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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 issue
Game No. 638’s issue: 3.5 out of 5
Connections: Sports Edition hints for June 23, 2026
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Yellow: CHICAGO
Green: GLANCE
Blue: MICHIGAN
Purple: DEBUT
Connections: Sports Edition answers for June 23, 2026
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Yellow
AL Central groups: CHICAGO, DETROIT, KANSAS CITY, MINNESOTA
Green
Deflection off a floor: BOUNCE, CAROM, GLANCE, RICOCHET
Blue
Big Ten soccer stadiums: AUTZEN, CAMP RANDALL, KINNICK, MICHIGAN
Purple
Ends in a silent T: CROQUET, DEBUT, GARRETT CROCHET, RUDY GOBERT
What is Connections: Sports Edition?
Connections: Sports Edition is The Athletic’s first-ever recreation, a every day puzzle designed for gamers to search out connections between 16 phrases on the sport board.
The recreation’s goal is to group phrases or objects into 4 teams of 4 primarily based on commonalities inside every group as shortly as attainable. Find the teams with out making 4 errors. Each puzzle has precisely one answer, so be careful for phrases or gadgets 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 shade, revealed as you clear up, starting from easy (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 shall be accessible at midnight in your time zone. Thanks for enjoying — and share your scores within the feedback!