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August 2025
  • Connections Sports August 10, 2025

    1. 🟡 FORTITUDE: GUTS, GRIT, MOXIE, METTLE
    2. 🟢 TAILGATING NEEDS: COOLER, GRILL, TENT, CHAIRS
    3. 🔵 FAMOUS SOCCER VENUES: CAMP NOU, SAN SIRO, OLD TRAFFORD, STAMFORD BRIDGE
    4. 🟣 FORMER NFL CITIES: SAN DIEGO, OAKLAND, ST. LOUIS, CANTON
  • Connections Sports August 9, 2025

    1. 🟡 BASEBALL PITCHING ARM SLOTS: OVERHAND, THREE-QUARTERS, SIDEARM, SUBMARINE
    2. 🟢 HOCKEY PENALTIES: HOOKING, CROSS-CHECKING, INTERFERENCE, BOARDING
    3. 🔵 PWHL TEAMS: CHARGE, FROST, SIRENS, FLEET
    4. 🟣 FORMER ALABAMA QBS: STARR, NAMATH, YOUNG, STABLER
  • Connections Sports August 8, 2025

    1. 🟡 PLAYER BIO INFORMATION: HEIGHT, WEIGHT, NUMBER, POSITION
    2. 🟢 PALINDROMES: POP, KAYAK, RACE CAR, STATS
    3. 🔵 SAN ANTONIO SPURS STARS, INFORMALLY: VICTOR, TIM, MANU, TONY
    4. 🟣 MLB TEAMS, WITH THE FIRST LETTER CHANGED: PETS, DUBS, DAYS, BEDS
  • Connections Sports August 7, 2025

    1. 🟡 EXERCISE CLASSES: SPIN, PILATES, YOGA, ZUMBA
    2. 🟢 MLS TEAMS: CREW, RAPIDS, REVOLUTION, WHITECAPS
    3. 🔵 BALTIMORE RAVENS QBS, PAST AND PRESENT: FLACCO, JACKSON, DILFER, MCNAIR
    4. 🟣 FIRST-ROUND QBS IN 2018: MAYFIELD, DARNOLD, ALLEN, ROSEN
  • Connections Sports August 6, 2025

    1. 🟡 BASEBALL POSITIONS, ABBREVIATED: C, 2B, SS, P
    2. 🟢 "GOAT": GREATEST, OF, ALL, TIME
    3. 🔵 ASSOCIATED WITH TRAVIS KELCE: SWIFT, CHIEFS, NEW HEIGHTS, TE
    4. 🟣 _____ KNIGHT(S): HILARY, PHIL, UCF, GOLDEN
  • Connections Sports August 5, 2025

    1. 🟡 HANDS IN POKER: STRAIGHT, FLUSH, TWO PAIR, FULL HOUSE
    2. 🟢 NFC WEST TEAMS: SEAHAWKS, RAMS, CARDINALS, 49ERS
    3. 🔵 TEAMS THAT WEAR ORANGE: TENNESSEE, TEXAS, SYRACUSE, BENGALS
    4. 🟣 STARTING _____: LINEUP, PITCHER, 5, BLOCKS
  • Connections Sports August 4, 2025

    1. 🟡 HOUSTON TEAMS: DASH, TEXANS, ASTROS, DYNAMO
    2. 🟢 HITTING STATISTICS: RUN, RBI, HOME RUN, AVERAGE
    3. 🔵 NFL ROOKIE QBS: DART, WARD, SHOUGH, SANDERS
    4. 🟣 NASCAR CUP SERIES SPONSORS, OVER TIME: WINSTON, NEXTEL, SPRINT, MONSTER ENERGY
  • Connections Sports August 3, 2025

    1. 🟡 DISTANCES, IN HORSE RACING: FURLONG, LENGTH, MILE, NOSE
    2. 🟢 RECEIVING ROUTES FOR A RUNNING BACK: FLAT, WHEEL, SWING, ANGLE
    3. 🔵 2025 MLB ALL-STAR PITCHERS: CROCHET, FRIED, GORE, SKENES
    4. 🟣 ORIGINAL ABA TEAMS, IN SINGULAR FORM: CHAPARRAL, COLONEL, PACER, ROCKET
  • Connections Sports August 2, 2025

