CALGARY -- The loss of a loved one can make football seem not very important. But Stampeders receiver Joe West says football is getting him through a tough week before he heads home for his brothers funeral. West will play in Mondays Labour Day game against the Edmonton Eskimos before he departs for Garland, Texas. You can watch the Labour Day Classic live at 4pm et/1pm pt. on TSN1, TSN3, TSN4, TSN5 and TSN GO. Just hours after learning his half-brother Brandon Hobdy was murdered in Arkansas, West had four catches totalling 129 yards in last weeks win over Ottawa. Football has been a welcome, albeit temporary, distraction from his grief. "Its been something else to think about, just keeping my mind occupied," West said Sunday. "This is such an important obstacle in my life right now, having to balance my profession and my personal life. Its pretty tough, but I have really good support from my teammates and coaches." Hobdy, a 23-year-old receiver at South Arkansas University, was shot just outside Magnolia in the early hours of Aug. 24. West chose to play that afternoon in Ottawa and was named the CFLs offensive player of the week for his performance, which included a 58-yard catch in the third quarter. West, 30, was born in Melbourne, Fla., but played high school and college ball in Texas. Hes in his third season with the Stampeders. West and Hobdy have the same mother, Loretta. The funeral is Saturday in Garland, so West will miss Calgarys rematch with the Eskimos in Edmonton. As West was en route back to Calgary from Ottawa, SAU held a candlelight vigil for Hobdy. A Magnolia bank has set up a trust fund in Hobdys name. Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with the shooting death of Hobdy and another victim, 24-year-old Walter Payton. West participated in team meetings during the week, but didnt practise with his teammates until Friday. 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Joe Thornton, Logan Couture and Melker Karlsson all lit the lamp and Niemi stopped 19 shots for the Sharks, who had won their previous two games. Calgary got off to a quick start as Wideman blasted a shot through the pads of a screened Niemi 40 seconds into the game. Colborne made it a 2-0 game with a short-handed marker five minutes later. After the Sharks coughed up the puck in their own zone, Colborne took a pass from Matt Stajan, moved in alone on Niemi and cut back from his backhand to hhis forehand to beat the netminder.dddddddddddd San Jose used a quick goal of its own to cut the deficit in half as Couture snapped a shot home from the left circle 12 seconds into the middle frame. Just over two minutes later, Thornton tied the game with a wrist shot on the power play and Karlsson put the Sharks ahead after he deflected Joe Pavelskis pass into the net nine minutes into the second. 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