NYT Connections Sports Edition Today: Hints and Answers for Sunday, August 3 first appeared on Parade on Aug 3, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Aug 3, 2025, where it first appeared.

The theme is 2025 MLB All-Star pitchers. The four answers are Crochet, Fried, Gore and Skenes. The theme is original ABA teams, in singular form. The four answers are Chaparral, Colonel, Pacer and Rocket.

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle's theme. If you're stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work: