Need help with today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle? You’ve come to the right place.
Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.
A quick public service announcement before we continue: The bottom of this article includes one answer in each of the four categories. So if you want to solve the board hint-free, we recommend you play before continuing.
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The difficulty score is an average rating from our testers, who play the game in advance to check for quality and accuracy.
Game No. 108’s difficulty: 4 out of 5
Scroll below for one answer in each of the four categories.
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Yellow: GROUP
Green: BOSTON
Blue: PITTSBURGH
Purple: CLUB
The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone. Thanks for playing — and share your scores in the comments!
View hints for the Jan. 8 puzzle here.
(Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic)
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