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Both teams have slumped out of the gate with identical 6-4-3 records, and while these early-season matchups don’t typically carry a ton of meaning, a win over a Metropolitan Division foe could go a long way in helping to correct course. Pittsburgh has lost four straight, including a 5-1 drubbing by the Devils at home on Monday. Washington, meanwhile, is taking more of an on-again, off-again approach, having failed to string together back-to-back wins so far....

As a member and then chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, Helms approached American foreign policy with an iron fist, earning the moniker “Senator No” for his ability to block anything remotely resembling liberal ideas. At the same time, he was assiduous in advancing the issues he cared about. He may be the only member of Congress with a legislative assistant whose portfolio is listed in the Congressional Staff Directory as “Abortion, Family Issues, Welfare,” instead of the more euphemistic “Health and Human Services” favored by most members of Congress....

What a difference a few scandals make. When the Enron collapse was in the news, Bush didn’t say much. His friend and campaign contributor Kenneth “Kenny Boy” Lay was in the hot seat, and Bush kept his distance. Now that several other major corporations have been caught cooking the books, Bush is nervous enough about the impact on the economy and his presidency to go along with new government regulations and possible criminal penalties for corporate malefactors....

He was initially ordered to remain at a parent’s residence, on home incarceration, per a lower court’s ruling that permitted his release from custody after Friday’s arrest. In a memorandum submitted ahead of Sibick’s Tuesday court appearance, federal prosecutors argued that “there are no conditions or combinations of conditions which can effectively ensure the safety of any person and the community” outside of detention pending trial. Sibick’s arrest came over two months after thousands of former president Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol complex during an uprising that caused five deaths, including that of a Capitol police officer, and numerous injuries....

And that’s almost the last anyone’s seen him in any uniform. Altidore has begun the 2014-15 Barclay’s Premier League season where he ended the last: as a substitute generally entering Sunderland’s games with about 20 minutes remaining, most often asked to use his superior strength and improving ball skills to help his team chew up time and seal a desirable result. There is a value to this, but it’s not why the club paid nearly $12 million for him....

For fans of Big Ten East Division rivals Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State, this is one of those pictures. Mark Snyder of the Detroit Free Press tweeted this picture out from the Sound Mind Sound Body football camp in Macomb, Mich. MORE: Top 25 conference matchups | Big Ten coach rankings | Hayes on Harbaugh It’s the first (maybe last?) picture of Ohio State’s Urban Meyer, Michigan State’s Mark Dantoinio and first-year Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh in the same room....

Lockdown measures introduced by the Thai government on March 9 barred foreign visitors from entering the country, causing Thailand’s tourism industry to grind to a halt. As elephant keepers’ income source dries up, conservationists say the animals are at risk of starvation and malnutrition. “Like all the other camps, [we] have no income,” Colin Penberthy, a spokesman for Maesa Elephant Camp, told Mongabay. “Our monthly expenditure is over 5,000,000 baht [about $154,000], so you can see how serious this is to us....

Late Wednesday night, social media posts under the name of Jones’ brother, Devonte, said the 6-5, 250-pounder, who helped lead OSU to a national championship last season, was rushed to a local hospital with a severe headache. MORE: Cardale Jones in photos | Meyer still debating if he’ll use Barrett, Jones UPDATE: Later Wednesday, Jones’ mother told the Toledo Blade that her son was doing OK. UPDATE 2: An Ohio State source told Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller that Jones was fine....

The deposition was originally scheduled for June, but early last week a judge ordered it to begin “immediately,” saying that rumors Law might be transferred to Rome made him a flight risk. Lawyers who attended the closed sessions say Law, 71, appeared sad and tired. And extremely forgetful. He did not recall ever discussing Geoghan, though his handwriting appears on many documents related to his troubles. He did not recall ever reading Geoghan’s personnel files, which bulged with 10,000 pages of complaints and psychiatric reports....

Chairman Bill DeWitt and general manager John Mozeliak engaged the St. Louis law firm Dowd Bennett to provide information requested by the federal government and conduct its own inquiry, the team said in a statement released Wednesday. MORE: Latest on FBI probe | Cardinals are MLB’s top heels The team acknowledged the FBI investigation Tuesday after the New York Times broke the news, saying the Cardinals had cooperated fully with authorities....

