Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for June 16 #266

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Today Connections: Sports edition could be difficult. Green was a good easy, but I was lost for some others. Read the rest for advice and answers.

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Tips for today’s connections: Sports publishing groups

Here are four tips for groups in today’s connections: Sports Edition Puzzle, classified from the easiest yellow group to the hard (and sometimes weird) group.

Yellow group index: Nothing.

Green group index: Also Minneapolis and Ann Arbor.

Blue group index: Before!

Violet group index: Launcher’s friend.

Answers for today’s connections: Sports publishing groups

Yellow group: Slang for zero.

Green group: Big Ten Cities.

Blue group: Sites of male golf majors this year.

Violet group: MLB catchers.

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What are the connections today: Sports Edition answers?

Yellow words in today’s connections

The theme is the slang for zero. The four answers are the bagel, the donut, the goose egg and zero.

Green words in today’s connections

The theme is big ten cities. The four responses are Columbus, Columbus, East Lansing and Madison.

Blue words in today’s connections

The theme is the sites of this year’s male golf majors. The four responses are Augusta, Oakmont, Quail Hollow and Royal Portrush.

Violet words in today’s connections

The theme is MLB sensors. The four answers are Perez, Raleigh, Realmuto and Rutschman.