Sports Connections Hints: May 2, 2026

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on May 2, 2026 (2026-05-02). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #795

Puzzle #795 · 2026-05-02 · 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 #795 for 2026-05-02, 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: A PITTSBURGH ATHLETE, SEEN ON AN MLB SCOREBUG, TEAMS IN THE PWHL PLAYOFFS 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 PITTSBURGH ATHLETE
SEEN ON AN MLB SCOREBUG
TEAMS IN THE PWHL PLAYOFFS
HORSE RACING TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS

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 PITTSBURGH ATHLETE

PENGUIN

PIRATE

STEELER

PANTHER

SEEN ON AN MLB SCOREBUG

SCORE

INNING

COUNT

OUTS

TEAMS IN THE PWHL PLAYOFFS

FLEET

CHARGE

FROST

VICTOIRE

HORSE RACING TRIPLE CROWN WINNERS

AFFIRMED

CITATION

JUSTIFY

WHIRLAWAY

Reveal full answer

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