Skip to content
Tech News
← Back to articles

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for April 19, #573

read original get Sports Trivia Card Game → more articles
Why This Matters

This article highlights the release of the Sports Edition of NYT Connections, a popular puzzle game that engages users with sports-themed groupings. Its availability through The Athletic's platform underscores the growing integration of entertainment and sports content, offering fans a new way to interact with their favorite topics. For consumers, it provides an accessible, engaging challenge that combines sports knowledge with puzzle-solving, enhancing user engagement and brand loyalty in the digital sports space.

Key Takeaways

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.

Today's Connections: Sports Edition gets a bit wild in the blue and purple categories. If you're struggling with today's puzzle 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 appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic's own app. Or you can 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: Play ball!

Green group hint: Gridiron roles.

Blue group hint: Like Ted Lasso.

Purple group hint: LA team that came from Brooklyn.

... continue reading