Lyndhurst, OH

Columbus, OH

Missouri State

Richmond Heights, OH

247Sports

SANDUSKY, Ohio – Richmond Heights (Ohio) 2025 shooting guard Dorian Jones was here this weekend for the Midwest Live event, appearing just before he plans to announce his verbal commitment publicly on Monday afternoon. The 6-5 Jones is ranked as the nation's No. 60 prospect overall, No. 13 shooting...

Commitment Primer: Richmond Heights’ Jones to announce verbal on Monday

By SAM LANCE Top-60 class of 2025 guard Dorian Jones has committed to Ohio State, he confirmed to ZAGSBLOG. The 6-foot-4, 160-pound guard from Richmond Heights (OH) and All Ohio-Red Nike EYBL AAU program, chose the Buckeyes over his other finalists Michigan, Missouri and Rutgers. Jones told ZAGSBLOG head coach Jake Diebler has been recruiting him since he was a freshman, long before Diebler was even named head coach at Ohio State. The two have built a great relationship and talk all the time. “That’s my guy,” Jones said. Previously, Jones mentioned he wanted to attend a school with a top-tier business program to help in launching his own clothing brand. Ohio State is ranked the 41st best business program in the country by Forbes and the 26th best among college basketball’s Power Five conference schools. As for Ohio State, this is the Buckeye’s first commit in the class of 2025. Diebler has another player committed, but in the class of 2026. Jones just so happens to be friends with that player, five-star Marcus Johnson, who plays high school ball in Ohio is as well at Garfield Heights. “We’ve been playing basketball together for a couple years,” Jones said of Johnson. “I played against him in middle school and we’ve played against each other in high school. So that’s pretty much how I got close with him. He’s a smooth player. He can score the ball at pretty much all three positions.” Jones is ranked the No. 60 overall prospect in the 2025 class per 247Sports and the No. 2 player in the state of Ohio. This summer on the Nike EYBL circuit, he’s averaged 11.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game for All Ohio-Red. “I’m a great defensive player,” Jones said of his game. “Defense first. Always. But I can shoot very well. I can talk. I’m a great leader on and off the court. And I also can get my teammates in the right spots with the ball. I’m a point guard, you know what I’m saying?” Jones favorite NBA player is Kevin Durant. His favorite musical artist is Drake and his favorite movie is Twilight. Jones is a three-time state champion at Richmond Heights. Follow Sam Lance on Twitter Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter Follow ZAGSBLOGHoops on Instagram And Like ZAGS on Facebook.

Four-star guard Dorian Jones commits to Jake Diebler, Ohio State

Houston, TX

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Hattiesburg, MS

Mississippi News Group

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – On Friday, June 14, 2024, the Hattiesburg Police Department arrested three individuals in connection with the deadly shooting of 21-year-old Marcus "MJ" Daniels, Jr., charging each with capital murder according to a press release from the Hattiesburg Police.

Multiple teens arrested on Capital Murder charge following death of MJ Daniels

Georgia State

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Buford, GA

DeanLand

There's been a whole lotta shakin' goin' on in Northwest Georgia over the past 30 days. And, yes, some of it likely has been in the barn. A total of six earthquakes have been recorded in the northernwestern portion of the state over the past 30 days, according to data from the US Geological Survey (USGS).

6 Earthquakes Shake NW Georgia in 30 Days

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Beach, FL

Jacksonville Today

The historic Beach Bowl in Jacksonville Beach will reopen this month after being closed for years. The bowling alley says on social media that it plans to reopen June 17. The bowling alley on Beach Boulevard opened in the 1950s and closed in 2019 when the property owners did not renew the lease.

Historic Beach Bowl will reopen this month

Maine State

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Idaho State

Shop with Me Mama

Why Idaho Ranks in the Top 10 States Americans Are Flocking To in 2024. A lot of Idahoans are saying 'Idaho is FULL! Go find somewhere else to live!'. With that said, MANY people and their families are flocking to this state and calling it home.

Why Is Everyone Relocating To Idaho?

Wyoming State

WyoFile

WyoFile has acquired a photograph of a lynx in Wyoming, a landmark observation of a species currently considered absent from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Star Valley resident Jason Reinhardt, an avid houndsman , came across the animal while mountain lion hunting the southern Gros Ventre Range in February 2022. There was no doubt in his mind what it was: a tom lynx, judging by its blocky head.

