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I didn’t do well today Connections: Sports Edition. For one thing, I’m not exactly sure which colleges some athletes attend. If you need help, read on for hints and answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.

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Notifications for current Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groups in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes surprising) purple group.

Yellow group indicator: You can defeat them.

Green group hint: Cheerleaders have it.

Blue group hint: O’Connell is another.

Purple group hint: They are Volunteers.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Easy opponent

Green group: SPIRIT

Blue group: NFL head coaches

Purple group: Tennessee alumni

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What are the answers today Connections: Sports Edition?

The yellow words in the current Connections

The theme is easily countered. The four answers are breeze, cupcake, pushover and tomato can.

The green words in the current Connections

The theme is spirit. The four answers are desire, passion, energy and zeal.

The blue words in the current Connections

The theme is NFL head coaches. The four answers are Bowles, Campbell, Quinn and Ryans.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is Tennessee alumni. The four answers are Helton, Manning, Parker and Witten.