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Donald Trump's State of the Union address, sitting at one hour and 47 minutes, has been a main subject for late night hosts this week, from Stephen Colbert to Jimmy Kimmel.

On Wednesday, Seth Meyers joined their ranks, using his deep dive "A Closer Look" segment to summarise the U.S. president's speech in the Capitol, delivered on Tuesday amid consistently poor approval ratings. The Late Night host mocked the record-breaking length of Trump's speech and his "tantrum" when attending Democrats didn't stand to applaud him — this happened specifically when Trump proposed to bar states from allowing teen gender transition treatment without parental consent.

"Despite the fact that it strained everyone's attention spans, Trump expected everyone to leap to their feet and applaud for him, including the Democrats. And his feelings were very hurt when they didn't," said Meyers.

"Trump used this speech the way he uses all of his speeches: as a vehicle to attack anyone who doesn't bend the knee," Meyers concluded, "and since that's the majority of the country, his polling is terrible."

There are tons of Linux distros out there, but one that's been around for a while, offers a unique experience, and doesn't get much coverage is Q4OS. So what is this four-character operating system, and is it worth trying?

TL;DR: Walmart is expected to drop heavily discounted Pokémon TCG Scarlet and Violet Destined Rivals Booster Bundles at 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 26. You need to be signed up to Walmart+ to shop this exclusive deal.

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This week has been predictably tough on Pokémon TCG collectors. Walmart has been dropping exclusive Pokémon TCG collectibles all week in the lead up to Pokémon Day, but securing orders on these heavily discounted items has been tricky. It's what we expected, but it's still disappointing to see.

There's one day left to secure a significant saving on a best-selling Pokémon TCG collectible. We know it's been a tough week, but this could be your moment. We still believe.

At 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 26, Walmart is expected to drop heavily discounted Pokémon TCG Scarlet and Violet Destined Rivals Booster Bundles. This isn't confirmed just yet so we don't have specifics on what price you can expect, but the offers have been genuinely good so far. Ascended Heroes ETBs, Mega Evolution Ascended Heroes Mini Tin Displays, and Pokémon TCG Scarlet and Violet Journey Together Booster Bundles have all been slashed this week on Walmart.

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The catch is that you need to be signed up to Walmart+ to shop these exclusive deals. Well, the real catch is that a Walmart+ membership doesn't actually guarantee that you'll be able to make a purchase. All you can do is make sure your membership is active before the next deal goes live, and keep refreshing the page if you don't see the product listing go live right away. Good luck out there, you might need it.

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Bridgerton fans, smash that "watch credits" button at the end of Season 4.

If your heart has survived Shondaland/Netflix's Regency romance for another season, and you've followed the trials, tribulations, and baths of Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha) and Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) in Part 2, the end credits hold a secret scene.

SEE ALSO: 'Bridgerton' Season 4, Part 2 review: Love does not always look how one expects

We're not going to tell you what happens in it, just that it exists, and you should watch it. Most of the Bridgerton cast members appear in it, and it's worth your time. Just don't let Netflix send you automatically to another show as the credits start rolling.

Meanwhile, if you're a keen-eared Bridgerton fan, Mashable's got every pop string cover in one spot. And make sure you read our review for Bridgerton Season 4, Part 2.

How to watch: Bridgerton Season 4 is now streaming on Netflix.

Be still my beating heart: Harry Styles has graced the internet with nearly 26 minutes of joy with an appearance on Brittany Broski's Royal Court YouTube series. It's a chatty, silly, laugh-out-loud talk that'll fill you heart with joy. Harry, we've missed seeing you like this!

And by "this," I'm also referring to Harry wearing fake elf ears, a crown and an embroidered cape.

As we get ready for his imminent new album Kiss All The Time, Disco Occasionally out on March 6, Harry chats nonsense with Brittany about dating app Raya, his ability to consume impressively large volumes of yoghurt, how he prepped for the possibility of peeing himself during running to a bathroom, the weird interior design choices he made in his early days of home ownership (statue of Jesus wearing boxing gloves loool), and his unexpected love for watching old episodes of Supernanny when he can't sleep.

As one commenter wrote: "This is the most i've heard this man talk in YEARS." More of this plz.

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SAVE $250: As of Feb. 26, the Eufy Omni C20 is on sale for $349.98 at Amazon. That's a 42% discount on the list price.

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As of Feb. 26, you can get a great deal on the Eufy Omni C20 at Amazon. It vacuums, it mops, and better yet, it's reduced by $250. This brings the price down to $349.98, its lowest price of 2026.

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This robot vacuum is an all-in-one vacuum and mop. It has a docking station that handles auto-emptying, washing, and drying, using room-temperature air to dry the mop. So other than occasional emptying and topping up of water, your work is always done.

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Jimmy Kimmel wasn't a fan of Donald Trump's State of the Union address, but it sounds as though plenty of right-wing politicians and talking heads were.

