Notes on a Scorecard - Sept. 14, 1995

The last time UCLA played Oregon, it turned into a coming-out party for J.J. Stokes. . . .

The sophomore wide receiver caught 10 passes for 140 yards and scored the Bruins’ only touchdown in a 9-6 victory at Eugene in 1992. . . .

Terry Donahue hopes that Cade McNown, a true freshman quarterback starting his first game, will have similar success against the Ducks Saturday at the Rose Bowl. . . .

This could be the pivotal game on the Bruin schedule. . . .

Oregon still doesn’t get much respect despite having 15 starters back from the team that won the Pacific 10 Conference championship. . . .

New Coach Mike Bellotti, who replaced Rich Brooks, made a terrific impression at the preseason media day in L.A. The Ducks have beaten Utah and Illinois in their first two games. . . .

UCLA committed only one turnover in its victories over Miami and Brigham Young and has a plus-six turnover ratio. When the Bruins won the Pac-10 title two years ago, they had a plus 19. When they finished in a tie for fifth last year, they had a minus three. . . .

The Bruins have three of the quickest linebackers in the nation--converted safeties Abdul McCullough and Tommy Bennett and All-American candidate Donnie Edwards. . . .

USC, with eight, might have more good players from Texas than Saturday’s opponent at the Coliseum, Houston. . . .

Defensive coordinator Keith Burns, a Texas native, is the Trojans’ recruiter in the Lone Star State. . . .

KABC sports talk show hosts Steve Edwards and Eric Tracy conducted an NFL adopt-a-team poll among their listeners. The Miami Dolphins won with 78 votes. The Raiders got eight, the Rams seven. . . .

Game of the Week: Pittsburgh at Miami on Monday night. . . .

There’s still a professional football team named the Rams in Southern California--the Inland Empire Rams of the Pacific Coast League. . . .

Other teams in the league are the Southern California Quakes of Orange County, Ventura County Cardinals, Fresno Bandits, California Air Rangers of Lakewood, California Dolphins of Van Nuys and San Diego Jaguars. . . .

The Quakes won’t complain if you call them Southern Cal. . . .

Dodger setup man Antonio Osuna, 22, has the makings of a great closer. . . .

Dodger Executive Vice President Fred Claire will have to decide whether to re-sign Todd Worrell or give the job to Osuna. . . .

Hideo Nomo isn’t different from most pitchers in one respect--he gets his biggest kicks from his accomplishments with the bat. . . .

Blame anyone except Tim Salmon for the Angels’ return to earth. . . .

Four years ago, Minnesota played Toronto in the American League playoffs. This year, the Twins have the worst record in the league and the Blue Jays the second worst. . . .

The coin toss ABC won for the right to televise a seventh game of the World Series this season probably won’t amount to anything. . . .

Only one of the last six Series has gone the distance. . . .

I agree with WGN’s Steve Stone, who says there has to be a place in the broadcasters’ wing of the Hall of Fame for Jaime Jarrin, who is in his 37th season as the Spanish-language voice of the Dodgers. . . .

The St. Louis Cardinals are becoming the garbage-time kings of the National League. . . .

For the record: The Lisa Leslie basketball clinics Sept. 23 at Morningside High in Inglewood and Sept. 24 at Compton College will be free for girls ages 6 to 17. . . .

Former Laker public relations director Josh Rosenfeld has taken a similar position with the New York Knicks. . . .

Mike Tyson will be guest commentator on the pay-per-view show from the Mirage on Saturday that features Julio Cesar Chavez against David Kamau. . . .

You’re bound to see a lot more of Tyson than during his last TV appearance. . . .

The second annual Santa Monica Beach Volleyball Classic, a benefit for the city’s Police Activities League, will be Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Loew’s hotel. . . .

Average age of the Mighty Ducks is slightly more than 24 years, youngest in the three-year history of the franchise. . . .

Paul Kariya’s added bulk should make him a more effective player his sophomore season. . . .

News item: NHL Enterprises announces that several teams will use a third jersey for some games in the second half of the season. Reaction: Why not a different jersey for every game? Just think of all the marketing possibilities.