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)
Are The Bulls Running Toward A Rebuild?
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A Late Twist In The NFL MVP Race
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Messi Gets His Fairy Tale Ending
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Mbappé And Messi’s Pursuit Of Pelé And Maradona
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The Young Core Powering Indiana’s Surprising Start
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Vintage Messi Puts Argentina On The Doorstep
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Arizona’s Season Goes From Disappointing To Disaster
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The Lions Can’t Stop… Winning?
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B.G. Comes Home
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Aaron Judge’s Big Bet Pays Off
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Ronaldo Rides The Pine. Portugal Dominate.
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Brazil Reintroduce Us To The 'Joga Bonito'
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A New Face In The College Football Playoff
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Morocco And Japan Turn The World Cup On Its Head
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Boston’s Offense Is Breaking Basketball
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No Pain, No Gain: Pulisic Has His World Cup Moment
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The Best Team In Baseball Adds An MVP
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Baltimore’s Fatal Flaw Strikes Again
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Messi’s Final World Cup Starts With Disaster
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How It All Went Wrong For The USMNT
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Tennessee’s Dream Season Turns Into A Nightmare
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Are The Titans A Dark Horse Contender?
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Two AL Contenders Get Baseball's Hot Stove Cooking
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Tom Izzo Might Have Another Contender
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An Absurd End To Philly’s Undefeated Run
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Buffalo’s Road To The Super Bowl Just Got Harder
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Who’s In, Who’s Out: The U.S. World Cup Squad Is Set
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Ohio State Overwhelms The Vols
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Indy Throws Experience Out The Window
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Now Dusty Baker Has Really Done It All
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Astros Arms (And Gloves) Rule Game 5
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Houston Hurls A World Series No-No
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An Offensive Explosion Shakes South Philadelphia
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Cleveland Rocks Burrow And The Bengals
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Christian McCaffrey Does It All
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Can The Nets Stop... Anybody?
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Mr. Unlimited Takes His Workout Regime To The Skies
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Aaron Rodgers Pinpoints The Pack’s Problem
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Ja Learned How To Shoot, Uh-Oh
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The Juggernaut Vs. The Upstart
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“El Traffico” Steals The Show
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It’s Brother Against Brother In The NLCS
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Sixers And Lakers Flop, Celts And Warriors Pop
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Broncos Country, Let’s Ride (Into The Abyss)
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Josh Allen’s MVP Moment
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The Great Dolphins Ping Pong Dispute
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Barça Need A Champions League Miracle
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Houston, We Have A Walk-Off
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Confirmed: Mahomes And Kelce Are Still Good
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The Thursday Night Game That Almost Broke Us
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