But mostly he was a pro who hit his mark every day, and it says something about his gifts that since he died in 2009, the ABC radio network has appointed a number of successors, but Harvey never really was replaced.

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My long-suffering partner, Brian Davis, has been hit by a ball during a pro-am on four separate occasions.

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It became an exercise in damage limitation for the remaining Scottish batting, but the talented Coetzer, a Durham pro, was good enough to hit Morkel for a couple of sixes.

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In July of 2005, he penned an op-ed in the Boston Globe saying that his "convictions have evolved and deepened during my time as governor" -- the once staunch defender of a woman's right to choose began describing himself as "firmly pro-life" just in time to hit the national conservative circuit.

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Microsoft's Surface Pro is this week's lucky slab of silicon to hit the bench.

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John Daly once hit a tee shot off the top of a beer can during a pro-am.

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In the Friends Provident Trophy, Pro 40 and Twenty20 combined, the impressively consistent Lumb has now hit 985 limited-over runs this summer, including two centuries and nine fifties in 24 innings.

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Or a seasoned old pro, after a well-irrigated lunch, take his fat finger and hit the wrong button?

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The 49ers sacked Manning six times, hit him seven more times and pressured him 13 times, according to numbers compiled by Pro Football Focus.

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Chris Holt, a former major-leaguer who now coaches prospects at Pro Bound USA, a Florida baseball academy, says young pitchers who can't hit 90 on the radar gun don't get a serious look.

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