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Today's Connections: Sports Edition was relatively simple for what I consider to be the toughest of the New York Times' puzzles. If you're struggling but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday in February. That's a sign that the game 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 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: Beating them is a piece of cake.
Green group hint: Football division.
Blue group hint: Royalty.
Purple group hint: A fastball is one.
Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Easy opponent.
Green group: NFC South teams.
Blue group: Teams/athletes with king nicknames.
Purple group: Pitch ____.
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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Aug. 29, 2025.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is easy opponent. The four answers are breeze, cupcake, layup and pushover.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is NFC South teams. The four answers are Atlanta, Carolina, New Orleans and Tampa Bay.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is teams/athletes with king nicknames. The four answers are Henry, James, Los Angeles and Sacramento.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is pitch ____. The four answers are clock, count, framing and out.
