I thought the green and blue categories in today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle were fun ones. You might, too, if you love movies and college football. If you’re struggling with the puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group hint: Fore!

Green group hint: Enjoy the show!

Blue group hint: Alma mater.

Purple group hint: Take a…

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Places where an errant golf shot lands

Green group: Sports films, with “The.”

Blue group: College football stadium nicknames, with “The.”

Purple group: ____ break.

What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is places where an errant golf shot lands.

The four answers are bunker, out of bounds, pond and rough.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is sports films, with “The.”

The four answers are Fighter, Karate Kid, Natural and Waterboy.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is college football stadium nicknames, with “The.”

The four answers are Big House, Flats, Horseshoe and Swamp.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ break.

The four answers are fast, hydration, service and tie.

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of “Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the ’70s and ’80s,” as well as “The Totally Sweet ’90s.” She’s been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She’s Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she’ll be first in line.

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