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NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for September 2, 2026

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day's puzzle.

NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for September 2, 2026

Connections: Sports Edition is a new daily word game from The New York Times in partnership with The Athletic. The game challenges players to group 16 words into four sets of four, each set sharing a common theme. To help players navigate the challenge, here are some hints for the September 2, 2026 edition of Connections: Sports Edition:

The first set of words falls under the sports category. Consider sports equipment that starts with the letter "B." The second set is related to Lone Star colleges, which share the same Portuguese first name. The third set is associated with names starting with "Fernando" in Portuguese. Finally, the fourth set consists of types of plays in sports.

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