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    Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for March 3, #526

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    Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for March 3, #526

    Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for March 3, #526

    Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for March 3, No. 526.

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    Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. 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: Deal me in.

    Green group hint: Football fun.

    Blue group hint: GOAAAAAL!

    Purple group hint: Name game.

    Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

    Yellow group: Card games.

    Green group: NFL teams, on scoreboards.

    Blue group: Premier League nicknames, minus the S.

    Purple group: Athletes who changed their name.

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    What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

    The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for March 3, 2026.

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    The yellow words in today’s Connections

    The theme is card games. The four answers are rummy, Skip-Bo, solitaire and Uno.

    The green words in today’s Connections

    The theme is NFL teams, on scoreboards. The four answers are CAR, DEN, JAX and TEN.

    The blue words in today’s Connections

    The theme is Premier League nicknames, minus the S. The four answers are cottager, magpie, seagull and toffee.

    The purple words in today’s Connections

    The theme is athletes who changed their name. The four answers are Abdul-Jabbar, Ali, Ochocinco and World Peace.

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