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  "id": 15687830,
  "title": "NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for October 20, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/nyt-connections-sports-edition-today-hints-and-answers-for-october-20",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-20T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/nyt-connections-sports-edition-hint-answer-today-october-20-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Connections: Sports Edition is a word game played on the New York Times website and mobile devices that challenges players to find connections between a set of 16 words. The game, in association with The Athletic, offers increasing difficulty and requires players to group words into four categories. Today's game is easier for fans of the San Francisco 49ers. Hints for the categories include Rejects a Shot, Mountain West Schools, 49ers Career Passing Leaders, and Associated with Russell Westbrook. The solution to today's puzzle is: Rejects a Shot - BLOCKS, DENIES, STUFFS, SWATS; Mountain West Schools - HAWAII, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, WYOMING; 49ers Career Passing Leaders - BRODIE, GARCIA, MONTANA, YOUNG; Associated with Russell Westbrook - 0, OKLAHOMA CITY, TRIPLE-DOUBLES, UCLA.",
  "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": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, October 20 (game #1227)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/nyt-connections-hints-and-answers-for-tuesday-october-20-game-1227",
        "published": "2026-10-19T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "NYT Pips hints, answers for October 20, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/nyt-pips-hints-answers-for-october-20-2026",
        "published": "2026-10-20T02:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}