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NBA Basketball
5 Units on Los Angeles Lakers -2 -110
O'Neal left the Lakers on Monday to attend the wake for his grandfather, Sirlester O'Neal, in South Carolina. Coach Phil Jackson said his star center was expected to return late Monday night and attend the team's shootaround Tuesday morning. That's bad news for the Timberwolves, who secured home-court advantage in the best-of-seven series, only to give it right back to the Lakers. A day after his wife, Shaunie, gave birth to the couple's third child, O'Neal had 32 points and 10 rebounds, and Bryant had 39 points in Los Angeles' 117-98 win Sunday. The Wolves were routed despite doing everything they could to chase Bryant and bang around with O'Neal in the paint. After watching video from Sunday's game, Minnesota coach Flip Saunders said he didn't think his team played as badly on defense as it looked. ``Defensively, we contested a lot of shots,'' Saunders said after practice Monday. ``Unfortunately, they made a lot them.'' If O'Neal isn't able to perform at peak level, the Lakers are confident that the rest of the team will pick up the slack, as it did Sunday. Minnesota's plan to throw multiple defenders at Bryant and O'Neal backfired in more than one way: They still combined for 71 points, and L.A.'s uncovered role players contributed key baskets to help the Lakers pull away. Derek Fisher and Rick Fox each had three 3-pointers in the first half.
MLB Baseball
3 Units on San Francisco Giants -1½ +145 (Foppert - R, Suppan - R)
Sosa got the biggest scare of his career Sunday when he was hit in the batting helmet by a Salomon Torres fastball, but apparently wasn't seriously hurt as Cubs lost 8-2 to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The pitch struck Sosa with such force it left a hole in his batting helmet, but neurological tests were negative. Sosa didn't even have a headache after the game, only a few cuts caused by his damaged helmet. Torres (2-0), who shares the same Dominican Republic hometown as Sosa, also was shaken but still pitched five shutout innings in relief of injured Pittsburgh starter Josh Fogg. Fogg lasted only an inning because of a strained abdominal muscle. The Pirates won for only the second time in eight games and ended the Cubs' five-game winning streak.
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NBA Basketball
5 Units on Los Angeles Lakers -2 -110
O'Neal left the Lakers on Monday to attend the wake for his grandfather, Sirlester O'Neal, in South Carolina. Coach Phil Jackson said his star center was expected to return late Monday night and attend the team's shootaround Tuesday morning. That's bad news for the Timberwolves, who secured home-court advantage in the best-of-seven series, only to give it right back to the Lakers. A day after his wife, Shaunie, gave birth to the couple's third child, O'Neal had 32 points and 10 rebounds, and Bryant had 39 points in Los Angeles' 117-98 win Sunday. The Wolves were routed despite doing everything they could to chase Bryant and bang around with O'Neal in the paint. After watching video from Sunday's game, Minnesota coach Flip Saunders said he didn't think his team played as badly on defense as it looked. ``Defensively, we contested a lot of shots,'' Saunders said after practice Monday. ``Unfortunately, they made a lot them.'' If O'Neal isn't able to perform at peak level, the Lakers are confident that the rest of the team will pick up the slack, as it did Sunday. Minnesota's plan to throw multiple defenders at Bryant and O'Neal backfired in more than one way: They still combined for 71 points, and L.A.'s uncovered role players contributed key baskets to help the Lakers pull away. Derek Fisher and Rick Fox each had three 3-pointers in the first half.
MLB Baseball
3 Units on San Francisco Giants -1½ +145 (Foppert - R, Suppan - R)
Sosa got the biggest scare of his career Sunday when he was hit in the batting helmet by a Salomon Torres fastball, but apparently wasn't seriously hurt as Cubs lost 8-2 to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The pitch struck Sosa with such force it left a hole in his batting helmet, but neurological tests were negative. Sosa didn't even have a headache after the game, only a few cuts caused by his damaged helmet. Torres (2-0), who shares the same Dominican Republic hometown as Sosa, also was shaken but still pitched five shutout innings in relief of injured Pittsburgh starter Josh Fogg. Fogg lasted only an inning because of a strained abdominal muscle. The Pirates won for only the second time in eight games and ended the Cubs' five-game winning streak.