A truckstop in Clarksville

Rock was seated next to John Madden, the Professional Football Hall of Fame coach who now coached Rock's high school football team. They were at a truckstop in Clarksville, Arkansas, once a fried chicken paradise Rock thought had been closed for at least twenty years.
There was no doubt what he would order, but Rock recommended the ribeye steak for Coach Madden.
"It comes with this sauce made out of horseradish, mayonnaise, and buttermilk, which is out of this world," Rock said.
Madden seemed unconvinced.

The Great Donna

The Great Donna Falkenhain had been kidnapped, but Rock learned she would be released in exchange for former Russian President Boris Yeltsin somewhere in Levy later that Sunday morning. He found out she told someone she would wait for her husband at Rock's house.
It was not yet dusk, but it was near enough to daylight for Rock to search for more news. Before it occurred to him that this consternation was no more than a byproduct of dreamful sleep, he took a minute to sweep the floor in his den.

Soccer

Rock had never faced a newspaper challenge like this. It was just past dusk on Saturday when he remembered he had agreed to fill a page in the Sunday paper with an in-depth summary of the state high school soccer season. Four stories were due by early evening on a sport Rock had never followed.
He could not name a high school soccer player or coach, yet he would have to write stories on the best of each, boys and girls, and also compile all-state teams. Provided he could reach at least a handful of authorities, this was not an impossible task, but Rock would have to start from a standpoint of complete ignorance.