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I like it when Connections: Sports Edition has a mix of regular words and names. And of course, editors often choose names that are also normal words just to confuse me. Today’s puzzle wasn’t that bad. Read on for clues and answers to today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.

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Notes for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four clues for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ordered from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Note on the yellow group: It doesn’t happen quickly.

Note from the green group: Could happen when hitting.

Note on the blue group: Guard the gate.

Note on the purple group: Not foot, but…

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Move slowly.

Green group: Results in battle.

Blue group: US soccer goalkeeper

Purple group: hand ____

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What are today’s answers to Connections: Sports Edition?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is slow movement. The four answers are stroll, job, canter and trot.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is results in combat. The four answers are fielder’s choice, hit, strikeout and walk.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The topic is US soccer goalkeepers. The four answers are Howard, Naher, Scurry and Solo.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The topic is Hand____. The four answers are Ball, Off, Shake and Jump.