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Today's Connections: Sports Edition has a little bit of everything today. There's a baseball category, a football one, a basketball one and another that crosses sport lines. Read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That's a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn't show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic's own app. Or you can continue to play it 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: Charlie Brown's baseball office.
Green group hint: NFL catches.
Blue group hint: Hoops helpers.
Purple group hint: Not East.
Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Baseball pitching mound.
Green group: Football receiving routes.
Blue group: NBA coaches.
Purple group: ____ West.
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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for June 7, 2025, #257.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is baseball pitching mound. The four answers are bump, hill, mound and rubber.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is football receiving routes. The four answers are curl, drag, post and sluggo.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is NBA coaches. The four answers are Finch, Hardy, Nurse and Spoelstra.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is ____ West. The four answers are AL, Jerry, Mountain and NFC.