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Michiganders, Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is calling. Players will also notice that a certain primary color appears often. If you’re having trouble solving today’s riddle but still want to solve it, read on for tips and answers.
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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: Great Lakes State.
Green group index: What happens when you’re on the plate.
Blue group index: Neither yellow nor blue.
Purple group index: Hallmark makes them.
Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition
Yellow group: Michigan teams.
Green Group: Batting results.
Blue group: “Red” teams.
Purple group: ____ map.
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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?
The NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle completed by March 28, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETYellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is Michigan teams. The four answers are Lions, Pistons, Spartans and Tigers.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is the results of a stick fight. The four answers are fielder’s choice, hit, strikeout and walk.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is “red” teams. The four answers are the Red Bulls, Red Sox, Red Storm and Red Wings.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ card. The four answers are baseball, alignment, red and wild.
