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NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for March 31

Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for...

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Hurry to snag the Samsung Galaxy Ring with a free $100 Amazon gift card

GET A FREE $100 AMAZON GIFT CARD: The Samsung Galaxy Ring is $399.99 at Amazon, which is the standard retail price, but it comes with a free $100 Amazon gift card as part of the Amazon Big Spring Sale.

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I bought my dad the Bird Buddy Pro, and he loves it — now you can get it for 33% off

SAVE $100: As of March 31, you can get the Bird Buddy Pro solar smart bird feeder for just $199 at Amazon. That's a 33% discount and a $100 price cut. It's also the lowest price we've seen for this model.

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Shelved Coyote vs. Acme will finally get a theatrical release

Scrapped Looney Tunes movie Coyote vs. Acme will officially see the light of day, as Ketchup Entertainment has reportedly bought the worldwide rights to the film from Warner Bros.

Announced by the film production and distribution company on Monday (per Deadline), the news marks a happy ending for a grim entertainment saga that kicked off back in November 2023, when Warner Bros. scrapped the completed movie in favor of a tax cut. The same fate befell other completed Warner Bros. films like...

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Eli Lederman

Ohio State lands 4-star safety Bradford in upset

Ohio State landed a significant recruiting upset in the 2026 class on Monday, edging LSU and Texas to secure the commitment of four-star safety Blaine Bradford, No. 32 in the ESPN Junior 300.

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Kevin Seifert

Vikes HC: Rodgers interest no knock on McCarthy

Coach Kevin O'Connell said the Vikings' interest in Aaron Rodgers was just a unique opportunity and not reflective of any concerns about young QB J.J. McCarthy.

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Jeff Passan

An MIT professor, the New York Yankees and the bat that could be changing baseball

After the Yankees' home run barrage with bats that look like bowling pins, the innovation is sweeping baseball.

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Reuters

Apple faces a $162 million fine from French regulators. Here’s why

French antitrust regulators hit Apple with a 150 million euro fine over its privacy control tool.

Apple was hit with a 150 million euro ($162.4 million) fine by French antitrust regulators on Monday for abusing its dominant position in mobile app advertising on its devices via a privacy control tool.

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Associated Press

Trump’s tariffs threaten craft beer as industry battles declining sales and rising costs

For many brewers, the heaviest burden right now is lower sales as customers cut back on beer.

America’s craft brewers already have enough problems. Hard seltzers and cocktails are muscling into beer sales. Millennials and Gen Z don’t drink as much as their elders. Brewpubs still haven’t fully recovered from the shock of COVID-19 five years ago.

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Benjamin Mueller

Trump Administration Has Begun a War on Science, Researchers Say

Nearly 2,000 scientists urged that Congress restore funding to federal agencies decimated by recent cuts.

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Ben Casselman

Trump’s Science Policies Pose Long-Term Risk, Economists Warn

Since World War II, U.S. research funding has led to discoveries that fueled economic gains. Now cutbacks are seen as putting that legacy in jeopardy.

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Talmon Joseph Smith

American Wealth Is at a Record High. Sentiment Is Low, and Falling.

A surge in U.S. wealth has been driven by stock and home values. But the gains are concentrated at the top, leaving others in a sour economic mood.

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Joseph Acosta

The Pistons-Timberwolves fight proves Detroit basketball really is back

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The NBA is better when the Pistons are fighting (and good)

The Pistons are in the midst of one of the most remarkable turnarounds in NBA history. After winning 14 games last season, they’ve won 42 and counting this year and are well on their way to the 2025 NBA Playoffs.

Detroit has established itself as the team NOBODY wants to mess with, despite being the fourth-youngest team in the entire league. The Minnesota Timberwolves found out in a...

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RJ Ochoa

Success from Houston Open suggests we are in for a thrilling Masters

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The Houston Open was a thrill for the PGA Tour and suggests next week’s Masters will be incredible.

When it comes to the Texas two-step, I am partial to the Valero Texas Open, as I lived in San Antonio for a decade and met my wife there. Those are my cards on the table.

That being said... I love that the Texas Children’s Houston Open is a thing in our lives once more. I’m a Texas dude through and through, and when it comes to Major League...

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Jack Milko

Alejandro Tosti slams “sh*t” report about slowing down playing partner Min Woo Lee

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The final pairing at the Texas Children’s Houston Open had some extra tension due to some pace of play issues.

As Min Woo Lee tried to capture the first win of his PGA Tour career in Houston, the Aussie also had to withstand some tension in his group.

Playing alongside Argentinian Alejandro Tosti and New Zealander Ryan Fox, Lee entered the final round with a four-shot lead over the Argentine. But Tosti rinsed his second shot into the creek on...

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Doom: The Dark Ages preview: I am a rhino with a gun

The release of the original Doom in 1993 was a pivotal moment in video game history. Widely considered one of the most influential first-person shooters (FPS), Doom's relatively sparse plot followed an unnamed marine (dubbed "Doom Guy" by fans) fighting demons on Mars.

Several decades have passed since then, and expectations for games have significantly evolved. Even so, there are some classic truths that have stood the test of time. One of these is that the joy of mindlessly plowing through...

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Amazons Big Spring Sale ends today — dont miss your chance to snag the eufy L60 at 38% off

SAVE 38%: As of March 31, you can get the eufy L60 robot vacuum with a self-empty base for $279.95 at Amazon. That's a 38% discount and a $170.04 price cut. It's also just a couple of bucks away from its all-time low price.

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Black Mirror Season 7 trailer reveals the unsettling plots of each new episode

Netflix has released the episodic trailer for Black Mirror Season 7, giving us a closer look at the technological nightmares we can expect from the next installment of Charlie Brooker's anthology series.

First up is "Common People," starring Rashida Jones, Chris O'Dowd, and Tracee Ellis Ross. Jones plays schoolteacher Amanda, who experiences a medical emergency that leaves her fighting for her life. Her husband Mike (O'Dowd) signs her up for Rivermind, described as a "revolution in...

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Jennifer Mattson

What is ‘Liberation Day?’ Trump reciprocal tariffs will hit on April 2, and they could roil the economy even more

Donald Trump will impose a fresh round of tariffs on imports from other countries this Wednesday, and he’s calling it the ‘big one.’ Here’s what that means.

For weeks, President Donald Trump has said he’ll be imposing a range of fresh tariffs on imports from other countries this Wednesday, April 2, calling it “Liberation Day” and the “big one,” but what does that even mean?

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