Barry Wilmore, a former Tennessee Tech linebacker, is being granted his request to be able to watch the SEC Network while living on the International Space State. MORE: Direct TV adds SEC Network | Time Warner | SEC 2014 schedule, TV | Wilmore, 51, a native Tennessean and a Navy Captain, will be in space from Sept. 25 to March of next year. “I don’t watch a lot of sports — my wife might not agree with that — but I do like to watch football, the SEC Game of the Week, and I try to catch Tech every chance I get,” Wilmore said....

What’s new The Houston Astros entered 2013 as one of the favorites to be the worst team in baseball and won just 51 games. They remain one of the most likely teams to pick up that inglorious honor again in '14, but there is some hope in Texas, both for Astros fans and fantasy owners. The Astros made a couple of splashes over the winter. One was a trade, acquiring perennial fantasy tease Dexter Fowler from the Rockies....

The Astros have promoted their top prospect to the majors ahead of a three-game road series against the White Sox. MORE: Top 50 Prospects, including Correa | Upton back for Braves rendezvous | Astros want Hamels? “Carlos has performed extremely well at every level of our minor league system,” Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow said in a release. “We feel he has earned this promotion and look forward to him joining our ballclub....

The Astros announced prior to Tuesday’s game that all proceeds from the three-game set will go toward relief efforts. The Texas rivals’ series was moved to Florida after they could not agree on playing at the Rangers’ stadium in Arlington. The disagreement led to public sniping by Astros president Reid Ryan. FAGAN: Astros personnel are in St. Pete, but minds are in Houston The Astros’ announcement Tuesday came around the same time the Rangers said they would donate $1 million to relief efforts....

On the third pitch of the night, he became the first player ever to lead off the World Series with a home run. Atlanta added another in the first, one more in the second and two more on an Adam Duvall homer in the third to take an early 5-0 lead in Houston. The Astros were able to scratch across a pair after Braves’ ace Charlie Morton was forced to exit the game with a fractured right fibula, but the Braves bullpen still held them to just two runs across the final six innings of the game as Atlanta won Game 1 of the World Series 6-2....

She arrived in Montana as a 21-year-old bride in 1889. She had gone there with her husband to hunt, but they fell in love with the place and stayed on. In 1894, Evelyn bought a camera–the newest toy of the middle class–and became passionate about it. And handy with it. The pictures she took of eastern Montana between 1894 and her death in 1928 comprise one of the most gorgeous records of the eccentricities of frontier life ever seen....

Now what does this have to do with a column on campaign-finance reform? Consider one Richard Farmer, founder of Cintas Corp., a huge uniform-supply company. He fervently believes that improving the working conditions in his factories would wreck his bottom line. The man’s entitled to his opinion, and to lobby Washington. But under our current system, he’s entitled to something else–to give Republicans $721,000 last year in “soft money,” the now gaping loophole that essentially allows corporations, unions and individuals to give as much as they want to political campaigns as long as it’s laundered through the parties....

Under Congress’ proposal, the Department of Defense would require lawmakers and civilian law enforcement to be more educated on how weapons are being stolen from military armories, warehouses and shipments. Military officials have acknowledged the issues in interviews, and General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told senators in June that he would seek a “systematic fix,” regardless of what Congress did, to solve the problems with how the military keeps track of weapons....

The young woman, who has not been named but was only 21 years old, was the 7th confirmed victim of a gruesome Russian missile strike Wednesday morning that hit a five-story residential building in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv. Rescuers, who labeled the incident a “Russian terrorist attack,” have since found the body of a man, bringing the total death toll to eight. It appears that the young woman may have been trying to seek shelter in the basement of the building....

This is not an easy time to be a Democrat. Survival strategies are required. Despite the Enron scandal, the president’s poll numbers are holding steady. Democrats are not eager to attack on foreign affairs, and are flummoxed by Bush’s good fortune to have championed the standard recession-fighting medicine–tax cuts–as a recession began. After false starts and backroom feuds, they have cobbled together a battle plan. The tactical doctrine: be patient, attack–but very carefully....

