Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for April 4 #558

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March Madness is coming to an end (as it should – it’s April now). Connections: Sports Edition features a basketball theme today. If you’re having trouble solving today’s riddle but still want to solve it, read on for tips and answers.

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Tips for Connections Groups: Sports Today’s Edition

Here are four clues for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ordered from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.

Yellow group index: In numbers.

Green group index: No defenses.

Blue group index: They lead the teams.

Purple group index: No one can beat them.

Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition

Yellow group: Basketball statistics, singular.

Green group: Basketball infractions.

Blue group: Championship-winning men’s college basketball coaches.

Purple group: Men’s college basketball teams will finish a season undefeated.

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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?

Yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is basketball statistics, singular. The four answers are block, minute, steal and turnover.

Green words in today’s Connections

The theme is basketball offenses. The four answers are the move, the pick and roll, Princeton and the triangle.

Blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is championship-winning men’s college basketball coaches. The four answers are Drew, Fisher, Self and Wooden.

Purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is men’s college basketball teams finishing a season undefeated. The four answers are Indiana, North Carolina, San Francisco and UCLA.