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Today’s Connection: Sports Edition It’s a stalemate. But if you play cards, the Green Group is definitely a fun group. If you are struggling but still want to fix it, keep reading the tips and answers.
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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: Racket time.
Green group tips: ante!
Blue group tips: New York signal caller.
Purple Group Tips: Coach’s resume.
Today’s contact answer: Sports Edition Group
Yellow group: Tennis statistics.
Green Group: Familiar poker variants.
Blue group: Giant QB, past and present.
Purple group: Team coached by Lane Kiffin.
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What is the connection today: Sports version answer?
Complete NYT Connections: The Sport Edition puzzle for September 6, 2025.
Yellow words in today’s connection
The topic is tennis statistics. These four answers are ACE, double failure, unmandated error and winner.
Green Words in Today’s Connection
The familiar theme is poker variants. The four answers are to hold the em, horse, Omaha and studs.
Blue Words in Today’s Connection
The theme is the Giant QB of the Past and Present. The four answers are Manning, Sims, Titt and Wilson.
Purple Words in Today’s Connection
The theme is a team coached by Lane Kiffin. The four answers are Mississippi, Raiders, Tennessee and the University of Southern California.