Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.If you hail from Wisconsin or Dallas, today's Connections: Sports Edition is calling your name. 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. Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of BetaHints 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: The ones who cheer and boo.Green group hint: America's Dairyland.Blue group hint: They wear helmets with a star.Purple group hint: Fake hoopsters.Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groupsYellow group: People in the stands.Green group: A Wisconsin athlete.Blue group: Cowboys QBs.Purple group: Fictional basketball players.Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English WordsWhat are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers? The completed NYT Connections Sports Edition puzzle for Thursday, May 8, 2025. NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is people in the stands. The four answers are crowd, fans, spectators and supporters.The green words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is a Wisconsin athlete. The four answers are Badger, Brewer, Buck and Packer.The blue words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is Cowboys QBs. The four answers are Aikman, Prescott, Romo and Staubach.The purple words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is fictional basketball players. The four answers are Air Bud, Chitwood, Moon and Shuttlesworth.