We had two threads about this story: BYU bans fan for racial slur University of South Carolina cancels games with BYU amid alleged racist slur incident with Duke It seems like the original story got a lot of press coverage.   It looks like there are articles coming out claiming that the story is a fabrication.  See, e.g., here: And here: The above link ("was") goes to this article: Police Find No Evidence BYU Volleyball Fan Yelled ‘N-Word’ During Game And