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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.
Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta
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, #194.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is an NHL player. The four answers are Devil, Oiler, Sabre and Star.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is SEC schools. The four answers are Alabama, Auburn, Florida and Tennessee.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is famous Justins. The four answers are Gatlin, Herbert, Houston and Verlander.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is Dodgers in the Baseball Hall of Fame, familiarly. The four answers are Duke, Jackie, Pee Wee and Sandy.
Toughest Connections: Sports Edition categories
The Connections: Sports Edition puzzle can be tough, but it really depends on which sports you know the most about. My husband aces anything having to do with Formula 1, my best friend is a hockey buff, and I can answer any question about Minnesota teams.
That said, it’s hard to pick the toughest Connections categories, but here are some I found exceptionally mind-blowing recently.
#1: Series A Clubs, Jan. 11. Answers: Atalanta, Juventus, Lazio, Roma.
#2: WNBA MVPs, Jan. 21. Answers: Catchings, Delle Donne, Fowles and Stewart.
#3: Premier League team nicknames, Jan. 17. Answers: Bees, Cherries, Foxes and Hammers.
#4: Homophones of NBA player names, Jan. 26. Answers: Barns, Connect, Heart and Hero.
