Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for May 3, #586
The May 3, 2026 edition of NYT Connections: Sports Edition featured a challenging puzzle with themes centered around fitness, NFL coaches, sports curses, and Big Ten team name beginnings. The puzzle, published by The Athletic, is accessible via their app or website but not through the NYT Games app. Hints and solutions were provided to guide players through the four color-coded categories.
- ▪The yellow group theme was 'in good shape' with answers including agile, athletic, fit, and strong.
- ▪The green group featured current NFL head coaches: Coen, Glenn, Reid, and Ryans.
- ▪The blue group highlighted famous sports 'curses' such as Bambino, Billy Goat, Madden, and SI cover.
- ▪The purple group involved the starts of Big Ten team names: boil, buck, corn, and hawk.
- ▪Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic and is not available in the NYT Games app.
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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 tough one. If you're struggling with today's 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.
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