Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Aug. 31 #342

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Today’s connections: sports edition is difficult. The Violette category does this thing where publishers chop a team name and expect you. If you have trouble but you always want to solve it, read the rest for advice and answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is out of the beta version now, making its debut on the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 9. This is a sign that the game won enough loyal players that the sports journalism site based on the Times subscription, will continue to publish it. It does not appear in the Nyt Games application but now appears in the own application of athletics. Or you can continue to play for free online.
Find out more: Nyt Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle comes out of the beta version
Tips for today’s connections: Sports publishing groups
Here are four tips for groups in today’s connections: Sports Edition Puzzle, classified from the easiest yellow group to the hard (and sometimes weird) group.
Yellow group index: Take me to the ball game.
Green group index: City of fraternal love.
Blue group index: You want a high choice.
Violet group index: South team of teams.
Answers for today’s connections: Sports publishing groups
Yellow group: Materials found on a baseball field.
Green group: Philadelphia teams.
Blue group: Words preceding the “draft”.
Violet group: Start of dry team names.
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What are the connections today: Sports Edition answers?
NYT connections completed: Puzzle Sports Edition for August 31, 2025.
Yellow words in today’s connections
The theme is the equipment found on a baseball field. The four answers are chalk, dirt, grass and rubber.
Green words in today’s connections
The theme is the Philadelphia teams. The four responses are the eagles, the leaflets, the temple and the union.
Blue words in today’s connections
The theme is words preceding the “project”. The four answers are fantasy, simulation, NFL and snake.
Violet words in today’s connections
The theme is the start of dry team names. The four answers are Bull, Gato, Soon and Wild. (Mississippi State Bulldogs, Florida Gators, Oklahoma Sooners and Kentucky Wildcats.)




