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If you are a big fan of a certain global sporting event, you should at least get the blue category in today’s event. Connections: sports edition. The yellow category was an enigma for me. Read on for tips and answers to today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.
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Tips for Connections Groups: Sports Today’s Edition
Here are four clues for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ordered from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.
Yellow group index: Sports statistics
Green group index: Hoops plan
Blue group index: Go for gold
Purple group index: They don’t change their stripes.
Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition
Yellow group: “WHIP” in baseball
Green group: Basketball infractions
Blue group: North American Winter Olympics hosts
Purple group: Tigers
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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?
The NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle completed by January 22, 2025.
Yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is “WHIP” in baseball. The four answers are hits, innings, pitches and walks.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is basketball offenses. The four answers are the move, the pick and roll, Princeton and the triangle.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is the North American hosts of the Winter Olympics. The four answers are Lake Placid, Salt Lake City, Squaw Valley and Vancouver.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is Tigers. The four answers are Auburn, Detroit, Memphis and Missouri.
