Connections: Sports Edition Coach: Hints, Facts about Puzzle #80

Need help with today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle? You have come to the right place.

Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach – a place to gather leads and discuss (and share) results.

A quick public service announcement before we continue: The bottom of this article contains an answer in each of the four categories. So if you want to solve the board without hints, we recommend that you play before proceeding.

You can access Thursday’s game here.

Today’s difficulty level

The difficulty level is an average rating from our testers, who play the game beforehand to check for quality and accuracy.

Game #80s Difficulty: 3 out of 5

Hints

Scroll below for an answer in each of the four categories.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

Yellow: RAVEN

Green: PATRIOT

Blue: DANIEL

Purple: APPLE

The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone. Thanks for playing – and share your results in the comments!

Pulse newsletter

Pulse newsletter

Free, daily sports updates straight to your inbox.

Free, daily sports updates straight to your inbox.

Sign upBuy The Pulse Newsletter

See hints for the December 10 puzzle here.

More from Athletics

(Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / athletics)