Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.Connections: Sports Edition might be tough today, but once I saw “horse-collar,” I was able to crack at least one of the categories. Read on for some hints, and the answers to today’s puzzle.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 own app. Or you can continue to play it free online. NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of BetaHints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groupsHere 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: Crush it.Green group hint: Hoopster.Blue group hint: On the mic.Purple group hint: Not the fishing kind.Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groupsYellow group: To hit a baseball hard.Green group: An NBA player.Blue group: Famous broadcasters.Purple group: ____ tackle. Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English WordsWhat are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers? The completed NYT Connections Sports Edition puzzle for April 7, 2025, #196. NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today’s ConnectionsThe theme is to hit a baseball hard. The four answers are belt, blister, hammer and tattoo.The green words in today’s ConnectionsThe theme is an NBA player. The four answers are Cavalier, Knick, Net and Piston.The blue words in today’s ConnectionsThe theme is famous broadcasters. The four answers are Buck, Eagle, Michaels and Nantz.The purple words in today’s ConnectionsThe theme is ____ tackle. The four answers are horse-collar, left, nose and slide.
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