Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for April 12, #201

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. Connections: Sports Edition is still the toughest NYT puzzle for me every day. Sometimes, the topics feel like a bit of a reach as far as sports, and today's yellow group is a good example. And the purple group is a good reminder that some athletes have names that are also regular words, so they can trick you. Read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That's a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn't show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic's own app. Or you can continue to play it free online. Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle ... Read full article.