Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Aug. 15, #326

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Aug. 15, No. 326

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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition wasn’t terrible, though I always find it tough these days. If you know your NFL divisions, there’s a gimme category, and if you’re from a certain Massachusetts city, there’s another one that will be a breeze for you. Read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.  

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Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groupsHere are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: NFL division.

Green group hint: Think Tony Hawk.

Blue group hint: Hollywood hoopsters

Purple group hint: Home of the bean and the cod.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groupsYellow group: AFC East teams.

Green group: Skateboarding terms.

Blue group: Members of the L.A. Sparks.

Purple group: Boston ____.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers? The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Aug. 15, 2025, #326.

NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today’s ConnectionsThe theme is AFC East teams. The four answers are Bills, Dolphins, Jets and Patriots.

The green words in today’s ConnectionsThe theme is skateboarding terms.  The four answers are goofy, grind, kickflip and ollie.

The blue words in today’s ConnectionsThe theme is members of the LA Sparks. The four answers are Brink, Hamby, Jackson and Plum.

The purple words in today’s ConnectionsThe theme is Boston ____.  The four answers are Bruins, College, Marathon and Red Sox.