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A certain legendary Yankee gets his own category in Connections: Sports Edition. Hope you know some nicknames for this player! I knew maybe half of them, but it seemed fairly clear they were nicknames, so I did OK. And thanks to my daughter participating in roller derby years ago, I was able to answer a category related to that topic, too.
For now, the game is in beta, which means the Times is testing it out to see if it’s popular before adding it to the site’s Games app. You can play it daily for now for free — and then we’ll have to see if it sticks around.
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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: Goofs on the court.
Green group hint: He was No. 2
Blue group hint: Merrily we roll along.
Purple group hint: Volley is another possible answer.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Basketball violations
Green group: Derek Jeter nicknames
Blue group: Roller derby terminology
Purple group: ____ ball
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Dec. 18, 2024.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is basketball violations. The four answers are backcourt, double-dribble, goaltend and travel.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is Derek Jeter nicknames. The four answers are Captain, DJ, Jeets and Mr. November.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Roller derby terminology. The four answers are blocker, bridging, jammer and pivot.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ ball. The four answers are air, foul, golf and Lonzo.