“No, unless I’m invited,’’ Charley Trippi joked, adding, “You tell them I’m available, all right?” Trippi just recently turned 93; NFL Films founder Ed Sabol, 98, is the Hall’s oldest non-player member. Trippi rarely travels far from his Athens, Ga., home these days. But he stays close to the Cardinals, the franchise that picked him first overall in the 1945 NFL draft (he’s also the oldest former No. 1 pick) when it was based in Chicago....

St. Louis inquired about multiple starting pitchers, including Zack Wheeler, Robbie Ray and Mike Minor, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. But, the team ended up making just one deal — sending Jedd Gyorko to the Dodgers in exchange for reliever Tony Cingrani and a minor leaguer. Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak discussed the team’s lack of moves when he met with reporters after the deadline. “We never got to a point we felt we could get a deal done,” Mozeliak said....

Arizona and Murray agreed to a massive five-year, $230.5 million extension this week, but the addendum — which mandated Murray perform at least four hours of independent study of Arizona’s opponent in a non-bye week — caused controversy for the team and the quarterback. So much so, that the team decided to quietly remove the language Wednesday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported. The Cardinals said in a statement Thursday the addendum created a “distraction” and was not intended to suggest that Murray does not adequately prepare for the team’s opponents....

St. Louis rookies Mitch Harris, Miguel Socolovich and Marcus Hatley, alongside assistant bullpen catcher Kleininger Teran, walked to a nearby coffee shop outside of Wrigley Field before the first game of a day-night doubleheader to pick up a few energy boosters for the seasoned veterans on the roster. MORE: How MLB’s rookies fared in 2015 debuts | The NL’s best young players, by position It’s not uncommon for rookies to serve as coffee and breakfast mules, but while taking orders Tuesday, the clubhouse suggested they make the day’s run a little special by wearing their uniforms....

This condition makes it hard for your heart to keep a regular electrical rhythm and pump blood. The effect weakens your heart. It can cause irregular heartbeats called arrhythmias and heart valve problems. It can also lead to heart failure. These physical changes can decrease the amount of blood that your heart pumps to your body. Without enough blood, your organs and body systems can’t function in a normal way....

There’s no shortage of opinion about what to do. Some argue for beefing up border security with enhanced surveillance technology. Yet that will do little to address the estimated 40 percent of undocumented immigrants who enter the country legally and overstay their visas, says Audrey Singer, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Others clamor for the government to deport illegal immigrants—a prescription most experts consider unrealistic. For many, the sensible solution is a comprehensive immigration-reform package that includes enhanced border security, a temporary-worker program and a path to legalization for the undocumented....

On the latest episode of the “HOLDAT” podcast, Boozer discussed NBA beefs with co-host Nate Robinson and explained why he did not like former Pacers center Roy Hibbert — and he still really does not like him. MORE: Boozer explains infamous “shoe polish” hair game “I just never liked this dude. He walked around like he was Patrick Ewing or something from Georgetown,” Boozer said. “No, you ain’t that nice....

Speaking to CNN’s Poppy Harlow in a wide-ranging ‘Boss Files’ interview, Fiorina said she believes “principles matter” to her and other Americans, and that she “doesn’t recognize the Republican Party right now.” “In this country, we pledge allegiance to a flag, and we pledge an oath of loyalty to a country. The ‘party’ is focused on winning. I think the Republicans are behaving the way they do because they think it’s going to help them win,” she said, adding that it seems like the backbone of the GOP is expressing loyalty to Trump....

Those points also pushed Anthony past Celtics greats John Havlicek and Paul Pierce and left Anthony with 26,446 for his career. Were he to be welcomed back next season by Portland or find a job elsewhere in the NBA at age 36, it’s quite possible Anthony will advance beyond Tim Duncan, George Gervin, Dominique Wilkins, Oscar Robertson and Hakeem Olajuwon on the all-time scoring list. Pardon me for a moment....