Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today's Connections: Sports Edition includes some Olympics-connected sports. The yellow and green categories should be simple, but read on for hints and the answers if you get stuck. 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 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: Tony Hawk supplies. Green group hint: Equine. Blue group hint: Olympics heroes. Purple group hint: Newbies. Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups Yellow group: Parts of a skateboard. Green group: Gaits of a horse. Blue group: First names of US track and field stars. Purple group: First-year NFL head coaches. Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers? The yellow words in today's Connections The theme is parts of a skateboard. The four answers are deck, grip tape, truck and wheels. The green words in today's Connections The theme is gaits of a horse. The four answers are canter, gallop, trot and walk. The blue words in today's Connections The theme is first names of US track and field stars. The four answers are Gabby, Noah, Sha'Carri and Sydney. The purple words in today's Connections The theme is first-year NFL head coaches. The four answers are Coen, Glenn, Moore and Schottenheimer.