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 is a bit of a stumper today. Let’s hope you know past LA stars, and are familiar with football, baseball and hockey. 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 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: Skater boyGreen group hint: College groupBlue group hint: Timberlake and Bieber, alsoPurple group hint: LA starsAnswers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groupsYellow group: An NHL playerGreen group: SEC schoolsBlue group: Famous JustinsPurple group: Dodgers in the Baseball Hall of Fame, familiarly 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 5, 2025, #194. NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today’s ConnectionsThe theme is an NHL player. The four answers are Devil, Oiler, Sabre and Star.The green words in today’s ConnectionsThe theme is SEC schools. The four answers are Alabama, Auburn, Florida and Tennessee.The blue words in today’s ConnectionsThe theme is famous Justins. The four answers are Gatlin, Herbert, Houston and Verlander.The purple words in today’s ConnectionsThe theme is Dodgers in the Baseball Hall of Fame, familiarly. The four answers are Duke, Jackie, Pee Wee and Sandy.Toughest Connections: Sports Edition categoriesThe 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 recently.#1: Series A Clubs, Jan. 11. Answers: Atalanta, Juventus, Lazio, Roma.#2: WNBA MVPs, Jan. 21. Answers: Catchings, Delle Donne, Fowles and Stewart.#3: Premier League team nicknames, Jan. 17. Answers: Bees, Cherries, Foxes and Hammers.#4: Homophones of NBA player names, Jan. 26. Answers: Barns, Connect, Heart and Hero.
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