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Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words.

The New York Times Connections puzzle for July 10th challenges players to categorize 16 words into four groups based on shared themes. Hints suggest categories related to technology companies, humor,

Looking for clues for today's Connections answers? The Connections answers on July 11 for puzzle #761 are easier than yesterday's puzzle, with the Connections Companion rating this puzzle's difficulty at 3.

Connections is released at midnight in your time zone. In order to accommodate all time zones, there will be two Connections Companions live every day, dated based on Eastern Standard Time. If you find yourself on the wrong companion, check the number of your puzzle and go to this page to find the corresponding companion.