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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
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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.
Purple group hint: It was always burning, since the world’s been turning.
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The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for April 27, 2026.
The theme is types of outs in baseball. The four answers are fly, force, strike and tag.
The theme is sports films nominated for best picture. The four answers are Marty Supreme, Moneyball, Rocky and Seabiscuit.
The theme is running backs drafted in top 10. The four answers are Bush, Jeanty, Love and Spiller.
The theme is mentioned in “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” The four answers are California baseball, DiMaggio, Marciano and Sugar Ray.
