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.Tomorrow is the Super Bowl, but today'sConnections: Sports Editionis not all Big Game-themed. Still, there's one dedicated football category and other clues are football-related. Read on for hints and answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.And you should know thatConnections: Sports Editioniscoming out of betaonSuper 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 be continuing to publish it. It won't show up in the NYT Games app but will appear in The Athletic's own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.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: Bunch of athletesGreen group hint: Accessories for a sportBlue group hint: Fleet football playersPurple group hint:Same male nameAnswers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groupsYellow group: Group of playersGreen group: Baseball equipmentBlue group: NFL running backsPurple group:Jason ____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 Feb. 8, 2025 #138. NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is group of players. The four answers are club, side, squad and team.The green words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is baseball equipment. The four answers are bat, cleats, glove and helmet.The blue words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is NFL running backs. The four answers are Barkley, Cook, Henry and Swift.The purple words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is Jason ____. The four answers are Day, Giambi, Kelce and Witten.