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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is packed with abbreviations, so if that’s your thing, it’s a good day for you. 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: Hoops.
Green group hint: Are you in a league?
Blue group hint: Alma maters.
Purple group hint: Knock it out of the park.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Basketball defenses.
Green group: Fantasy football positions.
Blue group: Big 12 schools, abbreviated.
Purple group: ____ hitter.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Oct. 15, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is basketball defenses. The four answers are 2-3, man, press and zone.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is fantasy football positions. The four answers are D/ST, Flex, QB and WR.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Big 12 schools, abbreviated. The four answers are BYU, TCU, UCF and WVU.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ hitter. Â The four answers are cleanup, designated, no and pinch.
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