Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for April 28 #582

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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is tough. It helps if you know your football, US and UK. 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: Throw it into the goal.

Green group index: Start your engines.

Blue group index: Big Apple basketball players.

Purple group index: Football stadiums.

Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition

Yellow group: MLS teams.

Green group: NASCAR tracks.

Blue group: New York Knicks.

Purple group: Words in the names of Premier League venues.

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

Yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is MLS teams. The four answers are Rapids, Timber, Union and Whitecaps.

Green words in today’s Connections

The theme is NASCAR tracks. The four answers are Bristol, Daytona, Pocono and Watkins Glen.

Blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is New York Knicks. The four answers are Bridges, Brunson, Hart and Towns.

Purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is words in the names of Premier League venues. The four answers are Craven, Molineux, Stamford and Villa.