Sports Connections Hints: Apr 29, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Apr 29, 2025 (2025-04-29). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #407

Puzzle #407 · 2025-04-29 · 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 #407 for 2025-04-29, 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: A NEW YORK ATHLETE, NCAA, PITCHERS TO WIN MULTIPLE CY YOUNG AWARDS 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.

A NEW YORK ATHLETE
NCAA
PITCHERS TO WIN MULTIPLE CY YOUNG AWARDS
LIGUE 1 TEAMS

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.

A NEW YORK ATHLETE

MET

GIANT

RANGER

KNICK

NCAA

NATIONAL

COLLEGIATE

ATHLETIC

ASSOCIATION

PITCHERS TO WIN MULTIPLE CY YOUNG AWARDS

SCHERZER

HALLADAY

SEAVER

MADDUX

LIGUE 1 TEAMS

LILLE

NICE

LENS

STRASBOURG

Reveal full answer

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