"You really do have to hand it to the gang at Fox, they are very creative when it comes to putting a positive spin on things," says Kimmel in the clip above. "This was the headline from foxnews.com last night, I went on to see what was going on: 'Trump celebrates 'turnaround for the ages' in record-breaking State of the Union Address.' I was like, what record did they break? You know what record they broke? It was the longest State of the Union speech ever. It beat the previous record held for longest speech held by Donald Trump."

Kimmel goes on to play a montage of various Fox reporters and Republicans praising the speech, ending on Senator Ted Cruz describing it as "majestic".

"He still doesn't like you Ted, forget about it," says Kimmel. "He's never going to like you. No one does."

Nothing hits like a Bridgerton string cover. Shonda Rhimes' Netflix show has become synonymous with lively, romantic string covers of pop songs: Celeste's “Strange" from Season 1, Bollywood hit "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham" from Season 2, Beyoncé's "Halo" from spin-off Queen Charlotte, and Pitbull's "Give Me Everything" in Season 3.

For Bridgerton's fourth season, showrunner Jess Brownell and music supervisor Justin Kamps continue the show's allegiance to matchmaking its Regency characters' capers with its modern pop soundtrack of Charli xcx, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, Teddy Swims, and more, alongside Kris Bowers' lauded score.

SEE ALSO: 'Bridgerton' Season 4, Part 2 review: Love does not always look how one expects

Here's every song in Bridgerton Season 4, and which episode we heard it in, so you can be that friend at the watch party.

"Life in Technicolor" by Coldplay (Episode 1)

At the season-launching masquerade ball, Bridgerton stalwarts Vitamin String Quartet bring a Coldplay cover that's hard to miss. The track from 2008's Viva La Vida soars into the halls of Bridgerton House, setting the scene for Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha) to sneak into a technicolour world, Cinderella-style.

"DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" by Usher ft. Pitbull (Episode 1)

Bridgerton's not done with Pitbull covers yet. Having heated up carriages last season, Mr Worldwide is back in string form through Usher collab "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" by Strings From Paris. It scores Sophie and Benedict's (Luke Thompson) meet-cute at the masquerade ball. Swoon.

"Never Let You Go" by Third Eye Blind (Episode 1)

Millennials, this one's for us. Third Eye Blind's 1999 single "Never Let You Go" is just as iconic as their other banger from album Blue, but less about crystal meth. It means it's more fitting for the Ton, we guess. Notably, Vitamin String Quartet's cover appears during the masquerade ball right after Lady Danbury (Adjoa Andoh) pleads with Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel) to let her leave her royal court. "I'll never let you go" is right.

Featured Video For You ‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 has the internet upset for all the wrong reasons "Enchanted" by Taylor Swift (Episode 2)

OK, this one got me. My dear friends got married to a string cover of Taylor Swift's "Enchanted" and I can't hear it without bursting into happy tears. This exquisite Bridgerton cover by Joseph William Morgan appears in a heart-wrenching moment in episode 2 when Sophie spies on Benedict paying a visit to someone who isn't her. Friends, Swift's lyrics are basically the storyline of Season 4, I don't know what else to tell you.

"All I Wanted" by Paramore (Episode 3)

Excuse me while I sit down after hearing Hayley Williams' frankly outrageous B5 note in string form. The Vitamin String Quartet cover of Paramore's 2009 hit from Brand New Eyes comes in a moment of deep yearning and I frankly can't handle it.

"Bad Idea Right?" by Olivia Rodrigo (Episode 4)

This fire hazard of a Caleb Chan cover of "Bad Idea Right?" asks the perfect question for the scene it scores. Olivia Rodrigo's 2023 Guts banger is an anthem of impulsivity, zero self control, and pure disregard for consequences. Yuuuup.

"360" by Charli xcx (Episode 5)

The very first Bridgerton cover of a Charli xcx song, brat's "360" plays during Hyacinth's recital (her mini-ball). As the youngest Bridgerton and her friends struggle through the steps of the Longways and learn the power of fetching a lemonade for someone, Peter Gregson's cover is the perfect accompaniment.

"Birds of a Feather" by Billie Eilish (Episode 5)

When Lady Whistledown writes of "beings from opposing worlds," a perfect Gemini Strings cover of Billie Eilish's 2024 single plays. "The draw of two differing desires can be torture at best," Julie Andrews' Lady Whistledown voice over says. "Perhaps the desire is not the problem, but the world itself." If someone told me these were Billie Eilish lyrics from Hit Me Hard and Soft, I would believe.

"Lose Control" by Teddy Swims (Episode 5)

Vitamin String Quartet's cover of Teddy Swims' 2023 hit is unmissable during an intimate moment at the end of episode 5. Lose control, indeed.

"Just What I Needed" by The Cars (Episode 6)

The Cars' 1978 anthem of sweet relief plays during the new Lady Penwood's ball (no spoilers!) and yeah, this party — and this Altum Quartet cover — is kind of what the Ton needed.

"Fields of Gold" by Sting (Episode 6)

Sting's 1993 ballad "Fields of Gold" is both a welcome member of your parents' CD collection and the Bridgerton soundtrack. Music Lab Collective's cover of the Ten Summoner's Tales single plays during the Penwood ball as Francesca (Hannah Dodd) and John (Victor Alli) take a moment to gaze at the moon together. It's a peaceful moment for the two of them, which they deserve.

