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Connections: Sports Edition has a very simple category, especially if you are a fan of horses. The others are not scary, although there are a few long words that hardly fit into the grid. Continue reading the tips and answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is no longer Beta, now making its debut in the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 9. This shows that the game has gained enough loyal players, indicating that The Athletic is a subscription-based sports news website owned by Times and will continue to publish it. 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: NFL department.
Green group tips: Kings movement.
Blue group tips: Laverne and Shirley's hometown.
Purple Group Tips: Basketball coach.
Today's contact answer: Sports Edition Group
Yellow group: AFC Southern player.
Green Group: The first sentence of a famous horse racing.
Blue group: Milwaukee sports are great.
Purple group: Team coached by Rick Pitino.
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What is the connection today: Sports version answer?
Full NYT Connections: Sports Edition May 17, 2025, #236.
Yellow words in today's connection
The theme is AFC Southern Players. The four answers are Colt, Jaguar, Texas and Titans.
Green Words in Today's Connection
The theme is the first sentence of a famous horse racing. The four answers are Belmont, Breeders, Kentucky and Prekness.
Blue Words in Today's Connection
The subject is the great people of Milwaukee sports. These four answers are Abdul-Jabbar, Antetokounmpo, Molitor and Yount.
Purple Words in Today's Connection
The theme is a team coached by Rick Pitino. The four answers are Celtics, Iona, Panathinaikos and St. John.
