Yesterday's NYT Connections Sports Edition Answer
Stuck on puzzle #1,037? Take one group's hint at a time, or jump straight to the full board. Nothing spoils until you tap.
Hints, one group at a time
Welcome back, puzzler. Connections Sports Edition #1,037 for Tuesday, September 1, 2026 is live: 16 words, 4 hidden groups, yellow for the easiest link and purple for the trickiest.
Here's how this page works: each of the four hints below pairs a color with the idea behind that group, without naming a single word, so take them in order and stop as soon as one sport gives itself away. All four groups sit in the purple box further down, locked behind a tap. Nothing here reveals itself on its own, not a category and not the athlete you half-recognise.
Easiest link first. Stop as soon as a sport gives itself away.
1 Yellow groupWhat links the yellow four? Its theme is COACH.
2 Green groupWhat links the green four? Its theme is NFL MASCOTS.
3 Blue groupWhat links the blue four? Its theme is ASSOCIATED WITH MATT RYAN.
4 Purple groupWhat links the purple four? Its theme is _____-TO-_____.
Drumroll, please…
NYT Connections Sports Edition Answer for September 1
Spoiler below · tap to reveal Yellow group
COACH
SCHOOLDRILLINSTRUCTTEACH
Green group
NFL MASCOTS
BLUESWOOPSOURDOUGH SAMJAXSON DE VILLE
Blue group
ASSOCIATED WITH MATT RYAN
2MATTY ICEBCFALCONS
Purple group
_____-TO-_____
BACKDAYTOEMAN
Tap a group to reveal it, or show the whole board at once.
About yesterday's puzzle
The four themes
Yellow: COACH · Green: NFL MASCOTS · Blue: ASSOCIATED WITH MATT RYAN · Purple: _____-TO-_____
By the numbers
Puzzle #1,037, published Tuesday, September 1, 2026, with 16 words across 4 groups.
Connections Sports Edition strategy that actually helps
Proven habits from top solvers, useful today and every day.
Sort by sport before you sort by link
Most boards draw on three or four sports at once. Bucketing the sixteen words by which sport they belong to often exposes a group before you can name what unites it.
Surnames are the classic trap
A name that belongs to a famous player in two different sports is on the board for exactly that reason. When a surname feels obvious, check who else has carried it.
Purple usually hides a shared stat
On the main Connections board purple is a pun. Here it is more often a number: the same jersey, the same draft year, the same medal count. Count before you pun.
Watch the shared vocabulary
Words like drive, pitch, court, run and box are live in several sports simultaneously. They rarely sit in the group your first instinct puts them in.
Retired numbers and former clubs
When a group of players has nothing statistical in common, check where they used to play. Shared former clubs are one of the Sports Edition's favorite links.
Trust recency
The Athletic writes for people who read its coverage, so a group often keys off something from the past season rather than all-time history. Recent news is a better prompt than the record books.
How the yellow-to-purple scale works
The Sports Edition borrows the four colors from the main board, but the difficulty they encode is knowledge rather than wordplay. What moves a group down the scale here is how obscure the sport or era is:
Yellow
One sport, current era, no trivia required. Take it first.
Green
Still a single sport, but it expects you to follow it rather than just know of it.
Blue
Deeper trivia: older seasons, smaller leagues, or a fact rather than a name.
Purple
The link is usually a shared number, nickname, or coincidence across sports.
How to play Connections Sports
The rules in full, for anyone arriving without them.
Connections Sports Edition is the sports-themed version of NYT Connections, run by The Athletic. The format is identical, but every category leans on teams, athletes, leagues, venues, and sporting vocabulary.
- 1 Scan for the sport, then the link
Most boards mix several sports. Working out which sport a word belongs to often narrows the category before you know what the category is.
- 2 Select four words and submit
A correct group locks in with its name and color. A wrong group costs one of your four lives.
- 3 Watch for names that live in two sports
Surnames, city names, and terms like "pitch" or "drive" are deliberately shared between sports. Those are the decoys.
- 4 Clear all four groups before four mistakes
Four wrong guesses ends the puzzle and shows the full board.
Made by
The Athletic, part of The New York Times
The board
16 words, 4 hidden groups of 4
Your limit
4 mistakes
Resets
Midnight in your local timezone
Sports Edition rewards trivia more than wordplay does. Purple is still the trickiest group, but here it often hinges on a shared jersey number, a shared nickname, or a shared former club rather than a pun.
NYT Connections Sports Edition, answered
Quick answers to the questions we get every day.
What is NYT Connections Sports Edition?
It's a sports-themed spinoff of the daily Connections puzzle, published by The Athletic (an NYT company). The rules are identical: find four groups of four words that share a hidden sports link.
Where do I play Connections Sports Edition?
It lives on The Athletic, not the main NYT Games app. You can play the live board at nytimes.com/athletic/connections-sports-edition.
What time does a new puzzle come out?
Connections Sports Edition resets at midnight in your local timezone, wherever you are. The Athletic publishes on the same clock as the main Connections board, so the two reset together.
Can I play past Connections Sports Edition puzzles?
There's no in-app archive for past boards. Our past answers table below lists each board's four categories if you want to settle an argument.
Do I need to follow every sport to solve it?
No, but breadth helps more than depth. Boards usually spread across three or four sports rather than going deep on one, so a passing knowledge of several leagues beats expert knowledge of a single one. The trickiest groups tend to hinge on shared nicknames, numbers, or former clubs rather than on statistics.
What's the best way to avoid mistakes?
Bucket the board by sport first, lock the group you could name without thinking, then let "One Away" tell you which single word you have misfiled. See our strategy tips above.
