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a day ago
- Entertainment
- CNET
Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for June 11 #261
Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. 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. 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. Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta 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: 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. Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers? The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for June 11, 2025, #261. NYT/Screenshot by CNET 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. Corn = Nebraska Cornhuskers Scar = Rutgers Scarlet Knights Spar = Michigan State Spartans Wild = Northwestern Wildcats
CNET
6 days ago
- Business
- CNET
Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for June 6 #256
Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today's Connections: Sports Edition could be tricky. That purple category requires some real letter gymnastics. 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. Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta 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: Milwaukee player, for example. Green group hint: Gridiron goof. Blue group hint: Fire it in there! Purple group hint: Shake up words for sports. Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups Yellow group: An NL Central player. Green group: Football penalties. Blue group: Attributes for a pitcher. Purple group: Sports, with a letter changed. Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers? The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for June 6, 2025, #256 NYT/Screenshot by CNET The yellow words in today's Connections The theme is an NL Central player. The four answers are Brewer, Cub, Pirate and Red. The green words in today's Connections The theme is football penalties. The four answers are clipping, face mask, holding and offside. The blue words in today's Connections The theme is attributes for a pitcher. The four answers are command, control, stamina and velocity. The purple words in today's Connections The theme is sports, with a letter changed. The four answers are boiling, boring, gulf and skimming.
CTV News
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Bouncing back hallmark of this year's Stanley Cup-bound Oilers squad
The Edmonton Oilers are hoping the 2025 Stanley Cup Finals won't be a repeat of the series last year. Evan Kenny has more.
BBC News
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Gary Lineker: Why Match of the Day presenter dey comot BBC sooner dan di plan
Gary Lineker don confam say im go comot BBC afta e present im final episode of Match of di Day on Sunday, 25 May. Di 64-year-old bin dey expect say im go continue to dey front di coverage of di FA Cup and World Cup, but e face accuse last week afta e share one social media post about Zionism wey include foto of one rat, wey for history, dem dey use as antisemitic insult. On Monday, Lineker tok say im no see di foto, and "im no go ever consciously repost anything antisemitic". E add: "However, I understand di error and trouble I don cause, and I tok am again I dey very sorry. Stepping back now feel like di responsible course of action." Di presenter bifor now don attract criticism for im social media posts, but di latest example be like di last straw for im bosses, wey consider im position weak, BBC culture and media editor Katie Razzall tok. BBC director general Tim Davie, for statement tok say: "Gary don acknowledge di mistake e make. Accordingly, we don agree say e go step back from further presenting afta dis season. "Gary be defining voice in football coverage for di BBC for ova two decades. Im passion and knowledge don shape our sports journalism and earn am di respect of sports fans across di UK and beyond. We wan thank am for di contribution e don make." Lineker say: "Football don dey di heart of my life for as long as I fit remember – both on di pitch and for studio. "I care deeply about di game, and about di work I don do wit di BBC ova many years. As I say, I no go ever consciously repost anything antisemitic – e go against everything I stand for. "However, I recognise di error and trouble wey I cause, and I repeat am again, I dey sorry. Stepping back now feel like di responsible course of action." In addition to di written statement, di former footballer also post one video on Instagram. E say im no go "ever, ever share" di post if e see di emoji, wey e tok say "get bad meaning". "I go like to once again tok say I dey sorry for di hurt and trouble e cause. Na genuine mistake and oversight," e continue. "But I suppose dey more careful. I know dat." Lineker tok say im don "stand up for minorities and humanitarian issues, and against all forms of racism all of my life, including, of course, antisemitism, wey I totally hate.". E tell im followers say na for di "best for all concerned" say im dey "step down from BBC presenting duties altogether". Lineker describe im 30 years journey for di BBC as a "pleasure and ogbonge privilege", e add say Match of di Day don become "important part of my life". Di presenter conclude im statement say im relationship wit BBC don dey "long and wonderful", but "time don reach for im and di organisation to go our separate ways". Replying to Lineker post, Match of di Day pundit Alan Shearer say: "Thank you for everything." 