Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 1, #616

Looking for the most recent  regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints , as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles. Today's  Connections: Sports Edition  is a tough one. If you're struggling with the puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers. Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn't appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic's own app. Or you can play it for free online. Read more:  NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta Hints for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group. Yellow group hint : Play ball! Green group hint : Work out. Blue group hint : City of Brotherly Love. Purple group hint : Think Arnold Schwarzenegger. Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups Yellow group : Parts of a baseball roster. Green group : Gym equipment. Blue group : Philadelphia Phillies players. Purple group : Muscle nicknames, plus a letter. Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers? The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for June 1, 2026. NYT/Screenshot by CNET The yellow words in today's Connections The theme is parts of a baseball roster. The four answers are bench, bullpen, lineup and rotation. The green words in today's Connections The theme is gym equipment. The four answers are elliptical, leg press, medicine ball and treadmill. The blue words in today's Connections The theme is Philadelphia Phillies players. The four answers are Marsh, Nola, Turner and Wheeler. The p