Daily New York Times Sports Links Solution Clues and Responses for August 31, Edition 342
The Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, now out of beta, is available for all sports enthusiasts to enjoy. This popular brainteaser can be found online or through The Athletic's app.
Today's edition features a variety of challenges, starting with the green group, which is themed around Philadelphia teams. The green words for this group are Eagles, Flyers, Temple, and Union. If you're a fan of the City of Brotherly Love, this group should provide a fun test of your local sports knowledge.
Moving on to the baseball-themed yellow group, the four words are chalk, dirt, grass, and rubber. The hint for this group, "Take me out to the ball game," should help you connect the dots.
The blue group, with the hint "You want a high pick," is themed around words that precede "draft." The four answers are fantasy, mock, NFL, and snake. If you're a fan of sports drafts, this group should be right up your alley.
The purple group, themed around the starts of SEC team names, is a particularly tough challenge today. The four answers are Bull, Gato, Soon, and Wild. These correspond to the Mississippi State Bulldogs, Florida Gators, Oklahoma Sooners, and Kentucky Wildcats. The hint for this group, "Southern group of teams," should help narrow down the possibilities.
The Connections: Sports Edition puzzle debuted on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9, and has since become a popular weekly event. The current solutions for today's puzzle were published on September 7, 2025.
The yellow group answer for today's puzzle is "Materials found on a baseball field." This answer can be inferred from the hint and the baseball-themed words in the group.
The Connections: Sports Edition puzzle is a great way to test your sports knowledge and sharpen your wordplay skills. So, whether you're a die-hard sports fan or just a casual observer, give it a try and see how you fare. Good luck!
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