Today’s New York Times Communications: Sports Edition Tips, Answers for October 15 #387

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today Communications: Mathematical Edition Full of acronyms, so if that’s your thing, have a good day. If you’re having difficulty but still want to solve it, read on for hints and answers.

Communications: The Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It does not appear in the NYT Games app but does appear in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.

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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: Hoops.

Green group tip:Are you in the league?

Blue group tip:Alma Matters.

Purple group hint: Kick him out of the park.

Answers to Today’s Communications: Collections Mathematical Edition

Yellow group: Basketball defenses.

Green group: Fantasy football situations.

Blue group: The 12 major schools, abridged.

Purple group:____ hitter.

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What is Today’s Communications: Sports Edition Answers?

Yellow words in today’s communications

The topic is basketball defenses. The four answers are 2-3, Man, Press and Zone.

Green words in today’s communications

The topic is fantasy football situations. The four answers are D/ST, Flex, QB, and WR.

Blue words in today’s communications

Topic is 12 Big Schools, in brief. The four answers are BYU, TCU, UCF, and WVU.

Purple words in today’s communications

The subject is ____ the hitter. The four answers are cleaning, rhombus, no, and pinch.