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Connections: Sports Edition really covers all sports, from Olympic events to American pro leagues to European leagues to college teams to car racing Today’s puzzle has a bit of everything, and it might be tough. 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 be continuing to publish it. It won’t show up in the NYT Games app but will appear in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it free online. Read on for hints and the answers.
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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: Book it
Green group hint: Quarterback’s nemesis
Blue group hint: Revved up to race
Purple group hint: Conference cities.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Run
Green group: Stats for a defensive lineman
Blue group: NASCAR tracks
Purple group: ACC cities
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections Sports Edition puzzle for Feb, 16, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is run. The four answers are dart, dash, race and sprint
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is stats for a defensive lineman. The four answers are hurry, knockdown, sack, tackle for loss.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is NASCAR tracks. The four answers are Darlington, Daytona, Martinsville and Talladega.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ACC cities. The four answers are Blacksburg, Chapel Hill, Durham and Tallahassee.