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)
Goodbye Halifax Town, Hello Love Island
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Don’t Listen To John Smoltz’s Pitching Advice
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New MLB Superstar Incoming From Seattle
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A Mulleted Aussie Snatches The Claret Jug
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An Unhappy Return To The Valley
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College Hoops Heads Back To The Sea
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Tiger Tears Into LIV Golf
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Cricket, Russian Gamblers, And An Unbelievable Con
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An NBA Star Actually Wants To Stay Put?
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Slovakia Steals The Show In Montreal
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Carolina Can’t Stop Trading For QBs
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Mad Max Makes His Return
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Wimbledon’s Bad Boy Keeps On Winning
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The Super-Conference Era Is Coming
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The Hawks Push In Their Chips
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Put A Ring On It: WNBA Star Storms Out Of Phoenix
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Wales. Golf. LAFC?
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After 21 Years, The Cup Returns To Colorado
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Orlando Pulls A Surprise Out Of Its Hat
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Goodell Gets Grilled On Capitol Hill
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Gronk Heads Back To His 'Retirement Home' (For Now)
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College Baseball’s 'Bad News Bears' Stay In The Hunt
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A Steph Curry Coronation
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Burakovsky Buries The Bolts
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Step Aside Real Housewives, Here Comes Pro Golf
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Maple Jordan Has His Finals Moment
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An Irish Goodbye For The Volunteers
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America’s Most Dominant Team Resides In Oklahoma
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The Celtics Find Their Secret Sauce
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Another Deshaun Watson Bombshell
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Rams Back Up The Brink's Truck
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Ukraine's World Cup Dream, Deferred
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A (Fitz)Magical Ride Comes To An End
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Madden Drops Its New Cover With A 'Boom!'
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Goals Galore: An 80s NHL Throwback In Denver
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Rangers Storm Past The Hurricanes
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A Finals Return For Golden State
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Gruden Wins In Court, Kaepernick Gets His Shot
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Mavs Make It Rain In Dallas
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Tampa Puts An End To The Battle For Florida
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The Warriors Wrangle Luka And The Mavs
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Introducing The Lead: Starting Five
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