Connections: Sports Edition puzzle #308, for Monday, July 28, 2025, asks you to sort 16 words into four groups of four. Start with the hints below if you want a nudge; the category names and complete answer sets are farther down and marked as spoilers.
How to solve Connections: Sports Edition #308
Look for four sports-related words that share one link, then submit them as a group. The game’s instruction, as quoted by Parade from the New York Times site, is to “group sports terms that share a common thread.” If a set does not come together right away, scan for multiple possible meanings: a word may fit more than one sports context, while the four-word connection may be a phrase or role rather than a sport itself.
July 28 hints
These clues move from broad nudges toward the themes, without giving away the category labels or words.
- Yellow: These players win championships.
- Green: Team effort.
- Blue: Sobriquet.
- Purple: On the diamond.
Spoilers: July 28 category names and answers
The following categories and word sets are reported in Nathan Hutsenpiller’s Parade guide published July 28, 2025. Stop here if you are still solving.
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Yellow — Football defensive positions
CORNERBACK, DEFENSIVE END, LINEBACKER, SAFETY
Green — Relay race terms
ANCHOR, BATON, CHANGEOVER, EXCHANGE ZONE
Blue — NBA legends’ nicknames preceded by “The”
ADMIRAL, ANSWER, GLOVE, TRUTH
Purple — “____ run”
EARNED, HOME, INSURANCE, PINCH
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Parade’s dated guide is the source for the hints and answer sets above. The original New York Times puzzle page was not independently checked against a live archive, so the July 28 solution is presented as reported by Parade.
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