**Connections: Sports Edition – A Fresh Challenge for Sports Aficionados**
*Connections: Sports Edition* is the newest extension of the widely-loved [New York Times word game](https://www.nytimes.com/games/connections), crafted to gauge the expertise of sports fans.
Similar to the original *Connections*, the goal is to uncover “shared themes among words.” Like *Wordle*, the game resets at the stroke of midnight daily, with each subsequent puzzle presenting increased difficulty. If you find yourself at a standstill, we have tips and strategies available—or you can scroll down for today’s solution.
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### What Is *Connections: Sports Edition*?
This innovative daily word game from *The New York Times* partners with *The Athletic*, the publication’s sports-centered platform. Accessible on both web browsers and mobile devices, the game challenges participants to categorize four words that share a commonality.
Each puzzle features 16 words, grouped into four classifications. These classifications can cover sports-related terms or broader subjects such as book titles or country names. While several words may appear to coalesce, there is only one accurate grouping for each collection.
When players successfully group four words, those words vanish from the board. Conversely, incorrect guesses are regarded as mistakes, allowing players a maximum of four errors before the game concludes. To facilitate gameplay, the board can be shuffled, and the categories are marked by colors: yellow (easiest), followed by green, blue, and purple (most challenging).
Just like *Wordle*, players can share their results with friends via social media.
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### Hints for Today’s *Connections: Sports Edition* Categories
In need of a small push without giving away the answers? Here are some category hints for today:
– **Yellow:** Used post-injury
– **Green:** Data recorded in MLB
– **Blue:** Home to football squads
– **Purple:** Basketball frontrunners
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### Today’s *Connections: Sports Edition* Categories
Still having trouble? Here are the detailed categories for today’s puzzle:
– **Yellow:** Worn following an injury
– **Green:** Baseball statistic abbreviations
– **Blue:** NFL venues
– **Purple:** NBA head coaches
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### Today’s *Connections: Sports Edition* Solution
Eager for the solutions? If you want to solve it on your own, this is your final opportunity to pause.
Drumroll, please! The answers to today’s *Connections: Sports Edition* #105 are:
– **Worn following an injury:** BRACE, CAST, SLING, SPLINT
– **Baseball statistic abbreviations:** AB, LOB, WAR, WHIP
– **NFL venues:** ALLEGIANT, NRG, SOFI, SOLDIER
– **NBA head coaches:** FINCH, LUE, NURSE, RIVERS
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Don’t fret if you didn’t succeed this time—another chance awaits tomorrow! A fresh *Connections* puzzle will be there for you, along with more hints and solutions to assist you.
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And if you’re also playing *NYT Strands*, [discover today’s hints and answers](https://mashable.com/article/strands-nyt-hint-january-6).
Missed yesterday’s *Connections*? [Locate the solution here](https://mashable.com/article/nyt-connections-hint-answer-today-january-6-2025).
Happy puzzling!