Good morning, New York/New Jersey sports fans! Let's start your work week with some time-wasting, touring the regional sports scene while you know you have other things to do.
↵Osi Umenyiora Will Return To Practice With Giants On Monday: The Tour De Osi will finally end today when the unhappy defensive end gets off the exercise bike and joins the Giants on the practice field. Umenyiora is still blasting the Giants front office, saying they "don't really respect" him. Hey, Osi, they respect you enough to givbe you more than $40 million dollars over six years, two of which are still left on the deal. Quit your whining and go play.
↵Jets At Texans, Preseason Game 1: New York Showcases Revamped Receiving Corps: The New York Jets begin their preseason Monday night. Former New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress will not play with an ankle injury.
↵Red Bulls Not Lock For Playoffs After Draw With Chicago Fire: The New York Red Bulls are starting to resemble the New York Yankees of the 1980s. They keep collecting stars, but that is not translating into enough wins. The Red Bulls are in serious danger at this point of missing the MLS playoffs.
↵Mets Get Swept By Diamondbacks, Lose 3-0: Another day, another loss for the Metropolitans. Ho-hum!
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