Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Notes and Answers for January 18, #117

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Football, soccer, car racing – I hope you know a little about all of these sports to solve today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle. And the purple category casts an even wider net. Read on for clues and answers to today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.

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Notes for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

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

Note on the yellow group: Make it fun.

Note from the green group: Pass the pigskin.

Note on the blue group: Pole position.

Note on the purple group: We are the champions.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: MLS teams.

Green group: NFC East teams.

Blue group: F1 Grand Prix.

Purple group: Reigning champions in their respective leagues.

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What are today’s answers to Connections: Sports Edition?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The topic is MLS teams. The four answers are Dynamo, Galaxy, Sounders and Union.

The green words in today’s Connections

The topic is NFC East teams. The four answers are Commanders, Cowboys, Eagles and Giants.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The topic is F1 Grands Prix. The four answers are Mexico City, Miami, Monaco and Singapore.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The topic is the reigning champions of their respective leagues. The four answers are Chiefs, Dodgers, Liberty and Manchester City.