Need help with today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle? You’ve come to the right place.Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.A quick public service announcement before we continue: The bottom of this article includes the answers — and hints — for the four categories. So if you want to solve the board hint-free, we recommend you play before continuing.You can access today’s game here.Today’s difficultyGame No. 604’s difficulty: 2 out of 5Connections: Sports Edition hints for May 20, 2026Scroll below for one answer in each of the four categories..
.Yellow: BLOCKGreen: ST. LOUISBlue: BATSPurple: PHOENIXConnections: Sports Edition answers for May 20, 2026Scroll below for the full answers to each of the four categories..
YellowActions on a field goal attempt: SNAP, BLOCK, HOLD, KICKGreenU.S. Olympic host cities: ATLANTA, LOS ANGELES, SALT LAKE CITY, ST. LOUISBlueTriple-A baseball teams: BATS, EXPRESS, IRONPIGS, JUMBO SHRIMPPurpleEnds in an NFL QB: CLOVE, FALLEN, PHOENIX, SQUIDWARDWhat is Connections: Sports Edition?Connections: Sports Edition is The Athletic’s first-ever game, a daily puzzle designed for players to find connections between 16 words on the game board.The game’s objective is to group words or objects into four groups of four based on commonalities within each group as quickly as possible. Find the groups without making four mistakes. Each puzzle has exactly one solution, so watch out for words or items that seem to belong to multiple categories!Category examples:
