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Today's Connections: Sports Edition this is a difficult question. Especially in the green group there are some crazy terms. If you can't solve today's puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for the hints and answers.
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Tips for Today's Groups Connections: Sports Edition
Here are four grouping clues in today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, from the simplest yellow grouping to the challenging (and sometimes bizarre) purple grouping.
Yellow group hint: College department.
Green group hint: I understand!
Blue group hint: Hoopster Summary.
Purple group hint: Found on the beach.
Answers to Today's Connections Groups: Sports Edition
Yellow group: Big 12 teams.
Green group: Baseball catching descriptors.
Blue group: Teams Skylar Diggins played for.
Purple group: Sand ____.
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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?
Completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition December 15, 2025 puzzle.
Yellow words in today's connections
Topic: Big 12 teams. Four answers: Cowboys, Mountaineers, Red Raiders and Wildcats.
Green words in today's connections
The topic is baseball descriptors. Four answers: basket, circus, string and snow cone.
Blue words in today's connections
The topic is the teams Skylar Diggins played for. The four answers are: “Fighting Irishman”, “Mercury”, “Storm” and “Wings”.
Purple words in today's connections
The theme is sand ____. Four answers: bag, lot, trap and wedge.
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