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 Editioncan be a killer, but today wasn't super hard. I can't say that I knew what the category name was for each color category, but I had a sense of which words matched up where.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: Are you really hurt?Green group hint: Don't pass the ball.Blue group hint: Fight for a medal.Purple group hint:Phrase with a word similar to "hat."Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groupsYellow group: Fake a foulGreen group: Football running playsBlue group: Olympic combat sportsPurple group:____ capRead 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. 13, 2025. NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is fake a foul. The four answers are act, dive, embellish and flop.The green words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is football running plays. The four answers are blast, counter, off-tackle and sweep.The blue words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is Olympic combat sports. The four answers are boxing, judo, taekwondo and wrestling.The purple words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is ____ cap. The four answers are baseball, rally, salary and swim.