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Police are investigating a 23-year-old Irvine resident's death as a suspected suicide, according to the county coroner. The man was found dead Friday afternoon at 4300 Campus Drive on the UC Irvine campus after university police received a call at 5:01 p.m., according to the coroner's office. UPDATE: The UCI LGBT Resource Center and campus police are reporting that the resident was a transgender male known for his activism in the university's LGBT community. We previously reported the gender as female, based on information provided by the coroner's office.

FULLERTON - For the third straight game, Cal State Fullerton fifth-year senior Carlos Lopez erased a UC Irvine lead to produce a dramatic baseball victory for the Titans. Turns out, it was Lopez who also got away from the Anteaters. "It's pretty funny, because I was supposed to go to Irvine," Lopez said after he hit his second walk-off home run in two days on Sunday, this time a three-run shot with one out in the ninth off reliever Evan Brock to give the host Titans a 7-5 triumph to sweep the three-game Big West Conference series in front of 2,551 at Goodwin Field.

FULLERTON - This time, UC Irvine pitcher Andrew Thurman lost more than just a strong bid for a no-hitter. For the second time in two seasons, Cal State Fullerton broke up a no-hit bid late against Thurman, who frustrated the Titans through eight no-hit innings last year in a 4-1 home win. But in the opener of a three-game Big West Conference series on Friday, the host Titans washed away Thurman's would-be no-no on a leadoff single in the seventh...

BASEBALL UCLA 8, UC Irvine 1 LOS ANGELES - Connor Spencer went two for four with one run batted in and Chris Rabago was two for four for the visiting Anteaters in the nonconference game Tuesday at Jackie Robinson Stadium. UCLA (28-13) broke open a 3-0 game with five runs in the seventh and UCI (28-13) averted the shutout in the eighth. Evan Brock took the loss for UCI, allowing one run in two-thirds of an inning. He walked three and hit a batter. Cody Poteet earned the win, allowing just two hits in six shutout innings.

There has been talk of Jim Rosing going after his coveted sub-three-hour time at Monday's Boston Marathon. But it seems more just like playful teasing between he and his wife, Mollie. The actual general hope is that they run together, husband and wife, and cross the finish line together. It would be another sign of their love. They have four children together. There is love there. There is love that is in their home at the port streets in Corona del Mar, where they moved in August.

Aspiring thespians can attend a one-day workshop on the craft of acting, as well as college and career choices in that field. UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts is hosting a Saturday Academy in Drama from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., May 28, for teenagers thinking about an acting career or studying it in college. The academy includes a workshop in acting, improvisation and musical theater, a tour of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts facilities, and a question-and-answer session with a panel of graduate students and faculty, including professors and directors Richard Brestoff and Dennis Castellano.

MEN'S BASKETBALL UC Irvine 58, Fresno State 51 FRESNO - The Anteaters finished strong, scoring the game's final 12 points to earn their first road win of the season Saturday night. The victory was UCI's first nonconference road win since a 76-73 victory against Cal State Bakersfield on Jan. 19, 2011. Will Davis II tallied a career-high 15 rebounds to help the Anteaters improve to 5-6. Chris McNealy scored a game-high 13 points and Alex Young added 12 for UCI. Fresno State fell to 5-6.

Irvine residents living near UC Irvine now have a new healthy-dining alternative. KOBA Tofu Grill, owned by UCI alumna Carol Choi, has replaced Blockbuster in the shopping center off Campus and California. Although the name showcases its abundance of vegetarian-friendly dishes, the Korean barbecue restaurant has a diverse menu. It includes items such as sauteed kimchi, seafood pancakes and the house special pork. Choi shows her dedication to her academic clientele, the city and her alma mater by donating 1% of proceeds from every sale to either the UCI Scholarship Fund or the Irvine Public School Foundation.

Much like the men, the UC Irvine women's golf team is working through inconsistency through the first part of the season. The Anteaters finished tied for ninth in the three-round Price's Give 'Em Five Intercollegiate at the New Mexico State Golf Course last week to go with sixth- and second-place finishes in their prior two fall tournaments. With one senior and junior respectively, UCI boasts a young team that is learning to play with one another and hone its course management.

Travis Russell was on familiar territory, at least this side of the Pacific Ocean, as he followed Estancia High's Jake Knapp during the U.S. Open local qualifying round at Newport Beach Country Club last week. Russell, who twice earned all-league recognition at Newport Harbor, spent his freshman and sophomore college years at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. But he is in the middle of getting paperwork finalized for his transfer to UC Irvine. Russell said he won't lose a year of eligibility, making him able to join Coach Paul Smolinski and the Anteaters as soon as possible.

