Searching for the latest regular Connections answers? Click 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 challenging. Keep in mind that the last names of many athletes resemble everyday words, so if you’re struggling to organize the answers, consider if a specific word might be an athlete’s surname. 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, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It’s not 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 Exits 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: Football division. Green group hint: They catch the pigskin. Blue group hint: College hoopsters. Purple group hint: Where’s the glass slipper?
