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![Ken Holtzman, Who Pitched Two No-Hitters for the Cubs, Is Dead at 78](https://i0.wp.com/static01.nyt.com/images/2024/04/19/multimedia/16Holtzman-01-kctl-print1/16Holtzman-01-kctl-facebookJumbo.jpg?ssl=1)
Ken Holtzman, Who Pitched Two No-Hitters for the Cubs, Is Dead at 78
Associated media – Associated media Ken Holtzman, a left-hander who pitched two no-hitters for the Chicago Cubs and won three World Series with the Oakland…
![What could Caitlin Clark’s WNBA transition from Iowa look like?](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/04/12001012/GettyImages-2146790936-scaled-e1712895034363.jpg)
What could Caitlin Clark’s WNBA transition from Iowa look like?
Related media – Related media Reality is coming. In the words of Diana Taurasi, as spoken to Scott Van Pelt on SportsCenter, Caitlin Clark is…
![NFL Draft 2024 live updates: Latest mock draft, rankings, trades and start time](https://cdn-media.theathletic.com/mBX0v0oYxhQ3_f99gN18djMkZ_1440x960.jpg)
NFL Draft 2024 live updates: Latest mock draft, rankings, trades and start time
Linked media – Related media By now, you probably understand what Bills general manager Brandon Beane is all about. He has a history of trading…
![NFL Draft 2024 ‘The Beast’ Guide: Dane Brugler’s scouting reports and player rankings](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/04/08120251/24_NFLDraft_TheBeast-scaled.jpg)
NFL Draft 2024 ‘The Beast’ Guide: Dane Brugler’s scouting reports and player rankings
Connected media – Connected media Finally! It’s here. I’m thrilled to share this year’s draft guide with everyone. I don’t remember who first referred to…
![NBA Pre-Postseason Player Tiers 1 and 2: Wembanyama quickly rising; Giannis, Jokić steady at top](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/04/11145817/0412_NBA_PlayerTiers1_2.png)
NBA Pre-Postseason Player Tiers 1 and 2: Wembanyama quickly rising; Giannis, Jokić steady at top
Linked media – Related media Yesterday, I largely focused on setting the table for the updated NBA Pre-Postseason Players Tiers before revealing Tier 3 (players…
![U.S. Soccer took a gamble waiting for Emma Hayes, leaving USWNT’s style of play in limbo](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/04/11181903/GettyImages-2143728427-scaled.jpg)
U.S. Soccer took a gamble waiting for Emma Hayes, leaving USWNT’s style of play in limbo
Related media – Associated media In November, U.S. Soccer gambled that it was worth sacrificing a year of continuous preparation under a permanent manager to…
![Ryan Giggs and football: A very complicated relationship](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2024/04/10115041/0410_Giggs-scaled.jpg)
Ryan Giggs and football: A very complicated relationship
Associated media – Associated media The celebration was almost as glorious as the goal itself. The fuzz of chest hair, the twirling shirt, the body…
![Pat Zachry, Pitcher Known for a Lopsided Trade, Dies at 71](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/04/10/multimedia/10Zachary--02-zpqk/10Zachary--02-zpqk-facebookJumbo.jpg)
Pat Zachry, Pitcher Known for a Lopsided Trade, Dies at 71
Linked media – Connected media Pat Zachry, who was a co-winner of the National League Rookie of the Year award in 1976, but who is…
![A’s Will Finally Turn Out the Lights on Pro Sports in Oakland](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/11/17/multimedia/17nat-oakland-baseball-1-gcwm/17nat-oakland-baseball-1-gcwm-facebookJumbo.jpg)
A’s Will Finally Turn Out the Lights on Pro Sports in Oakland
Associated media – Connected media Still, the Athletics continued to be competitive, reinventing themselves by shrewdly using data to assess undervalued skills, a process that…
![Some Things Are More Important Than History](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/09/11/multimedia/00mlb-yankees-essay-wcfk/00mlb-yankees-essay-wcfk-facebookJumbo.jpg)
Some Things Are More Important Than History
Linked media – Linked media He didn’t care that it was a no-hitter. He just wanted the Yankees to win. More than five hours after…