Today's hints for every game
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Past Connections Sports Edition answers
Recent Connections Sports Edition puzzles, organized by month, with each day's four themes. Handy for checking a board you missed, or for proving which sport a category actually belonged to. Today's board stays blurred until you tap it.
| Date | Puzzle | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 02Today | #1,038 | _____BALL SPORTS · TEXAS SCHOOLS · FERNANDOS · _____ PLAY |
| Sep 01 | #1,037 | COACH · NFL MASCOTS · ASSOCIATED WITH MATT RYAN · _____-TO-_____ |
| Aug 31 | #1,036 | INEXPERIENCED · NBA HEAD COACHES · CAN COME AFTER "HOT" · _____ THOMPSON |
| Aug 30 | #1,035 | AGILE · FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE TERMS · LIGUE 1 CLUBS · SAN ANTONIO SPURS |
| Aug 29 | #1,034 | BOXING TERMS · NICKNAMES OF HALL OF FAME CENTERS, WITH "THE" · WHITE SOX IN THE HALL OF FAME · AMERICAN _____ |
| Aug 28 | #1,033 | STATS FOR A HITTER · ALABAMA SCHOOLS · ASSOCIATED WITH ERLING HAALAND · FAMOUS NUMBER 8S |
| Aug 27 | #1,026 | TRANSGRESSION · TRANSACTION · DALLAS COWBOYS · _____ ERA |
| Aug 26 | #1,025 | VULNERABLE SPOT · FAMOUS CYCLING RACES · ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS · STARTS WITH AN NFL TEAM, IN SINGULAR FORM |
| Aug 25 | #1,022 | AN AFC NORTH PLAYER · EUROPEAN CITIES TO HOST OLYMPICS, SINCE 2000 · CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNERS · NEW YORK GIANTS |
| Aug 24 | #1,021 | MAKE A SHOT · FOOD SERVED IN A BASEBALL HELMET · MEMBERS OF THE 700-HR CLUB, FAMILIARLY · BANANA BALL TEAMS |
| Aug 23 | #1,020 | STATS FOR A RUNNING BACK · ONE-WORD BASKETBALL MOVIES · CURRENT BOSTON CELTICS · FIRST WORDS IN HOME BALLPARKS OF MLB TEAMS |
| Aug 22 | #1,019 | IMPORTANT · ACCESSORIES FOR A FOOTBALL REFEREE · CALIFORNIA SOCCER TEAMS · COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES, WITH THE FIRST LETTER CHANGED |
| Aug 21 | #1,018 | DECATHLON EVENTS · ASSOCIATED WITH TOM BRADY · DART GAMES · WHAT "BILL" MIGHT REFER TO |
| Aug 20 | #1,017 | LONDON SOCCER CLUBS · HOUSTON SPORTS STARS, HISTORICALLY · CAN COME BEFORE "COUNT" · NHL GOAL SONGS |
| Aug 19 | #1,010 | TENNESSEE PRO TEAMS · SEC TEAMS, FAMILIARLY · FIRST NAMES OF DALLAS WINGS PLAYERS · ASSOCIATED WITH ITALIAN SOCCER |
| Aug 18 | #1,009 | NOT WINNING · PURCHASES AT A GAME · MEMBERS OF THE "MAGNIFICENT SEVEN" · ENDS IN A HOMOPHONE FOR KNICKS |
| Aug 17 | #1,008 | WORDS HEARD DURING A COIN TOSS · DETERMINED · _____ PASS, IN BASKETBALL · RAIDERS IN THE HALL OF FAME |
| Aug 16 | #1,007 | ACC SCHOOLS, ABBREVIATED · FIRST NAMES OF AFC WEST QBS · TORONTO BLUE JAYS · DEFENSIVE _____ |
| Aug 15 | #1,006 | TEAMS TO NEVER WIN A WORLD SERIES · JOBS AT A GOLF COURSE · KANSAS CITY TEAMS · ANAGRAMS OF WNBA TEAMS |
| Aug 14 | #1,001 | EASY OPPONENT · "GROUP OF 6" COLLEGE CONFERENCES · ASSOCIATED WITH 3 · ENDS IN AN ELEMENT ON THE PERIODIC TABLE |
| Aug 13 | #998 | LAST FOUR TEAMS TO WIN A SUPER BOWL · TAMPA BAY-AREA TEAMS · MATT _____ · NBA TEAMS, WITH THE FIRST LETTER CHANGED |
| Aug 12 | #996 | FAKE A FOUL · MONONYMIC ATHLETES · COMES BEFORE "CATCH" · PITCHERS DEALT AHEAD OF THIS YEAR'S MLB TRADE DEADLINE |
| Aug 11 | #994 | MEMBERS OF A STAFF · NFL RUNNING BACKS · SPORTS TV SHOWS · ILLEGAL _____ PENALTIES IN FOOTBALL |
| Aug 10 | #993 | TENNIS STAT · MAKE GOOD CONTACT (IN BASEBALL · ASSOCIATED WITH DAK PRESCOTT · _____ GUARD |
| Aug 09 | #992 | EQUIPMENT THAT COMES IN PAIRS · INJURIES · FENWAY PARK SIGHTS · PREMIER LEAGUE VENUES |
| Aug 08 | #991 | WAYS A GAME BEGINS · LLWS · AL CY YOUNG AWARD WINNERS · PRECEDES "FINAL" |
