Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Dec. 31 #464

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It’s New Year’s Eve and two of today’s Connections: Sports Edition categories are looking back at the past sports year. 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: Lights, camera, sport!

Green group index: Best in his sport.

Blue group index: University sports sites.

Purple group index: The names of the teams are hidden.

Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition

Yellow group: Sports films of 2025.

Green Group: 2025 MVP.

Blue group: SEC Football Stadiums.

Purple group: Starts with a singular MLB team.

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

Yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is sports movies of 2025. The four answers are F1, Happy Gilmore, Marty Supreme and The Smashing Machine.

Green words in today’s Connections

The theme is 2025 MVP. The four answers are A’ja Wilson, Connor Hellebuyck, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Shohei Ohtani.

Blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is SEC football stadiums. The four answers are Bryant-Denny, Jordan-Hare, Kyle and Sanford.

Purple words in today’s Connections

The theme begins with an MLB team in singular form. The four answers are Angel Reese, Ray Allen, Red Auerbach and Tiger Woods.

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