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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition features a diverse batch of categories. If you’re struggling with the puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.
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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: City of angels.
Green group hint: Grab your racket.
Blue group hint: Wear your tartan.
Purple group hint: Best athletes.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: A Los Angeles athlete.
Green group: Wimbledon women’s singles winners.
Blue group: Scottish soccer clubs.
Purple group: All-star ____.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for June 29, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is a Los Angeles athlete. The four answers are Bruin, Charger, Laker and Trojan.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is Wimbledon women’s singles winners. The four answers are Barty, Graf, King and Williams.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Scottish soccer clubs. The four answers are Celtic, Hearts, Motherwell and Rangers.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is all-star ____. The four answers are break, game, team and weekend.
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