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Walter Wilson finally found the end zone yesterday but not before he swallowed another dose of adversity.The Baltimore wide-out dropped a sure-thing touchdown pass, and another was knocked away at the goal line in the second quarter.Then in the third quarter, he made a touchdown catch that was called back because of an illegal blocking penalty. But Wilson salvaged the day with a fourth-quarter touchdown catch that helped the CFLs put away the B.C. Lions, 48-31, at Memorial Stadium.The fact he got a chance to make the 26-yard reception in the fourth quarter was what Wilson, an alumnus of Southern High, appreciated most in the win."

Getting the boot?Don Matthews gave his punters two weeks to find their groove. Now he's giving them some competition.The CFL Colts coach said yesterday he's bringing in Josh Miller, who averaged 43 yards a punt at Arizona two years ago, to battle Kirk Maggio, Robert Sims and Jackie Smith for the job. What's more, Miller may end up competing for the place-kicking job as well."

O. J. Brigance and Elfrid Payton danced in the backfield yesterday to a beat only they could hear.The celebration came in the middle of Baltimore's 57-10 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, but it underscored a defensive effort that lasted for 60 minutes."

One week after Edmonton coach Ron Lancaster publicly predicted his Eskimos would beat Baltimore, Don Matthews made his own guarantee.The Baltimore coach didn't predict victory against the B.C. Lions today, but did say his special teams would rediscover their zest."

Carlos Huerta's dream of kicking in the NFL will pass through Baltimore after all.After briefly threatening to retire, Huerta said yesterday he has agreed to play out the option year of his contract with the Baltimore Football Club at the bargain-basement price of $25,000, rather than extend and increase the value of the contract.In so doing, the 25-year-old Miami native reserves the right to jump from the Canadian Football League to the NFL in 1996."Am I happy? I'm happy to be playing football and happy to be in Baltimore," Huerta said.

Baltimore coach Don Matthews already was making contingency plans after backup quarterback John Congemi suffered a back injury in the first overtime of his team's 45-43 preseason victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers last night.Congemi, complaining of back spasms and a shooting pain down his right leg, was fitted with a neck brace and back support before being helped off the field and taken by ambulance to St. Joseph's Hospital."It looked like Congemi got hurt when he gave up the safety," said Matthews.

Baseball Montreal Expos -- Traded P John Costello to San Diego Padres for P Brian Harrison. Assigned Harrison to Class AAA Indianapolis.San Francisco Giants -- Signed P Bud Black (11-10, 3.53 ERA with Cleveland Indians and 2-1, 4.02 with Toronto Blue Jays in 1990) to $10 million, four-year contract.ru,.5,measBasketballPortland Trail Blazers -- Completed extension of Jerome Kersey's million, four-year contract through 1996.CollegesAmerican -- Named Bruce Kelley men's volunteer basketball coach.

The B.C. Lions had the home-field and home-country advantage, and, combined with a little trickery and the kicking of a native Canadian, they kept the Baltimore CFLs from bringing the Grey Cup to the United States last night.Lui Passaglia kicked a 38-yard field goal on the last play of the game to give the Lions a 26-23 victory and the Canadian Football League championship before 55,097 fans at Vancouver's B.C. Place.The CFLs were attempting a couple of firsts: winning a league title in an established professional league as a first-year expansion club and becoming the first U.S. team to capture the Grey Cup.When this game was played last year, Baltimore had yet to be awarded a CFL team.

LAS VEGAS -- The Baltimore CFLs outlasted the Las Vegas Posse for a raucous 38-33 victory last night before 10,122 at Sam Boyd Stadium.Quarterback Tracy Ham's 1-yard touchdown sneak with 3:50 left produced Baltimore's winning points in a game that featured eight lead changes and four ejections.Ham teamed with wide receiver Walter Wilson on a 61-yard pass play to set up the touchdown.Baltimore, which moved into a first-place tie in the CFL's East Division with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at 3-2, made a defensive stand at their goal line in the final two minutes to preserve the victory.

Roman Anderson's 47-yard field goal capped an improbable comeback for the Sacramento Gold Miners as they beat the Baltimore CFLs, 30-29, last night before 42,116 at Memorial Stadium in a Canadian Football League game.Anderson's heroics ruined a Baltimore rally in the fourth quarter that saw Tracy Ham threw a pair of go-ahead touchdown passes to Chris Armstrong.The CFLs played themselves into a 20-11 hole in the first half with a variety of penalties and misplays.A 46-yard pass interference call against halfback Charles Anthony set up a quick first-quarter touchdown for Sacramento.