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CALGARY, Alberta -- Mylan Hicks, a former Michigan State defensive back and member of the Calgary Stampeders, was killed early Sunday in what the CFL team described as an act of violence.He was 23.Obviously this is an extremely difficult and upsetting time for the players and staff, Stampeders president and general manager John Hufnagel said in a statement. Its a terrible tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mylans family.Police said earlier Sunday they were investigating a shooting outside a Calgary nightclub. They said in a statement that the victim, whom they did not identify, was taken to a hospital in life-threatening condition before dying of his injuries. They later said three suspects had been arrested.Stampeders defensive back Joshua Bell said Hicks death was immediately felt in the locker room.We lost family today, Bell said. Everybody doesnt react the same, but we lost family today, were hurting. Were shaken a little bit.You lose family, but you have family. Were leaning on each other right now.Hicks, who signed with the Stampeders in May and was on Calgarys practice roster, was born in Detroit. At Michigan State, he recorded a career-high 19 tackles and four pass breakups in nine games during his senior year in 2014.Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said he learned of Hicks death around 9 a.m. on Sunday.This is just tragic. Its sort of rocked our Spartan football community, Dantonio said.He compared Hicks to former Michigan State punter Mike Sadler, who died in a car accident this summer.No. 6 was a beautiful person, Dantonio said. Like Mike Sadler in a lot of ways, he just lit a room up when he walked in. He established himself as a leader on our football team in his last year.Dantonio took to Twitter on Sunday.Hicks signed with the?San Francisco 49ers?as an undrafted free agent in May 2015 before being released at the end of training camp.He hadnt played a game this season with the Stampeders, who are on a 12-game unbeaten streak.Everybodys talking about whens the next time were going to lose, last night we had the most devastating loss we could, quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell said. Football doesnt even seem important right now. Were going to honor him as much as we can and play for him and his family.Brian Ramsay, executive director of the CFL players association, said Hicks was just starting to establish himself as a member of the team and was highly regarded.Mylan was a respected young man throughout his collegiate and professional careers, Ramsay said in a statement.Information from ESPNs Dan Murphy and The Associated Press was used in this report. 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Following a lopsided 5-2 loss against the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night, Paul MacLean told reporters that "theres a lack of focus, theres a lack of leadership and theres a lack of preparation" with his struggling team. That came on the heels of Bryan Murray taking the unusual step of going into the locker room at the Prudential Center and addressing the players himself. College Station, Texas - Texas A&M middle blocker Jazzmin Babers has been selected one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award for volleyball.The 10 finalists were chosen by a media committee from the list of 30 candidates announced in October. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to help select the winner, and fans are encouraged to vote daily on the Senior CLASS Award website through December 5. Fan votes will then be combined with media and Division I head coaches votes to determine the winner. The Senior CLASS Award recipient will be announced during the 2016 NCAA Division I Womens Volleyball Championship in December.An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School ?, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.Babers, from Syracuse, N.Y., has started every match of her career and has led Texas A&M to the NCAA tournament each of the last three seasons. As a junior, she helped the Aggies win the Southeastern Conference championship, and she became the eighth player in Texas A&M history to be selected to an AVCA All-America team, garnering second team honors after hitting a school season-record .412, smashing the previous record of .400 which had stood since 1984.Babers, who leads the Aggies with a .379 hitting percentage in SEC matches this season, needs only eight block assists to break the Texas A&M all-time career record of 456. She also ranks in the top five in the school career records for total blocks and points, and she is on pace to finish second in career hitting percentage.A member of the 2016 Preseason All-SEC Team, Babers holds the school single-match record for total blocks and block assists in a five-set match, and she holds numerous Texas A&M SEC match, season and carreer records.ddddddddddddff the court, Babers is majoring in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis in education. She also is engaged in numerous philanthropic activities. A member of the local Fellowship of Christian Athletes leadership team, Babers is responsible for community outreach. She also serves as a speaker, sharing testimonies at local schools and churches. In May, Babers and several teammates went on a mission trip to Haiti to spread the gospel and do manual labor.Other charitable activities she has participated in include spending time at the Bryan Adult Learning Center, where she volunteered in an adult ESL class, taught lessons and helped with one-on-one work; Aggies Move, teaching elementary children how to live active lives and stay healthy while also teaching them basic volleyball skills; Science Olympiad, a science competition for middle school and high school students from throughout Texas in which she helped with set up and take down, monitored and distributed tests, graded tests and was an overseer and judge for certain science competitions; The Big Event in which she helped an elderly couple prepare their home for moving out, painting, cleaning windows and boxing up their items; Residence Hall Move-In Assistance Day, helping new and returning Aggies move into their dorms; Aggies CAN, a student-run food drive, and the Brazos Valley Food Bank, where she packed family food boxes. She also has volunteered at a local elementary school, working one-on-one or in small groups with students needing extra help or with advanced students needing more challenging work.Babers and the Aggies (14-7, 8-2 SEC) begin a four-match homestand tonight as they play host to Alabama. First serve is at 6 p.m. at Reed Arena. Texas A&M also plays host to Tennessee, Sunday at 1:30 p.m., and closes out the homestand next weekend, playing host to Mississippi State on Friday, Nov. 11 at 5 p.m., and Georgia, Sunday at 1 p.m. ' ' '