"Never Be The Same" by Camila Cabello (Episode 8)

Rub-a-dub-dub, you'll know Camila Cabello's 2017 hit in Bridgerton's final episode in an instant. Covered by Strings From Paris, the song appears in a moment in which cleanliness and godliness are one and the same for Sophie and Benedict.

"The Night We Met" by Lord Huron (Episode 8)

What a way to finish the season. Joni Fuller's cover of Lord Huron's haunting 2017 song "The Night We Met," has enjoyed several resurrections over the last few years, from featuring on the 13 Reasons Why soundtrack (both as itself and as a duet version with Phoebe Bridgers) to going viral on TikTok. In Bridgerton, the cover plays during the Queen's ball, in a dance that had me in tears.

How to watch: Bridgerton Season 4 is now streaming on Netflix.

Bridgerton Season 4 soundtrack is out now via Capitol Records.

TL;DR: Live stream Minnesota Timberwolves vs. LA Clippers in the NBA for free with a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

Prime Video hosts more exciting NBA action today, with the Minnesota Timberwolves visiting the LA Clippers for a Western Conference showdown. The Timberwolves have a stronger regular season record, going 21-17 in conference games versus the Clippers' 17-17.

But it's all to play for. As it stands, both teams have playoff spots but any number of losses could see the Clippers lose that position. They'll want to improve that record to make it a winning season. But can they overturn this Timberwolves team?

If you want to watch Timberwolves vs. Clippers in the NBA for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Timberwolves vs. Clippers?

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. LA Clippers in the NBA starts at 10 p.m. ET on Feb. 26. This game takes place at the Inuit Dome in Inglewood, CA.

How to watch Timberwolves vs. Clippers for free

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. LA Clippers in the NBA is available to live stream for free with a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime.

This free live stream is geo-restricted to the U.S. and UK, but anyone can secure access with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in the U.S. or UK, meaning you can access free live streams of the NBA from anywhere in the world.

Stream the NBA for free by following these simple steps:

1. Sign up for a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime (if you're not already a member)

2. Subscribe to a VPN (like ExpressVPN)

3. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

4. Open up the app and connect to a server in the UK

5. Watch the NBA from anywhere in the world on Prime Video

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but they do tend to offer money-back guarantees or free trials. By leveraging these offers, you can watch NBA live streams without actually spending anything. This clearly isn't a long-term solution, but it does mean you can watch select games from the NBA before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for the NBA?

ExpressVPN is the best service for accessing free live streams on platforms like Prime Video, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries

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A two-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $68.40 and includes an extra four months for free — 81% off for a limited time. This plan includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee. Alternatively, you can get a one-month plan for just $12.99 (with money-back guarantee).

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TL;DR: Live stream Houston Rockets vs. Orlando Magic in the NBA for free with a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

There's more NBA action up on Prime Video today, with Houston Rockets going on the road to face Orlando Magic. Houston have had a stronger season so far, currently third in the Western Conference standings. Orlando, meanwhile, are placed seventh in the Eastern Conference. But it's far from a foregone conclusion.

Both teams are on a two-game winning streak, with the Magic snatching narrow wins against the Lakers and Clippers. Can the Magic do the same against even tougher competition?

If you want to watch Rockets vs. Magic in the NBA for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Rockets vs. Magic?

Houston Rockets vs. Orlando Magic in the NBA starts at 7.30 p.m. ET on Feb. 26. This game takes place at the Kia Center in Orlando, FL.

How to watch Rockets vs. Magic for free

Houston Rockets vs. Orlando Magic in the NBA is available to live stream for free with a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime.

This free live stream is geo-restricted to the U.S. and UK, but anyone can secure access with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in the U.S. or UK, meaning you can access free live streams of the NBA from anywhere in the world.

Stream the NBA for free by following these simple steps:

1. Sign up for a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime (if you're not already a member)

2. Subscribe to a VPN (like ExpressVPN)

3. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

4. Open up the app and connect to a server in the UK

5. Watch the NBA from anywhere in the world on Prime Video

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but they do tend to offer money-back guarantees or free trials. By leveraging these offers, you can watch NBA live streams without actually spending anything. This clearly isn't a long-term solution, but it does mean you can watch select games from the NBA before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for the NBA?

ExpressVPN is the best service for accessing free live streams on platforms like Prime Video, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries

• Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

• Fast connection speeds free from throttling

• Up to 10 simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A two-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $68.40 and includes an extra four months for free — 81% off for a limited time. This plan includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee. Alternatively, you can get a one-month plan for just $12.99 (with money-back guarantee).

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SAVE $300: As of Feb. 26, the Samsung Frame TV 55-inch is on sale for $897.99 at Amazon. This deal saves you 25% on the list price.

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Are you the kind of person that thinks a big, clunky TV on the wall ruins the aesthetic? The answer isn't no TV, it's the Samsung Frame TV.

