Here are the answers for Connections: Sports Edition.
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Connections: Sports Edition is a bit of a stumper today. Let's hope you know past LA stars, and are familiar with football, baseball and hockey. Read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That's a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn't show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic's own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.
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Hints for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups
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: Skater boy
Green group hint: College group
Blue group hint: Timberlake and Bieber, also
Purple group hint: LA stars
Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: An NHL player
Green group: SEC schools
Blue group: Famous Justins
Purple group: Dodgers in the Baseball Hall of Fame, familiarly
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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections Sports Edition puzzle for April 5, 2025, ...