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TODAY Connections: Sports Edition quite challenging. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for tips and answers.

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Notifications for current Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groups in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes surprising) purple group.

Notice the yellow group: Play ball!

Green group hint: We won!

Blue group hint: Huskies playing hoops.

Purple group hint: College division.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Found on a baseball field.

Green group: Rewards for winning a championship.

Blue group: UConn women’s basketball greats.

Purple group: A Mountain West athlete.

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What are the answers today Connections: Sports Edition?

The yellow words in the current Connections

The theme appears on a baseball field. The four answers are backstop, bullpen, dugout and on-deck circle.

The green words in the current Connections

The theme is the rewards of winning a championship. The four answers are bonus, parade, ring and trophy.

The blue words in the current Connections

The theme is UConn women’s basketball greats. The four answers are Bird, Cash, Collier and Wolf.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is Mountain West athletics. The four answers are Aggie, Aztec, Cowboy and Ram.

Hardest Connection: Sports Edition categories

The Connections: Sports Edition puzzle can be difficult, but it really depends on which sports you know best. My husband aces anything related to Formula 1, my best friend is a hockey buff, and I can answer any question about the Minnesota teams.
That said, it’s hard to pick the toughest Connection categories, but here are a few that I found particularly inspiring.

#1: Serie A Clubs. Answers: Atalanta, Juventus, Lazio, Roma.

#2: WNBA MVPs. Answers: Catchings, Delle Donne, Fowles and Stewart.

#3: Premier League team nicknames. Answer: Bees, Cherries, Foxes and Hammers.

#4: Homophones in NBA player names. Answer: Barns, Connect, Heart and Hero.