"I come in the game defensive-minded," Williams said.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Nets bring home Eric Williams] Reference

Who's hot: The defensive-minded players on both teams.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Ducks look to spread out and score] Reference

Both teams were more defensive-minded this time around.    From Wordnik.com.  [NHL - National Hockey League - Detroit vs. Columbus] Reference

Projects to be a strong, defensive-minded center or wing.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Parise has a family connection] Reference

Blount and decided to go 1-on-1 with the defensive-minded.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

The second overall pick in the draft, the defensive-minded.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

That's what has to happen with a defensive-minded team like.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

"I'm used to having a defensive-minded coach," Sanchez said.    From Wordnik.com.  [N.Y. kind of guy: Jets' Sanchez ready to tackle the Big Apple] Reference

Lewis, a defensive-minded coach, watched his team squander a.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

With one of the NFL's top defenses since defensive-minded Tony.    From Wordnik.com.  [USA TODAY Latest news] Reference

Lehtonen and the defensive-minded Thrashers made sure it didn't.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Hockey - Atlanta vs. Buffalo] Reference

Facing one of the NHL's most skilled teams, the defensive-minded.    From Wordnik.com.  [NHL - National Hockey League - Pittsburgh vs. Carolina] Reference

This is a defensive-minded program, but these kids have to score.    From Wordnik.com.  [America East Conference] Reference

The first group scores, the second group is more defensive-minded.    From Wordnik.com.  [National Basketball Association - Cavaliers vs. Trail Blazers] Reference

It was no surprise that Mason, who played with the defensive-minded.    From Wordnik.com.  [National Basketball Association - Heat vs. Bucks] Reference

This is a defensive-minded team very comfortable playing in tight games.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Wrestling with major topics in today's game] Reference

Investors also flocked to more defensive-minded stocks, including utilities.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hot Topic,] Reference

` ` You've got two defensive-minded teams, '' Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson said.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Men's Basketball - Indiana vs. UCLA] Reference

The addition of Billups has helped the Nuggets become a more defensive-minded team.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

But the defensive-minded Hurricanes kept Tampa Bay in check for the first 40 minutes.    From Wordnik.com.  [NHL - National Hockey League - Tampa Bay vs. Carolina] Reference

He had to be sharp in this one as the teams played a tight-checking, defensive-minded contest.    From Wordnik.com.  [NHL - National Hockey League - Minnesota vs. St Louis] Reference

The Merlin, the leader of the Senior Council, was as defensive-minded as it was possible to be.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dead Beat]

Spain was "stifled by extremely defensive-minded teams," and he expects a better game in Durban.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Fun, Creative Germany] Reference

Even Dallas would be kind of a stretch now that they are much more defensive-minded under Avery.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » Dynasty Time] Reference

They were 5-1-0-1 under new coach Tony Granato before running into the defensive-minded Panthers.    From Wordnik.com.  [NHL - National Hockey League - Florida vs. Colorado] Reference

Tippett's defensive-minded club has given up 11 goals in the past two games and 23 in five games.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Perhaps the new faces prevented the teams from playing their usual defensive-minded, intense contest.    From Wordnik.com.  [National Basketball Association - Heat vs. Knicks] Reference

It has very little to do with Lennox Lewis, who's frankly a big, 6-foot-6 defensive-minded boring champion.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 1, 2002] Reference

When the Larry Hughes experiment failed, Ferry added more shooters and defensive-minded, complementary pieces.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jamison wants James to stay in Cleveland] Reference

Washington played a defensive-minded third period and managed just two shots on Vanbiesbrouck, who made 20 saves.    From Wordnik.com.  [National Hockey League - Islanders vs. Capitals] Reference

The team hardly missed them, piling up a season-high 51 shots, the most ever allowed by the defensive-minded Wild at home.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Randy McKay and John Madden showed that the New Jersey Devils are not always a defensive-minded team.    From Wordnik.com.  [National Hockey League - Devils vs. Penguins] Reference

The defensive-minded Bruins, the team that couldn't shoot straight during much of the NCAA Tournament, hit jumpers and layups.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Bruins find some offense in rout of LSU] Reference

The defensive-minded side didn't allow a single goal in the 2006 World Cup even though that still only got them to the second round.    From Wordnik.com.  [For Swiss, Spanish, A Rivalry Grows] Reference

In Game 2, Guy Carbonneau said he was feeling better and I used the defensive-minded forward against Gretzky the rest of the series.    From Wordnik.com.  [Demers: Tips on how to contain Crosby and Malkin] Reference

One game after scoring 168 points in a rout of Seattle, Karl's Denver Nuggets added 120 more against the defensive-minded Detroit Pistons.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Speaking of Italy's defensive-minded path to the championship four years ago, he said, "You don't get anywhere playing like that nowadays.".    From Wordnik.com.  [A Fun, Creative Germany] Reference