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“I’m glad that they did and I’m excited to get going,” Lokombo said. Roughriders general manager Jeremy O’Day said the team feels Lokombo can come in and be an impact player. “(He could) have a long career here in the CFL. Obviously there’s projections that we’re doing here but we feel like he’s a special talent,” O’Day said. The 5’11”, 190-pound defensive back played in 30 games for the Huskies, recording 115 tackles, 10 interceptions and three sacks. Lokombo, who is from Abbotsford, B.C., was named the U Sports defensive player of the year in 2019. “These past fo...

th round 53   Lokombo (5’11-190lbs) comes off a sensational 2019 season, winning the Presidents’ Trophy as the country’s best stand-up defensive player. During that season he made 39 tackles, six tackles for loss, three sacks, five interceptions, four pass breakups, and one forced fumble. He was also named Canada West’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player, a Canada West All-Star and a U SPORTS First-Team All-Canadian.    In 30 career games with the Huskies, Lokombo has 115 tackles,10 interceptions, six tackles for loss, three sacks, and two forced fumbles. In 2017, the Abbotsford ...

Former Alouettes head coach Marv Levy tops 2021 Canadian Football Hall of Fame class In this Nov. 12, 1995, file photo, Buffalo Bills head coach Marv Levy looks on during the second quarter of the Bills game against the Atlanta Falcons at Rich Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Bill Sikes, File April 13, 2021 - 6:01 AM HAMILTON - Marv Levy has joined a very limited fraternity. The 95-year-old Chicago native, who guided the Montreal Alouettes to two Grey Cup titles over five seasons as head coach, headlines the '21 class named Tuesday for ...

Neil Davidson The Toronto Arrows line up ahead of their Major League Rugby game in Toronto on April 7, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Neil Davidson March 02, 2021 - 1:36 PM TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows are under the bubble in nearby Whitby, gearing up for the March 20 start of the Major League Rugby season. They soon will be taking up residence 1,200 kilometres south in Marietta, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta. The team is scheduled to leave Toronto on March 18 for its season opener against Rugby ATL two days later and will stay in Georgia until pandemic-related border restric...

Getting to Know: Cody Ceci by Michelle Crechiolo @PensInsideScoop / Penguins Team Reporter After signing a one-year deal with Pittsburgh back in October, new Penguins defenseman Cody Ceci is thrilled that training camp is finally set to open on Sunday. "We were in limbo for such a long time not knowing what was going to happen with the season," he said. "And for me coming to a new place, I was kind of eager just to get going. S...