{
  "id": 10337590,
  "title": "NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for September 28, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/nyt-connections-sports-edition-today-hints-and-answers-for-september",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-28T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/nyt-connections-sports-edition-hint-answer-today-september-28-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Connections: Sports Edition for September 28, 2026 has arrived, offering a new challenge for sports enthusiasts. This variant of the popular New York Times word game focuses on revealing the common threads between words, with each puzzle consisting of 16 words grouped into four categories. The categories for today's game are: Yellow - An SEC Athlete, Green - Fantasy Football Apps, Blue - NFL QBs Drafted in Second Round, and Purple - Ends in a WNBA Team.\n\nFor those who need a hint to get started, here are some clues: Yellow - Animals in the SEC, Green - Fantasy Football Apps, Blue - NFL QBs Drafted in Second Round, and Purple - Ends in a WNBA Team. These hints should help you spot the connections more easily.\n\nHere are today's Connections: Sports Edition categories and their respective answers: Yellow - BULLDOG, GATOR, RAZORBACK, TIGER; Green - ESPN, FANTRAX, SLEEPER, YAHOO; Blue - DALTON, HURTS, LOCK, SHOUGH; Purple - DAYDREAM, GRIMACES, HUSKY, THUNDERSTORM.",
  "summary": "Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day's puzzle.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Wordle today: Answer, hints for September 27, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/wordle-today-answer-hints-for-september-27-2026",
        "published": "2026-09-27T01:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}