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ATLANTA -- Georgia Tech is entering back-to-back games against ACC Coastal Division co-leaders North Carolina and Virginia Tech with a chance to still contend in the race.For that, much credit goes to Justin Thomas, the escape artist.Thomas may have saved Georgia Techs season with the signature game of his career, including two big runs in the fourth quarter, in last weeks 38-35 win over Duke . He finished with 459 yards running and passing. Even he was shocked by the total.You dont realize what youre doing until the game is over and you look up, Thomas said Monday. You dont really calculate it throughout the course of the game.With the Blue Devils leading 35-31, the elusive senior quarterback escaped a sack and ran out of the Georgia Tech end zone for a 46-yard gain to set up his go-ahead touchdown pass to Clinton Lynch.Georgia Techs three-point lead was in jeopardy late in the game. On third-and-17 from the Yellow Jackets 21, he ran left and right through Duke defenders on a 50-yard gain before finally sliding to a stop at the Duke 29.Coach Paul Johnson said Tuesday the intended receiver was also pretty much wide open on the 50-yard run. But Johnson wasnt complaining.Anytime he can pull it down and go with it, thats great, Johnson said.Thomas finished with 195 yards rushing with two touchdowns and 264 yards passing with two more scores. The 459 total yards were the most for a Georgia Tech player since George Godseys school-record 477 yards against Virginia in 2001.The huge game certainly gave North Carolina coach Larry Fedora reason to worry.The guys so explosive, I mean, he just proved last week, with his career best, that he can beat you with his arm or his legs, Fedora said. Hes electric when hes got the ball.Fedora used the 50-yard run as an example Thomas can make everything happen within their offense.Thomas was named the Walter Camp national player of the week and the ACCs offensive back of the week.Georgia Tech (5-3, 2/3 ACC) plays No. 18 North Carolina (6-2, 4-1) on Saturday before facing another road game at No. 23 Virginia Tech.Thomas said he knows the compliments for his big game against Duke will end if he cant come through against the Tar Heels.They remember you for your last performance, so Ive got to go out there and Ive got to keep playing hard and Ive just go to match the intensity and keep moving forward, Thomas said.Thomas kept the Georgia Tech offense moving even though leading rusher Dedrick Mills was held out with what the school reported to be an upper body injury.Justin is playing better right now, and when the quarterback is playing better it makes everybody plays better, Johnson said.Asked about Mills on Tuesday, Johnson said Physically hes cleared.Asked if Mills still needs a different clearance, Johnson said There usually is, isnt there?Johnson provided no details but clarified that Mills had not yet achieved that clearance.Mills, a freshman, missed Georgia Techs win over Mercer on Sept. 10 for a violation of team rules.---AP Sports Writer Joedy McCreary in Chapel Hill, North Carolina contributed to this report.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.orgIsaiah Johnson Youth Jersey . -- Brandon Jennings made the most of his first game with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. 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From Pierre LeBrun While Anaheim GM Bob Murray said earlier this season he was not going to trade Jonas Hiller despite the fact hes an unrestricted free agent on July 1, some sources have told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun that Murray might be willing to move another goalie.After an eye catching performance in her pre-quarterfinals against Chinese Taipeis Tai Tzu Ying, P V Sindhu runs into a formidable opponent in Chinas Wang Yihan later tonight in Rio.Yihan, ranked number two in the world at the moment, is one of the great players of the modern game. Besides a bunch of Super Series titles, Yihan won silver at the last Olympic games in London, going down in a tight three-game final to compatriot Li Xuerui.Sindhu though wont be intimidated by her more pedigreed rival. They have clashed six times over their careers and though Yihan leads their head to head 4-2, Sindhu beat her when they met last at the Denmark Open last October in straight games in the quarterfinal.Sindhu has also upset Yihan as an emerging teenager at the 2013 World championships on her way to a historic bronze. Other matches between the players have been closely fought affairs including an epic encounter at the Australian Open in May last year that Yihan squeezed through 25-23 in the third game after an hour and 12 minutes.Anotheer factor that may work in Sindhus favour in this encounter is Yihans lack of competitive match practice going into the clash.dddddddddddd As one of the top seeds she wasnt required to play a pre-quarterfinal like Sindhu and wasnt stretched much in her two group encounters, clinching both in straight games.However, Sindhus coach Gopichand concedes that she starts the match as the underdog and he believes the 21-year old is a big match player who has responded well in pressure situations in the past.Although Sindhus form on the circuit has been patchy this year, as evidenced by a 23-13 win-loss record, her performances so far in Rio have been sharp. Before Tai she subdued Michelle Li of Canada in a tight three game encounter to seal her spot in the knockout rounds. While Yihan has the greater pedigree going into this contest, the Indian has already shown that she can hold her own in such situations performances so far in Rio have b