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USA Today
10 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Florida basketball finalizing matchup with in-state rival Miami Hurricanes in November
Florida basketball finalizing matchup with in-state rival Miami Hurricanes in November Florida basketball is closing in on an agreement to take on the Miami Hurricanes in Jacksonville this coming season, according to Swamp247's Graham Hall. The two programs are eyeing Sunday, Nov. 16, as the date for the neutral-court matchup between two in-state rivals. According to the report, the Gators have already agreed to a contract with the City of Jacksonville, while the 'Canes are expected to follow suit in the near future. However, Hall did not indicate a projected decision date. It will be the 70th meeting between the Sunshine State schools and the first with head coach Todd Golden at the helm of the Orange and Blue. Florida holds the edge in the all-time series, doubling up Miami at 46-23, and has won six of the last 10 meetings, including two straight. The last time the two teams met on the collegiate parquet was in the second round of the Charleston Classic held in Charleston, South Carolina, back in 2019. The Gators trounced the Hurricanes in a 78-58 beatdown on that late November afternoon. Once finalized, Miami joins the Arizona Wildcats, Duke Blue Devils and UConn Huskies on Florida's non-conference schedule, as well as the inevitable matchup with the Florida State Seminoles. There is also the Rady Children's Invitational at the end of November in which the Gators will compete against the Providence Friars, TCU Horned Frogs and Wisconsin Badgers. Follow us @GatorsWire on X, formerly known as Twitter, as well as Bluesky, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators news, notes and opinions.
BBC News
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Eaglescliffe ukelele couple's shock at fake viral TikTok profile
A couple who create ukelele tutorial videos on YouTube were "shocked" to discover a fake profile of them had gone viral on and Graham Hall, from Eaglescliffe, Stockton, have been running the Eagle Ukes group for the last seven years and began creating videos during came as a complete surprise to them to be told by a relative they had gone viral on TikTok, with millions of Hall, 64, said they "could not believe it" as they did not have a profile on the social media site. When the couple discovered their fake profile, they found whoever created it had taken pictures of them from Facebook."We were shocked and I was angry," Mr Hall said."I became more angry when I looked into it and whoever it was had taken a picture of me and my wife and used it."They had taken 35 of our videos and clipped them down." It took the ukelele players two weeks of reporting the videos to TikTok before they were taken that time, the fake profile reached 14,000 followers and one video reached 1.2m Hall added: "We went to TikTok and said we were being impersonated."Initially, they said that they could not see any violations but we kept reporting the videos and so did our followers."I thought 'no matter how long it takes, I'm going to get this person closed down'."We decided it was not worth getting a solicitor, but thankfully TikTok began investigating and took down the profile."The couple said they wanted to warn other creators about not having high privacy on their YouTube have now set up their own TikTok account to try to reach the younger audience who were enjoying their content. Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Telegraph
28-03-2025
- Sport
- Telegraph
Dad banned for screaming ‘you're a boy' at under-12 girl after ‘transgender rumours'
A parent has received an 18-week touchline ban after screaming 'you're a f-----g boy' at a player rumoured to be transgender in an under-12s girls rugby match between Rosslyn Park FC and Cobham RFC. Graham Hall, whose daughter was playing for Rosslyn Park in a Surrey Cup match on January 26 at Covenham Grounds, accused the Cobham player of being transgender following a tackle by the abused player on his daughter. Hall, 45, entered the field of play and, according to witness Dave Stewart, he 'screamed and shouted' at the abused player 'you're a f-----g boy and shouldn't be playing in a girls side... you are clearly not a girl and look what you've done'. After the abused player left the field in tears, her father approached Hall and informed him he could not speak that way to his daughter, to which Hall reaffirmed his belief that the abused player was a boy and should not be playing in a girls team. The two parents then squared up before being pulled away. The abused player was praised for later returning to the match. In her statement, she described unfortunately falling on the opposition player after a tackle who then screamed. After checking on her opponent, the abused player said that Hall shouted in her face 'that was f-----g unnecessary, why would you do that?' adding that Hall 'kept on saying I was a boy'. This led to the abused player leaving the field in tears, feeling 'scared and panicked' and struggling to breathe, before apologising to the opposition player after calming down. She concluded: 'I love playing rugby for the Cobham team and we have got really good team spirit and look after each other through every moment. We always have loads of fun, and I am happiest when playing rugby.' While Hall later apologised to both the abused player and her parent, when giving evidence he disputed the lawfulness of the tackle and denied swearing at the abused player, while admitting that he did swear at her father and should not have entered the field of play. Asked about his comments, Hall claimed he heard information before the match that Cobham were fielding a boy in their girls team. Giving evidence, he accepted that 'he should not have listened to such rumours', having at the time believed that the abused player should not have been playing. Hall continued to believe the rumours after the match and pursued his enquiries with the RFU about transgender regulations. Given the rumours, Cobham were asked by Rosslyn Park before the match if they were fielding any boys in its team, to which Cobham replied there were no boys in their girls under-12s team. The disciplinary panel rejected Hall's account of what had occurred and described him as 'an unimpressive witness', while stressing that Hall's view of the abused player was based on 'on wholly unsubstantiated rumour and conjecture that was factually wrong'. The panel was unanimous in its verdict that Hall had verbally abused the player, while praising the abused player for returning to the field and also the response of Hall's daughter, who suffered a serious injury and told the abused player 'it's OK, it wasn't your fault'. Hall's conduct was described as 'disgraceful' and under Rule 5.12 – conduct prejudicial to the interests of the union and the game – was viewed as a top-end offence with a starting point of 24 weeks, reduced to 18 weeks given Hall's 'acceptance of some misconduct and his previous good disciplinary record'. The sanction is intended to cover both training and matches and includes any clubhouse perimeter or balcony that is proximate to a rugby pitch or training area. Hall was also ordered to pay costs of £125 and has until April 8 to lodge an appeal.