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As of Feb. 26, the Samsung Frame TV is on sale at Amazon, down from $1,197.99 to $897.99. That's $300 off, and its lowest price so far this year as per camelcamelcamel.

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Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue.

Released in August 2025, the Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.

Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you covered! Below are piecemeal answers that will serve as hints so that you can find your way through each difficulty level.

How to play Pips

If you've ever played dominoes, you'll have a passing familiarity for how Pips is played. As we've shared in our previous hints stories for Pips, the tiles, like dominoes, are placed vertically or horizontally and connect with each other. The main difference between a traditional game of dominoes and Pips is the color-coded conditions you have to address. The touching tiles don't necessarily have to match.

SEE ALSO: Wordle today: Answer, hints for February 26, 2026

The conditions you have to meet are specific to the color-coded spaces. For example, if it provides a single number, every side of a tile in that space must add up to the number provided. It is possible – and common – for only half a tile to be within a color-coded space.

Here are common examples you'll run into across the difficulty levels:

• Number: All the pips in this space must add up to the number.

• Equal: Every domino half in this space must be the same number of pips.

• Not Equal: Every domino half in this space must have a completely different number of pips.

• Less than: Every domino half in this space must add up to less than the number.

• Greater than: Every domino half in this space must add up to more than the number.

If an area does not have any color coding, it means there are no conditions on the portions of dominoes within those spaces.

SEE ALSO: NYT Strands hints, answers for February 26, 2026 Easy difficulty hints, answers for Feb. 26 Pips

Number (3): Everything in this space must add up to 3. The answer is 3-1, placed horizontally.

Equal (1): Everything in this purple space must be equal to 1. The answer is 1-4, placed horizontally; 3-1, placed horizontally.

Number (7): Everything in this space must add up to 7. The answer is 1-4, placed horizontally; 3-0, placed vertically.

Equal (1): Everything in this space must be equal to 1. The answer is 1-1, placed vertically.

Equal (0): Everything in this space must be equal to 0. The answer is 0-0, placed horizontally; 3-0, placed vertically.

Medium difficulty hints, answers for Feb. 26 Pips

Number (10): Everything in this space must add up to 10. The answer is 5-5, placed horizontally; 5-4, placed horizontally.

Number (11): Everything in this space must add up to 11. The answer is 5-5, placed horizontally; 6-0, placed horizontally.

Number (8): Everything in this space must add up to 8. The answer is 5-4, placed horizontally; 0-4, placed horizontally.

Not Equal: Everything in this space must be different. The answer is 2-2, placed horizontally; 4-4, placed vertically; 0-0, placed vertically.

Greater Than (2): Everything in this space must be greater than 2. The answer is 4-4, placed vertically.

Less Than (2): Everything in this space must be less than 2. The answer is 0-0, placed vertically.

Hard difficulty hints, answers for Feb. 26 Pips

Number (10): Everything in this space must add up to 10. The answer is 4-2, placed vertically; 6-0, placed horizontally.

Less Than (2): Everything in this space must be less than 2. The answer is 6-0, placed horizontally.

Number (6): Everything in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 3-3, placed vertically.

Equal (5): Everything in this space must be equal to 5. The answer is 5-5, placed vertically; 5-1, placed horizontally.

Equal (2): Everything in this space must be equal to 2. The answer is 2-6, placed vertically; 2-1, placed horizontally.

Number (2): Everything in this space must add up to 2. The answer is 2-1, placed horizontally; 1-4, placed vertically.

Number (12): Everything in this space must add up to 12. The answer is 2-6, placed vertically; 6-5, placed horizontally.

Number (9): Everything in this space must add up to 9. The answer is 6-5, placed horizontally; 1-4, placed vertically.

Equal (4): Everything in this space must be equal to 4. The answer is 4-5, placed horizontally; 4-4, placed vertically.

Number (17): Everything in this space must add up to 17. The answer is 4-5, placed horizontally; 6-6, placed horizontally.

Number (4): Everything in this space must add up to 4. The answer is 4-0, placed horizontally.

Greater Than (4): Everything in this space must be greater than 4. The answer is 5-3, placed vertically.

Number (4): Everything in this space must add up to 4. The answer is 5-3, placed vertically; 1-1, placed horizontally.

Number (1): Everything in this space must add up to 1. The answer is 4-0, placed horizontally; 0-0, placed vertically; 1-1, placed horizontally.

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SAVE $420: As of Feb. 26, the Jackery Explorer 2000 v2 is on sale for $779 at Amazon. That's a 35% discount on the list price.

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If you’ve been thinking about investing in a serious portable power station, there couldn't be a better time to do it. As of Feb. 26, the Jackery Explorer 2000 v2 is on sale at Amazon and it's discounted by more than $400. This deal takes the price down from $1,199 to $779.

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SAVE $15: As of Feb. 26, the Roku Streaming Stick 4K is on sale for $34.99 at Amazon. That's a 30% discount on the list price.

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Today's Connections: Sports Edition is for people who love sports movies and shows.

