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No. 23 Washington State is playing its best ball in years, winning seven straight games and coming off a blowout of Arizona.Cal is coming off a blowout, too, except it was on the receiving end.The Cougars and Bears are seemingly headed in opposite directions, but Saturdays matchup will feature similar Air Raid-style passing attacks that could provide an entertaining nightcap to the days college football action, kicking off at 10:30 p.m. ET.Cal, with its Bear Raid attack, is second nationally, behind Texas Tech, with 463 pass attempts (51.4 per game). Washington State is third at 455.Mike does what Mike is going to do, and he does it well, said Cal coach Sonny Dykes, a former assistant to WSU coach Mike Leach at Texas Tech. And hes done it well for a long time. Hes always moved the ball, hes always scored points.The Cougars (7-2, 6-0 Pac-12) have won their first six conference games for the first time since 2002, which is also the last time they won seven consecutive games overall. They beat visiting Arizona 69-7 on Saturday.Even when we were 0-2, we didnt lose any self-belief in ourselves, wide receiver Gabe Marks said at a press conference Monday. We lost belief in you guys because you guys lost belief in us. ... We all knew that we were going to be good. Its just that a lot of people jumped off the wagon real quick, which is OK. (We were) 0-2; fans will be fans.Cal (4-5, 2-4) has lost three of its past four games, including a 66-27 loss to Washington on Saturday night, when it allowed 704 total yards.The Bears defense is reeling, ranking last nationally in rushing defense (286.7 yards per game), second-to-last in points allowed (44.4 per game) and 125th out of 128 teams in total defense (527.9 yards per game).Washington State, on the other hand, has been more stout than usual on defense, especially up front. The Cougars are 21st nationally in rushing defense, yielding 118.8 yards per game. Defensive end Nnamdi Oguayo recorded three sacks last week, and free safety Shalom Luani picked off his fourth pass of the season.Theyre playing with a lot of confidence on both sides of the ball, Dykes said of Washington State. Much-improved defensively. They are playing aggressive and theyre really trying to force the action.Washington State quarterback Luke Falk threw for 311 yards in three quarters against Arizona last week, at one point completing 22 consecutive passes. The Cougars were 47 of 52 passing against the Wildcats.Falk is No. 2 in the nation with 359.7 passing yards per game. His two top receivers -- seniors Marks and River Cracraft -- are in the top five in the conference in receptions per game and receiving yards per game. Marks has 10 touchdown receptions.Cal will counter with quarterback Davis Webb, who is third nationally with 352.9 passing yards per game. Wide receiver Chad Hansen, the most prolific receiver in the country early this season, is back from an ankle injury and seems to be regaining his form.Hansen delivered five catches for 70 yards and a touchdown against Washington; he is up to 64 catches for 840 yards and nine scores this season.Two years ago, the matchup of Bear Raid vs. Air Raid produced an FBS-record 1,261 passing yards in Cals 60-59 victory. The game was decided when Washington State missed a chip-shot field goal as time expired.Last season was dramatic too, as Cal rallied from 14 down to win 34-28, the victory preserved by a late interception of Falk at the Bears 10-yard line.Whenever us and Cal get together, its always going to be a hell of a deal, Marks said. Its a heavyweight showdown.Cal is 0-4 on the road this season, although three of those losses have come by 10 points or less.Washington States true heavyweight showdown might not come until the Apple Cup against rival Washington to end the regular season. Those teams enter this week as the only undefeated squads in Pac-12 play.With a nod to the kickoff time, Leach said the Pac-12 doesnt get the respect it deserves.I think were the best conference this year, he said. I think were still battling time-zone issues to some degree. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . Once again Jordan Cieciwa (@FitCityJordan) and I (@LynchOnSports) go head to head in our picks. Last weekend at UFC Fight Night 32 my #TeamLynch got the best of #TeamJC by a score of 9-6. Let us know which side youre on for UFC 167 use the hashtag #TeamLynch or #TeamJC on Twitter. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . Meanwhile, there were huge victories for Sunderland and West Ham over fellow relegation rivals, leaving the battle to avoid the drop up for grabs with the bottom 11 teams separated by just six points. Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres scored second-half goals to seal a fourth straight victory for Chelsea, which climbed above Arsenal and Manchester City in the standings ahead of their games on Monday and Sunday respectively. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . Cote was eligible to become a free agent Feb. 15. Cote helped running back Jon Cornish run for a league-high 1,813 rushing yards en route to being named the leagues most outstanding player. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . -- Yogi Ferrell orchestrates pretty much everything in Indianas offence. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . Bradwell was scheduled to become a free agent Tuesday. Born and raised in Toronto, Bradwell is entering his sixth CFL season, with all six played for his hometown Argonauts. Graham Arnold has declared he cant imagine coaching anywhere else after signing a two-year A-League contract extension with Sydney FC.Having been linked to various clubs including Melbourne City, Dutch outfit Roda JC and even expansion hopefuls in Tasmania, Arnold has agreed to remain with the table-topping Sky Blues until 2019.It will make the 53-year-old the clubs longest-serving coach, his five years comfortably eclipsing the three-year stint of Vitezslav Lavicka, who led Sydney to their last title in 2010.Now in their seventh season without silverware, the former Central Coast championship-winning coach will reinforce his efforts to deliver undefeated Sydney a long-awaited trophy as part of his self-styled bid to turn the club into the Manchester United of the A-League.Sydney is my home and Sydney FC is my club, said Arnold, who joined in 2014 and led Sydney to a grand final in his first campaign.Im very happy here and I couldnt imagine coaching anywhere else right now.I feel this club has a fantastic vision and a great foundation ffrom which to build and win many trophies.ddddddddddddWe have a fabulous culture among the players and staff.Arnold gave his strongest hint about where his future lay last week when he praised Sydneys improved facilities and set-up of an academy and spoke optimistically about the clubs future.Sydney chairman Scott Barlow hailed Arnold as the best coach in Australia.Hes absolutely the right man to continue to take us forward, Barlow said.We have had an outstanding start to the season, and this announcement provides us with further stability and continuity as we build towards our goals for this season and beyond.Arnolds retention is expected to make way for a host of personnel re-signings.Midfielder Brandon ONeill re-signed last week, but with around a dozen more players off contract at the end of this campaign the focus now will be locking in the clubs host of stars before as their stocks rise with each win. 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