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To solve today’s Connections: Sports Edition, it helps if you know the roster of a certain Florida team. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for 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: Ouch!
Green group hint: Behind the mic.
Blue group hint: Florida athletes.
Purple group hint: Not tall.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Sports injuries.
Green group: NFL broadcasters.
Blue group: Jacksonville Jaguars players.
Purple group: Short ____.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is sports injuries. The four answers are break, pull, sprain and tear.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is NFL broadcasters. The four answers are Buck, Eagle, Michaels and Nantz.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Jacksonville Jaguars players. The four answers are Etienne, Lawrence, Little and Strange.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is short ____. The four answers are corner, handed, hop and stop.
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