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Isn’t the purple category in Connections: Sports Edition supposed to be the hardest? Today, I thought it was the easiest — but then I love old stadiums and tend to remember their names. If you do too, you’ll ace at least one grouping today. Read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it 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: Rocky’s stock in trade.

Green group hint: Get those three points.

Blue group hint: Boston hoops stars.

Purple group hint: There used to be a ballpark, as Sinatra sang.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Punch.

Green group: Players involved in a field goal try.

Blue group: Celtics in the Hall of Fame.

Purple group: First words of former MLB ballparks.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is punch. The four answers are hit, jab, sock and strike.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is players involved in a field goal try. The four answers are holder, kicker, linemen and long snapper.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is Celtics in the Hall of Fame. The four answers are Bird, Cousy, Pierce and Russell.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is first words of former MLB ballparks. The four answers are Candlestick, Ebbets, Polo and Shea.