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BERKELEY, Calif. -- Sure, Charlie Moore has heard of Shareef Abdur-Rahim. When told he had just broken the former NBA stars California freshman record at this early stage of the season, he was thrilled.I was like, `Oh, wow, thats a pretty big accomplishment, he said, smiling.The Golden Bears needed somebody to carry the load with three starters and key playmakers sitting out injured and a cold first half.Moore scored 38 points to top Abdur-Rahims mark of 33 points set in November 1995, Stephen Domingo hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:10 left in overtime, and short-handed No. 25 Cal held off UC Irvine 75-65 on Wednesday night.Kameron Rooks tip-in with 23 seconds left in regulation tied the game and Jaron Martin failed to get off a shot for the Anteaters (1-2). Rooks scored a career-high 15 points to go with eight rebounds as Cal extended its home winning streak at Haas Pavilion to 21.Martin scored a career-best 26 points with three key baskets over the final 6:11 of regulation.Hes been on this stage for a long time, coach Cuonzo Martin said. Hes played in big games since he was a freshman in high school. Hes not fazed by this atmosphere.Cal (2-0) missed three starters because of injuries: preseason All-America Ivan Rabb (toe), Jabari Bird (back spasms) and Columbia transfer Grant Mullins (neck strain). Martin hopes to have all three back for the next game.We dont want to have any excuses after the game, we have key guys out, he said. Probably one of the better wins of my coaching career, seeing guys compete and battle and not make excuses.Moores three-point play with 1:53 left in regulation pulled Cal to 62-60. Martin missed a 3 on the other end and a jumper in the paint with 44 seconds remaining and Cal had one more chance with 35.7 seconds left.Its unbelievable, Rooks said. Charlies a great player. In practice you can see how hard he works, very scrappy.Moore shot 10 for 20 from the field with three 3-pointers and made 15 of 17 free throws. Domingo finished with 11 points and nine rebounds.Cal overcame a drought of 10:33 without a basket spanning the halves before Moores 3-pointer at the 17:22 mark of the second half.The Bears missed seven straight shots late in the first half, 9 of 10 and 14 of 16, going without a field goal for the final 7:55 of the half after Domingos 3-pointer.Moore made his first three shots with two 3s to score eight of Cals initial 11 points. At halftime, the BearsCals Sam Singer shot 1 for 7 in the first half and missed five of his six 3-point tries as Cal shot 26.1 percent to trail 31-23 at halftime.BIG PICTUREUC Irvine: Brandon Smith added a key block against the 7-foot-1 Rooks late. ... The Anteaters didnt commit their first turnover until 3:10 before halftime after Cal already had seven. ... Both teams already had a common opponent with lopsided victories against South Dakota State. ... The Anteaters havent beaten Cal since Dec. 2, 2000.California: The Bears unbeaten run at home dates to March 1, 2015. ... Cal leads the series 7-2 and has won the last four meetings. ... The Bears held South Dakota State to 28.6 percent shooting in an 82-53 season-opening win Friday.BACK TO THE BAYSeventh-year Irvine coach Russell Turner, a former Golden State Warriors assistant from 2004-10 who worked under Don Nelson and also coached at Stanford with Mike Montgomery, brought his 9-year-old son, Darius, along on the trip. The fourth-grader sat through study table and took a campus tour at Cal, then was on the bench during warmups.Hes counting curse words. I owe him a quarter for each of them, Turner said. It might be expensive. Im trying to break my NBA habits.UP NEXTUC Irvine: The Anteaters will host Damon Stoudamire-coached Pacific on Saturday.California: Plays San Diego State on Monday at the Sacramento Kings new Golden 1 Center. Sione Takitaki Youth Jersey . What general manager Dave Nonis called "short and productive" negotiations ended with Kessel signing a US$64-million, eight-year contract on Tuesday. Jim Brown Browns Jersey . After taking two big hits this week -- losing at home and dropping back-to-back games for the first time all season -- Indiana struck back by playing its most complete game of the year. http://www.brownsauthenticproshop.com/Youth-Jarvis-Landry-Browns-Jersey/ . -- If this was Aaron Gordons final home game at Arizona, and it almost certainly was, then he went out in style. Britton Colquitt Youth Jersey . -- Sergey Tolchinksy scored his second goal of the game 3:56 into overtime as the Sault Ste. Britton Colquitt Womens Jersey . Kiriasis and brakeman Franziska Fritz finished two runs in one minute 55.41 seconds -- a mere 0.01 seconds ahead of