Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

Sports Edition answer and hints for groups. These clues will help you solve the New York Times' popular puzzle game, Connections: Sports Edition, every day.

Looking for today's Connections answers? The Connections answers on October 22 for puzzle #499 are harder than yesterday's puzzle, with the Connections Companion rating this puzzle's difficulty at 2.5 out of 5.