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 the toughest one I’ve tackled. I’m not embarrassed to say I had no idea what the purple category even meant, and had to look it up. Maybe the Europeans will ace this one. 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. 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: Big Apple jocks. Green group hint: College group. Blue group hint: Fire it in there. Purple group hint: French fans, this is for you. Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups Yellow group: A New York athlete. Green group: NCAA. Blue group: Pitchers to win multiple Cy Young Awards. Purple group: Ligue 1 teams. 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 29, 2025. NYT/Screenshot by CNET The yellow words in today’s Connections The theme is a New York athlete. The four answers are Giant, Knick, Met and Ranger. The green words in today’s Connections The theme is NCAA. The four answers are Association, Athletic, Collegiate and National. The blue words in today’s Connections The theme is pitchers to win multiple Cy Young Awards. The four answers are Halladay, Maddux, Scherzer and Seaver. The purple words in today’s Connections The theme is Ligue 1 teams. The four answers are Lens, Lille, Nice and Strasbourg. 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 Jimmy Butler injury update: Warriors star to start in Game 4 against Rockets on Monday Five teams that still have major roster holes