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BERKELEY, Calif. -- California coach Cuonzo Martin is adamant that Charlie Moore has to do a better job handling the ball and Martin has repeatedly emphasized that to his freshman point guard.As long as Moore keeps scoring like he is, though, Martin and the Golden Bears are willing to live with the occasional turnover -- even on a night when he had five of them.Moore scored 22 points including a banked 3-pointer from just inside halfcourt and California beat UC Davis 86-61 on Saturday.You have to take care of the ball, especially at the point guard position, Martin said. He makes adjustments because he watches film all the time. He understands it. Hes not out there making turnovers just to make them. Hes trying to make plays, and as long as hes aggressive thats fine.Moore, who has been starting all season, led California on an 18-3 run in the first half with a pair of steals and two layups. He later scored off another Davis turnover later in the half before banking in a 45-foot buzzer-beating 3-pointer.It felt good when I released it, Moore said. Thats why I followed through and ran down the court with it. I was just trying to make sure I hit it.Moore finished with four steals to overcome his five turnovers.Grant Mullins added 17 points and four rebounds to help make up for an off night by Ivan Rabb as the Golden Bears (8-2) won their 26th consecutive home game, matching the longest streak in school history.The Bears winning streak is the fourth-longest in the nation and matches the record set from Dec. 27, 1958-Dec. 16, 1960. California last lost at Haas Pavilion to Oregon on Feb. 25, 2015.In most cases with players those things dont set in until they leave school years later, Martin said. Its a good thing but still, a lot of work to be done.Davis committed 21 turnovers and put up little resistance in the first game between the two teams since 2010.Chima Moneke had a career-high 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Brynton Lemar scored 14 for the Aggies (5-5), who closed within 44-30 early in the second half before the Bears pulled away.BIG PICTUREDavis has to be feeling good as it nears the end of its seven-game road trip -- the teams longest since moving to Division I in 2008. Although they were outsized and a step slower for most of the game the Aggies showed some grit coming out of halftime and kept it interesting. Had they played that way the entire night the outcome might have been different. As it is, second-year coach Jim Les squad has dropped three of four.California was out of sync much of the night and, despite the score, couldnt put Davis away until late in the second half. Thats been an ongoing issue for the Bears and one that could be a problem with the Pac-12 portion of the schedule coming up. Good thing the young players came up big. Rabb was uneven with his shot and was hindered with foul trouble. Bird gave the Bears an early spark then fizzled out.FACTS AND FIGURESRabb, the Bears leading rebounder and third-highest scorer, had an uneven night shooting was held to six points and four rebounds before fouling out late in the second half. . California leads the all-time series against Davis 32-0. . Davis scored only 18 points in the first half. . The Aggies, who hadnt played since Dec. 3, have lost three straight for the first time this season.UP NEXTDavis: The Aggies travel to North Dakota State on Wednesday.California: The Bears get a break after playing four games in seven days and will host Cal Poly on Saturday. Swell Scontate . No. 13-seeded John Isner and No. 21 Philipp Kohlschreiber were among six players who dropped out of the tournament on Tuesday, joining No. 12 seed Tommy Haas and two other players who withdrew on Monday. Hydro Flask Bottiglia . -- Eastern Kentucky thrives off creating havoc for others. http://www.italiahydroflask.it/borraccia-hydro-flask-italia.html . Instead of dwelling on the negative, Oates focused on what was good about the clubs recent play. It worked. Swell Bottle Italia . "Four now," Carl Gunnarsson told the Leaf Report proudly following a 5-2 victory over New York on Tuesday night, the clubs fifth straight at home. Borraccia Hydro Flask Italia . -- Stanford squashed Oregons national championship hopes again, schooling the Ducks in power football. The Chicago Cubs ... ahem, the world champion Chicago Cubs return as the favorites to win the World Series again in 2017.The best team doesnt always win the World Series, of course, but in 2016, it did. And while it did involve a few sizable investments in the roster to get there, it was more the culmination of a long rebuild, in which short-term fixes were generally eschewed and the objective was to contend for five years, six years or even longer.Chicago does have a few losses coming this offseason, and the Cubs will never go into a season with the mean projection being 103 wins, but heres the bottom line: The 2017 organization stands just as strong as the 2016 one. Were he to leave, impending free agent Dexter Fowler would be the teams biggest loss this offseason -- Aroldis Chapman is better but was part of the team for only a third of the season -- but Fowler was considered a short-term addition anyway. The Cubs seemed perfectly happy playing Jason Heyward in center field before the opportunity to bring back Fowler fell into their laps.The Cubs also get a full-season return of Kyle Schwarber, the left-handed bat they were missing to go along with Anthony Rizzos in 2016. And its way too early to call the Heyward contract dooomed.dddddddddddd He was terrible this year, but hes not old and has had better seasons in the past. With Heywards glove, he doesnt have to be an offensive superstar to be a valuable player; if he just gets back to the 110 OPS+ range, which is still likely, hell be a plus to the 2017 team as the Cubs try to repeat.Unusual for a high-payroll team winning the World Series is that even with the loss of players to the Yankees in the Chapman trade, the Cubs still retain a strong farm system. This gives the organization flexibility in the coming years and means that the holes that pop up for the franchise this offseason are simpler to fix, either from within or by trading prospects for a more experienced solution.The Cubs were at the top of our Future Power Rankings this year, and after doing what no other Cubs team in living memory has done, theyre certainly not going to drop as a result!With that, we take a look at the preliminary ZiPS projections for the 2017 season. Obviously these projections will change tremendously as players re-sign, sign or are traded, but heres what things look like right now. ' ' '