{"id":838606,"date":"2025-04-02T16:14:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T21:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/02\/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-and-answers-for-feb-8-138\/"},"modified":"2025-04-02T16:14:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T21:14:16","slug":"todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-and-answers-for-feb-8-138","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/02\/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-and-answers-for-feb-8-138\/","title":{"rendered":"Today&#8217;s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Feb. 8 #138"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\n    Knowing player names will help you solve Connections: Sports Edition No. 138 for Feb. 8.\n  <\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"globalAuthorImage\">\n<div><picture> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/d9515f2c4384bc3d2911766654146a5d3950dfca\/hub\/2016\/05\/02\/85948f9b-7918-477c-840f-eb31523e2b20\/gaelcropped2.jpg?auto=webp&#038;fit=crop&#038;height=96&#038;width=96\" alt=\"Headshot of Gael Cooper\" height=\"96\" width=\"96\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<div section=\"authorCard\" id=\"author-card-0\">\n<div section=\"author_headshot\"><picture> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/4a2d5e639e8281b96b067d4332d16fb2ddbf8ab8\/hub\/2016\/05\/02\/85948f9b-7918-477c-840f-eb31523e2b20\/gaelcropped2.jpg?auto=webp&#038;fit=crop&#038;height=84&#038;width=84\" alt=\"Headshot of Gael Cooper\" height=\"84\" width=\"84\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of &#8220;Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the &#8217;70s and &#8217;80s,&#8221; as well as &#8220;The Totally Sweet &#8217;90s.&#8221; She&#8217;s been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She&#8217;s Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she&#8217;ll be first in line.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>Expertise<\/span> <span>Breaking news, entertainment, lifestyle, travel, food, shopping and deals, product reviews, money and finance, video games, pets, history, books, technology history, and generational studies<\/span> <span>Credentials<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Co-author of two Gen X pop-culture encyclopedia for Penguin Books. Won &#8220;Headline Writer of the Year&#8221;\u200b award for 2017, 2014 and 2013 from the American Copy Editors Society.  Won first place in headline writing from the 2013 Society for Features Journalism.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-4eb9bab1-a886-4eba-8993-d346c4272cee\">\n<p>Looking for the <strong>most recent<\/strong>\u00a0regular Connections answers? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/feature\/daily-puzzle-answers\/\" target=\"_self\">Click here for today&#8217;s Connections hints<\/a>, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Tomorrow is the Super Bowl, but today&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/connections-sports-edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Connections: Sports Edition<\/a>\u00a0is not all Big Game-themed. Still, there&#8217;s one dedicated football category and other clues are football-related. Read on for hints and answers for today&#8217;s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.<\/p>\n<p>And you should know that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/connections-sports-edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Connections: Sports Edition<\/a>\u00a0is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/gaming\/nyt-connections-sports-edition-puzzle-comes-out-of-beta-on-super-bowl-sunday\/\" target=\"_self\">coming out of beta<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/super-bowl-2025-how-to-watch-chiefs-vs-eagles-kendrick-lamar-halftime-show-without-cable\/\" target=\"_self\">Super Bowl Sunday<\/a>, Feb. 9. That&#8217;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 be continuing to publish it. It won&#8217;t show up in the NYT Games app but will appear in The Athletic&#8217;s own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/gaming\/nyt-has-a-new-connections-game-for-sports-fans-see-how-you-score\" target=\"_self\">NYT Has a Connections Game for Sports Fans. I Tried It<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Hints for today&#8217;s Connections: Sports Edition groups<\/h2>\n<p>Here are four hints for the groupings in today&#8217;s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yellow group hint:\u00a0 <\/strong>Bunch of athletes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Green group hint:<\/strong> Accessories for a sport<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blue group hint: <\/strong>Fleet football players<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purple group hint:\u00a0<\/strong>Same male name<\/p>\n<h2>Answers for today&#8217;s Connections: Sports Edition groups<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Yellow group: <\/strong>Group of players<\/p>\n<p><strong>Green group: <\/strong>Baseball equipment<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blue group: <\/strong>NFL running backs<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purple group:\u00a0<\/strong>Jason ____<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/wordle-player-cheat-sheet-here-are-the-most-popular-letters-used-in-the-english-language\/\" target=\"_self\">Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What are today&#8217;s Connections: Sports Edition answers?<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"  alt=\"completed NYT Connections Sports edition puzzle for Feb 8 2025 #138\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\"  alt=\"completed NYT Connections Sports edition puzzle for Feb 8 2025 #138\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\"  alt=\"completed NYT Connections Sports edition puzzle for Feb 8 2025 #138\"><img src alt=\"completed NYT Connections Sports edition puzzle for Feb 8 2025 #138\" height=\"735.8166189111748\" width=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture><\/div><figcaption><span><\/p>\n<p>The completed NYT Connections Sports edition puzzle for Feb. 8, 2025 #138.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <span>NYT\/Screenshot by CNET<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>The yellow words in today&#8217;s Connections<\/h3>\n<p>The theme is group of players. The four answers are club, side, squad and team.<\/p>\n<h3>The green words in today&#8217;s Connections<\/h3>\n<p>The theme is baseball equipment. The four answers are bat, cleats, glove and helmet.<\/p>\n<h3>The blue words in today&#8217;s Connections<\/h3>\n<p>The theme is NFL running backs. The four answers are Barkley, Cook, Henry and Swift.<\/p>\n<h3>The purple words in today&#8217;s Connections<\/h3>\n<p>The theme is Jason ____. The four answers are Day, Giambi, Kelce and Witten.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Toughest Connections: Sports Edition categories<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>That said, it&#8217;s hard to pick the toughest Connections categories, but here are some I found exceptionally mind-blowing recently.<\/p>\n<p>#1: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/gaming\/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-and-answers-for-jan-11-110\/\" target=\"_self\">Series A Clubs<\/a>, Jan. 11. Answers: Atalanta, Juventus, Lazio, Roma.<\/p>\n<p>#2: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/gaming\/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-and-answers-for-jan-21-120\/\" target=\"_self\">WNBA MVPs<\/a>, Jan. 21. Answers: Catchings, Delle Donne, Fowles and Stewart.<\/p>\n<p>#3: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/gaming\/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-and-answers-for-jan-17-116\/\" target=\"_self\">Premier League team nicknames<\/a>, Jan. 17. Answers: Bees, Cherries, Foxes and Hammers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> Gael Cooper <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/gaming\/todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-and-answers-for-feb-8-138\/#ftag=CAD590a51e\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knowing player names will help you solve Connections: Sports Edition No. 138 for Feb. 8. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of &#8220;Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the &#8217;70s and &#8217;80s,&#8221; as well as &#8220;The Totally Sweet &#8217;90s.&#8221; She&#8217;s been a journalist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":838607,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2456,3494],"tags":[16351,9656],"class_list":{"0":"post-838606","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-connections","8":"category-todays","9":"tag-connections","10":"tag-todays"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=838606"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838606\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/838607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=838606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=838606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=838606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}