Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Aug. 17 #328
Today's Connections: Sports Edition is both fun and tough. The purple category was kind of brilliant, actually. Read on for hints and the answers.
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.
Yellow group hint: NFL terms.
Green group hint: Maple leaf flag.
Blue group hint: Ducks from Eugene.
Purple group hint: Fore!
Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Deliver the ball to a teammate
Green group: Canadian teams, minus the S
Blue group: Oregon alumni
Purple group: Golf clubs minus the first letter
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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Aug. 17, 2025.
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The yellow words in today's Connections
The theme is deliver the ball to a teammate. The four answers are dish, distribute, give and pass.
The green words in today's Connections
The theme is Canadian teams, minus the S. The four answers are Canuck, Flame, Raptor and Whitecap.
The blue words in today's Connections
The theme is Oregon alumni. The four answers are Herbert, Ionescu, Nix and Pritchard.
The purple words in today's Connections
The theme is golf clubs minus the first letter. The four answers are edge (wedge), river (driver), ron (iron) and utter (putter).
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Jaka Bijol will be in the No 15 that Stuart Dallas left behind after his premature retirement. Anton Stach has been No 18, last worn by out-of-favour midfielder Darko Gyabi, this summer. Sebastiaan Bornauw has worn the No 23 that Josuha Guilavogui took on during his short time at Elland Road last season. When the final list is confirmed, it will be intriguing to see whether Patrick Bamford, who has been told he is surplus to requirements, will retain the No 9, especially after the arrival of striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Goalkeepers Lucas Perri and Illan Meslier have both worn the No 1 this summer. Perri did wear No 12, which is vacant, at Botafogo in the past. Beren Cross The most poignant change is that Jota's No 20 will be retired and therefore forever associated with the late Portuguese forward. Record signing Florian Wirtz takes on the No 7 vacated by Luis Diaz's move to Bayern Munich. The No 9 is available after Darwin Nunez moved to Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal. No prizes for guessing who would be primed to take that on. Elsewhere, there isn't much change. Milos Kerkez is the new No 6, Hugo Ekitike wears No 22 and Jeremie Frimpong is No 30. Conor Bradley switched from No 84 to No 12 and 18-year-old Trey Nyoni moved from No 98 to No 42. Advertisement Gregg Evans When there are four established goalkeepers in the squad, the No 1 shirt can be a pertinent sign of who will start the season between the posts. Former academy 'keeper James Trafford, who rejoined the club from Burnley in the summer, has been given the status symbol — but it may well be nothing more, given Ederson is wearing the No 31 for a ninth season. Elsewhere, Dutch midfielder Tijjani Reijnders took over the No 4 shirt at the Club World Cup, a subtle sign that the previous wearer, Kalvin Phillips, is out of the club's plans. It used to belong to club legend Vincent Kompany, so no pressure. Ruben Dias is still in the No 3, so left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri, who joined from Wolverhampton Wanderers this summer, has taken over No 21, which was worn by David Silva for a decade between 2010 and 2020. No one has dared to take on what could become the poisoned chalice of wearing Kevin De Bruyne's No 17, while Grealish's departure left the No 10 clear for Rayan Cherki. There is a change for Nico O'Reilly. The 19-year-old wore No 75 last season as he broke into the team, but has taken the No 33 Kompany wore when he first arrived from Hamburg in 2008. Jordan Campbell It has been an unusually interesting summer at Old Trafford for shirt numbers. Diego Leon arrived from Paraguay and effectively went on trial for his number. Ruben Amorim and United waited to see how the 18-year-old fared in first-team training before giving him a shirt they thought appropriate. On July 18, he got No 30, the three signifying his position as a left-back. But less than a month later, Leon had to give it up to a newer, more expensive arrival, Benjamin Sesko. It is not common for a striker to request No 30, but Sesko has worn that number his whole career, at least since arriving in Red Bull Salzburg's first team five years ago. Leon was shifted to No 35, the shirt vacated by Jonny Evans this summer. Elsewhere, Victor Lindelof left, allowing