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Installation of a new playing surface continues at the University of Cincinnati Baseball Stadium, Monday, June 12, 2023, in Cincinnati. The university is set to move into the Big 12 Conference in July.

Good morning. I’m Dan Horn and I cover enterprise and investigative stories for The Enquirer.

Sports reporter Scott Springer and I wrote a story today about how sports betting upended the baseball programs at the University of Cincinnati and the University of Alabama. We explain why a wager placed in Cincinnati on April 28 sent up “red flags,” and we describe how that bet led to firings at UC and Alabama.

We also dig into the booming business of sports betting and the challenges it creates for athletes, coaches, leagues, schools and regulators. Money is pouring in, but there’s also a cost.

As one expert told us: “It’s going to get worse before it gets better.”

Read more about what we found out in our story at Cincinnati.com today.

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What else you need to know Tuesday, June 13

🌦️ Weather: High of 74. Breezy in the morning; otherwise, times of clouds and sun with a shower in places in the afternoon.

⚾ All-Star voting: Matt McLain leads the way for the Reds.

🎤 Taylor Swift's Eras Tour:8 tips for Cincinnati stop this month.

🍽️ Where to eat: It's easy to mess up fried green tomatoes. This Covington restaurant does not.

🏢 Downtown Cincinnati: What is it really like living and working downtown?

Before you go: Is it summer yet? ☀️

The sunsets over the Ohio River near the Roebling Suspension Bridge Sunday, May 26, 2023.

The first day of meteorological summer was June 1. The astronomical season starts June 21, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.

Astronomical season changes are marked by solstices or equinoxes. The meteorological start of the season is based on annual temperature cycles and the 12-month calendar, which is mainly used by meteorologists.

So ... is it summer yet? That's up to you. Just enjoy the view.

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Today's Top Stories

An aerial view of the Queensgate and West End neighborhoods of Cincinnati.

• Cincinnati leaders to apologize for destruction of Black neighborhood in 1950s

Reddit users are protesting the company's plan to charge for API access.

• R/cincinnati, a local subreddit, goes dark to join nationwide Reddit protest

Piada Italian Street Food, a Columbus-based, fast-casual restaurant chain, opened in Westwood on Monday.

• This Italian food chain just opened in Westwood, its 5th Greater Cincinnati location

The Ironweed Nursery in Shelby County is run by Alicia Bosela, a botanist who gathered 200 or more species native to Kentucky so she can share them with others. June 7, 2023

• Kentucky botanist finds and grows rare native plants. Here's where you can get them

Taylor Swift is coming to Cincinnati for the first time in 13 years June 30 and July 1.

• This is why we can't have nice things: Tips for avoiding Eras Tour ticket scammers

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