NYT Connections Sports Edition Today: Hints and Answers for Sunday, February 22, 2026

Get excited—there's another New York Times game to add to your daily routine! Those of us word game addicts who already playWordle,Connections,Strandsand theMini Crosswordnow haveConnections Sports Editionto add to the mix.So, if you're looking for some hints and answers for today's Connections Sports Edition onSunday, February 22, 2026, you've come to the right place.

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What Is Connections Sports Edition?

Connections Sports Edition is just like the regular Connections word puzzle, in that it's a game that resets at 12 a.m. EST each day and has 16 different words listed. It's up to you to figure out each group of four words that belong to a certain category, with four categories in total.

This new version is sports-specific, however, as a partnership between The New York Times and The Athletic.

As the NYT site instructs, for Connections Sports Edition, you "group sports terms that share a common thread."

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Hints for Today's Connections Sports Edition Categories on February 22, 2026

Here are some hints about the four categories to help you figure out the word groupings.

• Yellow: Where the athletes will gather.

• Green: She shoots, she scores!

• Blue: Go for the gold!

• Purple: Draw a straight ____.

Here Are Today's Connections Sports Edition Categories

OK, time for a second hint…we'll give you the actual categories now. Spoilers below!

• Yellow: FUTURE OLYMPIC HOSTS

• Green: US WOMEN'S HOCKEY PLAYERS

• Blue: PART OF AN OLYMPIC MEDAL CELEBRATION

• Purple: ____ LINE

If you're looking for the answers, no worries—we've got them below. So, don't scroll any further if you don't want to see the solutions!The answers to today'sConnections Sports Edition #517are coming up next.Related:15 Fun Games Like Connections to Play Every Day

What Are the Answers to Connections Sports Edition Today?

• FUTURE OLYMPIC HOSTS: BRISBANE, FRENCH ALPS, LOS ANGELES, UTAH

• US WOMEN'S HOCKEY PLAYERS: CARPENTER, KELLER, KNIGHT, WINN

• PART OF AN OLYMPIC MEDAL CELEBRATION: ANTHEM, MEDAL, PODIUM, STUFFED ANIMAL

• ____ LINE: BLUE, FALL, FINISH, HOG

Don't worry if you didn't get them this time—we've all been there.

Up next,catch up on the answers to recent Wordle puzzles.

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On the final day of the2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, the men's hockey gold medal game is finally here.

TheUnited States will be looking to double up on hockey gold medalsafter the women's teamtook gold with a 2-1 overtime win over Canadain a classic on Thursday. The men's tournament-favorite, Canada, however, will be trying to ensure that doesn't happen.

How did both teams get here?

Both the USA and Canada survived and advanced with overtime wins in their quarterfinal matchups. Top-seeded Canada found itselftrailing Czechia twice, but a goal from Nick Suzuki with 3:27 left in regulation equalized and forced OT. Mitch Marner scored the winning goal for the Canadians three-and-a-half minutes into sudden death.

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Team USA's 1-0 lead over Sweden looked like it was going to be enough through the majority ofits quarterfinal game, but a last-minute goal by Mika Zibanejad pushed the Swedes into OT and put the Americans on their heels.Quinn Hughes emerged as the herofor the United States, scoring the winning goal four minutes into the three-on-three sudden death period.

In Friday's semifinals,Team USA beat Slovakia handily, 6-2. Canada, meanwhile,beat Finland 3-2, overcoming a 2-0 deficit.

Slovakia and Finland played in Saturday's bronze medal game.

Here's the full schedule for the men's hockey gold medal game between the USA and Canada on Sunday:

2026 Winter Olympics men's ice hockey schedule

Gold medal game: Sunday, Feb. 22

• USA vs. Canada, 8:10 a.m. ET | Milan Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena | NBC, Peacock, NBCOlympics.com

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AJ Dybantsa's near-triple-double lifts No. 23 BYU past No. 6 Iowa State

AJ Dybantsa recorded 29 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to lead No. 23 BYU to a riveting 79-69 upset over No. 6 Iowa State on Saturday night in Big 12 play at Provo, Utah.

Kennard Davis Jr. scored 17 points for the Cougars (20-7, 8-6 Big 12), who improved to 11-2 at home. Mihailo Boskovic added a career-best 13 points for BYU.

Tamin Lipsey scored 19 points and Jamarion Batemon added 14 off the bench for Iowa State (23-4, 10-4), which was coming off consecutive Top-10 wins over then-No. 9 Kansas and No. 2 Houston.

Joshua Jefferson added 13 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Cyclones.

It was BYU's second game since losing standout Richie Saunders to a season-ending ACL tear.

The Cougars shot 50% from the field, including 7 of 25 (28%) from 3-point range. BYU held a resounding 39-28 advantage on the boards.

The Cyclones connected on 42.6% of their attempts and a third of their shots from behind the arc (8 of 24) while leading for less than 4 1/2 minutes.

Lipsey drained a 3-pointer to pull the Cyclones within 57-54 with 7:21 left in the game.

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BYU responded with a 10-1 burst. Dybantsa had six points during the run, including two free throws to make it 67-55 with 4:08 remaining.

Davis buried a 3-pointer to give the Cougars a 70-57 lead with 3:33 remaining.

Iowa State scored the next six points to creep within seven before Boskovic nailed a corner trey to give BYU a 73-63 advantage with 1:30 left.

With the score 75-65, Lipsey drove for a basket with 1:01 left but Davis made two free throws with 45 seconds left to push the lead back to 10.

Keba Keita slammed home a thunderous dunk with 32 seconds left to punctuate the upset.

Dybantsa scored 14 first-half points as BYU led 39-30 at the break. Jefferson had seven points in the half for the Cyclones.

Iowa State led 25-24 after a trey by Jefferson with 6:34 left in the half.

BYU responded with 13 straight points, with Dybantsa scoring six of those points to open a 37-25 lead with 54 seconds left.

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