{"id":1644079,"date":"2022-09-16T19:09:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T23:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1644079"},"modified":"2022-09-16T19:13:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T23:13:06","slug":"stephen-a-smith-does-a-180-on-his-rachel-richardson-comments-after-byu-investigation-finds-no-evidence-of-racial-heckling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-a-smith-does-a-180-on-his-rachel-richardson-comments-after-byu-investigation-finds-no-evidence-of-racial-heckling\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen A. Smith Does a 180 on His Rachel Richardson Comments After BYU Investigation Finds No Evidence of Racial Heckling"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstephen-a-smith-does-a-180-on-his-rachel-richardson-comments-after-byu-investigation-finds-no-evidence-of-racial-heckling%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1644079&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>ESPN host Stephen A. Smith did a complete 180 degree turn regarding his comments about Duke University Volleyball player Rachel Richardson following a BYU investigation determining that they could find no evidence that she was racially heckled during a volleyball game at the end of August.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4542\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4542\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephen A. Smith via ESPN YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a statement posted to Twitter, Richardson claimed she and her African American teammates \u201cwere targeted and racially heckled throughout the entirety of the match\u201d against BYU.<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cMy teammates and I had to struggle just to get through the rest of the game, instead of just being able to focus on our playing so that we could compete at the highest level possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4522\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4522\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1886\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson.png 1886w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Richardson-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson-1340x616-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson-768x353-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson-750x345-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson-1200x552-1.png 1200w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rachel Richardson Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/09\/jason-whitlock-calls-duke-universitys-rachel-richardsons-accusations-of-racism-an-orchestrated-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jason Whitlock Calls Duke University\u2019s Rachel Richardson\u2019s Accusations Of Racism \u201cAn Orchestrated Scam\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She went on to lecture BYU writing, \u201cThis is an opportunity to dig deep into closed cultures which tolerate amoral racist acts, such as those exhibited Friday night, and change them for the better. It is not enough to indicate that you are not racist, instead you must demonstrate that you are anti-racist.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4523\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4523\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1871\" height=\"863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson1.png 1871w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Richardson1-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson1-1340x618-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson1-768x354-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson1-750x346-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson1-1200x554-1.png 1200w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rachel Richardson Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In an interview with ESPN\u2019s Holly Rowe, Richardson provided more details about the alleged targeting and racial heckling saying, \u201cAt the end of the second set I had gone back to serve and they heckled throughout the entire game. That\u2019s just a part of sports. You get used to playing through extreme environments like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd very distinctly I heard a very strong, negative racial slur,\u201d she claimed. \u201cAnd then the next time I went back to serve I heard it extremely clear again, but that was the end of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rachel Richardson of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DukeVB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dukeVB<\/a> shares what happened at BYU this weekend and how she is moving forward with love and compassion while advocating for change. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rachrich03?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rachrich03<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lw3tWQ7yrt\">pic.twitter.com\/Lw3tWQ7yrt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Holly Rowe (@sportsiren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sportsiren\/status\/1564681232851603458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Richardson continued her telling of events, \u201cSo we switched sides and I went to a teammate that I\u2019m super comfortable, super close with and I told her what had happened and immediately she was like, \u201cAlright, let\u2019s go tell coach.\u2019 She came with me, we told our coaches, and they went to the officials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe officials, we saw them speaking with the BYU staff and then we were told someone was speaking to the student section, and I was alright, and that was the end of it,\u201d she detailed. \u201cWe played our third set on the opposite side of the net from them. And then in the fourth set we went back to that side, it was almost as though the atmosphere of the student section had changed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richardson went on, \u201cEven my teammates who were on the bench, my black teammates who were on the bench who don\u2019t play; they were being called out, pointed at. It was really confusing as to why. That\u2019s when the racial slurs and heckling \u2014 it just grew more extreme, more intense.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4541\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1892\" height=\"992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson10.png 1892w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Richardson10-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson10-1340x703-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson10-768x403-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson10-750x393-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson10-1200x629-1.png 1200w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rachel Richardson and Duke Volleyball via Holly Rowe Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/08\/jason-whitlock-accuses-espn-host-stephen-a-smith-of-leading-nationwide-manhunt-after-duke-volleyball-player-accuses-spectator-of-using-racial-slur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jason Whitlock Accuses ESPN Host Stephen A. Smith Of Leading \u201cNationwide Manhunt\u201d After Duke Volleyball Player Accuses Spectator Of Using Racial Slur<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Smith initially reacted to Richardson\u2019s accusations, \u201cI\u2019m actually glad. I\u2019m not glad it happened to her, but I am, Rachel Richardson, but I am happy that something like that happened. Why would I be? Why in God\u2019s name would that be okay with me?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Damnit\u2026..this needed to be said! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kIn0YemGnj\">pic.twitter.com\/kIn0YemGnj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephenasmith\/status\/1565007525510103041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He then answered his rhetorical question, \u201cWho\u2019s thinking about going to BYU now? There\u2019s a lot of people that\u2019s going to change their minds about that. If you are BYU you are in the eye of the storm now. \u2026 So what\u2019s your student body like? What\u2019s your faculty like? What\u2019s your administration like? I don\u2019t know the answer, but there\u2019s a whole bunch of people that they think they do now that we heard about this and how you elected to handle it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSee, change is what this is all about,\u201d he continued. \u201cSee, when you are doing what you do whatever that may be and you are able to be clandestine with it and hide in the dark and nothing ever happens to highlight and illuminate a culture that is taking place, you are able to sustain it and it lives in perpetuity because nobody ever gets to address because there is no cause to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, there is. And because there is, you are BYU, let\u2019s just say you ain\u2019t the most attractive place for folks to come,\u201d he began to raise his voice. \u201cThat ain\u2019t the most attractive institution to be apart of right now. Now, that\u2019s not the fault of everybody at the institution. I\u2019m not trying to put a blemish on BYU. I\u2019m saying BYU, you did it by allowing to this happen and not addressing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4837\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4837\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4837\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rachel-Richardson4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rachel-Richardson4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rachel-Richardson4-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rachel-Richardson4-768x399-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Rachel-Richardson4-750x389-1.jpg 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rachel Richardson via ABC11 YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/09\/byu-finds-no-evidence-of-racial-heckling-lifts-ban-on-accused-spectator\/\">BYU Finds No Evidence Of Racial Heckling, Lifts Ban On Accused Spectator<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An investigation into Richardson\u2019s accusations by BYU Athletics found no evidence to support her claims.