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Connections: Sports Edition might be tough today. I don’t know about you, but I sure don’t remember last year’s Final Four, men’s or women’s. I barely remember who just won the Super Bowl, and that was last month. Read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 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 appear in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s 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: Fore!
Green group hint: Wanna race?
Blue group hint: March Madness
Purple group hint: Meet the new boss.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Golf scoring terms
Green group: Types of racing
Blue group: Last year’s women’s NCAA tournament Final Four
Purple group: NFL teams to change coaches this offseason
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections Sports Edition for March 13, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is golf scoring terms. The four answers are albatross, birdie, bogey and eagle.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is types of racing. The four answers are BMX, drag, horse and stock car.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is last year’s women’s NCAA tournament Final Four. The four answers are Gamecocks, Hawkeyes, Huskies and Wolfpack.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is NFL teams to change coaches this offseason. The four answers are Bears, Jaguars, Jets and Saints.
