ANAHEIM, Calif. Barry Sanders Light Blue Mitchell and Ness NFL Authentic 75th Patch Mens Detroit Lions Throwback Home Jersey . -- The AL West race is officially a lost cause for the Los Angeles Angels. Now all thats left for them is a chance for the wild card -- and its an increasingly slim one at that. Gio Gonzalez outduelled Angels ace Jered Weaver and the Oakland Athletics scored the go-ahead run on an eighth-inning error, beating the Angels 3-1 on Friday night, mathematically ending their chances of catching the defending AL champion Texas. The Rangers have won consecutive division titles after three straight won by the Angels. "It hurts that we cant win the division title. Thats understandable. But Texas played so well, we just couldnt catch up to those guys," Angels outfielder Torii Hunter said. "Now we still have a shot at the wild card, and we still have some life left. All you want is just to have a chance to get in. We still have a shot, but its very frustrating that we cant gain any ground." The Angels fifth loss in eight games dropped them 3 1/2 games behind Boston in the AL wild-card race. They have only five games left to catch the Red Sox and they also have to jump over the Tampa Bay Rays. "If we dont win games, were not going to be there at the end," Weaver said. "I was just trying to match zeros with Gio." Gonzalez (15-12) matched his win total of last season, allowing a run and three hits in 7 1-3 innings. The left-hander is 6-1 with a 2.89 earned-run average in seven starts after going 0-5 with a 7.90 ERA in his previous five. "Gios been pitching great all year for us," As right-fielder David DeJesus said. "Hes the type of guy whos going to come right at you. He gets wild sometimes, but he has the stuff to be an ace of a staff. Were lucky to have him and we hope hes here for a long time. Hes a competitor. Every time he gets on that mound he wants to win, and thats what you love about him." Gonzalez has won four straight starts against the Angels since April 25, when Weaver beat him 5-0 with a seven-hitter at Anaheim. "I dont know how he loses a game the way he pitches against us," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "Hes always tough on us. I dont know if its matchups, but we didnt get too many good looks at him tonight. There were only a couple of balls we were able to square up." Jemile Weeks and DeJesus homered for the Athletics, who are relishing the spoiler role against their longtime division rivals. The As are 10-7 against the Angels with two games remaining, and have clinched the season series for only the second time in the last eight years. "Its fun to play the spoiler role, If we can do something against them, it makes the games more meaningful," DeJesus said. "Weaver was on top of his game, but we were fortunate enough to beat him." It was 1-all in the eighth when Kurt Suzuki led off with a single against Weaver (18-8). Suzuki moved up on a sacrifice, took third on a wild pitch and scored on an error by third baseman Maicer Izturis on Weeks grounder. Gonzalez, who leads the AL with 88 walks, left in the bottom half after one-out walks to Erick Aybar and pinch-hitter Alberto Callaspo. Izturis grounded out against Grant Balfour, and another walk to Peter Bourjos loaded the bases. The Angels threat ended when Howie Kendrick hit a foul fly that was caught by DeJesus, who chased Weaver in the ninth with his 10th home run. Andrew Bailey pitched a perfect ninth for his 22nd save in 24 chances. Weaver gave up with three runs -- two earned -- and six hits while striking out eight and walking none. The right-hander, who led the majors last season with 233 strikeouts, needs two more to become only the second Angels right-hander with consecutive 200-strikeout seasons. Nolan Ryan fanned 200 or more seven times in an eight-year span between 1972 and 1979 and set a modern major league record with 383 in 1973, a mark that still stands. The loss made Weaver 14-1 with a 1.36 ERA in the last 24 starts in which he has pitched at least seven innings. It was his first defeat under those circumstances since Sept. 4, 2010, when he dropped a 3-1 decision at Oakland against Trevor Cahill. "I hate that we didnt get any runs for Weaver. He pitched well enough to get a win," said Hunter, who hit his 22nd homer. "But Gonzalez pitched his butt off. He caught us when we were down. His confidence is high because he pitches well against us. So whenever he faces us, Im pretty sure hes happy. He was confident that he could throw strikes and get us out, because he had so much success before." Rookie Mark Trumbos one-out single in the second inning was the Angels only hit off Gonzalez until the seventh, when