Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for May 4 #587
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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a difficult game, which requires quite a variety of knowledge. 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: Where the games take place.
Green group index: The Big Smoke.
Blue group index: I hope you’re good with a stick.
Purple group index: Coach’s CV.
Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition
Yellow group: Playing fields, colloquially.
Green Group: Toronto professional teams.
Blue group: Terms used in billiards.
Purple group: Coached by John Calipari.
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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?
The NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle completed by May 4, 2026.
Yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is playgrounds, colloquially. The four answers are diamond, fence, hardwood and ice rink.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is Toronto’s professional teams. The four answers are the Blue Jays, Maple Leafs, Raptors and Tempo.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is that of the terms used in billiards. The four answers are break, English, rack and scratch.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is coached by John Calipari. The four answers are Minutemen, Nets, Razorbacks and Wildcats.
