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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. I guess I don’t know my pitches very well. If you’re struggling 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 show up in the NYT Games app but appears 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: Join our group.
Green group hint: Get away from me!
Blue group hint: Throw it over the plate.
Purple group hint: Like Nicholas.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Ways to add someone to a team.
Green group: Lose a would-be tackler.
Blue group: Softball pitches, with -ball.
Purple group: Nick ____.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Oct. 30, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is ways to add someone to a team. The four answers are draft, free agency, trade and waivers.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is lose a would-be tackler. The four answers are break, shake, shed and slip.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is softball pitches, with -ball. The four answers are curve, drop, fast and rise.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is Nick ____. The four answers are Chubb, Mangold, Nurse and Sirianni.
