Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. The purple category in Connections: Sports Edition today is about the biggest sports event of the day.

As the NYT site instructs, for Connections Sports Edition, you "group sports terms that share a common thread." If you're looking for the answers, no worries—we've got them below. So ...