The New York Times Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for November 10, 2026, is number 778. This daily challenge tests your ability to find links between 16 sports-related terms, ranging from collegiate history to the business side of professional leagues.
Hints for Today’s Connections
If you are looking to narrow down the categories without seeing the full solutions yet, these progressive hints can help guide your groupings.
- Yellow Category: These terms are often used interchangeably when a scoreboard remains unchanged for one side.
- Green Category: Think about the key figures present during a high-stakes meeting to sign a new star athlete.
- Blue Category: This group focuses on member institutions within the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
- Purple Category: Look at the very end of these words. Each contains the name of a professional football team, though only in its singular form.
Spoiler Warning: The full groups and answers for puzzle #778 follow below.
Today’s Connections: Sports Edition Answers
Yellow: Slang for Zero
Bagel, Donut, Goose Egg, Nil
This category highlights various ways fans and commentators describe a score of zero, often referencing round shapes like donuts or eggs.
Green: People Involved in a Contract Negotiation
Agent, General Manager, Owner, Player
These are the core roles responsible for facilitating and finalizing player deals and trade agreements within professional sports organizations.
Blue: MAC Team Nicknames
Bobcats, Chippewas, Minutemen, Zips
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is represented here. Note that the UMass Minutemen are included in this group following their official move to the conference for the 2025-26 athletic season.
Purple: Ends in an NFL Team, in Singular Form
Beagle, Handkerchief, Million, Program
This wordplay category requires looking at the suffix of each word to find an NFL mascot: B-Eagle, Handker-Chief, Mil-Lion, and Prog-Ram.
