{
  "id": 45711,
  "title": "NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for August 2, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/nyt-connections-sports-edition-today-hints-and-answers-for-august-2",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-02T13:41:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/nyt-connections-sports-edition-hint-answer-today-august-2-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Today's Connections: Sports Edition from The New York Times is a word game that tests sports fans' knowledge by finding common threads between 16 words. The game resets after midnight and becomes increasingly challenging. Hints for today's game include: Yellow category - Things with Wheels, Green category - Atlanta Teams, Blue category - Associated with Sam Darnold, and Purple category - Ends in a Part of the Face. The solution to today's Connections: Sports Edition #678 is Bicycle, Race Car, Skateboard, Zamboni; Atlanta United, Dream, Falcons, Hawks; Jets, Seahawks, Super Bowl LX, Trojans; and Bourne, Diagnose, Hawkeyes, Kickflip.",
  "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": [
    "Yellow category: Things with Wheels include Bicycle, Skateboard, and Zamboni",
    "Green category: Atlanta Teams consist of Atlanta United, Falcons, and Hawks",
    "Blue category: Associated with Sam Darnold are Jets, Seahawks, and Super Bowl LX"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "NYT Pips hints, answers for August 1, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/nyt-pips-hints-answers-for-august-1-2026",
        "published": "2026-08-01T15:07:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, August 2 (game #1148)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/nyt-connections-hints-and-answers-for-sunday-august-2-game-1148",
        "published": "2026-08-01T23:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}