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Los Angeles Times
4 days ago
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
UC Irvine baseball fails to capitalize on chances in NCAA regional loss
Jacob McCombs had been arguably UC Irvine's best hitter all season. The sophomore transfer from San Diego State transformed into an all-Big West selection with his .350 batting average and team-high 1.070 on-base-plus-slugging percentage. So when he came up to the plate in the bottom of the fifth, down one run and against a taxed Arizona State southpaw in Ben Jacobs — McCombs provided a real chance to break open the game in favor of the second-seeded Anteaters with runners on first and second. Coach Ben Orloff called for McCombs to bunt. A picture-perfect tap toward third base sent both runners into scoring position with one out — and the Irvine dugout into raucous cheers. When his team needed it, one of its stars stepped up. It didn't matter to Jacobs. Facing the pressure, the former UCLA Bruin — pitching back at Jackie Robinson Stadium, where he played in 2023 — shut down Chase Call with a strikeout and forced Blake Penso — his former battery mate at Huntington high — to weakly fly out to right field on the 105th pitch of the lefty's night. McCombs' small-ball heroics were for naught. When Irvine's offense worked another opportunity to score in the bottom of the eighth after Penso placed down a sacrifice bunt, Alonso Reyes hit into a 4-6-3 double play with the bases loaded to end the rally. It was one of those nights for the Anteaters, at a time of year when it matters most, as UC Irvine fell 4-2 to third-seeded Arizona State in the Friday nightcap of the Los Angeles Regional. UC Irvine moves to the loser's bracket where it'll face fourth-seed Fresno State at noon Saturday. To win the Los Angeles Regional, the Anteaters will have to win out — four games across Saturday, Sunday and Monday — if they want to reach the NCAA super regionals. While UC Irvine's offense could only produce one run and mustered just five hits, Trevor Hansen — their ace — tried his best to put the Anteaters on his back. Despite giving up solo home runs in the second inning to Jacob Tobias and Isaiah Jackson, the right-hander settled down to toss 6⅓ innings, giving up six hits and three earned runs while striking out eight and walking two. Hansen turned the ball over to Big West Pitcher of the Year Ricky Ojeda with runners on first and second in the seventh. Ojeda made quick work — inducing a ground out and a strikeout — to escape the inning. The lefty pitched through the ninth, giving up one run on 40 pitches overall, which could impact his availability in Saturday's win-or-go-home contest against the Bulldogs. Ojeda threw on back-to-back days just once in 2025, tossing 32 and 35 pitches against UC San Diego on May 3-4.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Wisconsin plays part in FDA-approved Alzheimer's blood testing
The Brief The FDA recently approved the first-ever blood test to help confirm Alzheimer's disease. Plasma samples that the FDA analyzed came from a pair of UW Health studies. The FDA only cleared this test for people ages 55 and older who are already showing signs of cognitive decline. MILWAUKEE - Doctors describe current tests for Alzheimer's disease as invasive and expensive. Now, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a new one: a blood test that looks to change that. What we know Before last week, those living with cognitive decline had two options: a spinal tap or a PET scan on the brain. There's a cheaper, low-barrier third option, thanks in a large part to willing Wisconsinites. FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android It was the talk of the night at a Wednesday event for the Wisconsin Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. This group walks every year to end the disease. Dionne Ojeda joined a few years ago after her mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Her dad's mother also died from it. It's why she signed up for a UW Health study, the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention (WRAP), to get tested. "We don't know yet if it's hereditary — so I wanted to know," Ojeda said. "Oh, I just wanted to jump up and down. It's amazing." On Wednesday, the health provider shared that roughly 40% of the plasma samples that the FDA analyzed to clear this new blood test for Alzheimer's came from a pair of UW Health studies. What they're saying Dr. Nathaniel Chin is the medical director for both studies. He notes the blood test was 92% accurate when compared to the spinal tap. For samples with the Alzheimer's-related proteins, the accuracy jumped to 97% for negative samples. Chin said this will allow earlier testing, which leads to other benefits. "It's really because of the great Wisconsin participants that we now have something, that's pretty revolutionary," Chin said. "So, just earlier care, so people can make lifestyle interventions — that would be exercising, sleep, diet, social engagement." Though it's unclear if her data was used, Ojeda said she's excited for the results this test could bring down the road. "I am so elated, because I don't like doing things where I feel like it's not making a difference," she said. "We actually made a difference." SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News The FDA only cleared this test for people ages 55 and older who are already showing signs of cognitive decline. What you can do We talked about accuracy numbers, but the cost is impressive too. A PET scan can run up to $6,000 without insurance; it's around $1,000 with insurance and co-pay. The spinal tap is around $1,000, too. Chin estimates this blood test will be in the $100-200 range. The Source The information in this post was collected and produced by FOX6 News with information from UW Health.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
CHP probes fatal crash near San Mateo Toll Bridge Plaza with SUV, DOT vehicles
