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Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words.

New York Times Connections is back with a word puzzle. Players are challenged to sort 16 words into four related groups. The June 16 edition offers a mix of straightforward and tricky connections. Hints are provided to guide players.

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. Do you know the NBA forwards and backwards? If so, you'll score big on today's Connections: Sports Edition.

This new version is sports-specific, however, as a partnership between The New York Times and The Athletic. As the NYT site instructs, for Connections Sports Edition, you "group sports terms that ...