film, Manning thought opportunities existed to throw the ball to Cruz. It just, for one reason or another, didnt happen.There is opportunities to get him the ball, Manning said. Its just all dep

TORONTO -- Sebastien Bourdais drove his motor home from St. Petersburg, Fla., to the Indianapolis 500 last month, before getting in his No. 7 Dallara Chevrolet and competing in the race. When the Honda Indy kicks off in Toronto two weeks from now, hell be doing the same. Stopping for races in Watkins Glen, N.Y., and Pocono, Pa., along the way, the man who drives for a living doesnt mind the long trek. His family, wholl meet him in Rochester, N.Y., before heading on the open road with Bourdais for the next few weeks, doesnt seem to mind either. "Road trip!" Bourdais exclaimed with a laugh. "Its fun. Weve got bunk beds in there and the kids love it." Regardless of how he gets to Toronto, Bourdais is looking forward to his arrival. For the native of Le Mans, France, this years Honda Indy will mark his eighth time competing in the event. "Its one of these historic races that the fans are very knowledgeable about and its a track that we as drivers are always looking forward to," Bourdais said in a phone interview from St. Petersburg. "Its a cool place to come and race -- the track is awesome, the fans are great, and they come year after year. "That really makes it special for us." Bourdais has placed in the Top 10 at the Toronto race six times, but missed that mark for the first time last year when he finished 14th. He won the Toronto Indy in 2004, a year that kicked off the best IndyCar seasons of his career. Between 2004 and 2007, the Frenchman won four consecutive Champ Car World Series, all while racing with the Newman/Haas team. Since then, however, his IndyCar trophy case has been bare as he toils with Dragon Racing, a less established team. "It was very different times," Bourdais said of his dominant years. "I was with a championship-winning team and it was normal to win with Newman/Haas. "Now, being the underdog is a completely different situation. Were trying to do the best we can but its been a little more challenging than wed like. Were working at it, but it definitely hasnt been going the way we want it to so far." Bourdais left IndyCar after the 2007 season to focus on his dream of racing Formula One cars. He returned to the Indy circuit in 2011, but hasnt participated in a full season until now. No longer racing for Newman/Haas, Bourdais is finding his return to the sport challenging. "Youre only as good as your car is and you cant do it on your own," he said. "I knew it was going to be a challenge but I basically just wanted to have fun again and Im doing that. "Obviously the fun level would be a little higher if we could be more competitive but its the cars I want to drive and the ones I really enjoy. As long as your passion is your job, youre doing all right." Bourdais is currently ranked 21st in the Indy standings with 133 points. Brazils Helio Castroneves, racing for Team Penske, ranks first with 332 points. With the season past its half-way point, Bourdais has a lot of catching up to do. His 14th-place finish in last Sundays Iowa Corn Indy 250 led Dragon Racing to release engineer Neil Fife, who had worked with Bourdais since 2011. Newcomer Tom Brown has not worked with Bourdais before. "The team thought it was best to try something different so here we are. Well get on with a new engineer and try to get something going for us," Bourdais said. "Changing engineers halfway through the year is always tough, but well do the best we can because thats all we can do." In Toronto, Bourdais will be competing against the top drivers in the world, including 26-year-old James Hinchcliffe. The Oakville, Ont., native has made a name for himself over the past two seasons, winning the rookie of the year award in 2011 with Bourdais former team Newman/Haas, and the most popular driver award in 2012 with Andretti Autosport. Hinchcliffe jumped from ninth to fourth in the standings with his victory in the Iowa 250. Working with Craig Hampson, Bourdais former engineer from his Newman/Haas victory days, Hinchcliffe has 266 points and three IndyCar victories this season. Bourdais, 34, was around Hinchcliffes age when he won the Toronto Indy. The veteran says hes been impressed with the young driver so far. "James has really shown everyone he has what it takes," Bourdais said. "Last year, stepping into the Andretti Autosport organization, its one of these things where you cant do it without a good team and he certainly found a great organization... "Hes got everything -- hes very aggressive, he doesnt make many mistakes and hes a really nice guy. I think he could have a very bright future."Air Max 270 Sale . -- Playing time has been limited for Maxim Tissot this season, so the Montreal Impact defender made the most of his first scoring opportunity on Saturday. 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Victorino is batting sixth and playing right field after missing two games because of back tightness.EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- After a catch-less, target-less game Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh, Victor Cruz needed a sit-down with New York Giants coach Ben McAdoo that he later described as productive.A frustrated Cruz wanted answers as to why he didnt even have a chance to catch a pass in a 24-14 loss to the Steelers, and his seemingly diminishing role in the offense.He thought the meeting went well.We had an honest conversation between both of us. He laid it to me straight and I gave him my thoughts as well, Cruz said. I think it was productive and it ended well. It was a conversation that I guess needed to be had and we had it.And now we can turn the page and move on.Cruz said he agreed with McAdoo 100 percent. He insisted there was no anger or yelling, and that they were on the same page in trying to fix the Giants offense.New York (8-4) has struggled badly in recent weeks and hasnt scored 30 points in a game this season. Two weeks ago it was Sterling Shepard without a target; this past week it was Cruz. The offense, which didnt reach 300 total yards in either of those contests, is out of sync.For whatever reason, the Giants just havent been able to spread the ball around consistently.When you have been as inconsistent as we have on offense, its a challenge, McAdoo said Monday. Victor, like everybody else, including myself, wants to be a part of the solution, not a part of the problem. So my door is always open for any of these guys that want to come in and have a conversation.Cruz and McAdoo met on Tuesday, and Cruz thinks it will lead to a different outcome against the Cowboys. He expects more opportunities.I hope so, he said. I leave every meeting feeling like that. But obviously there would be concerted efforts to get everyone the football, to get everyone the ball, including myself.So I guess the answer to that is sure, yes, it feels like Ill at least be getting one target this week.Cruz said the final sentence with a smile. He insisted he went into the meeting with his usual team-first approach and didnt demand thhe ball or additional playing time after undrafted rookie Roger Lewis out-snapped him 29-26 in Pittsburgh.ddddddddddddNow, they move on. All will likely be forgotten if the Giants beat the Cowboys on Sunday night.Cruzs disgust was more a moment of frustration after Sundays loss than a bigger problem. He didnt think it was necessary to talk with quarterback Eli Manning about throwing him the ball more often. Cruz has 27 catches for 462 yards this season and leads the team with 17.1 yards per catch.But Manning planned to chat with Cruz, much as he did with Shepard last week. It hadnt happened as of Tuesday afternoon.I just havent seen him, Manning said. Im going to talk to him. I havent had a chance to get with him yet, but yes, Ill talk to Victor.Manning admittedly experienced his struggles Sunday in Pittsburgh. He didnt throw the ball as accurately as he wouldve liked, and finished with a pair of interceptions and less than 200 yards passing.After reviewing the film, Manning thought opportunities existed to throw the ball to Cruz. It just, for one reason or another, didnt happen.There is opportunities to get him the ball, Manning said. Its just all dependent on reads and coverage.After almost two full seasons on the sideline with injuries, Cruz isnt concerned about his body holding up. Hes convinced handling 50 or 60 snaps 13 games into the season isnt a problem. The lack of touches and production is more a team concern than anything individual.I think its a level of consistency from top to bottom, not just the receivers and tight ends, Cruz said. Just everyone being on the same page, because it takes all of us to be on the same page to be productive and successful from top to bottom.We just have to understand, keep staying the course, keep doing what were doing because eventually its going to click. We didnt win six games in a row for no reason without anyone clicking or doing something right. ' ' '