Here are some hints — and the answers — for Connections: Sports Edition No. 138 for Feb. 8

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Tomorrow is the Super Bowl, but today’s Connections: Sports Edition is not all Big Game-themed. Still, there’s one dedicated football category and other clues are football-related. Read on for hints and answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle.

And you should know that Connections: Sports Edition is coming out of beta on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will be continuing to publish it. It won’t show up in the NYT Games app but will appear in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.

Read more: NYT Has a Connections Game for Sports Fans. I Tried It

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Bunch of athletes

Green group hint: Accessories for a sport

Blue group hint: Fleet football players

Purple group hint: Same male name