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Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today's Connections: Sports Edition is a fun one. I thought the blue category was the easiest group of the four, but maybe that's because I'm a movie buff. If you're struggling but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times. It doesn't show up in the NYT Games app but appears in The Athletic's own app. Or you can play it for free online. Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta Hints for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group. Yellow group hint: You need strength for this. Green group hint: Lone Star State. Blue group hint: Gonna fly now. Purple group hint: Apparel hidden in the words. Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups Yellow group: Weighlifting needs. Green group: Follows "Texas." Blue group: Characters in the Rocky franchise, familiarly. Purple group: Starts with a piece of clothing. Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers? The yellow words in today's Connections The theme is weightlifting needs. The four answers are barbell, bench, plates and spotter. The green words in today's Connections The theme is follows "Texas." The four answers are A&M, Longhorns, Rangers and Tech. The blue words in today's Connections The theme is characters in the Rocky franchise, familiarly. The four answers are Adrian, Apollo, Clubber and Rocky. The purple words in today's Connections The theme is starts with a piece of clothing. The four answers are Beltré, Capitals, shoestring catch and shortstop.
