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 | Pick 3 Forecasting Georgia Tech-Clemson Thomas fulfilling 'The Promise'Antonio Thomas remembers getting that fateful call like it was yesterday. World Wrestling Entertainment talent director Johnny Ace was on the other line, and the news wasn’t good. The message was short and sweet: Thomas’ dream job of working for WWE was over, less than a year after it had begun with so much promise and potential. So much, in fact, the wrestler had been dubbed “The Promise.†Here we go again?MARTINSVILLE, Va. â€" Martinsville Speedway is the place where Jimmie Johnson started his four-race winning streak a year ago on his way to his second consecutive championship. As rain fell Friday and wiped out qualifying, putting the points-leading Johnson on the pole for the second week in a row, the drivers closest to him in the Chase for the Sprint Cup couldn't help but wonder if a third straight title was almost a foregone conclusion. Bulldogs are at a crossroadsGREENVILLE â€" The nice lady in the Furman purple blouse turned to her friend on the steps leading into Paladin Stadium. "We used to play The Citadel in the last game every year," she said. "That's when they were our rival. Now, it's Georgia Southern." True to that Furman fan's word, the 19th-ranked Paladins sucked all of the suspense out of their 88th meeting with their oldest rival.  | ||
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