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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a fun one, and not particularly tough, if you know your racing. It also helps to be aware of the awards in various sports. If you’re struggling with today’s 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: You’ll get through it!
Green group hint: Hardware for winners.
Blue group hint: Lewis Hamilton is another one.
Purple group hint: When college students move schools.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Survive.
Green group: Famous trophies.
Blue group: F1 drivers.
Purple group: Transfer ____.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for May 6, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is survive. The four answers are bear, endure, weather and withstand.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is famous trophies. The four answers are Heisman, Lombardi, Ryder and Stanley.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is F1 drivers. The four answers are (Ollie) Bearman, (Pierre) Gasly, (Lando) Norris and (Lance) Stroll.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is transfer ____. The four answers are fee, market, portal and window.
