Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Oct. 6, #743
CNET published the hints and answers for the New York Times Connections: Sports Edition puzzle number 743, released on October 6, 2026. The daily puzzle features four distinct categories ranging from track and field equipment to original Major League Soccer teams. Additionally, the puzzle includes a group of baseball players with over 3,000 hits and a wordplay category involving specific vowel constraints.
- ▪The yellow category in the puzzle consists of track and field equipment such as hurdles, javelins, poles, and starting blocks.
- ▪The green category identifies the original Major League Soccer teams, including the Crew, Galaxy, Rapids, and Revolution.
- ▪The blue category lists baseball players who have achieved over 3,000 career hits, specifically Tony Gwynn, Willie Mays, Ichiro Suzuki, and Dave Winfield.
- ▪The purple category contains words where Y is the only vowel, with the answers being fly, gym, lynx, and sky.
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Tech > Gaming Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Oct. 6, #743 Here are hints and the answers for today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle No. 743 for Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops?… Read full bio Gael Cooper Read full bio October 5, 2026, 4:00 pm ET 1 min read Looking for the most recent NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle answers? CNET publishes daily answers and hints for Wordle, The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.
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