Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for March 24, #182

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Connections: Sports Edition has a couple of categories that play off athlete names that are also regular words, Know your rosters, and you'll do OK. Read on for hints and the answers.

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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: Splish-splash.

Green group hint: Win your league.

Blue group hint: Star hoopsters.

Purple group hint: Signal callers.

Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Four main swimming strokes.

Green group: Types of fantasy leagues.

Blue group: NBA No. 1 picks.

Purple group: NFL QBs, minus a letter.

What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?

completed-nyt-connections-sports-edition-march-24-2025.png — The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition for March 24, 2025.

The yellow words in today's Connections

The theme is four main swimming strokes. The four answers are back, breast, fly and free.

The green words in today's Connections

The theme is types of fantasy leagues. The four answers are dynasty, keeper, redraft and rotisserie.

The blue words in today's Connections

The theme is NBA No. 1 picks. The four answers are Brand, Towns, Wall and Worthy.

The purple words in today's Connections

The theme is NFL QBs, minus a letter. The four answers are Cousin, Field, Hurt and May.

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