Today’s NYT Links: Sports Edition Tips, Answers for January 18, #117

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Soccer, football, auto racing – I hope you know a little about all these sports to solve today’s NYT Links: Sports Edition puzzle. And the purple category casts an even wider net. Read on for hints and answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.

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Tips for today’s Connections groups: Sports Edition

Here are four tips for grouping in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.

Yellow Group Tip: Get a kick out of it.

Green Group Tip: Pass the pork skin.

Blue Group Tip: Half position.

Purple Group Tip: We are the champions.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: MLS teams.

Green group: NFC East teams.

Blue Group: F1 Grand Prix.

Purple group: Reigning champions in their respective leagues.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s links

The topic is MLS teams. The four answers are Dynamo, Galaxy, Sounders and Union.

The green words in today’s relationships

The topic is NFC East teams. The four answers are Commanders, Cowboys, Eagles and Giants.

The blue words in today’s relationships

The theme is F1 Grand Prix. The four answers are Mexico City, Miami, Monaco and Singapore.

Purple words in today’s relationships

The theme is the reigning champions in their respective leagues. The four answers are Chiefs, Dodgers, Liberty and Manchester City.