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NEW YORK -- Some Columbia University wrestlers will be suspended from the team for as long as the rest of the school year over lewd and racially insensitive text messages, but some teammates can keep competing, including in a state championship this weekend, the university announced Friday.Columbia wouldnt say how many wrestlers are barred from competing, citing educational privacy laws, and the team coach and assistant coaches didnt immediately respond to emails and phone calls seeking comment.The team apologized in a letter Thursday, calling the text messages inexcusable and saying members were prepared for repercussions.We could not be more remorseful for the harm that this situation has caused, the team wrote, according to a student-run blog that said it received the letter.The blog, Bwog.com, had published screengrabs of the crude text messages.The university had put all competition on hold Monday to investigate the texts, which the blog said were exchanged by seniors on the wrestling team.Some messages disparaged female students, expressed hope that someone would be sexually assaulted at a campus event and used anti-gay terms and slurs against black people, including while discussing the deadly police shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014.The blog redacted the senders identities, so it was unclear how many people sent or responded to them. But Columbias athletics department said in a statement Friday it determined only a distinct group of wrestlers was involved.Those responsible for the offensive statements are suspended from the team through the rest of the school year; some others are barred just through the rest of the semester, and those who werent involved can continue competing, the athletics department said. No wrestlers are suspended from their studies, just from the sport.The department said it recognized students have a right to express themselves, but the appalling messages dont fit behavior standards for Columbias student-athletes. The athletes code of conduct includes pledges to treat everyone with dignity and respect and not to do anything that might reflect poorly on themselves or the team.The wrestlers will work with an advocate for fighting discrimination in sports, the department said.The messages were revealed a week after Harvard University canceled the remainder of the season for its mens soccer team because of lewd comments about members of the womens soccer team. Wholesale Custom Clippers Shirts . Speaking Thursday on TSN 1050 Thursday, the Leafs GM also touched on the questions surrounding the teams leadership and the struggles of his big-name free-agent signing. “Its not from lack of effort from the coaching staff. Custom Clippers Jerseys . R.J. Umberger scored twice to lead the Blue Jackets to a franchise-record for consecutive wins with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night over the Los Angeles Kings. http://www.customclippersjersey.com/ . 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Four teams clashed for the title of Summer Finals Champion, while four other teams clawed their way through a bracket for a chance to play in the HCS Pro League next season.Some teams have already been eliminated from the weekend, and Sunday will see the conclusion of the Summer Finals playoffs.Heres a look at Saturdays matches.Summer Finals BracketCounter Logic Gaming was met with adversity right out of the gates against Cloud9 by going down 2-0 in the series. CLG were able to regain their composure and get back to their winning ways by rattling off four straight wins to advance to the winners bracket finals with a score of 4-2 and send C9 to the losers bracket.Team EnVyUs went head-to-head with Enigma 6, and although E6 had a 2-0 record against nV during the regular season, the live venue led to different results. nV was able to get their first win against E6 with a 4-2 series score, setting the stage for a meeting between C9 and E6 with elimination on the line.ddddddddddddRelegationsTeam Liquid finished the regular season while playing their best Halo of the summer, and the momentum carried over to the bright lights of The Novo. Team Liquid not only fought through the bracket to keep their place in the HCS Pro League, but they did so without dropping a single map. Liquid swept eLevate and Denial eSports 4-0 to advance.Denial eSports came in as a candidate to steal one of the HCS Pro League spots, and they kicked off the weekend well poised to do so. They fought their way to the winners bracket finals and went up against Team Liquid, only to lose and then force their way to the losers bracket finals.OpTic Gaming had an underwhelming start to defending their HCS Pro League spot but had a chance to redeem themselves in the losers bracket finals. After losing to Denial in their first meeting, OpTic got their revenge when it mattered most and won the series 4-2, keeping their spot in the Pro League. ' ' '