
Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle was a tough one. That blue category theme has showed up before, and I don’t know it any better now than I did back then. Read on for hints and the answers.
Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group hint: Grizzlies, maybe.
Green group hint: Homes for hoops.
Blue group hint: Top professional soccer league in Italy.
Purple group hint: A group of teams.
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Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Teams with bear nicknames.
Green group: Words used in NBA venue names.
Blue group: Serie A clubs.
Purple group: ____ league.
What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is teams with bear nicknames.
The four answers are Baylor, Brown, California and Chicago.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is words used in NBA venue names.
The four answers are arena, center, forum and garden.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Serie A clubs.
The four answers are Atalanta, Como, Inter and Napoli.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ league.
The four answers are champions, ivy, major and national.







