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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. It will help if you know a certain US state and its sports teams. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, 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 appear in the NYT Games app, but it does 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: Throw it or hit it.

Green group hint: Where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain.

Blue group hint: On the ice.

Purple group hint: Not empty.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Sports projectiles.

Green group: Oklahoma teams.

Blue group: PWHL teams.

Purple group: Full ____.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is sports projectiles. The four answers are ball, Frisbee, puck and shuttlecock.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is Oklahoma teams. The four answers are Cowboys, Golden Hurricane, Sooners and Thunder.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is PWHL teams. The four answers are Frost, Goldeneyes, Sceptres and Victoire.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is full ____. The four answers are back, count, house and time.

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