Today’s NYT Links: Sports Edition Tips, Answers for January 6, #105

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Links: Sports Edition today there are many clues that look like random groups of letters rather than real words. They sure look weird out of context. Read on for hints and answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.

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Tips for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

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: Oh!

Green Group Tip: Like HR and RBI

Blue Group Tip: Lambeau or US Bank

Purple Group Tip: Hoops Assistant

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Worn after injury

Green Group: Abbreviations of baseball statistics

Blue Group: NFL stadiums

Purple group: NBA coaches

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s links

The theme is worn after an injury. The four answers are brace, cast, sling and splint.

The green words in today’s relationships

The subject is baseball statistical abbreviations. The four answers are AB, LOB, WAR, and WHIP.

The blue words in today’s relationships

The theme is NFL stadiums. The four answers are Allegiant, NRG, SoFi and Soldier.

Purple words in today’s relationships

The topic is NBA coaches. The four answers are Finch, Lue, Nurse and Rivers.