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Calgary Herald
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Receivers in Calgary Stampeders camp: 'Twins' Tevin Jones and Dominique Rhymes join pass-catching corps
Article content The 31-year-old is coming off his third 1,000-yard receiving season and is a compelling voice of the offence. Article content And now the eighth-year CFL veteran has a bona fide quarterback with whom to play pitch-and-catch in Vernon Adams Jr. Article content 'I've always prided myself on doing the job,' said Begelton, who grabbed 1,150 yards last year for his second-straight 1,000-yard campaign. 'My job is to get open, and if the ball is there for me, then I can salute him because he's able to do his job. Article content 'That's part of football — it's the ultimate team sport. And when you've got two guys that care about executing, it can be magic.' Article content Plus Begelton — now without unsigned Marken Michel on his flank — is feeling 'good energy' from the new recruits, Jones and Rhymes, making for positive connections across the field. Article content Article content With Adams in town, that brought both Jones and Rhymes into the Stamps' stable of receivers. Article content 'I played with him previously, so I know the competitor and type of player he is,' said eighth-year CFLer Rhymes, who caught many a pass from Adams during his 1,401-yard career-best receiving season with the 2022 BC Lions. 'He's been like my brother ever since he came over to BC. I've always been cool with him and close with him even I was last year playing in Ottawa. I was always watching him, saying how proud I was, how good he was playing … Article content Article content 'So once he came to Calgary and I was available to come to Calgary, I think it was a no-brainer.' Article content Jones feels the same way. Article content 'I don't know V.A. like Dom does, but as soon as Calgary popped up on my list, I was like, 'Oh, V.A.'s over there — that could be a place I can go,'' said Jones, heading into his fourth CFL season. 'So I was looking further into it and seeing Coach Dickinson here for a long time. And Craig Dickenson, the special teams coach here — he was my head coach over there in Regina with Sask. Article content Article content It doesn't hurt that both Jones and Rhymes have enjoyed big games at McMahon, either. Article content 'I just feel like it was a sign from God that this might be where I need to be,' said Jones, recalling his monster day at McMahon last September. 'If it's not with Edmonton, then at least I could play against them … you know … a robbery thing there. So just can't wait to play those guys.' Article content In three of his last four visits to McMahon, Rhymes has racked up yardage totalling 109 — plus two TDs — 101 and 91. Article content Article content 'We've both had big games in this stadium,' Rhymes said. 'So I think that was a no-brainer to sign here, too.' Article content 'Now, this is our team …' declared Jones. 'So now, when we play here, every game will be a big game. Article content 'Every game.' Article content Keep your eyes on Canadians and fellow starters Jalen Philpot, from whom we're predicting a massive year, and Clark Barnes, who was as clutch as they came last year among Stamps receivers. Philpot grabbed 66 balls for 659 yards, and Barnes had 44 catches for 590 yards. Article content Article content Given their citizenship, they will see a ton of snaps, while 2025 draft picks Damien Alford — who was plucked first overall by the Stamps — and Vyshonne Janusas — a fifth-rounder by the Red and White — develop in their shadows. Article content Alford, in particular, has the height and size — at 6-foot-6, 224 lb. — to stand out and become an all-timer. Article content 'You already had people making plays here,' Rhymes said. 'Now they just bringing in 'Big-Play V.A.', so we're going to get a lot of big plays in this stadium.
CBC
15-03-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Friedrich wins 16th bobsleigh world title, taking 4-man in Lake Placid
Francesco Friedrich won every championship he could in bobsledding this season. The German great is now a world champion for the 16th time, capping off his seventh four-man world title Saturday at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, N.Y., on the final day of the international bobsleigh season. This is the sixth time — all in the last seven seasons — that Friedrich has swept the World Cup season titles in both two- and four-man, plus swept those races at either the Olympics or the world championships that season. Friedrich finished three runs — one of the scheduled four heats was cancelled on Friday because of worsening track conditions as the air temperature rose — over two days in two minutes 44.52 seconds. WATCH l Friedrich captures 7th career 4-man world title: Germany's Francesco Friedrich wins 7th career 4-man bobsleigh world title 5 hours ago Duration 2:39 Johannes Lochner of Germany was second in 2:44.80 and Brad Hall of Britain was third in 2:45.00. The top American sled was driven by Frank Del Duca, who finished fourth in 2:45.64. Calgary's Taylor Austin piloted the top Canadian sled to an eighth-place finish, clocking a total time of 2:46.64 alongside Ottawa's Mike Evelyn O'Higgins, CFL player Keaton Bruggeling of St. Catharines, Ont., and former CFLer Shaq Murray-Lawrence of Scarborough, Ont. Friedrich capped another year when he was the best bobsledder in the world, winning medals in all 17 of his major international races (15 World Cups, plus the two-man and four-man events in Lake Placid). He won 10 golds, also best in the world this year, with six silvers and one bronze. Lochner finished his year with 16 medals — six gold, seven silver and three bronze. IBSF Bobsled And Skeleton World Championships: 4-man bobsleigh heat 4 9 hours ago Duration 51:38 Watch the deciding heat of the men's 4-man bobsleigh at the IBSF Bobsled And Skeleton World Championships from Lake Placid, New York.