    1. 🟡 WORKERS AT A STADIUM: SECURITY, GROUNDS CREW, USHER, CONCESSION STAFF
    2. 🟢 USED TO DESCRIBE A 3-POINTER: 3, TREY, BEYOND THE ARC, DOWNTOWN
    3. 🔵 MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL COACHES: FEW, OATS, PAINTER, POPE
    4. 🟣 _____ GIANTS: LITTLE, NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, YOMIURI
  • Connections Sports August 1, 2025

    1. 🟡 FAKE A FOUL: DIVE, FLOP, EMBELLISH, ACT
    2. 🟢 INDIANA COLLEGE TEAMS: INDIANA, PURDUE, BUTLER, NOTRE DAME
    3. 🔵 MIAMI HEAT PLAYERS WITH RETIRED NUMBERS: BOSH, WADE, O'NEAL, MOURNING
    4. 🟣 FUTURE WNBA HOME CITIES: TORONTO, PHILADELPHIA, DETROIT, CLEVELAND
July 2025
  • Connections Sports July 31, 2025

    1. 🟡 TERMS IN 8-BALL POOL: STRIPES, SOLIDS, CUE, SCRATCH
    2. 🟢 AFC WEST TEAMS: CHIEFS, BRONCOS, CHARGERS, RAIDERS
    3. 🔵 ASSOCIATED WITH JALEN HURTS: ALABAMA, OKLAHOMA, EAGLES, SUPER BOWL MVP
    4. 🟣 TENNIS _____: COURT, ELBOW, SHOES, RACKET
  • Connections Sports July 30, 2025

    1. 🟡 TYPES OF OUTS IN BASEBALL/SOFTBALL: TAG, FORCE, FLY, STRIKE
    2. 🟢 PROFESSIONAL GOLF TOURS: PGA, LPGA, KORN FERRY, LIV
    3. 🔵 FIRST NAMES OF ATLANTA SPORTS STARS: RHYNE, TRAE, BIJAN, RONALD
    4. 🟣 STARTS OF NBA TEAM NAMES: TIM, WIZ, PAC, KIN
  • Connections Sports July 29, 2025

    1. 🟡 PREVENT: STOP, STUFF, THWART, BLOCK
    2. 🟢 ARIZONA TEAMS, MINUS THE S: CARDINAL, DIAMONDBACK, SUN, WILDCAT
    3. 🔵 KYLES: BUSCH, SCHWARBER, LOWRY, SHANAHAN
    4. 🟣 FIRST WORDS OF CHICAGO SPORTING VENUES: WRIGLEY, RATE, UNITED, SOLDIER
  • Connections Sports July 28, 2025

    1. 🟡 FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE POSITIONS: LINEBACKER, CORNERBACK, SAFETY, DEFENSIVE END
    2. 🟢 RELAY RACE TERMS: ANCHOR, BATON, EXCHANGE ZONE, CHANGEOVER
    3. 🔵 NICKNAMES OF NBA LEGENDS, WITH "THE": ADMIRAL, GLOVE, ANSWER, TRUTH
    4. 🟣 _____ RUN: INSURANCE, HOME, PINCH, EARNED
  • Connections Sports July 27, 2025

    1. 🟡 INTERVAL: SPELL, STINT, STRETCH, PERIOD
    2. 🟢 F1 GRAND PRIX LOCATIONS: MONZA, MONTREAL, BAKU, ABU DHABI
    3. 🔵 2025 BASEBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS: SUZUKI, SABATHIA, ALLEN, PARKER
    4. 🟣 STARTS OF BOXING MOVIES: RAGING, ROCKY, CINDERELLA, MILLION
  • Connections Sports July 26, 2025

    1. 🟡 PARTS OF A SKATEBOARD: TRUCK, DECK, WHEELS, GRIP TAPE
    2. 🟢 GAITS OF A HORSE: WALK, TROT, CANTER, GALLOP
    3. 🔵 FIRST NAMES OF U.S. TRACK AND FIELD STARS: SYDNEY, NOAH, SHA'CARRI, GABBY
    4. 🟣 FIRST-YEAR NFL HEAD COACHES: GLENN, SCHOTTENHEIMER, COEN, MOORE
  • Connections Sports July 25, 2025

    1. 🟡 HOCKEY STATISTICS: GOALS, SHOTS, PLUS/MINUS, PENALTY MINUTES
    2. 🟢 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TEAMS: DUCKS, SPARKS, ANGELS, CLIPPERS
    3. 🔵 TEAMS JERRY RICE PLAYED FOR: 49ERS, RAIDERS, SEAHAWKS, MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE
    4. 🟣 WHAT "CUT" COULD MEAN: RELEASE, SWING, CHANGE DIRECTION, GASH
  • Connections Sports July 24, 2025

