Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for May 17, #601
The article provides hints and answers for the May 17, 2026 edition of NYT Connections: Sports Edition, a puzzle published by The Athletic. It outlines the themes and solutions for the four color-coded groups: yellow, green, blue, and purple. The puzzle is accessible via The Athletic's app or website but not through the NYT Games app.
- ▪The Athletic publishes Connections: Sports Edition, which is not available in the NYT Games app.
- ▪Today's yellow group theme is 'an NFC North athlete' with answers Bear, Lion, Packer, and Viking.
- ▪The green group includes ACC athletes: Cavalier, Eagle, Hokie, and Mustang.
- ▪The blue group features NBA players with the first name Ja(y)len: Brown, Brunson, Duren, and Green.
- ▪The purple group theme is '____ cap,' with answers baseball, guardian, rally, and salary.
5 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 days. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 3 centre, 1 lean right.
- ▪ NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for May 19, 2026 — Mashable
- ▪ Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, May 19 — CNET
- ▪ Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, May 19 (game #1576) — TechRadar
- ▪ Today’s Wordle #1793 Hints And Answer For Sunday, May 17 — Forbes — Business
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| Publication time | Sun, 17 May 2026 03:58:41 +0000 |
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Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today's Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one, though as a Minnesota pro football fan I appreciated the yellow group. If you're struggling with the 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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