Sports Connections Hints: Mar 7, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Mar 7, 2025 (2025-03-07). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #345

Puzzle #345 · 2025-03-07 · 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 #345 for 2025-03-07, 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: COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES, NBA TEAMS, MINUS THE S, WNBA ALL-STARS 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.

  • COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES
  • NBA TEAMS, MINUS THE S
  • WNBA ALL-STARS
  • MLB PLAYERS IN "HOMER AT THE BAT"

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.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES

ALAMO
CITRUS
ORANGE
SUGAR

NBA TEAMS, MINUS THE S

MAVERICK
PACER
ROCKET
SUN

WNBA ALL-STARS

BONNER
BOSTON
LOYD
PLUM

MLB PLAYERS IN "HOMER AT THE BAT"

BOGGS
CLEMENS
SAX
STRAWBERRY

Reveal full answer

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

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES

ALAMO
CITRUS
ORANGE
SUGAR

NBA TEAMS, MINUS THE S

MAVERICK
PACER
ROCKET
SUN

WNBA ALL-STARS

BONNER
BOSTON
LOYD
PLUM

MLB PLAYERS IN "HOMER AT THE BAT"

BOGGS
CLEMENS
SAX
STRAWBERRY

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