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Sure, holding is allegedly illegal. But when a speedy wing comes flying around a burly defender, what's the bruiser supposed to do? Refs understand. They cut the big guys some slack...

Author: By John B. Roberts, | Title: Bright Center Press Box Full of Surprises | 12/12/1990 | See Source »

...some big ones, you know," the bruiser said. "Absolutely no way you can use this phone...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Welcome to the Minor Leagues | 7/17/1990 | See Source »

...gods not so much with talent as with the insatiable drive to win. A competitor stubborn enough to play long beyond his prime -- and until he could break Ty Cobb's batting record -- a rookie who ran to first base when he was given a walk, a bruiser who plowed so hard into an opposing catcher during an All-Star game that he separated the man's shoulder, Rose was too vain and too arrogant to beg for mercy from a former Ivy League classics scholar like Giamatti...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Charlie Hustle's Final Play: Pete Rose | 9/4/1989 | See Source »

...Colorado State dumped Florida in the first round. Just think, Coleman could have matched up against the Gators' Dwayne Schnitzius in round two. The Barroom Bruiser vs. Mr. Tennis Racket Attack...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: College `Madness' Isn't Just in March | 3/21/1989 | See Source »

...Bruce Coles: Harvard fans will never forget this character, who turned into Bruce the Bruiser during last year's Harvard-RPI ECAC Quarterfinal series...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Tribute to Wild Wayne Cowley | 11/11/1988 | See Source »

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