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Connections: Sports Edition features a big mix today, including team names, human names, and simple sports-related words. Read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super 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 continue to publish it. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.  

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

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: Get on the ice.

Green group hint: Not the majors.

Blue group hint: TV talkers.

Purple group hint:  Throw it in there.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Hockey equipment

Green group: Triple-A baseball teams.

Blue group: «SportsCenter» anchors.

Purple group:____ pitch.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is hockey equipment. The four answers are gloves, helmet, skates and stick.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is triple-A baseball teams. The four answers are Aces, Chihuahuas, Express and Isotopes.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is «SportsCenter» anchors. The four answers are 

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ pitch. The four answers are fever, payoff, quick and wild.