Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Sept. 13, #355

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Today's Connections: Sports Edition trusts that you know your sports movies and your mascots. If you're struggling but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

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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: Think Wimbledon.

Green group hint: Cinema on ice.

Blue group hint: Iconic team symbols.

Purple group hint: Not basketball, but...

Yellow group: Tennis shots.

Green group: Hockey movies.

Blue group: Live college mascots.

Purple group: ____ baseball.

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The theme is tennis shots. The four answers are backhand, drop, slice and smash.

The theme is hockey movies. The four answers are Miracle; Mystery, Alaska; Slap Shot and The Mighty Ducks.

The theme is live college mascots. The four answers are Bevo, Sir Big Spur, Smokey and Uga.

The theme is ____ baseball. The four answers are backyard, fantasy, inside and major league.