Kickstart Friday — Heat Repeat + Warrant Issued for Hernandez

All summer long, Mountain Dew will Kickstart your morning with the top stories in sports. Here are the biggest headlines for June 21, 2013.

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What people are talking about this morning:

LeBron James propelled the Miami Heat to a second straight NBA Championship with a 95-88 win over the San Antonio Spurs. (Miami Herald)

An arrest warrant reportedly has been issued for New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez for obstruction of justice in the murder investigation of a 27-year-old man. (CBS Boston)

North Carolina showed why it is the top seed in the College World Series by eliminating rival NC State 7-0 on a strong pitching performance by Hobbs Johnson. (News Observer)

USA Women's Soccer striker Abby Wambach passed Mia Hamm with 160 goals in international competition, making her the highest scoring player of all time. (ESPNW)

Rapper Jay-Z will be representing NBA players officially now that he has been certified. (CBS Sports)

Despite all of the assumption that Kentucky forward Nerlens Noel would be the top overall pick in the NBA Draft, speculation has begun to surface that the Cavaliers might select Maryland's Alex Len instead. (CBS Sports)

Get started on the weekend:

Only four teams remain in the College World Series and the semifinals begin today. Mississippi State plays Oregon State at 2pm CT and UCLA faces UNC at 7pm CT. (ESPN)

Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final gets started at 7pm CT on Saturday with the series tied a 2-2. (NHL)

The NASCAR season is heating up and the race to the Chase is getting more competitive every week. Drivers head to Sonoma for a road course on Sunday (ESPN)