The Lead: Starting Five
The Lead: Starting Five is a new daily sports show from the creators of the award-winning podcast, The Lead. Every weekday, our team of perennial all-star hosts breaks down five of the biggest sports stories of the day, in 10 minutes. Whether it’s Tom Brady un-retiring (seriously, how did we fall for that), LeBron James hinting at another return to Cleveland, or a minor league mascot getting named ‘Blob’ through a Twitter fan vote, you’ll hear about it on Starting Five. Get the sports news and a...
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Episodes (392)
Will A Nuggets Slump Cost Jokic The MVP?
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A Seasoned Pro Starts His Vegas Residency
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It’s ‘Sho-Time’ At The WBC
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Good-ish KD Injury News
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PSG Fails Another Champions League Test
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A Giant Bet On Danny Dimes
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Can Derek Carr Win In Nola?
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The Mavs-Suns Rivalry Gets ‘Some Smoke’
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A Strikeout... In Hyperspeed
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KD Is Back, Now The Suns Race The Clock
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Big Apple Blockbuster: A Former-MVP Lands In NYC
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The Knicks Are Surging. What’s Their Ceiling?
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Pitchers (And Hitters), You’re On The Clock
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A Fireballer Unlike Any Other
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San Diego’s $340 Million Question Mark
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A Chaotic Classic In The Champions League
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New Team, Same Russ?
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Mal Swanson’s Resurgence Continues
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Man City Are Back On Top
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Carr Leaves Las Vegas. Rodgers Enters The Dark.
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High Tide: There’s A New Top Squad In College Hoops
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5 Takeaways From An Unforgettable Super Bowl
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Mahomes Is The MVP, Again
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Two Deadline Blockbusters Shake Up The West
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The King Passes The Captain
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One Sea Lion’s Super Bowl Prediction
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Dallas Bets On A Maverick
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Dodgeball, Water Balloons, And A Very Odd Pro Bowl
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Empire State Of Mind: Stewie Lands In NYC
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Can Sean Payton Get Russ To Play The Hits?
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Fear The Fox: Sac Town Has A New Clutch King
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It's Mahomes’ House
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The Bengals-Chiefs Feud Gets Feisty
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Tito And ‘The Hog’: A Skipper Finds His Scooter
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A-Rod, Manny Miss Out On Cooperstown (Again)
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Djokovic Closes In On History
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Mr. Irrelevant Just Won't Lose
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Andy Murray's Aussie All-Nighter
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The Coach Who Was Fired And Replaced... By Himself?
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Another Top Team Falls In Manhattan
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Dak Gets His Playoff Moment
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Angel City Makes NWSL History
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A Sitcom Star Turns Race Car Driver
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Correa Finally Finds A Home (We Think)
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Stetson Bennett Cements His Legacy
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The Lions Punch Seattle’s Ticket
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Damar Hamlin Wins The Game Of Life
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How The Nets Came Back From The Brink
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CR7 Takes His Money And Runs
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Damar Hamlin Collapses On MNF
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