
Need help with today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle? You’ve come to the right place. Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores. A quick public service announcement before we continue: The bottom of this article includes one answer in each of the four categories.
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172’s difficulty: 3.5 out of 5 Hints Scroll below for one answer in each of the four categories. .
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. Yellow: HOLDING Green: BATON Blue: CROSS Purple: ROUGE The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone. Thanks for playing — and share your scores in the comments! (Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic).