The Lead: Starting Five

Plus: A youth movement continues to pay dividends in Baltimore. And the WNBA MVP frontrunner puts on another electric performance.

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Plus: Shohei Ohtani continues to rake (and deal) as the Angels push for a Wild Card. And Travis Kelce embraces the Vegas way of life at The Match

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Plus: Steve Cohen faces the New York media as the Mets season spirals. And Simon Biles takes the first steps toward Paris 2024.

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Plus: The Braves can’t stop winning — or hitting home runs. And would you trade Tobias Harris for a cookie?

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Plus: The Mets continue a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad June. And Conor McDavid caps his historic season with a nice piece of hardware.

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Plus: Atlanta pumps the breaks on baseball’s hottest young upstarts. And the Liberty get a gutty comeback win ahead of a pivotal Eastern Conference clash.

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Plus: The Men’s College World Series final is now set after a dramatic night in Omaha. And an AL slugger gets back in a groove at just the right time.

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Plus: A new look USWNT roster drops a month out from the World Cup. And the Bengals-Chiefs feud keeps escalating.

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Plus: The Rays have some unexpected competition at the top of MLB's most competitive division. And Geno Auriemma says it's time to just win baby.

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Plus: Chris Paul was surprised as everyone else to find out he was traded. And a tennis legend shows she might just have a little more left in the tank.

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