'Difficult and emotional week' Writing to staff shortly afta di announcement, BBC Sport director Alex Kay-Jelski tok say im "understand say di last week dey difficult and emotional for many of you". E say e dey "sad to say goodbye to dat kain brilliant broadcaster" and e thank Lineker "for im years of service". E conclude: "Make we finish dis season strongly wit Gary final show, enjoy correct summer of sport and look forward wit excitement to wetin lie ahead." Lineker and di BBC bin announce last year say im go leave Match of di Day for di end of dis season, wey go end on Sunday. But di arrangement na say e go continue to front di BBC coverage of di men's FA Cup and di World Cup for 2026. Di former England striker replace Des Lynam as di corporation main presenter of Match of di Day for 1999. For one recent interview wit BBC Amol Rajan e say im bin know say di BBC want make e step down from di Premier League highlights show. Roger Mosey, former director of BBC Sport and ex-head of BBC television news, tell Radio 4 Today programme on Monday im believe say di "difficulty" na say "you no fit be di highest paid presenter and be a social media activist". Dem temporarily suspend Lineker from di BBC for 2023 afta one impartiality mata on top comments e make wey e criticise di den-government asylum policy. E also dey among 500 oda high-profile figures wey sign one open letter earlier dis year wey ask di BBC to bring back one documentary, Gaza: How To Survive A War Zone, to BBC iPlayer. Lineker also na di co-founder of Goalhanger Podcasts, makers of di popular The Rest Is History series and di programme dey about about politics, football, entertainment and money. Di parting of ways between Lineker and di BBC also include di licensing deal for di Goalhanger podcast titles on BBC Sounds wey go end dis year, di PA news agency report.
The Independent
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Gary Lineker to leave BBC after this weekend's Match Of The Day
Sports pundit Gary Lineker will leave the BBC after this weekend's Match Of The Day, it has been confirmed. Lineker, 64, will leave the corporation earlier than planned and will not front BBC coverage of the 2026 World Cup, or coverage of the FA Cup next season, as had been previously announced. Last week he apologised 'unreservedly' for sharing an Instagram story about Zionism, which he deleted, and which had featured a picture of a rat, saying: 'I take full responsibility for this mistake. That image does not reflect my views.' In a statement Lineker said: 'Football has been at the heart of my life for as long as I can remember – both on the pitch and in the studio. 'I care deeply about the game, and about the work I've done with the BBC over many years. As I've said, I would never consciously repost anything antisemitic – it goes against everything I stand for. 'However, I recognise the error and upset that I caused, and reiterate how sorry I am. Stepping back now feels like the responsible course of action.' Tim Davie, BBC director-general, said: 'Gary has acknowledged the mistake he made. Accordingly, we have agreed he will step back from further presenting after this season. 'Gary has been a defining voice in football coverage for the BBC for over two decades. 'His passion and knowledge have shaped our sports journalism and earned him the respect of sports fans across the UK and beyond. 'We want to thank him for the contribution he has made.' The BBC's highest paid presenter, he has headed up Match Of The Day since 1999, and had announced he would be leaving the programme last year at the end of the season, but would still host World Cup and FA Cup coverage. His early departure came amid reports that the corporation's bosses considered his position 'untenable', according to BBC News. The Leicester-born star will be replaced by Gabby Logan, Kelly Cates and Mark Chapman, who will share the presenting role on Match Of The Day from the next Premier League season. Lineker joined the programme having started as a BBC Radio Five Live presenter, also working on Grandstand during his early years in broadcasting. He was temporarily suspended from the BBC in March 2023 after an impartiality row over comments he made criticising the then-government's new asylum policy. He was also among 500 other high-profile figures who signed an open letter in February urging the BBC to rebroadcast a documentary, Gaza: How To Survive A War Zone, to BBC iPlayer. The former England striker is the co-founder of Goalhanger Podcasts, makers of the popular The Rest Is History series and its spin-offs about politics, football, entertainment and money. The parting of ways also includes the licencing deal for the Goalhanger podcast titles on BBC Sounds which ends this year, the PA news agency understands.
