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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition covers a wide variety of topics, so hopefully you know something about a number of different sports. 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: Run and get the ball.
Green group index: Star hoops.
Blue group index: Tennis champions.
Purple group index: Think of Richard Nixon.
Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition
Yellow group: Football receiving routes.
Green Group: First names of Hall of Fame centers.
Blue group: Winners of the men’s singles at Roland-Garros.
Purple group: ____ grid.
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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?
The NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle completed by June 7, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETYellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is football receiving routes. The four answers are curl, drag, fade and out.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is the first names of the Hall of Fame centers. The four answers are Bill, Hakeem, Kareem and Wilt.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is that of the winners of the men’s singles at Roland-Garros. The four answers are Borg, Courier, Laver and Nadal.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ door. The four answers are bounty, deflate, spy, and tail.