Connections: Sports Edition Hint Today: Answers for Nov. 11, # 779

Here are the answers for today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Wednesday, Nov. 11. For this one, I spotted some last names right away, though one of them is also a common noun (and a team nickname), which might throw you off. Read on for hints and the answers.

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group hint: This game is often played on the beach.

Green group hint: College players.

Blue group hint: Grab a controller.

Purple group hint: Baseball players strive for these.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Volleyball terms.

Green group: A Big 12 athlete.

Blue group: Video game namesakes.

Purple group: ____ hit.

What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is volleyball terms.

The four answers are dig, serve, set and spike.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is a Big 12 athlete.

The four answers are Bear, Cowboy, Jayhawk and Mountaineer.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is video game namesakes.

The four answers are (Ken) Griffey, (Tony) Hawk, (John) Madden and (Kelly) Slater.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is ____ hit.

The four answers are base, clutch, infield and late.

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of “Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the ’70s and ’80s,” as well as “The Totally Sweet ’90s.” She’s been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She’s Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she’ll be first in line.

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