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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition was really tough for me. Sometimes I wish the New York Times would switch from a Connections: Sports Edition puzzle to a Connections: Movie Edition, or Connections: Music Edition. My sports knowledge is maybe weaker than I thought. Read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to 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: Touch ’em all!
Green group hint: You perform these in a gym, perhaps.
Blue group hint: Stars of the court.
Purple group hint: Hoops hopefuls.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Slang for home run.
Green group: “-up” exercises
Blue group: Tennis players to achieve career Grand Slam.
Purple group: Lottery picks in 2025 NBA draft.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Aug. 13, 2025.
NYT/Screenshot by CNET
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is slang for home run. The four answers are big fly, dinger, jack and tater.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is “-up” exercises. The four answers are chin, pull, push and sit.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is tennis players to achieve career Grand Slam. The four answers are Graf, King, Laver and Nadal.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is lottery picks in 2025 NBA draft. The four answers are Edgecombe, Fears, Flagg and Queen.