As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a 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." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier — so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for the latest Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable What is Connections: Sports Edition?

The NYT's latest daily word game has launched in association with The Athletic, the New York Times property that provides the publication's sports coverage. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.

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Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.

If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake — players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.

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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.

SEE ALSO: Wordle-obsessed? These are the best word games to play IRL. Here's a hint for today's Connections: Sports Edition categories

Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:

• Yellow: Choices

• Green: Same actor

• Blue: Person in common

• Purple: Make-believe leadership

Here are today's Connections: Sports Edition categories

Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:

• Yellow: Coaching decisions

• Green: Will Ferrell sports movies

• Blue: Associated with Diana Taurasi

• Purple: Fictional coaches

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Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

Drumroll, please!

The solution to today's Connections: Sports Edition #521 is...

What is the answer to Connections: Sports Edition today?

• Coaching decisions - EXTEND, FIRE, HIRE, PROMOTE

• Will Ferrell sports movies - BLADES OF GLORY, KICKING & SCREAMING, SEMI-PRO, TALLADEGA NIGHTS

• Associated with Diana Taurasi - CONNECTICUT, PHOENIX, SIX GOLDS, WHITE MAMBA

• Fictional coaches - BOMBAY, BUTTERMAKER, DALE, LASSO

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new sports Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.

If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.

Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to yesterday's Connections.

Today's Connections: Sports Edition is for people who love sports movies and shows.

As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a 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." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier — so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for the latest Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable What is Connections: Sports Edition?

The NYT's latest daily word game has launched in association with The Athletic, the New York Times property that provides the publication's sports coverage. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.

If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake — players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.

SEE ALSO: Wordle-obsessed? These are the best word games to play IRL. Here's a hint for today's Connections: Sports Edition categories

Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:

• Yellow: Choices

• Green: Same actor

• Blue: Person in common

• Purple: Make-believe leadership

Here are today's Connections: Sports Edition categories

Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:

• Yellow: Coaching decisions

• Green: Will Ferrell sports movies

• Blue: Associated with Diana Taurasi

• Purple: Fictional coaches

Looking for Wordle today? Here's the answer to today's Wordle.

Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

Drumroll, please!

The solution to today's Connections: Sports Edition #521 is...

What is the answer to Connections: Sports Edition today?

• Coaching decisions - EXTEND, FIRE, HIRE, PROMOTE

• Will Ferrell sports movies - BLADES OF GLORY, KICKING & SCREAMING, SEMI-PRO, TALLADEGA NIGHTS

• Associated with Diana Taurasi - CONNECTICUT, PHOENIX, SIX GOLDS, WHITE MAMBA

• Fictional coaches - BOMBAY, BUTTERMAKER, DALE, LASSO

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new sports Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.

If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.

Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to yesterday's Connections.

The astronaut who experienced a medical issue in space last month has identified himself as the sick member of his crew prompting an evacuation from the International Space Station.

Col. Mike Fincke, pilot of the four-member SpaceX Crew-11, said in a statement released through NASA on Wednesday that he's "doing very well" and continuing the standard rehabilitation all astronauts undergo following their missions. 

While Fincke refrained from disclosing his diagnosis, he said the medical event that occurred on Jan. 7 — one day before he was scheduled to perform a spacewalk — required immediate attention from his crewmates. 

"Thanks to their quick response and the guidance of our NASA flight surgeons, my status quickly stabilized," he said. 

NASA's decision to bring the crew home one month early, on Jan. 15, marked the agency's first controlled medical evacuation from the station in its 25 years of continuous operations. The incident highlighted the limits of treating complex health problems 250 miles away from Earth. 

SEE ALSO: NASA's aging crawler is about to haul 18 million pounds on its back, again

Their premature departure left Chris Williams, who arrived on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in November 2025, as the only American astronaut at the station for a month until Crew-12 arrived on Feb. 14.

Fincke, 58, is a Pennsylvania native with a wife and three children. He joined NASA in 1996 and is now a veteran of four spaceflights: Expedition 9 in 2004, Expedition 18 in 2009, STS-134 in 2011, and most recently Expedition 74, for which he served as commander. 

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke has logged 549 days in space, with nine spacewalks totaling 48 hours and 37 minutes.  Credit: SpaceX

He and three crewmates — Zena Cardman, Japan’s Kimiya Yui, and Russia’s Oleg Platonov — arrived at the space station on Aug. 1, 2025. He has logged 549 days in space, with nine spacewalks totaling 48 hours and 37 minutes, according to NASA. 

Immediately after Fincke's medical event, NASA officials said they wouldn't name the affected astronaut, citing medical privacy concerns. During a news briefing the next day, NASA's chief health and medical officer J.D. Polk said the incident wasn't an injury in the course of work, though he stopped short of saying whether it was some other kind of injury. 

In Fincke's Wednesday statement, he described the evacuation as allowing him to get advanced medical imaging that wasn't available at the station. He thanked the staff at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla near San Diego, California, who checked him out upon the crew's splashdown.

"Spaceflight is an incredible privilege," he said, "and sometimes it reminds us just how human we are."

