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Sports Connections · No. 752 · Thursday, October 15, 2026

Connections Sports Edition #752 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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Unselfish guards rack these up all night

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Four verbs for moving the ball along to an open man

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One of the four: DISTRIBUTE

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DELIVER THE BALL TO A TEAMMATE: GIVE, PASS, DISH, DISTRIBUTE

GreenEasy
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Where the ball ends up when it counts

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Each names the target or area a player reaches to put points on the board

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One of the four: END ZONE

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PLACES WHERE ONE SCORES: PLATE, HOOP, END ZONE, GOAL

BlueTricky
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Twenty-seven up, twenty-seven down, surnames only

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Last names from baseball's rarest afternoon: nobody on the other side ever reached base

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One of the four: LARSEN

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MLB PITCHERS TO THROW A PERFECT GAME: CONE, LARSEN, BROWNING, CAIN

PurpleHardest
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All four take the same piece of equipment

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Each one precedes a single noun for gear that shields the head during play or work

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One of the four: CATCHER'S

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_____ MASK: FACE, CATCHER'S, GOALIE, PROTECTIVE

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