Rare wildcat documented in the Yellowstone region for first time in a decade

Philadelphia, PA

A to Z Sports

Ohio State gets recruiting win over their biggest rival Michigan that will leave Wolverines feeling unwell

Los Angeles, CA

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

The Los Angeles Lakers struggled to find any traction in 2023. While there is no questioning the greatness of Anthony Davis and LeBron James, the rest of the roster never stepped up. This offseason, the Lakers are reportedly aggressively trying to add another star, but any championship roster is defined by the pieces around those stars. The Lakers re-signed one of those pieces today. Guard Max Christie is coming back to the team on a four-year deal.

Los Angeles Lakers Re-Sign Promising Young Guard To 4-Year Deal

Georgia's population grew beyond the 11 million mark in 2023, reaching 11,029,227 residents according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. With a robust population increase of 2.9% from 2020 to 2023, 315,456 new residents arrived in the state. Georgia was the 10th fastest-growing state in the US by percentage during the reporting period.

Georgia's Population Surges Past 11 Million, Fueled by Migration

Colorado State

Cripple Creek, CO

Colorado Jill

(Colorado) Colorado has many gems - Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Maroon Bells, and two of Thomas Dambo's wooden trolls. Dambo is a Danish artist, and his trolls are worldwide. Each troll serves as a unique tribute to the place they inhabit, honoring the history and culture of the location.

"Rita the Rock Planter" should be on your Colorado summer bucket list

San Francisco, CA

Hoops Rumors

The Warriors are planning to hire Terry Stotts as Steve Kerr’s lead assistant coach, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweets. Jerry Stackhouse is also expected to join the staff. Stotts, 66, has a long career as an NBA head coach and assistant. Stotts was the Trail Blazers’ head coach from 2012-21 and was also head coach of Atlanta and Milwaukee. Stotts was hired as A.J. Griffin’s lead assistant with the Bucks last offseason but abruptly left the organization before the regular season started when they clashed over scheme and philosophy.

Warriors to add former All-Star, former HC to coaching staff

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

Ringtown, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

UNION TOWNSHIP – A valley man was killed Wednesday in a lawn mowing accident, firefighters...
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Lawn mowing accident claims life of Ringtown Valley man

Virginia State

Cheryl E Preston

Sunday night, Will Smith performed his new song "You Can Make It" at the BET Awards. He was joined on stage by Gospel Singer Kirk Franklin. while the crowd shouted and clapped, some Virginians were expressing their disappointment on socila media.

Some Virginians say Will Smith and Kirk Franklin's BET Awards performance was inoppropriate

Some might say that oyster shells and pottery shards buried a thousand years ago are just garbage. But to a group of archaeology students who are uncovering them in the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, they are true treasures.

UNF students dig deep into the history of an ancient people

Stadium Rant

When Ohio State fired head basketball coach Chris Holtmann earlier this year and prompted Jake Diebler to become interim head coach, not...

Ohio State Lands A HomeTown Kid To Add To Their New Era Of Basketball

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

When Jake Diebler took over the Ohio State men’s basketball program, one of his main focuses was to keep some of the best Ohioans from leaving the state. You can say part of his mission was accomplished on Monday afternoon, as the Buckeyes accepted a commitment from Cleveland shooting guard Dorian Jones. The 6-foot, 4-inch and 160-pound scorer is the first 2025 commitment for Ohio State and the second in-state player to verbal to Diebler following fellow Cleveland native Marcus Johnson in the 2026 class.

BOOM! Ohio State basketball lands 4-star in-state shooting guard Dorian Jones

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

The Aurora City Council will hold a public hearing Monday on whether to allow cannabis dispensaries to stay open until midnight. State law allows marijuana dispensaries to stay open until midnight, but some jurisdictions such as Aurora shortened hours to 10 p.m. Council member Curtis Gardner has brought forth the ordinance to lengthen the hours.

Aurora considers midnight dispensary hours

Kansas City, MO

CJ Coombs

In 1932, Henry J. Talge founded the Rival Manufacturing Co. An immigrant from Russia born in 1892 (Enrich Jacob “Henry” Talge), Talge came to the Kansas City area in 1925. Talge was also close friends with President Harry S. Truman as depicted above.

Henry J. Talge: founder of Rival, maker of Crock-Pot in Kansas City, Missouri

Beachwood, OH

Gates Mills, OH

Cleveland, OH

Chagrin Falls, OH

Euclid, OH

Chesterland, OH

Wickliffe, OH

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Brush boys basketball: Early postseason exit a season ago fueling Dammons, Arcs through summer

Last season’s 58-54 defeat to Uniontown Lake in the first round of the postseason left a sour taste in Brush’s mouth. The Arcs have refocused during...

Brush boys basketball: Early postseason exit a season ago fueling Dammons, Arcs through summer

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