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Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to collect clues and talk about (and share) scores.
A fast public service announcement earlier than we proceed: The backside of this text contains the answers — and hints — for the 4 classes. So if you wish to clear up the board hint-free, we advocate you play earlier than persevering with.
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Today’s problem
Game No. 580’s problem: 3.5 out of 5
Connections: Sports Edition hints for April 26, 2026
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Yellow: SCREAMER
Green: HEAT
Blue: LANE
Purple: FASTBALL
Connections: Sports Edition answers for April 26, 2026
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Yellow
Hard-hit baseball: FROZEN ROPE, LASER, LINER, SCREAMER
Green
NBA groups with singular nicknames: HEAT, JAZZ, MAGIC, THUNDER
Blue
_____ Johnson: FLAU’JAE, GUS, LANE, RANDY
Purple
What “1” may imply: FASTBALL, PITCHER, POINT GUARD, TOP RANK
What is Connections: Sports Edition?
Connections: Sports Edition is The Athletic’s first-ever recreation, a each day puzzle designed for gamers to seek out connections between 16 phrases on the sport board.
The recreation’s goal is to group phrases or objects into 4 teams of 4 based mostly on commonalities inside every group as shortly as doable. Find the teams with out making 4 errors. Each puzzle has precisely one resolution, so be careful for phrases or objects that appear to belong to a number of classes!
Category examples:
Sports ____ : Fan, Car, Bar, Radio
U.S. Summer Olympians: Biles, Phelps, Ledecky, Lyles
Each class group is assigned a coloration, revealed as you clear up, starting from simple (yellow) to medium (inexperienced) to difficult (blue) to tough (purple).
Who creates the puzzles for Connections: Sports Edition?
That’s me! My identify is Mark Cooper, and I create Connections: Sports Edition and work as a managing editor for school sports activities right here at The Athletic. I used to be beforehand The Athletic’s managing editor for breaking information.
The subsequent puzzle might be out there at midnight in your time zone. Thanks for taking part in — and share your scores within the feedback!