Connections Sports Edition hints today: #754, Saturday, October 17
Connections, sports edition. Play along, and climb each group’s hint ladder only as far as you need.
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Chlorine, lane lines, and the gear bag by the blocks
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What a competitive swimmer wears for a workout, plus the place the workout happens.
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One of the four: GOGGLES
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A SWIMMER'S NEEDS: POOL, CAP, SUIT, GOGGLES
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English top flight: club names come apart cleanly
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Each is one piece of the full name of a club in England's highest soccer division.
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One of the four: PALACE
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WORDS IN ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM NAMES: FOREST, VILLA, CITY, PALACE
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A bronze stiff-arm pose; four surnames in street clothes
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Last names of standout players who claimed college football's most famous individual award.
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One of the four: BURROW
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HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS: BUSH, BURROW, CROUCH, WARE
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Each of these lost its head along the way
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Restore the chopped-off beginning and each becomes a women's professional basketball team.
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One of the four: PARKS
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WNBA TEAMS, MINUS THE FIRST LETTER: REAM, IRE, EVER, PARKS
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How to play Sports Connections
The Athletic’s sports version of Connections: sort sixteen sports words into four groups of four. Four mistakes are allowed.
Tips to solve Sports Connections faster
- Many groups are teams, mascots, or nicknames. Check whether a word could be a city, a player’s surname, or a piece of equipment.