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TODAY Connections: Sports Edition a difficult one. Pennsylvanians, you can have an edge here, and so can fans of an NBA star. If you’re having trouble with the puzzle now but still want to solve it, read on for instructions and answers.

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Standards for Today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four clues for those who gather connections today: Puzzle Edition Edition, which is in the easiest yellow group of the Grous (and sometimes poisonous) Purple Group.

Yellow Group Hint: Flip!

Green Group Hint: The Systeme State.

Blue Group Hint: Melo.

Purple Group Hint: Participating in a sport, in addition to another word.

Answers for Today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow Group: Words heard during a coin toss.

Green Group: Pennsylvania College Team nicknames.

Blue group: Teams Carmelo Anthony played for.

Purple Group: Play ____.

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What are the connections today: Sports Edition Answers?

The yellow words in today’s connections

The theme heard in the words during a coin toss. The four answers are sad, heads, receive and tails.

The green words in today’s connections

The theme is Pennsylvania College Team nicknames. The four answers are the Nittany Lions, Owls, Panthers and Quakers.

The blue words in today’s connections

The theme is the teams Carmelo Anthony played for. The four answers are the Knicks, Lakers, Nuggets and Orange.

The words in purple in today’s connections

The theme is played ____. The four answers are action, calling, Creator and off.

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