EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- After failing to be targeted once against the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants receiver Victor Cruz had a talk with rookie coach Ben McAdoo.What was interesting on Tuesday was Cruz said that it was McAdoo who sought him out as the Giants (8-4) returned to work and started looking forward to playing Dallas (11-1) on Sunday night at MetLife Stadium.I came into the building, we were getting ready for our first meeting and he came up to me and was like, `You are coming to see me, right? I was like, `Yeah, I am coming to see you. Shortly after, I came and saw him and we spoke and then that was it.Cruz said the conversation was an honest exchange between the coach and the 30-year-old veteran who is playing again this season after missing all but six games the past two years with knee and calf injuries.It was just two guys trying to problem solve, said Cruz, who was a little frustrated after Sundays game.There was no anger, there was nothing back and forth. It was just two guys trying to figure it out and try and continue how to make this team and this receiving corps as productive as possible.One thing is obvious this season. Cruz is not the playmaker that he was before being injured. He has 27 catches for 462 yards and one touchdown, that coming in the season opener against the Cowboys.His 17.1 yard average is the best on the team, but the Giants offense clearly now goes through Odell Beckham Jr., who leads the team with 75 receptions for 1,015 yards and eight touchdowns.In his past four games, Cruz has had three catches for 131 yards. He missed a game on Nov. 14 against Cincinnati with an ankle injury.Through it all, Cruz has remained the ultimate team player. He didnt complain about being the field for only 26 plays. He also doesnt feel the need to talk to Eli Manning about his lack of targets.Cruz, who was only on the field for 50 snaps in games earlier this season, said there were times that he was open in the loss to the Steelers.However, Manning either didnt have the time to get him the ball or he was flushed out of the pocket to the opposite side where the receiver was running his route.Cruz hopes to be back in the mix this week, and doing it against Dallas would make him happy.Even better, would be scoring a touchdown and getting the chance to salsa again before the home crowd.I want to salsa dance every game, Cruz said. I want to get in that end zone as much as possible, but to get one at home would be that much sweeter as we go down the stretch here. But I just want to get the ball in my hands and getting into the end zone is part of it.Cruz said the biggest problem for the offense has been consistency across the board. 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The Real Madrid forward has scored 66 goals in 2013, but the last three may be the boost he needs to upstage Messi after FIFA unexpectedly extended the voting period for the Ballon dOr to Nov.NEW YORK -- For the past three days, New Yorkers enjoyed the three-day weekend, flocked to the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center and helped the US Open set attendance records.Sadly, the partys over, but there are still some tantalizing quarterfinal matches to be seen Tuesday if you can manage it. Heres what you need to know on Day 9.Watch every matchAt noon ET, ESPN3 will begin full coverage of all matches around the grounds. Click to watch?multicam.?At noon ET, ESPN2 and WatchESPN begin coverage of Tuesdays quarterfinal matches. Click to watch.?To view starting times of upcoming days at the US Open, click here.?Live scoringOur real-time scoreboard, updated stats and social handles can be found on one spot, US Open CourtCast.?Schedules?Heres a schedule of whos playing Tuesday. Click here.Tuesdays key matchesNo. 2 Angelique Kerber versus No. 7 Roberta Vinci, noon ET on Arthur Ashe Stadium (Watch)This is another confrontation involving two old foes, but there has never been so much at stake. Kerber, 28, is trying to lock down the No. 1 ranking currently held by Serena Williams. Vinci will try to replicate last years stunning win over Williams here in the semifinals, the match of the 33-year-old Italians life. Theyve split their previous four matches, but never met in a Grand Slam.No. 10 Gael Monfils versus No. 24 Lucas Pouille, following Kerber-Vinci (Watch)Vive la France! There will be at least one Frenchman in the semifinals after this one.ddddddddddddAlong with Tsonga, these two gave France its first trifecta in the quarters of a Grand Slam in 69 years. This could be a good one; the only time theyve played was the 2015 Australian Open, and Monfils came back from a two-set deficit to win in five. Speaking of which, Pouille has gone the maximum five sets in his past three outings here, while Monfils has played the minimum 12 sets through four rounds. Even though Pouille, at 22, is eight years younger, fatigue could be a factor.Caroline Wozniacki versus Anastasija Sevastova, 7 p.m. ET on Arthur Ashe Stadium (Watch)This is the only all-unseeded quarter in either draw. Wozniacki, the former world No. 1, has suffered a string of injuries and fallen all the way to No. 74. Sevastova, ranked No. 48, was out of tennis for nearly two years from 2013-14. Theyve played only once, more than five years ago, when Wozniacki won in Melbourne in straight sets.No. 1 Novak Djokovic versus No. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, following Wozniacki-Sevastova (Watch)These two veterans are meeting for the 22nd time. Djokovic leads the head-to-head 15-6, and he has won five of the six encounters in Grand Slams, including the past four. The only time they played previously in 2016, Djokovic won a match by the thinnest of margins, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2), in the quarterfinals at Indian Wells. ' ' '
