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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tricky game, full of locations and team names. 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: Not in the East.
Green group index: Take your racket.
Blue group index: QB resume.
Purple group index: Think about the drinking glass.
Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition
Yellow group: AL West teams.
Green group: Locations of the Grand Slams of tennis.
Blue group: Kyler Murray’s teams.
Purple group: ____ Cup.
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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?
The NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle completed by June 2, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETYellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is AL West teams. The four answers are Astros, Athletics, Mariners and Rangers.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is the locations of the Grand Slams of tennis. The four answers are London, Melbourne, New York and Paris.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Kyler Murray’s teams. The four answers are the Cardinals, Oklahoma, Texas A&M and the Vikings.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ Cut. The four answers are FA, Grey, Territorial and World.