All summer long, Mountain Dew will Kickstart your morning with the top stories in sports. Here are the biggest headlines for June 18, 2013.

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Australia Qualifies for World Cup
Tim Cahill of the Socceroos celebrates with fans after cecoming the third country to qualify for the FIFA 2014 World Cup. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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What people are talking about this morning:

Boston didn't need overtime in game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals in a 2-0 win over the Blackhawks, which gives the Bruins a 2-1 lead in the series. (Boston.com)

Alabama landed its 13th commitment of the 2014 class, center J.C. Hassenauer out of Minnesota. (99.1 WDGM)

Mississippi State stays undefeated in the College World Series with a 5-4 comeback win over Indiana. (The Clarion-Ledger)

Three Atlanta radio hosts were fired after an offensive radio bit which made made a joke about former NFL player Steve Gleason's ALS. (Deadspin)

Max Scherzer became the first pitcher to begin a season 10-0 since Rogers Clemens began the 1997 season 11-0. (CBS Sports)

 

Get started on tonight:

It's do or die time for the Miami Heat as it returns to South Beach for game 6 of the NBA Finals. The Spurs have a chance to close out the franchise's 5th championship tonight at 8:00pm CT. (NBA.com)

One of the two College World Series favorites will be sent home without a single victory today. North Carolina and LSU play at 2pm CT on ESPN in an elimination game. (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

USA continues its World Cup Qualifying against a depleted Honduras squad with a chance to build its lead in the CONCACAF table. That game will air on ESPN at 7:30pm CT. (Goal.com)

 

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