Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Tips, May 4th #223’s Answer

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Connection: Sports Edition is an easy and hard mix. If you start to meet teams in a certain state, you will do a great job. Continue reading the tips and answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is no longer using Beta, making its debut in the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 9. This shows that the game has gained enough loyal players, and the sports game is The Athletic, a subscription-based sports news website owned by The The Times, will continue to be released. It does not show up in the NYT Games app, but now it appears in Athletic’s own app. Or, you can continue to play it online for free.
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Today’s contact tips: Sports Edition Group
Here are four tips for grouping in today’s connections: Sports Edition puzzles, rankings from the simplest yellow group to the tough (sometimes strange) purple group.
Yellow group tips: Get the base.
Green group tips: Jinzhou.
Blue group tips: Same name.
Purple Group Tips: Hockey team.
Today’s contact answer: Sports Edition Group
Yellow group: Basic runner’s movements.
Green Group: University of California team.
Blue group: reggies.
Purple group: The first word of the NHL team name.
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What is the connection today: Sports version answer?
The complete NYT Connections Sports Edition puzzle is May 4, 2025, #223.
Yellow words in today’s connection
Theme is the basic runner’s movement. These four answers are lead, slideshow, theft and labels.
Green Words in Today’s Connection
The topic is the University of California team. The four answers are bears, brown bears, cardinals and Trojan horses.
Blue Words in Today’s Connection
The theme is Reg. The four answers are Bush, Jackson, Miller and White.
Purple Words in Today’s Connection
The theme is the first word for the NHL team name. The four answers are blue, gold, maple and red.