Hunter tied the score 1-all with his one-out homer on the first pitch. It was the 79th RBI for the four-time All-Star, who had only four hits in 24 career at-bats against Gonzalez before that. One night after hitting his first major league home run in Oaklands 4-3 win over Texas, Weeks got his second when he drove Weavers third pitch of the game into the seats above the 18-foot wall in right-centre. NOTES: The crowd of 39,217 increased the Angels home attendance to 2,965,557, guaranteeing them that they will finish with a higher total than the Dodgers for the first time in the franchises 50-year history. The Dodgers completed their home schedule Thursday night with a total of 2,935,139. ... This was the eighth time in Weavers 177 career starts that he has given up a home run to the first batter he faced (2-3 with three no-decisions). ... 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The win, sealed by two goals from the excellent Raheem Sterling and a 30th of the campaign from Luis Suarez, secured Champions League football for Liverpool for the first time since the 2009-10 season. But the Reds will have loftier ambitions than that as they seek a first English championship in 24 years. "At the start of the season, everyone thought it would be a struggle for us to get to fourth, so it shows the magnitude of the effort the players have put in," said Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, whose side plays Chelsea at home next Sunday. "We have cemented the first objective, which was cementing Champions League qualification. Now we will look forward to next weekend." It is promising to be a tighter race for the final Champions League spot, with fourth-place Arsenal and Everton both winning to leave them separated by just one point. Lukas Podolski scored twice for the second straight game in Arsenals 3-0 victory at Hull and Everton overwhelmed Manchester United in a 2-0 win that marked another dark day for United manager David Moyes, who endured a miserable return to the club he coached for 11 years. United cant now qualify for the Champions League -- the first time it will miss the competition in 19 years -- and even reaching the Europa League is a real doubt, with a top-six finish likely to be needed for that. United is seventh, six points behind Tottenham with a game in hand. "I couldnt fault how we played," Moyes said, "because we kept the ball incredibly well." Leighton Baines, from the penalty spot, and Kevin Mirallas scored Evertons goals in its third game in eight days to seal a first league double over United in 44 years. United looked sluggish, despite not having pllayed in 11 days since bowing out of the Champions League at Bayern Munich. Rob Sims Mens White Jersey Detroit Lions Limited Nike NFL. . Aaron Ramsey grabbed Arsenals other goal at KC Stadium in what was a rehearsal for next months FA Cup final against Hull. "We have had to cope with five or six players all out at the same time and we have done as well as we can," said Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, whose team looked a different proposition going forward with fit-again pair Ramsey and Mesut Ozil back in the team. "We were having problems scoring goals away from home and (Ramsey) and Ozil give us a cutting edge in the final third that makes us much more dangerous." Liverpool is now 23 points ahead of great rival United -- an amazing turnaround from last season when Liverpool placed seventh -- and a victory over Chelsea will surely see the championship trophy return to Anfield. Sterling crashed home a brilliant long-range strike in the fourth minute before setting up Suarez in the 11th minute for his 12th goal against Norwich in their last five meetings. The Uruguay striker is the first Liverpool player since Ian Rush in the 1986-87 season to net 30 goals in one league campaign. After Gary Hooper cut the deficit in the 54th, Sterling re-established Liverpools two-goal lead with his second that saw him intercept a pass inside his own half, weave his way through Norwichs defence before taking aim with a shot that looped over goalkeeper John Ruddy thanks to a deflection. Robert Snodgrass 77th-minute header set up a nervy finish but Liverpool held on to put clear distance to Chelsea, which lost 2-1 to Sunderland on Saturday. Manchester City is third, nine points behind Liverpool with two games in hand. Rodgers said he had used the words of Margaret Aspinall, the mother of one of the 96 victims in the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, as inspiration before the Norwich game. "We put them up on the wall (in the dressing room)," Rodgers said. 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