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Pens not planning to rush Crosby back and Umenyiora back at Giants practice for first time
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Sidney Crosby's summer vacation is almost over. Still, there's no telling when the Pittsburgh Penguins star will return to work.General manager Ray Shero said Monday the former MVP is still dealing with concussion-like symptoms and it's too soon to know if Crosby will be available when the Penguins open camp next month."There's no expectation from me that he won't be ready or he will be ready," Shero said.Crosby hasn't played in a game since Jan. 5, missing the rest of the regular season and Pittsburgh's first-round playoff loss to Tampa Bay as he slowly recovered from a concussion. He said in April he would be back for training camp, but with about a month to go before the team reports, Shero wouldn't guarantee No. 87 will be in uniform.The 24-year-old Crosby has spent the summer in Canada working out on his own. Shero doesn't anticipate Crosby returning to Pittsburgh until a week before camp begins. [Read the full article]
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Having given up his bid for a new contract, two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora has practiced with the New York Giants for the first time since training camp opened last month.The 29-year-old Umenyiora worked with the first team defense although he did split snaps at right end with second-year pro Jason Pierre Paul on Monday.Umenyiora declined to talk to the media during the player availability, but coach Tom Coughlin was happy to see him practicing.Umenyiora has been in camp since reporting a day late on July 30. He has attended team meetings but did not practice because he alleged the team promised to re-work the final two years of his contract. He has decided to play under terms of the old deal.Copyright 2011 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. [Read the full article]
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