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A fast public service announcement earlier than we proceed: The backside of this text consists of the answers — and hints — for the 4 classes. So if you wish to resolve the board hint-free, we suggest you play earlier than persevering with.
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Today’s problem
Game No. 642’s problem: 2.5 out of 5
Connections: Sports Edition hints for June 27, 2026
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Yellow: LEGEND
Green: DENVER
Blue: CASH
Purple: MAYER
Connections: Sports Edition answers for June 27, 2026
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Yellow
A revered star: GREAT, ICON, LEGEND, SUPERSTAR
Green
Last 4 NBA champions: BOSTON, DENVER, NEW YORK, OKLAHOMA CITY
Blue
WNBA gamers within the Basketball Hall of Fame: CASH, CATCHINGS, LESLIE, WHALEN
Purple
Starts with an NFL beginning QB: JACKSONVILLE, MAYER, WILLIAMSPORT, YOUNGSTER
What is Connections: Sports Edition?
Connections: Sports Edition is The Athletic’s first-ever sport, a every day puzzle designed for gamers to seek out connections between 16 phrases on the sport board.
The sport’s goal is to group phrases or objects into 4 teams of 4 based mostly on commonalities inside every group as rapidly 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 coloration, revealed as you resolve, 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 might be obtainable at midnight in your time zone. Thanks for taking part in — and share your scores within the feedback!