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Meadowcreek's Nguyen has unique perspective which fuels her drive to succeed

May 23, 2012

Huyen Nguyen is well educated.. Through a lot of the usual ways -- AP classes, work, student council president, community service, sports.. But she also wrote checks and managed bills when she was still in junior high.. She acted as a translator at doctors appointments and parent-teacher conferences.. Huyen

Brookwood, Parkview, Providence try to downplay hype as state finals await

Brookwood, Parkview, Providence all advance to state baseball finals

HAMMOCK: Golf, grandkids and more up next for Karen Francoeur

Longtime educator, mother of MLB outfielder Jeff Francoeur, retiring from GCPS

Cancer-free Shanteau eager to focus on swimming again

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- At his first Olympics, Eric Shanteau was distracted by a far more important race -- beating cancer.. Now, he can focus on winning in the pool.. "I'm going to have lighter footsteps walking around the deck, that's for sure," Shanteau said, chuckling.. In Beijing, he surprisingly

Frazier's HR sends Reds over Braves 2-1

CINCINNATI -- Todd Frazier hit a one-out homer in the ninth inning Wednesday night, extending the Cincinnati Reds' best surge of the season with a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves.. The Reds won their fifth in a row, leaving them five games over .500 (24-19) for the first

Silverbacks to play Open Cup game in Seattle after deal with Sounders

After the Atlanta Silverbacks won their second-round U.S. Open Cup match Tuesday against the Georgia Revolution in Conyers, most fans expected the Seattle Sounders of MLS to come to town for the May 30 third-round matchup as the tournament schedule had indicated.. But apparently the Sounders made the

Rusty Wallace heads Hall of Fame group

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Sprint Cup champion Rusty Wallace heads the group of five picked for the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Wednesday.. Owner Leonard Wood and drivers Cotton Owens, Herb Thomas and Buck Baker joined Wallace in the hall's fourth class.. Baker was tied with Fireball Roberts for the fifth

Allmendinger anxious to see results

CONCORD, N.C. -- AJ Allmendinger landed the ride of his life when Penske Racing grabbed him during the offseason after Kurt Busch split with the organization.. On paper, it doesn't seem as if Allmendinger has done very much with his golden opportunity.. In the NASCAR garage, everybody knows better.. Allmendinger

Tech takes down No. 1 Florida State in ACC Championship opener

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Senior Jake Davies hit a pair of two-run home runs and junior Buck Farmer fired six strong innings as Georgia Tech beat No. 1 ranked Florida State 5-4 in the ACC baseball championship opener at NewBridge Bank Park on Wednesday.. The Yellow Jackets improved to 33-24

Alabama's prominent golf trail celebrates 20 years

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Signs and billboards across Alabama point to sites on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, a near-ubiquitous complex of scenic courses that has helped make the state known for something besides college football and civil rights battles.. There's pretty good golf here, too. The 11-site

Castroneves makes second attempt at Indy's 4-win club

INDIANAPOLIS -- Helio Castroneves stood stoically in his garage eating lunch this May.. The gregarious personality that won over racing fans and dancing fans years ago is still there, it's just been replaced. This month, the Brazilian driver is all about getting down to the business of winning.. "We want

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Georgia eliminated from SEC baseball tourney by Auburn

Auburn survives 3-2 SEC tourney win over Georgia. AP Photo ALBD124, ALBD126, ALBD122, ALBD125, ALBD123%reldate(2012-05-24T00:56:41HOOVER, Ala. (AP) Justin Bryant hit a solo home run and threw 1- scoreless innings of late relief to help Auburn beat Georgia 3-2 Wednesday in the second round of the Southeastern Conference baseball

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