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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.org Wholesale Nike Air Max Plus Store .com) - Richie Incognito has reportedly been admitted to a psychiatric care unit in Arizona. 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Leander Paes has admitted that losing in the opening round of the mens doubles at the Rio Olympics is a tough one to take, but believes he has it in him to challenge the human spirit and prolong his professional career till the Tokyo Games in 2020.Paes and his partner Rohan Bopanna went down 6-4, 7-6 to the Polish pair of?Lukasz Kubot and Marci Matkowski, bringing an early end to the 43-year-olds Rio campaign; Bopanna still has the mixed-doubles event with Sania Mirza to look forward to.?Paes road to Rio had not been smooth; Bopanna had initially chosen Saketh Myneni as his doubles partner, before the AITA overruled his request and picked Paes instead. The controversy took a new turn on Thursday when Indias Davis Cup coach and non-playing captain Zeeshan Ali said he was in the dark about Paes whereabouts, suggesting that he had had no contact with him of late.?Paes, though, offered an explanation, while also?dismissing suggestions that he and Bopanna did not have enough time to practice with each other.Theres a lot of he says, she says going around. I had mentioned to Zeeshan during the Davis Cup that Im playing a Challenger in Europe, and I won that challenger. I also mentioned to him that Im playing the World Team Tennis, he knew that, Paes told ESPN.?For me, the management, team and AITA always knew that I was playing matches coming into the Olympic. I was never supposed to be here on the 1st. I actually came here early to get some practice.Preparation is not about practice, its about playing matches. You can practice till the cows come home, but when youre under the gun, serving down break points or serving for the match, when youre playing pressure points, thats the best preparation for the Olympics.Paes felt that he and Bopanna were simply beaten by the better team and that the outcome of the match could have been different had one or two points gone their way in the second set.??As an athlete, my job is to make sure Im 100% ready when the bell rings, he said.dddddddddddd?I served well today, I returned well. We played well as a team, but lost to a better, hotter team. If Rohan and I had got one or two more points in the second set, taking it to a third, the chips would have changed. Now were the fitter team.In sport, sometimes its easy to take potshots at someone when they lose or when theyre a soft target. You know that when youre playing on the pro-tour and winning games with confidence, when you come into an event with confidence, you bring that confidence into the team.With the Rio Games, Paes has now appeared at seven Olympics - a national record - but does he have it in him to make that eight in Tokyo? Especially with age and recent results not in his favour??His answer is emphatic.?It depends on perspective. I won three grand slams last year, and I won one this year. My tally is now up to 18. As far as some people might say my doubles ranking might have dropped, or oh hes 43, they dont understand what it takes to win one grand slam. As long as I can keep winning, I want to get to 20 Grand Slams.Four years is a long way away [for Tokyo]. I take it one day at a time. I had a tough one today. But the door is not closed. I want to enjoy the experience of an Olympics. Yes, Ive created a world record for myself, and for my team, and for India, but the one person who has motivated me always is my father. The reason Im pushing for seven Olympics or even eight, is my father.One of my partners was Martina Navaratilova. She has taught me about how we can persevere as simple human beings, to challenge the human body, mind and spirit. And if I can do it, I can motivate others that they can be champions too, no matter where you come from. ' ' '