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Today's Connections: Sports Edition it's fun. The blue category will help you look forward to winter sports. If you are struggling but still want to solve this problem, read on for tips 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: Shoot there.
Green group hint: Throw it down the field.
Blue group hint: Go down the hill.
Purple group hint: Waltz on the floor.
Answers to Today's Connections Groups: Sports Edition
Yellow group: Fastball.
Green group: Football passing routes.
Blue group: Alpine skiing disciplines.
Purple group: Athletes who have won Dancing with the Stars.
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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?
Completed puzzle NYT Connections: Sports Edition October 10, 2025
Yellow words in today's connections
The theme is fastball. Four answers: cheese, four-sealer, gas and heat.
Green words in today's connections
The topic is football passing routes. The four answers are drag, stance, tilt and wheel.
Blue words in today's connections
The topic is alpine skiing. The four answers are combined: downhill, slalom and super-G.
Purple words in today's connections
The topic is the athletes who will win Dancing with the Stars. The four answers are Driver, Ono, Shumpert and Yamaguchi.