Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Feb. 20 #515

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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition has a category dedicated to my favorite football team. 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: We’ll be back right away…

Green group index: Run for the roses.

Blue group index: Skol!

Purple group index:

Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition

Yellow group: Break in the action.

Green Group: Betting on horse racing.

Blue group: QB drafted by the Vikings in the first round.

Purple group: Race ____.

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

Yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is pause in action. The four responses are intermission, break, suspension and timeout.

Green words in today’s Connections

The theme is horse racing betting. The four answers are correct, place, show and win.

Blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is QBs drafted by the Vikings in the first round. The four answers are Bridgewater, Culpepper, McCarthy and Ponder.

Purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ racing. The four answers are bib, car, course and walk.