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Are you from either Detroit ot Louisiana? If so, today's Connections: Sports Edition is made 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: Don't forget the Motor City.
Green group hint: Bayou State teams.
Blue group hint: Want to trade?
Purple group hint: Tick-tock.
Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Detroit teams.
Green group: Louisiana teams.
Blue group: Descriptors for trading cards.
Purple group: ____ time.
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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition for Sept. 20, 2025. NYT/Screenshot by CNET
The yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is Detroit teams. The four answers are Lions, Pistons, Red Wings and Tigers.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is Louisiana teams. The four answers are Green Wave, Pelicans, Ragin' Cajuns and Saints.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is descriptors for trading cards. The four answers are autograph, base, insert and relic.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is ____ time. The four answers are full, hang, stoppage and tee.