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Astronauts have handled many maladies over a quarter-century at the space station, but most, such as toothaches and earaches, aren't deadly. Astronauts also have managed minor injuries and infections, back pain, motion sickness, headaches, and vision changes with telemedicine and the onboard medical kit, according to public reports. 

They've even dealt with a blood clot in the neck, treating it with injections of a blood-thinning drug and later oral medicine, once it arrived on a cargo resupply ship.

NASA described the evacuation as a "controlled expedited return," rather than an emergency deorbit, which would mean departing the station immediately, regardless of the landing's timing, sea conditions, or weather.

The astronaut who experienced a medical issue in space last month has identified himself as the sick member of his crew prompting an evacuation from the International Space Station.

Col. Mike Fincke, pilot of the four-member SpaceX Crew-11, said in a statement released through NASA on Wednesday that he's "doing very well" and continuing the standard rehabilitation all astronauts undergo following their missions. 

While Fincke refrained from disclosing his diagnosis, he said the medical event that occurred on Jan. 7 — one day before he was scheduled to perform a spacewalk — required immediate attention from his crewmates. 

"Thanks to their quick response and the guidance of our NASA flight surgeons, my status quickly stabilized," he said. 

NASA's decision to bring the crew home one month early, on Jan. 15, marked the agency's first controlled medical evacuation from the station in its 25 years of continuous operations. The incident highlighted the limits of treating complex health problems 250 miles away from Earth. 

SEE ALSO: NASA's aging crawler is about to haul 18 million pounds on its back, again

Their premature departure left Chris Williams, who arrived on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in November 2025, as the only American astronaut at the station for a month until Crew-12 arrived on Feb. 14.

Fincke, 58, is a Pennsylvania native with a wife and three children. He joined NASA in 1996 and is now a veteran of four spaceflights: Expedition 9 in 2004, Expedition 18 in 2009, STS-134 in 2011, and most recently Expedition 74, for which he served as commander. 

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke has logged 549 days in space, with nine spacewalks totaling 48 hours and 37 minutes.  Credit: SpaceX

He and three crewmates — Zena Cardman, Japan’s Kimiya Yui, and Russia’s Oleg Platonov — arrived at the space station on Aug. 1, 2025. He has logged 549 days in space, with nine spacewalks totaling 48 hours and 37 minutes, according to NASA. 

Immediately after Fincke's medical event, NASA officials said they wouldn't name the affected astronaut, citing medical privacy concerns. During a news briefing the next day, NASA's chief health and medical officer J.D. Polk said the incident wasn't an injury in the course of work, though he stopped short of saying whether it was some other kind of injury. 

In Fincke's Wednesday statement, he described the evacuation as allowing him to get advanced medical imaging that wasn't available at the station. He thanked the staff at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla near San Diego, California, who checked him out upon the crew's splashdown.

"Spaceflight is an incredible privilege," he said, "and sometimes it reminds us just how human we are."

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

Astronauts have handled many maladies over a quarter-century at the space station, but most, such as toothaches and earaches, aren't deadly. Astronauts also have managed minor injuries and infections, back pain, motion sickness, headaches, and vision changes with telemedicine and the onboard medical kit, according to public reports. 

They've even dealt with a blood clot in the neck, treating it with injections of a blood-thinning drug and later oral medicine, once it arrived on a cargo resupply ship.

NASA described the evacuation as a "controlled expedited return," rather than an emergency deorbit, which would mean departing the station immediately, regardless of the landing's timing, sea conditions, or weather.

If you've been online in the past few weeks, I'm sorry. That's a general comment, but it especially goes for if you've seen posts and articles about someone named Clavicular.

Clavicular, given name Braden Peters, is a 20-year-old "looksmax" influencer. His claim to fame is going to extreme measures to "ascend," or enhance his appearance, and immersing himself in the world of right-wing influencers. As of this publication, he has around 770,000 followers on TikTok and 190,000 followers on Kick, where he often streams live. 

SEE ALSO: Stop listening to the 'alpha male' grift

The most basic definition of "looksmaxxing" is just that: maximizing your looks. But it stems from incel (involuntarily celibate) communities of the 2010s. Now, in 2026, it appears that what was fostered in those dark corners of the internet is now becoming increasingly mainstream.

The looksmaxxing ideal

"Looksmaxxing" has been floating around incel communities since before COVID. As such, it's not quite about prioritizing your innate features or focusing on what makes your appearance unique. Rather, it's about shaping yourself into a certain mold that incels and conservatives deem superior. 

Clavicular, for instance, sees the actor Matt Bomer as the "most harmonious man's face in existence," according to his New York Times profile. Bomer is white, with symmetrical features and a square jaw. These are all physical elements that "lookmaxxers" aspire to, in addition to the societal-accepted appearance for men: luscious locks, toned muscles, and clear skin. The looksmax community is also deeply racist, propping up white skin as the ideal. "Just be white" is a well-known incel term. 

Actor Matt Bomer and his handsome, harmonious face. Credit: Amy Sussman/Getty Images

The ideal looksmaxxing man looks like a cross between Hitler's Übermensch and handsome Squidward.

