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Connection: If you are your town, and you are a fan of shoes, today’s sports version may be a breeze. However, that purple category…continue reading the tips and answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is no longer using Beta, making its debut in the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 9. This shows that the game has gained enough loyal players, and the sports game is The Athletic, a subscription-based sports news website owned by The The Times, will continue to be released. It does not show up in the NYT Games app, but now it appears in Athletic's own app. Or, you can continue to play it online for free.
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Today's contact tips: Sports Edition Group
Here are four tips for grouping in today’s connections: Sports Edition puzzles, rankings from the simplest yellow group to the tough (sometimes strange) purple group.
Yellow group tips: Not a beginner.
Green group tips: Footwear.
Blue group tips: Legend of the Wind City.
Purple Group Tips: Mix one football word.
Today's contact answer: Sports Edition Group
Yellow group: The second string.
Green Group: Sports shoes brand.
Blue group: Chicago Sports Great Man.
Purple group: Anagram for the NFL team.
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What is the connection today: Sports version answer?
Complete NYT Connections: A Sports Edition puzzle for April 30, 2025, #219.
Yellow words in today's connection
The subject is the second string. These four answers are backup, fill, reserve and sub.
Green Words in Today's Connection
The theme is the sports shoe brand. These four answers are New Balance, Nike, Puma and Reebok.
Blue Words in Today's Connection
The theme is Chicago Sports Great. The four answers are Bank, Jordan, Mikita and Payton.
Purple Words in Today's Connection
The theme is the word for the NFL team. These four answers are jokes (jets), Mars (ram), repacking (packers) and sabre (bear).
Quick tips for connecting: Sports Edition
#1: Don't catch the simplest group. For each word, consider other sports categories that it might fit – is this a word that can be used in football or a word that describes the scoring options?
#2: The second meaning is important. This puzzle likes to use last names or even university names that mean other things, tricking you into thinking they are words rather than names.
#3: The opposite is true. Words like injury seem to be a regular word, but it is also the last name of at least one professional athlete.
