Are the rumors of Tom Brady's and Gisele Bundchen's marital woes justified?



Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen are rumored to be having marital issues in connection to Tom's decision to come out of retirement for another football season. In this clip, Jason Whitlock and his panel hash out the alleged marital woes and choose sides — Team Tom or Team Gisele.

Marital complications reported in the New York Post came to light after Tom ghosted training camp for three days and told the team he was having issues at home upon his return.

In Jason's view, Gisele's discontent is justified because the runaway model icon believed her husband was committed to retirement. "I think she has every right to be upset because happiness is based on expectations," Jason said, adding that Tom shouldn't dangle the retirement carrot in front of her and then snatch it back and not expect her to be mad about it.

Jason's guests, Shemeka Michelle and Steve Kim, disagree. Watch the clip to find out why.



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BYU confirms no evidence that a fan racially harassed Duke volleyball player, apologizes to fan who was accused and banned



After an extensive investigation, Brigham Young University announced Friday it found no evidence to corroborate accusations than a fan racially harassed a Duke University volleyball player last month.

As a result, the school reversed a ban instituted against the fan who was accused of yelling racial slurs.

What did the school say?

University officials reached out to more than 50 individuals who attended the Aug. 26 match between the Cougars and Blue Devils, including athletes and personnel from both teams, security, and fans. None were able to corroborate that any racial heckling took place.

The school also reviewed all available video and audio from the event. Again, no evidence to corroborate the allegations.

"From 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," BYU explained in a statement.

"As a result of our investigation, we have lifted the ban on the fan who was identified as having uttered racial slurs during the match. We have not found any evidence that that individual engaged in such an activity," the statement added. "BYU sincerely apologizes to that fan for any hardship the ban has caused."

For anyone skeptical about the findings of the investigation, the school reiterated its call for anyone with evidence to immediately come forward.

What is the background?

After the Aug. 26 match, BYU officials banned a fan who was accused of yelling racial slurs at Rachel Richardson, a Duke volleyball player.

The incident gained national attention after Richardson's godmother claimed on social media that Richardson was called an N-word "every time she served" and was "threatened by a white male that told her to watch her back going to the team bus."

Richardson later released her own statement with the same allegations.

But days after the game, BYU police said their investigation confirmed the fan who had been banned did not yell racial slurs or harass anyone. Even more, the investigation was unable to turn up any evidence corroborating the allegations.

Ironically, BYU's statement comes two days after USA Today published an essay that condemned doubts about Richardson's allegations as a "right-wing conspiracy theory."

Turns out, it was anything but.

Whitlock: Does Dawn Staley realize her South Carolina players face a greater threat in Memphis than at BYU?



I wonder if Dawn Staley, the queen of women’s college basketball, has heard the story of Eliza Fletcher.

Cleotha Abston, a career criminal, allegedly stalked, kidnapped, and murdered the 34-year-old schoolteacher on Friday. Fletcher, a mother and wife, was out on an early-morning jog in her hometown of Memphis, one of the most dangerous cities in America. According to statistics, you have a 1-in-12 chance of being a victim of violent or property crime while living in Memphis.

I wonder if Dawn Staley knows any of this. The South Carolina women’s coach recently canceled the Gamecocks’ home-and-home series against Brigham Young University because a Duke volleyball player, Rachel Richardson, claimed BYU fans taunted her with racial slurs.

“I just wanted to make sure our players didn’t have to endure that,” Staley told reporters this weekend. “Because if something happened of that manner, I don’t have the words to comfort them.”

Hmm. BYU was scheduled to play at South Carolina on Nov. 7. Next year, the Gamecocks were supposed to play at BYU.

There’s been no definitive evidence presented that the BYU crowd taunted Richardson or her teammates. The allegations first surfaced when Richardson’s godmother, Lesa Pamplin, a political candidate in Texas, tweeted that Richardson was racially harassed throughout the entirety of a televised volleyball match. Pamplin has a documented history of making anti-white racial remarks and promoting racial hoaxes.

