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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a bit tricky. The blue category was a real stumper for me, though I found the purple group easy today for a change. 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 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: On the ice.
Green group hint: Run and jump.
Blue group hint: Baseball bosses.
Purple group hint: Golden State schools.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: NHL teams with singular nicknames
Green group: A bit of track and field equipment.
Blue group: MLB managers.
Purple group: Mascots for University of California schools in the singular.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
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The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is NHL teams with singular nicknames. The four answers are Avalanche, Kraken, Lightning and Mammoth.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is a bit of track and field equipment. The four answers are baton, hurdle, javelin and pole.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is MLB managers. The four answers are Cash, Counsell, Marmol and Vogt.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is mascots for University of California schools, in the singular. The four answers are Banana Slug, Bruin, Gaucho and Golden Bear.
