Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 11, #261
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Today's Connections: Sports Edition is a fun mix today. Moviegoers -- the green category is for you, and players might recognize a connection between some last names to solve the blue group. The purple group is a wacky one today. Read on for hints and the answers.
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Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That's a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn't show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic's own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.
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Hints 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 tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
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Yellow group hint: Ways to get somewhere.
Green group hint: Films with short titles.
Blue group hint: They have the same first name.
Purple group hint: Large college conference teams.
Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Moving on foot, at various speeds.
Green group: One-word sports movies.
Blue group: Famous Joes.
Purple group: First four letters of Big Ten team names.
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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for June 11, 2025, #261.
The yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is moving on foot, at various speeds. The four answers are jog, run, sprint and walk.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is one-word sports movies. The four answers are Ali, Creed, Miracle and Seabiscuit.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is famous Joes. The four answers are Buck, Frazier, Montana and Torre.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is first four letters of Big Ten team names. The four answers are corn, scar, spar and wild.
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Corn = Nebraska Cornhuskers
Scar = Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Spar = Michigan State Spartans
Wild = Northwestern Wildcats
Quick tips for Connections: Sports Edition
#1: Don't grab for the easiest group. For each word, think about other sports categories it might fit in – is this a word that can be used in football, or to describe scoring options?
#2: Second meanings are important. The puzzle loves to use last names and even college names that mean other things, to fool you into thinking they are words, not names.
#3: And the opposite is also true. Words like HURTS might seem like a regular word, but it's also the last name of at least one pro athlete.
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