NYT Connections: Sports Edition for Nov. 29, 2025 (#432)

Written by Anish – TechBoltX | Updated: November 29, 2025

Overview — Connections: Sports Edition (#432)

Rivalry Saturday gets the Connections: Sports Edition treatment: today’s puzzle nods heavily to Ohio State vs. Michigan lore while also mixing in classic baseball and baseball-adjacent categories. If you struggled to sort items, this walkthrough explains the clue logic, lists every answer, and gives quick tips so you can spot these categories faster next time.

Hints (color-by-color)

• Yellow hint — Fire it on in there. Think pitching accomplishments that stop opponents from scoring.
• Green hint — Buckeyes. Items tied to Ohio State University traditions, colors and nicknames.
• Blue hint — Wolverines. Words strongly associated with the University of Michigan.
• Purple hint — Not double. Fill in the blank for “Triple ___.”

Today’s Answers (Nov. 29, 2025)

???? Yellow group — Baseball pitching feats

• Immaculate inning — three strikeouts on nine pitches.
• No-hitter — opposing team records no hits.
• Perfect game — no baserunners allowed; rare and historic.
• Shutout — opposing team scores zero runs.

All four are standard ways pitchers or pitching staffs dominate a game.

???? Green group — Associated with Ohio State (Buckeyes)

• Dotting the I — part of Script Ohio tradition where the tuba player dots the i.
• Gray — one of Ohio State’s official colors (scarlet & gray).
• Scarlet — Ohio State’s primary color.
• The Horseshoe — Ohio Stadium’s nickname; OSU’s iconic venue.

These are cultural touchstones tied to Buckeye identity.

???? Blue group — Associated with Michigan (Wolverines)

• Blue — Michigan’s primary color.
• Hail to the Victors — Michigan’s fight song.
• Maize — Michigan’s other primary color (maize & blue).
• The Big House — Michigan Stadium’s well-known nickname.

If you know college-football lore, these are obvious anchors.

???? Purple group — Triple ____

• A (Triple-A) — highest level of minor-league baseball.
• Crown (Triple crown) — seasonal title in racing or baseball hitting/pitching.
• Double (Triple double) — basketball stat with 10+ in three categories.
• Play (Triple play) — defensive baseball play recording three outs in one sequence.

Theme here is “not double” — the singular common word is “triple.”

Quick solving tips

Start with concrete nouns and proper nouns (stadium names, team colors) — those anchor fast. Then isolate sports jargon (triple play, perfect game) to finish ambiguous words.

FAQ — Connections: Sports Edition (Nov. 29, 2025)

Q: Where can I play the Sports Edition?

A: It’s published by The Athletic—play in The Athletic app or on The Athletic website.

Q: Is the Sports Edition different from regular Connections?

A: Yes. This edition focuses exclusively on sports-related categories, teams, venues and jargon.

Q: When does the Sports Edition update?

A: New puzzles appear daily at midnight ET.