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Fans of the Fighting Irish, today’s Connections: Sports Edition is calling your names. If you’re struggling but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is a part of The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times. So, It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it 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: Different grades of competition.
Green group hint: Hoops roles.
Blue group hint: Fighting Irish.
Purple group hint: Top prospects.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Levels of competitive sports.
Green group: First words of basketball positions.
Blue group: Notre Dame alumni in WNBA.
Purple group: Players drafted No. 1 in 2025
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Sept. 3, 2025.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is levels of competitive sports. The four answers are college, high school, pro and rec.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is first words of basketball positions. The four answers are point, power, shooting and small.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is Notre Dame alumni in WNBA. The four answers are Citron, Diggins, McBride and Ogunbowale.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is players drafted No. 1 in 2025. The four answers are Bueckers, Flagg, Schaefer and Ward.
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