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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition involves a lot of team names, so let’s hope you can sort them accordingly. 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: You’re outta here!
Green group hint: Get it in the goal.
Blue group hint: Tourney teams.
Purple group hint: ____ Vice.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Part ways.
Green group: Types of kicks in soccer.
Blue group: Last year’s women’s NCAA tournament Final Four.
Purple group: Miami ____.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for March 20, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is part ways. The four answers are axe, can, fire and sack.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is types of kicks in soccer. The four answers are bicycle, corner, indirect and penalty.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is last year’s women’s NCAA tournament Final Four. The four answers are Bruins, Gamecocks, Huskies and Longhorns.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is Miami ____. The four answers are Dolphins, Grand Prix, Heat and Redhawks.
