Kickstart Monday — Rose Outlasts Mickelson + Danny Green Sets NBA Finals Record

All summer long, Mountain Dew will Kickstart your morning with the top stories in sports. Here are the biggest headlines for June 17, 2013.

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What everyone is talking about this morning:

Merion Golf Club took many casualties through four days at the U.S. Open, but Justin Rose outlasted Phil Mickelson and many other big names to claim his first major championship. (BBC)

The San Antonio Spurs moved to within one game of an NBA title behind Danny Green and Manu Ginobili. Green broke Ray Allen's NBA Finals record of 22 3-pointers in the series while Ginobili had his best game of the season. (MySanAntonio.com)

Tampa Bay Rays' pitcher Alex Cobb was released from the hospital one day after taking a line drive off the side of his head. (ESPN.com)

Italy beat Mexico 2-1 in the Confederations Cup on a 78th-minute goal from strike Mario Balotelli. (FIFA.com)

Top-seeded North Carolina lost its opening game of the College World Series to rival NC State on Sunday. (USA Today)

Get started on tonight:

Only one game will take place in the Confederations Cup today as Tahiti makes its first appearance against Nigeria at 3pm CT on ESPN. (BBC)

There are two College World Series games today. The first is an elimination game between Louisville and Oregon State at 2pm. Mississippi State and Indiana play a winner's bracket game at 7pm. (CWS)

The Stanley Cup Finals move to Boston with the series tied 1-1. Both teams will be battling fatigue after playing four overtimes. Game starts at 7pm CT on NBC Sports Network. (NBC Sports)