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PULLMAN, Wash. -- Washington State talked about starting fast against Arizona.Mission accomplished.The No. 25 Cougars jumped to a 24-0 lead in the first quarter and crushed Arizona 69-7 on Saturday for their seventh consecutive victory.Everything we touched worked, coach Mike Leach said.Luke Falk threw for 311 yards and four touchdowns for Washington State (7-2, 6-0 Pac-12, No. 25 CFP), which had its highest points total since 1997 and the most ever against a Pac-12 opponent.The Cougars hadnt won seven straight games since 2002. They and No. 4 Washington remain the only teams with undefeated Pac-12 records.We played together the whole game, Leach said. We talked all week of playing a complete game. Im glad we didnt let up.Washington State scored on its first six possessions and held a 38-7 lead at halftime.It feels amazing, said running back James Williams, who rushed for 72 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns.Leach noted he has been on both sides of such blowouts.We are definitely not that good and they are definitely not that bad, Leach said. The defense did a good job of finding a way to keep them out of the end zone.Arizona (2-7, 0-6), which has lost six games in a row, struggled on offense behind quarterbacks Brandon Dawkins, Anu Solomon and Khalil Tate. They combined to complete 11 of 23 passes for 128 yards, with one touchdown and two interceptions.Im embarrassed and we should be embarrassed and it starts with me, Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez said. Thats a good team. They played well and we didnt. `Were better than this, even with all the adversity.Falk, who was relieved late in the third quarter by Tyler Hilinski, completed 32 of 35 passes. He was not intercepted or sacked. Hilinski completed 15 of 17 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Combined, the two quarterbacks threw six touchdown passes against only five incomplete passes.Thats pretty good, Leach said.It was a real good, complete win, Falk, whose 91 percent completion rate was a team record, said. Our mentality was right all week.Washington State piled up 614 yards of offense while limiting Arizona to 286 yards. Samajie Grant rushed for 77 yards for the Wildcats.Washington States Gerard Wicks ran for two touchdowns, and Tavares Martin Jr. caught two touchdown passes.Rodriguez said he believes his team can turn things around.Well climb out of this, he said. Its just right now its not fun.Washington State opened the scoring with Erik Powells 23-yard field goal on its first possession.On the ensuing series, Shalom Luani intercepted Brandon Dawkins pass deep in Arizona territory and returned it to the 8. Williams caught a touchdown pass from Falk on the first play for a 10-0 lead.Wicks scored on a 1-yard touchdown run on Washington States next possession.With Solomon now playing quarterback, Arizona turned the ball over on downs at midfield. Falk hit Gabe Marks for a 2-yard touchdown pass and a 24-0 lead, still in the first quarter.Arizona drove deep into Washington State territory, but Solomon fumbled and the ball was recovered on the 7 by WSUs Peyton Pelluer. Jamal Morrow caught a 53-yard pass from Falk to place the ball on Arizonas 10, and Tavares Martin Jr. caught a 7-yard touchdown pass for a 31-0 lead.Wicks scored on a 1-yard run for a 38-0 lead.Solomon fired a 47-yard touchdown pass to Cam Denson as Arizona got on the scoreboard with 1:55 left in the first half.THE TAKEWAYArizona: The Wildcats rotated their quarterbacks all game, but could not generate much offense. The defense proved porous to WSUs Air Raid.Washington State: Played without star nose tackle Robert Barber, who has been suspended from school for his role in a fight at a party. But Washington State had a big day on defense anyway, holding Arizona to 158 rushing yards, 50 of them on one play.POLL IMPLICATIONSWashington State is certain to move up in the Top 25 poll after this convincing victory over a long-time nemesis. Arizona still leads the series 26-16.UP NEXTArizona hosts Colorado next Saturday.Washington State hosts California next Saturday.---More AP college football at www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25Authentic Chukwuma Okorafor Jersey . - Derek Wolfe says hes finally healthy after suffering a seizure in November that doctors now believe was related to the spinal cord injury he suffered in the preseason. Authentic Joshua Frazier Jersey . He just needed to be his best twisting, turning acrobatic self. 