Yesterday's Sports Connections Answers #1091 (Sep 27)

Four nudges, then the four categories, for Sports Connections #1091 on Sun, Sep 27.

By: Julien A. | Last update: Sep 27, 2026

Spoiler ahead. This page holds the Sports Connections categories for Sun, Sep 27. Every hint and every category stays closed until you open it.

This is yesterday's Sports Connections, #1091 from Sun, Sep 27, kept for a day. The hints come first, then the answer, so you can check the grid you played. New to it? Our Sports Connections game page covers where to play, the modes and our tips.

Sports Connections, officially NYT Connections: Sports Edition, deals sixteen sports terms to sort into four categories. The nudges come first, one colour at a time, and the answers stay closed until you open them.

Yesterday's Sports Connections Hints

One hint per category, gentlest first. Open as few as you need.

Hint 1Yellow: stages of October baseball, each followed by the same word.Show hintHide hintHint 2Green: where some big league clubs really play, rather than the bigger city their name suggests.Show hintHide hintHint 3Blue: players on the roster of the AFC West team from the Mile High City.Show hintHide hintHint 4Purple: things tied to the college team that plays its home games in Eugene.Show hintHide hint

Sports Connections #1091 answers for Sunday, September 27, 2026

Four categories of four terms. Open one to confirm a group you already suspect, or all four.

Category 1MLB PLAYOFF ROUNDS, WITH "SERIES": WILD CARD, DIVISION, CHAMPIONSHIP, WORLDShow categoryHide categoryCategory 2ACTUAL MLB HOME CITIES: ANAHEIM, ARLINGTON, ST. PETERSBURG, SACRAMENTOShow categoryHide categoryCategory 3DENVER BRONCOS: NIX, WADDLE, HARVEY, BONITTOShow categoryHide categoryCategory 4ASSOCIATED WITH OREGON FOOTBALL: SHOUT, AUTZEN, NIKE, DUCKSShow categoryHide category

Today's Sports Connections hints and answer