The New York Times’ The Athletic released its latest Connections: Sports Edition puzzle today, December 31st, 2023. If you’re looking for assistance with the puzzle, here’s a breakdown of the categories and solutions. The game, available through The Athletic app or online, tests your ability to group words based on shared themes.
Hints for Each Category
The puzzle includes categories of varying difficulty. Here’s how to approach each one:
- Yellow: This group connects to recent sports movies. Think about notable releases from the past year.
- Green: This category features the most valuable players in professional sports. Consider who dominated headlines in 2023.
- Blue: This group focuses on locations within college sports, specifically SEC football stadiums.
- Purple: This is the most challenging category. The words are connected by starting with the names of MLB teams.
Today’s Solutions
Here are the correct groupings for today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle:
- Yellow (Sports Films of 2023): F1, Happy Gilmore, Marty Supreme, The Smashing Machine.
- Green (MVPs of 2023): A’ja Wilson, Connor Hellebuyck, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Shohei Ohtani.
- Blue (SEC Football Stadiums): Bryant-Denny, Jordan-Hare, Kyle, Sanford.
- Purple (Starts with an MLB Team): Angel Reese, Ray Allen, Red Auerbach, Tiger Woods.
This puzzle demonstrates how sports knowledge, pop culture awareness, and pattern recognition come together in a challenging but rewarding word game.
