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I enjoy when Links: Sports Edition has a mixture of regular words and names. And of course, editors often choose names that are also regular words, just to confuse me. Today's puzzle wasn't too bad. Read on for hints and answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.
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Tips 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 difficult (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Don't go fast.
Green Group Tip: It can happen when hitting.
Blue Group Hint: Keeping the goal.
Purple group hint: Not a leg, but…
Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Move at a slow pace.
Green group: Results at bat.
Blue Group: American football goalkeepers
Purple group: hand ____
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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for January 8, 2025.
Yellow words in today's relationships
The theme is slow-paced movement The four answers are amble, job, lope and trot.
The green words in today's relationships
The theme is outcomes at bat. The four responses are fielder's choice, strikeout, strikeout, and walk.
Blue words in today's relationships
The topic is American soccer goalkeepers. The four answers are Howard, Neher, Scurry, and Solo.
Purple words in today's relationships
The subject is hand ____. The four answers are ball, off, shake, and spring.