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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a mix today. The blue category could be tough, as those teams aren’t super well-known. And if you watch a lot of TV sports programming, you might figure out the purple category. 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: The bosses.
Green group hint: Sunshine State.
Blue group hint: Minor leagues.
Purple group hint: TV titles.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Heads of an organization.
Green group: Florida college teams.
Blue group: Triple-A baseball teams.
Purple group: Last words of ESPN shows.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is heads of an organization. The four answers are brass, leadership, management and team officials.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is Florida college teams. The four answers are Bulls, Gators, Hurricanes and Seminoles.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Triple-A baseball teams. The four answers are Bats, Railriders, Sounds and Tides.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is last words of ESPN shows. The four answers are Horn, Interruption, Take and Up.
