{
  "id": 5485497,
  "title": "NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for September 4, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/nyt-connections-sports-edition-today-hints-and-answers-for-september",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T03:11:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/nyt-connections-sports-edition-hint-answer-today-september-4-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Today's Connections: Sports Edition is a simpler version of the popular New York Times word game that tests sports fans' knowledge. Players must find common threads between 16 words grouped into four categories, each with four words. The game resets after midnight and each new set of words is more challenging. Hints include focusing on categories like Nail a Batter with a Pitch (Yellow), Skateboarding Tricks (Green), Swimmers with 10+ Olympic Medals (Blue), and Draft___ (Purple). The solution to today's Connections: Sports Edition #711 is: Nail a Batter with a Pitch - BEAN, DRILL, HIT, PLUNK; Skateboarding Tricks - 900, HEELFLIP, MANUAL, MCTWIST; Swimmers with 10+ Olympic Medals - DRESSEL, LEDECKY, PHELPS, THOMPSON; Draft___ - CLASS, LOTTERY, ORDER, PICKS.",
  "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": "NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for September 3, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/nyt-connections-sports-edition-today-hints-and-answers-for-september",
        "published": "2026-09-03T02:48:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}