Connections Sports Edition Hints Today #1134 (Oct 19)
Four nudges, then the four categories, for Sports Connections #1134 on Mon, Oct 19.
By: Julien A. | Last update: Oct 19, 2026
Spoiler ahead. This page holds the Sports Connections categories for Mon, Oct 19. Every hint and every category stays closed until you open it.
Working through Sports Connections today? Open the hints first, one color at a time. The Sports Connections answers sit further down, each category behind its own button. New to it? Our Sports Connections game page covers where to play, the modes and our tips.
Sports Connections, officially NYT Connections: Sports Edition, deals sixteen sports terms to sort into four categories. The nudges come first, one colour at a time, and the answers stay closed until you open them.
Today's Sports Connections Hints
One hint per category, gentlest first. Open as few as you need.
Sports Connections #1134 answers for Monday, October 19, 2026
Four categories of four terms. Open one to confirm a group you already suspect, or all four.
Previous Sports Connections Answers
These past Sports Connections answers start on the day Nextdle began tracking the game, and the list grows by one puzzle every day. Open a year, then a month, to see any day's four groups.
2026
October
- Sun, Oct 18#1133THE BEAUTIFUL GAME, IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES / OSCAR-NOMINATED BOXERS / WASHINGTON COMMANDERS / SPORTS _____
- Sat, Oct 17#1130A SWIMMER'S NEEDS / WORDS IN ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM NAMES / HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS / WNBA TEAMS, MINUS THE FIRST LETTER
- Fri, Oct 16#1126SOCCER REFEREE DECISIONS AFTER A FOUL / ONOMATOPOEIAS / FIRST WORDS IN NFL STADIUM NAMES / CAN BE PRECEDED BY "CROSS"
- Thu, Oct 15#1124DELIVER THE BALL TO A TEAMMATE / PLACES WHERE ONE SCORES / MLB PITCHERS TO THROW A PERFECT GAME / _____ MASK
- Wed, Oct 14#1122PEOPLE IN THE STANDS / BASKET OFF AN OFFENSIVE REBOUND / MADISON _____ / PRECEDED BY "T-"
- Tue, Oct 13#1121MISTAKE / BIG EAST SCHOOLS / TENNIS BALL BRANDS / NWSL MVPS
- Mon, Oct 12#1120DC SPORTS TEAMS / GEORGES / NICKNAMES OF NFL CORNERBACKS / _____ DRIBBLE
- Sun, Oct 11#1119GIVES UP / OKLAHOMA TEAMS / TYRESE HALIBURTON TEAMS / NFL TEAMS, WITH THE SECOND LETTER CHANGED
- Sat, Oct 10#1117MLB TEAMS, ON SCOREBOARDS / TERMS FOR A FRONTCOURT BASKETBALL PLAYER / A TEXAS COLLEGE ATHLETE / BALL _____
- Fri, Oct 9#1112ONE-VS.-ONE SPORTS / NICKNAMES OF FAMOUS LAKERS / FREE _____ / GROUPS OF FIVE PEOPLE OR THINGS
- Thu, Oct 8#1110TEAMS WITH BEAR NICKNAMES / WORDS USED IN NBA VENUE NAMES / SERIE A CLUBS / _____ LEAGUE
- Wed, Oct 7#1108LEVELS OF COMPETITIVE SPORTS / DESCRIPTORS FOR TYPES OF HOME RUNS / BALLON D'OR FÉMININ WINNERS / HOMOPHONES OF HALL OF FAME QBS
