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Game No. 599’s difficulty: 2 out of 5
Connections: Sports Edition hints for May 15, 2026
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Yellow: JETS
Green: SHARKS
Blue: STORY
Purple: NASHVILLE
Connections: Sports Edition answers for May 15, 2026
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Canadian NHL teams: CANUCKS, FLAMES, JETS, OILERS
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Teams that play in San Jose: BAY FC, EARTHQUAKES, SAN JOSE STATE, SHARKS
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Colorado Rockies All-Stars, historically: ARENADO, STORY, TULOWITZKI, WALKER
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Starts with a Basketball Hall of Famer: BINGHAMTON, BIRDMAN, NASHVILLE, WEST SIDE
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Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson says the team’s second Uefa Nations League game against Israel will go ahead as planned.
Hallgrimsson’s side beat Israel 3-0 in Hungary on Sunday after the Republic of Ireland players voted to fulfil the fixture.
They have faced calls to withdraw from the games because of the ongoing Israel-Gaza war, with the ‘Stop The Game’ campaign – organised by the pressure group Irish Sport for Palestine – issuing an open letter this week calling for the Republic of Ireland to pull out of Sunday’s behind-closed-doors match in Serbia.
However, speaking before Thursday’s game against Austria in Dublin, Hallgrimsson said the Republic of Ireland will fulfil the second Israel fixture and that he is not aware of a squad meeting to decide whether to play the game.
“The FAI (Football Association of Ireland) has said we are playing both games. That was our intention when we came into the camp and it is still our intention,” said Hallgrimsson.
“We are trying to focus on the football. It is already decided we will fulfil the games.”
On Saturday, doubts emerged over whether the first Israel game would take place after the Republic of Ireland’s pre-match news conference was postponed because of a squad meeting.
When the news conference commenced more than five hours later than planned, FAI chief executive David Courell said a players’ vote on whether to play the game passed by a “significant majority”.
While fulfilling the game, the Republic of Ireland players did not engage in pre-match formalities, wore black armbands and bowed their heads during Israel’s national anthem.
The Republic of Ireland’s most recent home game – a friendly against Qatar in May – was interrupted when fans threw tennis balls featuring the Palestine flag on to the pitch.
When asked about potential protests during Thursday’s encounter with Austria, Hallgrimsson said: “I must focus on football. I will let others think about security and those things.
“We are playing Austria, the highest-ranked team in the group. I’m not going to allow outside noise to affect me focusing on football.”
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