STANFORD, Calif. -- After opening the season with losses to lower-division Eastern Washington and Boise State, Washington State has staged a dramatic turnaround and is now overwhelming the Pac-12s recent powerhouses.The Cougars followed a lopsided win over Oregon that was fueled by a dominant running attack with a thorough beating of No. 15 Stanford led by the play in the trenches.Luke Falk threw for 357 yards and four touchdowns and the defensive line shut down Christian McCaffrey and the Cardinal offense in a 42-16 victory on Saturday night.We had to realize theres no good finesse teams in football, receiver Gabe Marks said. Even the teams you guys like to call finesse teams, they really arent. ... We had to come back to basics and just grind it out.The Cougars (3-2, 2-0) held the Cardinal (3-2, 2-2) to 296 yards of offense and didnt allow an offensive score until the final play of the game. The offensive line managed to protect Falk well enough to allow him to find his receivers downfield.Falk connected with Tavares Martin Jr. twice in the first half and added second-half TD passes to Marks and River Cracraft to help the Cougars follow up last weeks 51-33 win over Oregon by ending an eight-game losing streak to Stanford. The Ducks and Cardinal have combined to win the past seven conference titles.That streak is in serious jeopardy this year as the Cardinal got blown out for the second straight game, losing in back-to-back weeks for the first time in six seasons under coach David Shaw. Stanford lost 44-6 at Washington last week. The Ducks are 0-3 in conference play.Stanford has been the class of the conference for a while now, Marks said. Since Ive been here, theyve been a powerhouse. For us, these past two weeks have really been important to finally see the work pay off and realize our potential and becoming what we thought we would be.Making matters worse for the Cardinal was the fact that last years Heisman runner-up McCaffrey went to the locker room in the second half with an injury and didnt return to the game. McCaffrey came back to the sideline and had his helmet on, but didnt re-enter the game.There was no reason to put him in late in the game, Shaw said. We just left him out. Well see how he is during the course of the week.THE TAKEAWAYWashington State: The Cougars got their first win against a team ranked in the top 15 since knocking off No. 5 Texas in the 2003 Holiday Bowl. Falk stepped up in key spots, connecting on a 29-yard score to Martin on fourth-and-7 to make it 14-3 in the second quarter. After letting Stanford back into the game with an interception that Frank Buncom returned for a TD, Falk hit Marks for a score on third-and-goal from the 17 to make it 28-10.Stanford: The Cardinal offense struggled to do anything as the offensive line was dominated in the trenches and Ryan Burns missed on chances for a few big plays. McCaffrey was held to 35 yards on eight carries and one catch for 5 yards. Stanford allowed four sacks after giving up eight last week and the only big play came on a 44-yard pass to Michael Rector on the final play of the first half. Shaw said the Cardinal missed four potential TD passes and the offense didnt reach the end zone until the final play. Even the usually reliable Conrad Ukropina missed two field goals.So weve got to hit those opportunities. Shaw said. You know, its not just one of those. Weve got to hit multiple. 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LOUIS -- Theres no telling how these wacky World Series games will end.Alex Norens sensational season continued at the Nedbank Golf Challenge as he powered to a six-shot victory to collect his fourth European Tour title in 11 starts. Final leaderboard Nedbank Golf Challenge Noren was in a class of his own on the final day at the Gary Player Country Club, leaving a high-quality field trailing in his wake as he turned a six-stroke overnight deficit into a comprehensive win which also propelled him into the reckoning for the Race to Dubai crown. The red-hot Swede would have had high hopes of becoming the first player in European Tour history to break 60 when he chipped in for birdie at the 11th to reach nine under for the round. But his first bogey of the round at the 14th ended his chances of a 59 and, as overnight leader Jeunghun Wang faltered down the stretch, Noren cantered to the finish line to post a winning score of 14 under par. Alex Noren fired the low round of the week to claim his fourth victory of the season Noren, who became the first three-time winner of the year at last months British Masters, supported by Sky Sports, got off to a perfect start as he birdied the opening three holes and picked up three more shots in four holes from the fifth to turn in 30.There was no let-up on the back nine as he rolled in a 25-foot putt for eagle at the 10th, and he atoned for going long at the next by playing a sublime pitch from the rear rough which found the bottom of the cup to take him three clear at the top of the leaderboard. Noren threatened a 59 after reaching nine under through 11 holes The 34-year-old, who feared his career was over just two years ago when he missed most of the 2014 season with a serious wrist injury, blotted his card at 14 when his third kicked into knee-high rough short of the green and he did well to hack out to the rear fringe and two-putt for bogey. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. But he got the shot back with another confident putt at the 16th, and two cast-iron pars closed out his eighth professional victory of his career, and his fourth on the European Tour since his golden run started at the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open in July. Highlights of Alex Norens stunning nine-under final round as he powered to a six-shot win at the Nedbank Golf Challenge Wang began the final day with a three-stroke advantage following his flawless 64 on Saturday, but he failed to match those heights over the final 18 holes as he struggled to the turn in 36, including an ugly double-bogey six at the eighth after finding a hazard with his drive.ddddddddddddhe young South Korean knew his hopes of a third win of the season had gone when he bogeyed the 13th, although he managed to cling onto outright second despite dropping three further shots over the last four holes to card a disappointing 75. Noren faltered only once at the 14th on the final day Ryder Cup star Andy Sullivan struggled to get anything going as a mixed-bag of a 72 left him in a share of third on seven under alongside Branden Grace, Alejandro Canizares, Victor Dubuisson and Ricardo Gouveia.Race to Dubai leader Henrik Stenson again recovered from a poor front nine with an improved display after the turn, and the Open champion birdied two of the last three holes to salvage a 70 as he closed on six under. Live European Tour Golf November 17, 2016, 8:00am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Stenson finished three shots ahead of Danny Willett, the Swedes closest rival for the European No 1 crown, although the Englishman gave himself plenty of encouragement ahead of next weeks season finale in Dubai after he followed Saturdays 67 with a five-birdie 69 which lifted him into a tie for 11th. Also See: Nedbank leaderboard Race to Dubai standings Golf live on Sky Sports 4 European Tour Schedule ' ' '