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NYT's New Sports Word Puzzle: Test Your Knowledge

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The New York Times introduces Connections Sports Edition, a daily word game for sports enthusiasts. Group sixteen words into four categories based on sports themes. The game resets daily and is part of a collaboration with The Athletic. Join word game fans in testing their sports knowledge and puzzle-solving skills.

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!NYT's New Sports Word Puzzle: Test Your Knowledge. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On March 22nd, the New York Times just added connection sports addition to its lineup of daily word games. This new puzzle, number 545, dropped on Sunday March 22nd, 2026. It's designed for sports fans, grouping 16 words into four categories based on common things. Like the original connections, it resets at midnight eastern time each day. This version comes from a partnership between the Times and the Athletic, focusing on sports terms that share a thread. Where game fans are buzzing, slotting it in alongside wordle, connections, strands, and the mini-crossword. Many call themselves addicts, eager for fresh challenges that mix brains and sports knowledge. Today's categories include all square for tied situations, palindromes like kayak and radar, NBA brothers such as the antidote compoles and curries, and types of zones from neutral to strike. Grab the puzzle now if you want to test your skills before checking answers on mine. This has been Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI.

I'm Corey with The Story.

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