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 Editionwas a fun one today. But oof, that blue category. For a fan of a team that's never won the Super Bowl (Skol, Vikings!), I felt that description. The other categories were fun, and I took them less personally. (Though I didn't know the real meaning of "Knickerbocker.") Read on for hints and answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.Read more: NYT Has a Connections Game for Sports Fans. I Tried ItHints for today's Connections: Sports Edition groupsHere 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: Bills and coins.Green group hint: A classic baseball pitch.Blue group hint: The Vikings are another one.Purple group hint:Teams with names describing natives.Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groupsYellow group: Money.Green group: Fastball.Blue group: Teams without a Super Bowl win.Purple group:Teams whose nicknames are demonyms.Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English WordsWhat are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?Today's puzzle had a few images, so here's the puzzle grid. How the Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Dec. 24, 2024, looked before being played. NYT/Screenshot by CNET The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Dec. 24, 2024. NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is money. The four answers are bank, bread, coin and dough.The green words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is fastball. The four answers are cheese, gas, heat and hummer.The blue words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is teams without a Super Bowl win. The four answers are Jaguars, Lions, Panthers and Titans.The purple words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is teams whose nicknames are demonyms. The four answers are Canadiens, Hoosiers, Knicks and Texans.