Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for May 3, #222

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It's Kentucky Derby Day! Naturally, there’s a horse race category. Connections: Sports Edition . Read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday , Feb. 9. This indicates that the game has attracted sufficient dedicated players for The Athletic—a subscription-focused sports journalism platform under the ownership of the Times—to keep producing content related to it. You won’t find this feature within the NYT Games app; instead, it’s available through The Athletic's individual app. Alternatively, you can still enjoy playing it at no cost online.

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

Tips for today's Connections: Sports Edition teams

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 : Prevent them from scoring.

Green group hint : Race day.

Blue group hint : Neigh!

Purple group hint : Tennis tourneys.

Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group Defend, as a means of protection.

Green group : Areas at a NASCAR track.

Blue group : Horse racing Triple Crown winners.

Purple group : ATP Masters 1000 tournaments.

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What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The golden text from today’s Connections

The central idea revolves around protection as a defensive measure. The four options provided are: defend, guard, prevent, and shield.

The words highlighted in green in today's Connections

The topic revolves around different sections of a NASCAR racetrack. The possible responses include infield, pits, straightaway, and turn.

The blue-colored terms in today's Connections post

The topic revolves around Triple Crown-winning horses. The correct responses include Affirmed, Justify, Omaha, and Whirlaway.

The violet text in this day’s Connections

The theme is ATP Masters 1000 tournaments. The four answers are Canadian, Cincinnati, Indian Wells and Miami.

Toughest Connections: Sports Edition categories

The Connections: Sports Edition puzzle can be tough, but it really depends on which sports you know the most about. My husband aces anything having to do with Formula 1, my best friend is a hockey buff, and I can answer any question about Minnesota teams.

That said, it's hard to pick the toughest Connections categories, but here are some I found exceptionally mind-blowing recently.

#1: Series A Clubs , Jan. 11. Answers: Atalanta, Juventus, Lazio, Roma.

#2: WNBA MVPs , Jan. 21. The answers are Catchings, Delle Donne, Fowles, and Stewart.

#3: Premier League team nicknames , Jan. 17. The answers are: Bees, Cherries, Foxes, and Hammers.

#4: Homophones for professional basketball players' names , Jan. 26. The answers are: Barns, Connect, Heart, and Hero.

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