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Western Bulldogs young gun Jake Stringer is learning to deal with more attention - both on and off the AFL field.Since returning from a shoulder injury in round 19, Stringer has been well below his best.The star forward, who was named in last years All-Australian side, kicked only one goal against each of Collingwood, North Melbourne and Geelong.Hawthorn great Dermott Brereton recently criticised the 22-year-old for wanting to play his footy without suffering any body punishment and pulling out of contests.Dermy was an amazing player and if anyone has got the credits on the board to make that judgment, its probably him, Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge said.Derms opinion really matters, (but) whether Jakes read that I dont know.Whether or not he sees it as accurate, I dont know.That commentary is always going to be there and its just something our players need to deal with.Beveridge added there is no doubt the Bulldogs are searching for Stringers best form, with just two games to play before finals.All we can worry about is looking at Jakes game and looking at the areas of improvement and honing in on his strengths to bring the best out of him, he said.Hes a really young player. Hes an All-Australian in the very early stages of his career, so what happens from week to week is that he gets a lot attention.Hell be the first to admit he needs to get a bit more out of himself.Beveridge could understand if Stringer felt restricted by his shoulder injury against the Cats but said that is no longer an excuse.The seventh-placed Bulldogs face Essendon at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.Wholesale Fashion Shoes China . -- Peyton Manning will have all of his wide receivers available for the first time in a month when the Denver Broncos begin their playoff run Jan. Wholesale Nike Shoes . The All-Pro lineman got the leg bent under him while trying to make a tackle during the first half of a 22-20 overtime loss at Miami on Thursday night. The medical staff initially thought hed torn the ligament, and the test a day later in Cincinnati confirmed it. http://www.cheapshoeschina.us/ . -- Nathan Pancel scored twice as the Sudbury Wolves defeated the North Bay Battalion 4-2 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. China Shoes .5 seconds to play in the game, Kevin Love never stopped believing that they would come out of there with a win. Cheap Nike Shoes From China . Varlamov made 33 saves and Ryan OReilly had a goal and scored in the shootout as the Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Thursday night.FORT WORTH, Texas -- When TCUs lead was cut to one soon after halftime, the Horned Frogs ran a pair of set plays. Brandon Parrish hit 3-pointers both times.Parrish scored 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting in his first start of the season, including those big 3s in a 35-second span as the Horned Frogs went on to a 79-60 victory over Jacksonville State on Friday night. They improved to 3-0 under new coach Jamie Dixon.It was a big momentum shift in the game, coach called the right play, and we executed really well, Parrish said. My guys got me the ball in open areas, and I just shot it with confidence.The only player to start every TCU game last season, Parrish had come off the bench the first two games. The 6-foot-6 senior started against Jacksonville State (1-3) while second-leading scorer JD Miller served a one-game suspension for violation of team rules. Dixon said Miller would be back for the next game.Freshman guard Desmond Bane has been in double figures in all three games for TCU after scoring 14 points. Alex Robinson, the former Texas A&M transfer who had to sit out last season, had 10 points and five assists.Malcolm Drumwright led the Gamecocks with 19 points. Norbertas Giga and Erik Durham each had 11 points and eight rebounds.After Jacksonville State cut the gap to 36-35 right after halftime, Parrish had the consecutive 3-pointers. The first was from the left side in front of the TCU bench, and then he hit from the right corner.His attitude, his energy -- if he was back next year, Id have him run for student body president, Dixon said. It would be good.BIG PICTUREJacksonville State: The Gamecocks and first-year coach Ray Harper are piling up the miles together.dddddddddddd This was their fourth consecutive road game to start the season. They will play 15 of their first 16 games away from their Alabama campus.TCU: The Horned Frogs are coming together under coach Jamie Dixon, with a mix of veteran players and talented freshmen. The return of Kenrich Williams is a boost, as he was the teams top rebounder as a sophomore two years ago before microfracture knee surgery. In his first game since the 2015 Big 12 tournament, he had nine points in 20 minutes.BUILDING TRUSTParrish said the biggest thing being stressed by Dixon is playing together. We can build trust amongst each other, so when were out there on the court, we can hold each other accountable and we can trust each other to be in the right spot and doing the right things, Parrish said. Were going to be a better team overall.BETTER THAN HALF WITH FEW GIVEAWAYSTCU shot 50 percent overall (28 of 56) and was just slightly better on 3-pointers by hitting 52 percent (11 of 21). Along with the good shooting, the Frogs had only eight turnovers.UP NEXTJacksonville State plays its first home game under Harper on Tuesday night against Dalton State College, their only game at home until Jan. 5.TCU wraps up its season-opening four-game homestand Monday against Illinois State before going to Las Vegas for two games. Those are the only games the Frogs will play out of Texas before Big 12 Conference play begins.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '