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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Aug. 13 #324
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Pete Carroll hopes youth movement has Raiders on the right path
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Aaron Rodgers calls new NFL helmet a 'damn spaceship' amid ongoing equipment struggles
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