NBA players. Then overnight, the controversial program shut down.
- Adrián Sanchez, Nationals’ second-longest tenured player, is running out of options and time
- Norway, minus its star, seeks World Cup revenge against England in quarterfinals
Charlotte Observer
- Here’s what you need to know about the Hornets and star Kemba Walker’s free agency
- Amazon’s inside look at Cam Newton and Panthers’ 2018 season coming in July
- Canes obtain Finnish center Erik Haula in trade with Golden Knights
- Consider the unthinkable: 7-time champion Jimmie Johnson could miss NASCAR’s playoffs
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