Get excited—there’s another New York Times game to add to your daily routine! Those of us word game addicts who already play Wordle, Connections, Strands and the Mini Crossword now have Connections Sports Edition to add to the mix.
So, if you’re looking for some hints and answers for today’s Connections Sports Edition on Friday, March 28, 2025, you’ve come to the right place.
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What Is Connections Sports Edition?
Connections Sports Edition is just like the regular Connections word puzzle, in that it’s a game that resets at 12 a.m. EST each day and has 16 different words listed. It’s up to you to figure out each group of four words that belong to a certain category, with four categories in total.
This new version is sports-specific, however, as a partnership between The New York Times and The Athletic.
As the NYT site instructs, for Connections Sports Edition, you “group sports terms that share a common thread.”
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Hints for Today’s Connections Sports Edition Categories on March 28, 2025
Here are some hints about the four categories to help you figure out the word groupings.
- Yellow: Ways to make contact with a particular ball.
- Green: Committing one of these could result in a “power play” for the opposing team (hint: high-sticking and charging could be included here).
- Blue: Iconic figures that are usually associated with a particular city.
- Purple: These words are related to a popular animated film from the 1990s.
Here Are Today’s Connections Sports Edition Categories
OK, time for a second hint…we’ll give you the actual categories now. Spoilers below!
- Yellow: Attempt To Hit a Baseball
- Green: Hockey Penalties
- Blue: Philadelphia Mascots
- Purple: NBA Players Whose Talents Were Stolen in “Space Jam”
If you’re looking for the answers, no worries—we’ve got them below. So, don’t scroll any further if you don’t want to see the solutions!
The answers to today’s Connections Sports Edition #186 are coming up next.
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What Are the Answers to Connections Sports Edition Today?
- ATTEMPT TO HIT A BASEBALL: CUT, HACK, RIP, SWING
- HOCKEY PENALTIES: BOARDING, KNEEING, SLASHING, TRIPPING
- PHILADELPHIA MASCOTS: FRANKLIN, GRITTY, PHILLIE PHANATIC, SWOOP
- NBA PLAYERS WHOSE TALENTS WERE STOLEN IN “SPACE JAM”: BARKLEY, BOGUES, BRADLEY, EWING
Don’t worry if you didn’t get them this time—we’ve all been there.
Up next, catch up on the answers to recent Wordle puzzles.
