Sports Lovers, Get Ready: NYT's New Puzzle Game!

Ever played the New York Times' Connections game? Well, there's a new version just for sports fans! Called Connections: Sports Edition, it's in beta right now, meaning you can try it for free. The rules are simple: group 16 sports-related words into four categories. Sounds easy, right? Think again! The groups have different difficulty levels, and the words can fit into more than one category. So, you don't have to be a sports expert to play, but it helps to know your stuff. Let's dive into today's hints and answers.For the yellow group, think of fancy diplomas. The answers? Ivy League schools: Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, and Yale. Moving to the green group, these words are used at Wimbledon. Tennis-ball makers, of course: Dunlop, Penn, Prince, and Wilson. Now, for the blue group, we look to the land of the Liberty Bell. These are Philly "Big 5" schools: La Salle, Saint Joseph's, Temple, and Villanova. Lastly, the purple group hint is wildcat pros. These are Kentucky basketball alums in the NBA: Adebayo, Booker, Davis, and Randle.