21.   Stanford loses Tim Young, perhaps the best center in the league, to a bulging disc in his back.

22.   Team doctor Ronald Kvitne has said Stevens has a bulging disc, an injury he termed not unusual nor serious.

23.   That the bulging disc in his back was making it impossible for Johnson to extend his pitching stints beyond two or three innings.

24.   The Dallas Stars placed goaltender Andy Moog on injured reserve with a bulging disc in his back, the team said.

25.   The latest injury on the defensive line is to Jerry Drake, who has a bulging disc in his back.

26.   Velarde started for the fourth consecutive game Friday after missing five with a bulging disc.

27.   Anaheim OF Kimera Bartee, a former Tiger, continued to rehabilitate the bulging disc in his lower back with a game at Class A Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday.

28.   Buckingham has been diagnosed with a bulging disc in his neck that he contends is from the accident.

29.   Buffalo Bills guard Joe Panos will have surgery to repair a bulging disc in his neck on Monday.

30.   C Eddie Taubensee, also will have surgery Friday for a bulging disc in his back.