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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 analysis you need to start your day, with The Lead: Starting Five.

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In Evangelical homes across the United States, sex outside of marriage is a sin against God. So, when Abbi becomes pregnant at 16, her devout parents hide her away at the Liberty Godparent Home, a little-known facility for pregnant teens on the campus of Liberty University. The Home says it helps girls decide what comes next – whether that’s parenting their babies or placing them for adoption. But inside the facility, the girls hear a different message: God wants their babies to go to more “deserving” Christian couples. Some girls will find the strength to fight back. Others will have no choice but to give in. And some, like Abbi, will turn their grief into resistance – and take a stand against the system before more mothers lose their children to adoptions they never wanted. 

 

From Wondery, host and reporter T. J. Raphael tells a startling true story of young love, coercion, and defiance – and the dangerous resurgence of maternity homes in post-Roe America.

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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 analysis you need to start your day, five days a week, with The Lead: Starting Five.

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Introducing The Lead: Starting Five

Plus: Justin Thomas defies the odds at Southern Hills. And a dramatic Premier League title race comes down to the wire. 

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The Warriors Wrangle Luka And The Mavs

Plus: The Heat go ice cold in Boston. And Naomi Osaka's trouble with clay continues at Roland Garros. 

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Tampa Puts An End To The Battle For Florida

Plus: Connor McDavid and The Oilers take control in the Battle Of Alberta. And Louisville takes a page out of the Coach Cal recruiting playbook.

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Mavs Make It Rain In Dallas

Plus: The Celtics survive a rock fight in Miami. And a baseball legend lends a helping hand to a struggling slugger in the Bay.

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Gruden Wins In Court, Kaepernick Gets His Shot

Plus: The NHL’s brightest star gets his signature playoff moment in Calgary. And some rare positive health news for Zion Williamson. 

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A Finals Return For Golden State

Plus: Another European triumph for the kings of the Champions League. And two major leaguers take a fantasy football dispute way too far. 

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Rangers Storm Past The Hurricanes

Plus: The King of Clay comes through again at Roland Garros. And 'The Captain' finally gets on social media, but is he really committed to the posting life?

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Goals Galore: An 80s NHL Throwback In Denver

Plus: Ukraine's World Cup quest heads to dream land. And the Rangers "Kid Line" puts a hurting on one of the NHL's best goalies.

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Madden Drops Its New Cover With A 'Boom!'

Plus: The Warriors go full steamroll mode in Game 2. And Max Scherzer wants you to know that nothing happened with his dog.

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Ukraine's World Cup Dream, Deferred

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