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The Harvard mens soccer team will be suspended for the rest of its season after an investigation found the team continually made vulgar and sexual comments about members of the womens soccer team.The Harvard Crimson student newspaper?first reported the schools decision.Athletic director Robert L. Scalise wrote in an email to Harvard student-athletes that he decided to cancel the rest of the teams season because the practice, in which women were rated on their perceived sexual appeal and physical appearance, appeared to be more widespread across the team and has continued beyond 2012, including in 2016.As a direct result of what Harvard Athletics has learned, we have decided to cancel the remainder of the 2016 mens soccer season, Scalise wrote. The team will forfeit its remaining games and will decline any opportunity to achieve an Ivy League championship or to participate in the NCAA Tournament this year.On Friday, the mens soccer team issued an apology in The Harvard Crimson.We accept responsibility for the mistakes and serious lapses in judgment that have led us here, and, in addition to accepting the sanctions from the Athletic Department, are shifting our focus toward the concrete actions we can take to address the fundamental issue of sexism in our community, the team said in its apology.The school had been investigating a document that was circulated by the 2012 mens soccer team. The document, which comprised sexual comments about members of the womens soccer team, was uncovered last week by The Harvard Crimson.University president Drew Faust said in a statement that she was deeply distressed to learn that the appalling actions of the 2012 mens soccer team were not isolated to one year or the actions of a few individuals.The decision to cancel a season is serious and consequential, and reflects Harvards view that both the teams behavior and the failure to be forthcoming when initially questioned are completely unacceptable, have no place at Harvard, and run counter to the mutual respect that is a core value of our community, Faust wrote.Rakesh Khurana, the dean of Harvard, released a statement Thursday evening saying he was saddened and disappointed to learn that the extremely offensive scouting report produced by the 2012 mens soccer team continued through the current season.The document rated the attractiveness of recruits on the womens team and included lewd comments about them. Members of the mens team called it their scouting report and circulated it online.Faust said the review is separate from any action by the schools Title IX office, which investigates complaints of sexual assault and harassment.Earlier this week, members of the womens team wrote a letter in the Crimson criticizing the document, saying they were appalled?that female athletes who are told to feel empowered and proud of their abilities are so regularly reduced to a physical appearance. The letter also expressed hope that the report would lead to productive conversation and action on Harvards campus, within collegiate athletic teams across the country, and into the locker room that is our world.The mens team is in first place in the Ivy League. 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So they cant vote on Measure C, the ballot initiative that asks the public to approve an increase in the hotel occupancy tax to provide $1.15 billion for a $1.8 billion stadium and convention center annex in the southeast corner of downtown.Hawks anti-C comments, delivered with a dose of humor, were included in Bill Simmons anti-stadium segment on Any Given Wednesday on HBO. Lopezs TV ad in favor of Measure C was filmed in the Los Angeles area -- where the Chargers tried to move last year, angering a fan base thats been loyal since the Bolts moved here in 1961 from Los Angeles.The twisting stadium saga began in 2000, when Ryan Leaf was still the Chargers quarterback. It probably wont reach the finish line even after the votes are counted Tuesday night.Few people think Measure C will get the two-thirds super majority needed to pass. 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Hes moved past last year, when the Chargers pressured him to come up with a stadium plan, and then walked away from negotiations to focus on L.A.Look, I think San Diego has been part of the NFL for 50 years, said Faulconer, who clinched a second term in the June primary. San Diegans want the Chargers to stay. San Diegans want a deal that is fair for taxpayers. Those are not mutually exclusive.Heres the disconnect: While many San Diegans love the Chargers and want them to stay, many dont like what they consider a scorched-earth campaign Spanos waged last year in trying to beat Stan Kroenkes Rams to L.A. 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However, that document is not legally binding.The Padres, who rode an appearance in the 1998 World Series to approval of a new downtown ballpark, want to see the Chargers stay in town, but have major concerns about the Chargers plan. If approved, a new football stadium approximately two blocks away would gobble up most of the Padres surface parking and compete for concerts and other events that swell the Padres coffers.Leading the coalition in favor of Measure C is Jerry Sanders, the president and CEO of the regional chamber of commerce. Interestingly, the Chargers complained for years that they couldnt get help from the city, and Sanders was mayor for a large chunk of that time, from 2005-12.Much like they criticized Faulconer last year, the Chargers have gotten personal toward city councilman Chris Cate and architect Rob Quigley for opposing their massive project. The Chargers took out Facebook ads asking why Cate wanted the team to move to Los Angeles, urging fans to call his office. In an op-ed piece on the website Voice of San Diego, Chargers spokesman Fred Maas called Quigley a small-town undertaker.Polling by City Hall shows Measure C getting less than 50 percent of the vote. Polling done for the hotel industry shows it getting 35 percent yes, with 13 percent undecided. A Chargers consultant would not divulge team-sponsored polling.Obviously it passing gives us the best chance to be here long term, quarterback Philip Rivers said. But Im still hopeful that if it doesnt, then its not the end-all. I dont know that, but certainly thats my hope that if its short of passing that there still has been enough progress made that theres still a way to get it figured out.Rivers, of course, will vote yes.Hawk and Lopez wont have a say.---Follow Bernie Wilson on Twitter at http://twitter.com/berniewilson---Online: http://pro32.ap.org/poll and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '