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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition has a variety of topics. You’ll need to know a little basketball, and little baseball, and more. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle 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 appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for 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: Fashionista.
Green group hint: Florida hoops stars.
Blue group hint: Baseball superstars.
Purple group hint: Sunny California city.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Be dressed in.
Green group: Miami Heat greats.
Blue group: Members of the 3,000-hit club.
Purple group: San Diego ____.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Dec. 10, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is be dressed in. The four answers are don, put on, sport and wear.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is Miami Heat greats. The four answers are Bosh, James, Mourning and Wade.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is members of the 3,000-hit club. The four answers are Boggs, Musial, Suzuki and Yount.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is San Diego ____. The four answers are Chargers, Chicken, Padres and Wave.
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