Weekend Rap

Sources: UConn to return to Big East for basketball; football future uncertain.... NHL Draft sees uptick in top U.S.-born prospects ....Another horse death at Santa Anita as meet winds down

Today's Back Pages....

The Weekend Rap  offers today's back page sports covers from some of North America's major metropolitan tabloids:

Hit The Ground Running: The Week Ahead

THE DAILY 's week ahead: June 24-30.

MONDAY

• College World Series Finals Game 1: Michigan vs. Vanderbilt (TD Ameritrade Park, Omaha)

• ATP Turkish Airlines Open Antalya begins (Antalya, Turkey)

TUESDAY

• College World Series Finals Game 2: Michigan vs. Vanderbilt (TD Ameritrade Park, Omaha)

• ATP/WTA Nature Valley International begins (Eastbourne, Great Britain)

WEDNESDAY

• College World Series Finals Game 3 (if necessary): Michigan vs. Vanderbilt (TD Ameritrade Park, Omaha)

THURSDAY

• PGA Tour Rocket Mortgage Classic begins (Detroit Golf Club)

• LPGA Walmart NW Arkansas Championship begins (Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, Ark.)

FRIDAY

• NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Camping World 225 (Chicagoland Speedway)

SATURDAY

• NASCAR Xfinity Series Camping World 300 (Chicagoland Speedway)

• UFC on ESPN 3: Francis Ngannou vs. Junior dos Santos (Target Center, Minneapolis)

SUNDAY

• Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Camping World 400 (Chicagoland Speedway)

• F1 Austrian GP (Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria)

If you know of any events that should be in our calendar, send them to us at lsmith@sportsbusinessdaily.com .

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