Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Feb. 22, #152

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Connections: Sports Edition might be tricky today. 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 Beta

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: Like a rookie.

Green group hint: Hitters don’t want this to happen.

Blue group hint: Beantown ballers.

Purple group hint: Alma mater.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Inexperienced.

Green group: Types of outs in baseball.

Blue group: Boston Celtics stars.

Purple group: Colleges in state capitals.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is inexperienced.  The four answers are fresh, green, new and raw.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is types of outs in baseball.  The four answers are fly, force, strike and tag.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is Boston Celtics stars.  The four answers are Brown, Holiday, Tatum and White.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is colleges in state capitals. The four answers are Navy, Texas, Vanderbilt and Wisconsin.