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If you’re a big fan of a certain worldwide sporting event, you should at least get the blue category in today’s Connections: Sports Edition. The yellow category was a puzzler to me. Read on for hints and answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.
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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: Sports statistic
Green group hint: Hoops plan
Blue group hint: Go for the gold
Purple group hint: They don’t change their stripes.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: “WHIP” in baseball
Green group: Basketball offenses
Blue group: North American Winter Olympic hosts
Purple group: Tigers
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Jan. 22, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is “WHIP” in baseball. The four answers are hits, innings, pitched and walks.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is basketball offenses. The four answers are motion, pick and roll, Princeton and triangle.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is North American Winter Olympic hosts. The four answers are Lake Placid, Salt Lake City, Squaw Valley and Vancouver.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is Tigers. The four answers are Auburn, Detroit, Memphis and Missouri.
