To no ones surprise, least of all St Kildas forwards, coach Alan Richardson set aside time for set shots at goal in preparations for the AFL clash against Essendon.The Saints sharpshooting lessons attempted to eradicate the wayward finishing that cost them so dearly in a 40-point loss to a sharper Gold Coast last week.Its fair to say we had some goalkicking practice. We kicked 1.13 from set shots, including two out on the full (last week), Richardson said.We had nine more scoring shots in the second half and, when youre away and youve had a sloppy start, you need to make the most of your opportunities and we clearly didnt do that.At the other end of the ground, a leaky Saints backline will be stiffened by the return of experienced defender Sean Dempster after right knee surgery that has kept him out since round 11.He is a really important player. He has played really strong footy for a long time and hes versatile, Richardson said.He can play on talls, he can play on smalls, he can go into the midfield and play as a defensive player there, (but) well use him down back.And the inclusion of young pair Nathan Wright and Daniel McKenzie provides more grunt and run for Sundays game at Etihad Stadium.Richardson is banking on a rebound to the positive run-and-carry style that delivered a 46-point win against the Bombers at the same venue seven weeks ago.We know Essendons good footy is really positive, he said.We were only marginally up at halftime the last time we played them.You look at that game, but really its more about us and the way we want to play. There were some areas that werent strong (against the Suns) and thats where well focus.Bombers coach John Worsfold made six changes to the side that suffered a blowout loss to West Coast last week, taking their losing streak to 12 games.Sam Michael, Patrick Ambrose, Shaun McKernan, Kyle Langford, Jayden Laverde and Conor McKenna come into the side, while David Zaharakis (suspension), Jason Ashby (omitted), Matthew Leuenberger (knee), Jackson Merrett (omitted), Mathew Stokes (groin) and Mark Jamar (suspension) departed. Logan Forsythe Jersey . Traditional contenders Brazil, Greece and Turkey drew the other three spots to complete the 24-team field for this summers tournament in Spain, basketball governing body FIBA announced Saturday at its meeting in Barcelona. Yasmani Grandal Jersey . Pedro scored from a pass by Lionel Messi in the 33rd minute and added two more goals in the 47th and 72nd after Valdes saved his second penalty in four days following his stop in Wednesdays 4-0 over Ajax in the Champions League. http://www.dodgersteamproshop.com/ . LUCIE, Fla. Cody Bellinger Jersey . The Celtics closed out their first preseason under Stevens on Wednesday night with a 101-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, who rested a lot of their lineup including former Celtics Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. Mark Lowe Jersey . The nimble-footed quarterback got his wish, dashing through the snow and a weary defence all the way into the NCAA record book. NEW YORK -- Jermaine Crumpton had 26 points and nine rebounds on Friday night, and Canisius stopped Manhattan on the final possession to secure a 77-76 win in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opener for both teams.Phil Valenti hit a pair of free throws with 32 seconds left that made it 77-74 for the Golden Griffins (3-4). Zavier Turner closed Manhattans deficit on a layup with 23 seconds left.Canisius Malik Johnson missed both free throws with 15 seconds left to give Manhattan (2-5) a chance to wwin on its final trip.dddddddddddd Both teams called timeouts with 8.1 seconds to go and Kassius Robertson stole it from Turner to prevent the Jaspers from getting a shot in the final seconds.Robertson had five 3-pointers and 20 points for Canisius. Kiefer Douse added 10 points.Turner led the Jaspers with 19 points. Calvin Crawford added 12 points and Zavier Peart scored 10. ' ' '