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You’ll need to be a well-informed basketball fan to ace today’s Connections: Sports Edition. The purple category is a sign of the growing popularity of a certain league. 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 show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.
Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta
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: Phonies.
Green group hint: Hoosiers.
Blue group hint: They were hot stuff.
Purple group hint: Clark’s realm.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Fake a foul.
Green group: Indiana college teams.
Blue group: Miami Heat players with retired numbers.
Purple group: Future WNBA home cities.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Aug. 1, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is fake a foul. The four answers are act, dive, embellish and flop.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is Indiana college teams. The four answers are Butler, Indiana, Notre Dame and Purdue.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Miami Heat players with retired numbers. The four answers are Bosh, Mourning, O’Neal and Wade.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is future WNBA home cities. The four answers are Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia and Toronto.
