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Today Connections: sports edition is a difficult question. In this purple category, players once again search for a different, but related, hidden word in four of the clues. If you’re having trouble solving today’s riddle but still want to solve it, read on for tips and answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the Times-owned subscription sports journalism site. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it online for free.
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Tips for Connections Groups: Sports Today’s Edition
Here are four clues for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ordered from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.
Yellow group index: Jock from the Big Apple.
Green group index: The fun of college football.
Blue group index: On the road.
Purple group index: Track a word in other words.
Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition
Yellow group: A New York athlete.
Green Group: Ball games.
Blue group: Associated with a team road trip.
Purple group: Ends with a verb of movement.
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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?
The NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle completed by December 26, 2025.
Yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is a New York athlete. The four answers are Islander, Net, Ranger and Yankee.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is bowl games. The four answers are Alamo, Gator, Liberty and Pinstripe.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is associated with a team road trip. The four answers are bus, plane, hotel and locker room visit.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme ends with a verb of movement. The four responses are foxtrot (trot), newspaper (sprint), terrace (run) and bolt (bolt).
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