Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Tips, Answers for January 9, #108

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Connections: Sports Edition It’s not too hard today, especially if you’re a hockey fan, like me. Read on for hints and answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.

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Tips for today’s Connections groups: Sports Edition

Here are four suggestions for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the hard (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group tip: Group of athletes

Green group advice: Detroit and Chicago, too.

Blue group tip: The rose is famous.

Purple group tip: At first !

Answers for today’s Connections groups: Sports Edition

yellow group: team

Green group: Six original NHL teams

Blue group: panther

Violet Group: golf ____

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What are the answers today of Connections: Sports Edition?

Yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is team. The four answers are equipment, group, side and team.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is originally six NHL teams. The four answers are Boston, Montreal, New York and Toronto.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is panthers. The four answers are Carolina, Florida, Northern Iowa and Pittsburgh.

Purple words in today’s Connections

The topic is ____ golf. The four answers are car, clap, club and course.