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You’re either going to love or hate today’s Connections: Sports Edition. It’s all symbols. I’m the kind of person who could use some words to go with the images, so it was a toughie for me. If you’re struggling 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 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: Drop the puck!

Green group hint: Shoot hoops.

Blue group hint: December-January college games.

Purple group hint: Not a bat.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: NHL teams.

Green group: WNBA teams.

Blue group: College football bowl games.

Purple group: ____ ball.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

Here’s the all-symbol grid:

And here’s the completed puzzle:

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is NHL teams. The four answers are Ducks, Maple Leafs, Sharks and Stars.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is WNBA teams.  The four answers are Liberty, Storm, Sun and Wings.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is college football bowl games.  The four answers are Gator, Orange, Peach and Rose.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ ball. The four answers are basket, foot, hand and paint.