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.The purple group inConnections: Sports Editionis especially tough today, if you're an American, that is. I've heard of some of the clues in this category, but I don't know them well enough to sort them properly, so today was a tough one for me. Read on for hints and answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.For now, the game is in beta, which means the Times is testing it out to see if it's popular before adding it to the site's Games app. You can play it daily for now for free and then we'll have to see if it sticks around.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: When one team crushes the other.Green group hint: Shotgun is one.Blue group hint: Players turned talkers.Purple group hint:Italian league.Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groupsYellow group: Rout.Green group: Football formations.Blue group: NFL TV analysts.Purple group:Serie A clubs.Read 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 Jan. 11, 2025. NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is rout. The four answers are blowout, drubbing, romp and walkover.The green words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is football formations. The four answers are bunch, I, trips and wishbone.The blue words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is NFL TV analysts. The four answers are Aikman, Brady, Collinsworth and Romo.The purple words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is Serie A clubs. The four answers are Atalanta, Juventus, Lazio and Roma.