And looksmaxxers hyperfocus on specific attributes. The name "Clavicular" itself references the clavicle, a bone important in the looksmax community. One's side profile and face shape are other examples. These are features that previous generations of men surely didn't notice or care about, and their sudden importance is the result of unlimited access to mirrors, a camera, and a mainline to endless posts about looksmaxxing. 

Some methods men discuss online to looksmax include going to the gym and "mewing," or sticking one's tongue on the roof of his mouth to give the appearance of a sharper jawline. But men have gone to drastic lengths to looksmax. This includes surgery (jaw surgery, leg-lengthening surgery), bonesmashing (using objects like hammers to literally try to "chisel" their face), and taking drugs such as steroids, hormones, or even illegal substances.

View this post on Instagram

In a November 2025 interview, Clavicular said he uses crystal meth to suppress his appetite and "leanmax" (maintain thinness) and has "hollow cheeks." He's separately stated that he bonesmashes with a hammer.

But why are these men doing this?

Why is looksmaxxing so popular?

The outward goal of looksmaxxing is to become as attractive as possible, but the underbelly signals a certain sexist, gender-essentialist world view.

Men looksmax to appreciate in "sexual market value," and while even Kinsey Institute researchers reference the "sexual marketplace," it's undoubtedly a capitalist way of looking at dating and romance. It implies a cisheteronormative idea about partnership and only prizes physical appearance. It assumes that all women are shallow and prefer "chads," or "alphas," and any men that don't fit the looksmax ideal are out of luck. 

Like capitalism, looksmaxxing is all about optimization. The goal is to "ascend" — but why and to where, however, is unclear. Perhaps the goal is just to be on top, be the best, become rich, and have an attractive wife who "mogs" all your friends' wives. (As Mashable's Crystal Bell explained in December, mogging means outshining or overshadowing someone in appearance.)

Men, to incels and looksmaxxers, must always be at the height of masculinity, represented by sharp jawlines and low bodyfat percentages. Femininity is unwanted, so much so that Clavicular doesn't even seem that interested in sex itself, but the idea that he could have it at any time, and that itself is a W. 

If even that. It seems like the true W may be praise and admiration from other men. As feminist philosopher Marilyn Frye said, "To say that straight men are heterosexual is only to say that they engage in sex (fucking exclusively with the other sex, i.e., women). All or almost all of that which pertains to love, most straight men reserve exclusively for other men."

View this post on Instagram

And while Clavicular has been hobnobbing with the highest-followed right-wing influencers, he has made it known that looks indeed matter to him more than anything. In an interview with conservative commentator Michael Knowles, Clavicular called Vice President JD Vance "subhuman." When asked to explain, Clavicular said Vance has a "short face width to height ratio," has a "recessed side profile," and is overweight. Gavin Newsom, the Democratic governor of California, is a chad, according to Clavicular.

In other words, Newsom, according to Clavicular, will mog Vance in a political showdown.

Why is Clavicular so popular?

GQ just called Clavicular the most famous looksmaxxer in the world. Mere months ago, most people didn't know who this man was, and now he's become a media darling, with multiple features and photoshoots in prominent outlets, all while his profile continues to rise. How did this happen?

As writer and internet culture researcher Aidan Walker wrote, Clavicular "contentmaxxes" — he's doing it for the views, the virality. 

Clavicular and other right-wing influencers engage in clip farming, Walker wrote. Clip farming is when a steamer does something deliberately outrageous to go viral and get "clipped" and shared out of context beyond the stream. 

In the last few months alone, Clavicular has gone viral for appearing to run someone over in a Tesla Cybertruck and not care if they died; partying with white supremacists and manosphere influencers while Kanye West's "Heil Hitler" played at the club; and getting "frame-mogged" by an Arizona State University frat leader.

"Everything you could say about Clavicular…feels optimized for algorithmic traction," Walker wrote. "He has lived his life in order to be a hook for a social media post."

As Clavicular and his antics become embedded in our culture, so does his ideology. It's not a coincidence that his rise is occurring at the same time as Trump is once again in power, and as the ideal for women's appearance becomes smaller and thinner. 

Whether Clavicular actually believes in what he's doing, it might not matter — he's reaching millions of people regardless. 

If you've been online in the past few weeks, I'm sorry. That's a general comment, but it especially goes for if you've seen posts and articles about someone named Clavicular.

Clavicular, given name Braden Peters, is a 20-year-old "looksmax" influencer. His claim to fame is going to extreme measures to "ascend," or enhance his appearance, and immersing himself in the world of right-wing influencers. As of this publication, he has around 770,000 followers on TikTok and 190,000 followers on Kick, where he often streams live. 

SEE ALSO: Stop listening to the 'alpha male' grift

The most basic definition of "looksmaxxing" is just that: maximizing your looks. But it stems from incel (involuntarily celibate) communities of the 2010s. Now, in 2026, it appears that what was fostered in those dark corners of the internet is now becoming increasingly mainstream.

