Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Oct. 29, #36

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: Move fast.

Green group hint: Knuckle sandwich.

Blue group hint: Fine, rub it in.

Purple group hint: Sky color.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group:Running event.

Green group:Synonyms for hit.

Blue group:Teams to never win a World Series.

Purple group:Blue ____.

The theme is running event.

The four answers are dash, heat, race and relay.

The theme is synonyms for hit.

The four answers are belt, smash, sock and wallop.

The theme is teams to never win a World Series.

The four answers are Brewers, Padres, Rays and Rockies.

The theme is NFL teams with blue ____.

The four answers are Devils, Jackets, Jays and line.