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 has a mix of difficulty today. The toughest category might be the purple one (surprise, surprise), which requires you to know a little sports history to solve it. 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: Blow it by the batter.Green group hint: Get those three points.Blue group hint: South Beach sports.Purple group hint: Teams that no longer exist.Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groupsYellow group: Fastball.Green group: Parts of a field goal attempt.Blue group: Miami teams.Purple group: Defunct WNBA teams. 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 Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, #148. NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today’s ConnectionsThe theme is fastball. The four answers are cheese, fireball, gas and smoke.The green words in today’s ConnectionsThe theme is parts of a field goal attempt. The four answers are block, hold, kick and snap.The blue words in today’s ConnectionsThe theme is Miami teams. The four answers are Dolphins, Heat, Hurricanes and Marlins.The purple words in today’s ConnectionsThe theme is defunct WNBA teams. The four answers are Miracle, Shock, Sol and Sting.
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