Today’s Sports Edition Connections puzzle blends classic terminology with niche sports knowledge. A couple of categories look obvious at first, but subtle overlaps make it tricky to lock the right four together. If you’re stuck, the layered hints below should help without giving everything away immediately.
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Hints for Today’s Sports Edition Groups
🟨 Easiest Category
Think baseball — specifically the individuals directly involved when the ball is put into play.
🟩 Next Level
These are nicknames representing athletes from specific universities in a major conference.
🟦 Getting Trickier
All four share the same first name — and it’s one often heard in sports broadcasting.
🟪 Hardest Category
These colorful terms are used in soccer commentary to describe dramatic moments.
Second Hint (Category Logic)
- One group revolves around the batter’s box.
- One group reflects collegiate mascots.
- One group links famous sports figures with the same given name.
- One group describes unforgettable goals on the pitch.
Try Solving It First
Group the words into four correct categories. Enter four words per color, separated by commas.
Word Bank:
CATCHER, PITCHER, UMPIRE,UTE
CYCLONE, JAYHAWK, SUN DEVIL,
HITTER
BEAMON,WORLDIE , FELLER, UECKER,
HOWLER, SCREAMER, SITTER,
COSTAS
Today’s Sports Edition Answers
Tap to reveal the full solution
🟨 Involved in an at-bat: Catcher, Hitter, Pitcher, Umpire
🟩 A Big 12 athlete: Cyclone, Jayhawk, Sun Devil, Ute
🟦 Bobs: Beamon, Costas, Feller, Uecker
🟪 Soccer slang: Howler, Screamer, Sitter, Worldie