Meyers and Lolo Jones, who likely bolstered her Olympic hopes by helping give USA-1 a huge push in the second heat.NEWARK, N.J. -- A week after the New Jersey Devils lost star forward Ilya Kovalchuk to sudden retirement, general manager Lou Lamoriello is still plotting out the future for a team that advanced to the Stanley Cup final just 13 months ago. The Devils watched Kovalchuk last week sign his voluntary retirement papers, which allowed him to break free of the NHL and to sign a new deal in his native Russia. New Jersey also lost forward David Clarkson to free agency, as he signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs earlier this month. The Devils added some players up front in free agency as well, namely forwards Ryan Clowe, from the New York Rangers, and Michael Ryder, from the Phoenix Coyotes. But still, Lamoriello is in a bind as he looks to move past two players who combined for 93 goals the past two seasons. "The biggest transition they have to make is certainly not (to) be intimidated," Lamoriello said of his young prospects, who worked at the teams developmental camp this week. "There are people that have had success in the league, people that they have watched play. This gives them an opportunity to feel good about themselves and make it easier as opposed to past years when they had to come in at training camp." Reid Boucher, the Devils fourth-round choice in 2011, led the Ontario Hockey League last year with 62 goals in 68 games for Sarnia and has a chance now to impress Lamoriello and coach Peter DeBoer. "For sure, you want to come out, have a good camp and prove yourself a little," he said. "Anything helps at this point. My goal is to play in the NHL this year. Maybe (the player departures) has me working a little harder here. I dont know if I can step right in and fill (Kovalchuks) slot, but Im going to do the best I can to compete for a job." Boucher, who signed with the Devils late last season, is a native of Michigan who has spent time with the United States Development Program. He will turn 20 in September, so he might be headed back to the juniors for more seasoning. "But I can see some light now at the end of the tunnel," Boucher said. "Maybe it might have been a long shot before (Clarkson and Kovalchuk), but not now. I am looking to have the opportunity to prove myself in the NHL and thats what I am going to do." Boucher said that he has been improving as the camp has continued. "t;Its not quite my best, but Im holding my own," Boucher said.dddddddddddd "Im still trying to get my legs underneath me. Were moving at a good pace." Another rookie forward is Myles Bell, a native of Calgary who was the Devils sixth-round selection last month. Bell is also just 19 years old and was passed over in the draft in both 2011 and 2012 after suffering injuries in a car accident that killed his girlfriend. Bell received two years probation for driving in that accident as a 17-year-old in April 2011. "It happened and Im working now on taking my life in a positive direction," said Bell, who scored 38 goals in 69 games with Kelowna of the Western Hockey League last season. "I have to keep what happened in the past." Before the accident, Bell was expected to be a first-round draft pick. The Devils took somewhat of a gamble on the forward who is known for his slap shot. "Being passed over in the draft has put a chip on my shoulder," Bell said. "Theres an opening now here, an opportunity that I have to take advantage of. But theres a lot of hard work left before I can make that a reality." Bell said that he was taking a nap recently when his cellphone was rattled with texts about Kovalchuks decision. "My agent (Gerry Johannson) then called me and said that the Devils now have a little more room now and that it could open up something for me in the system," Bell said. "Theres a hole on the right side here and I have to take advantage of it. But theres only so much I can control. "Its everyones goal, to be on an NHL roster. I know its a business." Lamoriello wouldnt speculate further as to what the team will do with the salary now vacated by Kovalchuk, but he did say that the rookie camp, which was not held last season due to the lockout, offers the young players a chance to make a name for themselves before training camp. He also said the players who skated in Wednesdays early session are part of "the group that will be invited to training camp," so that means Boucher and Bell will be back when training camp begins in September. Lamoriello also said that he hopes to have contracts signed by restricted free agents Adam Henrique and Jacob Josefson by the end of the week and there might be an announcement about the teams new assistant coach. ' ' '