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CINCINNATI, Ohio -- On one of the first plays of training camp, cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick found himself covering All-Pro receiver A.J. Green. The first-round draft pick was getting tested right away. Green made a move and took off down the sideline, a place thats his domain. Kirkpatrick not only stayed with him but edged into him, breaking up the pass. This is what Cincinnati has waited a year to see. The Bengals took Kirkpatrick with the 17th overall pick last year, thinking he could grow into a starting role quickly. He hurt his left knee while working out last summer, forcing him to miss all of training camp and the first seven games. He played in five games before a concussion and more knee problems ended his season. Finally healthy, he has looked like a premier player in the opening days of training camp. "He had A.J. on the ball on the sideline," coach Marvin Lewis said. "That guy last year would have run smack into A.J., but this time he got in great position, got A.J. cut off and turned and played the football. "It will come back pretty quick. He understands the process, but its just time on task out here against real guys." For Kirkpatrick, its about time. He won a national championship with Alabama, where his unlimited confidence earned him the nickname "Swagga." He brought that confidence to the NFL, and it quickly took a hit. The knee injury sidelined him for training camp and eliminated him from the teams plans for the beginning of the season. When he started practicing again, the knee got sore, forcing him to back off. It made for a lot of tough weeks. "It was a lot of stress and a lot of depression," Kirkpatrick said. He got through it by talking to his father, Charles, who is a minister, and several teammates who have been through injuries. He was finally cleared and played in five games before a concussion and the knee sidelined him the rest of the way. The experience has tampered the swagger. "Hes another one of those guys who when he came in here, he thought the world revolved around him a little bit," defensive co-ordinator Mike Zimmer said. "I think hes finally woke up and said if we dont do it the way they want it done, if we dont understand that this is how its going to be, theyre not going to play. "I think hes come a long way, too, from what I can tell. Well see what he does on the field. And he might be a little bit rusty to start out with. But you can never have too many good corners. Those guys are like, theyre brittle." The Bengals have Leon Hall and Terence Newman as the starting cornerbacks, with Adam "Pacman" Jones next in line. Jones has a trial scheduled next month on an assault charge and could face discipline from the NFL. Kirkpatrick was visibly excited about training camp. Newman gave him a little advice. "Dont take this as something where youve got to come in and make sure you show that youre tough," Newman said. "Make sure youre healed. Youve got all the physical ability in the world. Youve got to be able to harness it and be able to go out on the field and show it." So far, hes given a good accounting of himself, showing that hes ready to be an NFL cornerback. "Its quite a change from college football to NFL football playing in the secondary," Lewis said. "And I see that transition out here." Notes: The Bengals wore shoulder pads on Saturday after working out without pads the first two days. Theyll wear full pads on Sunday for the first time. ... Newman was looking forward to watching the teams version of the Oklahoma drill on Sunday, which pits a blocker against a defender. He was especially eager to see linebacker James Harrison get his first chance to push somebody around. "It will be fun to watch No. 92 over here, a little pit bull," he said. "Theyre going to take his leash off and let him go bark at a couple people, so it will be interesting to watch." ... Green watched practice again in a T-shirt and shorts with a wrap on his left knee, bruised as he dived for a ball on Thursday. RT Andre Smith (calf injury) also watched for the second straight day. Wholesale Nike Shoes China Paypal .Y. - Jerome Samson scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the St. Cheap Nike Shoes China Free Shipping . Malkin got tangled up with Detroits Luke Glendening early in the third period and his left skate took the brunt of collision with the boards behind Pittsburghs net. http://www.wholesaleshoesnike.com/ . Takahashi, who had a 10-point lead after the short program, received 268.31 points after the free skate to finish 15 points ahead of second-place Nobunari Oda. Wholesale Nike Shoes China . Its sharpness matched my mind. This was no night to go to sleep. Wholesale Nike Shoes For Sale .Y. -- Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Wednesday that J. DALLAS -- Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, appalled at a missed call on the opening possession of Tuesday nights?Los Angeles Clippers-Brooklyn Nets game, is publicly calling for the NBA office to discipline referee Ken Mauer.Suspend him, demote him, make him ref a game in the D-League, Cuban said during his pregame workout Wednesday night.Cuban declined to mention Mauer by name, simply saying to watch the video that went viral of Nets shooting guard?Bojan Bogdanovics blatant double dribble that went uncalled and see which referee is staring at the play.Mauer, who found himself in the spotlight late in the Nets double-overtime win due to a confrontation that led to the ejection of Clippers coach Doc Rivers, was standing feet away with whistle in mouth on the play. Mauer watched as Bogdanovic caught the ball above the top of the 3-point arc, dribbled once with his right hand, picked the ball up, dragged his pivot foot and dribbled again with his left hand before passing to a teammate.That call? At the beginning of the game? Right in front of him? Cuban said. That wasnt an error in judgment.Refs are going to miss things because theres other things going on, but there was nothing else going on. It was the first or second play of tthe game, and he was standing right there.ddddddddddddCuban indicated that Mauers missed calls was evidence of a bigger issue, but Cuban declined to be more specific when pressed on what that problem might be.This wasnt just a missed call. This was something else, Cuban said. I dont know what it was. Sometimes its the problem; sometimes its the symptom of a problem. I think this is more reflective of a symptom of a problem.Cuban has been an often-outspoken critic of officiating since buying the Mavs in January 2000. His fine total has soared into the seven figures, in large part due to his public criticism of referees, but those complaints have typically been directly related to Dallas games.Why would Cuban care so much about a missed call in the first minute of a Nets-Clippers game?Because the quality of officiating matters in this game, you know? Cuban said. Standings are impacted. Mistakes happen. Lots of calls are hard, but not all of them. Some of them are just lack of focus and attention, and thats the one thing you should be able to avoid at all times, particularly from such an experienced ref. ' ' '