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Historic Olympic moments that were made in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The list of Olympic gold medalists with Ohio roots is long and dates to when Dayton’s Charles Daniels won his first of eight medals at the 1904 Games in St. Louis.
From Cincinnati’s own Gary Hall Jr. making a splash in the pool at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Games to Cleveland’s Lee Kiefer taking gold in fencing’s individual foil event at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, there’s plenty of athletic success that traces back to the Buckeye State.
As the Paris 2024 Games approach, here’s a look back at five notable Olympians with ties to the state.
LeBron James
By now, the legend of LeBron James is well known in Ohio sports history. Even though the Akron native and 2003 first-overall draft pick is known for his accomplishments with the Cleveland Cavaliers (as well as the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers), the four-time NBA champion played a pivotal role in turning Team USA around after a disappointing bronze medal in Athens in 2004.
Helping the “Redeem Team” get back to the top of the podium four years later in Beijing, James reprised his key role in London to win gold in 2012. Now, after sitting out the Rio and Tokyo Games, James is back for his fourth and likely final Olympics, teaming up with fellow NBA stars including Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Jayson Tatum, in a bid to capture Team USA’s fifth consecutive Olympic title. And fans of the Americans have reason to believe he can get it done. The United States is 36-0 when James is in uniform during international play.
Kyle Snyder
While the 28-year-old hails from Woodbine, Maryland, Kyle Snyder is a proud Buckeye after wrestling for Ohio State for four seasons, graduating in 2018 with three NCAA titles. He won gold in the 97-kilogram weight class in freestyle wrestling at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, becoming the only athlete to win an Olympic gold, a world title, and a NCAA wrestling championship in the same year.
Snyder, who was 20 at the time of the Rio Games, is also the youngest Olympic champion in U.S. wrestling history. He earned bronze five years later in Tokyo and looks to become only the fourth U.S. wrestler to win two gold medals when he competes this summer in Paris.
Katie Smith
A native of Logan, Ohio, Katie Smith was part of three Olympic gold medal-winning teams in women’s basketball, making the top of the podium at Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. But before her Olympic success, Smith was a student-athlete at Ohio State, scoring 2,578 career points and helping the Buckeyes make two NCAA tournaments, including the 1993 national championship game.
Smith also found success in the WNBA, winning titles twice with the Detroit Shock. She is now an assistant coach for the Minnesota Lynx.
Kayla Harrison
Born and raised in Middletown, Kayla Harrison became the first American judoka to win back-to-back Olympic judo gold medals, first striking gold at the London 2012 Games before repeating as Olympic champion in Rio four years later.
Since her Olympic triumphs, Harrison moved into mixed martial arts and now fights professionally in the women’s bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She also helped open a martial arts studio in her hometown in 2019.
Jesse Owens
Born in Oakville, Alabama, Jesse Owens moved to Cleveland at age 9. After finding success as a high school track athlete, which included three straight state championships, Owens started taking classes at Ohio State in the fall of 1933. Less than two years later, Owens set three world records and tied a fourth at the Big Ten championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan, earning the nickname “The Buckeye Bullet.” And it’s that performance that led to his most memorable success a year later at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Overcoming racial barriers and in the face of a rising Nazi regime in Germany, Owens became the first American track and field athlete to win four gold medals at a single Olympics. He shattered Hitler’s myth of Aryan superiority with victories in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes, the broad jump and as a member of the 4×100-meter relay team.
While Owens died in 1980, his legacy lives on with his name featured on campus at the 10,000-seat Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, home of Ohio State track and field as well as the school’s soccer teams.
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The Ohio Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at June 8, 2026, results for each game:
Powerball
Powerball drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.
03-24-34-43-49, Powerball: 20, Power Play: 3
Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.
Pick 3
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.
Midday: 3-8-1
Evening: 7-3-6
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Pick 4
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.
Midday: 4-7-1-1
Evening: 5-1-9-7
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Pick 5
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.
Midday: 5-0-0-4-7
Evening: 8-3-5-8-6
Check Pick 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Rolling Cash 5
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at approximately 7:05 p.m.
04-08-18-33-37
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Classic Lotto
Drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, at approximately 7:05 p.m.
