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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a fun one with quite a few logos in the grid. Southerners, the green category should be pretty easy for you. If you’re struggling 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 show up in the NYT Games app but appears 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: Let’s work out!
Green group hint: Tarheel State.
Blue group hint: On your mark, get set, go!
Purple group hint: Look for the orange ball.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: At-home exercise equipment.
Green group: North Carolina teams.
Blue group: Settings for races.
Purple group: Teams with a basketball in their logo.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Nov. 16, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is at-home exercise equipment. The four answers are bike, jump rope, treadmill and yoga mat.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is North Carolina teams. The four answers are Hornets, Hurricanes, Panthers and Wake Forest.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is settings for races. The four answers are circuit, swimming pool, track and velodrome.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is teams with a basketball in their logo. The four answers are 76ers, Heat, Knicks and Suns.
