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BYU investigation finds no racial slurs against Duke player

University of South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley, left, walks on the track at Darlington Raceway with Brent Childress before the Southern 500 NASCAR auto race Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022, in Darlington, S.C. Staley was the honorary pace car driver. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford) FILE - New Duke athletic director Nina King reacts to applause during an introductory press conference Friday, May 21, 2021, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. As a result of an investigation, Brigham Young University said it has lifted a ban on a fan who was identified as directing racial slurs toward Duke sophomore volleyball player Rachel Richardson during a volleyball match on Aug. 26. Duke athletic director Nina King issued a statement standing by Richardson and the rest of her team.(Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP, File) Fans cheer during an NCAA college volleyball game between BYU and Utah State in Provo Utah, Sept. 1, 2022. An investigation by Brigham Young University into allegations that fans engaged in racial heckling and uttered racial slurs at a Duke volleyball player last month found no evidence to support the claim. (Leah Hogsten/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) FILE - LaVell Edwards Stadium is empty of fans, during the coronavirus pandemic, before an NCAA college football game between BYU and Troy on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Provo, Utah. An investigation by Brigham Young University into allegations that fans engaged in racial heckling and uttered racial slurs at a Duke volleyball player last month found no evidence to support the claim. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool File)