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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- C.J. Wilsons famously positive mental attitude kept him from getting down on himself while he went two months without a win. Thanks to a bountiful offensive night by his Angels teammates, Wilson is feeling even better now. Kendrys Morales and Chris Iannetta hit early two-run homers, Wilson snapped his 11-start winless skid and Los Angeles jumped all over new Boston starter Zach Stewart in a 10-3 victory over the Red Sox on Wednesday night. Wilson (10-9) was staked to an early eight-run lead in his first victory since June 26, ending a dismaying stretch of futility by the Angels $77.5 million left-hander. Los Angeles All-Star free-agent acquisition still gave up eight hits and three runs while labouring at times through six innings, but struck out four and won at home for the first time since June 19. "Its good to go out there and give the team what it needed," Wilson said while wearing a black T-shirt with "P-M-A" on the front, advertising his devotion to that positive mental attitude. "With the score the way it was, I just told myself I wasnt going to give in to that big inning, and it worked." Wilson went 0-5 during his two-month winless stretch, the longest of his career since his rookie season. He also had an eight-run lead at home against Tampa Bay on Aug. 18, but gave it away by allowing seven runs in the fifth inning. "Its a big step forward for C.J.," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "He got away from some of the things that make him so good. Hes a lot better pitcher than he showed for the last month." Torii Hunter, Alberto Callaspo and Erick Aybar all contributed run-scoring doubles during the three innings pitched by Stewart (1-3), who yielded 10 hits and fell behind 9-1 in a horrific Red Sox debut. Five Angels had multihit games, led by Hunters 3-for-4 effort with two RBIs. Howie Kendrick extended his hitting streak to 15 games with two hits for the Angels, who have won seven straight against Boston, including all five meetings this season, while outscoring the Red Sox 58-30. After sweeping a series at Fenway Park last week, Los Angeles goes for the season sweep Thursday night with Zach Greinke on the mound, hoping to stay in the AL wild-card race. The Angels pulled within 3 1/2 games of Baltimore for the second wild-card spot, although Detroit and Tampa Bay are both in the way as well. "Thats the only chance we have, is to get hot," Wilson said. "We have to come from behind and beat everybody in front of us." Mauro Gomez had three hits and Scott Podsednik added two hits and an RBI for the Red Sox, who have lost seven of 10. Boston dropped back to six games below .500, matching its worst mark since May 10. Stewarts dismal debut didnt win over any Boston fans. The Red Sox acquired him from the White Sox in June in the trade of Kevin Youkilis. "I was just too inconsistent and those hitters are too good to leave that many balls over the plate against," Stewart said. "You never want to have a start like that, but the only thing you can do is turn the page and go from there. Youve got to flush those and go on to the next one." He might not get the chance right away: Stewart is expected to get sent back to Triple-A Pawtucket on Thursday when Daniel Bard rejoins the Boston roster. Stewart has been traded three times in three years, and he hadnt pitched in the majors since June 18. It showed. Mike Trout led off with a single and scored his major league-leading 102nd run on Hunters double. Albert Pujols then singled and scored on Morales 17th homer of the season, putting Los Angeles up 4-0 after four batters. Hunter added an RBI single in the second inning, and Morales leadoff double in the third led to four more runs, capped by Iannettas seventh homer. "He got too many pitches up," Boston manager Bobby Valentine said. "He has to pitch down in the zone to be effective, and he just wasnt able to do that tonight. Its tough coming up and making a start against this team and have things kind of go bad from the first hitter." NOTES: Wilson didnt allow a homer for the first time in his last seven starts. ... Stewart is the 53rd player to appear in a game for the Red Sox this season. ... Beleaguered Boston closer Alfredo Aceves came on in the seventh inning one night after blowing his fourth save in his last seven chances. Kendrick hit Aceves first pitch for a single, but the reliever stranded two runners. ... Boston CF Jacoby Ellsburys streak of six straight games with at least two hits ended. Nate Solder Womens Jersey . Take the Blue Jays 2011 season. From June 10-12, the Blue Jays were home to the Boston Red Sox and it was an unmitigated disaster with Boston sweeping the three-game set to run their win streak to nine games, outscoring the Jays 35-6 in the process. Irving Fryar Jersey . Coach Mike Smith went for the win, sticking with his starters all the way, but the Falcons lost the game and two key defensive players to injuries. Josh Freeman threw a touchdown pass to Mike Williams and Doug Martin ran for 142 yards, including