Strands is the newest game in the New York Times’ stable of puzzle games.

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The T...

This new version is sports-specific, however, as a partnership between The New York Times and The Athletic.