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It was a difficult day for me to play Connections: Sports Edition. The blue and purple groups are always the hardest, but now, if you don’t know anything about two specific players, you can’t get both right. Continue reading for tips and answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.

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Announcements for today’s 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.

Yellow group indicator: Take a strike.

Green group hint: What you get if you win.

Blue group hint: Leader of several hoops teams.

Purple group hint: He won the Heisman.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Push (a ball).

Green group: Trophies.

Blue group: Coached by John Calipari.

Purple group: With Lamar Jackson.

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What are the answers today Connections: Sports Edition?

The yellow words in the current Connections

The theme is propel (a ball). The four answers are bowl, roll, sling and spin.

The green words in the current Connections

The theme is trophies. The four answers are Ballon d’Or, Heisman, Lombardi and Vezina.

The blue words in the current Connections

The theme was coached by John Calipari. The four answers are Arkansas, Kentucky, Memphis and UMass.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is associated with Lamar Jackson. The four answers are 8, Louisville, quarterback and Ravens.