Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Oct. 24, No. 396.

UConn may have lost Paige Bueckers to the WNBA, but does return Azzi Fudd and other stars as it looks to become the first repeat champion since winning four straight from 2013-16.

Oct. 29 1950 — Detroit’s Wally Triplett gains 294 yards in kickoff returns and ends up with 331 total yards as the Lions pound the Los Angeles Rams 65-24 on 41 third-quarter points. 1960 — Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) wins his first professional fight beating Tunney Hunsaker on points in 6 rounds in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Cheyenne Mustangs competitive baseball organization will hold tryouts for its 2026 under-12, -14, -16 and -18 teams Saturday, Oct. 25 at Powers Field.

The World Series is finally here.

The Toronto Blue Jays begin their return to the World Series with Game 1 against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Rogers Centre tonight.

The Niagara Falls Illumination Board, which finances, approves and operates all special illumination requests in the tourist hotspot, will light up both the Horseshoe Falls and American Falls in suppo...