- Tue, Oct 6#1107TRACK AND FIELD EQUIPMENT / ORIGINAL MLS TEAMS / MEMBERS OF THE 3,000-HIT CLUB / WORDS IN WHICH Y IS THE ONLY VOWEL
- Mon, Oct 5#1106GAME WITH NO STAKES / TYPES OF TENNIS COURTS / TAMPA BAY RAYS / _____ RUN
- Sun, Oct 4#1105STATS FOR A RECEIVER / FAMOUS FOOTBALL PLAYS / ASSOCIATED WITH RANDY JOHNSON / PANTHERS
- Sat, Oct 3#1104GOLF SCORING TERMS / CINCINNATI TEAMS, MINUS THE S / AMERICAN LEAGUE MVPS / STARTS WITH A SYNONYM FOR THROW
- Fri, Oct 2#1103TEAMS IN GEORGIA / TEAMS WITH WEATHER-THEMED NAMES / _____ ALLEN / ASSOCIATED WITH GONZAGA
- Thu, Oct 1#1102BASKETBALL GAMES / ASSOCIATED WITH THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS / TEXAS SPORTS VENUES / _____AWAY
September
- Wed, Sep 30#1094PARTS OF A BICYCLE / NHL TEAMS, INFORMALLY / ATLANTA DREAM PLAYERS / FIELD _____
- Tue, Sep 29#1093BABE RUTH NICKNAMES / FAMOUS WINTER OLYMPIANS / KEVIN COSTNER SPORTS FILMS / BIG TEN RIVALRY TROPHIES
- Mon, Sep 28#1092AN SEC ATHLETE / FANTASY FOOTBALL APPS / NFL QBS DRAFTED IN SECOND ROUND / ENDS IN A WNBA TEAM
- Sun, Sep 27#1091MLB PLAYOFF ROUNDS, WITH "SERIES" / ACTUAL MLB HOME CITIES / DENVER BRONCOS / ASSOCIATED WITH OREGON FOOTBALL
- Sat, Sep 26#1090SETTING FOR A NEWS CONFERENCE / WINNINGEST MLB PITCHERS, INFORMALLY / NICKNAMES OF KNICKS, PAST AND PRESENT / ATHLETES WHO HAVE HOSTED "SNL"
- Fri, Sep 25#1089LAST FOUR FRANCHISES TO WIN STANLEY CUP / NBA DIVISIONS / CAROLINA PANTHERS / _____ HITTER
- Thu, Sep 24#1082BASEBALL POSITIONS, ABBREVIATED / FOUND AT A HOCKEY RINK / DETAILS IN A CONTRACT / ASSOCIATED WITH DEREK JETER
- Wed, Sep 23#1080TEAMS/SCHOOLS IN MASSACHUSETTS / RAIDERS QBS, PAST AND PRESENT / WOMEN'S GOLF MAJOR WINNERS / LAST WORDS IN FOOTBALL MOVIE TITLES
- Tue, Sep 22#1079EQUIPMENT FOR SNOW ACTIVITIES / MLB MASCOTS / NOTRE DAME QBS / BASEBALL _____
- Mon, Sep 21#1078DISTINCTION / DC SCHOOLS / USMNT ALL-TIME LEADING GOAL SCORERS / _____ WAGNER
- Sun, Sep 20#1077MARYLAND TEAMS / FORMER NHL CITIES / NFL ROOKIE WRS / SPORTS TERMS IN THE NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET
- Sat, Sep 19INFO ON A HOCKEY SCOREBOARD / ASSOCIATED WITH A TEAM ROAD TRIP / STARTS OF NFL TEAM NAMES / ADAM SANDLER CHARACTERS IN SPORTS FILMS
- Fri, Sep 18IN FRONT OF / ASSOCIATED WITH PUNTING / HBO SPORTS SERIES / INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
- Thu, Sep 17A COLLECTION OF TEAMS / LAST FOUR SUMMER OLYMPICS HOSTS / MISSOURI VALLEY SCHOOLS / _____ GIANTS
- Wed, Sep 16WORN AFTER AN INJURY / BASKETBALL DEFENSES / JOHN _____ / _____ YEAR
- Tue, Sep 15EVENTS AFTER A HOME RUN / PART OF THE RUN-UP TO A BOXING MATCH / BASEBALL HALL OF FAMERS / ENGLISH SOCCER CLUBS
- Mon, Sep 14EVEN MATCH / TYPES OF HOCKEY SHOTS / BREWERS TO WIN MVP / _____ YOUNG
- Sun, Sep 13"UNITED" SOCCER CLUBS / NFL STADIUMS / WILLIAMSES / STARTS WITH AN NFL WR
- Sat, Sep 12ARIZONA PRO TEAMS / BIG TEN SCHOOL LOCATIONS / MANNING FAMILY MEMBERS / MAJOR LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL TEAMS
