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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition isn’t very difficult, especially if you know the names of the teams in a certain state. The purple category is tricky, but what’s new? If you’re having trouble solving the puzzle 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: To improve at something.
Green group index: Hive status.
Blue group index: They led the team.
Purple group index: Before!
Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition
Yellow group: Perfect your skills.
Green Group: Utah teams.
Blue group: Hall of Fame Baseball Managers.
Purple group: Starts with a golf notation term.
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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?
The NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle completed by May 13, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETYellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is to hone your skills. The four answers are exercise, practice, training and training.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is Utah teams. The four answers are Jazz, Mammoth, Royals and Utes.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Hall of Fame baseball managers. The four answers are Leyland, Mack, Stengel and Weaver.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme begins with a golf scoring term. The four answers are Acela (as), bogeyman (bogey), eagle-eyed (eagle), and heaven (par).