21-27-29-31-40-42, Kicker: 1-0-7-4-2-6
Check Classic Lotto payouts and previous drawings here.
Millionaire for Life
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at approximately 11:15 p.m.
20-25-40-50-55, Bonus: 01
Check Millionaire for Life payouts and previous drawings here.
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Ohio State coach Jake Diebler updates roster, summer plans: Part 2
Ohio State men’s hoops coach Jake Diebler discusses the 2026-27 roster, transfer portal additions and more in the first part of this June 1 interview.
Westerville North’s Tony Cornett III has steadily built up a strong list of college offers. Since the start of May, the 6-foot-4, 180-pound guard has added ones from Akron, Bowling Green and Toledo as summer camp season has gotten underway.
Now with offers from 10 schools, including one from every Mid-American Conference school in Ohio, Cornett said the mission isn’t complete because it’s never complete.
“I feel like it’s more fuel for me,” he said of the recent offers from the Zips, Falcons and Rockets. “None of the offers I’ve gotten, I’m satisfied with. It won’t be a single offer that will make me fully satisfied because it’s like, why would I be satisfied with that offer? The job’s never finished.”
It’s an attitude that has helped Cornett and the Warriors reach the Ohio Division II title game in each of the past two years, winning the championship in 2025 and falling in overtime in 2026. In this year’s five-point loss to Massillon Washington, Cornett had 15 points, 10 rebounds, five steals and four turnovers in 35 minutes.
On June 5, he was on the main court inside the Jerome Schottenstein Center as Westerville North participated in Ohio State’s team camp for the second consecutive day. The Warriors opened the day with a blowout win against Massillon Jackson with multiple members of the Ohio State coaching staff keeping an eye on the game.
The Buckeyes have not offered, but they continue to show interest.
“They definitely fit high on my radar for me, personally,” he said. “I’m pretty sure they like how I play. I hope so. We talk every now and then. I’m supposed to come for a visit this month.”
Toledo and Akron are also scheduled to host Cornett on visits in June, he said. While he played in his first of three games June 5, Cornett was watched by Ohio State assistants Dave Dickerson, Mike Wells, Jamall Walker and Brian Walsh, recruiting coordinator Terence Dials and program assistant William Buford.
They saw several highlight plays, including one on which Cornett blocked a shot, gathered the ball, pushed it up the floor to an open teammate, sprinted toward the basket and took a lob thrown back to him for a dunk.
“A play like that, that’s multiple winning plays, all-in-one plays,” he said. “It made it even better that the lob came from my brother (Tyson), so that was special. He’s got to throw that one up.”
Cornett said he looks at rosters when he thinks about where he might play collegiately.
“What program could I fit in the most?” he said. “What program recruits players that are more like me and have my game style, like tall, versatile, strong, bigger guards? Also, looking at a program that develops players, too. The development is the big thing for me. If they can develop someone who plays like me, that’s something I definitely look for.”
247Sports.com ranks Cornett as a three-star prospect. He’s the No. 112 national prospect, the No. 19 shooting guard and No. 7 player in Ohio, and this season Cornett said he has to be ready to step into more of a leadership role on a team he said features only two returners with varsity experience.
Cornett said he’s working to improve his jumper and get stronger.
“I have to keep improving and getting stronger and bigger,” he said. “I’m working on my shot. Always working on my shot. That’s my No. 1 priority right now, because I have to be able to hit the open shot. Also, getting downhill, using my body, elevating over smaller defenders.”
Ohio State men’s basketball beat writer Adam Jardy can be reached at ajardy@dispatch.com, on Bluesky at @cdadamjardy.bsky.social or on Twitter at @AdamJardy.
WARREN TWP., Ohio (WKBN) — Nearly 1,400 people in Warren were without power Sunday evening after a vehicle crashed into a utility pole.
People in the affected area were without power for about three hours until it was restored around 11:30 p.m.
Police told our crew on scene that a Toyota had driven into a utility pole on Mahoning Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Officers said two people left the vehicle and left the scene on foot.
Impact from the crash caused power lines to spark about 100 yards away, just within the City of Warren. The sparking powerlines lit surrounding bushes on fire, and crews worked to quickly put out the flames.
Part of Mahoning Avenue is closed off at this time.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Dominic O’Brien contributed to this report.
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