SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) - Sweet 16 for number 16!

Ryan Tayman tied a Cal Poly single-season program home run record in the NCAA Division 1-era with his 16th home run in an 11-3 rout of Long Beach State.

The junior catcher is tied with Steve Wood (1998 and 2000) and Boyd Dodder (1997), and two behind record-holder Monty Waltz (1985). The Mustangs played in CCAA Division II when Waltz hit 18 home runs for the Mustangs.

Cal Poly (31-20, 20-8) remans tied for first place in the Big West with UCSB with two games left in the regular season.

The Mustangs used a 3-run second inning and six more runs in the seventh inning to pull away from the Dirt Bags.

Tayman put the finishing touches on the victory with a towering home run in the 8th inning to left field.

He had 2 RBI giving him 51 runs batted in on the season.

Alejandro Garza and Dante Vachini both contributed two hits and one RBI and Griffin Naess earned his sixth victory.

(Cal Poly Athletics contributed to this article).

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* WHAT…Dangerous rip currents and breaking waves due to
elevated surf expected.

* WHERE…Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast and Santa
Barbara County Southeastern Coast.

* WHEN…From Saturday afternoon through Monday morning.

* IMPACTS…There is an increased risk of ocean drowning. Rip
currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Waves can
wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats
nearshore.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Minor Beach erosion and isolated minor
coastal flooding is possible. Most likely during the evening
high tides (7pm to 11pm) on Saturday and Sunday.
Remain out of the water due to hazardous swimming conditions, or
stay near occupied lifeguard towers. Rock jetties can be deadly
in such conditions, stay off the rocks.

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By Katia Hetter, CNN

(CNN) — Social media trends are fueling a dangerous form of substance use among teenagers in the United States involving common household and commercial products, including inhaling nitrous oxide, or laughing gas.

More than 500,000 American adolescents reported inhalant use in the past year, according to an estimate based on findings in a new study published in the journal Preventive Medicine.

I spoke with CNN wellness expert Dr. Leana Wen to learn more about inhalants and why they appeal to so many teens. Wen is an emergency physician and adjunct associate professor at George Washington University. She previously was Baltimore’s health commissioner.

CNN: What are inhalants, and what substances are teenagers using?

Dr. Leana Wen: Inhalants are chemicals that produce mind-altering effects when people breathe in their fumes. The substances are often common products found in homes, schools, garages and stores. Teenagers may inhale gases, sprays or solvents to experience a brief high that can include euphoria and hallucinations.

These products include glue, shoe polish, paint thinner, aerosol sprays, gasoline and nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas. Nitrous oxide has legitimate medical and commercial uses. In medicine, it is used for sedation and pain control, including in dentistry and in operating rooms. Commercially, nitrous oxide is sold in cartridges that can be used in whipped cream dispensers. Increasingly, though, these products are being marketed and discussed online as recreational substances.

One reason inhalants are especially concerning is that they are inexpensive, widely available and often legal to purchase. Adolescents may wrongly assume that because these products are common household items, they are relatively safe. And parents and caregivers may not be aware that these items are being misused in this way.

CNN: What did this new study find about inhalant use among adolescents in the US? Are certain populations more at risk than others?

Wen: This study analyzed nationally representative survey data collected between 2021 and 2023 from over 33,700 adolescents. Researchers found that 2.2% of adolescents reported using inhalants in the past year. That may sound like a small percentage, but when applied nationally, it represents well over a half million teenagers. About 0.7% reported inhalant use in the past month, and 0.3% met criteria for inhalant use disorder, which means that their use had become severe enough to cause clinically significant impairment or distress.

One important finding was that younger adolescents ages 12 to 13 actually had higher rates of inhalant use compared with those ages 14 to 17.

I found this to be surprising when I first saw the results, but, as the authors explained, this finding aligns with prior research showing that inhalants are often among the first substances experimented with by young teenagers because of how commonplace they are.

Another important finding was that there were strong links between inhalant use and other risky behaviors. Adolescents who used tobacco, got into physical fights

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By Alejandra Jaramillo, Sunlen Serfaty, CNN

(CNN) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that his “National Garden of American Heroes” will be built in West Potomac Park, advancing a yearslong push for a sweeping sculpture park honoring hundreds of prominent Americans ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026.

“I’m proud to announce the site of the NATIONAL GARDEN OF AMERICAN HEROES,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social as he traveled back from a high-stakes visit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing.

“This magnificent exhibition of statues will be located in West Potomac Park, which we are transforming into one of the World’s most beautiful public spaces. Right now, it is a totally BARREN field of Prime Waterfront Real Estate along our Mighty Potomac River,” Trump added.

It was one of multiple social media posts the president sent related to architecture while traveling back from China.

The garden project has been a priority for the president since the final year of his first term in office. But despite renewed momentum during his second term, the ambitious plan faces questions over timing, cost and support.

Sources last month told CNN it was unlikely the sculpture garden would be completed in time for the country’s July 2026 semiquincentennial celebration.

The planned garden would feature 250 life-size statues honoring a wide range of American figures, including Kobe Bryant, Amelia Earhart, Abraham Lincoln, Muhammad Ali, Christopher Columbus and Sally Ride, among others. Trump said the statues would honor “Founding Fathers, Military Warriors, Religious Leaders, Civil Rights Champions, World Class Athletes, Artists, Entertainers, and MORE.”

“The people of America (and the World!) will come here to learn and be inspired by the “Greats”. The National Garden of American Heroes is one more project we are undertaking to honor the 250th Birthday of the Greatest Nation on Earth, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!” Trump wrote on Friday.

A source familiar with the project says it is expected to come before the Commission of Fine Arts, which is filled with Trump allies, in June. It is the first time the project will be presented before one of the two commissions that need to formally approve it.

Trump first presented the idea during a political speech at the base of Mount Rushmore during his first term six years ago. He then issued an executive order officially ordering the project shortly before leaving office.

At the time, Trump described the project as a garden “to reflect the awesome splendor of our country’s timeless exceptionalism.”

In 2021, President Joe Biden revoked Trump’s executive order, only for Trump to reinstate executive orders related to the sculpture garden in January 2025.

The effort to build a new sculpture garden comes as the president has worked to make a lasting impact on the nation’s capital with architectural projects including plans for a White House ballroom and a 250-foot arch near Arlington Cemetery.

On Friday, Trump also used his trip to China to spotlight his long-discussed ballroom project, posting on social m