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The Athletic's take on NYT Connections. Sort sixteen sports names and terms into four hidden groups.
Games like Poeltl
Poeltl turned 'guess the NBA player' into a daily obsession. These sports games bring the same mix of stats and deduction to baseball, American football, hockey and soccer, including the hugely popular Immaculate Grid.
The original baseball grid game. Fill nine squares with MLB players who match each team and stat clue. You get nine guesses, and rarer answers score better.
Name the top five answers to a sports stat question and put them in the right order, in five attempts.
Daily soccer games including a grid challenge and lineup quizzes. Name the players who connect clubs, countries and trophies.
A daily basketball grid. Name NBA players who fit each team and achievement combination.
Fill the grid with NBA players who match each pair of clues. The rarer your picks, the higher your score.
Immaculate Grid for NFL fans. Name players who fit both the row and column clues, from teams to career milestones.
Sudoku-style hockey trivia. Fill the grid with NHL players who match each team and stat clue.
Poeltl for American football fans. Guess the NFL player from team, division, position, age and jersey number clues.
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Guess the mystery player, fill the grid with athletes who fit both clues and prove you know your stats. Daily games for baseball, football, basketball, hockey and soccer fans.
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