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Police: Utah WCBB Team Was Targeted with Racial Slur In Audio Recording

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The police department in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, said it discovered an audio recording that includes an audible use of a racial slur as it continues to investigate racism that the Utah women's basketball team was subjected to while staying in the city, per the Associated Press.

Police said they are still investigating to determine the "context and conduct" of the slur and to see if there were any laws broken. They also said the approximately 35 hours of video they have collected corroborates accounts from the team.

Utah, South Dakota State and UC Irvine stayed in Coeur d'Alene as they participated in the NCAA women's tournament with games in Spokane, Washington.