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 offers a fun blend of sports. 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 isn’t available in the NYT Games app, but it is in The Athletic’s app. Alternatively, you can play it online for free. 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: Think Mary Lou Retton. Green group hint: Think Muhammad Ali. Blue group hint: Taylor Swift’s fiancé is one. Purple group hint: Hockey teams. Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups. Yellow group: Gymnastics equipment. Green group: In the boxing ring. Blue group: First names of NFL tight ends. Purple group: Beginnings of NHL team names. Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: The Most Common Letters in English Words.