- Fri, Sep 11NFL INJURY REPORT DESIGNATIONS / WAYS TO REACH FIRST BASE / LAS VEGAS ACES / _____ DUNK
- Thu, Sep 10YELLOW THINGS / LA FOOTBALL TEAMS / ASSOCIATED WITH BROCK PURDY / OFFENSIVE _____
- Wed, Sep 9TAILGATING NEEDS / SUPER BOWL MVPS / NAMES OF SEAHAWKS STADIUMS / ANAGRAMS OF NFL TEAMS
- Tue, Sep 8DFW TEAMS / COACHES TO WIN MULTIPLE SUPER BOWLS / ASSOCIATED WITH PELÉ / ENDS IN AN NBA TEAM
- Mon, Sep 7NHL TEAMS, ON SCOREBOARDS / POSITIONS IN FANTASY FOOTBALL / US OPEN MEN'S SINGLES WINNERS / JUNIOR _____
- Sun, Sep 6DEFEND / JONESES / HOUSTON TEXANS / NFL QBS, WITH THE FIRST LETTER CHANGED
- Sat, Sep 5ACC SCHOOLS / SEC SCHOOL LOCATIONS / LSU ALUMNI IN NFL / LIVE COLLEGE FOOTBALL MASCOTS
- Fri, Sep 4NAIL A BATTER WITH A PITCH / SKATEBOARDING TRICKS / SWIMMERS WITH 10+ OLYMPIC MEDALS / DRAFT _____
- Thu, Sep 3EVENTS BEFORE A FOOTBALL KICKOFF / CALIFORNIA SPORTING VENUES / MIAMI (FL) ALUMNI / STARTS WITH A STATE CAPITAL
- Wed, Sep 2_____BALL SPORTS / TEXAS SCHOOLS / FERNANDOS / _____ PLAY
- Tue, Sep 1COACH / NFL MASCOTS / ASSOCIATED WITH MATT RYAN / _____-TO-_____
August
- Mon, Aug 31INEXPERIENCED / NBA HEAD COACHES / CAN COME AFTER "HOT" / _____ THOMPSON
- Sun, Aug 30AGILE / FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE TERMS / LIGUE 1 CLUBS / SAN ANTONIO SPURS
- Sat, Aug 29BOXING TERMS / NICKNAMES OF HALL OF FAME CENTERS, WITH "THE" / WHITE SOX IN THE HALL OF FAME / AMERICAN _____
- Fri, Aug 28STATS FOR A HITTER / ALABAMA SCHOOLS / ASSOCIATED WITH ERLING HAALAND / FAMOUS NUMBER 8S
- Thu, Aug 27TRANSGRESSION / TRANSACTION / DALLAS COWBOYS / _____ ERA
- Wed, Aug 26VULNERABLE SPOT / FAMOUS CYCLING RACES / ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS / STARTS WITH AN NFL TEAM, IN SINGULAR FORM
- Tue, Aug 25AN AFC NORTH PLAYER / EUROPEAN CITIES TO HOST OLYMPICS, SINCE 2000 / CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNERS / NEW YORK GIANTS
- Mon, Aug 24MAKE A SHOT / FOOD SERVED IN A BASEBALL HELMET / MEMBERS OF THE 700-HR CLUB, FAMILIARLY / BANANA BALL TEAMS
- Sun, Aug 23STATS FOR A RUNNING BACK / ONE-WORD BASKETBALL MOVIES / CURRENT BOSTON CELTICS / FIRST WORD IN NAMES OF MLB HOME BALLPARKS
- Sat, Aug 22IMPORTANT / ACCESSORIES FOR A FOOTBALL REFEREE / CALIFORNIA SOCCER TEAMS / COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES, WITH THE FIRST LETTER CHANGED
- Fri, Aug 21DECATHLON EVENTS / ASSOCIATED WITH TOM BRADY / DART GAMES / WHAT "BILL" MIGHT REFER TO
- Thu, Aug 20LONDON SOCCER CLUBS / HOUSTON SPORTS STARS, HISTORICALLY / CAN COME BEFORE "COUNT" / NHL GOAL SONGS
- Wed, Aug 19TENNESSEE PRO TEAMS / SEC TEAMS, FAMILIARLY / FIRST NAMES OF DALLAS WINGS PLAYERS / ASSOCIATED WITH ITALIAN SOCCER
- Tue, Aug 18NOT WINNING / PURCHASES AT A GAME / MEMBERS OF THE "MAGNIFICENT SEVEN" / ENDS IN A HOMOPHONE FOR KNICKS
