Morehead City topped host Fayetteville, 5-4, on Thursday night, ending a 5-game winning streak for the SwampDogs and clinching the first-half East Division championship in the Coastal Plain League for the visitors. … New high school baseball rules will allow designated hitters to play a defensive position next year. … HighSchoolOT will live stream the East-West All-Star games in basketball, soccer and football from Greensboro, July 15-17. … NBA finals MVP Kawhi Leonard of Toronto reportedly will meet with the Clippers and Lakers in Los Angeles as he looks at his options when the free agency period starts Sunday. … The Big East has approved the addition of Connecticut from the American Athletic Conference. The Huskies’ future on the gridiron in uncertain since the Big East doesn’t have football.