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Today's Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. Chicagoans and southerners, you might have an advantage, at least with the blue and purple categories. If you're struggling with today's puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn't appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic's own app. Or you can play it for free online.
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Hints for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Fore!
Green group hint: Take me out to the ballgame.
Blue group hint: Alma mater.
Purple group hint: Bear down.
Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Golf equipment.
Green group: Materials in a baseball.
Blue group: SEC school locations.
Purple group: First names of Chicago Bears.
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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Feb. 28, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is golf equipment. The four answers are club, glove, rangefinder and tee.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is materials in a baseball. The four answers are cork, rubber, leather and yarn.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is SEC school locations. The four answers are Athens, Auburn, Lexington and Oxford.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is first names of Chicago Bears. The four answers are Cairo, Caleb, Luther and Rome.
