But you don't have to be a sports obsessive to solve Connections ... The words might include player names, team names or sport-related activities. Hints for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups Here are four hints for the groupings in today's ...

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.

The answers for the puzzle will be revealed at the bottom of the page. So, if you would rather avoid spoilers, we advise you to move down the page with caution. Newsweek has some hints to help you figure out today's Connections categories.