New York Times Communications Today: Tips Sports Edition, Answers for January 22, No. 121

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If you are a huge fan of a particular global sporting event, you should at least get the Blue tier in today’s world Communications: Mathematical Edition. The yellow category was a mystery to me. Read on for hints and answers to today’s Connections Puzzles: Mathematical Edition.

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Tips for today’s connections: Sports Edition kits

Here are four pool hints in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzles, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.

Yellow group tip: Mathematical statistics

Green group tip: Hoops plan

Blue group tip: Go for gold

Purple group tip: They don’t change their lines.

Answers to Today’s Communications: Collections Mathematical Edition

Yellow group: The “whip” in baseball

Green group: Basketball crimes

Blue group: Hosts of the North American Winter Olympics

Purple group: Tigers

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What is Today’s Communications: Sports Edition Answers?

Yellow words in today’s communications

The topic is “WHIP” in baseball. The four answers are strikeouts, innings, pitching, and walks.

Green words in today’s communications

The topic is basketball crimes. The four answers are Move, Pick and Roll, Princeton, and Triangle.

Blue words in today’s communications

The topic is the hosts of the North American Winter Olympics. The four answers are Lake Placid, Salt Lake City, Squaw Valley and Vancouver.

Purple words in today’s communications

The theme is tigers. The four answers are Auburn, Detroit, Memphis and Missouri.