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Astronauts and researchers dive into the Marianas Trench, desperate to find a cure for the plague that has taken over the world.

A soccer-themed school strike story featuring Lissa and her friends against the football team, showcasing the challenges of dating and self-control in a competitive high school setting.

A football captain, Jordan Woods is determined to protect her team and her scholarship to a prestigious university. But when a hot new quarterback transfers to her high school, she's forced to face her deepest desires and insecurities.

A football player discovers teamwork and the importance of perseverance in the face of frustration and failure with the help of a new teammate who challenges him to become better.

I Am Third is - in his own words - the moving account of Gale Sayers's struggle to football greatness. It is the story of his family, of the crippling knee injury that almost destroyed his career, but most of all, I Am Third, is the story of Gale's short but unforgettable friendship with Brian Piccolo. a stirring, painfully honest account of his struggle to become the greatest running back in history and that agonizing moment between immortality and becoming a cripple." —The New York Times Book Review

"The national spotlight never strays from the University of Michigan football team. More people have seen the Wolverines play football--in person and on TV--than any other team in the nation. Michigan boasts the most wins, the best winning percentage, the biggest stadium, the most alumni, the most heated rivalries, and the richest tradition in the game. As their famed fight song proclaims, the Wolverines are "Victors valiant. conqu'ring heroes." Or they were, until 2008. The brilliant but star-crossed Rich Rodriguez led the young Wolverines through three of the program's toughest seasons. With the entire sports world watching, they enjoyed thrilling victories and suffered heartbreaking losses, often falling short in the winner-take-all struggle of big-time college football. Day after day for three years, John U. Bacon watched the drama unfold, from the sidelines to the locker room to the meeting rooms and even the homes of the players and coaches. No sportswriter has ever been granted more intimate access to a top-flight college football program. Now Bacon--an award-winning journalist and coauthor of Bo's Lasting Lessons--has written a narrative saga in the vein of Friday Night Lights and Season on the Brink. His story is one of hopes raised and dashed; of reputations pumped up, then punctured; and of coaches and youngsters striving to satisfy the demands of a culture that values winning above all else"--

A contemporary African‑American story that dives into the lives of women linked to football—wives, coaches, and lovers—illustrating romance, infidelity, and urban challenges in the world of the National Football League.