Sports Connections Hints: Sep 12, 2026

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints for the NYT Sports Connections puzzle published on Sep 12, 2026 (2026-09-12). Step through the hints in order and only reveal the full board when you're ready.

Meta: Sports puzzle #1062

Puzzle #1062 · 2026-09-12 · 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 #1062 for 2026-09-12, 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: ARIZONA PRO TEAMS, BIG TEN SCHOOL LOCATIONS, MANNING FAMILY MEMBERS 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.

ARIZONA PRO TEAMS
BIG TEN SCHOOL LOCATIONS
MANNING FAMILY MEMBERS
MAJOR LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL 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.

ARIZONA PRO TEAMS

SUNS

DIAMONDBACKS

CARDINALS

MERCURY

BIG TEN SCHOOL LOCATIONS

CHAMPAIGN

COLUMBUS

PISCATAWAY

LINCOLN

MANNING FAMILY MEMBERS

ARCH

PEYTON

ELI

ARCHIE

MAJOR LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL TEAMS

SUPERNOVAS

PULSE

VIBE

VALKYRIES

Reveal full answer

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