Connections: Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for Aug. 20, 2026, puzzle No. 696

August 20, 2026 - 12:17

If you want to solve it without any help, stop reading now. For those who need a nudge, here are the category hints. The first group deals with a specific type of scoring play that is not a touchdown. The second group is all about legendary coaches who share a last name with a famous city. The third group is trickier, as it involves retired jersey numbers that are also common first names. The final group is a set of terms you would hear during a baseball broadcast, but they are not stats.

Still stuck? The full answer set is below. The first category is field goals, extra points, safeties, and two-point conversions. The second group is Lombardi, Shula, Landry, and Belichick. The third group is Magic, Larry, Michael, and LeBron, which are the first names of NBA icons whose numbers were retired. The last group is fastball, curveball, slider, and changeup. That wraps up puzzle 696. Good luck with tomorrow's grid.