Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Feb. 25, #155

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Connections: Sports Edition could be tricky today. But if you know East Coast sports and colleges, it might be right up your alley. Read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

From talking fridges to iPhones, our experts are here to help make the world a little less complicated.

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Take a chance.

Green group hint: Red Sox, also.

Blue group hint: Midwest and East Coast jocks.

Purple group hint: Couch hoops.