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New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruzs first practice of the summer went off without a hitch.Cruz participated in all the Giants drills during their first training camp practice of the summer Friday. This was the first practice Cruz completed from start to finish since August, when he originally felt a twinge in his calf.Cruz called it a huge accomplishment after missing all of last year with a calf injury that admittedly was the result of overcompensation from a serious knee injury the previous season.Im feeling well. Day 1 was pretty good to knock the rust off a little bit and run some routes and things like that, Cruz said. So it felt pretty good.Cruz participated in every drill during a practice that didnt include any one-on-one or team drills. He even fielded punts that fueled his competitive desire. After dropping one, he almost immediately jumped back to the front of the line to try again.There werent any limitations on Cruz like there were in the spring, when he spent most of his time working on a side field with trainers and barely squeezed in some individual drills during minicamp in June. There wont be any restrictions going forward either. Cruz has received full clearance from the Giants and their medical staff.Hes going to practice, coach Ben McAdoo said. Victor is in the flow of practice and like all our players, were going to monitor him.Cruz appeared fine running and cutting on the right knee and left calf that ruined most of the past two years. He felt close to 100 percent.Just about, Cruz said. I feel pretty good. Obviously the true test is when we get some defense out there and we get to do something against them, which obviously comes [Friday]. But I feel pretty good. I feel confident on my routes. I hope it looked that way out there, but it definitely felt that way. Im happy about that.McAdoo didnt seem disappointed.He looked fine out here running routes, got some good individual work in, McAdoo said. He looked sharp on his assignments.Each day will be another test for Cruz. Saturday he will see how his legs hold up to back-to-back practices and during drills against defenders. He hasnt done either since early in training camp last year. Then hell see how he handles full pads on Tuesday.Cruz has to prove to himself and the team that he can still play at a high level. The Giants have been cautiously optimistic this offseason about the prospects, saying anything they get from the Pro Bowl receiver is a bonus after he has missed 26 straight games.Cruz is still a work in progress after such a long layoff.The speed is just about there, he said. The cutting ... just need to get more and more work on that.Cruz has seen, read and heard the doubters. Some of it might have merit. 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Paul Okon has doubled down on his belief Central Coast are playing the best football in the A-League as he prepares for his first F3 Derby as a coach.The Mariners take on the Newcastle Jets - who Okon captained in his final season as a player - at McDonald Jones Stadium on Sunday afternoon.Both sides have endured a tough start to the season, with only one win apiece after six rounds.But while the Jets are genuinely struggling on the back of a relentless injury toll, Okon insists the Mariners are playing slick, attractive football - they just dont have the results to prove it.I think some of the stats will show that. It just depends on how much you want to look into the stats, Okon said.I dont think any of our opportunities or goals weve scored have come from mistakes off the opposition - its all been stuff that weve worked on during the week, stuff that we really encourage in our playing style.Were going to continue that, we just need to make sure we can as quickly as possible translate that into victories.Okon played in two F3 Derbies during his stint with the Jets in the 2006-07 season, and was actually sent off in his first clash with the Mariners.He admits the fixture has lost some of the spice that once made it a highlight of the A-League calendar, but a new ticketing inittiative allowing members of both clubs free entry to the match could change that.dddddddddddd just think the last couple of years it probably hasnt been the derbies it was previously. Hopefully Sundays a taste of whats to come, he said.Hopefully we can get that feeling back again, that atmosphere.Bookmakers have the Jets as strong favourites to win, despite skipper Nigel Boogaard suffering an ankle injury last week to further deplete Newcastles defensive stocks.His injury prompted the recruitment of Iain Fyfe on a short-term deal, with the former A-League veteran expected to start alongside the returning Ben Kantarovski in the centre of defence.STATS THAT MATTER* After a promising start to the season, Newcastle have now lost their last three games in a row; the last time they lost more was a four-game losing streak in Round 27, 2010/11.* All of the Mariners goals scored this season have been by the right boot; they are the only team yet to score from either a header or the left foot.* The last three iterations of the F3 Derby hosted by Newcastle have ended in a draw and not since November 2013 has either team scored multiple goals in such a fixture. ' ' '