Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for March 23 #181

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Is your NCAA bracket still alive? A couple of the categories in Connections: Sports Edition fit in with the tourney. Read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl SundayFeb. 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 free online.

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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: Hoops jobs.

Green group hint: City by the Bay.

Blue group hint: Southern teams.

Purple group hint: Bowie or Duchovny.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: First words in basketball positions.

Green group: Bay Area teams, in singular form.

Blue group: SEC cities.

Purple group: David ____.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is first words in basketball positions.. The four answers are point, power, shooting and small.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is Bay Area teams, in singular form. The four answers are Giant, Shark, Valkyrie and Warrior.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is SEC cities. The four answers are Auburn, Austin, Norman and Tuscaloosa.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is David ____. The four answers are Beckham, Montgomery, Ortiz and Robinson.