    1. 🟡 ALL SQUARE: LEVEL, TIED, EVEN, DEADLOCKED
    2. 🟢 TENNIS GRAND SLAM LOCATIONS: NEW YORK, MELBOURNE, PARIS, LONDON
    3. 🔵 SPORTS FIGURES WITH THE SURNAME RIVERS: AUSTIN, DOC, SANIYA, PHILIP
    4. 🟣 HOMOPHONES OF NFL QBS: KNICKS, MAY, HERTZ, BOROUGH
  • Connections Sports July 23, 2025

    1. 🟡 CONCESSION ITEMS: BEER, HAMBURGER, WATER, TENDERS
    2. 🟢 AN ATHLETE IN THE SUMMER OLYMPICS: SWIMMER, FENCER, BOXER, ARCHER
    3. 🔵 DUKE MEN'S BASKETBALL ALUMNI: BOOZER, BATTIER, LAETTNER, SCHEYER
    4. 🟣 _____ LEAGUE: PREMIER, SUMMER, MAJOR, MINOR
  • Connections Sports July 22, 2025

    1. 🟡 SEC TEAMS, MINUS THE S: BULLDOG, VOLUNTEER, GAMECOCK, RAZORBACK
    2. 🟢 SERIE A TEAMS: INTER, MILAN, ATALANTA, NAPOLI
    3. 🔵 NICKNAMES FOR HALL OF FAME PITCHERS: MOOSE, THE BIG TRAIN, MAD DOG, ECK
    4. 🟣 ASSOCIATED WITH DWYANE WADE: MARQUETTE, MIAMI, 3, BANANA BOAT
  • Connections Sports July 21, 2025

    1. 🟡 GET READY FOR A GAME: WARM UP, STRETCH, PREPARE, GET LOOSE
    2. 🟢 GOLF WEDGES: SAND, PITCHING, GAP, LOB
    3. 🔵 CONNECTICUT TEAMS: SUN, UCONN, YALE, YARD GOATS
    4. 🟣 _____BOARD: SURF, SKATE, LEADER, BACK
  • Connections Sports July 20, 2025

    1. 🟡 STATISTIC: STAT, FIGURE, NUMBER, DATUM
    2. 🟢 NFL WIDE RECEIVERS: LAMB, CHASE, WADDLE, NABERS
    3. 🔵 FOOTBALL MOVIES, WITH "THE": WATERBOY, REPLACEMENTS, LONGEST YARD, EXPRESS
    4. 🟣 WHAT "ACE" COULD MEAN: PLAYING CARD, TENNIS SERVE, PITCHER, WNBA PLAYER
  • Connections Sports July 19, 2025

    1. 🟡 NFL INJURY DESIGNATIONS: PROBABLE, QUESTIONABLE, DOUBTFUL, OUT
    2. 🟢 STATS FOR A PITCHER: STARTS, INNINGS, ERA, WINS
    3. 🔵 WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL COACHES: CLOSE, STALEY, IVEY, LAWSON
    4. 🟣 _____ DAY: RYAN, OPENING, JASON, SIGNING
  • Connections Sports July 18, 2025

    1. 🟡 MLB TEAMS, ON SCOREBOARDS: LAD, TEX, PIT, MIL
    2. 🟢 TEAMS TO LOSE THEIR RESPECTIVE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2025: NOTRE DAME, EDMONTON, KANSAS CITY, INDIANA
    3. 🔵 FAMOUS JACKIES: ROBINSON, JOYNER-KERSEE, YOUNG, BRADLEY
    4. 🟣 TEAMS AND PLAYERS WHO SHARE NICKNAMES WITH MARVEL CHARACTERS: IOWA, MICHIGAN, RIPKEN, PULISIC
  • Connections Sports July 17, 2025

    1. 🟡 CINCINNATI TEAMS, MINUS THE S: RED, BENGAL, BEARCAT, MUSKETEER
    2. 🟢 SAILING TERMS: HULL, RUDDER, MAST, KEEL
    3. 🔵 MEMBERS OF THE INDIANA FEVER: CLARK, MITCHELL, BOSTON, HOWARD
    4. 🟣 "ROYAL" OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP VENUES: PORTRUSH, BIRKDALE, LIVERPOOL, ST. GEORGE'S
  • Connections Sports July 16, 2025

