Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for April 6, #560

The Athletic publishes the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle and the April 6, 2026 puzzle is number 560.

The puzzle is not in the NYT Games app but is available in The Athletic's app and online.

The April 6 puzzle has four color groups: yellow (Los Angeles athlete), green (college bowl games), blue (basketball Chrises) and purple (men's NCAA 16-seeds).

The answer lists: Yellow — Clipper, King, Ram, Spark; Green — Fiesta, Orange, Rose, Sugar; Blue — Bosh, Mullin, Paul, Webber; Purple — Howard, Long Island, Prairie View A&M, Siena.