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In 1983, my sister and brother-in-law had their first child, and gave him a name they thought was unusual. Within a year or two, it became among the most popular names for male millennials. Whoops. It’s also the blue category in today’s Connections: Sports Edition. Read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That’s a sign that the game has 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 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: You can get through this!
Green group hint: Think kicks.
Blue group hint: Brolin, or Hartnett.
Purple group hint: Hockey homes.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Endure.
Green group: NWSL teams.
Blue group: Joshes.
Purple group: First words of NHL arena names.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition for May 1, 2025, #220.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is endure. The four answers are overcome, survive, weather and withstand.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is NWSL teams. The four answers are Current, Pride, Spirit and Wave.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Joshes. The four answers are Allen, Gibson, Hart and Jacobs.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is first words of NHL arena names. The four answers are Amalie, Bell, Climate and ScotiaBank.