    1. 🟡 EVALUATE: SCOUT, GRADE, RATE, ASSESS
    2. 🟢 TOUR DE FRANCE JERSEYS: YELLOW, GREEN, POLKA DOT, WHITE
    3. 🔵 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA ALUMNI: PEPPERS, HAMM, JORDAN, CARTER
    4. 🟣 FIRST WORDS OF BIG TEN NICKNAMES: NITTANY, SCARLET, GOLDEN, FIGHTING
  • Connections Sports July 15, 2025

    1. 🟡 NBA TEAMS, FAMILIARLY: WOLVES, CAVS, SIXERS, PELS
    2. 🟢 LONDON-AREA SOCCER CLUBS: CHELSEA, TOTTENHAM, FULHAM, BRENTFORD
    3. 🔵 PALMERS: JIM, COLE, ARNOLD, CARSON
    4. 🟣 WORDS IN WHICH Y IS THE ONLY VOWEL: LYNX, TRY, GYM, SKY
  • Connections Sports July 14, 2025

    1. 🟡 ROUGH PATCH: SLUMP, DROUGHT, FUNK, RUT
    2. 🟢 PLAYED ON A TABLE: SNOOKER, POOL, PING PONG, AIR HOCKEY
    3. 🔵 NBA ARENAS: ROCKET, BALL, SCOTIABANK, STATE FARM
    4. 🟣 2025 MLB HR DERBY PARTICIPANTS, INFORMALLY: CAL, JAZZ, JUNIOR, ONEIL
  • Connections Sports July 13, 2025

    1. 🟡 MESS UP A GOLF SHOT: DUFF, FLUB, MISHIT, SHANK
    2. 🟢 RAMS: VCU, COLORADO STATE, RHODE ISLAND, LOS ANGELES
    3. 🔵 SACRAMENTO KINGS GREATS: RICHMOND, DIVAC, WEBBER, STOJAKOVIĆ
    4. 🟣 FREE _____: AGENT, THROW, KICK, SAFETY
  • Connections Sports July 12, 2025

    1. 🟡 MISSOURI TEAMS: BLUES, CARDINALS, ROYALS, CHIEFS
    2. 🟢 MARYLAND TEAMS: NAVY, ORIOLES, RAVENS, MARYLAND
    3. 🔵 HALL OF FAME FOOTBALL COACHES: LEVY, NOLL, MADDEN, SHULA
    4. 🟣 SPORTS PEOPLE OR TERMS STARTING WITH AN ANIMAL: COWHERD, DOGLEG, BATTER, CATCHINGS
  • Connections Sports July 11, 2025

    1. 🟡 OLYMPIC COMBAT SPORTS: BOXING, JUDO, TAEKWONDO, WRESTLING
    2. 🟢 WILDCATS: ARIZONA, KANSAS STATE, NORTHWESTERN, VILLANOVA
    3. 🔵 ASSOCIATED WITH STEPH CURRY: DAVIDSON, WARRIORS, 3-POINTERS, 30
    4. 🟣 WOMEN'S GOLF MAJOR WINNERS: KORDA, KO, STARK, LEE
  • Connections Sports July 10, 2025

    1. 🟡 NHL TEAMS, ON SCOREBOARDS: VAN, SEA, OTT, ANA
    2. 🟢 MEMBERS OF BASEBALL'S 500-HR CLUB: RUTH, THOME, AARON, SOSA
    3. 🔵 WORDS OFTEN PRECEDED BY BOWLING: PIN, BALL, ALLEY, SHOES
    4. 🟣 _____ WAGNER: FRANZ, HONUS, BILLY, ALY
  • Connections Sports July 9, 2025

    1. 🟡 TAKE OUT OF A GAME: BENCH, PULL, REPLACE, SUB
    2. 🟢 GYMNASTICS TERMS: ROUND-OFF, HANDSPRING, TWIST, SALTO
    3. 🔵 NBA KEVINS: DURANT, LOVE, GARNETT, MCHALE
    4. 🟣 WNBA TEAMS, WITH THE FIRST LETTER CHANGED: LEVER, CREAM, FUN, RINGS
  • Connections Sports July 8, 2025