<\/p>\n<p>BYU Athletics shared the results of their investigation stating, \u201cYU has completed its investigation into the allegation that racial heckling and slurs took place at the Duke vs. BYU women\u2019s volleyball match on August 26. We reviewed all available video and audio recordings, including security footage and raw footage from all camera angles taken by BYUtv of the match, with broadcasting audio removed (to ensure that the noise from the stands could be heard more clearly).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also reached out to more than 50 individuals who attended the event: Duke athletic department personnel and student-athletes, BYU athletic department personnel and student-athletes, event security and management and fans who were in the arena that evening, including many of the fans in the on-court student section.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They concluded, \u201cFrom our extensive review, we have not found any evidence to corroborate the allegation that fans engaged in racial heckling or uttered racial slurs at the event.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4538\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1864\" height=\"991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson7.png 1864w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Richardson7-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson7-1340x712-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson7-768x408-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson7-480x256-1.png 480w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson7-600x320-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson7-750x399-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Richardson7-1200x638-1.png 1200w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rachel Richardson via Holly Rowe Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following the results of this investigation, Smith\u2019s tune changed dramatically.<\/p>\n<p>He responded, \u201cWell, first of all you can take it one of two ways. You can either believe BYU and take them at their word or you can be a bit cynical and skeptical about them drawing this conclusion, questioning what level of veracity should we attach to them. Pick your side.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith continued, \u201cAs it pertains to the Duke player, she says she heard what she heard. She spoke about it with passion. We don\u2019t have any reason to believe her. Duke has given the impression that they completely believe her, and in BYU\u2019s statement they certainly did not accuse her of lying. They simply said they found no evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/09\/south-carolina-womens-basketball-coach-cancels-byu-games-over-alleged-racial-incident-at-a-volleyball-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Carolina Women\u2019s Basketball Coach Cancels BYU Games Over Alleged Racial Incident At A Volleyball Game<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He went on, \u201cIn the end it comes down to this. \u2026 Racism, prejudice still exists in this country. We all know it. We know how prevalent it is. And we know that it is something that completely needs to be eradicated. Having said that we are not doing ourselves any favors if we bring it up and broach it when it doesn\u2019t exist. And that\u2019s the key that we need to focus on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not saying that that Duke player\u2019s allegations or assertions were false. I don\u2019t know. She says it. I\u2019ll be damned if I\u2019m not giving her the benefit of the doubt,\u201d Smith noted. \u201cBut I wanted for future reference for everybody to understand that when we\u2019re willing to jump to race too quickly what we do is we dilute the profound argument of racism and prejudice when it really, really occurs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause people are hearing it so much they think we\u2019re whistling into the wind. So it\u2019s something that we need to be mindful of and we need to make sure that when we make those assertions or those allegations about other people that they\u2019re as close to irrefutable as we can get. So nobody\u2019s accusing us of making something up,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5024\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5024\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Stephen-A.-Smith.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1373\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Stephen-A.-Smith.png 1373w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Stephen-A.-Smith-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Stephen-A.-Smith-1340x690-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Stephen-A.-Smith-768x395-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Stephen-A.-Smith-750x386-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Stephen-A.-Smith-1200x618-1.png 1200w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephen A. Smith and Bart Scott via BlacktopBuckets YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of note Smith never apologizes for his previous comments. And whether or not Smith will take his own advice is also suspect. If he\u2019s not willing to apologize, it\u2019s more than likely he will continue to push race hoaxes and then issue a statement after the fact as he\u2019s done here without actually changing his behavior.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/matthew\/7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">As Matthew 7:16 reads<\/a>, \u201c\u201cBeware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep\u2019s clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves. By their fruits you will know them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Just so, every good tree bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. So by their fruits you will know them.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5025\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5025\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Smith.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1225\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Smith.png 1225w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Smith-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Smith-768x348-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Smith-750x340-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Smith-1200x544-1.png 1200w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5025\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephen A. Smith and Bart Scott via BlacktopBuckets YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What do you make of Smith\u2019s abrupt change in rhetoric following the BYU investigation?<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/09\/cnn-host-john-avlon-calls-out-his-own-network-university-of-south-carolinas-dawn-staley-and-lebron-james-for-pushing-byu-racism-story-doubles-down-on-systemic-racism-narrative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN Host John Avlon Calls Out His Own Network, University Of South Carolina\u2019s Dawn Staley, And LeBron James For Pushing BYU Racism Story, Doubles Down On Systemic Racism Narrative<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESPN host Stephen A. Smith did a complete 180 degree turn regarding his comments about Duke University Volleyball player Rachel Richardson following a BYU investigation determining that they could find<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1644081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1644079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1644079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1644079"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1644079\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1644081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1644079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1644079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1644079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}