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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition leans heavy on West Coast teams, so hope you know those! 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 for free online.
Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta
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: Think Hah-vahd.
Green group hint: Fore!
Blue group hint: City by the Bay.
Purple group hint: Space Needle city.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Ivy League team nicknames.
Green group: Places at a golf course.
Blue group: 49ers Hall of Famers.
Purple group: Things in Mariners logos.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition for Aug. 20, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is Ivy League team nicknames. The four answers are Big Green, Big Red, Crimson and Lions.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is places at a golf course. The four answers are cart path, clubhouse, pro shop and range.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is 49ers Hall of Famers. The four answers are Lott, Montana, Rice and Young.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is things in Mariners logos. The four answers are baseball, compass rose, S and trident.
