51.   Shiver spent much of training camp working with the first team because of an injury to starting center Ray Donaldson.

52.   Since then, Kemp has slipped back into form as quietly as the change that was made at starting center between Jim McIlvaine and Terry Cummings.

53.   Shiver is challenging veteran John Flannery for the starting center position.

54.   Starting center Ervin Johnson was allowed to sign elsewhere as a free agent.

55.   Starting center Jamie Bragg had to play both ways today, also playing defensive tackle.

56.   Starting center Lari Ketner picked up his first foul seven seconds into the contest.

57.   Starting center Shawn Bradley has been sidelined for three weeks with a torn calf muscle in his left leg.

58.   Starting center Ben Wilkerson injured a right knee early in practice and missed the rest of the spring.

59.   Starting center Horace Grant did not play against the San Antonio Spurs Monday night after bruising his left shoulder while helping separate Maxwell and Payton.

60.   Starting center Rony Seikaly was on crutches with a foot injury.