Here are the hints and solutions for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle on June 20, number 635.

Today's Connections: Sports Edition features engaging categories, even if the green group proved tricky. If you need help but prefer to figure it out yourself, continue for the hints and final answers.

Connections: Sports Edition comes from The Athletic, the subscription sports site under The Times. It is not in the NYT Games app but appears in The Athletic app or can be played free online.

Hints for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups

These four hints cover the groupings in today's Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ordered from the simple yellow group to the challenging purple group.

Yellow group hint: Big Apple baseball.

Green group hint: Bike race clothing.

Blue group hint: Not the Big 10, but...

Purple group hint: Cowboys wear them.

Answers for today's Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: New York Yankees, informally.

Green group: Tour de France jerseys.

Blue group: Locations of Big 12 schools.

Purple group: What boot might mean.

What are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today's Connections

The theme is New York Yankees, informally. The four answers are Bronx Bombers, Evil Empire, Pinstripes and Yanks.

The green words in today's Connections

The theme is Tour de France jerseys. The four answers are green, polka dot, white and yellow.

The blue words in today's Connections

The theme is locations of Big 12 schools. The four answers are Boulder, Fort Worth, Manhattan and Waco.

The purple words in today's Connections

The theme is what boot might mean. The four answers are cleat, eject, kick and mishandle.