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Connection: Sports Edition is probably the toughest version I've solved. I'm not embarrassed to say that I don't know what the purple category even means and have to look it up. Maybe Europeans will be ace. 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.
Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzles come from Beta
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: Big Apple Jox.
Green group tips: College group.
Blue group tips:Speed it there.
Purple Group Tips: French fans, this is for you.
Today's contact answer: Sports Edition Group
Yellow group: New York athlete.
Green Group:NCAA.
Blue group: The pitcher won multiple CY Young awards.
Purple group: Ligue 1 Team.
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What is the connection today: Sports version answer?
Complete NYT Connections: A Sports Edition puzzle for April 29, 2025.
Yellow words in today's connection
The theme is New York athletes. These four answers are Giant, Nick, Meet and Ranger.
Green Words in Today's Connection
The subject is NCAA. These four answers are associations, sports, universities and nations.
Blue Words in Today's Connection
The theme is pitchers who have won multiple CY Young awards. These four answers are Halladay, Maddux, Scherzer and Seaver.
Purple Words in Today's Connection
The theme is the Ligue 1 team. These four answers are lenses, Lille, Nice and Strasbourg.
The toughest link: Sports Edition category
Connection: The sports puzzle can be tough, but it really depends on the sports you know best. Everything my husband has to do with Formula 1 and my best friend is a hockey enthusiast and I can answer any questions about the Minnesota team.
That said, it's hard to choose the toughest connection category, but this is something that I've found incredibly encouraging lately.
#1: Series A Club, January 11. Answer: Atlanta, Juventus, Lazio, Rome.
#2: WNBA MVPS, January 21. Answers: Catchings, Delle Donne, Fowles, and Stewart.
#3: Premier League Nickname, January 17. Answer: Bees, cherries, foxes and hammers.
