Edmonton Eskimos running back returns after missing season opener for funeral

Travon Van has a good excuse for Saturday’s season-opening absence, but that didn’t make it any easier to miss.
The Edmonton Eskimos running back sat out his new team’s 30-27 win over the B.C. Lions in order to attend a funeral for his uncle, Zeke Van.
“Yeah, it was tough,” said the five-foot-11, 195-pound Montana product, who spent the past two years with the Ottawa Redblacks. “Unfortunately, I had to go home for a funeral. My uncle passed away, and the team