NYT Connections: Sports Edition – Hints & Answers
If you’re playing the Sports Edition of The New York Times’ Connections puzzle today and feeling stuck, here’s your go-to guide: an overview of how the game works, subtle hints to nudge you along, and finally, the full answers for puzzle #315.
What Is Connections: Sports Edition?
Connections: Sports Edition follows the same format as standard Connections, but with a sports twist. You’re given 16 terms each day, and your goal is to categorize them into four groups of four—each group linked by a common sports-related theme. It’s a collaboration between The New York Times Games and The Athletic, fully launched on February 9, 2025, after a beta run that began in September 2024.
Hints for Today’s Puzzle (Group by Group):
Yellow group: Think of explosives (read: bombs hitting deep territory)
Green group: This is about sports venues
Blue group: Baseball terminology, starting pitcher focus
Purple group: Classic basketball dynasties
Solutions for August 4, 2025—Puzzle #315:
🟨 Power Hitters
TORPEDO, FASTBALL, KNUCKLE, Screwball
🟩 Iconic Stadiums/Venues
FENWAY, SHEA, YANKEE, CANDLESTICK
🟦 Starting Pitcher Stats
ERA, IP, WHIP, QS
🟪 1970s NBA Championship Teams (in singular form)
LAKER, BUCKER (Milwaukee), NET, CAPITOL
Why It Matters
The yellow category combines different types of unconventional pitches—suiting baseball veterans.
Green pulls together historic ballparks across professional football and baseball.
Blue focuses on key starter stats every fantasy player should know.
Purple honors the dominant NBA franchises of the 1970s.