1. You Have High Blood Pressure Having consistently high blood pressure, a condition called hypertension, is a risk factor for stroke. The good news is that high blood pressure can be managed with medication, diet, and lifestyle adjustments such as lowering stress and not smoking. Make sure you see your healthcare provider to find out what your blood pressure is and, under your healthcare provider’s supervision, start making changes. 2. You Have Chronically High Blood Sugar Erratic blood sugar, chronically elevated blood sugar, or uncontrolled diabetes can damage blood vessels, increasing your risk of stroke....

Here’s Atalanta’s German Denis finishing an unreal sequence against Roma in Serie A action on Sunday. Honestly, unreal may not be strong enough here. We’re still speechless.

The 26-year-old was a victim of racial discrimination during Sunday’s Serie A encounter at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia that ended 1-0 in favour of the Light Blues, thanks to Dries Mertens’ second half effort. The report confirmed that the incident occured at the Curva Nord Pisani stand of the stadium and that the one-game closure of the area will become effective, with added penalties, if fans commit a similar offence during the suspension of the sanction for one year....

Officers have arrested 31-year-old Alysia Adams, who had been caring for the two girls along with her husband, on suspicion of child neglect. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) said in a statement, posted to its’ Facebook page on Thursday: “Two days after being requested to assist with the Athena Brownfield missing child investigation, Special Agents from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) make an arrest in the case....

North Texas news station WFAA reported on Wednesday that Strand’s father filed suit against the 31-year-old suspect. The lawsuit, which was filed Tuesday, also lists FedEx and the Dallas-area contractor that hired Horner. Strand’s father has asked for a trial by jury and more than $1 million in damages, per WFAA. Newsweek reported last week that Horner confessed to law enforcement that he strangled the child after he’d unintentionally backed into her with the FedEx van....

Arteriosclerosis Arteriosclerosis is the hardening of the arteries. This condition not only thickens the wall of arteries but also causes stiffness and a loss of elasticity. Over time, the arteries become harder and harder as they are slowly damaged by high blood pressure. Arteriosclerosis may be present in any artery of the body, but the disease is most concerning when it attacks the coronary arteries and threatens to cause a heart attack....

Athletics pitcher Sergio Romo seemed particularly annoyed that the umpires performed a substance check on him Tuesday night. After working a one-run seventh inning for Oakland, the umpire beckoned for Romo to come over for the check. Romo responded to the moment by tossing his hat and glove to the ground and whipping his belt off. MORE: Rays’ Wander Franco homers in first MLB game Then came Romo’s final act....

To motivate his team, which is 14 games below .500, Vogt joined MLB Network’s “Intentional Talk” to display his impersonation of Chris Farley’s famous “Saturday Night Live” character Matt Foley. MORE: Texas Rangers hold pregame cow-milking competition | Cubs’ dress code requires toenail polish Vogt also showed off his famous NBA ref impersonation, and imitated Chris Farley imitating A’s third baseman Brett Lawrie. Your browser does not support iframes.

He has been taken into custody and booked into the Fulton County Jail in Georgia, according to Fox 5 Atlanta. The Braves issued this statement Saturday after confirming they knew of Ozuna’s arrest. “We learned of Marcell Ozuna’s arrest earlier this evening and immediately informed the Commissioner’s Office. The Braves fully support Major League Baseball’s policy on domestic violence which stresses to the fullest that our society cannot and will not tolerate domestic violence in any form....

While the exact percentage available remains unknown, the 50.1 percent stake owned by former owner Bruce Levenson and his Washington group is in the equation, the AJC reports. MORE: Owners vote down lottery reform | Under pressure in ‘14-15 | Impact Rookies Levenson informed the public that he would sell his personal 24 percent of the team after racially insensitive e-mails were unearthed. In the 2012 messages, Levenson addressed the makeup of the fanbase and team employees....