Diogo Dalot to claim the No 2, having worn No 20 since signing in 2018. Dalot is a member of the new six-man leadership team and now has the corresponding number. Bryan Mbeumo took No 19, the same as he wore at Brentford and one season at Troyes, while Matheus Cunha was given the No 10 before Marcus Rashford — its wearer for seven years — had even left for Barcelona. Cunha wore No 10 at Wolves last season, and for a couple of campaigns at Hertha Berlin. Advertisement Several youngsters were given new numbers, the most notable being Chido Obi getting No 32, the same shirt worn by Carlos Tevez when at United. Laurie Whitwell There is no No 9 at Newcastle. This is a statement of fact, a statement of the bleeding obvious, and a source of huge concern. It is the story of their summer. Callum Wilson, who previously wore the revered shirt on Tyneside, left this summer. Newcastle's attempts to bring in quality strikers — and keep the one they have — have very much not gone to plan. In another world, Alexander Isak, the most complete Newcastle striker since Alan Shearer, would perhaps have taken it on, switching from No 14. The bigger issue is that Isak wants out. George Caulkin The club do not plan to officially confirm their squad numbers until the transfer window closes, which tells a story about the recruitment they still intend to do. Neco Williams has taken on the No 3 shirt, epitomising how emphatically he has pinned down that left-back spot. Callum Hudson-Odoi will carry the No 7 after also establishing himself as a key figure. It remains to be seen whether new signings Jair Cunha (No 23), Dan Ndoye (No 14) and Igor Jesus (No 19) will retain the shirt numbers they have worn in friendly games this summer — although Ndoye is unlikely to change, given he specifically asked for that number. Paul Taylor They will look a very different team to the one that won promotion out of the Championship in May, with a summer overhaul adding 11 new faces to Regis Le Bris' squad. Jobe Bellingham's sale to Borussia Dortmund sees winger Chemsdine Talbi take on the No 7 shirt, while the on-loan Chelsea forward Marc Guiu has been given No 9, with its previous owner, Luis Semedo, frozen out. Ian Poveda, Jay Matete, Nazariy Rusyn and Abdoullah Ba complete a senior quintet not allocated numbers. Advertisement New record signing Habib Diarra, signed from Strasbourg for £30m, has been given No 19, while Sunderland's most high-profile recruit, Granit Xhaka, has opted for the familiarity of No 34, which he has worn throughout his club career. Anthony Patterson keeps the No 1 shirt, but Dutchman Robin Roefs is expected to be Sunderland's first-choice goalkeeper. Philip Buckingham Radu Dragusin is the only player who has changed, switching from No 6 to No 3, the number he wears on international duty with Romania. It became available after Sergio Reguilon's contract expired in June. Dragusin's switch has allowed new signing Joao Palhinha to take his old shirt number. Mohammed Kudus wore No 14 with West Ham United but has taken over the No 20 shirt at Spurs — the same number he had at Ajax. There are still a few weeks to go in the transfer window and a key number just became available. Son Heung-min's departure to Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer means the No 7 shirt is up for grabs. It will be interesting to see if anyone is bold enough to follow in the much-loved South Korean's footsteps. Jay Harris Michail Antonio's release from West Ham means their new striker, Wilson, takes the No 9 shirt vacated by the Jamaica international. Arriving from Southampton, right-back Kyle Walker-Peters will wear the No. 2. Meanwhile, on the other side of the pitch, left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf will take on the No 12 in his debut season in the Premier League after joining from Slavia Prague. Caoimhe O'Neill Matheus Cunha only wore the No 10 shirt for one season at Molineux, but he was a player worthy of the number, after mixed fortunes for previous wearers Daniel Podence, Patrick Cutrone and Helder Costa. Jhon Arias, Wolves' most exciting summer signing by some distance, takes on the mantle and the early signs suggest he could replicate Cunha's get-out-your-seat buzz. Advertisement Other notable switches see Hugo Bueno, back from Feyenoord on loan, take Ait-Nouri's old No 3 shirt. Fellow left wing-back David Moller Wolfe has taken No 6, a number not worn by an impactful player since Danny Batth in the Championship (Boubacar Traore and, erm, Bruno Jordao have worn it since then). Tim Spiers (Top photos: Getty Images) Spot the pattern. Connect the terms Find the hidden link between sports terms Play today's puzzle
