Sports Connections Hints: Jan 3, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Jan 3, 2025 (2025-01-03). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #284

Puzzle #284 · 2025-01-03 · sports

Step through today’s Connections hints

Start with broad themes, then reveal more detail about the groups and tiles only when you need it. The final button shows today's full group breakdown.

Puzzle reference: Connections #284 for 2025-01-03, edition sports, with a standard four-group board. Spoiler categories and tiles stay collapsed until you open the hint layers below.

Hint 1 – overall theme

There are 4 groups in today’s puzzle.

Themes include: HIT A BATTER WITH A PITCH, FLAGS IN NASCAR, MEMBERS OF WARRIORS DYNASTY and 1 more.

Hint 2 – group titles

Here are the category names for each group. Try matching the tiles in the official game to these themes before you reveal any tiles.

HIT A BATTER WITH A PITCH
FLAGS IN NASCAR
MEMBERS OF WARRIORS DYNASTY
STEVE _____

Hint 3 – group tiles

Reveal the tiles for each group. If you only want a partial nudge, stop after reading one or two groups and go back to the official puzzle.

HIT A BATTER WITH A PITCH

BEAN

DRILL

HIT

PLUNK

FLAGS IN NASCAR

CHECKERED

RED

WHITE

YELLOW

MEMBERS OF WARRIORS DYNASTY

CURRY

GREEN

KERR

THOMPSON

STEVE _____

CARLTON

MCNAIR

PREFONTAINE

YZERMAN

Reveal full answer

This is the full breakdown of today's Connections puzzle: group titles and all tiles, grouped together.