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    Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 30, #280

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    Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 30, #280

    Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 30, #280

    Here are hints — and the answers — for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for June 30, No. 280.

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    Today’s Connections: Sports Edition might be tough. The blue category is about a backyard game that I just don’t think of as a true sport, and the purple category is one of those patented NYT word-trickery groups. 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: Ted Lasso.

    Green group hint: Go west!

    Blue group hint: Neigh!

    Purple group hint: Team name is part of the word.

    Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

    Yellow group: Soccer positions.

    Green group: AL West teams, minus the S.

    Blue group: Horseshoes terms.

    Purple group: Starts with a WNBA team.

    Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

    What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

    The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for June 30, 2025, #280.

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    The yellow words in today’s Connections

    The theme is soccer positions. The four answers are fullback, goalkeeper, midfielder and striker.

    The green words in today’s Connections

    The theme is AL West teams, minus the S. The four answers are Angel, Athletic, Mariner and Ranger.

    The blue words in today’s Connections

    The theme is horseshoes terms. The four answers are inning, leaner, ringer and stakes.

    The purple words in today’s Connections

    The theme is starts with a WNBA team. The four answers are dreamt, skydiving, sunbathe and wingspan.

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