First up in the Playground Challenge: Brian Jordan

Who better than Brian Jordan -- former MLB All-Star and NFL starting safety -- to be the first contestant in the Playground Challenge.

Equal rights in sports

While wondering "Who's Now?" Scoop Jackson realized that women are more dominant in sports than men.

Who's Now: Determine the Ultimate Sports Star

Who's Now

Who's Now? We pick the 32 top athletes

Who's Now? Check out the Page 2 list of the 32 ultimate sports stars and then send in your nominations and debate the list.

A Mallorca state of mind

The easygoing personality of tennis superstar Rafael Nadal can be traced to his Mallorcan roots, writes Page 2's LZ Granderson.

Life is short …

Life is short. Page 2's Scoop Jackson asks us to take time to appreciate Terrell Owens, Vin Scully, Charles Barkley and … John Rocker?

Go ahead, try to say Ronaldinho three times without smiling

Really, we're just surprised Ronaldinho even showed up for the games

We laughed, we cried

We laughed. We cried. OK, we just laughed at all these bizarre sports happenings of 2006, writes Patrick Hruby.

Germany 2, Sweden U-11 Girls 0

Michael Davies was very disappointed by Sweden's performance, but can't get enough of the German captain, Michael Ballack.

Football will not fail in U.S.

After the crushing defeat to Ghana, Michael Davies says not to despair: Football will not fail in the U.S.

Sweating out the sausage

Michael Davies ranks the World Cup teams while sweating out his sausage withdrawal.

Let's keep this one casual

U.S. Soccer wants you. But Patrick Hruby isn't willing to go for a die-hard commitment.

Ronaldinho likes soccer, long walks on the beach, sugar cubes and oats

The World Cup runneth over

With the World Cup kicking off in Germany, DJ Gallo gives you 32 things you absolutely must know about the biggest event in sports.