As players return daily for new linguistic challenges, the NYT Connections game continues to reward not just vocabulary, but creativity, logic, and an ever-curious mind.

Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words.

Here's today's Connections answer and hints for groups. These clues will help you solve New York Times' popular puzzle game, Connections, every day!