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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. There are some crazy terms in the green group, especially. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
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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: College division.
Green group hint: I got it!
Blue group hint: Hoopster’s resume.
Purple group hint: Found at the beach.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Big 12 teams.
Green group: Descriptors for baseball catches.
Blue group: Teams Skylar Diggins has played for.
Purple group: Sand ____.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Dec. 15, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is Big 12 teams. The four answers are Cowboys, Mountaineers, Red Raiders and Wildcats.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is descriptors for baseball catches. The four answers are basket, circus, shoestring and snow cone.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is teams Skylar Diggins has played for. The four answers are Fighting Irish, Mercury, Storm and Wings.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is sand ____. The four answers are bagging, lot, trap and wedge.
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