1.   At the start of this violent matinee, the Islanders attempted to clog the middle in hopes of trapping the potent Winnipeg offense.

2.   Biekert offers stout defense against the run, clogging the middle against running backs such as Davis.

3.   Brazil had attacked down the flanks, finding the thicket of tall Swedes clogging the middle.

4.   He has a massive body, the type that pro coaches look for to clog the middle of the line.

5.   Instead, the ball landed squarely in the mitts of Roy Barker, a defensive end who had dropped back to clog the middle.

6.   Lett clogged the middle, and the offensive line made big, gaping holes.

7.   That is the way Norway tends to play, using the long ball, clogging the middle and using Tore Andre Flo as a lone striker.

8.   The Celtics see little difference in the Sixers, though Mutombo can clog the middle more than Ratliff.

9.   The Sonics got off to a fast start, pouncing on the Rockets with a trapping defense that clogged the middle.

10.   They clogged the middle and blocked shots.