Today’s NYT links: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for March 18 #176

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Links: Sports Edition is fun today. I especially liked Blue Group. which hints at stars with unusual names. Read about hints and answers.

Links: Sports Edition is already out of beta after debuting Super Bowl SundayFebruary 9th. This is a sign that the game has won enough loyal players, that the athletic subscription -based sports journalism site owned by The Times will continue to publish it. It is not displayed in the NYT Games app, but now it appears in its own Athletic application. Or you can continue playing it for free online.

Read more: NYT Connections: The puzzle of the sports edition comes out of beta

Tips for today’s Links: Sports Edition Groups

Here are four tips for the groups in today’s links: a puzzle of Sports Edition, ranked by the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes quirky) purple group.

Yellow Group Hint: Daisy, Daisy.

Green group hint: Smack!

Blue Group Hint: Babe is another.

Purple Group Tip: A fun way to move.

Answers to today’s Links: Sports Edition Groups

Yellow group: Parts of a bicycle.

Green group: Ways to describe how a baseball was hit.

Blue Group: Athletes known for their name.

Purple group: ____ skates.

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What are today’s links: The answers to the sports edition?

The yellow words in today’s relationships

The topic is parts of Bitil. The four answers are a brake, pedal, saddle and talk.

The green words in today’s relationships

The topic is the ways to describe how a baseball is hit. The four answers are Bloop, Dribbler, frozen rope and moonshine.

The blue words in today’s relationships

The topic is athletes known for their name. The four answers are Tiger, Venus, Wilt and Yogi.

Purple words in today’s relationships

The topic is ____ skates. The four answers are figure, ice, roller and speed.