Looking for the most recent<\/strong>\u00a0regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints<\/a>, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Today’s\u00a0Connections: Sports Edition<\/a>\u00a0includes some fun categories. There’s a certain Olympic sport that pops up in the purple category, and if you just watched the Winter Games, you may do well. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.<\/p>\n Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0<\/strong>NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Yellow group hint<\/strong>: Baseball abbreviations.<\/p>\n Green group hint<\/strong>: Not lions.<\/p>\n Blue group hint<\/strong>: Hollywood hoops.<\/p>\n Purple group hint<\/strong>: Winter Olympics sport.<\/p>\n Yellow group<\/strong>: MLB teams, on scoreboards.<\/p>\n Green group<\/strong>: Tigers.<\/p>\n Blue group<\/strong>: Members of the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n Purple group<\/strong>: Curling terms.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong> Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div> The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for April 15, 2026.<\/p>\n <\/span> NYT\/Screenshot by CNET<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The theme is MLB teams, on scoreboards. The four answers are CIN, MIL, PIT and STL.<\/p>\n The theme is tigers. The four answers are Clemson, Detroit, LSU and Memphis.<\/p>\n The theme is members of the Los Angeles Lakers. The four answers are Doncic, James, Smart and Vanderbilt.<\/p>\n The theme is curling terms. The four answers are bonspiel, end, house and stone.<\/p>\n The Connections: Sports Edition puzzle can be tough, but it really depends on which sports you know the most about. My husband aces anything having to do with Formula 1, my best friend is a hockey buff, and I can answer any question about Minnesota teams.<\/p>\n That said, it’s hard to pick the toughest Connections categories, but here are some I found exceptionally mind-blowing.<\/p>\n #1: Serie A Clubs<\/a>. Answers: Atalanta, Juventus, Lazio, Roma.<\/p>\n #2: WNBA MVPs<\/a>. Answers: Catchings, Delle Donne, Fowles and Stewart.<\/p>\n #3: Premier League team nicknames<\/a>. Answers: Bees, Cherries, Foxes and Hammers.<\/p>\nHints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups<\/h2>\n
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?<\/h2>\n
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Toughest Connections: Sports Edition categories<\/strong><\/h2>\n