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PULLMAN, Wash. -- Washington State is 7-0 in conference play for the first time in its history. That isnt enough for receiver Gabe Marks.Now we want to be 8-0. That would be cool, Marks said.The surging Cougars, ranked 23rd in the nation, took control of the Pac-12 North by winning their eighth consecutive game on Saturday.Luke Falk threw five touchdown passes, including three to River Cracraft, helping Washington State beat California 56-21.The Cougars (8-2, 7-0 Pac-12, No. 23 CFP) have their longest winning streak since 1930 and are on a surprising quest for a Pac-12 championship.Its about just winning games, said Marks, who set a Pac-12 record for most career receptions in the game.Davis Webb threw for 425 yards and three touchdowns for Cal (4-6, 2-5), which has lost three straight games and is struggling to keep its bowl hopes alive.The victory, coupled with No. 4 Washingtons loss to Southern California, left the Cougars in first place in the Pac-12 North. But they werent getting complacent.Weve still got a lot of football to play, Falk said.Id like to be first place at the end of November, offensive lineman Riley Sorenson said.Cracraft caught nine passes for 87 yards before leaving midway through the third quarter with a leg injury.Falk completed 36 of 50 passes for 373 yards with one interception. The former walk-on broke a team record with his 23rd game of at least 300 passing yards.The Cougars produced 654 yards of total offense in the game, including 254 rushing yards.These guys run like trains, Sorenson said of the Cougar running backs. It adds a wrinkle we havent had.Californias high-flying offense piled up 525 yards but struggled to get into the end zone. Demetris Robertson had a pair of touchdown receptions for the Golden Bears.California had won 10 of the past 11 games between the teams and had not lost in Pullman since 2002.I was disappointed in the way we played, California coach Sonny Dykes said. We are not playing particularly well on defense, but it does not help when we have lost seven of our starting eight safeties for the year.Cal punted on the games first possession, and Washington States Kaleb Fossum returned the ball 75 yards for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead. It was WSUs first punt return for a touchdown since 2005.Gerard Wicks, who finished with 128 yards, scored on a 2-yard run for a 14-0 lead.Marks caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from Falk midway through the fourth quarter to set the career receiving record.MARKS A LOTMarks caught seven passes in the game to give him 295 career receptions, breaking the Pac-12 record of 294 held by Colorados Nelson Spruce. Two of Marks receptions were for touchdowns.THE TAKEAWAYCalifornia: The Golden Bears are struggling to qualify for a bowl game, having lost four of their past five games. They are giving up more than 44 points per game, worst in the Pac-12.Washington State: The Cougars control their own destiny and can clinch the Pac-12 North by winning their final two regular season games -- against No. 16 Colorado and No. 4 Washington.POLL IMPLICATIONSWashington State is nearly certain to move up a few places in the poll after yet another decisive victory.WINNING STREAKThe last Washington State team to win eight games in a row was the 1930 squad, which won its first nine games and then lost to Alabama in the Rose Bowl.CONNECTIONSDykes worked as an assistant under Washington State coach Mike Leach at Texas Tech for seven years and runs a similar offense to the Air Raid, though Cals is known as the Bear Raid.UP NEXTCalifornia hosts Stanford next Saturday.Washington State travels to No. 16 Colorado next Saturday.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.orgNike Air Max Zero Canada . 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PETERSBURG, Fla.The Minnesota Lynx have already locked up home-court advantage throughout the postseason. The Indiana Fever still have a shot at earning home-court in the first round.The two teams with different levels of motivation collide Friday when the Lynx travel to Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis to take on the Fever.With two games remaining in the regular season, Indiana (16-16) has clinched a spot in the eight-team playoffs and sits in sixth place, one-half game behind the Atlanta Dream and a full game behind fourth-place Chicago. The top four teams earn home-court advantage in the first round.The Fever had a chance to move up the standings Tuesday, but blew an 11-point lead in the second half and dropped an 89-87 decision to the Connecticut Sun. The Fever shot 52.5 percent from the field, but were sloppy with the ball, committing 21 turnovers that led to 20 Connecticut points. The loss spoiled a career-high 23-point performance from reserve guard Shenise Johnson and ended Indianas three-game winning streak.Minnesota (26-6) locked up home-court advantage in the playoffs with a road victory over San Antonio on Sunday.dddddddddddd The Lynx followed it up with an overtime loss to the Chicago Sky on Tuesday, though, ending Minnesotas five-game win streak. The Lynx have won 11 of their last 13.Maya Moore is averaging 19.4 points and 4.2 assists, both team highs for Minnesota. Sylvia Fowles (13.5), Seimone Augustus (11.3) and Lindsay Whalen (10.1) also are averaging double figures in points for the Lynx, who enter the postseason as the favorites to repeat as WNBA champions.Indiana veteran Tamika Catchings, who announced she will retire after the season, leads the Fever in scoring, averaging 12.7 points per game, and is second on the team in rebounding (4.8). Catchings will need to be at her best against the Lynx, who have won 11 of their last 13 meetings against Indiana, including both games this season.Indiana wraps up the regular season Sunday at home against the Dallas Wings. The Lynx finish the regular season Sunday against Atlanta. ' ' '