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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition features one of those classic purple categories where you must find hidden words — in this case, athlete names — within other words. It’s tough! If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.
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Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Workout time.
Green group hint: Hoops role.
Blue group hint: Golden State.
Purple group hint: Hidden names inside words.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Exercise classes.
Green group: Terms for a frontcourt basketball player.
Blue group: California baseball stadiums.
Purple group: Ends in a baseball Hall of Famer’s surname.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for April 30, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is exercise classes. The four answers are barre, Pilates, spin and yoga.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is terms for a frontcourt basketball player. The four answers are 5, big, frontcourt and post.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is California baseball stadiums. The four answers are Angel, Dodger, Oracle and Petco.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ends in a baseball Hall of Famer’s surname. The four answers are alkaline (Al Kaline), dismays (Willie Mays), Rockefeller (Bob Feller) and truth (Babe Ruth).
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