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. There are some funny names for basketball errors, and a few of them are in today’s Connections: Sports Edition. And yes, the NFL draft is still going on, so there’s one of those categories, too. Read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now after making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday on 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. 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: On your mark, get set… Green group hint: Whoops in hoops. Blue group hint: Picked first. Purple group hint: Opposite of “go.” Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups Yellow group: Track and field events. Green group: Basketball violations. Blue group: Previous No. 1 NFL draft picks. Purple group: ____ stop. Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers? The completed NYT Connections Sports Edition puzzle for April 25, 2025, #214. NYT/Screenshot by CNET The yellow words in today’s Connections The theme is track and field events. The four answers are 100 meters, decathlon, pole vault and steeplechase. The green words in today’s Connections The theme is basketball violations. The four answers are 5-second, backcourt, goaltending and traveling. The blue words in today’s Connections The theme is previous No. 1 NFL draft picks. The four answers are Burrow, Fisher, Long and Luck. The purple words in today’s Connections The theme is ____ stop. The four answers are back, jump, pit and short. Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation 2025 NFL Draft trades: Giants trade back into 1st round and select QB Jaxson Dart Cam Ward goes No. 1; Shedeur Sanders slides; Round 1 trades abound