Today’s New York Times Communications: Tips & Answers Sports Edition for July 28, No. 673

today Communications of the New York Times: Sports Edition The puzzle is very difficult. This purple set lives up to its reputation as being nearly impossible to solve. If you’re having difficulty solving the puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and answers.

Tips for today’s connections: Sports Edition kits

Yellow group tip: NFL Roles.

Green group tip: Get your racket.

Blue group tip: More than one point.

Purple group tip: Look how they finish.

Answers to Today’s Communications: Collections Mathematical Edition

Yellow group: Football positions.

Green group: Tennis shot descriptors.

Blue group: Worth 2 points/runs.

Purple group: Ends with a number.

What is Today’s Communications: Sports Edition Answers?

NYT Connections Puzzle: Mathematical Edition Completed July 28, 2026.

Yellow words in today’s communications

The topic is football situations.

The four answers are guard, linebacker, running back, and tight end.

Green words in today’s communications

The topic is tennis shot descriptors.

The four answers are backhand, drop, slice, and smash.

Blue words in today’s communications

The subject is worth two points/runs.

The four answers are 2-Run HR, Layup, Safety, and Reverse Wrestling.

Purple words in today’s communications

The topic ends with a number.

The four answers are Kunin (nine), Endzone (one), Heavyweight (eight), and Witten (ten).

Gayle Faschingbauer Cooper, CNET editor, journalist and pop culture lover, is co-author of Whatever Happened to Pudding? The Lost Games, Tastes and Trends of the ’70s and ’80s, as well as The Totally Sweet ’90s. She has been a journalist since 1989, working for Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. It is the tenth generation in date of birth, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars return, they’ll be first in line.

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