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Today's Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one, but as a Seahawks fan, I saw JSN and started working on the purple group right away. 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: The Grand Canyon State.

Green group hint: Take me out to the ballgame.

Blue group hint: Alma mater.

Purple group hint: Football monikers.

Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Arizona teams.

Green group: Baseball stats, abbreviated.

Blue group: Mid-major college conferences.

Purple group: NFL WR nicknames.

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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today's Connections

The theme is Arizona teams. The four answers are Cardinals, Mercury, Sun Devils and Suns.

The green words in today's Connections

The theme is baseball stats, abbreviated. The four answers are ERA, IP, OPS and WAR.

The blue words in today's Connections

The theme is mid-major college conferences. The four answers are Horizon, Ohio Valley, Summit and Sun Belt.

The purple words in today's Connections

The theme is NFL WR nicknames. The four answers are Hollywood, JSN, Nuk and Sun God.