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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition might be tough, if timely. I guess I’m not up on the 2025 HR Derby, but maybe you are. 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: Gotta get through it.
Green group hint: Big piece of furniture.
Blue group hint: Homes for hoops.
Purple group hint: They hit with power.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Rough patch.
Green group: Played on a table.
Blue group: NBA arenas.
Purple group: 2025 MLB HR Derby participants, informally
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for July 14, 2025, #294.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is rough patch. The four answers are drought, funk rut and slump.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is played on a table. The four answers are air hockey, ping pong, pool and snooker.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is NBA arenas. The four answers are Ball, Rocket, Scotiabank and State Farm.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is 2025 MLB HR Derby participants, informally. The four answers are Cal, Jazz, Junior and O’Neil.