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Today's Connections: Sports Edition features a diverse range of categories. If you're struggling with today's puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
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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: Put money on one option.
Green group hint: Happenings on an NFL field.
Blue group hint: Think Billie Jean King.
Purple group hint: Not a meadow, but ...
Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Bet.
Green group: Pre-snap football motions.
Blue group: Tennis racket brands.
Purple group: ____ field.
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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition for March 1, 2026.
The yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is bet. The four answers are gamble, risk, stake and wager.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is pre-snap football motions. The four answers are audible, hard count, motion and shift.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is tennis racket brands. The four answers are Babolat, Head, Prince and Wilson.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is ____ field. The four answers are Progressive, right, Soldier and Wrigley.
Toughest Connections: Sports Edition categories
The Connections: Sports Edition puzzle can be tough, but it really depends on which sports you know the most about. My husband aces anything having to do with Formula 1, my best friend is a hockey buff, and I can answer any question about Minnesota teams.
That said, it's hard to pick the toughest Connections categories, but here are some I found exceptionally mind-blowing.
#1: Serie A Clubs. Answers: Atalanta, Juventus, Lazio, Roma.
#2: WNBA MVPs. Answers: Catchings, Delle Donne, Fowles and Stewart.
#3: Premier League team nicknames. Answers: Bees, Cherries, Foxes and Hammers.
#4: Homophones of NBA player names. Answers: Barns, Connect, Heart and Hero.