FULLERTON - For the third straight game, Cal State Fullerton fifth-year senior Carlos Lopez erased a UC Irvine lead to produce a dramatic baseball victory for the Titans. Turns out, it was Lopez who also got away from the Anteaters. "It's pretty funny, because I was supposed to go to Irvine," Lopez said after he hit his second walk-off home run in two days on Sunday, this time a three-run shot with one out in the ninth off reliever Evan Brock to give the host Titans a 7-5 triumph to sweep the three-game Big West Conference series in front of 2,551 at Goodwin Field.

FULLERTON - This time, UC Irvine pitcher Andrew Thurman lost more than just a strong bid for a no-hitter. For the second time in two seasons, Cal State Fullerton broke up a no-hit bid late against Thurman, who frustrated the Titans through eight no-hit innings last year in a 4-1 home win. But in the opener of a three-game Big West Conference series on Friday, the host Titans washed away Thurman's would-be no-no on a leadoff single in the seventh...

WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Big West Championships NORTHRIDGE - UC Irvine sophomore Itos Aikhionbare finished second in the shotput with a throw of 50 feet 11 1/2 inches during the first day of the two-day competition at Cal State Northridge on Friday. UCI's Carlotta Pham finished sixth in the 10,000 meters. Megan Benson ran a 14.07 in the 100-meter hurdle preliminaries and advanced to Saturday's final. The time is the fifth fastest in UCI history. UCI's Paige Bushnell also moved on to the 100 hurdles final (14.18)

UC Irvine police will do push-ups to raise money for veterans and their families this weekend at City Hall. A team comprised of UC Irvine Police Chief Paul Henisey, Corporal Chris Bolano, Officer Annie Nguyen, Officer Paul Riscalla and Officer Matt Wroblewski will compete with other teams to squeeze as many push-ups as they can into 90 seconds. The teams are asking for donations for the Boot Campaign, a nonprofit that assists wounded veterans. The event is organized by the Irvine Police Department and Custom Bodies Fitness gym in Irvine.

BASEBALL Southern California playoffs SAN MARCOS - Orange Coast College began Saturday with a 5-2 win over Palomar, but then lost, 1-0, and missed on its bid to reach Super Regional round after losing a best-of-three regional in the California Community College Athletic Assn. Southern California playoffs. Cody Bruder went two for three with a run batted in to help OCC (23-16) with the 5-2 win that tied the series, 1-1. Anthony Virgen had two RBIs and Danny Jimenez went two for four.

BASEBALL Palomar 3, Orange Coast 2 SAN MARCOS - The Pirates fell in the opener of a best-of-three regional in the California Community College Athletic Assn. Southern California playoffs Friday. Greg Espinosa went two for three for OCC (22-15), who play Saturday at 10 a.m. If the Pirates win the third game will take place later in the day. Anthony Virgen and Chadd Tucker each drove in a run for OCC. Palomar is 25-11. * UC Irvine 14, UC Santa Barbara 9 SANTA BARBARA - Chris Rabago produced two hits and four runs bated in for the No. 19-ranked Anteaters to open the Big West Conference series Friday.

A UC Irvine fraternity volunteered to suspend itself this week after it was blasted for a member-produced video that featured a student in blackface. Lambda Theta Delta announced Wednesday that it would cancel all major events and stop operating as a UCI-sanctioned organization until fall 2014. "This decision is mainly due to the abhorrent, insensitive and highly offensive 'blackface' video created by our members that has been circulated widely on the Internet," members of the Asian fraternity said in a statement on its Facebook page . Lambda Theta Delta came under fire toward the end of April for the video on its YouTube page that showed four of its members lip-syncing to the Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z song "Suit and Tie. " The student playing Jay-Z wore blackface in the video.

The UC Irvine men's volleyball team needs two more victories to become the first NCAA champion to repeat since UCLA won back-to-back titles in 1995 and 1996. The No. 2-seeded Anteaters (23-7) face No. 3-seeded Loyola of Chicago (22-9) in one semifinal on Thursday at 6 p.m. at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. The winner will advance to face either top-seeded BYU (25-4) or Penn State (23-7), in the title match Saturday at 6 p.m. Former UCI Coach John Speraw was a senior middle blocker on the 1995 national championship team.

Even as they towered over most of their teammates and competitors, and flew high over the net, the 6-foot-7 Collin Mehring and 6-9 Kyle Russell operated well below the radar last season with the UC Irvine men's volleyball team. Mehring, a junior middle blocker, redshirted in 2010, then played in only one match in each of his next two seasons. There were times last season when, unable to crack the 12-man lineup for intrasquad scrimmages, the product of St. Francis High near San Jose would work the scoreboard during practices with the 2012 NCAA champion Anteaters.