Connections: Sports Edition Coach: Hints, Facts about Puzzle No. 71

Need help with today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle? You have come to the right place.

Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach – a place to gather leads and discuss (and share) results.

A quick public service announcement before we continue: The bottom of this article contains an answer in each of the four categories. So if you want to solve the board without hints, we recommend that you play before proceeding.

You can access Tuesday’s match here.

Today’s difficulty level

The difficulty level is an average rating from our testers, who play the game beforehand to check for quality and accuracy.

Game no. 71’s difficulty rating: 4 out of 5

Hints

Scroll below for an answer in each of the four categories.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

Yellow: INFRINGEMENT

Green: OUT OF SHAPE

Blue: BUFFALO

Purple: OMAHA

The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone. Thanks for playing – and share your results in the comments!

Pulse newsletter

Free, daily sports updates straight to your inbox.

Free, daily sports updates straight to your inbox.

Sign up

See tips for the December 2 puzzle here.

More from Athletics

(Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / athletics)