(KRON) — An investigation is underway after a fatal crash near the San Mateo Toll Bridge Plaza in Alameda County on Tuesday morning involving a SUV and multiple Department of Transportation vehicles, according to the California Highway Patrol Redwood Area office. United flight from China to SFO aborted after engine reportedly catches fire CHP said its officers responded to the at 7:12 a.m. after the driver of a Toyota Rav 4 was allegedly speeding eastbound on State Road-92. 'For reasons still under investigation, the Rav 4 failed to enter the toll crossings and entered the Department of Transportation parking lot. A crash occurred between the Rav 4 and several Department of Transportation vehicles. All DOT vehicles were parked and there were no occupants within those vehicles,' said Officer Ojeda of CHP in a news release. CHP said emergency responders determined the driver of the Rav 4 died in the collision. The eastbound lanes of State Road-92 were shut down for just over three hours following the crash. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Miami Herald
20-05-2025
- Miami Herald
18-year-old on first day in group home stabs 81-year-old 113 times, FL cops say
Hours after an 18-year-old moved into a group home, he stabbed his 81-year-old roommate over 100 times, killing him, Florida authorities said. Moses Ojeda had just been released from a two-week mental health hospitalization stay under the Baker Act, his sixth time being detained under the law in 2025, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said May 19. The Baker Act permits the involuntary hospitalization and mental health treatment of individuals deemed to be a threat to themselves or others in Florida. Ojeda's mom found out about the independent living style group home in Bartow and told the management company to hide the knives from her son before he arrived May 17, according to the sheriff. The 18-year-old moved in that evening, but five hours later at around 11:45 p.m., he found the knives, deputies said. He went into the bedroom of sleeping 81-year-old Patrick Benway and started stabbing him, according to the sheriff's office. Benway woke up and tried to fend off the attack, and Ojeda told investigators Benway asked why he was stabbing him, according to Judd. Ojeda is accused of stabbing Benway 113 times. When asked why he stabbed the man so many times, Ojeda said the knife wasn't sharp, according to the sheriff. 'Ojeda told detectives that he did not have any problems with the victim and described him as a good person,' deputies wrote in a news release. Ojeda told deputies he washed the knife and put it back in the butcher block, took off his bloody items and closed Benway's door to make it look like he was just sleeping, then he went to sleep himself, according to the sheriff. The other housemates knew Benway didn't normally eat breakfast, but they realized something was off around lunchtime the next day when he hadn't come out of his room, Judd said. They found him dead about 12 hours after the attack, and Ojeda was identified as the person responsible, according to the sheriff. Ojeda was charged with first-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence. Bartow is a 50-mile drive east from Tampa.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Yahoo
Teen allegedly stabbed 81-year-old roommate 113 times at assisted living facility after hearing voices telling him to do it
An 18-year-old has been accused of stabbing his 81-year-old roommate to death at an assisted living facility in Florida after he allegedly heard voices in his head telling him to kill him. Moses Ojeda is charged with murder for the killing of Patrick Benway, who suffered 'a violent death,' Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at a news conference on Sunday. 'He stabbed the victim 113 times, and when we asked him during the interview, he confessed why he stabbed him 113 times,' Sheriff Judd said. 'He said, 'The knife wasn't very sharp…voices in my head told me to kill him.'" Ojeda had moved into the group home in Bartow managed by ET Home Care a day before the May 18 stabbing of Benway, who was also a resident. 'Moses said that the person he stabbed and killed was a good person,' the sheriff added. 'But he was just told that he heard sounds, voices in his head to kill the victim, and that's what he did.' Ojeda admitted to the authorities that he walked into Benway's room where he was in bed and stabbed him multiple times. He said his roommate never fought back, but instead asked him, 'why would you want to do this to me?' After the deadly attack, Ojeda cleaned the knife and put it back in the kitchen, he told detectives. He then removed his blood-stained clothing and placed it in his laundry basket. Ojeda was arrested the same day and charged with first-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence. He admitted to detectives that he had wanted to kill the man because he was 'already dying' and that he has no regrets. All of the evidence gathered was consistent with the suspect's statements about the stabbing, authorities said in a press release. Prior to the incident, Ojeda had been evaluated for mental health issues and had been involuntarily committed under Florida's Baker Act six times this year. He was then released back into independent living and placed in a shared room with Benway. Ojeda's mother told investigators that she felt unsafe around her son, who has no criminal record, and made arrangements for him at the independent living facility – where she warned the staff to secure sharp objects. It's unclear how Ojeda obtained the knife or whether any staff were present during the incident. The facility has not released a statement but is reportedly cooperating with the ongoing investigation, FOX35 reported. 'This was a senseless and tragic act of violence,' Judd said. 'Our detectives, forensic investigators, and Bartow Police Department officers worked diligently to take Ojeda into custody and gather evidence to hold him accountable.' Ojeda is currently in Polk County Jail on no bond.
