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.Today'sConnections: Sports Editionplays a fun trick on players. There are so many food terms, from hotdog to peppers to Cracker Jack to nutmeg, and yet not all of them represent food terms. Someone on the NYT puzzle staff must have a long list of food words with other meanings that they toss in whenever they can. 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: Frosty malts, too.Green group hint: Bragging.Blue group hint: Honored footballers.Purple group hint:Ted Lasso guys know these.Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groupsYellow group: Concession stand snacks.Green group: Show off.Blue group: Hall of Fame pass rushers.Purple group:Soccer skill moves.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. 24, 2025. NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is concession stand snacks. The four answers are Cracker Jack, peanuts, popcorn and pretzel.The green words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is show off. The four answers are flaunt, grandstand, hotdog and showboat.The blue words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is Hall of Fame pass rushers. The four answers are Peppers, Strahan, Ware and White.The purple words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is soccer skill moves. The four answers are nutmeg, Olimpico, rabona and stepover.