Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Feb. 10, #140

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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 be continuing to publish it. It won't show up in the NYT Games app but will appear in The Athletic's own app. Or you can continue to play it free online. Today's puzzle isn't super hard. There's one football category, perhaps a nod to the big game. Read on for hints and the answers.

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: Working out with direction

Green group hint: Shoe companies

Blue group hint: Smash that basketball

Purple group hint: Tom Brady was one