- Mon, Aug 17WORDS HEARD DURING A COIN TOSS / DETERMINED / _____ PASS, IN BASKETBALL / RAIDERS IN THE HALL OF FAME
- Sun, Aug 16ACC SCHOOLS, ABBREVIATED / FIRST NAMES OF AFC WEST QBS / TORONTO BLUE JAYS / DEFENSIVE _____
- Sat, Aug 15TEAMS TO NEVER WIN A WORLD SERIES / JOBS AT A GOLF COURSE / KANSAS CITY TEAMS / ANAGRAMS OF WNBA TEAMS
- Fri, Aug 14EASY OPPONENT / "GROUP OF 6" COLLEGE CONFERENCES / ASSOCIATED WITH 3 / ENDS IN AN ELEMENT ON THE PERIODIC TABLE
- Thu, Aug 13LAST FOUR TEAMS TO WIN A SUPER BOWL / TAMPA BAY-AREA TEAMS / MATT _____ / NBA TEAMS, WITH THE FIRST LETTER CHANGED
- Wed, Aug 12FAKE A FOUL / MONONYMIC ATHLETES / COMES BEFORE "CATCH" / PITCHERS DEALT AHEAD OF THIS YEAR'S MLB TRADE DEADLINE
- Tue, Aug 11MEMBERS OF A STAFF / NFL RUNNING BACKS / SPORTS TV SHOWS / ILLEGAL _____ PENALTIES IN FOOTBALL
- Mon, Aug 10TENNIS STAT / MAKE GOOD CONTACT (IN BASEBALL) / ASSOCIATED WITH DAK PRESCOTT / _____ GUARD
- Sun, Aug 9EQUIPMENT THAT COMES IN PAIRS / INJURIES / FENWAY PARK SIGHTS / PREMIER LEAGUE VENUES
- Sat, Aug 8WAYS A GAME BEGINS / LLWS / AL CY YOUNG AWARD WINNERS / PRECEDES "FINAL"
- Fri, Aug 7GROUNDS CREW EQUIPMENT / DENVER TEAMS / FAMOUS CLASSIC BASKETBALL SNEAKERS / FORMER NBA/ABA TEAM NAMES, MINUS THE S
- Thu, Aug 6STATS FOR A PITCHER, ABBREVIATED / SHOW OF SUPPORT IN THE CROWD / NFL TEAMS, MINUS THE "ERS" / _____ POOL
- Wed, Aug 5THINGS THAT ARE THROWN / LAST FOUR NFL DRAFT NO. 1 PICKS / DESCRIPTORS FOR TYPES OF TRADING CARDS / CAN FOLLOW "SCORE"
- Tue, Aug 4BASEBALL PITCHING ROLES / BIG TEN TEAMS / SECOND WORDS IN NHL TEAM NAMES / PITTSBURGH STEELERS
- Mon, Aug 3NEW YORK BASKETBALL TEAMS / NL EAST TEAMS / ENGLISH GOLFERS / TRADE _____
- Sun, Aug 2THINGS WITH WHEELS / ATLANTA TEAMS / ASSOCIATED WITH SAM DARNOLD / ENDS IN A PART OF THE FACE
- Sat, Aug 1GOLF CLUBS / CAN PRECEDE "BOWL," IN NFL CONTEXT / AN ATLANTIC 10 ATHLETE / _____ SOX
July
- Fri, Jul 31HOW A FOOTBALL DRIVE ENDS / REACH (FOR A BALL) / ROBINSONS / HOMOPHONES OF NFL WRS
- Thu, Jul 30A TEAM'S SYMBOL / NBA TEAMS, INFORMALLY / HOCKEY STICK MANUFACTURERS / WHAT "G" MIGHT MEAN
- Wed, Jul 29CONTEST / STAGES IN A TEXAS HOLD'EM HAND / PRO TEAMS IN MONTREAL / STARTS WITH A MUSIC GENRE
- Tue, Jul 28FOOTBALL POSITIONS / TENNIS SHOT DESCRIPTORS / WORTH TWO POINTS/RUNS / ENDS IN A NUMBER
- Mon, Jul 27NFL TEAMS WHOSE NICKNAMES START WITH B / NHL TEAMS WHOSE NICKNAMES START WITH B / ASSOCIATED WITH CINCINNATI / WORDS IN THE NAMES OF BUNDESLIGA CLUBS
- Sun, Jul 26OHIO TEAMS / FISHING GEAR / FOUND IN MLB TEAM LOGOS / ENDS IN AN NHL TEAM
- Sat, Jul 25F1 TEAMS / HALL OF FAME PITCHERS / 2026 WNBA ALL-STARS, FAMILIARLY / GREEN _____
- Fri, Jul 24JUMP / SCHOOLS IN NORTH CAROLINA / 1990S EXPANSION TEAMS / ATHLETES UNLIMITED SOFTBALL LEAGUE TEAMS
- Thu, Jul 23EASTERN CONFERENCE NBA TEAMS / MINNESOTA TEAMS / SCOTTS / BOX _____
