Connections Sports Edition #773 hints and answers for Thursday, November 5, 2026
Connections Sports Edition #773 mixes the Olympics, the minor leagues, one NBA superstar and the NHL bench: the yellow group is four places set to host future Games, the green group is four Triple-A baseball clubs, and the purple group is four surnames that only make sense behind an NHL bench. The trap is ST. LOUIS: it sits comfortably with the place names, but it belongs with the coaches. Work one group at a time: hint first, then the category name, then the four words waiting behind the tap.
Group 1 - Yellow
Hint: The next several Olympic Games already have homes: Los Angeles hosts the Summer Games in 2028, the French Alps the Winter Games in 2030, Brisbane the Summer Games in 2032, and Utah the Winter Games in 2034.
FUTURE OLYMPIC HOSTS
FUTURE OLYMPIC HOSTS
Group 2 - Green
Hint: Four top-level minor-league baseball clubs, one rung below the majors, by nickname: El Paso, Toledo, Sugar Land and Norfolk.
TRIPLE-A BASEBALL TEAMS
TRIPLE-A BASEBALL TEAMS
Group 3 - Blue
Hint: Four things tied to Denver's three-time MVP center: his nickname, the award he has won three times, his team, and his home country.
ASSOCIATED WITH NIKOLA JOKIĆ
ASSOCIATED WITH NIKOLA JOKIĆ
Group 4 - Purple
Hint: Four current NHL head coaches, by surname only: Andrew Brunette in Nashville, Paul Maurice in Florida, Dan Muse in Pittsburgh, and Martin St. Louis in Montreal.