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Today’s Connection: Sports Edition A funny one. It helps if you are familiar with the athletes of the Pacific Northwest. If you’re struggling but still want to solve it, read on for hints and answers.
Connection: The sports edition is published by The Athletic, a subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear on the NYT Games app but does appear on The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it online for free.
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Hint for today’s connection: Sports edition group
Here are four hints for grouping in today’s Connections: Sports version of the puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow indicates group: If hurt.
Green group indicates: Beaver State.
Blue indicates team: Not a surname, but…
Purple group indicates: Think of oxygen.
Answer for Today’s Connection: Sports Edition Group
yellow team: worn after injury.
green team: An Oregon athlete.
blue team: First names of USWNT players.
purple team: Wind ____.
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What are today’s connections: sports version answers?
Yellow word in today’s connection
The theme is worn after a hit. The four answers are braces, casts, slings, and splints.
Green is the word in today’s connection
The theme is an Oregon athlete. The four answers are Beaver, Duck Thorn and Timber.
Blue word in today’s connection
The theme is USWNT players’ first names. The four answers are Lily, Rose, Sam and Trinity.
Purple word in today’s connection
The theme is wind ____. The four answers are ball, bud, ball and hockey.