- Wed, Jul 22PLACES WHERE AN ERRANT GOLF SHOT LANDS / SPORTS FILMS, WITH "THE" / COLLEGE FOOTBALL STADIUM NICKNAMES, WITH "THE" / _____ BREAK
- Tue, Jul 21SUMMER OLYMPIC SPORTS / AGAINST THE RULES IN SOCCER / WNBA ROOKIES / THINGS THAT ARE RED
How Sports Connections Works
Connections: Sports Edition is the New York Times grouping game rebuilt for sports fans by the staff of The Athletic.
One Grid, Four Hidden Categories
Sixteen sports terms sit in a grid. You select four that share a thread and press Submit. A correct group leaves the board, and the three buttons under the grid let you shuffle the tiles, clear your selection or submit it.
A line under the grid counts the mistakes you have left. Each puzzle carries its date, its number and its author, and a timer is there in the settings if you want one. It stays off until you turn it on.
MARYLAND TEAMSMIDSHIPMEN, TERRAPINS, ORIOLES, RAVENS
Two Traps in That Grid
- BOSTON · ATLANTA · PHOENIXThree cities, and only two of them belong with the former NHL cities. BOSTON is a rookie receiver's surname in that grid.
- GOLF · VICTOR · YANKEENone of these is about one sport. With UNIFORM, they are letters of the radio spelling alphabet.
Four Habits That Solve More Sports Connections Grids
- Name the thread before you submit. If you cannot say in a few words what joins your four terms, one of them belongs elsewhere.
- Expect threads that are not about sport. A category can turn on a shared surname, a city or a piece of wordplay, with athletes and teams used as the raw material.
- Look for the term that fits two groups. The grid is built with overlaps. Settle the groups with no doubt first and the ambiguous term finds its place.
- Shuffle when the board stalls. A new layout breaks the pairs your eye has locked onto and costs nothing.
Sports Connections Answer FAQ
What are today's Sports Connections answers?
The Sports Connections answers today, for Monday, October 19, 2026, sit in the answer sections above, hidden until you choose to open them.
When does the next Sports Connections come out?
A new puzzle comes out each day. This page moves to it once the answer is confirmed, and today's answer becomes yesterday's.
Where can I find past Sports Connections answers?
The last 90 days of Sports Connections answers are listed in the list of past days above, by month. Yesterday's Sports Connections answer also has its own page.
How do the hints on this page work?
Each hint sits behind its own button, so you open only the ones you want. The answer stays hidden until you open it yourself.
That is NYT Connections: Sports Edition done for today. For the other games, see all of today's daily puzzle answers, each one hints first. Tell us what these pages should carry.
We are trying something new
Tell us which games you want here, and what these pages should carry.
Give feedback