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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for April 29, #583

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Why This Matters

This article highlights the integration of sports-themed puzzles into mainstream gaming, showcasing how the NYT Connections game is expanding its reach through The Athletic's platform. For consumers and the tech industry, it emphasizes the growing intersection of entertainment, sports, and interactive puzzles, fostering engagement and new content monetization opportunities.

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.

To solve today's Connections: Sports Edition, it would help if you followed the recent NFL draft, or at least the first round of picks. 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: Neigh!

Green group hint: City of Brotherly Love.

Blue group hint: College stars.

Purple group hint: Not second.

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