Looking for the most recentregular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.Connections: Sports Editioncould be tricky today. But if you know East Coast sports and colleges, it might be right up your alley. Read on for hints and the answers.Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut onSuper Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That's a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn't show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic's own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.Read more:NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of BetaHints for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups Upgrade your inbox Get cnet insider From talking fridges to iPhones, our experts are here to help make the world a little less complicated. Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.Yellow group hint: Take a chance.Green group hint: Red Sox, also.Blue group hint: Midwest and East Coast jocks.Purple group hint: Couch hoops.Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groupsYellow group: BetGreen group: An AL East playerBlue group: A Big East athletePurple group: NBA video gamesRead more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English WordsWhat are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers? The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Feb. 25, 2025. NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is bet. The four answers are gamble, risk, stake and wager.The green words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is an AL East player. The four answers are Blue Jay, Oriole, Ray and Yankee.The blue words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is a Big East athlete. The four answers are Friar, Hoya, Musketeer and Pirate.The purple words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is NBA video games. The four answers are 2K, Jam, Live and Street.