# NYT Connections Sports Edition Hints for #729

> Sports Edition Connections puzzle solution for September 22.
- Title: NYT Connections Sports Edition Hints for #729 · Mashable
- Summary: Sports Edition Connections puzzle solution for September 22. Today's Connections: Sports Edition #729 puzzle features four categories: equipment for snow…
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- Source: Mashable — https://mashable.com/entertainment/nyt-connections-sports-edition-hint-answer-today-september-22-2026
- Author: Mashable Team
- Published: 2026-09-22T02:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nyt connections, sports edition, connections puzzle, baseball, mlb mascots, notre dame qbs, snow equipment, connections #729, technology, culture
## What is Connections: Sports Edition?
The New York Times sports word game requires players to group four words sharing a common theme across categories like baseball, snow activities, and qbs.

> This is a version of the popular new york times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.
## Today's Connections Categories
Today's puzzle includes yellow: equipment for snow activities, green: mlb mascots, blue: notre dame qbs, and purple: baseball terms.

> Yellow: Equipment for Snow Activities, Green: MLB Mascots, Blue: Notre Dame QBs, Purple: Baseball
## Today's Solution
The solution for today's puzzle is ski, sled, snowboard, tube for snow equipment; blopper, mr. met, slider, wally for mlb mascots; book, clause n, quinn, rees for notre dame qbs; bat, cap, cards, referenced for baseball terms.

> Equipment for Snow Activities: SKI, SLED, SNOWBOARD, TUBE
## How to Play
Players get up to four mistakes to guess the correct categories and can rearrange the board to find connections more easily.

> Players get up to four mistakes before the game ends.
## Next Steps
New sports connections puzzles will be available tomorrow with additional hints for future puzzles.

> There will be new sports connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow.
## Key takeaway

Today's Connections: Sports Edition #729 puzzle features four categories: equipment for snow activities, MLB mascots, Notre Dame QBs, and baseball terms.