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Today's Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. One of the words --"fronton" -- might not be known to all the people who attempt the puzzle. There's also a heavy focus on one specific team, which can be tough if you don't know that roster well. If today's puzzle has you stuck but you still want to crack it, keep reading for hints and answers.
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.
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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: Nice victory!
Green group hint: I'll give you that guy for this guy.
Blue group hint: Where to play.
Purple group hint: Florida hoops.
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