Today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle mixes on-field terminology with famous venues, legendary coaches, and well-known teams. The grid can feel tricky early on because several words overlap across sports, but once you identify the category rooted in locations, the rest of the board starts to fall into place.
Connections: Sports Edition is produced by The Athletic for the New York Times Games. You can play the official puzzle here: NYT Connections: Sports Edition .
Today’s Hints (Spoiler-Free)
- Total groups: 4 groups of 4 words
- Multiple sports involved: Yes
- Watch out for: Proper names that look like people but refer to places
- Trickiest category: One group is entirely made up of famous arenas
Extra Hints by Group
- One group: Terms you’d hear during a fencing match
- One group: Iconic sports venues
- One group: Famous coaches
- One group: Professional sports teams from the same region
Today’s Answers
Click to reveal all four groups
🟨 Fencing Terms
EN GARDE, FOIL, EPEE, PISTE
🟩 Famous Sports Venues
THE PIT, PALESTRA, PAULEY, HINKLE
🟦 Legendary Coaches
COWHER, PARCELLS, SELF, RUSSELL
🟪 New York Sports Teams
ISLANDERS, METS, BILLS, SABRES
How Did You Do?
Did the fencing terms jump out immediately, or were the arena names the key that unlocked the grid? Come back tomorrow for a fresh Sports Edition puzzle with new hints and answers.
