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Today's Connections: Sports Edition features a mix of difficulty. If you're struggling with today's puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn't appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic's own app. Or you can play it for free online.

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Hints for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here 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: Steel City sports.

Green group hint: Baseball info.

Blue group hint: She shoots, she scores!

Purple group hint: Giddy up!

Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: A Pittsburgh athlete.

Green group: Seen on an MLB scorebug.

Blue group: Teams in the PWHL playoffs.

Purple group: Horse racing Triple Crown winners.

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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today's Connections

The theme is a Pittsburgh athlete. The four answers are Panther, Penguin, Pirate and Steeler.

The green words in today's Connections

The theme is seen on an MLB scorebug. The four answers are count, inning, outs and score.

The blue words in today's Connections

The theme is teams in the PWHL playoffs. The four answers are Charge, Fleet, Frost and Victoire.

The purple words in today's Connections

The theme is horse racing Triple Crown winners. The four answers are Affirmed, Citation, Justify and Whirlaway.