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Connections: Sports Edition might be tough today. How well do you know your teams from the Great White North, eh? 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.  

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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: Nike or Reebok.

Green group hint: Take me out to the ballgame.

Blue group hint: Like the Alouettes.

Purple group hint: Nature first.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Running shoe brands.

Green group: Seen on a baseball scoreboard.

Blue group: CFL teams.

Purple group: Teams whose names begin with a geographical feature.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is running shoe brands. The four answers are Adidas, Asics, Hoka and Saucony.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is seen on a baseball scoreboard. The four answers are errors, hits, inning and runs.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is CFL teams. The four answers are Argonauts, Elks, Lions and Tiger-Cats.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is teams whose names begin with a geographical feature. The four answers are Islanders, Lakers, Mountaineers and Seahawks.