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WHISTLER, B. Cameron Heyward Jersey .C. - Edmonton Eskimos running back Jesse Lumsden became a national two-man bobsleigh champion with pilot Pierre Lueders Saturday at the Whistler Sliding Centre. Lueders with Lumsden on the brake clocked a two-run combined time of one minute, 44.73 seconds to finish in first place. The six-foot-two, 226-pound football star has been training this week with the Canadian bobsleigh team. His times have been on par with some of the teams veterans. Lumsden signed last month with the Eskimos after playing four CFL seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. "When I volunteered to give bobsleigh a try, I never figured I would end up at this point. I think any athlete would take full advantage of the opportunity to possibly represent his or her country at the Olympics," Lumsden said. Lumsden said bobsleigh and football is actually a good mix because bobsleigh training is helping him prepare for the CFL season. "I jumped on the opportunity to do this because my coaches and I came to the conclusion that bobsleigh is great cross training for football," Lumsden said. "Pushing a 400-pound sled as hard as I can and being a running back go hand in hand." The Eskimos agreed with Lumsdens logic and he said coaches have allowed him to compete in the fast-paced sport. Lueders has crossed paths with the Eskimos before. In 2003 he won the two-man title at the Bobsleigh World Championships with Giulo Zardo. Zardo quit the bobsleigh team in 2005 to sign a contract with the CFLs Edmonton Eskimos. "It was the first race for Jesse and I am sliding with some new guys in this race as a way to add more depth to our team," Lueders said. Lumsden wasnt the only football player on the track. Former University of Saskatchewan football player Lyndon Rush and Chris LeBihan finished in second place, 0.03 second behind the winners. Jonathon Edwards and Brad Reinsch of Alberta placed third 1:46.61. With the 2010 Games around the corner, Lueders is optimistic about the depth of the Canadian team. "I am extremely optimistic in some regards but it seems like every time we come back to Whistler, we have to work on something different," Lueders said. "We will keep working over the summer and see what we can do to improve." Earlier in the day, Kallie Humphries of Calgary and brakeman Heather Moyse of P.E.I. captured the national title, overcoming Suzanne Muldoon and Sabrina Notarangelo. Humphries finished in 1:48.01. Christina Smith and Heather Peterson placed third in 1:54.41. Humphries earned silver at a World Cup at the 2010 Olympic venue earlier in the season. "We have a really strong Canadian team right now and I think we will be a force to be reckoned with in 2010. The more runs we get down this track, the better we can become," said Moyse. Amanda Stepenko and brakeman Shelly-Ann Brown clocked the fastest time among the women but were disqualified for competing in an overweight sled. The maximum weight of the sled and team cannot exceed 1340 kilos. The Bobsleigh Nationals wraps up at Whistler Sliding Centre on Sunday with the mens four-man race. Visit CTVOlympics.ca and RDSolympiques.ca for full coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Shaun Suisham Jersey . Numbers Game breaks down the Wild signings of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter. The Wild Get: LW Zach Parise and D Ryan Suter. Antonio Brown Womens Jersey . 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Last year, the charismatic Frenchman was beaten by Andy Murray in the Queens final and went on to upset Roger Federer in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Tsonga hurt the little finger on his right hand when he slipped over during the sixth game of the final set. "I think its serious," Tsonga said. "I just fell down. Thats it. I didnt do, you know, an exam for the moment, but it sounds very bad. I felt like I broke something or I stretched, you know, a lot of ligaments, I would say." Dodig next faces Sam Querrey, who kept on track to reach his second final at the pre-Wimbledon event by upsetting eighth-seeded Frenchman Julien Benneteau 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Querrey, who beat fellow American Mardy Fish in the 2010 final, earned a decisive break to lead 5-3 in the final set and served out the match to love. "Im feeling really good," said Querrey, who was still on the comeback trail after undergoing elbow surgery one year ago. Jeremy Kapinos Jersey. 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Lopez also held a set point in the second-set tiebreaker before Anderson claimed victory on his second match point. ' ' '
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