Today’s New York Times Communications: Sports Edition Tips, Answers for December 20, Issue 88

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Some people are so famous (and have unusual first names) that they are known only by their first name. Share. Facebook. Madonna. Naturally, there are plenty of athletes who fall into this category. If you know who these are, you should be doing pretty well today Communications: Mathematical Edition Puzzle Read on for hints and answers.

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Tips for today’s connections: Sports Edition kits

Here are four pool hints in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzles, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.

Yellow group tip: Lead!

Green group tip: So popular that they only need one name.

Blue group tip: Scroll.

Purple group tip: Like Goldie Gopher in Minnesota.

Answers to Today’s Communications: Collections Mathematical Edition

Yellow group: Golf shots

Green group: Uni-athletes

Blue group: Passes in football

Purple group: College mascots

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What is Today’s Communications: Sports Edition Answers?

Yellow words in today’s communications

The topic is golf shots. The four answers are chip, drive, flop, and shot.

Green words in today’s communications

The subject is mononominal athletes. The four answers are Ichiro, LeBron, Serena and Tiger.

Blue words in today’s communications

The topic is passes in football. The four answers are: back kick, cross, one-two, and pass.

Purple words in today’s communications

The topic is college mascots. The four answers are Brutus, Bucky, Otto and Sebastian.