Tallon said Saturday. "Gerard is an excellent teacher and

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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- At least one Angels slugger has rediscovered his power stroke, and it isnt Albert Pujols. Even after a homerless month for Los Angeles $240 million man, Torii Hunter is confident it wont be long before Pujols joins him in driving the Angels to victory. C.J. Wilson pitched five-hit ball into the eighth inning, Hunter homered and drove in three runs, and the Angels returned from a rough road trip with a 4-3 victory over the miserable Minnesota Twins on Monday night. Chris Iannetta also homered in the Angels second victory in eight games, scoring at least four runs for the first time in that stretch. Hunter did much of the work with his third homer in four games along with an RBI single, and hes confident the Angels struggling lineup is ready to break out. "Its contagious," Hunter said. "When guys start hitting, one guy gets hot, you all feel pretty good. Somebody is trying to pick it up, and thats what I want to do. Thats what you try to do, just lead by example. ... You can see the sparks. The lighter isnt there yet, but were sparking it." Pujols had a first-inning double for his first extra-base hit in 11 days, but went 1 for 4 while extending his homerless streak with the Angels to 23 games and 92 at-bats, the second-longest of his career. "It was a tough month for everybody," said Pujols, whos batting .217. "I think Torii is the only one whos swinging the bat well. Its really crazy to see the whole ballclub go through this." Pujols got his eighth double of the season in the first inning before flying out, striking out and popping to shallow centre. Although he hit a beautiful line drive that curled a few feet foul in the fifth inning, hes creeping up on the longest homerless drought of his career -- a 27-game, 107-at-bat slump last season in St. Louis. "Were glad, and we hope we dont oblige and let him get one," Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire said. "But you know its there, and you know its going to happen. Hes a great hitter and a great player. Its just a matter of time. Hell figure out something, like he always does every year, and hell be tearing up this league before its all said and done. We just hope were not the team he decides to go off on." Hunter started the season in an 18-game homerless drought mirroring Pujols struggles. Hunter has a hit in 11 straight games against Minnesota, where he played 11 seasons. Alexi Casilla and Denard Span broke up Wilsons shutout bid with run-scoring hits in the eighth for the Twins, who opened a six-game West Coast road trip with their seventh loss in eight games. Minnesota snapped a six-game skid Sunday, but the Twins have the majors worst record at 6-16. Nick Blackburn (0-3) yielded seven hits and three runs in six innings, coming back solidly from a 30-pitch first inning for Minnesota, and cleanup hitter Justin Morneau went 0 for 2 before getting pulled for a pinch-hitter because of a sore left wrist. "The ball was coming out of my hand well, but one mistake really hurt us -- a curve ball to Torii that I shouldnt have thrown," Blackburn said. "Ive seen that guy plenty of times, and I should know better. Ive got to make that pitch perfect." Twins catcher Joe Mauer missed his first game of the season to rest his sore left knee. The former MVP and three-time AL batting champion had played every inning so far for Minnesota, but decided the road trip opener was a good day to rest after he got hit by a foul tip in the ninth inning of Minnesotas win over Kansas City on Sunday. The Angels returned from a 1-5 road trip in last place in the AL West, already trailing Texas by nine games in their first month with Pujols and Wilson (3-2), who has pitched at least six innings in five straight quality starts. "The first seven innings were about as well as Ive pitched all year, and I think the team had a lot of confidence coming back home," Wilson said. "I came out in the eighth inning and was a little amped (about a shutout), tried to do too much, and it bit me." Wilson had four strikeouts while earning his first home victory for the Angels in his native Orange County, but he gave up three runs in the eighth. LaTroy Hawkins yielded Danny Valencias RBI single before Scott Downs induced Ryan Doumits inning-ending grounder, stranding two runners. Downs, who unseated Jordan Walden as the Angels closer last week, pitched the ninth to earn his second save. NOTES: Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire expects Mauer to play Tuesday, when Francisco Liriano takes the mound against Jerome Williams, the Angels fifth starter. ... Casilla, who had three hits, singled and stole two bases in the third inning, but was stranded at third. ... Angels SS Erick Aybar went 0 for 3, extending his slump to 2 for 21 since Los Angeles last homestand, when he got a new $35 million contract. Luke Kuechly Panthers Jersey ., won his fourth gold medal of the season with a 500 metres victory at an ISU World Cup short-track speedskating event on Sunday. Thomas Davis Panthers Jersey . Pro Bowl centre Maurkice Pouncey ripped up his right knee and linebacker Larry Foote ruptured his biceps during Pittsburghs 16-9 home loss to Tennessee, likely sidelining both players for the rest of the season. http://www.authenticpanthersshop.com/Bene-Benwikere-Panthers-Jersey. Justice was originally signed by the team last season when Clady was lost to a season-ending foot injury; he played in four regular season games. The 29-year-old has also spent time with the Philadelphia Eagles and Indianapolis Colts. Garry Williams Panthers Jersey . Higuain was greeted by about 100 jubilant Napoli fans waving club scarves and Argentina flags when he arrived for the medical exam, and club president Aurelio De Laurentiis said on Twitter later that both players had passed. Drake Nevis Panthers Jersey . No. 1-ranked Nadal defeated fellow Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver in his first-round match on Tuesday night, his first in more than three weeks after losing the Australian Open final to Stanislaw Wawrinka.The Florida Panthers have found their man. The team has named former Montreal Canadiens assistant coach Gerard Gallant as new head coach, confirming the news via Twitter on Saturday. Gallant becomes the third Panthers bench boss in the last 12 months. Kevin Dineen began 2013-14 as the teams coach, but was fired on Nov. 8. Peter Horachek was named interim head coach upon Dineens dismissal, but was unable to turn the teams fortunes around. The Panthers went 26-36-4 under Horachek and finished the season with a 29-45-8 record, the second-worst in the Eastern Conference. “He is an individual with tremendous character, integrity and a strong passion for the game and has experience as an NHL head coach," Panthers general manager Dalle Tallon said Saturday. "Gerard is an excellent teacher and motivator who possesses the leadership qualities and hockey knowledge that are necessary to lead our team.” Gallant has worked the last two sseasons with head coach Michel Therrien behind the bench, after coaching in the QMJHL with the Saint John Sea Dogs.dddddddddddd. He led Saint John to to the Memorial Cup in 2011 and coached them back to the tournament in 2012. Prior to joining the Sea Dogs, Gallant served as an NHL assistant coach with the New York Islanders during the 2007-08 season. He also spent seven years on the coaching staff of the Columbus Blue Jackets, serving as the teams head coach from 2004 to 2006. He was also behind the bench as an assistant coach with Team Canada at the 2007 IIHF World Championship in Russia, capturing gold at the tournament. Before joining the Blue Jackets, Gerard was an assistant coach with the American Hockey Leagues Louisville Panthers and led the Summerside Western Capitals to a Kent Cup Championship in 1997 as the MJAHL teams head coach. Gallant appeared in 615 games in the NHL as a member of the Detroit Red Wings and Tampa Bay Lightning. ' ' '