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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.
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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: 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.