Kickstart Thursday — Cowardly Aaron Hernandez + Black Wednesday at Wimbledon

All summer long, Mountain Dew will Kickstart your morning with the top stories in sports. Here are the biggest headlines for June 27, 2013.

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What people are talking about this morning:

Aaron Hernandez was arrested for murder yesterday. His hometown paper gives a good background. (The Courant)

Dwight Howard appears to be headed out of Los Angeles as it's being reported that he's unlikely to resign with the Lakers. (ESPN LA)

Upsets and injuries were the story at Wimbledon. (USA Today)

The Yankees problems continue to get worse as Mark Teixeira will have to undergo wrist surgery and will miss the rest of the season. (NY Post)

Larry Bird is returning to run the Indiana Pacers again. (CBS Sports)

Get started on tonight:

The NBA Draft gets underway at 6pm CT on ESPN tonight in one of the weakest drafts in years. (NBA.com)

The X Games take flight in Munich, Germany, tonight at 7pm CT on ESPN2. (ESPN)