| Aug 07 | #988 | GROUNDS CREW EQUIPMENT · DENVER TEAMS · FAMOUS CLASSIC BASKETBALL SNEAKERS · FORMER NBA/ABA TEAM NAMES, MINUS THE S |
| Aug 06 | #987 | STATS FOR A PITCHER, ABBREVIATED · SHOW OF SUPPORT IN THE CROWD · NFL TEAMS, MINUS THE "ERS" · _____ POOL |
| Aug 05 | #986 | THINGS THAT ARE THROWN · LAST FOUR NFL DRAFT NO. 1 PICKS · DESCRIPTORS FOR TYPES OF TRADING CARDS · CAN FOLLOW "SCORE" |
| Aug 04 | #980 | BASEBALL PITCHING ROLES · BIG TEN TEAMS · SECOND WORDS IN NHL TEAM NAMES · PITTSBURGH STEELERS |
| Aug 03 | #979 | NEW YORK BASKETBALL TEAMS · NL EAST TEAMS · ENGLISH GOLFERS · TRADE _____ |
| Aug 02 | #978 | THINGS WITH WHEELS · ATLANTA TEAMS · ASSOCIATED WITH SAM DARNOLD · ENDS IN A PART OF THE FACE |
| Aug 01 | #977 | GOLF CLUBS · CAN PRECEDE "BOWL," IN NFL CONTEXT · AN ATLANTIC 10 ATHLETE · _____ SOX |
| Jul 31 | #976 | HOW A FOOTBALL DRIVE ENDS · REACH (FOR A BALL · ROBINSONS · HOMOPHONES OF NFL WRS |
| Jul 30 | #975 | A TEAM'S SYMBOL · NBA TEAMS, INFORMALLY · HOCKEY STICK MANUFACTURERS · WHAT "G" MIGHT MEAN |
| Jul 29 | #974 | CONTEST · STAGES IN A TEXAS HOLD'EM HAND · PRO TEAMS IN MONTREAL · STARTS WITH A MUSIC GENRE |
| Jul 28 | #973 | FOOTBALL POSITIONS · TENNIS SHOT DESCRIPTORS · WORTH TWO POINTS/RUNS · ENDS IN A NUMBER |
| Jul 27 | #972 | NFL TEAMS WHOSE NICKNAMES START WITH B · NHL TEAMS WHOSE NICKNAMES START WITH B · ASSOCIATED WITH CINCINNATI · WORDS IN THE NAMES OF BUNDESLIGA CLUBS |
| Jul 26 | #971 | OHIO TEAMS · FISHING GEAR · FOUND IN MLB TEAM LOGOS · ENDS IN AN NHL TEAM |
| Jul 25 | #970 | F1 TEAMS · HALL OF FAME PITCHERS · 2026 WNBA ALL-STARS, FAMILIARLY · GREEN _____ |
| Jul 24 | #957 | JUMP · SCHOOLS IN NORTH CAROLINA · 1990S EXPANSION TEAMS · ATHLETES UNLIMITED SOFTBALL LEAGUE TEAMS |
| Jul 23 | #956 | EASTERN CONFERENCE NBA TEAMS · MINNESOTA TEAMS · SCOTTS · BOX _____ |
| Jul 22 | #955 | PLACES WHERE AN ERRANT GOLF SHOT LANDS · SPORTS FILMS, WITH "THE" · COLLEGE FOOTBALL STADIUM NICKNAMES, WITH "THE" · _____ BREAK |
| Jul 21 | #954 | SUMMER OLYMPIC SPORTS · AGAINST THE RULES IN SOCCER · WNBA ROOKIES · THINGS THAT ARE RED |
| Jul 20 | #953 | TERMS FOR COMPETITIONS · TYPES OF GLOVES · PLAYERS BROWNS HAVE DRAFTED NO. 1 OVERALL · _____ QUARTERBACK |
| Jul 19 | #948 | PREVENT A GOAL · STADIUMS TO HOST WORLD CUP FINAL · WORLD CUP GOLDEN BALL WINNERS · GOLDEN _____ |
| Jul 18 | #947 | COMBAT SPORTS SETTINGS · HOCKEY PENALTIES · SPORTS DOCUMENTARIES · ENDS IN A GOLF CLUB |
| Jul 17 | #946 | FIRST-TIMERS IN 2026 WORLD CUP · NICKNAMES OF 2000S BASKETBALL STARS · ASSOCIATED WITH LUKA DONČIĆ · THINGS THAT HAVE STRINGS |
| Jul 16 | #945 | INDIANA TEAMS · BULLDOGS · EQUESTRIAN EQUIPMENT · _____DOME |
| Jul 15 | #940 | A SUMMER OLYMPIC ATHLETE · CHICAGO SPORTING VENUES · CAN BE PRECEDED BY "PASS" · STARTS WITH AN ANIMAL |
| Jul 14 | #938 | COMMON LEG INJURIES IN SPORTS · TEAMS THAT PLAY IN NEW JERSEY · 2026 MLB ALL-STARS · FIRST WORDS OF ACC TEAM NAMES |
| Jul 13 | #936 | MATERIALS FOUND ON A BASEBALL FIELD · TEAMS IN KANSAS · LIONEL MESSI TEAMS · STARTS OF MLB TEAM NAMES |
| Jul 12 | #935 | AWARD · BASEBALL TACTICS · USED DURING A TIMEOUT · HOMOPHONES OF CELTICS ALL-TIME GREATS |
| Jul 11 | #934 | AN NFC WEST PLAYER · AN NL CENTRAL PLAYER · SEC FOOTBALL HEAD COACHES · WNBA TEAMS, WITH THE FIRST LETTER CHANGED |
| Jul 10 | #930 | AN ATHLETE'S SHIRT · CRICKET TERMS · NICKNAMES OF HALL OF FAME CATCHERS · HOMOPHONES OF NFL HEAD COACHES |
| Jul 09 | #928 | RACKET/PADDLE SPORTS · NFL WIDE RECEIVERS · LACROSSE TERMS · FIFA |
| Jul 08 | #927 | BASERUNNING OUTCOMES · CAN PRECEDE "BLOCK," IN FOOTBALL · CFB BOWL GAMES IN FLORIDA · MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS RANGERS |