BYU has a long history of hosting sporting events on its campus. The school’s basketball teams have a long history of employing black players and assistant coaches. BYU is known for its homogeneous white campus. It doesn’t have a reputation for using racial slurs at sporting events.

Today, a group of state politicians in South Carolina – the South Carolina Freedom Caucus – wrote a letter to Staley and athletics director Ray Tanner demanding that the school explain its hasty decision-making.

“Why did the University of South Carolina cancel the series against BYU when no supporting evidence existed to warrant such action? Will the University of South Carolina reschedule with BYU and issue a public apology if the allegations continue to be shown as false? Is it now the policy of the University to forgo, or more concerning, ignore any fact-finding missions into allegations of wrongdoing? Will the University be canceling all sporting events whenever any fan of any university against which the Gamecocks have an upcoming game is accused of acting inappropriately? Is the University of South Carolina now taking responsibility for all of its fans, regardless of any relationship with the University? What is the policy of the University of South Carolina for canceling games in which allegations of wrongdoing by a future opposing school’s fans are made? And finally, will the University of South Carolina decline any games with Duke University given the verifiable racially insensitive tweets by a member of Duke’s fan base, Mrs. Pamplin?”

The Freedom Caucus then made a series of freedom of information requests, seeking a paper trail to back up the decision to cancel the games.

South Carolina is the first school to cancel a home game out of fear that the visiting team’s fans would racially taunt their opponent. I guess Staley canceled the series out of fear of what might happen next year. Her players could be taunted.

The truth is Staley canceled South Carolina’s series with BYU to embarrass the Mormon institution and elevate her own profile. It was not a well-thought-out decision. It was emotional and manipulative.

Staley should do the same to Memphis. There’s actual proof that the city of Memphis is unsafe for young black people and people in general. The city’s murder rate rivals Chicago’s and St. Louis’. Last year, the mid-sized city recorded 346 murders.

For the first time in three decades, on Dec. 3, South Carolina will play Memphis. It’s a home-and-home series. Next year, the Gamecocks will travel to Memphis.

Where will Staley’s Gamecocks face more danger: Provo, Utah, or Memphis, Tennessee?

Based on the stats and reputation, Staley and the Gamecocks should bring extra security to Memphis. There’s plenty of evidence that Memphis is quite dangerous.

The tragedy that befell Eliza Fletcher is just the latest example. A year ago, the rap world and corporate media celebrated the murder of Young Dolph, the Nipsey Hussle of the South. The rappers say M.E.M.P.H.I.S. stands for making easy money pimping hoes in style.

That’s Memphis’ reputation.

Dawn Staley is comfortable taking a group of young women to Memphis, but not Provo. Staley is a hypocrite. Her hypocrisy is supported by corporate media.

In 2018, the Missouri Tigers played at South Carolina. There was an on-court fight that appeared to be instigated by Staley’s players. Sierra Michaelis, a former Mizzou basketball player, attended the game. She tweeted that South Carolina fans spit on Missouri players after the game. Here’s a link to the story.

Missouri’s athletics director, Jim Sterk, complained that Tigers players were called the N-word and spit on. He blamed Dawn Staley.

“We had players spit on and called the N-word and things like that,” Sterk said in 2018. “I mean it was not a good environment, and unfortunately and I think Coach Staley promoted that kind of atmosphere. And it’s unfortunate that she felt she had to do that.”

Staley dismissed the allegations as “serious and false.”

No one refused to play South Carolina. Stephen A. Smith never discussed the alleged racism bubbling within Staley’s program and fan base.

No one that I’m aware of has called out Staley for this blatant hypocrisy. When her fan base was accused of being out of control, she claimed her fans are the greatest in the world.

“Our fans are great. They’re loyal, they’re passionate, they understand basketball, they understand how to act in the stands,” she said.

“I stand by our fans. I stand by what they represent, I stand by how they cheer, I stand by every single thing they bring to the building, because it’s appropriate and well within the rules of the game.”

