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It was another tough day for me playing Connections: Sports Edition. The blue and purple groups are always the hardest, but today, if you didn’t know a lot about two specific sportsmen, you were not going to get those two correct. Read on for hints and answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.
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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: Get a strike.
Green group hint:Â What you get when you win.
Blue group hint: Head of many hoops teams.
Purple group hint:Â He won the Heisman.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Propel (a ball).
Green group: Trophies.
Blue group: Coached by John Calipari.
Purple group:Â Associated with Lamar Jackson.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Dec. 22, 2024.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is propel (a ball). The four answers are bowl, roll, sling and spin.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is trophies. The four answers are Ballon d’Or, Heisman, Lombardi and Vezina.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is coached by John Calipari. The four answers are Arkansas, Kentucky, Memphis and UMass.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is associated with Lamar Jackson. The four answers are 8, Louisville, quarterback and Ravens.