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. Connections: Sports Edition made me look ahead to a certain sports tournament happening this month. That category wasn't too tough, but to solve the blue group, make sure you know a lot about a certain kind of footwear. 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 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: Fore! Green group hint: Get ready for Selection Sunday. Blue group hint: Just do it. Purple group hint: Check your watch. Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups Yellow group: Golf accessories. Green group: Associated with March Madness. Blue group: Nike shoes. Purple group: ____ time. 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 golf accessories. The four answers are bag, glove, headcover and rangefinder. The green words in today's Connections The theme is associated with March Madness. The four answers are bracket, bubble, Cinderella and seed. The blue words in today's Connections The theme is Nike shoes. The four answers are Blazer, Dunk, Pegasus and Shox. The purple words in today's Connections The theme is ____ time. The four answers are full, hang, prime and tee.