Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

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If today’s Connections puzzle felt more cryptic than usual, you weren’t imagining things. The New York Times’ word association game took a quirky turn on Friday, July 4 (Puzzle #753), offering a clever play on state abbreviations and everyday shorthand.