Sports Connections Hints: Mar 2, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Mar 2, 2025 (2025-03-02). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #350

Puzzle #350 · 2025-03-02 · 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 #350 for 2025-03-02, 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: CHARACTERS IN "THE SANDLOT", KEVIN COSTNER FILMS, SPORTS FILMS WITH NUMBERS IN THE NAME 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.

  • CHARACTERS IN "THE SANDLOT"
  • KEVIN COSTNER FILMS
  • SPORTS FILMS WITH NUMBERS IN THE NAME
  • SPORTS FILMS NOMINATED FOR BEST PICTURE

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.

CHARACTERS IN "THE SANDLOT"

BENNY THE JET
HAMBINO
SMALLS
THE BEAST

KEVIN COSTNER FILMS

BULL DURHAM
DRAFT DAY
FIELD OF DREAMS
TIN CUP

SPORTS FILMS WITH NUMBERS IN THE NAME

EIGHT MEN OUT
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
MR. 3000
ROCKY II

SPORTS FILMS NOMINATED FOR BEST PICTURE

KING RICHARD
MONEYBALL
ROCKY
SEABISCUIT

Reveal full answer

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

CHARACTERS IN "THE SANDLOT"

BENNY THE JET
HAMBINO
SMALLS
THE BEAST

KEVIN COSTNER FILMS

BULL DURHAM
DRAFT DAY
FIELD OF DREAMS
TIN CUP

SPORTS FILMS WITH NUMBERS IN THE NAME

EIGHT MEN OUT
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
MR. 3000
ROCKY II

SPORTS FILMS NOMINATED FOR BEST PICTURE

KING RICHARD
MONEYBALL
ROCKY
SEABISCUIT

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