Looking for the most recent  regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints , as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today's  Connections: Sports Edition  is a fairly tough one. If you're struggling with the puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn't appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic's own app. Or you can play it for free online. Read more:  NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta Hints for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group. Yellow group hint : Time to fight. Green group hint : Down the court. Blue group hint : Fore!…