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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition was fun but not too difficult. It helps to know a little baseball, and to be familiar with football in a certain city acclaimed for its weather and zoo. 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: Throw it in there.
Green group hint: How to watch.
Blue group hint: Signal-callers, in a famously sunny city.
Purple group hint: Moving back and forth.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Baseball pitches that end in “ball.”
Green group: Ways to take in a sporting event.
Blue group: Chargers QBs, past and present.
Purple group: Things one can swing.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for June 10, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is baseball pitches that end in “ball.” The four answers are curve, fast, knuckle and screw.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is ways to take in a sporting event. The four answers are in person, radio, streaming and television.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Chargers QBs, past and present. The four answers are Brees, Fouts, Herbert and Rivers.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is things one can swing. The four answers are baseball bat, fist, golf club and momentum.
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.
