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Harmon was on the back end of the range early Sunday morning at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif., for an emergency session with Phil Mickelson, whose errant tee balls were sidetracking his 2010 debut.

From Golf Digest • Feb. 2, 2010

As student and teacher, Dr. Fosdick soon discovered that a great many people were sidetracking Christianity.

From Time Magazine Archive