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No. 2 seed San Antonio defeated No. 6 seed Minnesota, 126-97, on Tuesday in theNBAWestern Conference playoffs semifinals at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.

The Spurs lead the best-of-seven series, 3-2.

Former VolJulian Phillipsplayed three minutes for the Timberwolves in Game 5 on Tuesday. He did not convert his only three-point field goal attempt.

Anthony Edwards led Minnesota in scoring with 20 points. San Antonio forward Victor Wembanyama led all scorers with 27 points.

Game 6 between the Spurs and Timberwolves is scheduled for Friday at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tipoff is slated for 9:30 p.m. EDT. The winner of the series will advance to face No. 1 seed Oklahoma City.

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Phillips played one season as a freshman at Tennessee. He appeared in 32 games, including 25 starts, for the Vols during the 2022-23 season. Phillips averaged 8.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.

He was selected by Boston in the second round of the 2023 NBA draft (No. 35 overall). The Celtics traded the pick to Washington. The Wizards then traded the selection of Phillips to Chicago.

He went to Tennessee from Link Academy in Branson, Missouri.

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The NFL's international slate is going global in a bigger way than ever before in 2026.

The league will unveil its complete international schedule Wednesday morning, including dates, opponents and kickoff times for a record nine games outside the United States.

Two full matchups and the nine host teams have already been announced, including the NFL's first regulars-season game in Australia.

Here's how to watch the NFL international games schedule release and what we already know about the 2026 slate.

When is the NFL international schedule release?

The NFL will announce its full 2026 international schedule at 9 a.m. ET on Wednesday, May 13.

What TV channel is the NFL international games announcement on?

NFL Network will broadcast the international schedule release during "Good Morning Football."

The show also streams through NFL+.

How many NFL international games are there in 2026?

The NFL will play a record nine international games during the 2026 season.

The games will be played in: Australia, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Mexico and Spain.

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Which NFL international games have already been announced?

Two international games have been confirmed by the NFL.

Week 1: Rams vs. 49ers in Australia

TheLos Angeles Ramswill face the San Francisco 49ers at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia on Thursday, Sept. 10. The game will stream on Netflix and marks the NFL's first regular-season game in Australia.

Week 3: Ravens vs. Cowboys in Brazil

TheBaltimore Ravenswill face the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Sept. 27 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The game will be played at Maracanã Stadium.

Which teams are hosting international games in 2026?

Here are the host teams and locations:

• Atlanta Falcons — Madrid, Spain

• Dallas Cowboys — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Detroit Lions — Munich, Germany

• Jacksonville Jaguars — London, England (two games)

• Los Angeles Rams — Melbourne, Australia

• New Orleans Saints — Paris, France

• San Francisco 49ers — Mexico City, Mexico

• Washington Commanders — London, England

When is the full NFL schedule release?

The NFL willrelease the full 2026 regular-season scheduleat 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 14.

Schedule release shows will air on NFL Network, NFL+, ESPN2 and the ESPN app.

The complete 18-week, 272-game regular-season schedule along with preseason game matchups will be unveiled during the primetime broadcast event.

This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle:NFL international games 2026: How to watch schedule release

Nate Tice is joined by Cory Kinnan for an early deep dive into the loaded 2027 NFL Draft quarterback class, breaking down key names to know. Nate & Cory start by emptying the notebook on the top quarterbacks of the class heading into the summer, including Texas’ Arch Manning, Oregon’s Dante Moore, South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers, Oklahoma State’s Drew Mestemaker & Minnesota’s Drake Lindsey.

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Next, the duo cover some quarterbacks at big name schools that are getting buzz like Ohio State’s Julian Sayin, Notre Dame’s CJ Carr, Ole Miss’ Trinidad Chambliss and more, plus some intriguing transfers like Sam Leavitt, Byrum Brown and others.

Nate & Cory wrap things up with Breakout Watch, as they each shout out an NFL player that is primed to break out this fall. Cory highlights WR Luther Burden III of the Chicago Bears, while Nate features LB Cedric Gray of the Tennessee Titans.

(7:10) - Breaking down the top 2027 QBs

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(45:30) - More interesting 2027 QBs: big-name schools

(1:05:20) - New transfers that could climb big boards + Brendan Sorsby’s value

(1:25:50) - 2026 NFL Breakout Watch

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As the Texas winter and spring high school sports season marches on, The Standard-Times will continue accepting nominations forCity National Bank Athlete of the Weekthroughout the year.

Plenty of action and outstanding performances remain in the high school sports season as local track teams compete in the postseason and other spring sports ramp up UIL playoff competition.

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The Standard-Times will release a list of finalists for the High School Athlete of the Week each Monday, and several standouts were nominated for the most recent City National Bank Athlete of the Week award.

The poll starts every Monday and runs until 11 a.m. Thursday, and the winner will be announced shortly after.

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Nominees

Yasmine Wells, Reagan County softball– She went three of four from the plate with three runs, three RBIs and two doubles in a 10-0 win over Clarendon.

Lawson Dankworth, Wall baseball– He went two for three from the plate with three RBIs in an 11-5 win over Tolar.

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Ty DeBusk, Christoval baseball– He tossed 6 2/3 innings, giving up four hits and three walks with four strikeouts in a 1-0 win over Hawley.

Mia Clemmer, Coahoma softball– She went three of three from the plate with seven RBIs and two runs in a 27-11 win over Holliday.

Madee Williams, Wall softball– She tossed seven innings, giving up five hits and two walks with 12 strikeouts in a 4-0 win over Canadian.

Bree Lewis, Coahoma softball– She went four of six from the plate with seven RBIs and four runs in a 22-18 win over Holliday.

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How to nominate for next week's award

Nominations for next week's award aredue by 5 p.m. every Saturdayand can be submitted through email atsports@gosanangelo.com.

Students participating in all varsity sports are eligible for nomination. Please include an athlete's statistics/times from a single game/event in an email to the San Angelo Standard-Times.

Athletes who win Athlete of the Week cannot win the award twice for the same sport. An athlete can be nominated in a different sport, but can't win the award more than three times in a school year.

Paul Witwer covers high school sports and Angelo State University sports for The San Angelo Standard-Times. Reach him atsports@gosanangelo.com. Follow him on X @Paul_Witwer, Instagram and TikTok at pwitwer_sast.

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AUSTIN (AP) — Former President Barack Obama met with U.S. Senate candidateJames TalaricoTuesday in Texas, putting his support behind a campaign that Democrats see as a shot, if a long one, for the party to win statewide in the reliably conservative state.

Obama lunched with Talarico and Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, the nominee running to unseat Texas' Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, at a taco shop in Austin. The visit was meant to give the candidates a boost from one of the more liked figures in the Democratic Party.

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Obama has been highlighting younger leaders in the party, including New York CityMayor Zohran Mamdani,who he joined recently in the Bronx to promote free child care.

The former president first mentioned Talarico months ago on a podcast, saying he was “terrific, really talented young man," and he also called Hinojosa in March to congratulate her on the campaign, she said in a Facebook post.

Talarico's campaign has garnered national attention with his progressive, Christian platform. He will face either Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton or the incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, who are are battling it out in a Republican primary runoff election on May 26.