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Ohio State’s Chance Gray selected in second round of WNBA draft
Ohio State guard Chance Gray became the 24th pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft, with the Los Angeles Sparks selecting her in the second round on April 13.
Gray, a Cincinnati native, joined the Buckeyes from Oregon ahead of the 2024-25 season and averaged 13.4 points and shot 42.8% from the field during her two years at Ohio State.
In her final Big Ten Tournament, Gray’s offensive production improved to 18 points per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Gray earned all-tournament team honors despite Ohio State being eliminated in the semifinals by UCLA.
Gray is the 21st Buckeye to hear her name called across 30 editions of the WNBA draft. Ohio State has had a player selected in the past four years. There are three Ohio State graduates on WNBA rosters − Kelsey Mitchell, Jacy Sheldon and Taylor Thierry.
Cotie McMahon selected in first round of WNBA Draft
Former Ohio State forward Cotie McMahon was selected with the 11th pick in the first round by the Washington Mystics.
McMahon spent three seasons at Ohio State before transferring in the 2025 offseasonto Ole Miss, where she averaged a team-leading 16.4 points and 5.4 rebounds.
bmackay@dispatch.com
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‘Little Rascals’ star Bug Hall arrested in Ohio
Brandon “Bug” Hall was arrested in Ohio and charged with failure to appear for a court date from more than a year ago.
The “Little Rascals” actor, best known for playing Alfalfa Switzer in the 1994 cult classic, did not appear in court in December 2024, according to records obtained by TMZ.
Hall, 41, was previously given a traffic citation on Oct. 29, 2024, for not having liability insurance.
Page Six has reached out to Hall for comment but did not immediately hear back.
A few years ago, the “Stupids” star had another run-in with the law.
In 2020, he was arrested in Texas for huffing air duster cans.
At the time, a 911 caller claimed Hall may have overdosed after spotting him huffing by a hotel dumpster. When the police arrived, they discovered the “Get a Clue” actor in his hotel room surrounded by cans.
Upon an investigation, Hall was arrested for misdemeanor possession for use to inhale or ingest a volatile chemical.
Earlier this year, it was reported that Hall — who identifies as “a radical Catholic extremist” — moved his wife, Jill DeGroff, and their five children to a small area near Mountain Home, Arkansas, after giving up Hollywood to take “a vow of poverty.”
In accordance with his religious commitment, Hall told the Daily Mail in January that he donated all of his savings along with the majority of his material items to “maintain a life as free of any need for an income as possible.”
Page Six reported that the “Big Green” star and his family resided in a campervan with a water well and a generator.
Hall plans to go totally off-the-grid and build his family a house with its own hydro-electrical dam, as well as plumbing and electrical systems.
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Ohio State coach Ryan Day speaks ahead of spring game. Watch here
Ohio State football coach Ryan Day will discuss the team during Week 5 of spring practice when he speaks to the media at 11 a.m. April 13.
You can watch Day’s livestream here or via the Columbus Dispatch’s YouTube page.
Ohio State kicked off spring drills on March 10, the first of 15 spring practices leading up to the team’s spring game on April 18. The game will give fans and media a firsthand look at additions to the Buckeyes, along with returning starters.
Ohio State’s first game of the season is at home vs. Ball State Sept. 5.
Find out more about the 2026 spring game here.
Ohio State schedule 2026
(All times TBD)
- Sept. 5: vs. Ball State
- Sept. 12: at Texas
- Sept. 19: vs. Kent State
- Sept. 26: vs. Illinois
- Oct. 3: at Iowa
- Oct. 10: vs. Maryland
- Oct. 17: at Indiana
- Oct. 24: OFF
- Oct. 31: at USC
- Nov. 7: vs. Oregon
- Nov. 14: vs. Northwestern
- Nov. 21: at Nebraska
- Nov. 28: vs. Michigan
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Get tickets to NIL event, Saddle Up, after the Ohio State spring game
We are less than one week away from the annual Ohio State spring game, and there will be plenty to observe and dissect on the field, but there’s a massive event after all of the action that you might want to be a part of.
For the fourth year in a row, the OSU program will host its premier Name, Image and Likeness event, “Saddle Up,” featuring musical artist Darius Rucker. Included with the event will not only be music, but a silent auction, dancing, and the fourth annual “Run For The Scarlet and Gray” horse race with Buckeye celebrity Jockeys.
The event is set to take place at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center at 535 Irving Schottenstein Drive in Columbus. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. ET, and the event is scheduled to last until 11:00 p.m. To get tickets, you can visit go.osu.edu to find out more.
So, if you want to be a part of helping fund the Ohio State football program and also enjoy a night that will no doubt be memorable, consider checking it out.
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