Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for March 19 #542
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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is tricky. Remember that many athletes’ last names resemble common words. If you’re having trouble sorting through the answers, ask yourself if a particular word could be someone’s last name. 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: Football division.
Green group index: They grab the pigskin.
Blue group index: College Hoopsters.
Purple group index: Where is the glass slipper?
Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition
Yellow group: NFC East teams.
Green group: Hall of Fame receivers.
Blue group: Stars of this year’s men’s NCAA tournament.
Purple group: Remarkable NCAA Tournament Cinderella.
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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?
The NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle completed by March 19, 2026.
Yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is NFC East teams. The four answers are Commanders, Cowboys, Eagles and Giants.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is Hall of Fame receivers. The four answers are Bruce, Monk, Moss and Rice.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is stars in this year’s NCAA men’s tournament. The four answers are Acuff, Boozer, Dybantsa and Peat.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is the notable NCAA tournament Cinderella. The four answers are the Patriots, Peacocks, Ramblers and Rams.
