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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition features one of those classic purple categories where you have to find hidden words – in this case, athlete names – in other words. It’s hard! 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: Training time.
Green group index: Role of hoops.
Blue group index: Golden State.
Purple group index: Names hidden in words.
Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition
Yellow group: Exercise classes.
Green group: Conditions for a first zone basketball player.
Blue group: California baseball stadiums.
Purple group: Ends with the last name of a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?
The NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle completed by April 30, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETYellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is exercise classes. The four answers are barre, Pilates, spin and yoga.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is that of a frontcourt basketball player. The four answers are 5, big, frontcourt and post.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is California baseball stadiums. The four answers are Angel, Dodger, Oracle and Petco.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme ends with the last name of a Baseball Hall of Famer. The four responses are alkaline (Al Kaline), dismay (Willie Mays), Rockefeller (Bob Feller), and truth (Babe Ruth).