Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Oct. 31, #38

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.

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is in No.

The four answers are first, front, lead and pole.

The theme is football running plays.

The four answers are draw, sneak, sweep and toss.

The theme is starts of NCAA tournament rounds.

The four answers are Elite, Final, Second and Sweet.

The theme is Abbott and Costello’s baseball lineup.

The four answers are because, I don’t know, what and who.