    1. 🟡 NAIL A BATTER WITH A PITCH: PLUNK, BEAN, DRILL, HIT
    2. 🟢 SUN BELT CONFERENCE SCHOOLS: TROY, MARSHALL, JAMES MADISON, OLD DOMINION
    3. 🔵 QBS TO WIN MULTIPLE SUPER BOWLS: ELWAY, MANNING, STARR, STAUBACH
    4. 🟣 STANFORD ALUMNI: LEDECKY, OGWUMIKE, MCCAFFREY, LOPEZ
  • Connections Sports July 7, 2025

    1. 🟡 STATS FOR A FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER, IN SINGULAR FORM: TACKLE, INTERCEPTION, SACK, FORCED FUMBLE
    2. 🟢 RACING MOVIES: F1, TALLADEGA NIGHTS, DAYS OF THUNDER, FORD V FERRARI
    3. 🔵 LAST FOUR HR DERBY WINNERS: HERNÁNDEZ, GUERRERO, SOTO, ALONSO
    4. 🟣 LINE _____: DRIVE, CHANGE, JUDGE, OF SCRIMMAGE
  • Connections Sports July 6, 2025

    1. 🟡 SEATTLE TEAMS: REIGN, KRAKEN, MARINERS, SEAHAWKS
    2. 🟢 SEEN DURING A BASEBALL RAIN DELAY: PONCHOS, TARP, GROUNDS CREW, LIGHTNING
    3. 🔵 MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK LIBERTY: CLOUD, IONESCU, STEWART, JONES
    4. 🟣 TEAMS BAKER MAYFIELD HAS PLAYED FOR: BUCCANEERS, BROWNS, OKLAHOMA, TEXAS TECH
  • Connections Sports July 5, 2025

    1. 🟡 SETTING FOR A NEWS CONFERENCE: PODIUM, DAIS, LECTERN, STAGE
    2. 🟢 STARTS OF TROPHY NAMES: STANLEY, HEISMAN, CY, BALLON
    3. 🔵 ENGLAND WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS: BRONZE, STANWAY, WILLIAMSON, MEAD
    4. 🟣 _____ BASE: THIRD, STOLEN, FAN, FIRST
  • Connections Sports July 4, 2025

    1. 🟡 A MONETARY REWARD: STAKES, PURSE, WINNINGS, PRIZE
    2. 🟢 A TEXAS BASKETBALL PLAYER: SPUR, ROCKET, MAVERICK, WING
    3. 🔵 NATHAN'S HOT DOG EATING CONTEST WINNERS: CHESTNUT, KOBAYASHI, SUDO, BERTOLETTI
    4. 🟣 HOT _____: HAND, DOG, CORNER, STOVE
  • Connections Sports July 3, 2025

    1. 🟡 NFL BROADCASTERS: FOX, ESPN, CBS, PRIME
    2. 🟢 U.S. OLYMPIC HOST CITIES: ST. LOUIS, ATLANTA, LOS ANGELES, LAKE PLACID
    3. 🔵 TEAMS WITH THE COLOR BLUE IN THEIR NICKNAMES: COLUMBUS, TORONTO, CREIGHTON, CHELSEA
    4. 🟣 HOMOPHONES OF BASEBALL HALL OF FAMERS: MANTEL, MAIZE, RAINS, BOGS
  • Connections Sports July 2, 2025

    1. 🟡 PART WAYS: FIRE, SACK, AXE, CAN
    2. 🟢 BASKETBALL GAMES: HORSE, AROUND THE WORLD, KNOCKOUT, 21
    3. 🔵 LAST FOUR MLS CUP WINNERS: GALAXY, LAFC, CREW, NYCFC
    4. 🟣 SKI _____: LIFT, JUMPING, SLOPE, LODGE
  • Connections Sports July 1, 2025

    1. 🟡 TORONTO PRO TEAMS: BLUE JAYS, RAPTORS, MAPLE LEAFS, SCEPTRES
    2. 🟢 SPORTS IN WHICH CANADA HAS THE MOST OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS: ICE HOCKEY, FREESTYLE SKIING, CURLING, BREAKING
    3. 🔵 FORMER CANADIAN PRO TEAMS: GRIZZLIES, EXPOS, NORDIQUES, MAROONS
    4. 🟣 FAMOUS CANADIAN ATHLETES: SINCLAIR, DAVIES, MCDAVID, NASH
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