11.   Chris Dalman, who suffered a knee injury in training camp, is about ready to return as the starting center, however.

12.   Dallas lost starting center Ray Donaldson to a knee injury four weeks ago, but Kennard has filled in nicely.

13.   Dirk Nowitzki was the starting center.

14.   Even though the pretzels seem to have a magical effect on some members of the Jazz, starting center Greg Ostertag can do without them.

15.   Even without starting center Quentin Neujahr, the Jacksonville line consistently opened holes for Taylor.

16.   Evans is the starting center for George Mason University.

17.   For example, the starting center for the season opener tonight in Sacramento will be, depending on health, either Calvin Booth or Jerome James.

18.   Former starting center Lenny Vandermade is back with the first unit, but it might not last until Saturday.

19.   Four games into the season, he won the starting center job and called the plays for the line.

20.   For one thing, Longley, the starting center, injured his shoulder last week while body surfing off a Southern California beach on a day off.