Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words.

Here's today's Connections answer and hints for groups. These clues will help you solve New York Times' popular puzzle game, Connections, every day!

Oprah Winfrey selected "The Emperor of Gladness" by New York Times best-selling author Ocean Vuong as her latest book club pick. Watch the author, Ocean Vuong, read an excerpt from his novel that Oprah calls "one of the best books" she's ever read.