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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is fairly diverse. The topics are kind of all over the place — hope you know your movies, for one thing. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.

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Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here 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: Snowy season.

Green group hint: Fire it in there.

Blue group hint: Sports equipment.

Purple group hint: Cinema titles.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Winter sports.

Green group: Stat for a pitcher.

Blue group: Sports balls.

Purple group: Last words of boxing movies.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is winter sports. The four answers are curling, hockey, luge and skeleton.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is stat for a pitcher. The four answers are hold, quality start, save and win.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is sports balls. The four answers are cue, golf, medicine and ping pong.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is last words of boxing movies. The four answers are Baby (Million Dollar Baby), Balboa (Rocky Balboa), Bull (Raging Bull) and Fighter (The Fighter).

We’ve spotted a Mint Mobile deal that’ll get you a Samsung Galaxy S26 series smartphone for up to $600 off. The carrier specializes in budget-friendly phone plans, and this deal can help you save money on Samsung’s latest release if you meet Mint Mobile’s terms and conditions.

Mint Mobile is offering its available Samsung Galaxy S26 smartphones for $400 off with a 12-month Unlimited phone plan. The Unlimited phone plan must be paid for in full to get this discount, and it amounts to $180 for a year of service, or $15 per month.

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This means you can grab a new Samsung Galaxy S26 for as little as $480 while also paying less for phone service. If you’d like another option, Mint Mobile is also offering a Google Pixel series phone for up to $500 off with an Unlimited plan. That brings a Google Pixel 10 down to just $479.

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Why this deal matters

The Samsung Galaxy S26 series officially launched on March 11. The phone typically costs $1,080. However, Mint Mobile’s offer brings it down to as low as $480 with a new Unlimited plan and trade-in. If you’ve been looking for a new Samsung Galaxy S26 and want to reduce your monthly phone bill, this is a great deal.

Beats has released plenty of special edition products in the past, «collaborating» with various celebrities, including Kim Kardashian. But the new Powerbeats Pro 2 Nike Special Edition is the first time it’s linked up with Nike. The buds have the Nike Swoosh on the right bud and the Beats «b» on the left, as well as Nike’s two-tone black and yellow colors and its «Just Do it» slogan printed inside the lid. They’re available via an early-access lottery today on SNKRS, then they’ll launch globally on March 20 for $250.

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The Nike x Powerbeats Pro 2 have all the same features as the standard Powerbeats Pro 2, including built-in heart rate monitoring that syncs with Apple’s Fitness app and Nike Run Club1. Perhaps the coolest things about them is the Volt-speckled charging case, which has a bit of texture to it and is slightly easier to grip than the standard Powerbeats Pro 2’s case, which has a smooth matte finish.

The collaboration makes sense given that the Powerbeats Pro 2 are sports buds with an ear hook design that are popular among hardcore and recreational athletes. They’re fairly pricey, though: The standard Powerbeats Pro 2 also list for $250 but sometimes get discounted to closer to $200 online. You can read my full review here. 

Beats has recruited longtime brand ambassador LeBron James for the launch, which isn’t a surprise. But he’s not promoting the buds playing basketball, but golf. In the promo video, James shows off his «less-than-elite» skills on the links while using the Powerbeats Pro 2 to tune out a trio of critics, played by professional golfer Tom Kim and actors Lionel Boyce and Travis «Taco» Bennett. He’s «embracing the game on his own terms.»