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Sports Connections · No. 729 · Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Connections Sports Edition #729 hints and answers

Connections, sports edition. Play along, and climb each group’s hint ladder only as far as you need.

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YellowEasiest
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Gravity does the work once the ground goes white.

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Things you ride down a snowy hill; some you stand on, some you sit in.

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One of the four: SNOWBOARD

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EQUIPMENT FOR SNOW ACTIVITIES: SKI, SLED, SNOWBOARD, TUBE

GreenEasy
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Fuzzy employees who never take the field seriously.

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Costumed characters who entertain fans at big-league ballparks around the majors.

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One of the four: MR. MET

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MLB MASCOTS: MR. MET, WALLY, SLIDER, BLOOPER

BlueTricky
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Golden dome, different arms, same demanding job.

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Surnames of quarterbacks who started for a famous Indiana college program.

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One of the four: CLAUSEN

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NOTRE DAME QBS: QUINN, BOOK, CLAUSEN, REES

PurpleHardest
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One word goes in front of all four.

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Each follows the same sport's name to form a collectible, a website, a hat, a stick.

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One of the four: REFERENCE

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BASEBALL _____: CARDS, BAT, REFERENCE, CAP

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