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Connection: Sports version May be tough today. You will see a bunch of single and double characters. See if you can understand how they are related. Read for hints and answers.
Connects: Sports Edition is now out of Beta, Super Bowl on Sunday, February 9, February 9. It is a symptom that the game has achieved sufficiently loyal players that the Times-owned subscription-based sports journalism site athletic will continue to publish it. It does not appear in the NYT Games app but now Athletic appears on its own app. Or you can continue to play it online for free.
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Hints for today’s connections: Sports version groups
There are four hints for grouping in today’s connections: the Sports version is the puzzle, the easiest yellow group is tough (and sometimes bizarre) in the purple group.
Hint of yellow groups: Play the ball!
Hint of green groups: Championship.
The indigestion of the blue group: Sunny California City.
Hint of violet group: Keep an eye on or protect.
Answer for today’s connections: Sports version groups
Yellow group: Baseball/Softball Location, briefly
Green group: WW
Blue group: San Diego team.
Purple group: ____ Guard.
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What are today’s connections: Answers to the Sports version?
Finished NYT connections: May 29, 2025, #248 Sports version puzzle for #248.
Yellow words in today’s connections
The theme is baseball/softball position, in short. Are four answers
Green words in today’s connections
The theme is WBSWS. The four answers are colleges, series, women and world.
Blue words in today’s connections
The theme is San Diego team. The four answers are Aztecs, FC, Padres and Wave.
Purple words in today’s connections
The theme is ____ Guard. The four answers are the face, point, shin and shooting.