a 40-yard touchdown run, in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22-17 victory over Atlanta on Sunday. http://www.footballpatriotsteamshop.com/womens-stephen-gostkowski-nike-jersey-nt-11.html . "Team B" went on a spending spree adding an MVP candidate at shortstop, a top-notch starting pitcher and a blue chip closer. Team A kept its payroll in the $70 to $80 million range. Tom Brady Patriots Jersey . The NBAs rookie of the year broke his right hand Saturday in Las Vegas as the Cavs were preparing for their summer league opener. Irving was upset after making a turnover and hit the padded wall in frustration. Danny Amendola Womens Jersey . -- Brad Keselowski is talking the talk of a title contender.PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburghs bitter breakup with the Big East finally has an official separation date. Pitt and the conference announced Wednesday that the school will pay $7.5 million to join Syracuse in leaving the Big East for the Atlantic Coast Conference on July 1, 2013. The Big East reached a similar deal with Syracuse earlier this week. The agreement with Pitt includes the $5 million the school already paid after it announced it was switching leagues last September. It also puts an end to an acrimonious split between Big East and one of its longest standing members. "We are anxious to compete in our final season in the Big East and look forward to an exciting future in the Atlantic Coast Conference," Pitt athletic director Steve Pederson said in a statement. The Big East later Tuesday night confirmed it had dropped its lawsuit seeking $5 million from TCU for on a commitment to join the league and instead joining the Big 12. The conference said in a statement that "TCU has fully discharged its obligations to the Big East ..." Conditions of the settlement were not released, but a person familiar with it told The Associated Press the Big East will receive $5 million from TCU. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement was to be made on the agreement. As for Pittsburgh, the school initially agreed to abide by the 27-month waiting period required by Big East bylaws for a team exiting the conference, which would have kept the Panthers in the league until July 1, 2014. Things got ugly in May when the school filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania claiming the Big East waived its right to enforce a withdrawal notice after letting West Virginia leave for the Big 12 early. The Panthers argued because the Big East allowed West Virginia to depart immediately -- after paying a hefty $20 million exit fee -- the conference could no longer hold Pitt to the 27-month withdrawal notice. The goal wasnt to go to court but to force the Big East to get serious about settling. After a dramatic year in which the beleaguered conference lost three key members before reconstituting itself by extending invitations to a number of schools -- including Central Florida, Memphis annd Temple -- the Big East is ready to move on.dddddddddddd "This is another step for the Big East to take toward a very exciting future," interim Big East commissioner Joe Bailey said in a statement. "With the addition of our eight new members, the Big East will be incredibly strong and vibrant." It also clears up what has been a murky immediate future for the Panthers. First-year football coach Paul Chryst insisted the conference talk was never a distraction and says the goal is to win no matter which league the Panthers play in. Besides, after a tumultuous 18 months thats seen Pitt go through four head coaches, Chryst knows the conference issue is the least of Pitts problems. "Weve got a lot to just focus with just ourselves," Chryst said. "Weve got a really good group of seniors. This is their last year and anything but focusing on this year ... would be cheating everyone." ACC commissioner Jim Swofford said the conference has been "preparing to welcome both teams" for the past year. Hell only have to wait 11 more months to unveil an expanded 14-team league that will include five former Big East members. Miami and Virginia Tech left the Big East after the 2003-04 academic year and Boston College followed a year later. The ACC will go to a nine-game conference schedule in football when Pitt and Syracuse join and every school will play in both the mens and womens conference basketball tournaments. Pitt joined the Big East in 1982, three years after it was founded, and was one of the charter members when the league expanded to football in 1991. The Panthers have struggled to stay become nationally relevant in football, never winning an outright conference title. They were awarded the Big Easts Bowl Championship Series bid in 2004 after finishing in a four-way tie for the league crown before getting blown out by Utah in the Fiesta Bowl. Pitts most notable conference win came in 2007 when the Panthers upset rival West Virginia in the regular season finale to deny the Mountaineers a spot in the BCS title game. The rivalry is on hold indefinitely, however, thanks to a series of moves that have shook up the college landscape. ' ' '