The looksmaxxing ideal

"Looksmaxxing" has been floating around incel communities since before COVID. As such, it's not quite about prioritizing your innate features or focusing on what makes your appearance unique. Rather, it's about shaping yourself into a certain mold that incels and conservatives deem superior. 

Clavicular, for instance, sees the actor Matt Bomer as the "most harmonious man's face in existence," according to his New York Times profile. Bomer is white, with symmetrical features and a square jaw. These are all physical elements that "lookmaxxers" aspire to, in addition to the societal-accepted appearance for men: luscious locks, toned muscles, and clear skin. The looksmax community is also deeply racist, propping up white skin as the ideal. "Just be white" is a well-known incel term. 

Actor Matt Bomer and his handsome, harmonious face. Credit: Amy Sussman/Getty Images

The ideal looksmaxxing man looks like a cross between Hitler's Übermensch and handsome Squidward.

And looksmaxxers hyperfocus on specific attributes. The name "Clavicular" itself references the clavicle, a bone important in the looksmax community. One's side profile and face shape are other examples. These are features that previous generations of men surely didn't notice or care about, and their sudden importance is the result of unlimited access to mirrors, a camera, and a mainline to endless posts about looksmaxxing. 

Some methods men discuss online to looksmax include going to the gym and "mewing," or sticking one's tongue on the roof of his mouth to give the appearance of a sharper jawline. But men have gone to drastic lengths to looksmax. This includes surgery (jaw surgery, leg-lengthening surgery), bonesmashing (using objects like hammers to literally try to "chisel" their face), and taking drugs such as steroids, hormones, or even illegal substances.

View this post on Instagram

In a November 2025 interview, Clavicular said he uses crystal meth to suppress his appetite and "leanmax" (maintain thinness) and has "hollow cheeks." He's separately stated that he bonesmashes with a hammer.

But why are these men doing this?

Why is looksmaxxing so popular?

The outward goal of looksmaxxing is to become as attractive as possible, but the underbelly signals a certain sexist, gender-essentialist world view.

Men looksmax to appreciate in "sexual market value," and while even Kinsey Institute researchers reference the "sexual marketplace," it's undoubtedly a capitalist way of looking at dating and romance. It implies a cisheteronormative idea about partnership and only prizes physical appearance. It assumes that all women are shallow and prefer "chads," or "alphas," and any men that don't fit the looksmax ideal are out of luck. 

Like capitalism, looksmaxxing is all about optimization. The goal is to "ascend" — but why and to where, however, is unclear. Perhaps the goal is just to be on top, be the best, become rich, and have an attractive wife who "mogs" all your friends' wives. (As Mashable's Crystal Bell explained in December, mogging means outshining or overshadowing someone in appearance.)

Men, to incels and looksmaxxers, must always be at the height of masculinity, represented by sharp jawlines and low bodyfat percentages. Femininity is unwanted, so much so that Clavicular doesn't even seem that interested in sex itself, but the idea that he could have it at any time, and that itself is a W. 

If even that. It seems like the true W may be praise and admiration from other men. As feminist philosopher Marilyn Frye said, "To say that straight men are heterosexual is only to say that they engage in sex (fucking exclusively with the other sex, i.e., women). All or almost all of that which pertains to love, most straight men reserve exclusively for other men."

View this post on Instagram

And while Clavicular has been hobnobbing with the highest-followed right-wing influencers, he has made it known that looks indeed matter to him more than anything. In an interview with conservative commentator Michael Knowles, Clavicular called Vice President JD Vance "subhuman." When asked to explain, Clavicular said Vance has a "short face width to height ratio," has a "recessed side profile," and is overweight. Gavin Newsom, the Democratic governor of California, is a chad, according to Clavicular.

In other words, Newsom, according to Clavicular, will mog Vance in a political showdown.

Why is Clavicular so popular?

GQ just called Clavicular the most famous looksmaxxer in the world. Mere months ago, most people didn't know who this man was, and now he's become a media darling, with multiple features and photoshoots in prominent outlets, all while his profile continues to rise. How did this happen?

As writer and internet culture researcher Aidan Walker wrote, Clavicular "contentmaxxes" — he's doing it for the views, the virality. 

Clavicular and other right-wing influencers engage in clip farming, Walker wrote. Clip farming is when a steamer does something deliberately outrageous to go viral and get "clipped" and shared out of context beyond the stream. 

In the last few months alone, Clavicular has gone viral for appearing to run someone over in a Tesla Cybertruck and not care if they died; partying with white supremacists and manosphere influencers while Kanye West's "Heil Hitler" played at the club; and getting "frame-mogged" by an Arizona State University frat leader.

"Everything you could say about Clavicular…feels optimized for algorithmic traction," Walker wrote. "He has lived his life in order to be a hook for a social media post."

As Clavicular and his antics become embedded in our culture, so does his ideology. It's not a coincidence that his rise is occurring at the same time as Trump is once again in power, and as the ideal for women's appearance becomes smaller and thinner. 

Whether Clavicular actually believes in what he's doing, it might not matter — he's reaching millions of people regardless.