Connections: Sports Edition — October 8, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's board moves from sports programs nicknamed after bears, to words commonly found in the names of NBA arenas, to clubs that play in Italy's top soccer division, and finally to words that pair with "League."
Hint 2 of 5
Yellow (easiest): each of these program's team nickname involves a bear.
Hint 3 of 5
Green: each of these words is commonly used in the name of an NBA arena.
Hint 4 of 5
Blue: each of these is a club that competes in Italy's Serie A.
Hint 5 of 5
Purple (hardest): each of these words pairs with "League" to form a familiar phrase — National League, Major League, Champions League, or Ivy League.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
Teams With Bear Nicknames
CHICAGO · CALIFORNIA · BROWN · BAYLOR
Words Used In NBA Venue Names
ARENA · FORUM · CENTER · GARDEN
Serie A Clubs
COMO · NAPOLI · INTER · ATALANTA
_____ League
NATIONAL · MAJOR · CHAMPIONS · IVY
This puzzle by the numbers
- _____ League
- CALIFORNIA
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