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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is tough. 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: Hoops events.
Green group index: Seek!
Blue group index: Baseball Award Winners.
Purple group index: Gridiron movie titles.
Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition
Yellow group: Actions with a basketball.
Green Group: Found on top of an arena.
Blue group: World Series MVP.
Purple group: First words of football films.
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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?
The NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle completed by June 30, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETYellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is actions with a basketball. The four answers are dribble, pass, pivot and shoot.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is found at the top of an arena. The four answers are banners, podiums, lights and loudspeakers.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is World Series MVPs. The four answers are Dent, Knight, Springer and Viola.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is the first words of football films. The four answers are Friday, gridiron, souvenir and university.