| Jul 07 | #924 | FOUR MAIN SWIMMING STROKES · THROW A SOFT PASS · PERFORMED AT A SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW · PREMIER LEAGUE NICKNAMES, MINUS THE S |
| Jul 06 | #923 | MOVE ON FROM A PLAYER · SAN DIEGO TEAMS · MEMBERS OF THE 600-HR CLUB · USMNT PLAYERS, WITH THE LAST LETTER REMOVED |
| Jul 05 | #922 | HOCKEY EQUIPMENT · NBA GUARDS · EUROPEAN SOCCER LEAGUES · STARTS WITH A DC TEAM, IN SINGULAR FORM |
| Jul 04 | #921 | NL WEST TEAMS · FAMOUS SOCCER VENUES · CANDACE PARKER TEAMS · KEY WORDS FROM LOU GEHRIG'S "LUCKIEST MAN" SPEECH |
| Jul 03 | #916 | MOVE TO EVADE A DEFENDER · DEPENDABLE · DODGERS IN THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME, FAMILIARLY · PITCHING _____ |
| Jul 02 | #915 | FOUND ON THE GREEN · PARTS OF A NASCAR TEAM · METS MANAGERS · TEAMS IN COLUMBUS |
| Jul 01 | #912 | STADIUM SEATING SECTIONS · CONCACAF TEAMS IN WORLD CUP · TEAMS WITH LION NICKNAMES · RYANS |
| Jun 30 | #911 | ACTIONS WITH A BASKETBALL · FOUND AT THE TOP OF AN ARENA · WORLD SERIES MVPS · FIRST WORDS OF FOOTBALL MOVIES |
| Jun 29 | #910 | A LOS ANGELES ATHLETE · WIMBLEDON WOMEN'S SINGLES WINNERS · SCOTTISH SOCCER CLUBS · ALL-STAR _____ |
| Jun 28 | #909 | STYLE · BASKETBALL STATS, ABBREVIATED · MEMBERS OF FRANCE'S WORLD CUP SQUAD · NBA ARENAS |
| Jun 27 | #908 | A REVERED STAR · LAST FOUR NBA CHAMPIONS · WNBA PLAYERS IN THE BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME · STARTS WITH AN NFL STARTING QB |
| Jun 26 | #907 | INDIANA COLLEGES · GOLF EQUIPMENT BRANDS · FIRST-YEAR NFL HEAD COACHES · USMNT WORLD CUP GOALKEEPERS |
| Jun 25 | #900 | ROLES ON A BROADCAST TEAM · FORMER NFL STADIUMS · ATLANTA BRAVES · _____ PRESS |
| Jun 24 | #898 | THROWING EVENTS · QUICK RUN OF ACTIVITY · NBA DRAFT NO. 1 PICKS · _____ TRACK |
| Jun 23 | #897 | AL CENTRAL TEAMS · DEFLECTION OFF A SURFACE · BIG TEN FOOTBALL STADIUMS · ENDS IN A SILENT T |
| Jun 22 | #896 | FIRST WORDS OF WORLD CUP COUNTRIES, IN ENGLISH · MLB STADIUMS · LEBRON-ERA HEAT STARS · ADIDAS SHOES |
| Jun 21 | #895 | A TEAM'S BEST PLAYERS · INFORMAL NICKNAMES FOR NFL TEAMS · BRAZILIAN SOCCER GREATS · OLD TERMS FOR GOLF CLUBS |
| Jun 20 | #894 | NEW YORK YANKEES, INFORMALLY · TOUR DE FRANCE JERSEYS · LOCATIONS OF BIG 12 SCHOOLS · WHAT "BOOT" MIGHT MEAN |
| Jun 19 | #883 | PORTION OF A RACE · SHOW OFF · U.S. MEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS · _____ BELL |
| Jun 18 | #882 | CHOOSE · AREAS ON A FOOTBALL FIELD · A SURFER'S NEEDS · STARTING _____ |
| Jun 17 | #874 | FANTASY FOOTBALL MOVES · NFL STADIUMS · SOCCER CLEAT MAKERS · CINCINNATI REDS TO WIN MVP |
| Jun 16 | #873 | A NORTH CAROLINA ATHLETE · BASEBALL FILMS · NBA CONTRACT TERMS · MAX _____ |
| Jun 15 | #872 | SOCCER POSITIONS · SEATTLE TEAMS · BASEBALL TIMS · GOLF _____ |
| Jun 14 | #871 | SEEN DURING A RAIN DELAY · HOUSTON TEAMS · WARRIORS FIRST-ROUND PICKS · _____ RULE |
| Jun 13 | #870 | BALLS · BIG TEN SCHOOL INITIALISMS · "BIG" BASEBALL NICKNAMES · NBA TEAMS, MINUS THEIR FIRST AND LAST LETTER |
| Jun 12 | #869 | BOARDS · HALL OF FAME SPURS · LOCATIONS OF FAMOUS AUTO RACES · SOCCER SKILL MOVES |
| Jun 11 | #868 | 2026 WORLD CUP HOST CITIES · NICKNAMES OF WORLD CUP TEAMS · CHRISTIAN PULISIC TEAMS · ARGENTINA WORLD CUP PLAYERS |
| Jun 10 | #859 | DEVELOP (A PLAY · BICYCLE BRANDS · SEATTLE MARINERS · STARTS WITH AN NHL TEAM, IN SINGULAR FORM |
| Jun 09 | #860 | NFC SOUTH TEAMS · LOUISIANA SCHOOLS · USC WRS IN NFL · LOCATIONS OF THIS YEAR'S MEN'S GOLF MAJORS |
