Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Browns Select Former Ohio State Defensive Tackle Mike Hall Jr. in Second Round of 2024 NFL Draft
Mike Hall is staying in Ohio.
After standout wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. was taken by the Arizona Cardinals at No. 4 overall on Thursday, Mike Hall became the second Buckeye to hear his name called as he was taken by the Cleveland Browns with the No. 54 overall pick in the second round of the 2024 NFL draft.
bringing in another Buckeye
: #NFLDraft on NFLN/ESPN/ABC pic.twitter.com/Zf0B0QC3WH
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) April 27, 2024
A native of nearby Streetsboro, Ohio, Hall will now return to Northeast Ohio to begin his NFL career.
Hall is the first Ohio State defensive tackle drafted since Tommy Togiai was picked No. 132 overall in the fourth round by the Browns in the 2021 NFL draft. He’s the fourth Buckeye drafted by the Browns in the last four years, joining offensive linemen Dawand Jones and Luke Wypler, who were both drafted by the Browns last year.
He becomes the fifth Buckeye on the Browns’ current roster, joining Jones, Wypler and defensive backs Denzel Ward and Ronnie Hickman.
Great addition in Mike Hall for the @Browns! You cant go wrong with Buckeyes!
— Denzel Ward (@denzelward) April 27, 2024
Hall was the eighth defensive tackle selected in this year’s draft after Texas’ Byron Murphy went to the Seattle Seahawks with the No. 16 overall pick and Clemson’s Ruke Orhorhoro (No. 35 overall, Atlanta Falcons), Illinois’ Jer’Zhan Newton (No. 36, Washington Commanders), Texas’ T’Vondre Sweat (No. 38, Tennessee Titans), Florida State’s Braden Fiske (No. 39, Los Angeles Rams), LSU’s Maason Smith (No. 48, Jacksonville Jaguars) and Michigan’s Kris Jenkins (No. 49, Cincinnati Bengals) all went in the first 17 picks of the second round.
Hall had been a projected Day 2 pick in nearly every mock draft and will have a chance to make an immediate impact in Cleveland’s defensive tackle rotation. He saw his stock rise after a prolific Senior Bowl performance in February, which he followed up by running a spectacular 40-yard dash time of 4.75 seconds at Ohio State’s pro day, proving he has rare athleticism for an interior defensive lineman that gives him high upside at the next level.
Hall was one of just two players from his recruiting class, along with Harrison, to enter the 2024 NFL draft after just three years at Ohio State. But while many of his teammates chose to stay in Columbus for another season, Hall decided to go pro because he wanted to provide for his son Michael Hall III, who was born one day before OSU’s third game of last season against Western Kentucky.
“It definitely weighed, but just got to do what’s best for my family and feed my family first,” Hall said in February at the NFL Scouting Combine.
Hall battled injuries during the past two seasons which may have prevented him from playing to his full potential after redshirting as a true freshman. Still, he flashed plenty of playmaking ability in his two playing seasons, recording 43 total tackles with 9.5 tackles for loss and six sacks and earning third-team All-Big Ten honors in 2023.
“I would say just having (Ohio State defensive line coach) Larry Johnson as a coach and (Ryan) Day as my head coach just developed me greatly as a player and just helped me on and off the field,” Hall said. “I knew I was ready for sure.”
Cleveland, OH
Rangers capitalize on costly Guardians mistake, extend winning streak to six
Jacob deGrom pitched seven strong innings and the Texas Rangers took advantage of a bone-headed play by Cleveland rookie outfielder Cooper Ingle on Tuesday night to beat the Guardians 4-2 and extend their winning streak to six games.
DeGrom (7-5) allowed a two-run homer to Kyle Manzardo in the first before turning dominant. The right-hander gave up a leadoff single in the second before retiring 18 of the next 19 batters, improving to 4-0 in June.
Joc Pederson hit a two-run homer and Josh Jung added a solo shot as the AL West-leading Rangers improved to 7-2 on their road trip.
They got a big assist in the seventh inning when Ingle, making just his second major league start in the outfield, lost track of the number of outs and tossed a live ball into the stands, allowing the Rangers to take a 3-2 lead.
With a runner at second and one out, Ingle caught a routine fly ball hit by Rangers left fielder Alejandro Osuna for the second out. Thinking it was the third out, Ingle looked at the ball in his glove before throwing it over the protective netting to fans.
The umpires immediately ruled the ball was dead, and Ezequiel Duran was awarded home plate.
Pederson connected for his 14th homer — and 11th since May 26 — off Tanner Bibee (2-9) to tie it 2-all in the third.
Jung’s ninth homer made it 4-2 in the eighth.
Manzardo gave the Guardians a 2-0 lead in the first with his 10th homer.
Rangers shortstop Corey Seager was pulled before his at-bat in the first inning because of back discomfort. The five-time All-Star missed 19 games earlier this season with back spasms.
Cleveland, OH
Wide spread power outages plaguing Cleveland
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Thousands of FirstEnergy and Cleveland Public Power customers are without power in the city of Cleveland.
Check CPP’s and FirstEnergy’s websites for the latest information on the outages.
As temperatures remain at extreme levels, Cleveland Public Power is responding to isolated service interruptions caused by equipment working harder during periods of sustained high demand.
— ClevelandPublicPower (@clepublicpower) June 30, 2026
The outages are mostly located from downtown Cleveland to the westside.
19 News has reached out to Cleveland Public Power and FirstEnergy for more information on the outages but have yet to hear back.
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Cleveland, OH
No idling: Why it’s against the law in Cleveland
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Department of Public Health is educating drivers about a law many may not know about: the city’s ban on idling.
Under city law, idling is any time a driver sits in their car without a destination or purpose. The law prohibits idling for more than five minutes, or else drivers could be fined. There are limited exemptions to the law, including weather conditions and some vehicle types.
The health department said idling is illegal because of the effects our cars’ emissions have on the environment and our health. The health department said one minute of idling produces more carbon monoxide emissions than smoking three packs of cigarettes.
When we run our cars, tiny particles are emitted from the exhaust, and, according to the health department, they can enter our lungs and contribute to respiratory and cardiovascular problems.
Christina Yoka, chief of air pollution outreach with the Cleveland Department of Public Health, said the solution starts with thinking about your daily routine.
“From the time you leave your home for work in the morning, think about the time you get in the car,” she said. “Do you stop and get coffee, and you’re in the drive-thru? Do you look at your phone while you’re waiting to put something in your GPS and checking text messages?”
Yoka said a new anti-idling campaign is underway to remind Cleveland drivers and employees about the law. Signs will be placed in city parking lots and garages.
“There are all these moments throughout the day that we’re in our cars and we think, ‘Oh! It’s just two to three minutes, but then add that up over the course of the day,” she said.
Yoka said idling is never a good idea, but warmer temperatures like we’re seeing this week make pollution even worse. She recommends windshield covers, cracking your car windows and parking in the shade to keep cool.
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