Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Dec. 8, #76

Have you been enjoying theNew York Times Connections puzzle?

Now there’s a new version of the game focusing on sports-related words.

It’s simply calledConnections: Sports Edition, and we have hints and the answers.

Read more:NYT Has a Connections Game for Sports Fans.

You’re given 16 words and asked to put them into four groups that are somehow connected.

The main difference is that all the words and categories have some kind of sports tie-in.

And the four groups of words have different difficulty levels.

The words might include player names, team names or sport-related activities.

Yellow group hint:Muhammad Ali

Green group hint:Hoosier daddy?

Blue group hint:Look out for Nessie.

Purple group hint:Hoops symbols.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group:Punches in boxing.

Green group:Teams in Indiana.

Blue group:Scottish soccer clubs.

Purple group:Items in NBA logos.

The theme is punches in boxing.

The four answers are cross, hook, jab and overhand.

The theme is teams in Indiana.

The four answers are Fever, Notre Dame, Pacers, Purdue.

The theme is Scottish soccer clubs.

The four answers are Aberdeen, Celtic, Hearts, Rangers.

The theme is items in NBA logos.

The four answers are bridge, leprechaun, music note and pickaxe.