Connections: Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for April 3, 2026, puzzle No. 557

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Game No. 557’s issue: 2.5 out of 5

Connections: Sports Edition hints for April 3, 2026

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Yellow: FLOATER

Green: CORNER

Blue: AUSTIN

Purple: BOSTON

Connections: Sports Edition answers for April 3, 2026

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Yellow

Ways to attain: 3-POINTER, FLOATER, FREE THROW, LAYUP

Green

Areas on the basketball courtroom: CORNER, ELBOW, PAINT, WING

Blue

Locations of this 12 months’s ladies’s Final Four groups: AUSTIN, COLUMBIA, LOS ANGELES, STORRS

Purple

Women’s NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Players: AZZI, BOSTON, CASH, FUDD

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