NYT Connections Sports Edition Today: Hints and Answers for Sunday, August 3originally appeared onParade. Get excited—there's another New York Times game to add to your daily routine! Those of us word game addicts who already playWordle,Connections,Strandsand theMini Crosswordnow have Connections Sports Edition to add to the mix.So, if you're looking for some hints and answers for today's Connections Sports Edition on Sunday, August 3, 2025, you've come to the right place. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 Connections Sports Edition is just like the regular Connections word puzzle, in that it's a game that resets at 12 a.m. EST each day and has 16 different words listed. It's up to you to figure out each group of four words that belong to a certain category, with four categories in total. This new version is sports-specific, however, as a partnership between The New York Times and The Athletic. As the NYT site instructs, for Connections Sports Edition, you "group sports terms that share a common thread." Related:The 26 Funniest NYT Connections Game Memes You'll Appreciate if You Do This Daily Word Puzzle Here are some hints about the four categories to help you figure out the word groupings. Yellow:Giddy up! Green:Catch the football. Blue:We want a pitcher. Purple:Vintage hoops teams. OK, time for a second hint…we'll give you the actual categories now. Spoilers below! Yellow:DISTANCES IN HORSE RACING Green:RECEIVING ROUTES FOR A RUNNING BACK Blue:2025 MLB ALL-STAR PITCHERS Purple:ORIGINAL ABA TEAMS, IN SINGULAR FORM If you're looking for the answers, no worries—we've got them below. So, don't scroll any further if you don't want to see the solutions!The answers to today's Connections Sports Edition #314 are coming up next.Related:15 Fun Games Like Connections to Play Every Day DISTANCES IN HORSE RACING:FURLONG, LENGTH, MILE, NOSE RECEIVING ROUTES FOR A RUNNING BACK:ANGLE, FLAT, SWING, WHEEL 2025 MLB ALL-STAR PITCHERS:CROCHET, FRIED, GORE, SKENES ORIGINAL ABA TEAMS, IN SINGULAR FORM:CHAPARRAL, COLONEL, PACER, ROCKET Don't worry if you didn't get them this time—we've all been there. Up next,catch up on the answers to recent Wordle puzzles. NYT Connections Sports Edition Today: Hints and Answers for Sunday, August 3first appeared on Parade on Aug 3, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Aug 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