| Jun 08 | #858 | FIRST WORDS OF BASKETBALL POSITIONS · THINGS A QB DOES WITH THE FOOTBALL · WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS ALL-AROUND GOLD MEDAL WINNERS · ENDS IN A NEW YORK TEAM, IN SINGULAR FORM |
| Jun 07 | #856 | FOOTBALL RECEIVING ROUTES · FIRST NAMES OF HALL OF FAME CENTERS · FRENCH OPEN MEN'S SINGLES WINNERS · _____GATE |
| Jun 06 | #855 | PRODIGY · MLB AWARDS · SPORTS MOVIES OF 2004 · FORMER WNBA TEAM NAMES |
| Jun 05 | #854 | MLB TEAMS, INFORMALLY · "RICE" METHOD · NICKNAMES OF ALABAMA COLLEGE TEAMS · STARTS WITH A COUNTRY |
| Jun 04 | #850 | SEEN AT A STADIUM ENTRANCE · VOLLEYBALL STATS · MEMBERS OF ENGLAND'S WORLD CUP SQUAD · STARTS WITH PART OF A BASKETBALL HOOP |
| Jun 03 | #849 | DUNKING SYNONYMS · TEAMS WITH 5+ NBA TITLES · NICKNAMES OF PLAYERS IN THE NBA FINALS · ASSOCIATED WITH JALEN BRUNSON |
| Jun 02 | #848 | AL WEST TEAMS · LOCATIONS OF TENNIS GRAND SLAMS · KYLER MURRAY TEAMS · _____ CUP |
| Jun 01 | #847 | PARTS OF A BASEBALL ROSTER · GYM EQUIPMENT · PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES PLAYERS · MUSCLE NICKNAMES, PLUS A LETTER |
| May 31 | #846 | FORETELL AN OUTCOME · BASKETBALL VIOLATIONS · MILLERS · CHARACTERS IN "THE SANDLOT" |
| May 30 | #845 | PLAYING SURFACES · ORLANDO TEAMS · LAST FOUR CLUBS TO WIN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE · ARSENAL PLAYERS |
| May 29 | #843 | HIT A BALL WITH YOUR FOOT · FIRST WORDS IN NBA TEAM LOCATION NAMES · LEAGUE COMMISSIONERS · AN ATHLETE IN NASHVILLE |
| May 28 | #842 | FOUND ON A UNIFORM · TEAMS TO REACH THE NHL CONFERENCE FINALS · 2026 F1 GRAND PRIX LOCATIONS · _____CAST |
| May 27 | #841 | SPORTS TV NETWORKS · BASEBALL POSITIONS, ABBREVIATED · FOOTBALL POSITIONS, ABBREVIATED · _____ SMITH |
| May 26 | #840 | CARD SUITS · CHICAGO TEAMS · SEC MEN'S BASKETBALL COACHES · BASKETBALL HALL OF FAMERS, MINUS A LETTER |
| May 25 | #839 | VERBS FOR AN OLYMPIC ATHLETE · PARTS OF A SKATEBOARD · ACTIVE MLB MANAGERS · ENDS IN A SNEAKER BRAND |
| May 24 | #838 | WORN AFTER AN INJURY · ACCESSORIES FOR A FOOTBALL COACH · EFL CHAMPIONSHIP CLUBS · INDY 500 WINNERS |
| May 23 | #827 | DEFEAT SOUNDLY · A MISSOURI ATHLETE · BIG TEN FOOTBALL COACHES · _____ LINE |
| May 22 | #825 | ATTRIBUTES FOR A BASEBALL PITCHER · NHL TEAMS, FAMILIARLY · CAN FOLLOW THE WORD "TEXAS" · MEMBERS OF THE CINCINNATI REDS |
| May 21 | #824 | SEEN AT A COLLEGE SPORTING EVENT · PITCHING MOUND · ALPINE SKIING DISCIPLINES · CHARLOTTE _____ |
| May 20 | #823 | ACTIONS ON A FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT · U.S. OLYMPIC HOST CITIES · TRIPLE-A BASEBALL TEAMS · ENDS IN AN NFL QB |
| May 19 | #822 | HEADS OF AN ORGANIZATION · AN SEC ATHLETE · QB DREWS · _____UP |
| May 18 | #821 | SLIDE · FOOTBALL RUNNING PLAYS · AN OREGON ATHLETE · MLB TEAMS, MINUS THE LAST TWO LETTERS |
| May 17 | #820 | AN NFC NORTH ATHLETE · AN ACC ATHLETE · JA(Y · _____ CAP |
| May 16 | #819 | BOSTON TEAMS · LAST FOUR NBA CHAMPIONS · "BLUE" TEAMS · "GREEN" TEAMS AND PLAYERS |
| May 15 | #818 | CANADIAN NHL TEAMS · TEAMS THAT PLAY IN SAN JOSE · COLORADO ROCKIES ALL-STARS, HISTORICALLY · STARTS WITH A BASKETBALL HALL OF FAMER |
| May 14 | #807 | COMBAT SPORTS · TYPES OF BASKETBALL PASSES · LPGA · MEMBERS OF THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES |
| May 13 | #806 | HONE ONE'S SKILLS · UTAH TEAMS · HALL OF FAME BASEBALL MANAGERS · STARTS WITH A GOLF SCORING TERM |
| May 12 | #805 | OUT OF PRACTICE · PARTS OF A TENNIS RACKET · MEMBERS OF THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER · _____ CLOCK |
| May 11 | #804 | MUSCLES, INFORMALLY · IVY LEAGUE TEAM NICKNAMES · JONATHANS · _____ START |
| May 10 | #803 | BASEBALL STATS · MOVES FAST · HALL OF FAME RUNNING BACKS · NHL TEAMS, MINUS THE FIRST LETTER |