That’s black, elite privilege. Staley gets to defend her fan base. The BYU athletics director, Tom Holmoe, apologized before anyone even had a chance to investigate the legitimacy of Rachel Richardson’s claims.

This is idolatry. Based on skin color, Staley and her fans are above sin and BYU is covered in sin. Provo, Utah, is a place too dangerous for black women basketball players. Meanwhile, Memphis is heaven on earth.

Dawn Staley is committed to cleaning up Utah and ignoring Memphis. One percent of Utah is black. Sixty-four percent of Memphis is black.

Dawn Staley cares about Dawn Staley. She uses race to benefit her bank account.

How Corporate Media Sold The BYU Race Narrative With Zero Corroborating Evidence

The real question here is not whether Richardson was telling the truth but why it took so long for anyone to investigate or corroborate her claims before blasting them to the world.

BYU banned fan for allegedly using N-word against black athlete. But police now say that he did not do it.



The story of a Brigham Young University fan hurling racial slurs at a Duke University volleyball player does not appear to be what it seemed.

What is the background?

BYU athletic officials banned a fan on Saturday for allegedly using a racial epithet against a Duke player at a game last Friday night.

The incident quickly gained national attention when Lesa Pamplin, who identified herself as the godmother of Duke volleyball player Rachel Richardson, claimed on social media that Richardson was called an N-word "every time she served" and was "threatened by a white male that told her to watch her back going to the team bus."

Richardson later claimed in a statement that "my fellow African American teammates and I were targeted and racially heckled throughout the entirety of the match. The slurs and comments grew into threats which caused us to feel unsafe."

Richardson alleged BYU officials were notified of the alleged slurs and threats but "failed to take the necessary steps to stop the unacceptable behavior and create a safe environment." Richardson reiterated many of these comments in an ESPN interview on Tuesday.

What is happening now?

BYU police, who investigated the incident, determined that the fan who was banned for yelling the racial slurs was not, in fact, the person who shouted them, the Salt Lake Tribune reported — and further stated that they had yet to find any evidence that anyone shouted them at all.

"When we watched the video, we did not observe that behavior from him," BYU Police Lt. George Besendorfer told the newspaper.

BYU associate athletic director Jon McBride confirmed that university officials came to the same conclusion. He said:

Various BYU Athletics employees have been reviewing video from BYUtv and other cameras in the facility that the volleyball team has access to for film review. This has been ongoing since right after the match on Friday night. The person who was banned was the person identified by Duke as using racial slurs. However, we have been unable to find any evidence of that person using slurs in the match.

In fact, no evidence has surfaced proving anyone shouted racial slurs. Instead, students who attended the game attest they never heard any slurs.

The Cougar Chronicle, a BYU student-run newspaper, cited multiple students on the record who were in the student section at the game and never heard any slurs.

Indeed, Besendorfer has confirmed that no student who sat in the section where the slurs allegedly came from — nor anyone who attended the volleyball match, for that matter — has come forward to report the person who hurled epithets.

Even more importantly, "[Besendorfer] also said no one has come forward to say they heard the slur being shouted during the match," the Tribune reported.

A police report, which the Tribune obtained, shows that BYU officials placed a police officer near the Duke bench after they were alerted to the racial slurs. But no one in that section identified the person making the slurs, nor did the officer hear any slurs.

BYU Athletic Director Tom Holmoe has also said that four ushers and an officer were sent into the stands to identify the person making the slurs. But no one was found.

It turns out the person whom BYU banned was identified by Duke personnel. Police spoke with him, but he denied making slurs. He confirmed he did approach Richardson after the game, mistaking her for someone he believed was his friend. And despite the lack of evidence against him, the police report said BYU officials wanted to ban him anyway.

After police review of the video evidence failed to confirm the person BYU officials banned was the one who made the slurs, Besendorfer said the investigation was taken over by BYU officials.

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