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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition gets a little wild in the blue and purple categories. 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: Play ball!
Green group index: Gridiron Roles.
Blue group index: Like Ted Lasso.
Purple group index: The Los Angeles team from Brooklyn.
Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition
Yellow group: AL East teams.
Green Group: First words of football positions.
Blue group: Premier League coaches.
Purple group: Nicknames of the Dodgers franchise, over time.
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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?
The NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle completed by April 19, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETYellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is AL East teams. The four answers are the Blue Jays, Orioles, Rays and Yankees.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is the first words of football positions. The four responses are defensive, running, tight and wide.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Premier League managers. The four answers are Emery, Guardiola, Moyes and Slot.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is that of the nicknames of the Dodgers franchise, over time. The four answers are the Grooms, the Dodgers, the Robins and the Superbas.
