Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words.

Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

Looking for clues for today's Connections answers? The Connections answers on May 23 for puzzle #712 are a bit harder than yesterday's puzzle, with the Connections Companion rating this puzzle's difficulty at 2.5 out of 5.