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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a fun one. That purple category — oof, it’s a typical Connections brain-buster. If you’re struggling but still want to solve the puzzle, 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 show up in the NYT Games app but appears 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: Bunch of players.

Green group hint: College division.

Blue group hint: Knock it out of the park.

Purple group hint: You’ll find a hidden word in these four team names.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Club 

Green group: ACC teams

Blue group: Hit hard, like a baseball

Purple group: Pro team names that end in another pro team name.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is club. The four answers are group, side, squad and team.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is ACC teams.  The four answers are Demon Deacons, Eagles, Hurricanes and Wolfpack.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is hit hard, like a baseball. The four answers are belt, club, mash and wallop.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is pro team names that end in another pro team name. The four answers are Hornets, Red Wings, Seahawks and Vikings.