| May 09 | #802 | TERMS USED FOR A YOUNG ATHLETE · A BIG 12 ATHLETE · ARTISTS OF ICONIC STADIUM ANTHEMS · MEMBERS OF THE SAN DIEGO PADRES |
| May 08 | #801 | WAYS TO CONSUME A SPORTING EVENT · PARTS OF A BASEBALL GLOVE · ASSOCIATED WITH VICTOR WEMBANYAMA · TEAMS WITH WOLF/WOLVES NICKNAMES |
| May 07 | #800 | SNEAKER BRANDS · GOLF COURSES TO HOST THE U.S. OPEN · FAMOUS NICKNAMES FOR MLB TEAMS · MOVIES THAT CONTAIN AN NFL TEAM NAME |
| May 06 | #799 | SURVIVE · FAMOUS TROPHIES · F1 DRIVERS · TRANSFER _____ |
| May 05 | #798 | SUMMER OLYMPICS HOSTS · HORSESHOES TERMS · WORDS IN LA LIGA TEAM NAMES · _____ RICE |
| May 04 | #797 | FIELDS OF PLAY, FAMILIARLY · TORONTO PRO TEAMS · TERMS USED IN BILLIARDS · COACHED BY JOHN CALIPARI |
| May 03 | #796 | IN GOOD SHAPE · CURRENT NFL HEAD COACHES · FAMOUS SPORTS "CURSES" · STARTS OF BIG TEN TEAM NAMES |
| May 02 | #795 | A PITTSBURGH ATHLETE · SEEN ON AN MLB SCOREBUG · TEAMS IN THE PWHL PLAYOFFS · HORSE RACING TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS |
| May 01 | #794 | MOVE AT A SLOW PACE · ROOM TO RUN · BASEBALL PITCHES, WITH "BALL" · PORTMANTEAUS |
| Apr 30 | #793 | EXERCISE CLASSES · TERMS FOR A FRONTCOURT BASKETBALL PLAYER · CALIFORNIA BASEBALL STADIUMS · ENDS IN A BASEBALL HALL OF FAMER'S SURNAME |
| Apr 29 | #792 | DISTANCES, IN HORSE RACING · ASSOCIATED WITH PHILADELPHIA SPORTS · FIRST-ROUND PICKS IN THIS YEAR'S NFL DRAFT · FIRST _____ |
| Apr 28 | #791 | MLS TEAMS · NASCAR TRACKS · NEW YORK KNICKS · WORDS IN THE NAMES OF PREMIER LEAGUE VENUES |
| Apr 27 | #790 | TYPES OF OUTS IN BASEBALL · SPORTS FILMS NOMINATED FOR BEST PICTURE · RUNNING BACKS DRAFTED IN TOP 10 · MENTIONED IN "WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE" |
| Apr 26 | #789 | HARD-HIT BASEBALL · NBA TEAMS WITH SINGULAR NICKNAMES · _____ JOHNSON · WHAT "1" MIGHT MEAN |
| Apr 25 | #788 | IN THE LOWEST POSITION · NBA TEAMS, ON SCOREBOARDS · HALL OF FAME HOCKEY GOALTENDERS · BASEBALL VIDEO GAMES |
| Apr 24 | #787 | MOVE SMOOTHLY · FIRST WORDS OF COLLEGE CONFERENCES · BASKETBALL HALL OF FAMERS · ROAD _____ |
| Apr 23 | #786 | DRAFT PICK INFORMATION · CAN PRECEDE "DRAFT" · ASSOCIATED WITH FERNANDO MENDOZA · NON-QBS PICKED FIRST IN NFL DRAFT |
| Apr 22 | #785 | WORDS USED IN MLB STADIUM NAMES · AFC NORTH CITIES · EAGLES · PLAYERS TO SCORE IN A WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL |
| Apr 21 | #784 | PEOPLE INVOLVED IN MAKING A DRAFT PICK · POLE VAULT EQUIPMENT · FIRST WORDS OF BASEBALL POSITIONS · T.J. _____ |
| Apr 20 | #783 | CALIFORNIA BASEBALL TEAMS · SHORTENED NICKNAMES FOR BOSTON TEAMS · ASSOCIATED WITH THE MIRACLE ON ICE · WORLD MARATHON MAJORS |
| Apr 19 | #782 | AL EAST TEAMS · FIRST WORDS OF FOOTBALL POSITIONS · PREMIER LEAGUE MANAGERS · NICKNAMES FOR THE DODGERS FRANCHISE, OVER TIME |
| Apr 18 | #781 | TYPES OF HOCKEY GOALS · LAST FOUR TEAMS TO WIN THE STANLEY CUP · NHL ARENA NAMES · HOCKEY TERMS THAT ARE ALSO FOOD ITEMS |
| Apr 17 | #780 | THINGS AN UMPIRE CALLS · AN ATTACKING PLAYER IN SOCCER · MLB FATHER-SON DUOS · _____ RANGE |
| Apr 16 | #779 | LOOK AT · SEEN AT AN NBA COURT · DOUBLE-A BASEBALL TEAMS · STARTS WITH A WNBA TEAM |
| Apr 15 | #778 | MLB TEAMS, ON SCOREBOARDS · TIGERS · MEMBERS OF THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS · CURLING TERMS |
| Apr 14 | #777 | BASEBALL PITCHING ARM SLOTS · BOXING GEAR · _____ RYAN · NBA TEAMS, WITH THE LAST LETTER CHANGED |
| Apr 13 | #776 | FIELD A BASEBALL · WORK HARD · FORMER MLB STADIUMS · _____ DAY |
| Apr 12 | #775 | EXPRESSION OF APPROVAL · SEC CITIES · HALL OF FAME PITCHERS · _____ARM |
