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ARLINGTON, Texas -- This time, the Los Angeles Angels didnt have to watch the Rangers celebrate clinching the AL West title -- like they had to do in Texas after the final regular-season game last year.While far from the playoff chase this season, the Angels still have 10 games left to try to avoid finishing last in the division for the first time since 1999, the year before Mike Scioscia became their manager.Mike Trout hit his 28th homer and Jered Weaver went six innings for his 150th career victory in an Angels uniform in a 5-4 win over the AL-leading Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.Were still fighting. ... Were not going to give up. Were just going to try to get some positives out of the end of the year and go from there, Trout said. Its not fun when youre not playing for a playoff spot. The other teams that youre playing, they are. If you go out there and play to win, you can have a little part in if they make it.The Angels have won six AL West titles under Scioscia, the last just two years ago.Trouts three-run drive off Derek Holland (7-9) in the fifth put the Angels up 5-1.The magic number for Texas (90-63) to win its second consecutive AL West title remained at two after the loss and second-place Houstons 6-5 win earlier at Oakland.At 66-86, the Angels and As are tied at the bottom of the five-team division. They have three games left against each other, next week in Los AngelesWe dont try to look at our record. Were just trying to win ballgames and win series, Trout said. Weve got three series left, and were going to try to win all of them.For the Rangers, who have nine games left, any chance of ending their homestand with a clinching game against the Angels earlier Wednesday with the win by Houston, which now goes home for a four-game series against the Angels.Destiny is in our hands, shortstop Elvis Andrus said. Believe me, no matter if we clinch here, or anywhere, as long as youre in that, thats been our main goal. Thats our first goal.Weaver (12-12), who struck out six and allowed four runs, joined Chuck Finley (165) as the only pitchers to win 150 games for the Angels.A California native who has spent all 11 of his MLB seasons with the Angels, Weaver is 150-93 in 321 career starts. The right-hander 18-8 in 40 career starts against the Rangers, his most wins against any opponent.(Weaver) has been incredible for a long time. Its great to see him reach some milestones, Scioscia said. Hes part of the heart and soul of what weve done. Im glad hes throwing the ball well.Andrew Bailey worked the ninth, allowing a two-run double to Andrus before hitting Jurickson Profar with a pitch. He earned his fourth save in four chances since his Angels debut Sept. 2.Rookie outfielder Nomar Mazara had three hits for Texas, including two RBI singles. After his run-scoring hit in the fifth, he scored on Carlos Beltrans homer that got the Rangers within 5-4.Beltran hit his 28th homer overall, and sixth since getting traded from the New York Yankees on Aug. 1.SHORT HOPSAndrelton Simmons had a leadoff single in the Angels second, and scored on Gregorio Petits two-out single. Albert Pujols drove home a run, his 114th RBI, with a single in the third for a 2-0 lead. ... The Rangers won the season series against the Angels 10-9. ... Texas is still an MLB-best 36-11 in one-run games. 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Carey Price didnt, but he still came out on top against one of his rivals for the No. 1 job at the Sochi Games. The Anahim Lake, B.C., native was stellar in making 39 saves in his home province and Lars Eller got credit for a bizarre short-handed winner as the Canadiens defeated the Canucks 4-1. Anaheim Ducks Store . Datsyuk will miss Tuesdays game against New Jersey and could be sidelined longer, while Cleary will likely miss at least the next three games. Its been an injury-plagued season for Datsyuk, who has suited up for just 39 games. KILLINGTON, Vt. -- Mikaela Shiffrin won her fifth straight World Cup slalom Sunday after building a healthy lead in the first run at Killington.The overall World Cup leader finished in a combined 1 minute, 27.95 seconds. Slovakias Veronika Velez Zuzulova was 0.73 seconds behind, and Switzerlands Wendy Holdener was third in 1:28.81.Norways Nina Loeseth, runner-up in Saturdays giant slalom, was fourth in 1:29.29. She was 0.01 seconds ahead of Slovakias Petra Vlhova. The top five first-run skiers finished in the same position.Shiffrin also won tthe first slalom of the World Cup season in Finland.dddddddddddd With a first in slalom and fifth in giant slalom at Killington, the American extended her World Cup lead. She has 325 points to 168 for runner-up Wendy Holdener.Shiffrin attended Burke Mountain Academy in northern Vermont and was the clear crowd favorite. This weekends World Cup races are the first for Killington and the first in 38 years in Vermont. ' ' '