Searching for the latest regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, plus our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, and Strands puzzles. Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a challenging one. Keep in mind that some surnames double as words with meanings, and vice versa. If you’re having trouble with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, keep reading for hints and answers. Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, a subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It isn’t available in the NYT Games app, but it is in The Athletic’s app. Alternatively, you can play it for free online. Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Emerges from Beta. Clues for today’s Connections: Sports Edition categories. Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group. Yellow group hint: Put ’em together for…. Green group hint: College towns. Blue group hint: Fire it in there!.