| Apr 11 | #774 | MLB TEAMS, COLLOQUIALLY · UCLA · CAN FOLLOW MINNESOTA · STARTS WITH PART OF THE BODY |
| Apr 10 | #773 | AREAS ON A GOLF COURSE · FOUND IN A GOLF BAG · MASTERS WINNERS · AUGUSTA NATIONAL HOLE NAMES |
| Apr 09 | #772 | A TEAM'S BEST PLAYER · MMA TERMS · NICKNAMES OF FORMER NBA PLAYERS, WITH "THE" · MR. _____ |
| Apr 08 | #771 | EXERCISES, IN SINGULAR FORM · SPORTING ROLES THAT REQUIRE MASKS · HALL OF FAME DEFENSIVE ENDS · _____ JUMP |
| Apr 07 | #770 | GOLF SCORING TERMS · CANADIAN NHL TEAMS · WEATHER-THEMED TEAMS · THINGS THAT RACE AT MLB GAMES |
| Apr 06 | #769 | A LOS ANGELES ATHLETE · COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES · BASKETBALL CHRISES · MEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT 16-SEEDS |
| Apr 05 | #768 | THINGS ON AN NFL SIDELINE · NFL TEAMS WITH BIRD NICKNAMES · NFC QUARTERBACKS · ANAGRAMS OF NBA TEAMS |
| Apr 04 | #767 | BASKETBALL STATS, IN SINGULAR FORM · BASKETBALL OFFENSES · CHAMPIONSHIP-WINNING MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL COACHES · MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TEAMS TO COMPLETE UNDEFEATED SEASON |
| Apr 03 | #766 | WAYS TO SCORE · AREAS ON THE BASKETBALL COURT · LOCATIONS OF THIS YEAR'S WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR TEAMS · WOMEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYERS |
| Apr 02 | #765 | NEW YORK TEAMS · TRAINING EQUIPMENT · ASSOCIATED WITH JAYSON TATUM · SPORTS FOR BREAKFAST |
| Apr 01 | #764 | BIG TEN TEAMS · SKATEBOARDING TERMS · BASKETBALL MOVIES · JIM _____ |
| Mar 31 | #762 | ICE HOCKEY POSITIONS · WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYERS, FAMILIARLY · HALL OF FAME QBS · "BASE" JUMPING |
| Mar 30 | #761 | TENNIS GRAND SLAMS · PREMIER LEAGUE TEAMS · LAST FOUR WORLD SERIES MVPS · _____ FOOTBALL |
| Mar 29 | #760 | PARTS OF A CYCLE · HOUSTON SPORTS TEAMS, IN SINGULAR FORM · FORMER U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM SOCCER PLAYERS · ENDS IN AN MLB TEAM IN SINGULAR FORM |
| Mar 28 | #759 | MICHIGAN TEAMS · OUTCOMES IN AN AT-BAT · "RED" TEAMS · _____ CARD |
| Mar 27 | #758 | PRO TEAMS WHOSE NAMES START WITH S · VOLLEYBALL TERMS · OLYMPIC HOST CITIES · MLB PLAYERS IN "HOMER AT THE BAT" |
| Mar 26 | #757 | SLANG FOR HOME RUN · MLB HOME RUN LEADERS IN 2025 · MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL LEAGUES · ANAGRAMS OF MLB TEAMS |
| Mar 25 | #756 | GAMES PLAYED ON A TABLE · NIKE SHOES · GIANTS GREATS · NBA _____ |
| Mar 24 | #755 | FOUND IN A BOWLING ALLEY · BASEBALL PITCHES · FAMOUS BRUCES · POWER _____ |
| Mar 23 | #754 | USED TO BREAK A TIE · OFFENSIVE FORMATIONS IN FOOTBALL · CARDINALS · ASSOCIATED WITH SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER |
| Mar 22 | #753 | ALL SQUARE · PALINDROMES · NBA BROTHERS, PAST AND PRESENT · _____ ZONE |
| Mar 21 | #752 | GYMNASTICS APPARATUSES · AT THE BOXING RING · FIRST NAMES OF NFL TIGHT ENDS · STARTS OF NHL TEAM NAMES |
| Mar 20 | #751 | PART WAYS · TYPES OF KICKS IN SOCCER · LAST YEAR'S WOMEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT FINAL FOUR · MIAMI _____ |
| Mar 19 | #750 | NFC EAST TEAMS · HALL OF FAME WIDE RECEIVERS · STARS IN THIS YEAR'S MEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT · NOTABLE NCAA TOURNAMENT CINDERELLAS |
| Mar 18 | #749 | WINTER SPORTS · STAT FOR A PITCHER · SPORTS BALLS · LAST WORDS OF BOXING MOVIES |
| Mar 17 | #748 | A WESTERN CONFERENCE NHL PLAYER · BASEBALL EQUIPMENT · ITEMS IN NFL LOGOS · HOMOPHONES OF BASKETBALL HALL OF FAMERS |
| Mar 16 | #747 | PASS · DESCRIPTORS FOR FANTASY LEAGUES · NEW YORK YANKEES · FIRST NAMES OF NFL STARTING QBS |
