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 a challenging one. If you’re having trouble with today’s puzzle but still want to figure it out, keep reading for hints and solutions. 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 Comes Out of Beta. Clues for the groups in today’s sports-themed Connections. 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: Deal me in. Green group hint: Football fun. Blue group hint: GOAAAAAL! Purple group clue: Name game… Solutions for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups.