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ANAHEIM -- The Texas Rangers fought back to avoid the sweep, beating the Angels 7-3 at Angel Stadium Sunday afternoon to pad their AL West lead to 4 1/2 games. The big blow, literally, was Nelson Cruz's two-run home run in the seventh inning that ...

The Texas Rangers were in need of a No. 1 starter after the Angels snatched C.J. Wilson from the top of their rotation. Wednesday they got their man, agreeing to a six-year, $60 million deal with the most dominant pitcher in Japan, Yu Darvish. Wha...

The Angels' $330 million off-season spending spree has prompted many people to compare the dynamics in the AL West to the longstanding arms race between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox back east. Now that the Angels have added Albert Pujol...

It's funny. As much as last season felt like a return to contention for the Angels, they still finished 10 games behind the Texas Rangers, who advanced to the World Series. Same as the year before. But owner Arte Moreno apparently had seen enou...

Get the Houston Astros jokes out of your system, Angels fans. If you haven't heard by now, the Astros are joining the AL West. Is this a good thing or a bad thing for the Angels? Depends on your time horizon. For a year or two, the Angels can p...

Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto said he has touched base with the agent for left-handed pitcher C.J. Wilson and that his team is "intrigued" by the possibility of adding their primary AL West rival's ace.

These next three games are crucial for the Angels, as expected, but for surprising reasons. The Angels were eliminated from the AL West race Friday night, but suddenly have life in the wild-card race. To get to the playoffs, it's likely they will ...

Major League Baseball released its 2012 schedule Wednesday and, as usual, the Los Angeles Angels will travel some of the most air miles in baseball.

OAKLAND -- The Angels rarely play well in Oakland, but they don't have the option of struggling over the next three days as they try to cling to the Texas Rangers in the AL West race. They have lost 11 of their last 16 games here. The A's were off...

ANAHEIM -- The fact the Angels have needed their last at-bat to win three of the five games in this winning streak -- the one that has let them whittle 3 1/2 games off the Texas Rangers' lead in the AL West in less than a week -- tells you a couple o...

ANAHEIM -- So far, the showdown for the AL West has been more like a slapdown. The Texas Rangers pounded the Angels 7-3 Tuesday and they've now scored 15 runs in the first two games of this series, grinding through the Angels' bullpen. Rookie Tyle...

The Angels have been shut out so far before the trade deadline, but they managed to beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 and keep the heat on the Texas Rangers in the AL West. They trail by just two games going into Sunday, the final day for teams to make tra...

Rangers create distance in AL West after Angels drop series.

Texas is atop the AL West in large part because of ex-Angels.

It's a tough decision, but the Angels need to become sellers.

Is the Angels' reign over the West over?