The three men executed this week all died by lethal injection. As is so often the case, their lives were plagued by either mental illness, mental disability, substance abuse, or a combination of these conditions.

Following an abrupt exit from the SEC baseball tournament on Thursday, Texas coach Jim Schlossnagle thought about a 10-year-old text message. Thursday's 7-5 loss to Tennessee in the quarterfinals was decided by Gavin Kilen’s two-run double in the 12th inning that had just eliminated Texas at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.