For three years, Chicago complained about Detroit's bruising style of play in the playoffs.

They were gone, and so was their bruising 1940's style of ball.

Because of his burly build and bruising style of play, he has been likened to the former Knick Anthony Mason.

Dayne's bruising style has cost him: a junior, he has missed a half-season of games because of injuries.

However, these days her knees have become so sore that she rarely plays both ends of the court and has cut back on her bruising style.

However, he returned the following season as a complement to Stephen Davis; Davis' bruising style matched well with Foster's speed.

His very name inspires images of the bruising style of 1930s football.

Without compromising the stark realism of his bruising style, Corbett has written an astonishingly tender love story.

And yet Dayne's bruising, straight-ahead running style has also been criticized despite his extraordinary numbers.

He earned the nickname "Diesel" primarily for his no-nonsense approach, and bruising style in the cage, punctuated by hard punches, and heavy kicks.