Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

The NYT Connections puzzle for July 14th challenges players to categorize 16 words into four groups based on shared themes. Hints suggest categories including shades, convertible descriptors, radio affirmatives,

Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.