Today's NYT Connections Sports Edition puzzle proved fairly challenging. A notable false lead involved terms like kite, eagle, Frisbee and flyer, which appeared destined for one category such as flying objects, but that idea did not hold. Read on for clues and the solutions.

Clues for today's Connections Sports Edition categories

Yellow category clue: City of Brotherly Love.

Green category clue: How is your team performing?

Blue category clue: Fore!

Purple category clue: Like Band-Aid and Kleenex.

Yellow category: A Philadelphia athlete.

Green category: Methods to display position across various sports.

Blue category: US Open golf champions.

Purple category: Brand names frequently treated as common terms.

What are today's Connections Sports Edition solutions?

The yellow words in today's Connections

The category centers on a Philadelphia athlete.

The four solutions are 76er, Eagle, Flyer and Phillie.

The green words in today's Connections

The category centers on methods to display position across various sports.

The four solutions are leaderboard, rankings, standings and table.

The blue words in today's Connections

The category centers on US Open golf champions.

The four solutions are Els, Kite, Strange and Woodland.

The purple words in today's Connections

The category centers on brand names frequently treated as common terms.

The four solutions are Frisbee, Jet Ski, Jumbotron and Speedo.

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