Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Oct. 28, #35

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:Rah-rah.

Green group hint:Costumed champion

Blue group hint:Hissss!

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is supporter.

The four answers are backer, buff, diehard and fan.

The theme is MLB mascots.

The four answers are Fredbird, Mr. Met, Phanatic and Wally.

The theme is wildcats.

The four answers are Kansas State, Kentucky, Northwestern and Villanova.

The theme is NFL teams with avian nicknames.

The four answers are Arizona, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Seattle.