Sports Connections Hints: Apr 28, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Apr 28, 2025 (2025-04-28). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #406

Puzzle #406 · 2025-04-28 · 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 #406 for 2025-04-28, 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: CHOOSE, LAST FOUR SUMMER OLYMPICS HOSTS, TEAMS KEVIN DURANT HAS PLAYED FOR 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.

CHOOSE
LAST FOUR SUMMER OLYMPICS HOSTS
TEAMS KEVIN DURANT HAS PLAYED FOR
_____ DERBY

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.

CHOOSE

PICK

DRAFT

TAKE

SELECT

LAST FOUR SUMMER OLYMPICS HOSTS

PARIS

TOKYO

RIO DE JANEIRO

LONDON

TEAMS KEVIN DURANT HAS PLAYED FOR

TEXAS

THUNDER

WARRIORS

UNITED STATES

_____ DERBY

KENTUCKY

HOME RUN

ROLLER

MANCHESTER

Reveal full answer

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