Volunteers, as they are called in death penalty circles, have been around since the death penalty was reinstated 50 years ago. About 10% of all U.S. executions are inmates who agree to die before finishing all their appeals, according to statistics from the Death Penalty Information Center.

(South Carolina Athletics) The South Carolina softball team (44-15) opened the Columbia Super Regionals with a 9-2 win over UCLA (52-11) Friday afternoon (May 23) at Carolina Softball Stadium. The Gamecocks scored five runs in the first two innings with seven of their nine runs coming with two outs.

The road to Oklahoma City is long and unforgiving, and for Northwestern (30-20-1, 16-6 B1G), the journey began in South Carolina. Palmettos swayed, Southern charm lingered — but the ‘Cats weren’t exactly peachy when they left for home.

At Tallahassee, Fla. Texas Tech 1, Florida St. 0 Thursday, May 22: Texas Tech 3, Florida St. 0 Friday, May 23: Florida St. vs. Texas Tech, 3 p.m. x-Saturday, May 24: Florida St. vs. Texas Tech, TBA

Millions of people in central and eastern Oklahoma, as well as far northwest Arkansas, are in the path of numerous severe thunderstorms expected on Monday.

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