| Mar 15 | #746 | BASKETBALL FOULS · FIRST WORDS IN NCAA TOURNAMENT ROUNDS · WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL COACHES · TEAMS QUALIFIED FOR THE 2026 MEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT |
| Mar 14 | #745 | BANNED IN BASEBALL · A GEORGIA ATHLETE · GOLF AWARDS · COLLEGE FOOTBALL RIVALRIES |
| Mar 13 | #744 | THINGS FANS HANG ON THEIR WALLS · A BIG EAST ATHLETE · FOOD, BUT MAKE IT BASEBALL · TIMS |
| Mar 12 | #743 | PHILADELPHIA TEAMS · ASSOCIATED WITH LARRY BIRD · SPORTS FIGURES WITH ANIMAL NAMES · SPORTS FIGURES WHOSE FIRST NAMES SOUND LIKE TWO LETTERS |
| Mar 11 | #742 | NFC WEST TEAMS · "WHIP" IN BASEBALL · HOCKEY HALL OF FAMERS · _____ BELT |
| Mar 10 | #741 | AN AL CENTRAL PLAYER · WORDS APPEARING BEFORE "BACK," IN FOOTBALL · ASSOCIATED WITH DERRICK HENRY · NEW ORLEANS PELICANS |
| Mar 09 | #740 | A COLORADO ATHLETE · NFC NORTH CITIES · TYPES OF RACING · COACH _____ |
| Mar 08 | #739 | WOMEN'S TENNIS GREATS · NWSL TEAMS · WNBA DRAFT NO. 1 PICKS · TEAMS IN THE ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE |
| Mar 07 | #738 | ARIZONA TEAMS · BASEBALL STATS, ABBREVIATED · MID-MAJOR COLLEGE CONFERENCES · NFL WR NICKNAMES |
| Mar 06 | #737 | USED TO HIT A BALL · UNLIKELY WINNER · LAST FOUR MEN'S CLUBS TO WIN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE · HOMOPHONES OF MLB TEAMS |
| Mar 05 | #736 | TOOLS · FOUND IN A DUGOUT · LAST YEAR'S MEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT FINAL FOUR · _____ MARTIN |
| Mar 04 | #735 | TEXAS TEAMS · SPORTSWEAR BRANDS · ASSOCIATED WITH "HEATED RIVALRY" · LONG _____ |
| Mar 03 | #734 | CARD GAMES · NFL TEAMS, ON SCOREBOARDS · PREMIER LEAGUE NICKNAMES, MINUS THE S · ATHLETES WHO CHANGED THEIR NAME |
| Mar 02 | #733 | AN AFC WEST PLAYER · MARCH MADNESS LINGO · SPORTS ONOMATOPOEIAS · DOUBLE _____ |
| Mar 01 | #732 | BET · PRE-SNAP FOOTBALL MOTIONS · TENNIS RACKET BRANDS · _____ FIELD |
| Feb 28 | #731 | GOLF EQUIPMENT · MATERIALS IN A BASEBALL · SEC SCHOOL LOCATIONS · FIRST NAMES OF CHICAGO BEARS |
| Feb 27 | #730 | SUB OUT · SURFING TERMS · AL CY YOUNG AWARD WINNERS · STARTS OF MLB TEAM NAMES |
| Feb 26 | #729 | COACHING DECISIONS · WILL FERRELL SPORTS MOVIES · ASSOCIATED WITH DIANA TAURASI · FICTIONAL COACHES |
| Feb 25 | #728 | TO HIT A BASEBALL HARD · ORANGE AND BLACK TEAMS · ASSOCIATED WITH MONTREAL · _____ DERBY |
| Feb 24 | #727 | AN MLS PLAYER · NFL COMBINE COMPONENTS · NCAA · MATH, BUT MAKE IT SPORTS |
| Feb 23 | #726 | HECKLE · CHARACTERS IN "SPACE JAM" · FLORIDA COLLEGE TEAMS · NFL TEAMS, WITH THE FIRST LETTER CHANGED |
| Feb 22 | #725 | FUTURE OLYMPIC HOSTS · U.S. WOMEN'S HOCKEY PLAYERS · PART OF AN OLYMPIC MEDAL CEREMONY · _____ LINE |
| Feb 21 | #724 | MARYLAND TEAMS · SHAQUILLE O'NEAL NICKNAMES · ASSOCIATED WITH "THE NATURAL" · SPORTS THAT HAVE A DRIVER |
| Feb 20 | #723 | BREAK IN THE ACTION · BETS IN HORSE RACING · QBS DRAFTED BY VIKINGS IN FIRST ROUND · RACE _____ |
| Feb 19 | #722 | UPPER-BODY WEAR · FLAGS IN NASCAR · LAST WORDS IN TWO-WORD NFL TEAM LOCATIONS · DUKE PLAYERS DRAFTED NO. 1 IN NBA |
| Feb 18 | #721 | HEARD IN "TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME" · OLYMPIC SNOWBOARDING EVENTS · VINCE CARTER, INFORMALLY · _____BACK |
| Feb 17 | #720 | SUMMER OLYMPIC SPORTS · DC SCHOOLS · PAULS · _____ LEAGUE |
| Feb 16 | #719 | CALIFORNIA NBA TEAMS · IN A "SPORTSCENTER" BROADCAST · COACHED BY JIM HARBAUGH · HOMOPHONES OF CY YOUNG AWARD WINNERS |
| Feb 15 | #718 | PREVIOUS WINTER OLYMPICS HOSTS · CANADA MEN'S HOCKEY PLAYERS · SNOWBOARDING TERMS · ENDS IN A PIECE OF WINTER SPORTS EQUIPMENT |