Sports Volume 2

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Broken Hearts at Winning Streak’s End  |  by J. J. Jonas

After Texas A&I’s forty-two-game football streak finally ends, a young neighbor who has built his days around the team is devastated. J. J. Jonas moves beyond the scoreboard as the coach’s daughter kneels beside him and explains that pride, loyalty, and love for a team survive a loss. “Broken Hearts at Winning Streak’s End” illustrates that sometimes the best lessons taught by coaches are the ones they teach themselves.

How Football Beat Janet Reno  |  by J. J. Jonas

The instincts Robert Rodriguez learns as an underestimated college defender later guide him while working undercover inside David Koresh’s compound. J. J. Jonas links the championship field to the Waco hearings, where Rodriguez risks his career to contradict official accounts and tell Congress what happened. “How Football Beat Janet Reno” A young football player from Falfurrias, Texas becomes the key witness before Congress during the investigation of the Waco Branch Davidian raid in 1993, ultimately bringing accountability to Washington and forever changing the rules of engagement for law enforcement in America.