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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. If you’re struggling with the puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for 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: Down south.
Green group hint: The Pelican State.
Blue group hint: Trojan alums.
Purple group hint: Fore!
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: NFC South teams.
Green group: Louisiana schools.
Blue group: USC WRs in NFL.
Purple group: Locations of this year’s men’s golf majors.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition for June 9, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is NFC South teams. The four answers are Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers and Saints.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is Louisiana schools. The four answers are Louisiana, LSU, Southern and Tulane.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is USC WRs in NFL. The four answers are London, Pittman, Smith-Schuster and St. Brown.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is locations of this year’s men’s golf majors. The four answers are Augusta, Newtown Square, Southampton and Southport.
