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PITTSBURGH -- Victor Cruz strolled into the end zone and thought for a moment about putting on his salsa dancing shoes. Two unenthusiastic steps later, he chucked the idea. "I didnt want to give it the full gamut," Cruz said. "Its the preseason." Besides, after missing organized team activities and minicamp during a contract dispute, the New York Giants wide receiver is a little rusty on the celebration thing. The catching touchdown passes from Eli Manning thing, however, remains just fine. Cruz pulled in a rainbow from the New York quarterback and ran by the Pittsburgh secondary for a 57-yard score in an 18-13 victory over the Steelers on Saturday night. Cruz lined up in the slot then sprinted past William Gay and Troy Polamalu as Manning lofted a perfect strike that seemed to put any lingering resentment over his holdout to rest. "You kind of feel like youre still in the swing of it, you still have your footing, you still have what it takes to be successful in this offence," Cruz said. "I think (Eli) read my body perfectly and put the ball where it needed to be. It felt good to be in midseason form so early on." Manning completed 2 of 5 passes for 73 yards but produced scores in both series he was on the field. "Good and bad," Manning said. "Hit a couple nice things. Sometimes that first game you just have to get back to getting used to knowing the defence can hit you now." Not that Pittsburghs starters came close on the games biggest play. Manning had plenty of time to find Cruz, taking only a small nudge from outside linebacker LaMarr Woodley after the ball was in flight. Playing behind a reconstituted offensive line, Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger wasnt quite so fortunate. He was sacked once and knocked down a couple of times during his two series of work. Roethlisberger completed 4 of 8 passes for 36 yards, leading the Steelers to a field goal on his second possession. "I thought we came out and ran the ball well," he said. "We want to establish an identity early of running the ball and I think we did a good job of that." LaRod Stephens-Howling, returning to the town where he was a star in college, rushed for 40 yards on seven carries for the Steelers. Rookie running back LeVeon Bell -- Pittsburghs second-round pick in April -- did not play due to a sore left knee, though coach Mike Tomlin stressed it was only a precautionary measure. Isaac Redman and Jonathan Dwyer, who are fighting Bell for the starting spot, didnt exactly separate themselves from the field. Redman ran twice for seven yards while Dwyer had 15 yards on six carries. Tomlins bigger concern were the wave of unusual mistakes in a game the felt like an extended scrimmage that happened to have over 50,000 people in attendance. Pittsburghs special teams gave up a blocked punt and a botched handoff in the end zone in the second half turned into a safety. The Steelers also committed seven penalties -- compared to just three for New York -- and generated little after Roethlisberger when to the sideline to trade his helmet for a baseball cap. "Just the Steelers beating the Steelers," Tomlin said. "Dont get me wrong, sometimes it can be characterized as part of August football but Im not buying that. I think we can set the bar higher than that for the first time out." Roethlisberger and offensive co-ordinator Todd Haley spent a portion of the off-season searching for middle ground after a somewhat bumpy 2012. Pittsburgh kept it conservative against the defence that finished a woeful 31st in the league last fall. Roethlisberger only went down the field once, but Antonio Brown was unable to keep his feet inbounds on what could have been a 20-yard touchdown pass. While Bell sat out, Pittsburgh first-round pick Jarvis Jones made a splash. The rookie linebacker and heir apparent to James Harrison recovered a fumble in his first game as a pro. New York, unlike Pittsburgh, has some definition on the depth chart at running back. The Giants gave the starting job to David Wilson when they let Ahmad Bradshaw leave in free agency. Wilson did little in two series of work, carrying five times for 16 yards. The Giants sat several regulars due to injury, including defensive stars Justin Tuck and Jason Pierre-Paul. Rookie offensive tackle Justin Pugh also missed the game because of a concussion.Vapormax Plus Womens Cheap . Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey last Sunday. The fine is the fourth this season for Goldson. He was fined $30,000 for a hit on the New York Jets Jeff Cumberland in Week 1. Tns Black Cheap . Murray beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-3 to clinch Britains opening-round victory against the United States on Sunday at Petco Park. 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The players spoke Jan. 13 during a Major League Baseball Players Association conference call after Rodriguez sued the union and Major League Baseball to overturn an arbitrators decision suspending him for the 2014 season and post-season.Denmarks Thorbjorn Olesen will take a commanding seven-shot lead into the final round of the ￡5.7million Turkish Airlines Open in pursuit of the first seven-figure payday of his career.Olesen was six clear at the halfway stage thanks to a stunning second round of 62, the 26-year-old setting a new course record with eight birdies, an eagle and a bogey at the Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort.And, although he was unsurprisingly unable to reproduce such fireworks on Saturday, a third round of 68 took him to 18 under par and into the biggest 54-hole lead of the season by two shots.Englands David Horsey, Italys Matteo Manassero, American David Lipsky, Austrias Bernd Wiesberger and Chinas Li Haotong made up a cosmopolitan chasing pack on 11 under, with South Africas George Coetzee and Thailands Thongchai Jaidee a shot further back.The first prize of just over 1 million euros (nearly $1.2 million) eclipses Olesens previous biggest cheque of 700,000 euros for winning his third European Tour title in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship last year.Its not about the money, said Olesen, whose lead was down to four shots following a bogey on the 10th before he produced a hat-trick of birdies from the 14th.This is the Final Series and its a massive event and obviously it would be great to win it. Theres still 18 holes left and I really have to stay concentrated out there and stay in my own little zone.Ive never had a seven-shot lead. I felt a bit nervous when I went out today also because Ive never been that many shots clear. Its a biit of a weird feeling, but I know its not easy and theres a bunch of guys there and its possible to shoot a really low one out here.ddddddddddddI need to stay aggressive tomorrow and keep plugging away.Horsey admitted the chasing pack will need some help from Olesen on Sunday to claim an unlikely victory, but has not given up hope of securing his fifth European Tour title.Realistically we are going to need something drastic to happen on his part for us to have a chance, but you never know, the 31-year-old said after his 68.Ive just got to go very low and make a lot of birdies. He seems to be in control of his game and ultimately weve got to try and put some pressure on him somehow and hopefully hell falter.But at the end of the day we cant control what he does and just have to go out there and try to shoot a score and see what happens at the end of the day.Its fantastic that weve got these events at the end of the year to really make a difference. If you do well in them, you can really boost your Race to Dubai position and your world rankings. Its a nice time of year to start playing well and hopefully we continue it, not just tomorrow but into the next couple of events.Masters champion Danny Willett, who needs to finish fifth or better to reclaim top spot in the Race to Dubai from Henrik Stenson, is joint 48th after carding four birdies and one bogey in a 68, his lowest round of the week. ' ' '