Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for April 22, #211

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Connections: Sports Edition is the most up-and-down puzzle for me of all the New York Times online games. Sometimes I ace it (not that often), and other times, it stumps me. The usually tough purple category was OK for me today, but I had to let the blue category fill in itself, because it contained a word I'd never even seen before (Babolat). Read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That's a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn't show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic's own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.

Hints for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Not footgear.

Green group hint: City of Brotherly Love.

Blue group hint: Think Venus and Serena Williams.

Purple group hint: Spacey team names.