Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for June 29 #644

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Today's Connections: Sports Edition features a diverse batch of categories. 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.

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.

Green group: Wimbledon women's singles winners.

The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for June 29, 2026.

The theme is a Los Angeles athlete. The four answers are Bruin, Charger, Laker and Trojan.

The theme is Wimbledon women's singles winners. The four answers are Barty, Graf, King and Williams.

The theme is Scottish soccer clubs. The four answers are Celtic, Hearts, Motherwell and Rangers.

The theme is all-star ____. The four answers are break, game, team and weekend.