Connections: Sports Edition Coach: Hints, facts about puzzle No. 3

Need help with today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle? You’ve come to the right place.

Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues, learn a bit more about today’s terms and discuss (and share) scores.

A quick public service announcement before we continue: The bottom of this article includes one answer in each of the four categories and some deeper reading about one of the answers. So if you want to solve the board hint-free, we recommend you play before continuing.

You can access Thursday’s game here.

Today’s difficulty

The difficulty score is an average rating from our testers, who play the game in advance to check for quality and accuracy.

Game No. 3’s difficulty: 3 out of 5

Hints

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Yellow: DODGER

Green: TOKYO

Blue: GAINESVILLE

Purple: PRINCETON

More reading (and an extra hint)

That’s Dodger, as in Dodger Stadium — home of, well, the Los Angeles Dodgers. It’s also been the home to one of the best individual seasons in baseball history.

In his first season with L.A., Shohei Ohtani has put together Major League Baseball’s first 50-homer, 50-steal season — crossing the 50-home run threshold with a three-HR, 10-RBI night last Thursday.

The Athletic’s Andy McCullough dove deep into Ohtani’s first season as a Dodger on Tuesday in a story you can find below.

The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone. Thanks for playing — and share your scores in the comments!