Sports Connections Hints: Sep 28, 2025

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Sep 28, 2025 (2025-09-28). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #576

Puzzle #576 · 2025-09-28 · 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 #576 for 2025-09-28, 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: THINGS ONE THROWS, MLB PLAYOFF ROUNDS, WITH "SERIES", FAMOUS NFL BROTHERS 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.

THINGS ONE THROWS
MLB PLAYOFF ROUNDS, WITH "SERIES"
FAMOUS NFL BROTHERS
UNDER_____

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.

THINGS ONE THROWS

DART

HAMMER

FOOTBALL

BEANBAG

MLB PLAYOFF ROUNDS, WITH "SERIES"

WILD CARD

DIVISIONAL

CHAMPIONSHIP

WORLD

FAMOUS NFL BROTHERS

MANNING

WATT

BARBER

MCCOURTY

UNDER_____

PAR

DOG

RATED

ARMOUR

Reveal full answer

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