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Today's Connections: Sports Edition offers some tricky red herrings. Arsenal is a famous soccer/football team, of course, but that's not how it is used here. 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.
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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: Useful things.
Green group hint: Baseballers hang out here.
Blue group hint: March Madness.
Purple group hint: George R.R. of Game of Thrones fame.
Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Tools.
Green group: Found in a dugout.
Blue group: Last year's men's NCAA tournament Final Four.
Purple group: ____ Martin.
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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for March 5, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is tools. The four answers are arsenal, bag, repertoire and skill set.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is found in a dugout. The four answers are bubble gum, Gatorade, sunflower seeds and water.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is last year's men's NCAA tournament Final Four. The four answers are Auburn, Duke, Florida and Houston.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is ____ Martin. The four answers are Aston, Curtis, Kate and Kenyon.