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Authentic Jaylen Samuels Jersey . -- The Sacramento Kings are set to become the first major professional sports franchise to accept Bitcoin virtual currency for ticket and merchandise purchases.WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- Chris Buescher is a giant step closer to qualifying for the Chase for the Sprint Cup after he notched a victory at Pocono. Now, he has to take that small step and make it into the top 30 in points, the cutoff to become eligible for NASCARs postseason.I absolutely think we can get into the top 30, the rookie said Friday before practice on the road course at Watkins Glen. We really shouldnt have been out of it.Buescher emerged from the fog at Pocono on Monday to become the surprising winner in a shortened Cup race, compliments of a race strategy call by Bob Osborne, veteran crew chief of the No. 34 for Front Row Motorsports. Before his breakthrough victory, Bueschers best finish this season?had been 14th.Osborne took a gamble and kept Buescher on track while others made pit stops with 28 laps left. Once the cars were halted because of the weather, the fog and rain settled in and Buescher was declared the winner. The victory left him 31st in the points standings, six points behind David Ragan for 30th as the teams prepare for Sundays Cheez-It 355 at The Glen.Ragan was the driver who won Front Rows first race at Talladega in May 2013, 118 races ago. Ragan also helped Buescher get his career off the ground by setting him up with living arrangements, signing him to his Legends car team as a development driver and connecting him with Roush Fenway Racing.The irony of the moment is not lost on Buescher.Its funny for me, he said. David Ragan has been a huge help for me my entire career. His whole family has. Weve got to pass him now, try to outrun him. Its not going to just be him. Theres going to be a handful of them that were going to have to outrun. It just so happens that one of them is the guy that mentored me through a lot of the early stages of my stock car career.The 23-year-old Buescher is the first Cup rookie to win a race since Joey Logano at New Hampshire in 2009, and his first NASCAR victory came on a road course -- at Mid-Ohio in 2014 in the second-tier Xfinity Series.Buescher posted two Xfinity victories last season and won the series title. Hes spending his rookie season in Cup as basically the fourth driver for Roush Fenway Racing becaause of a shared technical alliance between the organizations.dddddddddddd Osborne said that relationship would give his shop everything it needs in the coming weeks as the team seeks a Chase spot.I dont see anything to hold him back from getting into the top 30, said Ragan, who drives the No. 23 Toyota for BK Racing. Im certainly going to race hard. I dont want him to get there at my expense, but hes had speed of late. If he just had a little luck.With five races remaining before the Chase begins, 10 drivers have clinched spots in the 16-driver field: Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin, Logano and Martin Truex Jr. With one win, Tony Stewart has all but claimed one of the remaining spots.That Buescher is ready to join them is not a surprise back at the shop. The surprise is that he isnt in yet, and thats mainly because of bad luck. He has finished 30th or worse 10 times this season, including the first three restrictor plate races.It was our goal at the beginning of the season, said Buescher, who spent a day and a half in Utah this week to hone his road course skills. Were in really good shape. The last seven, eight weeks, weve been unloading with a lot better speed, running better in the race. After this weekend, were going to a lot of places for the second time. Weve got a good notebook. We feel like we have good chemistry where we can pick up speed in the next five races.Still, it promises to be full of intrigue, starting with newly paved Watkins Glen International, where strategy and fuel mileage often come into play in a race that covers just 220.5 miles. Buescher was 23rd-fastest in final Cup practice Friday.Im really happy for Bob, really happy for Chris, said Carl Edwards, who worked with Osborne at Roush. Bob and I talked a while back, and Bob made a specific point. He said, Chris is so good, people dont realize how good this kid is. Hopefully, they can get things rolling and get in the points and maybe put something together for the end of the year. ' ' '